You're welcome, Alison. Thanks, Lynne, for confirming after all these years away from actual hands-on FM, my memory still works, and so does FM. :)
Alison, Adobe listens to requests, just not here. I'm sure someone on the list can provide the link to the enhancement portal. OTOH, perhaps someone could provide a script for this task. Hint. :) On Fri, May 28, 2021, 12:16 PM A Craig <acr...@shaw.ca> wrote: > Thanks Lynne and Peter. > > I'll probably go with a non-printing colour, but Adobe, if you're > listening, this would be a great addition to the next revision of Frame! > ;-)))) > > Alison > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+acraig=shaw...@lists.frameusers.com] > On Behalf Of Lynne A. Price > Sent: May 27, 2021 5:44 PM > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: [Framers] "Visible" Variables > > Alison, > > You can use Peter's approach. To apply a character format in the > definition of a variable, put the character tag in angle brackets before > the text; to go back to the previous character format use <Default > Font> or </>. The Add/Edit Variable dialog includes a list of > backet-enclosed character formats and <Default Font> so you don't have > to type them. > > If you don't want to bother defining a new color, you can maintain two > files, each with a single entry in the character catalog, called something > like VariableFormat. In one define VariableFormat to have the properties > you want, in the other define VariableFormat to be AsIs for all properties; > in the other define VariableFormat to have the properties you want while > editing. Include <VariableFormat> in the definition of every variable. To > switch between the two views, import formats, selecting only character > formats, from the appropriate file. By the way, to define a character > format that doesn't change any properties, in the Character Designer, type > Shift-F8. > > You could also use conditional text and apply a Variable condition to > all variables with a global Find/Change. As needed, you can either change > the condition indicator for the Variable condition, or show or hide > condition indicators. > > The special color is the only one of these methods that doesn't > require you to make an appropriate setting before printing. > > --Lynne > > On 5/27/2021 5:01 PM, Peter Gold wrote: > > I can't remember if variables can be defined with a character format. > > If so, define a format with a color that you define as a non-printing > > color in a color-definition set. If not, use Find to apply a format > > with a non-printing color to the variables. > > > > On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 6:52 PM A Craig<acr...@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > >> FrameMaker 2020 > >> Win 10, 64 bit > >> Unstructured > >> > >> Word has the option to "Show Bookmarks" so they're always highlighted > >> within the text (but of course they don't print). > >> > >> Does Frame have anything similar for variables? > >> > >> It would be great if I could look at a page of Frame text and > >> immediately see which items were inserted as variables. > >> > >> Alison > > -- > Lynne A. Price > Text Structure Consulting, Inc. > Specializing in structured FrameMaker consulting, application development, > and training > lpr...@txstruct.com http://www.txstruct.com > voice/fax: (510) 583-1505 cell phone: (510) 421-2284 > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage > at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
