Is it possible that a post-processing script could do the corrections? On Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 4:37 PM <tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com> wrote:
> And yes, I know the "solution" would be to do all variables that require a > subscript or superscript as an equation, but the budget and timing of this > simply won't allow for it - there are literally THOUSANDS of variables that > I have had to define and taking the time to make an equation out of one > that > can be so easily entered via free-handed text is not a economically viable > solution as a result. Thank you! TVB Tammy Van Boening Tammy dot vanboening > at spectrumwritingllc dot com www.spectrumwritingllc.com -----Original > Message----- From: Framers On Behalf Of tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com > Sent: > Wednesday, June 23, 2021 3:30 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: > [Framers] Equations and font sizes of different components in Framemaker > 2019 OK, If anyone has used the Equations pod and can provide insight in > how > to solve this problem, I would be forever grateful. Here's the story: I > have > a very equation dense manual that I am producing in Framemaker 2019 for all > the text, imported graphics, etc. I have a sub-contractor who is working in > an equation editor to define and develop all the necessary equations. These > equations are organized in a Word document. I take a screen capture of the > full equation and import it into an anchored frame in my document. I am > doing it this way because each equation must be used in two separate > manuals > (the manual that I am currently writing and a manual that consists of only > the equations - nothing more). As a result, after I take a screen capture > and store the capture in a central location, I can import the equation into > each document. If the equation must be edited/updated, then the equation is > updated in the Word document, I retake the screen capture w/ the same name > and save it to the original location to simultaneously update the two docs. > This part has worked flawlessly. What I MUST do in the manual that I am > currently writing is tabulate each equation variable in a two column table. > The left column is the variable, and the right column is the variable > definition. For the left column of the table, I have a paragraph tag > defined > as TableEquationVariable, and this tag is set to Times New Roman, 12 point, > Italic. I also have two character tags with everything set to As-is - > Superscript and Subscript - and as the name implies the ONLY property that > I > have set for these tags is Superscript or Subscript. For variables that > require a single superscript or subscript, this works just fine, for > example, Clumen,t. However, the one thing that I have noticed is that after > applying either of these tags, the subscript or superscript visually appear > smaller in font size but I have confirmed that they are indeed 12pt in > size. > I guess it's just the way that FM applies this scripting property falsely > makes the font appear smaller than it is. The rub is that the vast majority > of these variables contain both subscripts and superscripts. For example, > Cj,lumen,t would be a C with a "j" subscript and perfectly aligned > underneath the "j" would be the "lumen, t" subscript. For such a variable, > I > insert a new Medium Equation, and w/ the ? mark selected, I enter a capital > C. Under symbols, I then Start String, enter a "j" and then End String. I > then position the selected string of "j" as needed for a superscript. I > then > place the cursor after the "j", and then Start String, enter "lumen, t" and > then End String. I then position the selected string appropriately as a > subscript. The problem is that the font size of these subscripts and > superscripts visually appears MUCH larger than the font of the superscript > or subscripts for which I manually applied the character tag. So, I created > an additional Character Tag called EquationVariables_SuperSubScript and set > everything to as-is OTHER than the font size and set that to a font size of > 8 pt - something in an attempt to get these strings to look like the > free-handed subscript/superscripts in other variables. In the Equation > Fonts > dialog box, I mapped Strings to this new tag, but. . . . this doesn't seem > to make one darned bit of difference. The strings appear to remain > noticeably larger in font size than I want. I have tried the other route w/ > Small Equation size but then the C is MUCH smaller than the required font. > . > etc. I am just going in circles but from the other direction. So I tried a > third approach where the C was just freely entered text, and then I entered > each string as independent equation and that solved the font size issue for > whatever reason, but positioning one string as a subscript and one as a > superscript is simply not feasible. If anyone can point me in the right > direction to resolving this dilemma, I would be most appreciative. It is > definitely a visual issue that my SMEs have flagged and they want it > resolved (understandably) before the final publication of this manual and I > am just bonkers at this point. TIA, TVB Tammy Van Boening Tammy dot > vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com www.spectrumwritingllc.com _____ > Scanned by McAfee and confirmed virus-free. > _______________________________________________ This message is from the > Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit > the > list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and > unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send > administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com Scanned by McAfee and > confirmed virus-free. 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