Re: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?

2013-04-23 Thread Robert Lauriston
I've seen no functional difference between the old marker dialog and the new marker pod or panel. I don't understand your reference to sorting them. Maybe I've missed some new feature? The two UI elements I use regularly that pop up from the bottom are variables and conditions. I find them much

RE: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?

2013-04-22 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
Hassan, The biggest advantage of pods over the panels from *earlier* releases (pre FM V9) is that they allow persistent display of some information that was only available in modal dialogues that previously froze the screen and prevented editing of page content. For instance, pre V9, index

Re: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?

2013-04-22 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:35:44 -0700, Maxwell Hoffmann mhoff...@adobe.com wrote: For instance, pre V9, index markers could only be viewed one at a time in a modal marker dialogue that froze the screen. That's just not true. The marker dialog has always been modeless, not modal. You could only

RE: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?

2013-04-22 Thread Combs, Richard
Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:35:44 -0700, Maxwell Hoffmann mhoff...@adobe.com wrote: For instance, pre V9, index markers could only be viewed one at a time in a modal marker dialogue that froze the screen. That's just not true. The marker dialog has always been

RE: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?

2013-04-19 Thread Harro de Jong
Hassan Chamas wrote: Let me be more specific. I am new to Framemaker but I am taking the time to learn it. Im looking to clarify the uses of Pods. I have read that Pods are frequently used dialog boxes that have an interface designed to simplify your work. When I look at the panel

Re: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?

2013-04-18 Thread Alan T Litchfield
Simple really. It gives you something to put on those second and third monitors. Alan On 18/04/13 8:11 AM, Hassan Chamas wrote: Let me be more specific. I am new to Framemaker but I am taking the time to learn it. Im looking to clarify the uses of Pods. I have read that Pods are frequently

Re: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?

2013-04-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
I encountered all kinds of bugs when I tried to rearrange things. I eventually gave up and just use the default UI. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Hassan Chamas sam.h.cha...@gmail.com wrote: W... I tried to learn more on the Internet and all I see is moving pods/panels around to make your