On 22/02/2012 3:55 AM, Shlomo Perets wrote: > In FrameMaker 9 and 10, keyboard shortcuts for selecting > tags/variables/conditions/elements/attributes (F9 or Ctrl-9, F8 or > Ctrl-8, Ctrl-0, Ctrl-4, etc.) work inconsistently. > > When the shortcuts don't work (bottom left corner shows "Not > Applicable"), resize the FM application window, and they should work > again (only until the next time you experience the same problem). You > may also try turning on the "Auto-Collapse Iconic Panels" preference -- > some users reported this to be of help (I experience the problem > regardless of the preference; turning on this preference has a side > effect of unexpectedly closing a pod/panel when a child dialog is closed > -- e.g. DPI setting from Object Properties or Edit Tab Stop from the > Paragraph Designer). Restarting FM should also help (again, until the > next time the problem appears). >
I have also found that when the F8/F9 shortcuts fail, I can click in the status bar where the dropdown list *should* appear, and it *does* appear; the problem goes away for a while, until the next failure. You're absolutely right, Shlomo -- flaky shortcuts are a MAJOR annoyance. No highly productive computer user can afford to rely on the mouse. -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com
