Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-18 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 14:47 -0500 17/10/12, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: >About five years later I worked on the first "affordable" dedicated word >processor, the Artec Display 2000, with a 37-character LED display, only $9,995 I do sometimes worry about the average age of members of this group ;-) Hockey-puck disk

Re: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-18 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 14:47 -0500 17/10/12, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: >About five years later I worked on the first "affordable" dedicated word >processor, the Artec Display 2000, with a 37-character LED display, only $9,995 I do sometimes worry about the average age of members of this group ;-) Hockey-puck disk

Re: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed? - a solution

2012-10-17 Thread rebecca officer
Hi Carol You can use FM's Find/Change for this. First, back up your document. Then, in your document: Define your new colour. Then click outside the text frame on any page, so you don't have a cursor in any text. Then open Find/Change dialog and select Find >Character Format. The Find Cha

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed? - a solution

2012-10-17 Thread rebecca officer
Hi Carol You can use FM's Find/Change for this. First, back up your document. Then, in your document: Define your new colour. Then click outside the text frame on any page, so you don't have a cursor in any text. Then open Find/Change dialog and select Find >Character Format. The Find Charac

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-17 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:08:10 +0100, Steve Rickaby wrote: >At 20:32 -0500 16/10/12, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: > >>...because it was invented by IBM for the MTST >(Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter)... > >You mean there was an *automatic* Selectric? Why >didn't I know about this?? Why didn't I

Re: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-17 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:08:10 +0100, Steve Rickaby wrote: >At 20:32 -0500 16/10/12, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: > >>...because it was invented by IBM for the MTST >(Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter)... > >You mean there was an *automatic* Selectric? Why >didn't I know about this?? Why didn't I

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-17 Thread Alan T Litchfield
en) and use it. > > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Carol J. Elkins > Sent: 16 October 2012 23:33 > To: framers at omsys.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Su

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed? - a solution

2012-10-17 Thread Carol J. Elkins
Rebecca, you are brilliant! I had assumed that because the imported colors were overrides to the paratag, I wouldn't be able to do anything to them. It didn't even occur to me that I could search for them. I was looking for a much harder solution. Thanks so much for the "push." Carol At 08:39

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-17 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 20:32 -0500 16/10/12, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: >...because it was invented by IBM for the MTST (Magnetic Tape Selectric >Typewriter)... You mean there was an *automatic* Selectric? Why didn't I know about this?? Why didn't I have one??? ;-) -- Steve [Trim e-mails: use less disk, use less

Re: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed? - a solution

2012-10-17 Thread Carol J. Elkins
Rebecca, you are brilliant! I had assumed that because the imported colors were overrides to the paratag, I wouldn't be able to do anything to them. It didn't even occur to me that I could search for them. I was looking for a much harder solution. Thanks so much for the "push." Carol At 08:39

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2012-10-17 Thread Frank Stearns
On Wed, 17 Oct 2012, Steve Rickaby wrote: At 20:32 -0500 16/10/12, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: ...because it was invented by IBM for the MTST (Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter)... You mean there was an *automatic* Selectric? Why didn't I know about this?? Why didn't I have one??? ;-) "Au

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2012-10-17 Thread Frank Stearns
On Wed, 17 Oct 2012, Steve Rickaby wrote: > At 20:32 -0500 16/10/12, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: > >> ...because it was invented by IBM for the MTST (Magnetic Tape Selectric >> Typewriter)... > > You mean there was an *automatic* Selectric? Why didn't I know about > this?? Why didn't I have one???

Re: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-17 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 20:32 -0500 16/10/12, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: >...because it was invented by IBM for the MTST (Magnetic Tape Selectric >Typewriter)... You mean there was an *automatic* Selectric? Why didn't I know about this?? Why didn't I have one??? ;-) -- Steve [Trim e-mails: use less disk, use less

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Harpreet Singh Seehra
2012 23:33 To: framers at omsys.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed? Does anyone know if it is possible to change the values of one of Framemaker's default color definitions? I'd like to make the Green less florescent by

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:50:24 -0400, Fred Ridder wrote: >The American definition was as a fraction of a foot: >0.013837 (or 1/72.27) to be exact. That works out >to 4.2175 mm. > >But the computer world likes rounder numbers, and the >computer pica is 1/72 of a foot (specifically the >metrica

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Fred Ridder
> What's a pica? > (kidding, kidding) > > ?and for those that don't know, 12 points=1 pica, 6 picas=1 inch Umm, not exactly. (Or maybe "not necessarily" is more apt.) There are three definitions of the unit we know as a pica, and all of them are a little bit different. The original defini

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 12:03 -0600 16/10/12, Carol J. Elkins wrote: >Does anyone know if it is possible to change the values of one of Framemaker's >default color definitions? I'd like to make the Green less florescent by >darkening it a bit. But when I select Green in the Color Definitions list and >select a dark

Re: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:50:24 -0400, Fred Ridder wrote: >The American definition was as a fraction of a foot: >0.013837 (or 1/72.27) to be exact. That works out >to 4.2175 mm. > >But the computer world likes rounder numbers, and the >computer pica is 1/72 of a foot (specifically the >metrica

Re: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Matt Sullivan
Yes, but that's a bit too much for a unit that has fallen into disuse ;) In all seriousness, though, since it sounds like you'd know, what's a Cicero?? -Matt On Oct 16, 2012, at 4:50 PM, Fred Ridder wrote: > > What's a pica? > > (kidding, kidding) > > > > …and for those that don't know, 1

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Matt Sullivan
Yes, but that's a bit too much for a unit that has fallen into disuse ;) In all seriousness, though, since it sounds like you'd know, what's a Cicero?? -Matt On Oct 16, 2012, at 4:50 PM, Fred Ridder wrote: > > What's a pica? > > (kidding, kidding) > > > > ?and for those that don't know, 1

RE: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Fred Ridder
> What's a pica? > (kidding, kidding) > > …and for those that don't know, 12 points=1 pica, 6 picas=1 inch Umm, not exactly. (Or maybe "not necessarily" is more apt.) There are three definitions of the unit we know as a pica, and all of them are a little bit different. The original defin

Re: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Matt Sullivan
What's a pica? (kidding, kidding) …and for those that don't know, 12 points=1 pica, 6 picas=1 inch -Matt On Oct 16, 2012, at 2:07 PM, "Combs, Richard" wrote: > Alan T Litchfield wrote: > >> No, you cannot redefine the default colours and there is no reason to, >> because you can create ne

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Matt Sullivan
What's a pica? (kidding, kidding) ?and for those that don't know, 12 points=1 pica, 6 picas=1 inch -Matt On Oct 16, 2012, at 2:07 PM, "Combs, Richard" wrote: > Alan T Litchfield wrote: > >> No, you cannot redefine the default colours and there is no reason to, >> because you can create n

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Rick Quatro
mers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Carol J. Elkins Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 2:03 PM To: framers at omsys.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed? Does anyone know if it is possible to change the values of one of Framem

RE: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Combs, Richard
Alan T Litchfield wrote: > No, you cannot redefine the default colours and there is no reason to, > because you can create new colours. > > I suggest you read up on green, red and blue to see why they are > default > colours. Similarly with cyan, magenta, yellow, black and white. Exactly. Those

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Combs, Richard
Alan T Litchfield wrote: > No, you cannot redefine the default colours and there is no reason to, > because you can create new colours. > > I suggest you read up on green, red and blue to see why they are > default > colours. Similarly with cyan, magenta, yellow, black and white. Exactly. Those

Re: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Alan T Litchfield
d use it. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Carol J. Elkins Sent: 16 October 2012 23:33 To: fram...@omsys.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Can Frame's default color definitions be chan

RE: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Harpreet Singh Seehra
2012 23:33 To: fram...@omsys.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed? Does anyone know if it is possible to change the values of one of Framemaker's default color definitions? I'd like to make the Green less florescent by darkenin

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Carol J. Elkins
Nope, defining my own colors isn't an option in this case. Working in Frame9, I'm importing (not by reference but by creating a copy) an Excel file containing Excel's red strikeout and green colors to distinguish new and deleted text, so all resulting text is formatted as an override to Frame's

Re: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Carol J. Elkins
Nope, defining my own colors isn't an option in this case. Working in Frame9, I'm importing (not by reference but by creating a copy) an Excel file containing Excel's red strikeout and green colors to distinguish new and deleted text, so all resulting text is formatted as an override to Frame's

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Carol J. Elkins
Does anyone know if it is possible to change the values of one of Framemaker's default color definitions? I'd like to make the Green less florescent by darkening it a bit. But when I select Green in the Color Definitions list and select a darker color, the Change button is dimmed (this only hap

Re: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 12:03 -0600 16/10/12, Carol J. Elkins wrote: >Does anyone know if it is possible to change the values of one of Framemaker's >default color definitions? I'd like to make the Green less florescent by >darkening it a bit. But when I select Green in the Color Definitions list and >select a dark

RE: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Rick Quatro
to:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Carol J. Elkins Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 2:03 PM To: fram...@omsys.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Can Frame's default color definitions be changed? Does anyone know if it is possible to change the values of one of Framemaker's defau

Can Frame's default color definitions be changed?

2012-10-16 Thread Carol J. Elkins
Does anyone know if it is possible to change the values of one of Framemaker's default color definitions? I'd like to make the Green less florescent by darkening it a bit. But when I select Green in the Color Definitions list and select a darker color, the Change button is dimmed (this only hap