For a single-use XSLT, I'd just set it up to be run as one of the steps
in the workflow rather than make it part of a structured app.
I may end up adding this functionality into DITA-FMx, and might also
release it as a stand-alone tool (if anyone is interested). But will
wait and see how (or
Well, normally the layout work is a one-way thing.
Of course you could try to add another XSLT for converting the marks
back to attributes while checking in the data.
I would be interested to know what kind of solution/workflow you are
going to establish, maybe you can share this on occasion.
Hi Tino...
I'm thinking that the problem with using XSL in the structured app is
that it would continue to add the marks every time the file is opened.
It seems like you'd want to have some logic that could add the marks as
needed, if they don't already exist.
I need to discuss the possible
Hi Scott,
I would use an XSL-transformation as part of the structured application
for these elements with "dir"-attribute. This could add the marks as
real characters in the text.
Maybe prefix and suffix are solitary containers in FrameMaker that are
not thought to influence any more portions
Thank you Tino!
This does seem to work (mostly)! Yes .. you'd think that the translator
should be doing this, as it would be part of a proper translation. I'm
working with XML markup and I'm thinking that you might be able to add
these "marks" as prefix and suffix rules to certain elements,
Hi Scott,
when it comes to a mixture of LTR in a RTL context, the software will
also recognize the "natural" direction of every character.
For now, you can only change this in FrameMaker by adding "bidirectional
marks". There a is an extra palette for this.
This is not a character format you
Hi...
In FM 2015 .. is there a "text range" property to change the text
direction? I'm only seeing this in the paragraph properties, but not in
character properties.
I know that it's supposed to "properly" flip English text, but it
appears that there are cases where this doesn't work quite
