FM also provides the ability to search for character/paragraph/table format overrides in the Find/Change dialog box (that is, CTRL + F). Those options are at the bottom of the Find list.?
Richard, do those tools provide something extra to the FM functionality? Nadine >________________________________ > From: "Combs, Richard" <richard.combs at Polycom.com> >To: Tammy Van Boening <tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com>; "framers at >lists.frameusers.com" <framers at lists.frameusers.com> >Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:48:47 PM >Subject: RE: Finding overrides in Framemaker files > >Tammy Van Boening wrote: > >> Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. >> I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that overrides >> to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in the Information >> Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for a client using a 15 >> year >> old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't have an option to change that right >> now. In the tool that I use, ePublisher, reports are generated including a >> Styles report that specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an >> override >> to them. This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for >> many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the Framemaker >> source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, or is there a >> way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do this? > >In addition to Stuart's suggestion, I can recommend Silicon Prarie's very >reasonable Paragraph Tools and Character Tools plugins for this and many other >tasks (siliconprairiesoftware.com). > >But if you're in a hurry and not afraid of removing all overrides in a file >without regard for the consequences, do the following: > >1) Ensure that you have a file whose pgf catalog (and anything else you want >to "unify") has the definitions you want all the chapters to use. >2) In the book window, select all the chapters and select File > Import > >Formats. >3) In the dialog box, set Import from Document to the file with the correct >definitions and under Import and Update, select what you want to update. >4) Under While Updating, Remove, select Other Format/Layout Overrides and >click Import. > >HTH! > >Richard G. Combs >Senior Technical Writer >Polycom, Inc. >richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom >303-223-5111 >------ >rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom >303-903-6372 >------ > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to framers as generic668 at yahoo.ca. > >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/generic668%40yahoo.ca > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > >
