Re: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
I've seen no functional difference between the old marker dialog and the new marker pod or panel. I don't understand your reference to sorting them. Maybe I've missed some new feature? The two UI elements I use regularly that pop up from the bottom are variables and conditions. I find them much less efficient than the old UI since I have to click maybe six times to do something that used to take one or two clicks. On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Maxwell Hoffmann wrote: > Hassan, > > The biggest advantage of pods over the panels from *earlier* releases (pre FM > V9) is that they allow persistent display of some information that was only > available in "modal" dialogues that previously froze the screen and prevented > editing of page content. For instance, pre V9, index markers could only be > viewed one at a time in a modal marker dialogue that froze the screen. The > current markers pods allows you to see all markers in your current document, > or in all open documents. > > Pods are generally intended for temporary use, popping them up from the > bottom of the workspace as needed. You can close pods and save an alternate > workspace that does not have them. > > Everyone has their different preferences, and some long-time users who recall > the UNIX-inspired pre-V9 interface still prefer an interface w/o pods. > Personally, I have found pods to make FrameMaker much more friendly on a > small laptop screen than was possible with the older user interface. > > I frequently use the following pods for monitoring hidden information and > making corrections in the following areas: > == cross references > == insets (referenced graphics and/or text) > == markers (can be sorted alphabetically, by page, by type or document) > == hotspots (for a new feature in FrameMaker 11) > > I don't expect to persuade anyone who is not a fan of pods to start liking > them, but I found that they saved me countless hours while working with 1,200 > page projects in 24 languages. > > ___ > Maxwell Hoffmann | Product Evangelist | Adobe | p. 503.336.5952 | c. > 503.805.3719 | mhoff...@adobe.com > http://twitter.com/maxwellhoffmann - > http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellhoffmann blogs.adobe.com/techcomm > Upcoming webinars http://adobe.ly/Pbz6xIRecorded webinars: > http://adobe.ly/Pbdp0J > > > -Original Message- > From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Hassan Chamas > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 1:11 PM > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Framers: What good uses are Pods ? > > Let me be more specific. I am new to Framemaker but I am taking the time to > learn it. Im looking to clarify the uses of Pods. > > I have read that Pods are frequently used dialog boxes that have an interface > designed to simplify your work. > > When I look at the panel and pods, whats the advantage of making it "easier" > to use Pods when i have panels ? I know I don't have much experience, but I > tried to learn more on the Internet and all I see is moving pods/panels > around to make your workspace easier. Also, is their any efficiency to using > Pods rather then panels ? I guess what Im looking for are Framers who have > experience and can give me their insight on their own experience and to get > motivated to use them. > > Thank you > > Sam from Montreal, Canada > ___ > Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as rob...@lauriston.com. > > Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/robert%40lauriston.com > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: > On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:35:44 -0700, Maxwell Hoffmann > > wrote: > > >For instance, pre V9, index markers could only be viewed one > >at a time in a modal marker dialogue that froze the screen. > > That's just not true. The marker dialog has always been > modeless, not modal. You could only view one at a time, > and edit it, but I often left it up next to the main doc > window, along with the modeless Find dialog with which > you can step through the markers in your doc as you want. Absolutely correct. And not just the Marker and Find dialogs -- the Conditional Text, Hypertext, and Equations dialogs were also modeless, along with the designers, catalogs, and Tools Palette. All could be left open on a second monitor or to one side of the FM window on a large-enough single monitor. The major problem with the stepping-through-markers workflow Jeremy mentions is the tiny text in the (non-resizable) Marker dialog box, which requires excellent vision to distinguish colons from semicolons. Fortunately, excellent indexing tool alternatives like IXGen and Index Tools Pro took care of that problem (and added a great deal of additional functionality as well). Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: > On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:35:44 -0700, Maxwell Hoffmann > > wrote: > > >For instance, pre V9, index markers could only be viewed one > >at a time in a modal marker dialogue that froze the screen. > > That's just not true. The marker dialog has always been > modeless, not modal. You could only view one at a time, > and edit it, but I often left it up next to the main doc > window, along with the modeless Find dialog with which > you can step through the markers in your doc as you want. Absolutely correct. And not just the Marker and Find dialogs -- the Conditional Text, Hypertext, and Equations dialogs were also modeless, along with the designers, catalogs, and Tools Palette. All could be left open on a second monitor or to one side of the FM window on a large-enough single monitor. The major problem with the stepping-through-markers workflow Jeremy mentions is the tiny text in the (non-resizable) Marker dialog box, which requires excellent vision to distinguish colons from semicolons. Fortunately, excellent indexing tool alternatives like IXGen and Index Tools Pro took care of that problem (and added a great deal of additional functionality as well). Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 --
Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:35:44 -0700, Maxwell Hoffmann > wrote: >For instance, pre V9, index markers could only be viewed one >at a time in a modal marker dialogue that froze the screen. That's just not true. The marker dialog has always been modeless, not modal. You could only view one at a time, and edit it, but I often left it up next to the main doc window, along with the modeless Find dialog with which you can step through the markers in your doc as you want. The screen never froze. But using *pods* may make you think it has, because everything gets much slower. -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. http://mif2go.com/
Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
I've seen no functional difference between the old marker dialog and the new marker pod or panel. I don't understand your reference to sorting them. Maybe I've missed some new feature? The two UI elements I use regularly that pop up from the bottom are variables and conditions. I find them much less efficient than the old UI since I have to click maybe six times to do something that used to take one or two clicks. On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Maxwell Hoffmann wrote: > Hassan, > > The biggest advantage of pods over the panels from *earlier* releases (pre FM > V9) is that they allow persistent display of some information that was only > available in "modal" dialogues that previously froze the screen and prevented > editing of page content. For instance, pre V9, index markers could only be > viewed one at a time in a modal marker dialogue that froze the screen. The > current markers pods allows you to see all markers in your current document, > or in all open documents. > > Pods are generally intended for temporary use, popping them up from the > bottom of the workspace as needed. You can close pods and save an alternate > workspace that does not have them. > > Everyone has their different preferences, and some long-time users who recall > the UNIX-inspired pre-V9 interface still prefer an interface w/o pods. > Personally, I have found pods to make FrameMaker much more friendly on a > small laptop screen than was possible with the older user interface. > > I frequently use the following pods for monitoring hidden information and > making corrections in the following areas: > == cross references > == insets (referenced graphics and/or text) > == markers (can be sorted alphabetically, by page, by type or document) > == hotspots (for a new feature in FrameMaker 11) > > I don't expect to persuade anyone who is not a fan of pods to start liking > them, but I found that they saved me countless hours while working with 1,200 > page projects in 24 languages. > > ___ > Maxwell Hoffmann | Product Evangelist | Adobe | p. 503.336.5952 | c. > 503.805.3719 | mhoffman at adobe.com > http://twitter.com/maxwellhoffmann - > http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellhoffmann blogs.adobe.com/techcomm > Upcoming webinars http://adobe.ly/Pbz6xIRecorded webinars: > http://adobe.ly/Pbdp0J > > > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Hassan Chamas > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 1:11 PM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Framers: What good uses are Pods ? > > Let me be more specific. I am new to Framemaker but I am taking the time to > learn it. Im looking to clarify the uses of Pods. > > I have read that Pods are frequently used dialog boxes that have an interface > designed to simplify your work. > > When I look at the panel and pods, whats the advantage of making it "easier" > to use Pods when i have panels ? I know I don't have much experience, but I > tried to learn more on the Internet and all I see is moving pods/panels > around to make your workspace easier. Also, is their any efficiency to using > Pods rather then panels ? I guess what Im looking for are Framers who have > experience and can give me their insight on their own experience and to get > motivated to use them. > > Thank you > > Sam from Montreal, Canada > ___ > Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as robert at lauriston.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/robert%40lauriston.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
On Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:35:44 -0700, Maxwell Hoffmann > wrote: >For instance, pre V9, index markers could only be viewed one >at a time in a modal marker dialogue that froze the screen. That's just not true. The marker dialog has always been modeless, not modal. You could only view one at a time, and edit it, but I often left it up next to the main doc window, along with the modeless Find dialog with which you can step through the markers in your doc as you want. The screen never froze. But using *pods* may make you think it has, because everything gets much slower. -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. http://mif2go.com/ ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
Hassan, The biggest advantage of pods over the panels from *earlier* releases (pre FM V9) is that they allow persistent display of some information that was only available in "modal" dialogues that previously froze the screen and prevented editing of page content. For instance, pre V9, index markers could only be viewed one at a time in a modal marker dialogue that froze the screen. The current markers pods allows you to see all markers in your current document, or in all open documents. Pods are generally intended for temporary use, popping them up from the bottom of the workspace as needed. You can close pods and save an alternate workspace that does not have them. Everyone has their different preferences, and some long-time users who recall the UNIX-inspired pre-V9 interface still prefer an interface w/o pods. Personally, I have found pods to make FrameMaker much more friendly on a small laptop screen than was possible with the older user interface. I frequently use the following pods for monitoring hidden information and making corrections in the following areas: == cross references == insets (referenced graphics and/or text) == markers (can be sorted alphabetically, by page, by type or document) == hotspots (for a new feature in FrameMaker 11) I don't expect to persuade anyone who is not a fan of pods to start liking them, but I found that they saved me countless hours while working with 1,200 page projects in 24 languages. ___ Maxwell Hoffmann | Product Evangelist | Adobe | p. 503.336.5952 | c. 503.805.3719 | mhoff...@adobe.com http://twitter.com/maxwellhoffmann - http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellhoffmann blogs.adobe.com/techcomm Upcoming webinars http://adobe.ly/Pbz6xIRecorded webinars: http://adobe.ly/Pbdp0J -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Hassan Chamas Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 1:11 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Framers: What good uses are Pods ? Let me be more specific. I am new to Framemaker but I am taking the time to learn it. Im looking to clarify the uses of Pods. I have read that Pods are frequently used dialog boxes that have an interface designed to simplify your work. When I look at the panel and pods, whats the advantage of making it "easier" to use Pods when i have panels ? I know I don't have much experience, but I tried to learn more on the Internet and all I see is moving pods/panels around to make your workspace easier. Also, is their any efficiency to using Pods rather then panels ? I guess what Im looking for are Framers who have experience and can give me their insight on their own experience and to get motivated to use them. Thank you Sam from Montreal, Canada ___ Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
Hassan, The biggest advantage of pods over the panels from *earlier* releases (pre FM V9) is that they allow persistent display of some information that was only available in "modal" dialogues that previously froze the screen and prevented editing of page content. For instance, pre V9, index markers could only be viewed one at a time in a modal marker dialogue that froze the screen. The current markers pods allows you to see all markers in your current document, or in all open documents. Pods are generally intended for temporary use, popping them up from the bottom of the workspace as needed. You can close pods and save an alternate workspace that does not have them. Everyone has their different preferences, and some long-time users who recall the UNIX-inspired pre-V9 interface still prefer an interface w/o pods. Personally, I have found pods to make FrameMaker much more friendly on a small laptop screen than was possible with the older user interface. I frequently use the following pods for monitoring hidden information and making corrections in the following areas: == cross references == insets (referenced graphics and/or text) == markers (can be sorted alphabetically, by page, by type or document) == hotspots (for a new feature in FrameMaker 11) I don't expect to persuade anyone who is not a fan of pods to start liking them, but I found that they saved me countless hours while working with 1,200 page projects in 24 languages. ___ Maxwell Hoffmann |? Product? Evangelist? |? Adobe? |? p. 503.336.5952? |? c. 503.805.3719? |? mhoffman at adobe.com http://twitter.com/maxwellhoffmann -? http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellhoffmann? blogs.adobe.com/techcomm Upcoming webinars http://adobe.ly/Pbz6xIRecorded webinars: http://adobe.ly/Pbdp0J -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Hassan Chamas Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 1:11 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Framers: What good uses are Pods ? Let me be more specific. I am new to Framemaker but I am taking the time to learn it. Im looking to clarify the uses of Pods. I have read that Pods are frequently used dialog boxes that have an interface designed to simplify your work. When I look at the panel and pods, whats the advantage of making it "easier" to use Pods when i have panels ? I know I don't have much experience, but I tried to learn more on the Internet and all I see is moving pods/panels around to make your workspace easier. Also, is their any efficiency to using Pods rather then panels ? I guess what Im looking for are Framers who have experience and can give me their insight on their own experience and to get motivated to use them. Thank you Sam from Montreal, Canada ___ Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
Simple really. It gives you something to put on those second and third monitors. Alan On 18/04/13 8:11 AM, Hassan Chamas wrote: > Let me be more specific. I am new to Framemaker but I am taking the time to > learn it. Im looking to clarify the uses of Pods. > > I have read that Pods are frequently used dialog boxes that have an interface > designed to simplify your work. > > When I look at the panel and pods, whats the advantage of making it "easier" > to use Pods when i have panels ? I know I don't have much experience, but I > tried to learn more on the Internet and all I see is moving pods/panels > around to make your workspace easier. Also, is their any efficiency to using > Pods rather then panels ? I guess what Im looking for are Framers who have > experience and can give me their insight on their own experience and to get > motivated to use them. > > Thank you > > Sam from Montreal, Canada > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as alan at alphabyte.co.nz. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alan%40alphabyte.co.nz > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > -- AlphaByte PO Box 1941, Auckland http://www.alphabyte.co.nz
Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
Hassan Chamas wrote: > > Let me be more specific. I am new to Framemaker but I am taking the time to > learn > it. Im looking to clarify the uses of Pods. > > I have read that Pods are frequently used dialog boxes that have an interface > designed to simplify your work. > > When I look at the panel and pods, whats the advantage of making it "easier" > to use > Pods when i have panels ? I know I don't have much experience, but I tried to > learn > more on the Internet and all I see is moving pods/panels around to make your > workspace easier. Also, is their any efficiency to using Pods rather then > panels ? I > guess what Im looking for are Framers who have experience and can give me > their > insight on their own experience and to get motivated to use them. To answer your question: Pods give an overview of all markers/variables/text insets/conditions in a document. Panels allow you to edit one marker/variable/text inset/condition at a time. I'm afraid you've touched on a sore subject for many long-time Frame users. In Frame versions 1-8, pods didn't exist. All we had were panels. These were straightforward to use: Park them on your second monitor and refer to them as needed. Drag them anywhere you like and they would stay put. The panels had some disadvantages. They were not resizable, so in some panels, critical information could only be accessed by lots of scrolling. They also lacked information. For example, we had a Markers panel, but that only showed information on the currently selected marker. So Adobe came up with a new interface in Frame 9 to address these problems. The panels became resizable, and could now be stacked into tabbed panels. Pods were added to e.g. give an overview of all markers in a document. Unfortunately, the way Adobe created this new interface was not without problems. First, they threw out the old (Windows standard) user interface, and replaced it with an "Adobe standard" UI. In the Windows UI, every dialog box is an independent window. In the Adobe UI, all these boxes are attracted to each other, and desperately want to clump together in great big unwieldy masses, preferably overlapping the document you're working on. In the old interface, you could easily stack several documents, having them partially overlap. Very handy for comparing documents, moving text from one document to another etc. Try that in Frame 9, and you'll be tearing your hair out. The new pods give useful information. Unfortunately FrameMaker is really eager to keep the information in the pods up-to-date, and as a result some operations (like opening all documents in a book) slow to a crawl as FrameMaker updates the pod for every document it touches. Also new is the concept of workspaces. Basically they allow you to change the layout of the program for different operations. Open some dialogs and close others, place them in different locations, that sort of thing. Interesting idea, but you have to be very careful not to lose the changes you made. Harro de Jong Triview
RE: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
Hassan Chamas wrote: > > Let me be more specific. I am new to Framemaker but I am taking the time to > learn > it. Im looking to clarify the uses of Pods. > > I have read that Pods are frequently used dialog boxes that have an interface > designed to simplify your work. > > When I look at the panel and pods, whats the advantage of making it "easier" > to use > Pods when i have panels ? I know I don't have much experience, but I tried to > learn > more on the Internet and all I see is moving pods/panels around to make your > workspace easier. Also, is their any efficiency to using Pods rather then > panels ? I > guess what Im looking for are Framers who have experience and can give me > their > insight on their own experience and to get motivated to use them. To answer your question: Pods give an overview of all markers/variables/text insets/conditions in a document. Panels allow you to edit one marker/variable/text inset/condition at a time. I'm afraid you've touched on a sore subject for many long-time Frame users. In Frame versions 1-8, pods didn't exist. All we had were panels. These were straightforward to use: Park them on your second monitor and refer to them as needed. Drag them anywhere you like and they would stay put. The panels had some disadvantages. They were not resizable, so in some panels, critical information could only be accessed by lots of scrolling. They also lacked information. For example, we had a Markers panel, but that only showed information on the currently selected marker. So Adobe came up with a new interface in Frame 9 to address these problems. The panels became resizable, and could now be stacked into tabbed panels. Pods were added to e.g. give an overview of all markers in a document. Unfortunately, the way Adobe created this new interface was not without problems. First, they threw out the old (Windows standard) user interface, and replaced it with an "Adobe standard" UI. In the Windows UI, every dialog box is an independent window. In the Adobe UI, all these boxes are attracted to each other, and desperately want to clump together in great big unwieldy masses, preferably overlapping the document you're working on. In the old interface, you could easily stack several documents, having them partially overlap. Very handy for comparing documents, moving text from one document to another etc. Try that in Frame 9, and you'll be tearing your hair out. The new pods give useful information. Unfortunately FrameMaker is really eager to keep the information in the pods up-to-date, and as a result some operations (like opening all documents in a book) slow to a crawl as FrameMaker updates the pod for every document it touches. Also new is the concept of workspaces. Basically they allow you to change the layout of the program for different operations. Open some dialogs and close others, place them in different locations, that sort of thing. Interesting idea, but you have to be very careful not to lose the changes you made. Harro de Jong Triview ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
I encountered all kinds of bugs when I tried to rearrange things. I eventually gave up and just use the default UI. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Hassan Chamas wrote: > W... I tried to learn more on the Internet and all I see is moving > pods/panels around to make your workspace easier. ... ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
Simple really. It gives you something to put on those second and third monitors. Alan On 18/04/13 8:11 AM, Hassan Chamas wrote: Let me be more specific. I am new to Framemaker but I am taking the time to learn it. Im looking to clarify the uses of Pods. I have read that Pods are frequently used dialog boxes that have an interface designed to simplify your work. When I look at the panel and pods, whats the advantage of making it "easier" to use Pods when i have panels ? I know I don't have much experience, but I tried to learn more on the Internet and all I see is moving pods/panels around to make your workspace easier. Also, is their any efficiency to using Pods rather then panels ? I guess what Im looking for are Framers who have experience and can give me their insight on their own experience and to get motivated to use them. Thank you Sam from Montreal, Canada ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as a...@alphabyte.co.nz. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alan%40alphabyte.co.nz Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- AlphaByte PO Box 1941, Auckland http://www.alphabyte.co.nz ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
I encountered all kinds of bugs when I tried to rearrange things. I eventually gave up and just use the default UI. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Hassan Chamas wrote: > W... I tried to learn more on the Internet and all I see is moving > pods/panels around to make your workspace easier. ...
Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
Let me be more specific. I am new to Framemaker but I am taking the time to learn it. Im looking to clarify the uses of Pods. I have read that Pods are frequently used dialog boxes that have an interface designed to simplify your work. When I look at the panel and pods, whats the advantage of making it "easier" to use Pods when i have panels ? I know I don't have much experience, but I tried to learn more on the Internet and all I see is moving pods/panels around to make your workspace easier. Also, is their any efficiency to using Pods rather then panels ? I guess what Im looking for are Framers who have experience and can give me their insight on their own experience and to get motivated to use them. Thank you Sam from Montreal, Canada ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Framers: What good uses are Pods ?
Let me be more specific. I am new to Framemaker but I am taking the time to learn it. Im looking to clarify the uses of Pods. I have read that Pods are frequently used dialog boxes that have an interface designed to simplify your work. When I look at the panel and pods, whats the advantage of making it "easier" to use Pods when i have panels ? I know I don't have much experience, but I tried to learn more on the Internet and all I see is moving pods/panels around to make your workspace easier. Also, is their any efficiency to using Pods rather then panels ? I guess what Im looking for are Framers who have experience and can give me their insight on their own experience and to get motivated to use them. Thank you Sam from Montreal, Canada
