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- From: Mike Dustan <Mike_Dustan@sfu.ca>
- Subject: Re: HELP: Frustration using Tools in FrameMaker 3.1
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.172436.13933@sfu.ca>
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- X-Xxdate: Thu, 7 Jan 93 17:24:33 GMT
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- Organization: Simon Fraser University
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- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 17:24:36 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan4.115854.5637@newsroom.bsc.no> Robert MacKinnon,
- robmack@bsc.no writes:
- >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.
-
- OK, all you X users now know to shift-click to avoid dropping tools. Mac
- users who are reading this will be happy to know you can also
- double-click a tool in order to get a good grip on it...
-
- Mike Dustan, Computing Services, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
- Canada
-