atw: Re: Return to previous position in text in FrameMaker

  • From: Peter G Martin <peter.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Craig Hadden <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, atw <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 15:00:10 +1000


Craig Hadden:
On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 14:37:27 +1000 (EST),  you wrote:
> Stuart wrote:
>> Esc e y p   Copy Paragraph Format
>> Esc e y c   Copy Character Format
>> Esc e y w   Copy Table Column Width
>> Esc e y d   Copy Conditional Text Settings
>>
> One advantage of using escape sequences is that
> they're cross-platform (I think). The disadvantage is
> that they can be hard to remember.
>
> Alternatively, for menu commands, you can use menu
> keystrokes, which appear in the UI as a reminder. For
> instance, on Windows, you can press Alt e o instead of
> Esc e y in the above sequences (except that Esc e y d
> becomes Alt e o t).
>

Jeez, guys...   every cobbler to his own last, but ::

Esc e y p .... Esc e y c .... Esc e y w ... Esc e y d... Alt 
e o....

I think I'd rather push Shlomo's buttons...  :-)

--Peter M



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