[Framers] script library/catalog - not "sticky" ?
Hello, Framers, It seems that every time I close and restart FrameMaker, the scripts that I’ve added to the Script Library/Catalog (not sure if it’s a “library” or a “catalog”; the menus/labels seem inconsistent) disappear, and I have to add them again. I don’t want these scripts to be Autorun, and there’s seemingly no way to get them to be “registered”. So is there a way to make these “Favorites” stay in the favorites list so I don’t have to add them every time?! Thanks, -Monique ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] create custom keyboard shortcut - for ES script ?
> Theoretically an ExtendScript can define it's own keyboard shortcuts - but
> this mechanism does not work at all (see end of line 04 hereafter)
01 // --- Menu definition for documents
02 var menuLocation = app.GetNamedMenu("FormatMenu");
03 var FMcalcMenu = menuLocation.DefineAndAddMenu("!FMcalcMain",
oMenus.MenuMain);
04 FMcalcMenu.DefineAndAddCommand(1,"docFMcalcDocu", oMenus.MenuDocu, "\!qd");
Hi Klaus,
It turned out that the script I’m working with *does* define its own shortcut,
in a local setUpMenus() function that is called before the script’s main()
function. Among other things, the setUpMenus() function includes the following
code to add the script to FrameMaker’s File > Import submenu:
01var cmd = DefineCommand(1, “”, “”, “”);
02var importMenu = app.GetNamedMenu(“ImportMenu”);
03var bookImportMenu = app.GetNamedMenu(“BookImportMenu”);
04importMenu.AddCommandToMenu(cmd);
05bookImportMenu.AddCommandToMenu(cmd);
06UpdateMenus();
Initially there was nothing in the argument (just empty quotes), so
I was able to add the keyboard shortcut that I wanted, and everything works.
That said, there is an oddity that you allude to in your customisation doc: you
can use any two of the Ctrl, Alt, Shift modifiers, but not all three. I often
use all three to make sure that my custom keyboard shortcuts (no matter which
app I’m working with) don’t interfere with standard shortcuts. But I couldn’t
make it work. Your doc says, "A key group should not use more than two modifier
keys, because humans have only two hands …". Yes, but... :-). So I’m assuming
that this is actually a limitation imposed by FrameMaker, not just your advice
and voice of experience?
This did the trick for what I need, so I’m sure I’ll put this aside for the
time being. But I certainly do want to figure out how to get a keyboard
shortcut working for plugins that are provided via DLL, which of course I
cannot edit like I can an ExtendScript that’s provided as source code. So
sometime in the future, I’ll be checking out the scripts that Winifried Reng
pointed us to, http://4xscripts.com/scripts/free-scripts.html (and putting the
text through Google Translate).
Thanks for all the details; I’m looking forward to figuring it out!
-Monique
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Re: [Framers] create custom keyboard shortcut - for ES script ?
Hi Monique, I think that these scripts from Klaus Göbel do what you want: 4X_MenuMaker 4X_MenuConfigurator You can find them here: http://4xscripts.com/scripts/free-scripts.html Best regards Winfried -Original Message- From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Monique Semp Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 6:15 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: [Framers] create custom keyboard shortcut - for ES script ? Hello, Framers, I’ve recently purchased several ExtendScripts, and would very much like to create keyboard shortcuts for them, but I’m stumped. If there’s a simple few-step procedure, please share. If it’s complex, perhaps there’s some info online that you could point me to as a starting point? I’m using unstructured FrameMaker 2015 (FrameMaker 13) on Windows 7. The specific script/utility I’m working with at the moment is Rick Quatro’s ImportFormatsSpecial, but I’ve got a number of other ExtendScripts and (Silicon Prairie) plugins that would be much easier to use if there were keyboard shortcuts. I found the general process in Klaus Daube’s doc for FrameMaker 1, https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.daube.ch_docu_files_etb-2Dcustomising-2Dfm.pdf=CwIGaQ=0YGvTs3tT-VMy8_v51yLDw=pdk93NJbIWwQmLZh1EZCoC4wFNMwWj1dp-sJbkswCLE=nBSVplXIqqcZPm3aKSjeHF1K2o88wQoQ82ZOHlf2Afs=kycwj9dCptLUMw5zY5mq4hqB9OGqwWA-mDfSHtorC4U= , on pages 18-16 and 18-20 (these aren’t page ranges, but pages 16 and 20, in chapter 18). And I found his updated doc for FrameMaker 12/13, https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.daube.ch_docu_files_etb-2Dcustomising-2Dfm12.pdf=CwIGaQ=0YGvTs3tT-VMy8_v51yLDw=pdk93NJbIWwQmLZh1EZCoC4wFNMwWj1dp-sJbkswCLE=nBSVplXIqqcZPm3aKSjeHF1K2o88wQoQ82ZOHlf2Afs=QA5claGnhosCtDlo1QpxGwoBRJ6Nd3BplesMqKkWLFk= , which explains the new location for the CFG files for the different views. (I’m not quite clear on “views” vs. “workspaces”...) And when I create a customui.cfg, how do I ensure that it doesn’t interfere with whatever is adding the ExtendScripts and plugins to the menu in the first place? I haven’t figured out what makes these things appear in the FrameMaker menu... I’m sure that this is very easy to do, and the examples in Klaus Daube’s doc support that. But the hard part is figuring out just which files to revise and/or copy-and-adapt! Thanks very much, -Monique ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.frameusers.com=CwIGaQ=0YGvTs3tT-VMy8_v51yLDw=pdk93NJbIWwQmLZh1EZCoC4wFNMwWj1dp-sJbkswCLE=nBSVplXIqqcZPm3aKSjeHF1K2o88wQoQ82ZOHlf2Afs=pLtXRcDr8qg-NN6S2GBPU6QUyMXxXWr6ZuTa2OON3K8= Archives located at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_framers-2540lists.frameusers.com_=CwIGaQ=0YGvTs3tT-VMy8_v51yLDw=pdk93NJbIWwQmLZh1EZCoC4wFNMwWj1dp-sJbkswCLE=nBSVplXIqqcZPm3aKSjeHF1K2o88wQoQ82ZOHlf2Afs=Y8PI7mfUCbFCoXcePfF_ryAPdyeuvGvznzVE9cETFjQ= Subscribe and unsubscribe at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.frameusers.com_listinfo.cgi_framers-2Dframeusers.com=CwIGaQ=0YGvTs3tT-VMy8_v51yLDw=pdk93NJbIWwQmLZh1EZCoC4wFNMwWj1dp-sJbkswCLE=nBSVplXIqqcZPm3aKSjeHF1K2o88wQoQ82ZOHlf2Afs=F_nWAkYinkFCdt9mSqONeqSnDFtrCC7MYE6LEUg2emA= Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com This e-mail contains privileged and confidential information intended for the use of the addressees named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in respect of any information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and immediately destroy this e-mail and its attachments. ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] create custom keyboard shortcut - for ES script ?
On 20 Jun 2016 at 9:15, Monique Semp wrote:
> And I found his updated doc for FrameMaker 12/13,
> http://www.daube.ch/docu/files/etb-customising-fm12.pdf, which
explains
> the new location for the CFG files for the different views. (I(TM)m
not
> quite clear on oeviews vs. oeworkspaces...)
Monique, The descripten under heading Terminology confuses You and me
(because it is somewhat ambigous):
* A view groups elements of a workspace.
* A workspace is a saved set of frequently used panels/toolbarsin a
desired arrangement for repeated use.
Saving a workspace also saves the current view (e.g. Author view). The
file location of a workspace defintion (e.g.
%appdata%\Adobe\FrameMaker\13\WorkSpaces\UnStructured\WYSIWYGView\Autho
ring.cfws) reveals that the workspace is saved 'below' the view
folders... So imho the structure is somewhat screwy.
> And when I create a customui.cfg, how do I ensure that it doesn(TM)t
> interfere with whatever is adding the ExtendScripts and plugins to
the
> menu in the first place? I haven(TM)t figured out what makes these
things
> appear in the FrameMaker menu...
My experiments (to be able to write that guide on customisation) show
that after the intitialision as lined out on page 18 of the
customisation guide, next steps are:
- intitialise the API clients (e.g. FrameScript, ExtendScript,
dll-plugins)
- run the automatically started scripts (for ExtendScript they are
located in %appdata%\Adobe\FrameMaker\13\Startup)
All of these can add/remove menu-items and/or keyboard shortcuts.
[If Klaus Müller or another expert reads this and disagrees, please let
me know to write it down - I have not found real information on this
subject]
> I(TM)m sure that this is very easy to do, and the examples in Klaus
> Daube(TM)s doc support that. But the hard part is figuring out just
which
> files to revise and/or copy-and-adapt!
Theoretically an ExtendScript can define it's own keyboard shortcuts -
but this mechanism does not work at all (see end of line 04 hereafter)
01 // --- Menu definition for documents
02 var menuLocation = app.GetNamedMenu("FormatMenu");
03 var FMcalcMenu = menuLocation.DefineAndAddMenu("!FMcalcMain",
oMenus.MenuMain);
04 FMcalcMenu.DefineAndAddCommand(1,"docFMcalcDocu", oMenus.MenuDocu,
"\!qd");
So the only method would be to define a shortcut to an ES script via
the cfg file - but this does not work either: at the time of analysing
the cfg file the command referring to the script is not known (see
sequence of intitialisation)... So there is knot in the system.
[I repeat here my caveat: Any experts are welcome to correct my view -
because I feel uncertain about this subject]
Monique, I hope not to have confused You further...
Klaus Daube
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