Frames have issues with respect to exporting to other formats, Doc is
one example. The problem is sufficiently problematic, that I rarely ever
use this method if I expect to EVER want to export the document to
another format.
The advantage of a frame, however, is that you can position the graphic
where you desire - and then have other text flow around the frame.
I think that I noticed that 90% (or more) of the graphics are centered
on the page, and so is the caption. With this simple formatting, you do
NOT need a frame, or a table.
My recommendation is that for the common case, you anchor the graphic as
a character and then use a centered paragraph style for the figure. Set
the paragraph to keep with the next paragraph, which will contain the
caption.
If the figure can not be properly placed and used, then use an
alternative method, such as a frame, or a table.
Did I mess some other advantage (besides image placement and text wrap
around the image) for using frames?
I considered writing a macro that would rip figures and their captions
out of frames, but I think that it would be messy and difficult to do
without losing existing references.
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Andrew Pitonyak
My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt
My Book: http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalog/oome.htm
Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php
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