[Framers] Para tag "As Is" property?

[Alan Houser]

Hi Scott,

The paragraph designer "as-is" properties are useful for changing 
properties on multiple paragraph formats. You can change a property (or 
properties) on multiple paragraph formats at once, while leaving all 
other properties unchanged.

Alas, however, if you select a single paragraph, set the paragraph 
designer to "as-is", change any property, and apply the change, all 
paragraph properties in the designer revert to the settings of the 
selected paragraph.

-Alan


On 6/12/17 4:34 PM, Scott Prentice wrote:
> Hi...
>
> As far as I can tell, there's no way to assign "As Is" to a para tag 
> property definition. You can do it for char tags (and conditions), but 
> even though "As Is" is a valid option in many of the para tag 
> properties, there's no way to actually assign this value. Yes?
>
> I've seen this value in the para tag properties for as long as I can 
> remember, and didn't think much of it, but I'm wondering why these 
> values exist in the para tag property lists, if they can't be used or 
> set.
>
> *If* there was some way to define an underlying "document" property 
> for items like font or color, then it would make sense for a para tag 
> to have an "As Is" value so it would inherit from the document 
> defaults. In fact, there are such document properties, but the only 
> way I know of to change them is to do it via the FDK or MIF (??). So, 
> in theory, para tags could make use of an As Is value .. but I don't 
> think you can set this value.
>
> I'm hoping that I've just missed this feature after all these years .. 
> can someone explain why and how?
>
> Thanks!
> ...scott
>

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