Re: Visually Identifying Marker Tags

2009-03-10 Thread Shmuel Wolfson 
You could take this idea further and create a few character styles for 
markers, each one with a diffeent color. Then run a few search search 
and replaces replacing marker of type XX and pasting the character format.

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Shmuel Wolfson
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052-763-7133


Stuart Rogers wrote:
 Sent on behalf of Jeff Coatsworth j...@jonassoftware.com who is having 
 problems posting to the list.


 -Original Message-
 Subject: Visually Identifying Marker Tags
 Hi Framers,

 I've just been searching the Adobe FM forums and haven't had much luck
 finding out if there's any way for FM to better identify marker tags of
 varying types (like index, cross-reference, and custom Context Sensitive
 Help ones) with a Character format that makes them stand out for easier
 identification.

 I'm starting from the premise that you've got the View  Text Symbols
 turned on already. But, they just show you the marker T's in the same
 font and colour as your content text. They also tend to run into
 punctuation and paragraph marks, which obscure the marker tag.

 I've only run across one method for making these markers pop out
 visually: create custom Character formats and then manually apply them
 to the marker types you desire using either a Find/Replace or after the
 marker has been inserted.

 I'm using FM9 p196 with the new TCS 2 and what I'd like to find out is
 if anyone has discovered a better way to accomplish this or if Adobe has
 somehow built this into the new version 9 of FM (and I just haven't
 found out how to do it).

 Thanks for any assistance,

 Jeff Coatsworth
 Documentation Specialist
 Gary Jonas Computing Ltd.
 905-886-0544
 905-886-8511 (fax)
 jeff.coatswo...@jonassoftware.com


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Visually Identifying Marker Tags

2009-03-10 Thread Shmuel Wolfson 
You could take this idea further and create a few character styles for 
markers, each one with a diffeent color. Then run a few search search 
and replaces replacing marker of type XX and pasting the character format.

-- 
Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133


Stuart Rogers wrote:
> Sent on behalf of Jeff Coatsworth  who is having 
> problems posting to the list.
>
>
> -Original Message-----
> Subject: Visually Identifying Marker Tags
> Hi Framers,
>
> I've just been searching the Adobe FM forums and haven't had much luck
> finding out if there's any way for FM to better identify marker tags of
> varying types (like index, cross-reference, and custom Context Sensitive
> Help ones) with a Character format that makes them stand out for easier
> identification.
>
> I'm starting from the premise that you've got the View > Text Symbols
> turned on already. But, they just show you the marker "T's" in the same
> font and colour as your content text. They also tend to run into
> punctuation and paragraph marks, which obscure the marker tag.
>
> I've only run across one method for making these markers "pop out"
> visually: create custom Character formats and then manually apply them
> to the marker types you desire using either a Find/Replace or after the
> marker has been inserted.
>
> I'm using FM9 p196 with the new TCS 2 and what I'd like to find out is
> if anyone has discovered a better way to accomplish this or if Adobe has
> somehow built this into the new version 9 of FM (and I just haven't
> found out how to do it).
>
> Thanks for any assistance,
>
> Jeff Coatsworth
> Documentation Specialist
> Gary Jonas Computing Ltd.
> 905-886-0544
> 905-886-8511 (fax)
> jeff.coatsworth at jonassoftware.com
>
>
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Visually Identifying Marker Tags

2009-03-09 Thread Stuart Rogers 


Sent on behalf of Jeff Coatsworth j...@jonassoftware.com who is having 
problems posting to the list.


-Original Message-
Subject: Visually Identifying Marker Tags
Hi Framers,

I've just been searching the Adobe FM forums and haven't had much luck
finding out if there's any way for FM to better identify marker tags of
varying types (like index, cross-reference, and custom Context Sensitive
Help ones) with a Character format that makes them stand out for easier
identification.

I'm starting from the premise that you've got the View  Text Symbols
turned on already. But, they just show you the marker T's in the same
font and colour as your content text. They also tend to run into
punctuation and paragraph marks, which obscure the marker tag.

I've only run across one method for making these markers pop out
visually: create custom Character formats and then manually apply them
to the marker types you desire using either a Find/Replace or after the
marker has been inserted.

I'm using FM9 p196 with the new TCS 2 and what I'd like to find out is
if anyone has discovered a better way to accomplish this or if Adobe has
somehow built this into the new version 9 of FM (and I just haven't
found out how to do it).

Thanks for any assistance,

Jeff Coatsworth
Documentation Specialist
Gary Jonas Computing Ltd.
905-886-0544
905-886-8511 (fax)
jeff.coatswo...@jonassoftware.com


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Re: Visually Identifying Marker Tags

2009-03-09 Thread Frank Stearns 
On Mon, 9 Mar 2009, Stuart Rogers wrote:

 Sent on behalf of Jeff Coatsworth j...@jonassoftware.com who is having
 problems posting to the list.

 I've just been searching the Adobe FM forums and haven't had much luck
 finding out if there's any way for FM to better identify marker tags of
 varying types (like index, cross-reference, and custom Context Sensitive
 Help ones) with a Character format that makes them stand out for easier
 identification.

What's the end goal in making this identification?

Perhaps visual ID is an intermediate step to that end goal that 
might not be as critical if there's a simpler way to get to that end 
goal.

Our marker toolset, IXgen, has a couple of different ways to view 
markers, including elevating marker text directly into the body text 
of the document, with their own character format (and you can change 
the formatting). Hard to miss them then!

If the goal is to simply edit marker content, easily and all at once, 
IXgen can provide a tabular list of marker text that you can 
manipulate. IXgen also includes ways to create new markers, and do 
several other marker-related tasks.

For more information visit www.fsatools.com.

Frank Stearns Associates | makers of IXgen(tm) for FrameMaker(r)
fra...@fsatools.com mailto:fra...@fsatools.com
TOLL FREE Voice (USA and Canada):  800-567-6421
USA Voice: 360-892-3970  USA FAX: 360-253-1498
http://www.fsatools.com
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Visually Identifying Marker Tags

2009-03-09 Thread Stuart Rogers 


Sent on behalf of Jeff Coatsworth  who is having 
problems posting to the list.


-Original Message-
Subject: Visually Identifying Marker Tags
Hi Framers,

I've just been searching the Adobe FM forums and haven't had much luck
finding out if there's any way for FM to better identify marker tags of
varying types (like index, cross-reference, and custom Context Sensitive
Help ones) with a Character format that makes them stand out for easier
identification.

I'm starting from the premise that you've got the View > Text Symbols
turned on already. But, they just show you the marker "T's" in the same
font and colour as your content text. They also tend to run into
punctuation and paragraph marks, which obscure the marker tag.

I've only run across one method for making these markers "pop out"
visually: create custom Character formats and then manually apply them
to the marker types you desire using either a Find/Replace or after the
marker has been inserted.

I'm using FM9 p196 with the new TCS 2 and what I'd like to find out is
if anyone has discovered a better way to accomplish this or if Adobe has
somehow built this into the new version 9 of FM (and I just haven't
found out how to do it).

Thanks for any assistance,

Jeff Coatsworth
Documentation Specialist
Gary Jonas Computing Ltd.
905-886-0544
905-886-8511 (fax)
jeff.coatsworth at jonassoftware.com

Visually Identifying Marker Tags

2009-03-09 Thread Frank Stearns 
On Mon, 9 Mar 2009, Stuart Rogers wrote:

> Sent on behalf of Jeff Coatsworth  who is having
> problems posting to the list.

> I've just been searching the Adobe FM forums and haven't had much luck
> finding out if there's any way for FM to better identify marker tags of
> varying types (like index, cross-reference, and custom Context Sensitive
> Help ones) with a Character format that makes them stand out for easier
> identification.

What's the end goal in making this identification?

Perhaps visual ID is an "intermediate step" to that end goal that 
might not be as critical if there's a simpler way to get to that end 
goal.

Our marker toolset, IXgen, has a couple of different ways to view 
markers, including elevating marker text directly into the body text 
of the document, with their own character format (and you can change 
the formatting). Hard to miss them then!

If the goal is to simply edit marker content, easily and all at once, 
IXgen can provide a tabular list of marker text that you can 
manipulate. IXgen also includes ways to create new markers, and do 
several other marker-related tasks.

For more information visit www.fsatools.com.

Frank Stearns Associates | makers of IXgen(tm) for FrameMaker(r)
franks at fsatools.com 
TOLL FREE Voice (USA and Canada):  800-567-6421
USA Voice: 360-892-3970  USA FAX: 360-253-1498
http://www.fsatools.com