Fred... I have used FrameMaker on and off for several years. However, I've never taken advantage of text insets. So I too have several questions:
Must the source text be located only in another FrameMaker file? Does it require a special text frame in the target document, or can it be placed in-line in the main flow, say Flow A, in the target document? Dennis Brunnenmeyer ****************************************** At 12:31 PM 5/2/2008, Fred Ridder wrote: >N. Jain asked: > > > I am learning FrameMaker 7.1. I have many times coming across > posts mentioning text insets. I am confused. What is a text inset > and how to insert it? Is a text insert different from a text frame? > Please pardon me if my question sounds foolish. > >A text inset is a text flow that is contained in some external >FrameMaker file and that is inserted by reference rather than >by copying. It is exactly parallel to inserting the contents of >an external graphic file by reference rather than by copying >and pasting. > >Text insets offer an advantage when you have chunks of text >that appear in multiple places, either in the same book or in >different books, but need to have the same content in all >instances. You maintain one master copy of the content and >insert it by reference in any file that needs it. This can be >particularly useful for things like legal "boilerplate" (disclaimer >paragraphs, trademark acknowledgements, etc.), common >notices or warnings, or any piece of description that is used >in multiple places. Another advantage is that the appearance >of the inset is determined by the style definitions in each >different file that references the inset; you may have the same >text from the same source file with markedy different appearance >in different books. > >Note that I referred to an inset as a text _flow_ that is inserted >by reference. In many cases may be convenient to have each >inset in its own FrameMaker file, but there may be cases where >it's more convenient to use multi-flow files to contain multiple >separate inset chunks. For example, you may have one file that >contains a half-dozen named flows, each of which contains a >different warning paragraph. > >-Fred Ridder > >_________________________________________________________________ >Windows Live SkyDrive lets you share files with faraway friends. >http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_052008 >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as dennisb at chronometrics.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/dennisb%40chronometrics.com > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Dennis Brunnenmeyer Director of Engineering CEDAR RIDGE SYSTEMS 15019 Rattlesnake Road Grass Valley, CA 95945-8710 Office: (530) 477-9015 Fax: (530) 477-9085 Mobile: (530) 320-9025 eMail: dennisb /at/ chronometrics /dot/ com
