Align As a Dialog rather than a pod

[ctishman]

It seems that the Align Objects toolbox, which as of the 2015 version was a dockable pod, has as of the 2017 revision become a non-modal window that can no longer be docked. Given that the related Distribute Objects toolbox is a pod, I think that this has to be a simple oversight. Does that seem correct? If so, how do I go about filing a bug report?

[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

Well, there are few x-pods in 2017. You can request the Align dialog box to return to pod-status here: Tracker.

[ctishman]

Thank you for the update! I've submitted bug FrameMaker-2462 about this issue (albeit filed under FrameMaker 2015, as they apparently haven't gotten around to adding 2017 on the bug submission form yet).

[Barb Binder]

Thank you! There is no doubt dockable pods are timesavers. In long document layout, saving a few clicks here and there adds up quickly!

[Pierre-Luc_Marchand]

I've also run into this problem. We often need to perform several alignments on objects to obtain the desired result. This change results in a great loss on efficiency because:

• You need to select objects before you open the Align window.
• Once the window is opened, you can no longer modify your selection, unless you close the window, change your selection, and reopen the window.
• Once you align an object or a group of objects, you need to reopen the window to perform another alignment.

Is there any plan to fix this before Adobe stops delivering fixes for FM 2017?