Thank you Fred for explaining the "why." And thank you to Jerilynne for explaning how to turn tables into graphic capsules!
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Fred Ridder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deirdre Reagan asked: > >> Does anyone know why FM automatically makes Table captions but not >> Figure captions? > > Tables are well-defined encapsulated objects, and one of the properties > that is defined is an optional Title object. If you define a table format > to include a Title object, every table that you assign that format to > will have a title frame to contain your title string. But you can also > define a table format that does not have a Title. > > Figures, on the other hand, are not uniquely defined objects. There are > at least three different methods that are commonly used to insert a > figure (an anchored frame in the text flow, an unanchored frame in a > fixed location on a page, or in an anchored frame in a table cell), so > there is no single place where a caption property could be defined to > apply in all cases. > > But a potentially workable solution is to always encapsulate figures in > a single-cell table, since tables *do* have a defined Title object. This > does limit flexibility somewhat regarding horizontal positioning (tables > have their own logic of how and when to span columns and sidehead > areas), but also has a few small additional benefits, like making it > very easy to globally or individually add/remove border rulings around > figures, and providing facilities for encapsulating notes with the figure. > > -FR > > ________________________________ > It's easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through > Windows Liveā¢ Messenger. Learn How. _______________________________________________ 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.