Disappearing Palette Items

[Mike Wickham]

 > Reading the manual might help here.

Good advice, but there hasn't been a FrameMaker manual since FM7. :) And 
online help often requires the use of specific search terms to find 
obscure information. Online help needs lots of work.

There is a really good video on using the new (as of FM9) interface. 
It's really helpful in learning about docking palettes, setting up 
workspaces, etc.. I didn't like the new interface until I saw this 
video. Now, I wouldn't go back. Here's the link:
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/tips-and-tricks-for-technical-communicators-to-maximize-productivity/getting-started-with-the-new-framemaker-9-user-interface/

Some of the settings in File> Preferences> Interface can also affect the 
behavior of palettes. I haven't followed this thread closely, but it 
might be worth looking at the settings there. It might be helpful to 
check out message #35 in the following thread, where I show an example 
of the workspace I use and the settings to get it: 
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4039348

Regarding not being able to make the Object Properties dialog dock, it 
might depend on which one you mean. If you right-click on a selected 
text frame and choose Object Properties, a standalone "Customize Text 
Frame" dialog opens, but disappears when you click Set or Cancel. If you 
right-click on graphic objects, the Object Properties dialog opens and 
it is dockable (see example in my workspace mentioned above).

Mike Wickham

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