Hello All - How does such a monstrous bug like a nonfunctionng F0-9 sequences get past QA? Don't any of the developers USE the software? Stupid question. I've worked in a number of software houses and the answer is, sadly, "They don't". In the meantime, I won't even think of 'upgrading' to FM8.
Will White On Dec 2, 2007, at 8:20 AM, Alan Houser wrote: > The FrameMaker 8 keyboard shortcut issue is particularly frustrating. > It's not just F9; it's all of the ctrl/F[0-9] shortcuts (element > operations, conditional text, variables, character and paragraph > formats). Using these shortcuts can dramatically improve a writer's > productivity using FrameMaker, and minimize reliance on the mouse. > > In FM8, the shortcuts "time out", at an apparently random interval. > Often the shortcut time-out is almost immediate. These keyboard > shortcuts are nearly unusable in FM8. > > I would also be interested in hearing whether anybody does _not_ > experience this problem with FrameMaker 8, or if there is a work- > around. > > -Alan > > Diane Gaskill wrote: >> Hi Greg, >> >> Yes, it was free. :-) But they did not fix everything. I still have >> problems with my F9 key when trying to use keyboard shortcuts. >> the tag list >> does not stay in the field as it should. This is real problem >> because I >> rely on the shortcuts for all kinds of things. Not being able to >> use th F9 >> key is a real productivity slowdown. >> >> Does anyone know of a workaround that will make the F9 key behave? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Diane > -- > Alan Houser, President > Group Wellesley, Inc. > 412-363-3481 > www.groupwellesley.com > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as whitefamily at mac.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/ > whitefamily%40mac.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ There's the right way and the wrong way. Then there's my way - which is like the wrong way, but faster. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
