[Framers] FM's Project window

[Lin Sims]

I haven't even used the Folder or Group functions. I'm not sure what
situations would call for them, either, although there must be something.

On Sat, Apr 25, 2020 at 12:58 PM Klaus Daube <klaus at daube.ch> wrote:

> Dear all,
> Has anybody of You ever used the FrameMaker Project feature?
>
> I try to use the Project feature in FM 15 and encounter a frustrating
> behaviour:
>
> *   There is no Open > Project. I need to open the project file in the
> file system
> *   Using Open and the set the type selection to FrameMaker Project does
> not yield any
>     results
> *   There is no means to create a new folder (to put in various stuff) if
> there are
>     already Locations defined. If I just use the Create Folder button then
> the folder
>     is created in currently selected location (if locations exist, one is
> always
>     selected).
> *   Even in a yet empty project it is not possible to define such a
> folder, the button
>     Add Folder is inactive then.
> *   The only means to create such a folder is editing the xml file while
> the Project
>     window is closed (see the first location)
> *   Adding an asset by Add Location and then using the Browse button to
> find the
>     directory in question always shows the same folder ($HOME) as a
> starting point- and
>     I need to navigate through the whole system to find what I want.
>
> With all these shortcomings it is my impression that nobody has used this
> feature
> yet...
>
> Klaus
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Lin Sims