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shackindawoods
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February 22, 2018
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How to stop scrolling text on "welcome" screen?

  • February 22, 2018
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Just upgraded to 2017 and have not found a way to stop the--incredibly annoying--scrolling text on the opening screen. Does anyone know how that text can be stopped? Thank you!

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    Correct answer shackindawoods

    Thanks for the suggestions. I didn't know exactly how to do the first one since the text file didnt break into separate lines in Notepad.

    So I took a sledgehammer to it and just deleted the file (the one in the "welcomeScreen" folder) and that did the "trick" as you say. No more scrolling, and no apparent problems.

    The other suggestion on changing the scroll rate didn't do anything. I tried changing it in both the License and the Trial folders. Deleting it also had no effect.

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    K.Daube
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    K.DaubeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 23, 2018

    After all the trick is relatively simple:

    Locate file C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\14\resources\trial\point.js

    Close to start of the file change the value 5000 (5 sec) to 3600000 (1h)

    You can still use the buttons < and > to scroll manually

    K.Daube
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    K.DaubeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 22, 2018

    I have not found a method to stop the rotation, but to hide the items above the Learn section:

    1. Locate file C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\14\resources\welcomeScreen\script.js
    2. Create a copy of this and name it script-ori.js
    3. Open the script file with a text editor
    4. Locate the line function AddMarketingContent(source) {
    5. Add below this a line just containing return;
    6. Save the modified script

    At the next start of FrameMaker 14 (2017) the mentioned area is blank.

    Be aware that you may miss some information from Adobe, because the content of the rotated info-pieces is taken from the net.

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    shackindawoodsAuthorCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    February 24, 2018

    Thanks for the suggestions. I didn't know exactly how to do the first one since the text file didnt break into separate lines in Notepad.

    So I took a sledgehammer to it and just deleted the file (the one in the "welcomeScreen" folder) and that did the "trick" as you say. No more scrolling, and no apparent problems.

    The other suggestion on changing the scroll rate didn't do anything. I tried changing it in both the License and the Trial folders. Deleting it also had no effect.

      Matt-Tech Comm Tools
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      Matt-Tech Comm ToolsCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      February 22, 2018

      A video tutorial on the new and customizable welcome screen in FrameMaker

      -Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
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      shackindawoodsAuthor
      Inspiring
      February 24, 2018

      Well that was interesting. Maybe users were clamoring for a customizable welcome screen, but I'd prefer to simply not have such a screen and have FM open to the workspace like it used to. Anything else is just more noise to have to filter out.

      Klaus Göbel
      Klaus Göbel
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      February 25, 2018

      If you don't want te wellcomescreen at all, just edit

      C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\14\maker.ini

      change line 53: from

      DontShowWelcomeScreen=Off

      to

      DontShowWelcomeScreen=On.

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