Changing FM7.2 default parameters

[John Posada]

David...What do you do, when you want to launch the specific
configuration, launch the appropriate batch file which does the INI
swap then calls the EXE to start FM?

Or do you do it in two steps; run the right batch file, then launch
FM.

--- "Spreadbury, David" <david.spreadbury at tellabs.com> wrote:

> John,
> The greatest advantage I have found in this 'other' maker.ini is
> the
> ability to have two maker.ini profiles. At work I run dual monitors
> off
> a laptop. When I use the laptop by itself, I run a batch file that
> swaps
> two maker.ini files (maker_laptop.ini and maker_desktop.ini). I
> have two
> sets of coordinates for the structure view, which is the one entry
> I
> really care about when switching from-to laptop/desktop. This way,
> if I
> remember to run the batch file, I'm always able to access the
> structure
> view.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Posada [mailto:jposada01 at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:59 AM
> To: Spreadbury, David; Mark Forseth; framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: RE: Changing FM7.2 default parameters
> 
> That one appears to be where FM stores the "last-used" settings and
> it changes everytime you either launch or save an FM session. 
> 
> --- "Spreadbury, David" <david.spreadbury at tellabs.com> wrote:
> 
> > We haven't upgraded to 7.2 yet, but in 7.0 there is another
> > maker.ini
> > file in:
> > 
> > \Documents and Settings\<your username>\Application
> > Data\Adobe\FrameMaker\7.0
> > 
> > This is the ini file that is read when you launch FrameMaker.
> > 


John Posada
Senior Technical Writer

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