Slightly OT: Quick way to import files?
Well, I'll be damned! Indeed, Penelope, you're right: It's an Internet Explorer thing. I turned AutoComplete back on and everything works fine again now. Thank you very much Penelope! Happy Friday! Yves On 6/28/07, Penelope Perkins wrote: > > Yves, > > I think this KB explains what's happening: > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322948/en-us > > Oddly enough, it's an Internet Explorer setting. To turn the > auto-complete feature back on, just reverse the instructions in "How to > Prevent the AutoComplete List of File Names from Appearing". > > Regards, > Penelope > > = > Penelope Perkins, Senior Technical Writer > Synergex > Sacramento, California > pperkins at synergex.com > > > > -Original Message- > > From: > > framers-bounces+pperkins=synergex.com at lists.frameusers.com > > [mailto:framers-bounces+pperkins=synergex.com at lists.frameusers > .com] On Behalf Of Yves Barbion > > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 6:59 AM > > To: Mike Wickham > > Cc: Frame Users > > Subject: Re: Slightly OT: Quick way to import files? > > > > It's All files (*.*), Mike. > > > > > > On 6/28/07, Mike Wickham wrote: > > > > > > Underneath the "File name" dropdown is another dropdown, > > "Files of type." > > > What's in that box? If it's not "All files (*.*)," but set > > instead to a > > > particular extension, Frame only displays files with that particular > > > extension. If it's set for an extension that you are not > > seeking, and no > > > files in that directory have that extension, then Frame > > won't display a > > > pick > > > list. > > > > > > Mike Wickham > > > > > > - Original Message - > > > > When I choose File > Import > File to import a graphic, > > and then type > > > the > > > > first character of the name of the graphic, I get to see > > a drop-down > > > list > > > > in > > > > the Import dialog box, displaying only the files whose > > the name starts > > > > with > > > > this first character. And the list gets shorter as I type more > > > characters > > > > of > > > > the file name. This is very handy if you have a graphics folder > > > containing > > > > a > > > > lot of files. But now, on one of my computers, this no > > longer works. No > > > > idea > > > > why, I didn't change any setting in Windows Explorer (at > > least, not that > > > > I'm > > > > aware of ;-)), it just stopped working a couple of days ago. > > > > > > -- Yves Barbion Documentation Architect Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor Scripto bvba Asselsstraat 65 9031 Gent Belgium T: +32 494 12 01 89 F: +32 9 366 50 32 BTW (VAT) BE 0886.192.394 skype: yves.barbion
Slightly OT: Quick way to import files?
Hi Framers, I guess the following is "a Windows thing" rather than a "Frame thing", but anyway: When I choose File > Import > File to import a graphic, and then type the first character of the name of the graphic, I get to see a drop-down list in the Import dialog box, displaying only the files whose the name starts with this first character. And the list gets shorter as I type more characters of the file name. This is very handy if you have a graphics folder containing a lot of files. But now, on one of my computers, this no longer works. No idea why, I didn't change any setting in Windows Explorer (at least, not that I'm aware of ;-)), it just stopped working a couple of days ago. Tested in Frame 6.0, 7.0 and 7.2 on Windows XP. Any ideas how I can fix this again? Thanks in advance. -- Y.
Slightly OT: Quick way to import files?
Underneath the "File name" dropdown is another dropdown, "Files of type." What's in that box? If it's not "All files (*.*)," but set instead to a particular extension, Frame only displays files with that particular extension. If it's set for an extension that you are not seeking, and no files in that directory have that extension, then Frame won't display a pick list. Mike Wickham - Original Message - > When I choose File > Import > File to import a graphic, and then type the > first character of the name of the graphic, I get to see a drop-down list > in > the Import dialog box, displaying only the files whose the name starts > with > this first character. And the list gets shorter as I type more characters > of > the file name. This is very handy if you have a graphics folder containing > a > lot of files. But now, on one of my computers, this no longer works. No > idea > why, I didn't change any setting in Windows Explorer (at least, not that > I'm > aware of ;-)), it just stopped working a couple of days ago.
Slightly OT: Quick way to import files?
It's All files (*.*), Mike. On 6/28/07, Mike Wickham wrote: > > Underneath the "File name" dropdown is another dropdown, "Files of type." > What's in that box? If it's not "All files (*.*)," but set instead to a > particular extension, Frame only displays files with that particular > extension. If it's set for an extension that you are not seeking, and no > files in that directory have that extension, then Frame won't display a > pick > list. > > Mike Wickham > > - Original Message - > > When I choose File > Import > File to import a graphic, and then type > the > > first character of the name of the graphic, I get to see a drop-down > list > > in > > the Import dialog box, displaying only the files whose the name starts > > with > > this first character. And the list gets shorter as I type more > characters > > of > > the file name. This is very handy if you have a graphics folder > containing > > a > > lot of files. But now, on one of my computers, this no longer works. No > > idea > > why, I didn't change any setting in Windows Explorer (at least, not that > > I'm > > aware of ;-)), it just stopped working a couple of days ago. > > > ___
Slightly OT: Quick way to import files?
Yves Barbion wrote: > Hi Framers, > > I guess the following is "a Windows thing" rather than a "Frame thing", but > anyway: > > When I choose File > Import > File to import a graphic, and then type the > first character of the name of the graphic, I get to see a drop-down > list in > the Import dialog box, displaying only the files whose the name starts with > this first character. And the list gets shorter as I type more > characters of > the file name. This is very handy if you have a graphics folder > containing a > lot of files. But now, on one of my computers, this no longer works. No > idea > why, I didn't change any setting in Windows Explorer (at least, not that > I'm > aware of ;-)), it just stopped working a couple of days ago. > > Tested in Frame 6.0, 7.0 and 7.2 on Windows XP. > > Any ideas how I can fix this again? > > Thanks in advance. > > > Yup, that sounds like a Windows thing -- it should work that way in all applications. (Have you tried it in other apps?) Have you rebooted? It's also possible you've accidentally turned on an Accessibility option -- sticky keys or filter keys or something. They all have weird keyboard combos that toggle them on/off. Rebooting should fix that, too. HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com "Developers explain How the Product Works. Technical writers explain How to Work the Product."
