Hello Nancy, There's a free FrameScript script from itl that compares the properties of two paragraph formats in a document. http://www.itl.eu/framescript_download.html?&L=1
See attached screenshots. Kind regards, Klaus M?ller, itl AG --- Original Message --- From: Nancy Allison Date: 17.12.2008 18:13 > Peter, I can easily generate a list of tags, and sort it any which way. > That is not the issue. > > My question is, how do I see if there are any similar or dissimilar > settings between two tags? > > In other words, all settings for Anchor and AnchorTable may be > identical, except that the tabs for AnchorTable have been set with > painstaking accuracy, while the tabs for Anchor are not useful. > > Let's say that I don't know that, and let's say that there are a couple > of other subtle differences between the two tags that I am not aware of. > (Why am I not aware? Because I've inherited a document previously worked > on by two tech writers, the first of whom knew a lot more about Frame > than the second. The second created sloppy tags, imported tags, didn't > sort out discrepancies, and so on and so forth. Now I'm trying to clean > it up a bit. There aren't enough problems to justify creating a new > template from scratch, however.) > > The only way I know to identify the differences between two paragraph or > character tags is to: > > 1. Generate a list of all tags and their characteristics > > 2. Find the listings for Anchor and AnchorTable (in this example) > > 3. Place them side-by-side on my screen or desk > > 4. Scan the many, many properties that are listed for those tags > > 5. Visually identify the discrepancies among settings > > I suppose I could also put the tags through every conceivable possible > usage in a template and see how they behave, and figure out which > properties are more desirable that way, but I don't have the time or > patience. > > If you have any thoughts about how to automate the comparison of tag > properties, I will be glad to hear them. > > --Nancy