mwooh@citib.com (03/14/91)
I am just learning FrameMaker and had a quick question: When you pull down a menu such as File, you get a list of menu choices on the left and on the right there are symbols such as: Generate... !fg What do those symbols on the right (!fg) mean? Thanks -M
hall@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu (Marty Hall) (03/15/91)
In article <1991Mar13.161448.12935@citib.com> mwooh@citib.com writes: >I am just learning FrameMaker and had a quick question: >When you pull down a menu such as File, you get a list of menu choices on the >left and on the right there are symbols such as: > > Generate... !fg > >What do those symbols on the right (!fg) mean? The symbols on the right are the keyboard (ie non-menu) equivalents. The "!" refers to ESCAPE, so "ESCAPE f g" does the same as choosing that menu item. This may also clear up some confusion from a recent poster who complained that you are *forced* to wade through menus in FrameMaker. On the contrary, that is what I like about FM; a relatively intuitive menu system for learning and for infrequent commands, but keyboard equivalents for *everything*. You can also define keyboard macros that can combine long series of commands into a single keystroke. I have no connection with Frame except as a satisfied user. - Marty Hall ------------------------------------------------------ hall@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu, hall%aplcen@jhunix.bitnet, ..uunet!aplcen!hall Artificial Intelligence Lab, AAI Corp, PO Box 126, Hunt Valley, MD 21030 (setf (need-p 'disclaimer) NIL)
steves@mcrware.UUCP (Steve Simpson) (03/15/91)
In article <1991Mar13.161448.12935@citib.com> mwooh@citib.com writes: >I am just learning FrameMaker and had a quick question: >When you pull down a menu such as File, you get a list of menu choices on the >left and on the right there are symbols such as: > > Generate... !fg > >What do those symbols on the right (!fg) mean? > The !s are abbrevations for <esc> or Escape key. By typing <esc> f g, in your example above, magical things happen. I often live by these keyboard shortcuts. In your FrameMaker Reference Manual, Appendix A lists Frame's keyboard shortcuts. As you'll see, there are ! shortcuts, meta shortcuts, Control...... you get the idea. You can can also create your own macros, which I find most helpful. Hope this helps. ============================================== "Homer" Simpson, dubbed "Microware's Friar of Frame." "Remember...As fas as anyone knows, we're a nice, normal family." Disclaimer: My words, not theirs. ==============================================
m1alm00@fed.frb.gov (Audrey Lee McVean) (03/16/91)
Instead of using a mouse you may choose to use keyboard commands. A keyboard shortcut for each menu command appears in the menu, to the right of the command (i.e., Grid !vg). The "!" in the shortcuts stands for the Esc key. To use one of these keyboard shortcuts, press thekeys one at a time. The shortcuts are case-sensitive; that is, a lower case letter in uppercase. If the shortcut contains uppercase, you must press Shift when you press the letter key. If the keyboard short doesn't seem to work, make sure the Caps Lock key is off and the pointer is in the window where you want to perform the command. I took the liberty of using FrameMaker's words from their "Using FrameMaker" manual. I certainly hope this answers your question (and wasn't too lengthy. Audrey McVean m1alm00@fed.frb.gov
crocker@motcid.UUCP (Ronald T. Crocker) (03/18/91)
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kremer@cs.utwente.nl (Harro Kremer) (03/19/91)
A quick answer:
!fg means <esc>fg.
This is a keyboard shortcut so you don't have to go through the menu to
perform the command.
the ! is really the command prefix and is generally set to <esc>.
In our $FMHOME/.fminit2.0 a file called 'fm_commands.h' exist. It contains all default keyboard shortcuts FrameMaker 2.1X uses.
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