FM+SGML Enhancement Request No. 4

[Dan Emory <danemory@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

PRINTING ATTRIBUTE VALUES FOR SELECTED ELEMENTS
THE PROBLEM: Presently, the only way to check and edit attribute values is
via the structure view and the Attributes dialog, neither of which can be
printed. If a systematic review of attribute values in a large document is
required, these tools are inadequate for the task.

THE PROPOSED SOLUTION: Add a capability to generate a hypertexted list of
selected elements, with a list of attributes and their attribute values for
each element instance. A snippet of the element text, if any, would also be
included (ala the structure view), plus the page number where the element
appears.
The generated list output might appear thusly, where the elements could be
listed either alphabetically by name, or in the sequence in which they
appear in the document:

Element: elemname.........(text snippet, if any) Page No
        Atribute1 Name: (value)
        Attribute2 Name: (value)
        etc., etc.

If the element name line were hypertexted, clicking on it would produce a
jump to the page containing it, and (possibly) could open the Attributes
dialog so that the attribute values for the selected element could be edited.

Alternatively, the generated list could be marked up with the corrected
values, and an editing session would be conducted in which the mark-up would
guide the editing process.
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Dan Emory, Dan Emory & Associates
FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design & Database Publishing
Voice/Fax: 949-722-8971 E-Mail: danemory@primenet.com
10044 Adams Ave. #208, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
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