How do I keep the Element Catalog displayed?

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April 6, 2010
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..and why is it closing itself all the time?

Also, is there an option of setting the document window and the Structure View to be synched? So that when I move in the document the correct element is highlighted in the Structure View?

Windows XP, FM 7.2.

Many thanks, Donna

Structured

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Russ Ward

Legend

Hi Donna,

FM already does both of these. I've never seen any behavior to the contrary. Can you explain what exactly you are seeing? What are you doing when the element catalog disappears? And, what does the Structure View do when you move around the document... nothing?

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udonnaAuthor

Inspiring

Hi Russ and thanks for addressing the question. The element catalog did stay displayed until a few days ago. Now when I position the cursor (appears as black arrow) in the Structure View window and right-click the mouse the element catalog vanishes.

Regarding the non-synch document view and structure view windows, so far haven't experienced synched scrolling. When I scroll in the document view, the current cursor position is not reflected in the Structure View window (it stays static). Only when I select the text in the document view window does the Structure View window jump to that corresponding point/element.

Is there any place where these preferences are set?

Thanks again.

Donna

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Anonymous

Many thanks Russ, the Element catalog was "disappearing" to behind the Structure view as you guessed, so I moved it to the other monitor and now it's fine. (Didn't even think in that direction..)

Regarding the scrolling issue, like Eric, I miss this from Arbortext. As my experience is with Arbortext when it comes to structured authoring, kinda expected having this option available when I started using structured FM two weeks ago. (maybe we'll see it in FM 10?..)

Appreciate your help, Donna

Once you get use to having both text and structure views in one view like Arbortext allows, you just don't want to work having text and structure separated as a tech-writer. If FM would allow as an option, it'd be the icing on the cake! Probably one of those programming issues though where it's much easier said than done.

Eric G.

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