[duxhelp] Re: Embosser Setup (again)
- From: "Jack Maartman" <jmaartman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:21:13 -0800
Does this have anything to do with factory templates being write protected.
I personally am glad, when experimenting embosser configurations to find
them in the custom templates I have created.
I don't see how this could change unless document settings were stored
somewhere else, and that would seem to make things rather complicated.
Jack
t know if this of much value, but nevertheless
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joanmarie Diggs" <joanmarie.diggs@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 8:53 AM
Subject: [duxhelp] Re: Embosser Setup (again)
> That's a tough one. I don't know if this is even possible, but....
>
> If the user created a template and did NOT make any changes in Document
> Embosser Setup, could the new template not store any embosser details?
And,
> if the user DID make any changes in Document Embosser Setup, could the
> settings stick with the template?
>
> Rationale:
>
> When you create a new document based on one of the templates that ship
with
> Duxbury, that new document will be associated with whatever the default
> embosser happens to be at the time. Changing the default embosser down
the
> road requires no additional action on the part of the user -- at least for
> new documents -- because embosser settings don't stick with the shipped
> templates.
>
> If you have a need to create additional styles, you cannot add those
styles
> to the templates that ship with Duxbury. Therefore you have to create new
> templates. When you do so, whether you realize it or not, you are causing
> all new documents you create based on that template to be associated with
> whatever happened to be the default embosser (and its settings) at the
time
> you created the template. If you need to make a long-term change to the
> default embosser, you will also need to update either the templates you
> created or all of the new documents you create using those templates.
>
> If you make changes to the Document embosser setup and then create a new
> template, it is reasonable to assume that you would like to take advantage
> of Duxbury's sticky document settings and use those settings for all new
> documents created based on that template.
>
> I hope this makes sense....
> Joanie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxhelp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
> Behalf Of Peter Sullivan
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:12 AM
> To: duxhelp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxhelp] Embosser Setup (again)
>
> Joanie, Warren, and George,
>
> I do have another question. As things now stand, when the user generates
a
> template, that template will include information about the destination
> embosser, paper size, and format dimensions for documents created with
that
> template. If paper size and format dimensions also stick to the embosser,
> how should this conflict be resolved?
>
> My thinking is that we're OK as-is, because a user will normally generate
a
> template from a document targeted to the default embosser, paper size, and
> format dimensions. So documents created with this template will also be
> targeted to the default embosser, paper size, and format dimensions --
just
> as if created with one of our standard templates. Changing the document
to
> a different embosser and paper size won't be hard.
>
> What are your thoughts?
>
> - Peter
>
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