FM 9 and the Pending Marker

[Bill Swallow]

Absolutely! I'd always used a Draft condition as well. The marker
gives you the ability to easily report on areas yet complete, and
makes life so much easier for your editor (if you're fortunate to have
one, or peer editors) to find and approve pending content amidst a sea
of existing finalized info.

On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Lief Erickson
<lief at networkinstruments.com> wrote:
> I imagine it's a marker you create on your own. I've never seen a "Pending" marker in the 12 years I've used FrameMaker. I'm currently using v9. So, like Bill said, you'd have to create your own (and import/add it to all of your files).
>
> Instead of using markers, I have used conditional text to accomplish what the author has suggested. I created "Draft" tag. That allowed me to show/hide text until it had been approved. Of course, there's no reason both methods couldn't be used together. I like the idea of being able to create a List of Markers and jump to it and  like the idea of being able to hide unapproved draft text. The List of Markers certainly makes it easier to jump to a spot than searching for a conditional text tag.

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