I often use the Windows Alt+key shortcuts? Alt+o,u,r will rotate clockwise Alt+o,u,p will rotate counterclockwise
I keep a list of recently used mnemonics like this on a post-it on my screen until they're committed to memory. I like the Esc key shortcuts as well, but find them more difficult to memorize. -Matt Matt R. Sullivan co-author Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 11 P: 714.798.7596 | C: 714.585.2335 | matt at mattrsullivan.com @mattrsullivan LinkedIn facebook mattrsullivan.com On Oct 15, 2013, at 5:35 PM, Heiko Haida <info at heiko-haida.de> wrote: > Hello Fei Min, > > you are probably right with presuming that there is no way to apply the > "rotate page" command to more that just the actual page. > I could not find any hint about this. > > Of course you could: Remap the command to a different, shorter shortcut. Or: > Add the command to a menu. > All this would not solve your problem, I think. > > > a) > One way would be to write a short program (e.g. with framescript or with > Extendscript) that lets you enter the relevant pages and either rotates them > this way or back. > (Unfortunately I am no help in writing this tool.) > > b) > I thing the best approach is to work with a rotated master page, as was > already mentioned: > > You should define one new master page with landscape orientation and a main > text frame in it in the appropriate size, in a comfortable view for editing. > It is not necessary to add headers and footers unless these were also > continuous textflows. Nor is it necessary to create different left and right > pages, as you would only use the page temporariliy. > > As you are obviously working with structured applications, this new page > should be applied to your template, so that it becomes available in each > document that you generate. > > This done, you can apply the master page to the page range where the index is > located with a single command (in the master page menu). Then you would edit > the content. The you would reapply the master pages that are intended to be > used here. Probably you have to distinguish between right and left pages, so > this time you would need two actions to get back to the original format. > > And thats it... > > c) > Other solutions are: > -- You could use a screen that can be rotated... I have one, but with a > configuration like this (screen rotated, content editable but not *really* > rotated), it takes some skill to move the cursor, either with a mouse or with > the arrow keys... > > -- Or you could use the landscape orientation page as a standard for your > index pages and not the 8x11 inch portrait master pages. > Depending on what the purpose is, you may then e.g. simply rotate the pages > in the final PDF as the very last step. This would also be helpful for > reviewing the content meanwhile in the PDF. In Acrobat, the rotation is only > one single command for a page range. > > Best regards - > > Tino H. Haida, Berlin > > > Fei Min Lorente: > >> Oh, I see the confusion. Okay, I have an 8.5 x 11 book, so all the pages are >> the same size. For this appendix, the first couple of pages and the last >> page are normal portrait. The tables in between these pages are rotated so >> that the top is always at the left and the bottom is always at the right, >> but the header and footer are still at the top and bottom edges (short sides >> of the page). The master pages are applied by a structured master page map >> which triggers on an attribute value. >> >> If there is a quick, easily reversible way to rotate all the pages so I can >> edit them, then rotate them all back, I'd be okay with that too. They are >> contiguous. But I tried selecting all the pages and it only lets me >> highlight one at a time. Maybe messing with the master page is the best >> option? >> >> Fei Min >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: robert.lauriston at gmail.com [mailto:robert.lauriston at gmail.com] >> On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston >> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 4:32 PM >> To: Fei Min Lorente; framers at lists.frameusers.com >> Subject: Re: Shortcut keys for rotate clockwise/counter-clockwise >> >> Maybe I don't understand what you're trying to do. I thought you meant >> landscape pages. >> >> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 12:39 PM, Fei Min Lorente <FeiMin.Lorente at >> onsemi.com> wrote: >>> I did. So they're showing up sideways, but I can't edit them that way. Do >>> you mean unrotate the master pages and apply them temporarily so I can >>> edit? Fei Min -----Original Message----- From: robert.lauriston at >>> gmail.com [mailto:robert.lauriston at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Robert >>> Lauriston Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 3:36 PM To: Fei Min Lorente; >>> framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Shortcut keys for rotate >>> clockwise/counter-clockwise Instead of manually rotating pages, you should >>> define a rotated master page. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as matt at mattrsullivan.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/matt%40mattrsullivan.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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