Re: adding icon to FM para tag?

[MamaRed]

I've actually done this different ways (in 7.x), depending on what the
desired look is. One way was to create a paired set of tags: one holds the
graphic, the other the alert text.

ANother was a preconfigured table that had the graphic and the appropriate
color stored as part of the table format.

I would be happy to share details...and if this wasn't what you were looking
for, didn't want to waste your time. Let me know!

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 10:43 PM, hessiansx4 hessian...@yahoo.com wrote:

 We're using FM 8 (unstructured). One of the writers is working on a method
 to
 automatically add an icon to Warnings and Notes using a Wingdings-like
 font. I
 think there's another way to handle this but cannot remember the specifics.
 Any
 suggestions for how to do this? btw, we currently use a single tag for both
 Head
 + Body.  TIA
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Re: adding icon to FM para tag?

[Roger Shuttleworth]

Hi

Apart from the autonumbering approach that you are already using, you can use 
any of the following methods:


* Use a two-cell table, with the left cell containing a graphic. The para 
format used in the left cell should use the Frame Above or Frame Below setting 
(in the Paragraph Designer), attaching an image that is stored on the reference 
page.
* Instead of a table, just use the Frame Above or Frame Below setting (in the 
Paragraph Designer) to reference a graphic frame stored on the reference page. 
Tweak the Space Above and Space Below settings according to preference. You 
will need a second para tag without the graphic for any alerts that use more 
than one paragraph.
* Use two para formats: one with an attached graphic and set to Run-In Heading, 
the other for your text. I've never tried this but is sounds doable.


There are pros and cons for each method. (Method 3 has mostly cons, I think!)

If you go with the table method, you might look at the AutoText plugin from 
http://siliconprairiesoftware.com/Products.html. Using that, you can create the 
table once, then add it to an AutoText menu from which you can insert it very 
quickly.

There used to be a M document circulating that gave very clear instructions for 
these methods, but I have not seen it for a few years. I first saw it in the 
days of FM 5. I believe it was called Alerts and Warnings or something like 
that.

Hope this helps.
Roger


Roger Shuttleworth
Technical Documentation
AV-BASE Systems Inc.
1000 Air Ontario Drive, Suite 200
London, Ontario
N5V 3S4
Tel. 519 691-0919 ext. 330
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From: hessiansx4 [mailto:hessian...@yahoo.com]
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Sent: Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:43:21 -0400
Subject: adding icon to FM para tag?

We're using FM 8 (unstructured). One of the writers is working on a method to 
  automatically add an icon to Warnings and Notes using a Wingdings-like font. 
I 
  think there's another way to handle this but cannot remember the specifics. 
Any 
  suggestions for how to do this? btw, we currently use a single tag for both 
Head 
  + Body.  TIA
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adding icon to FM para tag?

[MamaRed]

I've actually done this different ways (in 7.x), depending on what the
desired "look" is. One way was to create a paired set of tags: one holds the
graphic, the other the alert text.

ANother was a preconfigured table that had the graphic and the appropriate
color stored as part of the table format.

I would be happy to share details...and if this wasn't what you were looking
for, didn't want to waste your time. Let me know!

On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 10:43 PM, hessiansx4  wrote:

> We're using FM 8 (unstructured). One of the writers is working on a method
> to
> automatically add an icon to Warnings and Notes using a Wingdings-like
> font. I
> think there's another way to handle this but cannot remember the specifics.
> Any
> suggestions for how to do this? btw, we currently use a single tag for both
> Head
> + Body.  TIA
> ___
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Re: adding icon to FM para tag?

[Roger Shuttleworth]

Hi

Apart from the autonumbering approach that you are already using, you can use 
any of the following methods:


* Use a two-cell table, with the left cell containing a graphic. The para 
format used in the left cell should use the Frame Above or Frame Below setting 
(in the Paragraph Designer), attaching an image that is stored on the reference 
page.
* Instead of a table, just use the Frame Above or Frame Below setting (in the 
Paragraph Designer) to reference a graphic frame stored on the reference page. 
Tweak the Space Above and Space Below settings according to preference. You 
will need a second para tag without the graphic for any alerts that use more 
than one paragraph.
* Use two para formats: one with an attached graphic and set to Run-In Heading, 
the other for your text. I've never tried this but is sounds doable.


There are pros and cons for each method. (Method 3 has mostly cons, I think!)

If you go with the table method, you might look at the AutoText plugin from 
http://siliconprairiesoftware.com/Products.html. Using that, you can create the 
table once, then add it to an AutoText menu from which you can insert it very 
quickly.

There used to be a M document circulating that gave very clear instructions for 
these methods, but I have not seen it for a few years. I first saw it in the 
days of FM 5. I believe it was called "Alerts and Warnings" or something like 
that.

Hope this helps.
Roger


Roger Shuttleworth
Technical Documentation
AV-BASE Systems Inc.
1000 Air Ontario Drive, Suite 200
London, Ontario
N5V 3S4
Tel. 519 691-0919 ext. 330
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From: hessiansx4 [mailto:hessian...@yahoo.com]
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Sent: Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:43:21 -0400
Subject: adding icon to FM para tag?

We're using FM 8 (unstructured). One of the writers is working on a method to 
  automatically add an icon to Warnings and Notes using a Wingdings-like font. 
I 
  think there's another way to handle this but cannot remember the specifics. 
Any 
  suggestions for how to do this? btw, we currently use a single tag for both 
Head 
  + Body.  TIA
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adding icon to FM para tag?

[hessiansx4]

We're using FM 8 (unstructured). One of the writers is working on a method to 
automatically add an icon to Warnings and Notes using a Wingdings-like font. I 
think there's another way to handle this but cannot remember the specifics. Any 
suggestions for how to do this? btw, we currently use a single tag for both 
Head 
+ Body.  TIA
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adding icon to FM para tag?

[hessiansx4]

We're using FM 8 (unstructured). One of the writers is working on a method to 
automatically add an icon to Warnings and Notes using a Wingdings-like font. I 
think there's another way to handle this but cannot remember the specifics. Any 
suggestions for how to do this? btw, we currently use a single tag for?both 
Head 
+ Body.? TIA