Path: inforamp.net!ts9-03.inforamp.net!user From: poynton@poynton.com (Charles Poynton) Newsgroups: comp.text.frame Subject: Re: Renaming P-graph Styles Date: Wed, 23 Aug 1995 14:13:57 +0000 Lines: 49 Message-ID: References: <41dnat$7f4@internal-dns.peerlogic.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ts9-03.inforamp.net In article <41dnat$7f4@internal-dns.peerlogic.com>, Kevin Walsh wrote: > When I try to rename a paragraph style, I get the message: > > Not all setting are specified. > Fill in the settings, and try again. > > All settings looked fine to me. What's happening? In article , ceej@genmagic.com (C J Silverio) replied: > I have encountered this problem often while renaming > paragraph styles. I > was unable to determine WHY Frame 5 was inflicting this > particular horror on me. I couldn't figure out which setting > I had left unspecified, or why it complained THIS time and > not the time BEFORE. I eventually decided it was just another > dreary bug. It's not a bug, but it is dreary. A Character Format can be cataloged with one or more attributes set "As Is". When a character format with As Is settings is applied, the "As Is" attributes remain unchanged. Paragraph formats do not work the same way. A paragraph format must have all settings specified in order to be entered into the catalog -- character formats accumulate, but paragraph formats stand alone. An attempt to define a paragraph format with some setting specified As Is will be rejected by Frame, accompanied by this unhelpful alert. If you make a selection that includes different paragraph formats, then examine the paragraph designer, the settings that differ will appear "As Is". In this state, you cannot catalog the format. To avoid this situation, define a format from the paragraph designer after selecting only ONE paragraph -- that way, there can be no conflicting settings C. Charles Poynton [Mac Eudora, MIME, BinHqx] tel: 416 486 3271 fax: 416 486 3657