I often have a problem that my Windows shortcuts stop working in Frame, CTRL+C, CTRL+V, CTRL+P, etc. (The ESC shortcuts keep working when this happens.) Also, when these shortcuts stop working, when I press SHIFT + an arrow key to select a letter, it selects two letters instead of one.
If I close Frame and reopen it, it usually helps. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 8/11/2011 9:08 PM, Roger Shuttleworth wrote: > Hello All > > Over the past months I have posted a few messages to the list, asking > whether folks have noticed some user interface issues that I have > experienced - such as shortcuts ceasing to work, pods that can't be > moved, and so on. The response has been...ahem...minimal. So either > (i) I'm hallucinating, or (ii) nobody wants to talk to me, or (iii) > something about my system/workflow is unusual. So I have just tried a > few things. > > First, the deets: > > TCS 2 on Windows Vista Business SP2, 4GB RAM > FrameMaker 9.0p255, using structured authoring; default workspace with > Structure View and Element Catalog open but in separate tab groups. > DITA-FMx plugin installed (though I know that's not the cause, as the > problems started before I installed it) > Photoshop CS4 (11.0.2) > RoboHelp 8.0.208 (hmm...I wonder if that's a build number, and what > that indicates?) > > Immovable Pods > > 1. Open FM and an XML document. Document, Structure View, and > Element Catalog are visible. > 2. Structure View can be dragged around. > 3. Element Catalog won't move. > 4. Try dragging the Structure View again; this time it won't move. > I now have two immovable objects. > 5. Click Element menu, Element Catalog (although the catalog is > already visible). Now it will move. > 6. Click Structure Tools, Structure View (although it is already > visible). Now the Structure View can be moved. > 7. Try moving the Element Catalog again. It won't move. Click the > menu option again, and it becomes movable. Go figure. > > I've noticed the same with other pods such as the Para Designer and > several others, though I've not tried the menu connection. > Anyway, enough of that. Let's move on. > > Keyboard Shortcuts > When I first open FM, keyboard shortcuts such as Esc mp, Esc fif, Esc > sa, and so on work fine. Then at some stage they stop working. I've > noticed a pattern related to whether I have Photoshop open or not. So > I did some tests with a limited set of keyboard shortcuts. Here are my > results: > > 1. With FM open alone (no Photoshop), the following shortcuts work: > Esc mp (shrinkwrap a graphic) > Esc fif (import file into an anchored frame) > Esc fie (import element definitions) > Esc sa (open the Anchored Frame pod) > Ctrl-1 (insert an element) > > 2. Open Photoshop after FrameMaker: > Only Ctrl-1 (insert an element) works. The others don't work. > And in case you're wondering, if you close PS again the shortcuts > don't come back to life. > > 3. Open Photoshop before FrameMaker, then open FM and the same XML file: > Only Ctrl-1 (insert an element) works. The others don't work. > As an added bonus, pressing Esc fie (import element definitions) > inserts the text "fie" in the document, though the other Esc shortcuts > don't insert the equivalent text (I was strangely disappointed...). > > 4. Open RoboHelp after FM: > All shortcuts work as expected. > > I haven't the commitment to try the same tests with Acrobat, > Captivate, and the other things in TCS2. > > Now...can anyone else confirm similar results, or am I really > hallucinating? > > Conclusion > Another nail in Adobe's coffin, as far as I'm concerned. oXygen, here > I come. > > Regards, > Roger > > Roger Shuttleworth > Technical Documentation > AV-BASE Systems Inc. > 1000 Air Ontario Drive, Suite 200 > London, Ontario > N5V 3S4 > Tel. 519 691-0919 ext. 330 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as shmuelw1 at gmail.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/shmuelw1%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
