[Framers] "Visible" Variables
A Craig
acraig at shaw.ca
Fri May 28 11:40:30 PDT 2021
Hi Jeff - and anyone who is interested in this.
I've posted a request: https://tracker.adobe.com/#/view/FRMAKER-10103
Alison
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Hi Alison,
Use the Tracker - ( <https://tracker.adobe.com/> https://tracker.adobe.com/)
- to get suggestions on Adobe's radar. Post back & others can join in to
vote up your suggestion.
Jeff
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Thanks Lynne and Peter.
I'll probably go with a non-printing colour, but Adobe, if you're listening,
this would be a great addition to the next revision of Frame! ;-))))
Alison
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Lynne A. Price
Sent: May 27, 2021 5:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [Framers] "Visible" Variables
Alison,
You can use Peter's approach. To apply a character format in the
definition of a variable, put the character tag in angle brackets before the
text; to go back to the previous character format use <Default
Font> or </>. The Add/Edit Variable dialog includes a list of
backet-enclosed character formats and <Default Font> so you don't have to
type them.
If you don't want to bother defining a new color, you can maintain two
files, each with a single entry in the character catalog, called something
like VariableFormat. In one define VariableFormat to have the properties you
want, in the other define VariableFormat to be AsIs for all properties; in
the other define VariableFormat to have the properties you want while
editing. Include <VariableFormat> in the definition of every variable. To
switch between the two views, import formats, selecting only character
formats, from the appropriate file. By the way, to define a character format
that doesn't change any properties, in the Character Designer, type
Shift-F8.
You could also use conditional text and apply a Variable condition to all
variables with a global Find/Change. As needed, you can either change the
condition indicator for the Variable condition, or show or hide condition
indicators.
The special color is the only one of these methods that doesn't require
you to make an appropriate setting before printing.
--Lynne
On 5/27/2021 5:01 PM, Peter Gold wrote:
> I can't remember if variables can be defined with a character format.
> If so, define a format with a color that you define as a non-printing
> color in a color-definition set. If not, use Find to apply a format
> with a non-printing color to the variables.
>
> On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 6:52 PM A Craig< <mailto:acraig at shaw.ca>
acraig at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> FrameMaker 2020
>> Win 10, 64 bit
>> Unstructured
>>
>> Word has the option to "Show Bookmarks" so they're always highlighted
>> within the text (but of course they don't print).
>>
>> Does Frame have anything similar for variables?
>>
>> It would be great if I could look at a page of Frame text and
>> immediately see which items were inserted as variables.
>>
>> Alison
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