At the risk of pushing the thread further off topic, this is why I have been so bullish about scripting over the years. I have been using "object styles" in FrameMaker since version 6; see my ancient web site for proof:
http://www.frameexpert.com/tutorials/graphicstyles.htm I also have an older script that allows to you to set defaults for anchored frame properties when you import images. The nice thing is that most of these scripts work with any version of FrameMaker, as long as it runs FrameScript (FrameMaker 6 and above). It takes time and effort to write them, but they can last a long time. And with FrameMaker 10 and higher, you can write them with the built-in ExtendScript language. Big disclaimer: I primarily make a living writing FrameScript and ExtendScript scripts. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-283-5045 [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:43 PM To: Combs, Richard Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: Keyboard shortcut for frame anchoring position? Richard Combs wrote: > Fred Ridder wrote: > > > It's a nice enough video, but I fail to see how it's of any real assistance to > > someone who is using an older version of FrameMaker, such as the original > > poster (or me, for that matter...). > > Well, it might help make a case for upgrading. "I have to modify object properties X times a year. I estimate that FM 11's Object Styles feature will save me Y hours per year, which is Z dollars." :-) Granted. But some of us are at the mercy of corporate IT and software licensing departments who can take anywhere from a couple of months to more than a year to validate, approve, and license a new version and make the installation available from the IT servers. My recollection is that FM11 was already well into beta test before FM10 became available to users around here. Maybe they'll do better with FM11... But even if I could make a case to my manager for an upgrade, I'd have to be able to save a lot of hours to financially justify a $600 upgrade [from FM9, which is my current version] or even a $400 upgrade [from FM10]. That kind of money can pay for a lot of plug-ins, add-ons, or scripts to make an older version work the way one would like. -FR
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