Re: unhelpful tints

[Dan Emory <danemory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I guess I don't understand your problem. And I'm not sure what you mean by 
"the color prints as solid."  Do you mean that it incorrectly prints at 
100% of the original Pantone color rather than the tinted version of that 
color which you created, or do you mean something else by "solid"?

Although you didn't mention which version of FrameMaker you have, I assume 
it's 6.0. Here's how you define the new color:

First, You choose View > Color > Definitions. Let's say you then pick 
Pantone Yellow 012 CVC from the Pantone Coated library. Then, you select 
Tint in the Print As slot, and set the Tint to 25%. If you are elsewhere 
using Pantone Yellow 012 CVC at 100%, you should change the name of the new 
color to something like "TableTintYellow." Now, you click ADD.

Here's how you apply the tinted version of the Pantone color to all or 
parts of a table:

If you want to apply the new color to entire rows or columns in some 
alternating fashion, you'd use the Table Designer's Shading panel to 
specify the new color, TableTintYellow, at 100% fill. If you want to apply 
the new color to selected table cells, columns or rows, you'd choose 
Table > Custom Ruling & Shading, select the adjacent row(s), column(s), or 
cell,(s) to be tinted, and apply the new color at 100% fill to the selected 
parts of the table.

When I follow the above procedure on my system, the tinted version of the 
Pantone color is correctly applied to the table, and the tinted color 
prints faithfully.



At 04:02 PM 2/25/02 +0000, Thomas Callan 3337 Analyst_Programmer wrote:
>I need help with a little problem involving tints used in tables.  I
>have defined a tint using the Color Definitions window by making a tint
>of an existing Pantone color.  The problem comes when I try to use this
>in a table.  When I put it in an object it is fine, but in a table the
>color prints as a solid.
>
>I know there is a built-in tint function for tables, but I would prefer
>not to use that if possible.
>
>Any suggestions welcome

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