What underlying properties? On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 2:22 PM, Scott Prentice <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Alan. I hadn't thought of using the para designer to apply properties > to multiple tags. That does explain the possible use of AsIs in that > context. Sure would be cool to be able to assign that to the tag itself and > inherit from the underlying "document" properties! > > Cheers, > ...scott > > > On 6/12/17 2:10 PM, Alan Houser wrote: >> >> Hi Scott, >> >> The paragraph designer "as-is" properties are useful for changing >> properties on multiple paragraph formats. You can change a property (or >> properties) on multiple paragraph formats at once, while leaving all other >> properties unchanged. >> >> Alas, however, if you select a single paragraph, set the paragraph >> designer to "as-is", change any property, and apply the change, all >> paragraph properties in the designer revert to the settings of the selected >> paragraph. >> >> -Alan >> >> >> On 6/12/17 4:34 PM, Scott Prentice wrote: >>> >>> Hi... >>> >>> As far as I can tell, there's no way to assign "As Is" to a para tag >>> property definition. You can do it for char tags (and conditions), but even >>> though "As Is" is a valid option in many of the para tag properties, there's >>> no way to actually assign this value. Yes? >>> >>> I've seen this value in the para tag properties for as long as I can >>> remember, and didn't think much of it, but I'm wondering why these values >>> exist in the para tag property lists, if they can't be used or set. >>> >>> *If* there was some way to define an underlying "document" property for >>> items like font or color, then it would make sense for a para tag to have an >>> "As Is" value so it would inherit from the document defaults. In fact, there >>> are such document properties, but the only way I know of to change them is >>> to do it via the FDK or MIF (??). So, in theory, para tags could make use of >>> an As Is value .. but I don't think you can set this value. >>> >>> I'm hoping that I've just missed this feature after all these years .. >>> can someone explain why and how? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> ...scott >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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] _______________________________________________
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