Re: [Framers] preventing 2-word product name from line breaks ?

Here's an ancient trick - define and import a MIF Fragment that contains only what you want #  Hand generated / edited as text ; save as ProdName.mif     Super\x11 Widget'>   > # end of VariableFormat # Repeat the VariableFormat block to define other variable names & values as needed > #

Re: [Framers] An item for my FM wish list

Why am I channeling Indiana Jones' comment, "It's not the years, it's the mileage?" It seems that lots of long-time Framers are asking questions that imply having forgotten more stuff than most FM newbies will ever know. Since giving up Windows and Parallels on Mac, I've been advocating for

Re: [Framers] An item for my FM wish list

I use this when crating help files to exclude the front matter. I had not noticed that files are changed to red. (even though my eyes are a bit younger, I do have special computer glasses) Thanks to the person who pointed it out. Caroline Tabach Technical/Marcom Writer Tel:

Re: [Framers] An item for my FM wish list

I'd rather have the following options available from a front-end dialog.: __ Show All Files in Book with Excludes in [color] __ Show Includes Only __ Show Excludes only John X Posada SR AML Syst & Ops Supt Data Analyst | Global Risk Analytics | HSBC North America Holdings Inc 330 Madison Ave.,

Re: [Framers] An item for my FM wish list

John,My 69 year old eyes missed it too. My justification for suggesting making the file name red also. On Thursday, April 7, 2016 12:52 PM, "john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com" wrote: My includes and excludes are intermixed. My 62 year old eyes sometimes miss the

Re: [Framers] About text frames

The AutoText plugin ($10) makes this even easier: http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/ Mike Wickham On 4/6/2016 12:49 PM, Heiko Haida wrote: I would recommend to simply copy/paste the callout frames from an exiting frame instead of inserting new text frames.

Re: [Framers] An item for my FM wish list

My includes and excludes are intermixed. My 62 year old eyes sometimes miss the red icon John X Posada SR AML Syst & Ops Supt Data Analyst | Global Risk Analytics | HSBC North America Holdings Inc 330 Madison Ave., NY NY

Re: [Framers] slow-scrolling images

This is your best bet, especially if you write a Photoshop Action to do it automatically (e.g., Save as PNG in "graphics" and save as low-res JPG in "dev" with one Action, then manually flip the folder names at production): Original Message From: Peter Gold

Re: [Framers] An item for my FM wish list

Carol,Never noticed that it turns the file icon red. If it also changed the file name red would be great.Thank you for pointing out at least one way to visually pick out excluded files. On Thursday, April 7, 2016 11:15 AM, Carol J. Elkins wrote: I, too, use

Re: [Framers] preventing 2-word product name from line breaks ?

You could always make a "Product-Name-Var.fm" file from a utterly stripped MIF and then manage the BOOK-wide Import that way. Further, if my info design actually kept variables 'discrete' like that (i.e., a file NEVER has a variable it doesn't use) then I'd parse the

Re: [Framers] An item for my FM wish list

I, too, use the Exclude feature in all of my books. Most of my excluded files are positioned at the end of the book, so my way of handling this might not work for you if you have excluded files sprinkled throughout the files in your book. I create a Folder at the bottom of the book and put all

Re: [Framers] An item for my FM wish list

I don't use it extensively, yet, but can see where it will be.in common use. Maybe just change the color of the entry in the book file list to Red, or go all out and make it a where the user can configure a color? On Thursday, April 7, 2016 10:06 AM, "john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com"

[Framers] An item for my FM wish list

I use the Book > Exclude option extensively (please don't try to tell me why this is a bad idea). My wish list...for items I have marked Exclude, I'd like to have the option to collapse or hide the Excluded so they don't show. I'd even pay a reasonable amount ($35?) for an ExtendScript. John

Re: [Framers] preventing 2-word product name from line breaks ?

Damn...you mean I don't have to do a variable import process on each individual file, file by file? I knew there had to be a way better than doing it 500 times per book. Now you tell me . You do realize that my stated length of time is to to establish, define, and replicate it the first time,

Re: [Framers] Importing a single variable. WAS: Preventing 2-word product name from line breaks

Or you could simply delete all the variables from one file except for the variable that you want to import, and use that as a template for importing to other docs. -- Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 058-763-7133 On 07-Apr-16 1:43 PM, Heiko Haida wrote: Hi Roger, one objection:

Re: [Framers] Importing a single variable. WAS: Preventing 2-word product name from line breaks

Hello Tino You are right. The amended instructions are given by Winfried Rend at https://forums.adobe.com/thread/450601?tstart=0. The answer is to save the "MIF snippet" as a text file, then import the text file by copying into the document. I tested this and it works fine; all system

Re: [Framers] Importing a single variable. WAS: Preventing 2-word product name from line breaks

Hi Roger, one objection: Although the mif-file contains only a single variable, FM will add a set of default system variables to it. By importing the variables into another file, all changes in the definition of system variables (like added character formats e.g.) will be discarded there.

Re: [Framers] About text frames

Hi, If you have FrameScript, you can use one of the free i-frame scripts from itl to set the default paragraph format for new text frames: http://www.i-frame.itl.info/en/feature-description/free-scripts/change-default-pgf-format-for-text-frames.html Best regards Winfried -Original

[Framers] Importing a single variable. WAS: Preventing 2-word product name from line breaks

This discussion seems to have morphed into one about importing variable definitions in a situation where your work environment doesn't allow you to install plugins. Here's my two pennorth: Monique Semp said: "Yes, but that presupposes that you want *all* the variables from the sourcefile. But