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[IGOR5C0C]

Hello everyone!

I use unstructured FrameMaker 2019.

I created a Character Style "Change Bar" (all options are "As is" plus the "Change Bar" option).

With this style, I marked places with changed content (text, graphics and tables). After publishing the revision, I used the option Format – Characters – Change Bar – Clear All Change Bar.

By removing the vertical lines in this way, I was sure I was deleting style "Change Bar" entirely, returning the content to the default state.

I recently discovered that only vertical lines have been removed. All content remained marked with style "Change Bar".

Now I have a multi - volume document with hundreds of such places.

The question is:

Is there a way (or script) to quickly remove my named Character Style by bringing the content to the "Default" state (Default Font)?

With respect,

Igor

[frameexpert]

You could use my FindChangeFormatsBatch script to do that. www.frameexpert.com/store

I would suggest another way to do this in the future: instead of using a Character Format, I would consider using a Condition Format with Change Bar as the formatting style. When you want to clear the change bars, you will still have to do Format > Document > Change Bars to clear them. And you will have to delete the Condition Format, while preserving the text.

This is safer than applying a Character Format and later applying Default Para Font, because you may have applied a previous Character Format to text that you don't want to remove.

[LinSims]

This is perhaps a stupid question, but why are you bothering with a tag when FrameMaker has an Automatic Change Bar function built in? You have to remember to turn it on before you start editing, but it puts a vertical bar in the margin for you without your having to worry about it. (Format > Document > Change Bars opens the Change Bars Properties window, where you can turn on automatic change bars and change their position and color.)

If there's a reason you need to apply it later, selecting the text you want marked and then pressing Esc+c+h will also insert the change bar. Because this is part of FM's functions, you can use the Remove Change Bars without having to worry about left behind styles.

[K.Daube]

IMHO the source of the problem is the fact, that the Apply Changbar function is similar to apply Italic or Bold ldirectly without using a character style. This process is a side-line to the ordinary formatting process. I have therefore adopted the following method for a revision cycle:

• Clear all previous change bars
• Apply the minor revisions which should not be marked
• Switch on automatic change bars
• Do the 'real' revisions
• There are situations where the automatism must be switched off and the change bars shall be applied manually - but not by using a character style.

[LinSims]

Yes. That last is where the Esc+c+h comes in. You get a change bar but no overriden paragraph tag or extraneous character tag.

[Winfried Reng]

It seems that everyone has hisor her own way. I always use Track Text Edits. Before I publish or send something to the translation agency, I accept all changes.

[IGOR5C0C]

Hi! Thank you all for your help!

Very useful tips for me regarding «Condition Format with Change Bar as the formatting style» and keyboard shortcut «Esc+c+h»!

One more question for Rick. Is it possible to use the FindChangeFormatsBatch script (for $49) on different computers (home PC and laptop)?

Sincerely, Igor.