Hi Paul, For Windows FrameMaker, you can use FrameScript. If anyone is interested in a script like this, please contact me offlist. Thanks.
Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com > 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