long target names in xref dialog

2008-11-11 Thread Laurie Little
, and the dialog box is not resizable. We have identified a few workarounds for this, including manually creating distinct cross-reference markers in the text, or (less desirable for this project) changing the structure of the H1s. Does anyone have any other ideas? Thanks, Laurie Little Words

RE: long target names in xref dialog

2008-11-12 Thread Laurie Little
Thanks Stuart - I've received two offline suggestions along these lines and am looking at it right now! Thanks for all the on- and off-line responses! Laurie -Original Message- From: Stuart Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:18 PM To: Laurie Little Cc

Re: Single sourcing 2 manuals and one help

2008-11-28 Thread Laurie Little
, ON_Module, ON_noModule, BC_Module, BC_noModule, etc. I import the variables and conditional text settings only from the appropriate settings file into all chapters of the appropriate book. HTH, Laurie Little Words That Work 905-947-1557

searching for article in front of a variable

2009-04-09 Thread Laurie Little
be a DHW bill. Is there any way to search for a var name or an var name, or do I have to just search for all instances of that variable to check the article in front of it? Thanks, Laurie Little Words That Work www.words-tw.com ___ You

RE: searching for article in front of a variable

2009-04-10 Thread Laurie Little
Yes, that's a great idea, thanks Beverly! I have the same situation in one of my file sets. I use two variables named article (used most of the time, when the article should be lowercase) and Article (used when the article starts a sentence or heading). The Frame file would read

Frame vs Indesign vs alternatives??

2009-05-12 Thread Laurie Little
alternatives. The ones I have looked at don't seem to do conditional text (which would be critical to this project). Does anyone know of another (Mac/open source) tool that handles conditional text, other than Frame and Indesign? Thanks for any advice/warnings/tips/rants/etc, Laurie Little

RE: Frame vs Indesign vs alternatives??

2009-05-12 Thread Laurie Little
, May 12, 2009 12:41 PM To: Laurie Little Cc: Framers list (E-mail) Subject: Re: Frame vs Indesign vs alternatives?? Hi, Laurie: I'm an Adobe ACE for FrameMaker and InDesign, and I'm writing a book for FrameMaker users who want to learn to use InDesign for the same kind of long and complex

RE: Frame vs Indesign vs alternatives??

2009-05-12 Thread Laurie Little
to warrant having both tools. Laurie -Original Message- From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campb...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 1:47 PM To: Laurie Little Cc: Framers list (E-mail) Subject: Re: Frame vs Indesign vs alternatives?? Laurie, I think you're overlooking the primary

Re: Frame vs Indesign vs alternatives??

2009-06-01 Thread Laurie Little
Thanks everyone for all your responses. I've been away, so I missed the last few responses. Some updates: I should have mentioned that the original docs are in Word, not Frame, so that kind of conversion is not applicable in this case, but the information provided is good to know for future

RE: how to italicize every instance of certain words

2012-06-26 Thread Laurie Little
Couldn't you just use variables? You can include character formats as part of the variable definition. You could keep a Frame file with all the variables and import them into documents as required. Laurie lurker but glad to hear Rick's surgery was a success - I was surprised to receive a personal

searching for article in front of a variable

2009-04-09 Thread Laurie Little
it should be "a DHW bill". Is there any way to search for "a " or "an ", or do I have to just search for all instances of that variable to check the article in front of it? Thanks, Laurie Little Words That Work www.words-tw.com

searching for article in front of a variable

2009-04-10 Thread Laurie Little
Yes, that's a great idea, thanks Beverly! > > > I have the same situation in one of my file sets. I use two variables > named > > "article" (used most of the time, when the article should be > lowercase) and > > "Article" (used when the article starts a sentence or heading). The > Frame > > file

Frame vs Indesign vs alternatives??

2009-06-01 Thread Laurie Little
Thanks everyone for all your responses. I've been away, so I missed the last few responses. Some updates: I should have mentioned that the original docs are in Word, not Frame, so that kind of conversion is not applicable in this case, but the information provided is good to know for future

Frame vs Indesign vs alternatives??

2009-05-12 Thread Laurie Little
her alternatives. The ones I have looked at don't seem to do conditional text (which would be critical to this project). Does anyone know of another (Mac/open source) tool that handles conditional text, other than Frame and Indesign? Thanks for any advice/warnings/tips/rants/etc, ~~~~ Laurie Lit

Frame vs Indesign vs alternatives??

2009-05-12 Thread Laurie Little
f Of Peter Gold Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 12:41 PM To: Laurie Little Cc: Framers list (E-mail) Subject: Re: Frame vs Indesign vs alternatives?? Hi, Laurie: I'm an Adobe ACE for FrameMaker and InDesign, and I'm writing a book for FrameMaker users who want to learn to use InDesign for the same kind

long target names in xref dialog

2008-11-11 Thread Laurie Little
, and the dialog box is not resizable. We have identified a few workarounds for this, including manually creating distinct cross-reference markers in the text, or (less desirable for this project) changing the structure of the H1s. Does anyone have any other ideas? Thanks, Laurie Little Words

long target names in xref dialog

2008-11-11 Thread Laurie Little
Little Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: long target names in xref dialog Laurie Little wrote: > We have a document that is set up with the H1s as the menu path name (so as > to facilitate auto-population of online help). > > Some of these paths are quite long, wit

Single sourcing 2 manuals and one help

2008-11-21 Thread Laurie Little
, ON_Module, ON_noModule, BC_Module, BC_noModule, etc. I import the variables and conditional text settings only from the appropriate settings file into all chapters of the appropriate book. HTH, Laurie Little Words That Work 905-947-1557

how to italicize every instance of certain words

2012-06-26 Thread Laurie Little
Couldn't you just use variables? You can include character formats as part of the variable definition. You could keep a Frame file with all the variables and import them into documents as required. Laurie At 14:13 -0600 25/6/12, Carol J. Elkins wrote: >Framers, I'm looking for ideas on how to