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- From: kate@medtronic.COM (Kate Seastone,MS-10,9295344,)
- Subject: Re: HELP: Frustration using Tools in FrameMaker
- Message-ID: <1993Jan4.212125.25758@medtron.medtronic.com>
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- Organization: Medtronic, Inc.
- References: <1993Jan4.115854.5637@newsroom.bsc.no>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 21:21:25 GMT
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- In article 5637@newsroom.bsc.no, robmack@bsc.no (Robert MacKinnon) writes:
- >Environment: FrameMaker v3.1, IBM RISC System/6000, AIX 3.2, Xwindows
- >
- >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.
- >--
-
- ****
- In order to maintain selection of a graphics tool, hold the shift key down
- while making your tool selection with the mouse. It will stay selected until
- you choose another.
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- Kate Seastone Sr. Software Engineer
- Medtronic/Micro-Rel "Toward Man's Full Life"
- kate@tmp.medtronic.com (602) 929-5344
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