LOL - I heard that also described the other day as "bus factor" - how
replaceable you are if hit by a bus - a high bus factor is bad from the
company's perspective ;>)
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From: Framers
[mailto:framers-bounces+jeff.coatsworth=jonasclub@lists.frameusers.com] On
I got precise spacing in my FrameMaker template by using Above Pgf and
Below Pgf.
The template I was replacing when I first created it had maybe 60
paragraph tags including a full complement of "first" variations. I
reduced that to16 plus five used only in generated files and front
matter to
It's not so much that there are different sets of tags for different doc
types, but there are different templates for the frontmatter, index, ToC,
and "content" parts of the doc. And that's not a problem because I can
change the relevant ones in one template/.fm file and import them into the
You mean there are multiple sets of tags for different document types?
The Silicon Prairie tools are good for cleaning up messes. If you're
doing that, I suggest reducing the number of tags and document types,
also cleaning out all the cruft on the master and reference pages. I
can give you a
Yes, and... it's the "modify the tags as necessary" that's taking lots of
time, and seems error-prone (easy to miss a style). So I think I'm looking
for a scriptable solution for something that's too difficult to actually
define with enough precision to script...
And the Silicon Prairie tools
If you're not changing the name of the tags, you can just make a copy
of one of the .fm files, modify the tags as necessary, delete the
content, and import paragraph and character tags from that file to
your .fm files.
On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Monique Semp
Hello, Framers,
I’m changing template fonts again for a corporate branding change, and wonder
what the easiest way is to change the font face for zillions (well, dozens) of
paragraph and char styles? It seems that the Paragraph Tools from Silicon
Prairie Software