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cbdunn70
cbdunn70
Inspiring
January 22, 2013
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Color Definitions List - No Scroll

  • January 22, 2013
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I have a large color definitions list that matches my standard swatches in Illustrator.

I want to go in and thin out some old/obsolete swatches (color definitions).

I've recently upgraded to FrameMaker 11. I cannot scroll in the Color Definitions Name field. I use the drop down arrow to dig into the list, but the list itself won't scroll. Hovering on the scroll arrow does nothing. Clicking it just selects that color at the bottom of the list.

Ideas? Is there any other way to scroll through the list or see the list?

I'm in FrameMaker 11.0.1

View > Color > Definitions...

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Correct answer FieryPantone

If you're sure about the colours you don't need any more, you can save out as .mif and clean the result in a text editor; then open the edited .mif in FM, check for surprises and save as .fm  Save backups of everything first, of course ;-

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FieryPantoneCorrect answer
Legend
January 23, 2013

If you're sure about the colours you don't need any more, you can save out as .mif and clean the result in a text editor; then open the edited .mif in FM, check for surprises and save as .fm  Save backups of everything first, of course ;-

cbdunn70
cbdunn70Author
Inspiring
January 23, 2013

That was a good work around... thanks! But, still trying to figure out how to scroll this window.

cbdunn70
cbdunn70Author
Inspiring
January 23, 2013

As Van says, it's a very poor implementation of th scroll list. I just created an Indexed PNG to get a large list of values for the colours to test this out.

You have to click&hold on the arrow at the lower left and then drag the pointer down *outside* of the list window to start to scroll. On a fast machine, it just jumps to the end. If you let go, the list disappears. When you're past the first screen of the list, there's also an up arrow at the top that behaves in a similar way.

The FM UI designer must have been having a very bad day...


Thanks Van and Arnis. It works for me as you described. I must have a very fast machine; I cannot stop the list before it scrolls to the bottom... making some of the color definitions in the middle hard to get to.

I appreciate it. I learned something today... more questions all the time! Inquisitive mind... you know.

Arnis Gubins
Arnis Gubins
Inspiring
January 22, 2013

Unfortunately, your screen shot didn't come through. Could you please try again (use the Camera icon in the edtor to attach the image from your computer).

Guessing, I suspect that it may be a bug - you might have passed a maximum in the list setup. Other functions with lists (e.g. Zoom levels) have been compromised in this release as well.

cbdunn70
cbdunn70Author
Inspiring
January 23, 2013

I suspect your suspicion is correct... Bug. No mattter what I try, I cannot scroll this window.

Is there any other way to list color definitions so I can manage them?  Why would there be a maximum? Would that matter in this case, though? If I had even one more than is shown in this screen cap, I can't get to it. As it is, I have about 50 or 60 color definitions.

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