Re: a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
I can recommend Dell Precision. I have had the Precision 450 Dual Processor with 2GB memory for three and a half years now, all internal hardware preinstalled (factory installed), except one extra (my old) hard drive. I have never had a better or more reliable PC (although my home assembled PC

Character formatting in run head variables

2007-12-10 Thread Michael.Long
My partner is unable to figure out how enable character formatting in running heads through wither Running H/F 2 or a custom user variable. Specifically, in certain Heading 1s we use a homemade character consisting of capital R with a strikethrough bar across it. We also selectively italicize

Re: a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread Stuart Rogers
Art Campbell wrote: Unless your IT guys already have a fair amount of experience with Vista, I'd specify XP PRO... From what I hear, if the IT guys already had a fair amount of experience with Vista, THEY'D be specifying XP Pro... ;-) -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix

RE: a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread richard.melanson
I just bought a new Dell PC form for a niece, and the Dell rep on the phone TOLD me to request XP !!! Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 11:29 AM To: Art Campbell Cc:

Re: Character formatting in run head variables

2007-12-10 Thread Huntley Eshenroder
You need to embed the character formats into the variable definition. For example: EmphasisText goes hereDefault font It is good practice to include the Default font character format where you want the formatting to end, this enables you to embed multiple formats within a variable definition and

RE: Character formatting in run head variables

2007-12-10 Thread Michael.Long
Huntley--Thanks but we know how to apply the building blocks. The challenge is finding a trick to enable a selectively applied character format, like two italic letters or R with a strikethrough, to be reproduced by the H/F 2 system variable. Or, a trick to enable using a custom variable in the

ANN: Powerful New FrameScript Functionality

2007-12-10 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers and Scripters, FrameScript 5 adds new structured FrameMaker import/export functionality. It allows you to make modifications to your XML files on import or export to and from FrameMaker. These changes go much further than what is available with read/write rules. This

Vertical alignment in text frame

2007-12-10 Thread Alan Litchfield
I know I'm probably missing something really basic here, but is there or where will I find the control for vertical alignment of text within a text frame? Thanks Alan -- Alan Litchfield MBus (Hons), MNZCS AlphaByte PO Box 1941, Auckland http://www.alphabyte.co.nz

Vertical alignment in text frame

2007-12-10 Thread Alan Litchfield
Howdy, Just what I thought was the case, but well, you know how it is: "I'm sure there is a way..., it can't be missing, something so basic as that" Anyway, that's what I ended up by doing so it's good to see my approach confirmed :) Cheers Alan Maxwell Hoffmann wrote: > Alan, > > You're

a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
I can recommend Dell Precision. I have had the Precision 450 Dual Processor with 2GB memory for three and a half years now, all internal hardware preinstalled (factory installed), except one extra (my old) hard drive. I have never had a better or more reliable PC (although my home assembled PC

Character formatting in run head variables

2007-12-10 Thread michael.l...@thomson.com
My partner is unable to figure out how enable character formatting in running heads through wither Running H/F 2 or a custom user variable. Specifically, in certain Heading 1s we use a homemade character consisting of capital R with a strikethrough bar across it. We also selectively italicize

a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread Stuart Rogers
Art Campbell wrote: > Unless your IT guys already have a fair amount of experience with > Vista, I'd specify XP PRO... > From what I hear, if the IT guys already had a fair amount of experience with Vista, THEY'D be specifying XP Pro... ;-) -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix

a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread richard.melan...@us.tel.com
I just bought a new Dell PC form for a niece, and the Dell rep on the phone TOLD me to request XP !!! Rick -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 11:29 AM

Character formatting in run head variables

2007-12-10 Thread Huntley Eshenroder
You need to embed the character formats into the variable definition. For example: Text goes here It is good practice to include the Default font character format where you want the formatting to end, this enables you to embed multiple formats within a variable definition and keeps it from

Character formatting in run head variables

2007-12-10 Thread michael.l...@thomson.com
Huntley--Thanks but we know how to apply the building blocks. The challenge is finding a trick to enable a selectively applied character format, like two italic letters or R with a strikethrough, to be reproduced by the H/F 2 system variable. Or, a trick to enable using a custom variable in the

a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread Alan Barber
I second the advice about not using a wireless keyboard. I had one with my previous Dell and my current HP. Both would occasionally skip letters. After typing a paragraph I'd have to go back to find the missing letters. I tried posioning the transceiver everywhere; no luck. When I installed a

ANN: Powerful New FrameScript Functionality

2007-12-10 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers and Scripters, FrameScript 5 adds new structured FrameMaker import/export functionality. It allows you to make modifications to your XML files on import or export to and from FrameMaker. These changes go much further than what is available with read/write rules. This