[Framers] Auto-assign color to change bars

[Lin Sims]

I did not know this. So I can set this up in the docs I use as a template?
COOL!

On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 3:02 AM Reng Winfried <w.reng at carecom-solutions.com>
wrote:

> Hi Lin,
>
> The Change Bar properties are in Format | Document |
> Change Bars. The properties are part of the Page Layout.
> Therefore you can make these properties part of your template
> and import the Page Layout with the Change Bar Properties
> into other files.
> Does this help or do you already know all this?
>
> Best regards
>
> Winfried
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Framers <framers-bounces+w.reng=
> carecom-solutions.com at lists.frameusers.com> On Behalf Of Lin Sims
> Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 4:54 PM
> To: Monique Semp <monique.semp at earthlink.net>
> Cc: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. <
> framers at lists.frameusers.com>
> Subject: Re: [Framers] Auto-assign color to change bars
>
> I must not have been clear.
>
> I know you can reset the color using Change Bar Properties. The annoyance
> is you can only do it on a file-by-file or a book-by-book basis.
>
> I don't want to have to go into Change Bar Properties to do this. I want
> it to be part of the default preferences I can set for FrameMaker, so that
> when I turn the automatic change bar property on, I don't also have to set
> the color and position, it is already set the way I want. In other words, I
> want to be able to go into something like the Preferences screen and say,
> make my change bars red anytime I have them on.
>
> As I said, kinda petty, but I figure if they can automatically set it to
> default to Black, there's no reason the default color can't be set to some
> other color, right?
>
> Oddly, I appear to have given the same response Monique gave back in
> February to someone in the Adobe Forums who wanted to do something similar.
> :D Funny how things come around, innit?
>
> On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 10:42 AM Monique Semp <monique.semp at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Yes, one can change it, in the "Change Bar Properties". I'm betting
> > the "how" differs based on FrameMaker version, so perhaps check out
> > the image results for a google search:
> > https://www.google.com/search?q=framemaker+change+bar+color&tbm=isch&s
> > ource=hp&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiHsJ3Y6arkAhUJF6wKHcjOBdAQ7Al6BAgFECQ
> > .
> >
> > -Monique
> >
> > On 8/30/19 7:34 AM, Lin Sims wrote:
> >
> > I find it very irritating that the change bar color defaults to Black,
> > when I want Red. Is there a command I can add to maker.ini or one of
> > the .cfg files that will make it default to red.
> >
> > Petty, I know, but it scratches at me.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Lin Sims
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Lin Sims