Re: [Framers] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
Actually, I put a legend on the cover. He didn't like flipping back and forth, and he found too many colors on the same page to be headache-inducing. On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Robert Lauristonwrote: > Could you do what you need by having an .fm file that has a table with > a row for each condition indicator, one column for the indicator name, > a second with conditional text saying "currently visible," and a third > describing its purpose? You could include that file as the first page > after the front matter when generating PDFs (?) for your boss, and > drop it from customer versions. > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Lin Sims wrote: > > Earlier I got excellent advice on how to build conditional expressions. > I'm > > hoping someone here has thoughts on the above. This question actually > > concerns the same set of files with 8 or 10 different condition tags in > it. > > > > My boss has a hard time remembering what each condition indicator is > > actually indicating. As a result, he has asked me to create numerous > > versions of the document set that have various conditions turned on, but > > only one of the indicators being visible. > > > > That is to say, if the document has conditions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and > H, > > he wants to see the information tagged A, D, F, and G, but he only wants > > the INDICATOR for F to be visible. > > > > Right now I'm using MIF snippets to reset the colors for A, D, and G to > > black on white (having discovered that As-Is just doesn't cut it), and > > another MIF snippet to reset them to their normal colors, but it sure > would > > be nice if I could toggle the indicators for individual conditions. The > way > > I'm doing it is a bit error prone, and it is also very tedious. > > > > Is this something that could be done with an ExpressScript or MIF > editing? > > Is it worth putting individually toggleable condition indicators in as a > > feature request with Adobe? Am I the only person with an issue like this? > -- Lin Sims ___ 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] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't realize. I get a little hyperfocused sometimes. :( On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Robert Lauristonwrote: > Could you do what you need by having an .fm file that has a table with > a row for each condition indicator, one column for the indicator name, > a second with conditional text saying "currently visible," and a third > describing its purpose? You could include that file as the first page > after the front matter when generating PDFs (?) for your boss, and > drop it from customer versions. > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Lin Sims wrote: > > Earlier I got excellent advice on how to build conditional expressions. > I'm > > hoping someone here has thoughts on the above. This question actually > > concerns the same set of files with 8 or 10 different condition tags in > it. > > > > My boss has a hard time remembering what each condition indicator is > > actually indicating. As a result, he has asked me to create numerous > > versions of the document set that have various conditions turned on, but > > only one of the indicators being visible. > > > > That is to say, if the document has conditions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and > H, > > he wants to see the information tagged A, D, F, and G, but he only wants > > the INDICATOR for F to be visible. > > > > Right now I'm using MIF snippets to reset the colors for A, D, and G to > > black on white (having discovered that As-Is just doesn't cut it), and > > another MIF snippet to reset them to their normal colors, but it sure > would > > be nice if I could toggle the indicators for individual conditions. The > way > > I'm doing it is a bit error prone, and it is also very tedious. > > > > Is this something that could be done with an ExpressScript or MIF > editing? > > Is it worth putting individually toggleable condition indicators in as a > > feature request with Adobe? Am I the only person with an issue like this? > -- Lin Sims ___ 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] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
Could you do what you need by having an .fm file that has a table with a row for each condition indicator, one column for the indicator name, a second with conditional text saying "currently visible," and a third describing its purpose? You could include that file as the first page after the front matter when generating PDFs (?) for your boss, and drop it from customer versions. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Lin Simswrote: > Earlier I got excellent advice on how to build conditional expressions. I'm > hoping someone here has thoughts on the above. This question actually > concerns the same set of files with 8 or 10 different condition tags in it. > > My boss has a hard time remembering what each condition indicator is > actually indicating. As a result, he has asked me to create numerous > versions of the document set that have various conditions turned on, but > only one of the indicators being visible. > > That is to say, if the document has conditions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, > he wants to see the information tagged A, D, F, and G, but he only wants > the INDICATOR for F to be visible. > > Right now I'm using MIF snippets to reset the colors for A, D, and G to > black on white (having discovered that As-Is just doesn't cut it), and > another MIF snippet to reset them to their normal colors, but it sure would > be nice if I could toggle the indicators for individual conditions. The way > I'm doing it is a bit error prone, and it is also very tedious. > > Is this something that could be done with an ExpressScript or MIF editing? > Is it worth putting individually toggleable condition indicators in as a > feature request with Adobe? Am I the only person with an issue like this? ___ 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] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
But I wasn't suggesting it as a solution for your problem, Lin. I was only trying to head off listmembers getting the wrong impression from Peter's post. A FrameMaker template actually has *lots* of space where information can be added to make it self-documenting, and I can personally attest to the way this can really save your bacon. We all complain when software developers don't adequately comment their code (I once spent hundreds of hours tracing through underdocumented code in what was supposed to be a foundation library for our customers to use to streamline their own development), but underdocumented templates are just as bad. -FR From: Lin Sims <ljsims...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 1:41 PM To: Peter Gold Cc: Fred Ridder; Frame Users Subject: Re: [Framers] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually As I said to Fred, the problem is that this information has to be VISIBLE in the deliverable. On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Peter Gold <peter@petergold.photography<mailto:peter@petergold.photography>> wrote: Good reminder, Fred!. There's something warm and fuzzy when a long-dormant FM feature gets recognized for its current usefulness. Thanks. My point in suggesting the non-main-content area was intended to make the non-printing memory-jogging material always visible to authors, but not in deliverables, without any manual effort to display or conceal it. On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Fred Ridder <docu...@hotmail.com<mailto:docu...@hotmail.com>> wrote: Unless something has changed in recent versions of FrameMaker, there is no need to restrict yourself to "non-main-content areas" on master pages. The main text frames on the master pages are only *placeholder* frames. You can fill them up with notes and instructions and whatever else you want to put in there, and none of it will ever appear in the deliverable document. And since you can add more master pages beyond what you actually need for your document design, there's a relatively unlimited amount of space available. I used this trick extensively when I was working with a group of more than 25 writers at a previous employer (back in the FM6 days) when we were migrating a hundred or so documents from Word to FrameMaker. I haven't had need to use this trick in about a decade, but I can't imagine that Adobe would have changed the basic document model so completely that it no longer works. -FR -- Lin Sims ___ 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] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
As I said to Fred, the problem is that this information has to be VISIBLE in the deliverable. On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 1:28 PM, Peter Goldwrote: > Good reminder, Fred!. > > There's something warm and fuzzy when a long-dormant FM feature gets > recognized for its current usefulness. > > Thanks. > > My point in suggesting the non-main-content area was intended to make the > non-printing memory-jogging material always visible to authors, but not in > deliverables, without any manual effort to display or conceal it. > > > > On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Fred Ridder wrote: > >> Unless something has changed in recent versions of FrameMaker, there is >> no need to restrict yourself to "non-main-content areas" on master pages. >> The main text frames on the master pages are only *placeholder* frames. You >> can fill them up with notes and instructions and whatever else you want to >> put in there, and none of it will ever appear in the deliverable document. >> And since you can add more master pages beyond what you actually need for >> your document design, there's a relatively unlimited amount of space >> available. >> >> I used this trick extensively when I was working with a group of more >> than 25 writers at a previous employer (back in the FM6 days) when we >> were migrating a hundred or so documents from Word to FrameMaker. I haven't >> had need to use this trick in about a decade, but I can't imagine that >> Adobe would have changed the basic document model so completely that it no >> longer works. >> >> -FR >> >> -- >> >> -- Lin Sims ___ 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] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
Good reminder, Fred!. There's something warm and fuzzy when a long-dormant FM feature gets recognized for its current usefulness. Thanks. My point in suggesting the non-main-content area was intended to make the non-printing memory-jogging material always visible to authors, but not in deliverables, without any manual effort to display or conceal it. On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Fred Ridderwrote: > Unless something has changed in recent versions of FrameMaker, there is no > need to restrict yourself to "non-main-content areas" on master pages. The > main text frames on the master pages are only *placeholder* frames. You can > fill them up with notes and instructions and whatever else you want to put > in there, and none of it will ever appear in the deliverable document. And > since you can add more master pages beyond what you actually need for your > document design, there's a relatively unlimited amount of space available. > > I used this trick extensively when I was working with a group of more than > 25 writers at a previous employer (back in the FM6 days) when we were > migrating a hundred or so documents from Word to FrameMaker. I haven't had > need to use this trick in about a decade, but I can't imagine that Adobe > would have changed the basic document model so completely that it no longer > works. > > -FR > > -- > > ___ 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] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
Unless something has changed in recent versions of FrameMaker, there is no need to restrict yourself to "non-main-content areas" on master pages. The main text frames on the master pages are only *placeholder* frames. You can fill them up with notes and instructions and whatever else you want to put in there, and none of it will ever appear in the deliverable document. And since you can add more master pages beyond what you actually need for your document design, there's a relatively unlimited amount of space available. I used this trick extensively when I was working with a group of more than 25 writers at a previous employer (back in the FM6 days) when we were migrating a hundred or so documents from Word to FrameMaker. I haven't had need to use this trick in about a decade, but I can't imagine that Adobe would have changed the basic document model so completely that it no longer works. -FR From: Framers <framers-bounces+docudoc=hotmail@lists.frameusers.com> on behalf of Peter Gold <peter@petergold.photography> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 4:56 PM To: Lin Sims Cc: Frame Users Subject: Re: [Framers] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually Have you thought of displaying these and other useful reminders, hints, keys, legends, indicators, etc., in header/footer or other non-main-content areas on master pages? You can contain them in anchored frames whose parent paragraph was conditionalized so that a single show/hide command would be the only action needed. This "master" condition name and a brief instruction could be displayed in a non-printing color, so it would always be visible. This is one missing FrameMaker feature that, IIRC, has never been requested, namely a place to display such info outside the main content area. Layout applications, like InDesign, offer such non-printing bleed and slug areas. In FM, the convention has been, when needed, to design oversize pages and use cropping marks. HTH On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Lin Sims <ljsims...@gmail.com> wrote: > Earlier I got excellent advice on how to build conditional expressions. I'm > hoping someone here has thoughts on the above. This question actually > concerns the same set of files with 8 or 10 different condition tags in it. > > My boss has a hard time remembering what each condition indicator is > actually indicating. As a result, he has asked me to create numerous > versions of the document set that have various conditions turned on, but > only one of the indicators being visible. > > That is to say, if the document has conditions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, > he wants to see the information tagged A, D, F, and G, but he only wants > the INDICATOR for F to be visible. > > Right now I'm using MIF snippets to reset the colors for A, D, and G to > black on white (having discovered that As-Is just doesn't cut it), and > another MIF snippet to reset them to their normal colors, but it sure would > be nice if I could toggle the indicators for individual conditions. The way > I'm doing it is a bit error prone, and it is also very tedious. > > Is this something that could be done with an ExpressScript or MIF editing? > Is it worth putting individually toggleable condition indicators in as a > feature request with Adobe? Am I the only person with an issue like this? > -- > Lin Sims > ___ > > 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 FrameUsers.com - The Adobe FrameMaker Online Reference Site<http://www.frameusers.com/> www.frameusers.com Adobe FrameMaker software is a template-based authoring and publishing solution for unstructured, structured, and XML/DITA content. There is a large and loyal ... > Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/ The Mail Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/> www.mail-archive.com The Mail Archive turns your mailing list into a searchable archive > framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/ lists.frameusers.com Mailing Lists<http://lists.frameusers.com/> lists.frameusers.com lists.frameusers.com Mailing Lists: The list overview page has been disabled temporarily. There currently are no publicly-advertised Mailman mailing lists on ... > listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > > ___ 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 FrameUsers.com - The Adobe FrameMaker Online Reference Site<http://www.frameusers.com/> www.frameusers.com Adobe FrameMaker software is
Re: [Framers] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
There hasn't been a need to include this kind of information before, and I'm the only one in the company with this need now. Plus, the conditions in use change depending on the IP and the customers, so including info in the style guide (we do have one!) won't help, alas. Without even meaning to, I'm usually the one who breaks the program or finds the unusual problem. Recently I found that the version of Vasont we have (I think it's the latest release), automatically chooses SVGZ as its image format when you want to update an SVG file, instead of the SVG file you actually want. For now, I'm settling on using our mandated settings file to set the conditions and colors for the combination peculiar to the review information my boss wants to see. I rather expected it's what I'd have to do, but dang, being able to just ... toggle would be nice. Although given that there's no predetermined set of conditions means the script would have to incorporate the conditions in the file into its GUI and do it every time. Ah, well. On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 12:28 PM, Peter Goldwrote: > Hi, Lin: > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Lin Sims wrote: > >> I hadn't, but in my case it won't work. There isn't enough white space in >> the standard template to do this, and I'm not allowed to play with page >> layout. There's a corporate-mandated template we all use. >> > > I get it. What I don't get is why a template mandate would want to > preclude improving efficiency, communication, and accuracy, etc. > > How about one or more of these variations: > > * Create a document with the supporting information for the template > documents > > * Incorporate the supporting information in the style guide ("What? > There's a style guide? Radical!") > > * Include the document with all book template sets > > * Create a one-line non-printing cross-reference in every document > template. that points to the style guide, or to that standalone supporting > document. As to shortage of white space, a good place might be in the edge > area that printers leave blank. > > Going back to your earlier question about scripting, probably "yes, it's > possible." You'd need to plan the scripts as finely as you've planned the > various combinations of conditional text. It's doable, IMO. > > HTH > > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 4:56 PM, Peter Gold >> wrote: >> >>> Have you thought of displaying these and other useful reminders, hints, >>> keys, legends, indicators, etc., in header/footer or other non-main-content >>> areas on master pages? You can contain them in anchored frames whose parent >>> paragraph was conditionalized so that a single show/hide command would be >>> the only action needed. This "master" condition name and a brief >>> instruction could be displayed in a non-printing color, so it would always >>> be visible. >>> >>> This is one missing FrameMaker feature that, IIRC, has never been >>> requested, namely a place to display such info outside the main content >>> area. Layout applications, like InDesign, offer such non-printing bleed and >>> slug areas. In FM, the convention has been, when needed, to design oversize >>> pages and use cropping marks. >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Lin Sims wrote: >>> Earlier I got excellent advice on how to build conditional expressions. I'm hoping someone here has thoughts on the above. This question actually concerns the same set of files with 8 or 10 different condition tags in it. My boss has a hard time remembering what each condition indicator is actually indicating. As a result, he has asked me to create numerous versions of the document set that have various conditions turned on, but only one of the indicators being visible. That is to say, if the document has conditions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, he wants to see the information tagged A, D, F, and G, but he only wants the INDICATOR for F to be visible. Right now I'm using MIF snippets to reset the colors for A, D, and G to black on white (having discovered that As-Is just doesn't cut it), and another MIF snippet to reset them to their normal colors, but it sure would be nice if I could toggle the indicators for individual conditions. The way I'm doing it is a bit error prone, and it is also very tedious. Is this something that could be done with an ExpressScript or MIF editing? Is it worth putting individually toggleable condition indicators in as a feature request with Adobe? Am I the only person with an issue like this? -- Lin Sims >>> >>> -- Lin Sims ___ 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
Re: [Framers] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
Hi, Lin: On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Lin Simswrote: > I hadn't, but in my case it won't work. There isn't enough white space in > the standard template to do this, and I'm not allowed to play with page > layout. There's a corporate-mandated template we all use. > I get it. What I don't get is why a template mandate would want to preclude improving efficiency, communication, and accuracy, etc. How about one or more of these variations: * Create a document with the supporting information for the template documents * Incorporate the supporting information in the style guide ("What? There's a style guide? Radical!") * Include the document with all book template sets * Create a one-line non-printing cross-reference in every document template. that points to the style guide, or to that standalone supporting document. As to shortage of white space, a good place might be in the edge area that printers leave blank. Going back to your earlier question about scripting, probably "yes, it's possible." You'd need to plan the scripts as finely as you've planned the various combinations of conditional text. It's doable, IMO. HTH On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 4:56 PM, Peter Gold > wrote: > >> Have you thought of displaying these and other useful reminders, hints, >> keys, legends, indicators, etc., in header/footer or other non-main-content >> areas on master pages? You can contain them in anchored frames whose parent >> paragraph was conditionalized so that a single show/hide command would be >> the only action needed. This "master" condition name and a brief >> instruction could be displayed in a non-printing color, so it would always >> be visible. >> >> This is one missing FrameMaker feature that, IIRC, has never been >> requested, namely a place to display such info outside the main content >> area. Layout applications, like InDesign, offer such non-printing bleed and >> slug areas. In FM, the convention has been, when needed, to design oversize >> pages and use cropping marks. >> >> HTH >> >> On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Lin Sims wrote: >> >>> Earlier I got excellent advice on how to build conditional expressions. >>> I'm >>> hoping someone here has thoughts on the above. This question actually >>> concerns the same set of files with 8 or 10 different condition tags in >>> it. >>> >>> My boss has a hard time remembering what each condition indicator is >>> actually indicating. As a result, he has asked me to create numerous >>> versions of the document set that have various conditions turned on, but >>> only one of the indicators being visible. >>> >>> That is to say, if the document has conditions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and >>> H, >>> he wants to see the information tagged A, D, F, and G, but he only wants >>> the INDICATOR for F to be visible. >>> >>> Right now I'm using MIF snippets to reset the colors for A, D, and G to >>> black on white (having discovered that As-Is just doesn't cut it), and >>> another MIF snippet to reset them to their normal colors, but it sure >>> would >>> be nice if I could toggle the indicators for individual conditions. The >>> way >>> I'm doing it is a bit error prone, and it is also very tedious. >>> >>> Is this something that could be done with an ExpressScript or MIF >>> editing? >>> Is it worth putting individually toggleable condition indicators in as a >>> feature request with Adobe? Am I the only person with an issue like this? >>> -- >>> Lin Sims >> >> ___ 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] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
Here's my suggestion: Create a document for each display you need. In that documents, redefine the conditions so that all are black (not As Is) and the one has a color. Then Import Condition Settings from one of those docs to your doc. Pat Christenson -Original Message- From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+pat.christenson=morningstar@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Lin Sims Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 3:24 PM To: Frame Users <framers@lists.frameusers.com> Subject: [Framers] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually Earlier I got excellent advice on how to build conditional expressions. I'm hoping someone here has thoughts on the above. This question actually concerns the same set of files with 8 or 10 different condition tags in it. My boss has a hard time remembering what each condition indicator is actually indicating. As a result, he has asked me to create numerous versions of the document set that have various conditions turned on, but only one of the indicators being visible. That is to say, if the document has conditions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, he wants to see the information tagged A, D, F, and G, but he only wants the INDICATOR for F to be visible. Right now I'm using MIF snippets to reset the colors for A, D, and G to black on white (having discovered that As-Is just doesn't cut it), and another MIF snippet to reset them to their normal colors, but it sure would be nice if I could toggle the indicators for individual conditions. The way I'm doing it is a bit error prone, and it is also very tedious. Is this something that could be done with an ExpressScript or MIF editing? Is it worth putting individually toggleable condition indicators in as a feature request with Adobe? Am I the only person with an issue like this? -- Lin Sims ___ 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=DgICAg=qrd1rYdJNb4QhfvJv5PebOPglYwfSMJ71NR_1HMKptQ=XCAkAkKD_C5LA8IHfBffTgJF3-vQqo8LO_6iaUj61_E=Atqb8Wa-SawVGY-iihGHF1slDLyn650LuATgcJ4Dm0I=SXiDkCmyCPI9jrj_4eI4QWAYZjhfznC4DkEdl7-AG1M= Archives located at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_framers-2540lists.frameusers.com_=DgICAg=qrd1rYdJNb4QhfvJv5PebOPglYwfSMJ71NR_1HMKptQ=XCAkAkKD_C5LA8IHfBffTgJF3-vQqo8LO_6iaUj61_E=Atqb8Wa-SawVGY-iihGHF1slDLyn650LuATgcJ4Dm0I=lRTJRo4RX8kio-pC4X0l0OWnHPvEr4an_E1dBtC3xhg= Subscribe and unsubscribe at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.frameusers.com_listinfo.cgi_framers-2Dframeusers.com=DgICAg=qrd1rYdJNb4QhfvJv5PebOPglYwfSMJ71NR_1HMKptQ=XCAkAkKD_C5LA8IHfBffTgJF3-vQqo8LO_6iaUj61_E=Atqb8Wa-SawVGY-iihGHF1slDLyn650LuATgcJ4Dm0I=-QOREyl7b3frvhCMK24zG1KfxyncZroDbdiwxeJasyQ= Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com ___ 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] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
I hadn't, but in my case it won't work. There isn't enough white space in the standard template to do this, and I'm not allowed to play with page layout. There's a corporate-mandated template we all use. On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 4:56 PM, Peter Goldwrote: > Have you thought of displaying these and other useful reminders, hints, > keys, legends, indicators, etc., in header/footer or other non-main-content > areas on master pages? You can contain them in anchored frames whose parent > paragraph was conditionalized so that a single show/hide command would be > the only action needed. This "master" condition name and a brief > instruction could be displayed in a non-printing color, so it would always > be visible. > > This is one missing FrameMaker feature that, IIRC, has never been > requested, namely a place to display such info outside the main content > area. Layout applications, like InDesign, offer such non-printing bleed and > slug areas. In FM, the convention has been, when needed, to design oversize > pages and use cropping marks. > > HTH > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Lin Sims wrote: > >> Earlier I got excellent advice on how to build conditional expressions. >> I'm >> hoping someone here has thoughts on the above. This question actually >> concerns the same set of files with 8 or 10 different condition tags in >> it. >> >> My boss has a hard time remembering what each condition indicator is >> actually indicating. As a result, he has asked me to create numerous >> versions of the document set that have various conditions turned on, but >> only one of the indicators being visible. >> >> That is to say, if the document has conditions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, >> he wants to see the information tagged A, D, F, and G, but he only wants >> the INDICATOR for F to be visible. >> >> Right now I'm using MIF snippets to reset the colors for A, D, and G to >> black on white (having discovered that As-Is just doesn't cut it), and >> another MIF snippet to reset them to their normal colors, but it sure >> would >> be nice if I could toggle the indicators for individual conditions. The >> way >> I'm doing it is a bit error prone, and it is also very tedious. >> >> Is this something that could be done with an ExpressScript or MIF editing? >> Is it worth putting individually toggleable condition indicators in as a >> feature request with Adobe? Am I the only person with an issue like this? >> -- >> Lin Sims >> ___ >> >> 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/fr >> amers%40lists.frameusers.com/ >> Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/li >> stinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com >> Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com >> >> > -- Lin Sims ___ 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] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
Have you thought of displaying these and other useful reminders, hints, keys, legends, indicators, etc., in header/footer or other non-main-content areas on master pages? You can contain them in anchored frames whose parent paragraph was conditionalized so that a single show/hide command would be the only action needed. This "master" condition name and a brief instruction could be displayed in a non-printing color, so it would always be visible. This is one missing FrameMaker feature that, IIRC, has never been requested, namely a place to display such info outside the main content area. Layout applications, like InDesign, offer such non-printing bleed and slug areas. In FM, the convention has been, when needed, to design oversize pages and use cropping marks. HTH On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 3:24 PM, Lin Simswrote: > Earlier I got excellent advice on how to build conditional expressions. I'm > hoping someone here has thoughts on the above. This question actually > concerns the same set of files with 8 or 10 different condition tags in it. > > My boss has a hard time remembering what each condition indicator is > actually indicating. As a result, he has asked me to create numerous > versions of the document set that have various conditions turned on, but > only one of the indicators being visible. > > That is to say, if the document has conditions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, > he wants to see the information tagged A, D, F, and G, but he only wants > the INDICATOR for F to be visible. > > Right now I'm using MIF snippets to reset the colors for A, D, and G to > black on white (having discovered that As-Is just doesn't cut it), and > another MIF snippet to reset them to their normal colors, but it sure would > be nice if I could toggle the indicators for individual conditions. The way > I'm doing it is a bit error prone, and it is also very tedious. > > Is this something that could be done with an ExpressScript or MIF editing? > Is it worth putting individually toggleable condition indicators in as a > feature request with Adobe? Am I the only person with an issue like this? > -- > Lin Sims > ___ > > 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 > > ___ 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] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
Actually, if you find some way to do that, I would find it useful on occasion. Alison Craig Technical Documentation Specialist BK Ultrasound | acr...@bkultrasound.com<mailto:acr...@bkultrasound.com> | bkultrasound.com From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+acraig=bkultrasound@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Lin Sims Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 1:24 PM To: Frame Users Subject: [Framers] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually Earlier I got excellent advice on how to build conditional expressions. I'm hoping someone here has thoughts on the above. This question actually concerns the same set of files with 8 or 10 different condition tags in it. My boss has a hard time remembering what each condition indicator is actually indicating. As a result, he has asked me to create numerous versions of the document set that have various conditions turned on, but only one of the indicators being visible. That is to say, if the document has conditions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, he wants to see the information tagged A, D, F, and G, but he only wants the INDICATOR for F to be visible. Right now I'm using MIF snippets to reset the colors for A, D, and G to black on white (having discovered that As-Is just doesn't cut it), and another MIF snippet to reset them to their normal colors, but it sure would be nice if I could toggle the indicators for individual conditions. The way I'm doing it is a bit error prone, and it is also very tedious. Is this something that could be done with an ExpressScript or MIF editing? Is it worth putting individually toggleable condition indicators in as a feature request with Adobe? Am I the only person with an issue like this? -- Lin Sims ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com<mailto: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<mailto:listad...@frameusers.com> ___ 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
[Framers] Toggling Condition Indicators Individually
Earlier I got excellent advice on how to build conditional expressions. I'm hoping someone here has thoughts on the above. This question actually concerns the same set of files with 8 or 10 different condition tags in it. My boss has a hard time remembering what each condition indicator is actually indicating. As a result, he has asked me to create numerous versions of the document set that have various conditions turned on, but only one of the indicators being visible. That is to say, if the document has conditions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, he wants to see the information tagged A, D, F, and G, but he only wants the INDICATOR for F to be visible. Right now I'm using MIF snippets to reset the colors for A, D, and G to black on white (having discovered that As-Is just doesn't cut it), and another MIF snippet to reset them to their normal colors, but it sure would be nice if I could toggle the indicators for individual conditions. The way I'm doing it is a bit error prone, and it is also very tedious. Is this something that could be done with an ExpressScript or MIF editing? Is it worth putting individually toggleable condition indicators in as a feature request with Adobe? Am I the only person with an issue like this? -- Lin Sims ___ 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