Keyboard shortcut for frame anchoring position?

[Rick Quatro]

At the risk of pushing the thread further off topic, this is why I have been
so bullish about scripting over the years. I have been using "object styles"
in FrameMaker since version 6; see my ancient web site for proof:

 

http://www.frameexpert.com/tutorials/graphicstyles.htm

 

I also have an older script that allows to you to set defaults for anchored
frame properties when you import images. The nice thing is that most of
these scripts work with any version of FrameMaker, as long as it runs
FrameScript (FrameMaker 6 and above). It takes time and effort to write
them, but they can last a long time. And with FrameMaker 10 and higher, you
can write them with the built-in ExtendScript language.

 

Big disclaimer: I primarily make a living writing FrameScript and
ExtendScript scripts.

 

Rick Quatro

Carmen Publishing Inc.

585-283-5045

rick at frameexpert.com

 

 

 

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 5:43 PM
To: Combs, Richard
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Keyboard shortcut for frame anchoring position?

 

Richard Combs wrote:

> Fred Ridder wrote:

> 
> > It's a nice enough video, but I fail to see how it's of any real
assistance to
> > someone who is using an older version of FrameMaker, such as the
original
> > poster (or me, for that matter...).
> 
> Well, it might help make a case for upgrading. "I have to modify object
properties X times a year. I estimate that FM 11's Object Styles feature
will save me Y hours per year, which is Z dollars." :-) 

Granted. But some of us are at the mercy of corporate IT and software
licensing departments who can take anywhere from a couple of months to more
than a year to validate, approve, and license a new version and make the
installation available from the IT servers. My recollection is that FM11 was
already well into beta test before FM10 became available to users around
here.  Maybe they'll do better with FM11...

But even if I could make a case to my manager for an upgrade, I'd have to be
able to save a lot of hours to financially justify a $600 upgrade [from FM9,
which is my current version] or even a $400 upgrade [from FM10]. That kind
of money can pay for a lot of plug-ins, add-ons, or scripts to make an older
version work the way one would like.

-FR

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