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- From: lkirby@axion.bt.co.uk (Lewis Kirby)
- Newsgroups: comp.text.frame
- Subject: Re: HELP: Frustration using Tools in FrameMaker 3.1
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.154929@axion.bt.co.uk>
- Date: 5 Jan 93 15:49:29 GMT
- References: <1993Jan4.115854.5637@newsroom.bsc.no>
- Sender: news@axion.bt.co.uk
- Reply-To: lkirby@axion.bt.co.uk (Lewis Kirby)
- Organization: British Telecom Research Labs
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- In article <1993Jan4.115854.5637@newsroom.bsc.no>, robmack@bsc.no (Robert MacKinnon) writes:
- |> Environment: FrameMaker v3.1, IBM RISC System/6000, AIX 3.2, Xwindows
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- |> I would like to know if there is a X resource that can be set for FrameMaker
- |> to retain use of a selected tool off of the Tools menu. I am very
- |> frustrated that, when I select a drawing tool (line, circle, box, etc.), the
- |> tool is immediately dropped after use and the Smart Selection tool is
- |> automatically re-selected. I would like to retain selection of the drawing
- |> tool until I EXPLICITLY request another tool.
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- Yes, it is possible - hold down SHIFT while selecting with the mouse pointer.
- Lewis G Kirby Telephone +44 473 645807
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