Re: POLL RESULTS: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics?
John, Did any of the 35 who said they use the Character Catalog, especially the adamant ones, say why this method is preferred? (Sorry, I wasn't following the thread). Thanks. Pearl Rosenberg TeleHealth Services - Original Message - From: John Wilcox [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:08 pm Subject: POLL RESULTS: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics? -Original Message- From: John Wilcox Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:30 PM This came up as a possible style standards issue here. ... A. Click the B and I buttons, or press Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I. B. Select Bold and Emphasis from the Character Catalog. Of the 37 responses I got, 35 chose B or a variation thereof. Most of those 35 were so adamant that I doubt they will be surprised at the results, but I for one had no idea the vote would be so lop-sided. All of the variations mentioned involved creating and using use- specificchar tags, such as BookTitle, VariableElement, NewTerm. Two people said that using WebWorks, the bold and italic formatting would be lost in the conversion, but I have not found this to be the case, at least in WWEP. Thanks to all who replied! As usual, the respondents comprise only a tiny fraction of the list membership, but I suppose they give a pretty good snapshot of actual usage. _ Regards, John Wilcox, Technical Writer Zetron, Redmond ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/pearlrosenberg% 40nc.rr.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: POLL RESULTS: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics?
I can't think of a better reason than what the guide (via Rick) says. * Hi Pearl, * From the FrameMaker User Guide page 93: * Applying formats from catalogs is the easiest way to change the look of * text and to ensure that your documents are formatted consistently. This * consistency simplifies making changes later as well as converting documents * to other formats such as HTML. * Rick Quatro * Carmen Publishing * 585-659-8267 * www.frameexpert.com John, Did any of the 35 who said they use the Character Catalog, especially the adamant ones, say why this method is preferred? (Sorry, I wasn't following the thread). Thanks. Pearl Rosenberg TeleHealth Services ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jonx.harvey%40intel. com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
POLL RESULTS: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics?
John, Did any of the 35 who said they use the Character Catalog, especially the adamant ones, say why this method is preferred? (Sorry, I wasn't following the thread). Thanks. Pearl Rosenberg TeleHealth Services - Original Message - From: John Wilcox <jwil...@zetron.com> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 3:08 pm Subject: POLL RESULTS: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics? > > -Original Message- > > From: John Wilcox > > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:30 PM > > > This came up as a possible style standards issue here. > ... > > A. Click the B and I buttons, or press Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I. > > B. Select Bold and Emphasis from the Character Catalog. > > Of the 37 responses I got, 35 chose B or a variation thereof. > > Most of those 35 were so adamant that I doubt they will be > surprised at the > results, but I for one had no idea the vote would be so lop-sided. > > All of the variations mentioned involved creating and using use- > specificchar tags, such as BookTitle, VariableElement, NewTerm. > > Two people said that using WebWorks, the bold and italic > formatting would be > lost in the conversion, but I have not found this to be the case, > at least > in WWEP. > > Thanks to all who replied! As usual, the respondents comprise only > a tiny > fraction of the list membership, but I suppose they give a pretty good > snapshot of actual usage. > > > _ > Regards, > John Wilcox, Technical Writer > Zetron, Redmond > > > > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as pearlrosenberg at nc.rr.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/pearlrosenberg% 40nc.rr.com > Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
POLL RESULTS: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics?
Hi Pearl,
POLL RESULTS: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics?
I can't think of a better reason than what the guide (via Rick) says. * Hi Pearl, * From the FrameMaker "User Guide" page 93: * "Applying formats from catalogs is the easiest way to change the look of * text and to ensure that your documents are formatted consistently. This * consistency simplifies making changes later as well as converting documents * to other formats such as HTML." * Rick Quatro * Carmen Publishing * 585-659-8267 * www.frameexpert.com > John, > > Did any of the 35 who said they use the Character Catalog, especially > the adamant ones, say why this method is preferred? (Sorry, I wasn't > following the thread). > > Thanks. > Pearl Rosenberg > TeleHealth Services ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as jonx.harvey at intel.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jonx.harvey%40intel. com Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
POLL RESULTS: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics?
-Original Message- From: John Wilcox Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:30 PM This came up as a possible style standards issue here. ... A. Click the B and I buttons, or press Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I. B. Select Bold and Emphasis from the Character Catalog. Of the 37 responses I got, 35 chose B or a variation thereof. Most of those 35 were so adamant that I doubt they will be surprised at the results, but I for one had no idea the vote would be so lop-sided. All of the variations mentioned involved creating and using use-specific char tags, such as BookTitle, VariableElement, NewTerm. Two people said that using WebWorks, the bold and italic formatting would be lost in the conversion, but I have not found this to be the case, at least in WWEP. Thanks to all who replied! As usual, the respondents comprise only a tiny fraction of the list membership, but I suppose they give a pretty good snapshot of actual usage. _ Regards, John Wilcox, Technical Writer Zetron, Redmond ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
POLL RESULTS: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics?
> -Original Message- > From: John Wilcox > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:30 PM > This came up as a possible style standards issue here. ... > A. Click the B and I buttons, or press Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I. > B. Select Bold and Emphasis from the Character Catalog. Of the 37 responses I got, 35 chose B or a variation thereof. Most of those 35 were so adamant that I doubt they will be surprised at the results, but I for one had no idea the vote would be so lop-sided. All of the variations mentioned involved creating and using use-specific char tags, such as BookTitle, VariableElement, NewTerm. Two people said that using WebWorks, the bold and italic formatting would be lost in the conversion, but I have not found this to be the case, at least in WWEP. Thanks to all who replied! As usual, the respondents comprise only a tiny fraction of the list membership, but I suppose they give a pretty good snapshot of actual usage. _ Regards, John Wilcox, Technical Writer Zetron, Redmond
