When I say that the FrameMaker UI needs to be "modernized," this one of the
things that I mean. FrameMaker needs a "pasteboard" like other DTP
applications.
Rick
I've been trying to set up a bleed margin on a rectangular graphical
ornament on the master page. The visual appearance of the ornament is
required to be a .25 point rule 'flush' with the page edge. (Uh-huh).
Thought someone might be interested in the problem and one possible
solution...
Try this: on a master page, use the graphics tools to draw a rectangle.
Now use the nudge keys to nudge it off the right-hand side of the page. No
problem.
Now try the same thing with a horizontal line: no problem.
Now try it with a vertical line. Uh? Seems like FrameMaker's coded so that
a graphic object is not allowed to be made invisible by moving it
completely off the visible page. Makes sense, I guess, *but the rule is
applied even if the object being made 'invisible' is part of a group*.
This means that it's impossible to set up a bleed area for a rectangular
ornament by grouping a thick line with the right-hand edge of the thin
rectangle.
Workaround A: create a solid rectangle, then mask it with a white
rectangle to leave the required borders, and nudge it off the page edge?
Nope: this doesn't work with other solid color on the page, as a
transparent object is required.
Workaround B: create the rectangle by grouping four lines of differing
thicknesses? Nope: fails the 'object cannot be made invisible even if part
of a group' rule.
Workaround C: try the same sort of thing with graphics boxes with solid
borders. Fails for more or less the same reasons - an object cannot be
made completely invisible.
Workaround D: create the required graphical object elsewhere and import it
into the master page. Bingo! An anchored frame in a text frame can be
nudged off the visible page, therefore so can its contents. This allows
precise positioning of the imported object, even if some of it is off the
page edge.
--
Steve
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To unsubscribe send a blank email to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
or visit
http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com
Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit
http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
