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Show applicable markers by selecting body text?

May 11, 2011 1:37 PM

Hi folks,

 

The Markers Pod allows you to view markers in a number of ways, and show their position within the text's body when selected via the pod.  But there seems to be no way to do the opposite - select a marker within the body, and have it be highlighted in the pod.

 

Am I missing something fundamental here?  Isn't this a much more common real-world need?

 

Thanks.

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  • Jeff_Coatsworth
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    1. Jeff_Coatsworth,
    May 11, 2011 1:48 PM   in reply to ddsbleton
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    Not quite following you - you've got your Text Symbols turned on, right? So you can see where the marker is located (in my case I even set a colour & size character style to make them more noticeable & distinguish between them) & when you select it, the marker pod shows what's in the marker text. Am I missing something?

     
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    2. ddsbleton,
    May 11, 2011 1:52 PM   in reply to Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Thanks for your reply.

     

    Text symbols are turned on, so within the body, I can clearly see where the markers are located.

     

    When I select them, however, nothing happens in the Marker Pod.

     

    What I'm hoping for is exactly the behavior you described - when I select a marker symbol within the text, I would like the pod to show me which marker that is, in the same way that selecting a marker within the pod shows the corresponding marker within the text.

     
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    May 11, 2011 1:55 PM   in reply to ddsbleton
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    What version of FM are you using? I'm on 10 and it seems to be working fine for me. I can post a screenshot if it would help.

     
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    May 11, 2011 1:57 PM   in reply to Jeff_Coatsworth
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    I'm on 9.

     

    A screenshot would be great, just to confirm we're talking about the same thing.

     

    Thanks,

    Dennis

     
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    5. Jeff_Coatsworth,
    May 11, 2011 2:27 PM   in reply to ddsbleton
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    Ok, here's an example of one of my documents - it's a heading that has 3 different marker types associated with different spots in the text. Each of them is colour coded so that I can tell which one is which:

    markers.png

     

    I've got the Marker Pod open, and have selected one of the markers in the text.

     

    I hope it shows up well enough to see.

     
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    6. ddsbleton,
    May 11, 2011 2:50 PM   in reply to Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Ah, sorry, you're absolutely right!

     

    I was using the wrong term.  I meant the marker PANEL.

     

    Thanks,

    Dennis

     
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    May 12, 2011 6:50 AM   in reply to ddsbleton
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    So are you still having an issue? If so, maybe posting a screenshot of what you're seeing would me understand what you're looking for?

     
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