RANT: FrameMaker's "help" function

2008-10-03 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Dierdre: On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Deirdre Reagan wrote: > Look at that! Yes indeed. > > If only someone would invent a function that allows a link between > text in one file and text in another file. Ah, a girl can dream. > > LOL > > Thanks, You're welcome. Please do file your requ

RANT: FrameMaker's "help" function

2008-10-03 Thread Milan Davidovic
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Deirdre Reagan wrote: > Is anyone else as annoyed by FrameMaker's useless help function as I am? I don't actually get mad anymore until I can't find the answer *anywhere*. Is this what you're looking for? http://www.io.com/~tcm/etwr2472/planners/frame/frame_tabl

RANT: FrameMaker's "help" function

2008-10-03 Thread Deirdre Reagan
Look at that! Yes indeed. If only someone would invent a function that allows a link between text in one file and text in another file. Ah, a girl can dream. LOL Thanks, Deirdre On 10/3/08, Peter Gold wrote: > Hi, Deirdre: > > In FM Help, it's common that information is present, but it is >

RANT: FrameMaker's "help" function

2008-10-03 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Deirdre: In FM Help, it's common that information is present, but it is described in terms that aren't exactly the ones you expect or search for, or it is buried in the mass of found topics. Your search did find what you needed, about 12 lines down, in the topic, "Breaking tables at a specifi

Re: RANT: FrameMaker's "help" function

2008-10-03 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Dierdre: On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Deirdre Reagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Look at that! Yes indeed. > > If only someone would invent a function that allows a link between > text in one file and text in another file. Ah, a girl can dream. > > LOL > > Thanks, You're welcome. Please

RANT: FrameMaker's "help" function

2008-10-03 Thread Deirdre Reagan
Is anyone else as annoyed by FrameMaker's useless help function as I am? I want to put a page break in my table. Here's what I get when I type "table break" into the Help search function: *** Controlling page breaks in tables If all the rows of a table don't fit in a text column, some of the ro

RANT: FrameMaker's "help" function

2008-10-03 Thread Combs, Richard
Deirdre Reagan wrote: > I especially like this nugget of useful information: "forcing a page > break [is] not part of the format; they are custom settings, which you > make on a case-by-case basis." > > Um, where? How? > > In case anyone here doesn't know, it's Table> Row Format > Start Row:.

Re: RANT: FrameMaker's "help" function

2008-10-03 Thread Deirdre Reagan
Look at that! Yes indeed. If only someone would invent a function that allows a link between text in one file and text in another file. Ah, a girl can dream. LOL Thanks, Deirdre On 10/3/08, Peter Gold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, Deirdre: > > In FM Help, it's common that information is p

Re: RANT: FrameMaker's "help" function

2008-10-03 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Deirdre: In FM Help, it's common that information is present, but it is described in terms that aren't exactly the ones you expect or search for, or it is buried in the mass of found topics. Your search did find what you needed, about 12 lines down, in the topic, "Breaking tables at a specifi

RE: RANT: FrameMaker's "help" function

2008-10-03 Thread Combs, Richard
Deirdre Reagan wrote: > I especially like this nugget of useful information: "forcing a page > break [is] not part of the format; they are custom settings, which you > make on a case-by-case basis." > > Um, where? How? > > In case anyone here doesn't know, it's Table> Row Format > Start Row:.

Re: RANT: FrameMaker's "help" function

2008-10-03 Thread Milan Davidovic
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 3:56 PM, Deirdre Reagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is anyone else as annoyed by FrameMaker's useless help function as I am? I don't actually get mad anymore until I can't find the answer *anywhere*. Is this what you're looking for? http://www.io.com/~tcm/etwr2472/planner

RANT: FrameMaker's "help" function

2008-10-03 Thread Deirdre Reagan
Is anyone else as annoyed by FrameMaker's useless help function as I am? I want to put a page break in my table. Here's what I get when I type "table break" into the Help search function: *** Controlling page breaks in tables If all the rows of a table don't fit in a text column, some of the ro