Would using a number font that has circle backgrounds work? There are a whole bunch at this site:
http://www.fontscape.com/explore?3O4 There are several fonts that let you number up to 99 with them, but that should be plenty. On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 10:52 AM, Rick Quatro <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Framers, > > > > Anyone from Adobe monitoring the list? I got the email below from a client > of mine and can confirm what he is seeing. Something has changed from > FrameMaker 12 to 2015 that is causing the issue below. I have a sample file > that I can forward if someone wants to take a look at it. Please let me > know > if you have any questions or comments. Thank you very much. > > > > Rick > > > > Rick Quatro > > Carmen Publishing Inc. > > 585-366-4017 > > [email protected] > > > > > > I would dearly love to have your feedback on a problem I'm having with > FrameMaker 2015. In Version 11, I successfully developed numbered bullets, > and as part of my research for this, I remember contacting you, which you > may or may not recall since it's been so long. > > > > Numbered bullets are constructed as two paragraphs. > > > > The first paragraph contains just one character (a bullet), in a font > called > BigBullet2.ttf. That first paragraph is a run-in paragraph. > > > > The second paragraph starts with a tab, followed by an autonumber, followed > by another tab. The autonumber is white. > > > > Setting the spread in the first paragraph to -42% enables me to achieve the > effect of having the white autonumber center over the black bullet. > > > > But with FrameMaker 2015, the spread feature when used in conjunction with > a > run-in paragraph no longer works properly. At -42%, the autonumber hangs > out > at the right edge. I tried increasing the spread, and was able to improve > the position slightly. But the maximum response is at -53.3%, which is not > enough negative spread to center the number. > > > > To illustrate: > > > > > > > > > > > > In Frame 11 I have produced a whole array of technical manuals with > numbered > bullets in them. The prospect of now replacing them with plain bullets is > daunting and of course undesirable. > > > > Of course the best option is for Adobe to fix the spread command/run-in > command so they work together the way they used to. > > > > Do you happen to have any influence with Adobe to ask them to fix the > problem? > > > > I have attached the Frame file, in case you have the time/interest to > experiment and find a solution. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to [email protected] > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to [email protected] > -- Lin Sims _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to [email protected] Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]
