Hi, Doug: I don't have any running FM versions to test these ideas, but two possibly helpful hoops might be:
* Run additional instances of FM to display the items caught in modal-dialog limbo, but this might be a problem if FM's lock files prevent opening the same file multiple times, (like Heraclitus couldn't step into the same river twice.) A workaround for this could be to save the a copy of the file. * A script that captures the properties of selected objects. On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 9:34 AM Doug <[email protected]> wrote: > What I'd like to see in a new version of FM is a non-modal information > dialog that displays all of the characteristics of the currently selected > frame. > > Currently I have to use separate information windows for anchor frames and > object properties, for example. They are non-modal, so that's good, but I > don't have the convenience of looking at the same location to view the data > I'm interested in, since they are separate dialogs. > > What's worse is that both text frames and graphic frames use modal > windows. I have to jump through some hoops to view their data, and because > they are modal, I can't use ANY other part of Framemaker unless I close > their Properties dialogs first. > > I'm using FM 2017 BTW. > > Computers are supposed to make our jobs easier. A single non-modal > information dialog is one way to do so. > > --Doug > > > > On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 6:17 PM Mike Wickham <[email protected]> wrote: > > > New versions of FrameMaker always seem to concentrate on adding features > > for the structured community. I get it. That's the strenght of the > > program. But the new features I'd like to see involve handling of > > graphics and type. For example, it would be nice to be able to make a > > graphic float in the middle of a two-column page, and have both columns > > wrap around it. Or how about taking advantage of the various OpenType > > features that InDesign can handle with ease, but Frame is clueless > > about-- like easy, true small caps, or oldstyle numerals? Or optical > > margins and hanging indents, for a more modern, refined look in printed > > docs? Or a separate offset setting for numerators and denominators? > > Right now, you can set superscript and subscript offsets to work for > > either super/subscripts or numerators/denominators, but not both. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to [email protected] > 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 [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to [email protected] 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 [email protected]
