Text string in title case?

[Rick Quatro]

Hi Paul,

For Windows FrameMaker, you can use FrameScript. If anyone is interested in 
a script like this, please contact me offlist. Thanks.

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing
585-659-8267
www.frameexpert.com

> Hi Tina,
>
> This is impossible with FrameMaker alone. I thought perhaps Spell
> Catcher could handle it, as it does have commands for changing case
> to Title style, but even that simply capitalises the first letter of
> each word.
>
> A job for AppleScript perhaps? (NG to you unless you use Mac
> FrameMaker.)
>
> I found a script at <http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?
> id=13297> that, in addition to changing case to Title style, can also
> set a bunch of specified definite and indefinite articles,
> conjunctions, and prepositions that don't start a sentence to
> lowercase. Something the script author has called "Mixed" style.
>
> I'm not a programmer, but with a little head scratching, I managed to
> edit this script so that it searches an open FrameMaker document and
> changes all paragraphs tagged "Heading1" or whatever you like to
> Mixed style. Works a treat!
>
> Incidentally, for Title style (or what CMOS calls "Headline" style),
> do you follow the Microsoft style of not capitalising prepositions of
> four or fewer letters. Or Apple's style of not capitalising
> prepositions of three or fewer letters. Or CMOS's recommendation of
> lowercasing prepositions regardless of length?
>
> Styles - you gotta love 'em.
>
> Paul