Tag-compare tool?

[Klaus Mueller]

Hello Nancy,

There's a free FrameScript script from itl that compares
the properties of two paragraph formats in a document.
http://www.itl.eu/framescript_download.html?&L=1

See attached screenshots.

Kind regards,
Klaus Müller, itl AG



--- Original Message ---
From: Nancy Allison
Date: 17.12.2008 18:13
> Peter, I can easily generate a list of tags, and sort it any which way. 
> That is not the issue.
> 
> My question is, how do I see if there are any similar or dissimilar 
> settings between two tags?
> 
> In other words, all settings for Anchor and AnchorTable may be 
> identical, except that the tabs for AnchorTable have been set with 
> painstaking accuracy, while the tabs for Anchor are not useful.
> 
> Let's say that I don't know that, and let's say that there are a couple 
> of other subtle differences between the two tags that I am not aware of. 
> (Why am I not aware? Because I've inherited a document previously worked 
> on by two tech writers, the first of whom knew a lot more about Frame 
> than the second. The second created sloppy tags, imported tags, didn't 
> sort out discrepancies, and so on and so forth. Now I'm trying to clean 
> it up a bit. There aren't enough problems to justify creating a new 
> template from scratch, however.)
> 
> The only way I know to identify the differences between two paragraph or 
> character tags is to:
> 
> 1. Generate a list of all tags and their characteristics
> 
> 2. Find the listings for Anchor and AnchorTable (in this example)
> 
> 3. Place them side-by-side on my screen or desk
> 
> 4. Scan the many, many properties that are listed for those tags
> 
> 5. Visually identify the discrepancies among settings
> 
> I suppose I could also put the tags through every conceivable possible 
> usage in a template and see how they behave, and figure out which 
> properties are more desirable that way, but I don't have the time or 
> patience.
> 
> If you have any thoughts about how to automate the comparison of tag 
> properties, I will be glad to hear them.
> 
> --Nancy