RE: document window size
At 13:24 -0500 16/4/07, Natalie Bircher wrote: Ah,yes. It is not a new window, it is a saved doc. Strange that FM saves the zoom level, I think. Not at all: thank goodness that it does. What would you want it to do? For any specific template and any specific monitor, there is always an optimal zoom setting that makes best use of the screen area. For FrameMaker to save the chosen zoom setting across a group of documents/book is a great time-saver. The only downside is the rather cumbersome way it applies zoom settings across a book. Bear in mind that you can customize FrameMaker's zoom settings. -- Steve ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [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: document window size
On Monday, April 16, 2007 12:05 PM, Natalie Bircher wrote: | Can I specify the size of the window that opens when I open | a new file? Sometimes the window opens at 120% sometimes it | opens as a rectangle, and other times it just opens the file | and is minimized at the bottom of the screen. My objective | is to have the window open at 83% so I can view the info | without having to resize the windows. | | At times, I wish I had a HUGE monitor to organize all the | open files, structure box, tools, designer boxes, etc. that | I have to work with at one time. How do you all organize | your workspace? That's very odd - I have never had Frame open a NEW document minimized, or as an oddly shaped window. It opens at the zoom setting in effect when the template was saved, and for the FM supplied ones that is 100%. Are you really opening a new document window, or opening a document that someone else had worked on? If the latter, Frame remembers the zoom settings when saving a document. But I don't believe that it saves the window size or minimized status. As for organizing your workspace, big monitors are good but even better is two decent sized ones. In my opinion, that is absolutely the way to go. There have been a number of discussion in this forum over the years, and no one has ever regretted moving to dual monitors that I recall. The key is the video card(s)-get one with at least 256 MB RAM per monitor. You can either use a dual head card that supports more than one monitor (there are cards available that support three monitors) , or have a separate video card installed in the system for each monitor. In my office, all our Frame users (5) have dual displays, of at least 19 size. User productivity paid for the expense in less than two months. I have twin 21 LCDs at 1600x1200 [each], driven by a NVIDIA GeForce FX5500 w/ 512MB RAM, and absolutely love it. - Lester --- Lester C. Smalley Email: lsmalley AT infocon DOT com Information Consultants, Inc. Phone: 302-239-2942 FAX: 302-239-1712 Yorklyn, DE 19736 Web: www.infocon.com --- ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [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: document window size
Hi Natalie... If you're working on binary FM files (not opening an XML file), it *should* open to the size, zoom, and position that it was last saved. If you have the document minimized and you do a Save All Files .. it'll reopen in a minimized state. Or possibly someone else has been working on these files, and they are getting saved in other states. We have a plugin called RestoreWindows that lets you specify the size, position and zoom for new or opened document windows, as well as the state and position of the other catalogs, palettes, and windows. You can use the 30-day trial to give it a whirl. http://www.leximation.com/tools/info/restorewindows.php This is most useful for XML files, but also alleviates the problem you describe in a multi-user environment. ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Natalie Bircher wrote: Can I specify the size of the window that opens when I open a new file? Sometimes the window opens at 120% sometimes it opens as a rectangle, and other times it just opens the file and is minimized at the bottom of the screen. My objective is to have the window open at 83% so I can view the info without having to resize the windows. At times, I wish I had a HUGE monitor to organize all the open files, structure box, tools, designer boxes, etc. that I have to work with at one time. How do you all organize your workspace? Natalie Bircher Technical Writer BackStreet Media Phone: 320-843-4337 Fax: 320-842-4236 Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [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: document window size
Ah,yes. It is not a new window, it is a saved doc. Strange that FM saves the zoom level, I think. The time that the file opens minimized, is when I open a file from the book. I may pass your suggestions on to the power$ that be to see if I could get another monitor. I always hate to ask for things, but if it will help productivity, then maybe it's okay. Thanks! Natalie -Original Message- From: Lester C. Smalley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: document window size On Monday, April 16, 2007 12:05 PM, Natalie Bircher wrote: | Can I specify the size of the window that opens when I open | a new file? Sometimes the window opens at 120% sometimes it | opens as a rectangle, and other times it just opens the file | and is minimized at the bottom of the screen. My objective | is to have the window open at 83% so I can view the info | without having to resize the windows. | | At times, I wish I had a HUGE monitor to organize all the | open files, structure box, tools, designer boxes, etc. that | I have to work with at one time. How do you all organize | your workspace? That's very odd - I have never had Frame open a NEW document minimized, or as an oddly shaped window. It opens at the zoom setting in effect when the template was saved, and for the FM supplied ones that is 100%. Are you really opening a new document window, or opening a document that someone else had worked on? If the latter, Frame remembers the zoom settings when saving a document. But I don't believe that it saves the window size or minimized status. As for organizing your workspace, big monitors are good but even better is two decent sized ones. In my opinion, that is absolutely the way to go. There have been a number of discussion in this forum over the years, and no one has ever regretted moving to dual monitors that I recall. The key is the video card(s)-get one with at least 256 MB RAM per monitor. You can either use a dual head card that supports more than one monitor (there are cards available that support three monitors) , or have a separate video card installed in the system for each monitor. In my office, all our Frame users (5) have dual displays, of at least 19 size. User productivity paid for the expense in less than two months. I have twin 21 LCDs at 1600x1200 [each], driven by a NVIDIA GeForce FX5500 w/ 512MB RAM, and absolutely love it. - Lester --- Lester C. Smalley Email: lsmalley AT infocon DOT com Information Consultants, Inc. Phone: 302-239-2942 FAX: 302-239-1712 Yorklyn, DE 19736 Web: www.infocon.com --- ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [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.
