Re: Apply Default Attribute Values

[Scott Prentice <sp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rick...

You're right .. these "default" values that you can define in the EDD, 
are not as useful as one might hope. They aren't exported to XML and 
they don't seem to have much purpose. However, the FDK (and I believe 
the EDD itself) can read the default as a value. So a plugin or 
structured application may be set up to process all widget elements with 
the "enabled" attribute set to "on" .. if "on" is the "default", those 
elements would be processed if the "enabled" attribute has the explicit 
value of "on" or has no value (<no value>).

It would be nice if there was some read/write rule that allowed you to 
enable the exporting of "default" values, of some way to make them more 
real ..

Oh well.

...scott

Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com
+1.415.485.1892



Rick Quatro wrote:

> Hi Scott,
>
> I am not looking to change the attribute value from one thing to 
> another. Here is the scenario: when you set a default value for 
> attribute in the EDD, it will initially show in the structure view as 
> italic. But if you double-click on the attribute, the attribute will 
> show as <no value> in the Attribute window. And, from what I can tell, 
> when you save the file as XML, these default attribute values don't 
> export. You have to explicitly set the value in order for them to 
> export. You can tell when an attribute value has been set, because 
> they no longer display as italic in the structure view.
>
> After experimenting, I can use FrameScript to explicitly set these 
> default attribute values so that they export to XML.
>
> But it does make me wonder: why have a "default" value for attributes 
> when it doesn't seem to "register" unless you explicitly set it?
>
> Rick Quatro
> Carmen Publishing
> 585-659-8267
> www.frameexpert.com
>
> > You can define a default value for an attribute, but as far as I know 
> > the process of importing an EDD won't change an attribute value from 
> > one thing to another. The "default" value is just the value of the 
> > attribute if it has no other value applied.
> >
> > I guess the question is, in the statement .. "set all attributes to 
> > default values when the EDD is imported" .. does "default" refer to 
> > the FrameMaker concept of default (empty), or do you mean "some 
> > actual default value" ?
> >
> > Unless I'm misunderstanding the original question, I think you'll 
> > have to go with the script, Rick.
> >
> > ...scott
> >
> > Scott Prentice
> > Leximation, Inc.
> > www.leximation.com
> > +1.415.485.1892
>
>
>
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