Fastest way to find an element in an EDD

[Ian Proudfoot]

Hi Yves,

I have found the best way is to use the tools that FrameMaker provides. I generate an APL, that’s an Alphabetical List of Elements and Paragraphs. I include the Tag element and generate the file with hypertext links checked.

After that I change the layout of the generated file’s main flow so that it has perhaps 4 or 5 columns. Then lock the file to make the links active with just one click. This makes navigation around the EDD really simple.

 

Ian PROUDFOOT

Technical Director

ANTÉA

 

 <http://www.antea.fr/> www.antea.fr

 

 

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Yves Barbion
Sent: 27 February 2014 10:26
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Fastest way to find an element in an EDD

 

Hi EDD developers

Suppose you want to find an element with a specific name quickly in an EDD, what would be the fastest way? 

For example, I want to find an element named "keyword" in an EDD to specify its formatting rules. So, I need to find the following:

[Element][Tag] Element (Container):keyword[/Tag]


I do not want to search for text: "keyword", because "keyword" is a child element of many other elements, so I would find the text "keyword" in the [GeneralRule] element of many other elements.

I can search for an element tag: "Tag", but I cannot search for an element tag: "Tag" which has the text "keyword".

So, what do you do to find this element quickly?

 

Cheers


-- 
Yves Barbion
www.scripto.nu <http://www.scripto.nu>  

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