Hi Tina, This is impossible with FrameMaker alone. I thought perhaps Spell Catcher could handle it, as it does have commands for changing case to Title style, but even that simply capitalises the first letter of each word.
A job for AppleScript perhaps? (NG to you unless you use Mac FrameMaker.) I found a script at <http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php? id=13297> that, in addition to changing case to Title style, can also set a bunch of specified definite and indefinite articles, conjunctions, and prepositions that don't start a sentence to lowercase. Something the script author has called "Mixed" style. I'm not a programmer, but with a little head scratching, I managed to edit this script so that it searches an open FrameMaker document and changes all paragraphs tagged "Heading1" or whatever you like to Mixed style. Works a treat! Incidentally, for Title style (or what CMOS calls "Headline" style), do you follow the Microsoft style of not capitalising prepositions of four or fewer letters. Or Apple's style of not capitalising prepositions of three or fewer letters. Or CMOS's recommendation of lowercasing prepositions regardless of length? Styles - you gotta love 'em. Paul > Hi all, > > > > I'm trying to put many text strings (book titles) throughout a long > book > into title case. I need to do this at the character level, not the > paragraph. For example, changing > > > > THE TITLE OF THIS BOOK > > > > to > > > > The Title of This Book > > > > So. it needs to have some logic, i.e. knows to skip conjunctions > like "of" > and "and" etc. > > > > I can see in the character designer how to change a set of > characters to > small caps, lowercase, or uppercase. Does anyone know of a way to > make this > ability go one step further and become title case? > > > > Tina Ricks > > Editor > > Trial Guides, LLC > > [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.