[Framers] Formatting source code snippets

[David Artman]

Just to qualify my suggestion: I only would use one P format. Let the code's inherent indent standard handle the indents. (Maybe clean a few, or even apply my own manually if the page width is an issue.)Good for conversion to DITA; AND keeps me out of the tab v spaces war.;-)David[DCA:d.a.d.]
-------- Original message --------From: tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com Date: 4/10/19  15:38  (GMT-05:00) To: "'An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.'" <framers at lists.frameusers.com> Subject: Re: [Framers] Formatting source code snippets Ditto to what everyone has said about tab stops. I have a client set that uses code heavily and I have created paragraph tags called CodeNoIndent, CodeIndentLev1, CodeIndentLev2, etc. that reflect the level of indentation and have tab stops set accordingly, and then I use a Monospace Font.HTH,TVBTammy Van BoeningTammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot comwww.spectrumwritingllc.com-----Original Message-----From: Framers <framers-bounces+tammyvb=spectrumwritingllc.com at lists.frameusers.com> On Behalf Of David ArtmanSent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 6:47 AMTo: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. <framers at lists.frameusers.com>Subject: Re: [Framers] Formatting source code snippetsTabs is the way to go, imo, because the code you'll be copying and pasting is either tab indented or space indented, and so it's preserved.As for typeface, I recommend choosing one that clearly distinguishes 1, l, O, 0, and other potentially ambiguous glyphs. For instance, I won't use a typeface for code (or user input) that does not have a slash or dot in the zero and serifs on lowercase L.HTH,David[DCA:d.a.d.]-------- Original message --------From: Reng Winfried <w.reng at carecom-solutions.com> Date: 4/9/19  02:39  (GMT-05:00) To: "An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software." <framers at lists.frameusers.com> Subject: Re: [Framers] Formatting source code snippets Hi Peter,When I have to document our API like software, I have several tab stops set in the paragraph designer.Then I just enter as many tabs in the text to have the wanted indentation. This way I can more easily copy and paste code samples.Yes, and I also have a monospaced font (Courier, but e.g. Microsoft Consolas is equally good).That's just my approach. Others might have better procedures.Best regardsWinfried-----Original Message-----From: Framers <framers-bounces+w.reng=carecom-solutions.com at lists.frameusers.com> On Behalf Of Peter KellySent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 4:02 AMTo: framers at lists.frameusers.comSubject: [Framers] Formatting source code snippetsHi everyone,I have seen variations of this topic in the archives  dating from 2007. I was wondering what strategies FrameMaker 2019 users employ to reproduce code snippets in API reference guides and the like. I used to format each indentation with a different style and also used to just copy and paste into a monotype style to preserve the formatting without having to re-create it in Frame. Any suggestions or better work methods are much appreciated.Best,Peter_______________________________________________This message is from the Framers mailing listSend messages to framers at lists.frameusers.comVisit the list's homepage at  http://www.frameusers.comArchives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.comSend administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com _______________________________________________This message is from the Framers mailing listSend messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at  http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.comSend administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com_______________________________________________This message is from the Framers mailing listSend messages to framers at lists.frameusers.comVisit the list's homepage at  http://www.frameusers.comArchives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.comSend administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com