Comments for Publicious: Publishing Tech & Tools http://publicious.net Tasty bites of knowledge and opinion. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:40:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Keyboard Shortcrack by A Tailored Fit « Publicious: Publishing Tech & Tools http://publicious.net/2008/06/25/keyboard-shortcrack/#comment-170 A Tailored Fit « Publicious: Publishing Tech & Tools Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:17:30 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=245#comment-170 [...] won’t go away, at least in my mind. InDesign’s Fit Selection In Window command. In his comment, David injected a dose of reality on my overhyped enthusiasm for this command. In my joy at finding [...] [...] won’t go away, at least in my mind. InDesign’s Fit Selection In Window command. In his comment, David injected a dose of reality on my overhyped enthusiasm for this command. In my joy at finding [...]

]]> Comment on Keyboard Shortcrack by David Blatner http://publicious.net/2008/06/25/keyboard-shortcrack/#comment-169 David Blatner Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:54:10 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=245#comment-169 I <em>would</em> be obsessed with this shortcut, but where you say, "nice amount of space around on all sides," I say, "way too much space!" On my system, I end up with almost exactly the same width of my current object to the left and again to the right. That is, I could fit my object 3x across the screen. If it were just a little bit of space on each side, I'd use the shortcut all the time. I would be obsessed with this shortcut, but where you say, “nice amount of space around on all sides,” I say, “way too much space!” On my system, I end up with almost exactly the same width of my current object to the left and again to the right. That is, I could fit my object 3x across the screen. If it were just a little bit of space on each side, I’d use the shortcut all the time.

]]> Comment on Help! I Need Somebody! by wa veghel http://publicious.net/2008/07/01/help-i-need-somebody/#comment-168 wa veghel Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:05:00 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=260#comment-168 Ok, well here's one: how to omit pagenumber prefixes in the Table of contents in InDesign? This one I'm breaking my brain over. If you have a section prefix but have show prefix off, the section prefix shows up in a generated TOC wich I do not want. I did not in 5.0 and 5.01, but it does in 5.02 and latets 5.03. How can I get this right. Ok, well here’s one: how to omit pagenumber prefixes in the Table of contents in InDesign?

This one I’m breaking my brain over. If you have a section prefix but have show prefix off, the section prefix shows up in a generated TOC wich I do not want. I did not in 5.0 and 5.01, but it does in 5.02 and latets 5.03. How can I get this right.

]]> Comment on Splitting An Ice Cream Sandwich With McCain by Robin http://publicious.net/2008/06/04/splitting-an-ice-cream-sandwich-with-mccain/#comment-149 Robin Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:31:46 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=227#comment-149 Mike-- See? And you production types are always complaining that we designers don't know what we're doing... Mike–

See? And you production types are always complaining that we designers don’t know what we’re doing…

]]> Comment on Splitting An Ice Cream Sandwich With McCain by mvrankin http://publicious.net/2008/06/04/splitting-an-ice-cream-sandwich-with-mccain/#comment-148 mvrankin Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:50:18 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=227#comment-148 Robin- You make a great point. I've never gone that extra mile to set up a variable NPZ. After reading your comment I did some forensic work to measure what is actually visible in a McCain bound book. The results were shocking. Shocking, I tell you. I'll do a second post on this topic to explain it in detail. How's that for a tease? Robin-
You make a great point. I’ve never gone that extra mile to set up a variable NPZ. After reading your comment I did some forensic work to measure what is actually visible in a McCain bound book. The results were shocking. Shocking, I tell you. I’ll do a second post on this topic to explain it in detail. How’s that for a tease?

]]> Comment on Splitting An Ice Cream Sandwich With McCain by mvrankin http://publicious.net/2008/06/04/splitting-an-ice-cream-sandwich-with-mccain/#comment-147 mvrankin Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:52:59 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=227#comment-147 Michelle- My one great defense is that I am a Mac guy and most of the family is PC, so I can shed those Windows questions right away. As for Photoshop jobs, don't be shy. It's more than just a job, it's an adventure. I can turn crying kids at Disney World into smiling cherubs. And in 20 years who'll remember? Michelle-
My one great defense is that I am a Mac guy and most of the family is PC, so I can shed those Windows questions right away. As for Photoshop jobs, don’t be shy. It’s more than just a job, it’s an adventure. I can turn crying kids at Disney World into smiling cherubs. And in 20 years who’ll remember?

]]> Comment on Splitting An Ice Cream Sandwich With McCain by Robin http://publicious.net/2008/06/04/splitting-an-ice-cream-sandwich-with-mccain/#comment-146 Robin Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:47:52 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=227#comment-146 Mike, doesn't the NPZ change depending on where it falls within the book and the thickness of the book? For some reason I remember pages closer to the center of the book needing a somewhat wider NPZ than those nearer the outer edges because the pressure of the other pages compresses those pages more and they won't open as far. Sort of like allowing for the turn-of-cloth in a collar (to insert a sewing term here.) Mike, doesn’t the NPZ change depending on where it falls within the book and the thickness of the book? For some reason I remember pages closer to the center of the book needing a somewhat wider NPZ than those nearer the outer edges because the pressure of the other pages compresses those pages more and they won’t open as far. Sort of like allowing for the turn-of-cloth in a collar (to insert a sewing term here.)

]]> Comment on Silly Rabbit, Blogging’s For Kids by Robin http://publicious.net/2008/06/08/silly-rabbit-bloggings-for-kids/#comment-145 Robin Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:39:08 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-145 Eat your peas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Eat your peas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> Comment on Silly Rabbit, Blogging’s For Kids by mvrankin http://publicious.net/2008/06/08/silly-rabbit-bloggings-for-kids/#comment-143 mvrankin Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:03:05 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-143 Thanks Trisha. No worries, I promise to stick to grown-up punctuation style. The boy makes no bones about his desire to dominate his old man when it comes to blogging. Me: "Why'd you pick sports?" He: "It's popular, and there's games every night, so I never have to think what to write." Me: "Huh...good point. Eat your peas." Thanks Trisha. No worries, I promise to stick to grown-up punctuation style. The boy makes no bones about his desire to dominate his old man when it comes to blogging.
Me: “Why’d you pick sports?”
He: “It’s popular, and there’s games every night, so I never have to think what to write.”
Me: “Huh…good point. Eat your peas.”

]]> Comment on Silly Rabbit, Blogging’s For Kids by Trisha Stayton http://publicious.net/2008/06/08/silly-rabbit-bloggings-for-kids/#comment-142 Trisha Stayton Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:59:08 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-142 Sorry Mike, as much as I have to reign myself in from using them we should leave the extra exclamation points to the kids!!! Love to see your passing valuable knowledge on. Sorry Mike, as much as I have to reign myself in from using them we should leave the extra exclamation points to the kids!!!
Love to see your passing valuable knowledge on.

]]> Comment on Splitting An Ice Cream Sandwich With McCain by Michelle Donna http://publicious.net/2008/06/04/splitting-an-ice-cream-sandwich-with-mccain/#comment-133 Michelle Donna Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:56:59 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=227#comment-133 Mike, I have no idea what you're talking about (my comprehension at this point is just at about Ethan's blog, which I love) but I loved this post. From the title I really thought I finally had a Rankin defect to the dark side (although I'm very Republican and not even I will be voting for McCain). You are obviously very good at what you do. Try to keep that from your extended (married) family or you will be very busy with Photoshop and other questions til the day you shed this mortal coil. --Michelle Mike,
I have no idea what you’re talking about (my comprehension at this point is just at about Ethan’s blog, which I love) but I loved this post. From the title I really thought I finally had a Rankin defect to the dark side (although I’m very Republican and not even I will be voting for McCain).
You are obviously very good at what you do. Try to keep that from your extended (married) family or you will be very busy with Photoshop and other questions til the day you shed this mortal coil.
–Michelle

]]> Comment on Splitting An Ice Cream Sandwich With McCain by mvrankin http://publicious.net/2008/06/04/splitting-an-ice-cream-sandwich-with-mccain/#comment-132 mvrankin Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:04:45 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=227#comment-132 Thanks, Jose. I don't have a great answer as to how to always know how much gutter space to leave. The quarter inch is overkill in most situations, and to me, a white gap looks worse than a pinched photo. So unless you know it's a McCain binding, go lower. I think an eight of an inch would work in a lot of situations. On the other hand, I have some tight perfect bound books that could use that quarter inch. I'd say try to ask the printer, and failing that, check out some similar books and make your best guess. Good luck! Thanks, Jose. I don’t have a great answer as to how to always know how much gutter space to leave. The quarter inch is overkill in most situations, and to me, a white gap looks worse than a pinched photo. So unless you know it’s a McCain binding, go lower. I think an eight of an inch would work in a lot of situations. On the other hand, I have some tight perfect bound books that could use that quarter inch. I’d say try to ask the printer, and failing that, check out some similar books and make your best guess. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Splitting An Ice Cream Sandwich With McCain by Jose Ramos http://publicious.net/2008/06/04/splitting-an-ice-cream-sandwich-with-mccain/#comment-127 Jose Ramos Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:23:05 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=227#comment-127 Excellent info. I love to read your posts. In this one in particular, how do you find the exact measurement for the gutter? Is there a standard, like the bleed is usually one eighth of an inch? Keep up the excellent work! Excellent info. I love to read your posts. In this one in particular, how do you find the exact measurement for the gutter? Is there a standard, like the bleed is usually one eighth of an inch?

Keep up the excellent work!

]]> Comment on InDesign Summer School by Robin http://publicious.net/2008/06/03/indesign-summer-school/#comment-126 Robin Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:08:23 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=218#comment-126 I love the highlighter idea. Mike, you are a gee-nee-us. I love the highlighter idea. Mike, you are a gee-nee-us.

]]> Comment on About by mvrankin http://publicious.net/about/#comment-125 mvrankin Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:16:11 +0000 #comment-125 If only InDesign could do the dishes... If only InDesign could do the dishes…

]]> Comment on About by your wife http://publicious.net/about/#comment-124 your wife Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:44:06 +0000 #comment-124 Do you mind emptying the dishwasher when you're done blogging? thanks! Do you mind emptying the dishwasher when you’re done blogging?
thanks!

]]> Comment on Feed For Thought by mvrankin http://publicious.net/2008/05/29/feed-for-thought/#comment-119 mvrankin Fri, 30 May 2008 15:27:06 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=217#comment-119 Thanks for the "feed"back, Michael. I probably should have gone full feed from the start. But I freaked out when I saw my content scraped and went in the opposite direction. I reacted like the record companies, when I should be thinking more like Radiohead. Live and learn. Thanks for the “feed”back, Michael. I probably should have gone full feed from the start. But I freaked out when I saw my content scraped and went in the opposite direction. I reacted like the record companies, when I should be thinking more like Radiohead. Live and learn.

]]> Comment on Feed For Thought by Michael http://publicious.net/2008/05/29/feed-for-thought/#comment-118 Michael Fri, 30 May 2008 12:38:47 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=217#comment-118 Thank you for the full feed. I happily click through to comment or read comments, but I have very few subscriptions that are only partial feeds. Thank you for the full feed. I happily click through to comment or read comments, but I have very few subscriptions that are only partial feeds.

]]> Comment on House of a Different Color, part 2 by Michael http://publicious.net/2008/05/19/house-of-a-different-color-part-2/#comment-110 Michael Tue, 20 May 2008 11:09:56 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-110 The bright green tail light at the intermediate step is hilarious! So I would have used "Replace Color" to paint the house walls, and ended up with the wall in shadow looking equal to the wall in sunlight. Your approach looks a lot better. The bright green tail light at the intermediate step is hilarious!

So I would have used “Replace Color” to paint the house walls, and ended up with the wall in shadow looking equal to the wall in sunlight. Your approach looks a lot better.

]]> Comment on House of A Different Color, part 1 by mvrankin http://publicious.net/2008/05/17/house-of-a-different-color-part-1/#comment-109 mvrankin Sun, 18 May 2008 02:26:17 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=174#comment-109 If you're going to dream, dream big, right? The rubies were part of a Wizard of Oz theme that kept coming into my head, starting with the title as a pun on the Horse of a Different Color. Then I think, ordinary house behind giant shiny paper= the wizard ("pay no attention to that man behind the curtain")...yellow brick road + ruby slippers=ruby driveway. At 2 AM it all made perfect sense. If you’re going to dream, dream big, right?
The rubies were part of a Wizard of Oz theme that kept coming into my head, starting with the title as a pun on the Horse of a Different Color. Then I think, ordinary house behind giant shiny paper= the wizard (”pay no attention to that man behind the curtain”)…yellow brick road + ruby slippers=ruby driveway. At 2 AM it all made perfect sense.

]]> Comment on House of A Different Color, part 1 by Anne-Marie http://publicious.net/2008/05/17/house-of-a-different-color-part-1/#comment-108 Anne-Marie Sat, 17 May 2008 11:53:32 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=174#comment-108 ... still laughing about the rubies .... … still laughing about the rubies ….

]]> Comment on Adventures in FontStruction by Robin http://publicious.net/2008/05/05/adventures-in-fontstruction/#comment-103 Robin Fri, 09 May 2008 23:50:01 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-103 And here I thought I was the only one playing with this... And here I thought I was the only one playing with this…

]]> Comment on The Road To Hell Is Paved With Double-Clicks by Anne-Marie http://publicious.net/2008/04/30/the-road-to-hell-is-paved-with-double-clicks/#comment-102 Anne-Marie Thu, 08 May 2008 22:47:48 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-102 Okay, this is probably the best post I've read this year. So funny! I had already sent the URL to a bunch of people BEFORE I even got to the end where I saw my and David's name mentioned/linked. Re the Word Press thing ... I hate the autosaving! Right now ID Secrets is running on an older version of WP that doesn't do that. But IC Secrets *does* have that and I hate it. (I have a couple personal sites on wordpress.com like this one that has the latest WP, takes getting used to.) I turn off Autosave in almost every program I use because I've been burned just like you. Too bad WP can't undo a save, like ID. Re Excel ... ha! I'm the same exact way. You're right, like going to the dentist ... I just don't get it. It's frustrating to work on. Why won't the cells grow? How do I get rid of the shimmering selection after I've copied stuff? It drives me batty. I know if I just cracked open a book or a lynda.com vid I'd be okay but I've never gotten around to it. Friends and family who are business owner like me are aghast to hear I don't use Excel. "how can you run a business without excel???" I don't know. It just happened. For twenty years now. Re the ID DC's, great list! I agree it's weird how you have to bend your mind in order to figure out what's going to happen when you DC a handle of an overset/underset frame. For the underset ones, I always remind myself, "DC the handle OPPOSITE of the one you want to lock down". So if I want the top left corner to stay where it is, I DC the lower right handle. (I think it should work the other way around, personally. DCing on a handle should mean "everybody move this way!") But I get different results than you regarding DCing the *middle* handle of an underset frame. Maybe I have a magical copy of ID. When I DC the middle handle, ID will change only one dimension (height or width) of the frame. But when I DC a corner handle, it changes both dimensions of the frame. (Since only one out of the four "DC middle" examples you show violates this rule, I think maybe it's a mistake? The one showing the results of a DC on a middle right handle of an underset frame. I don't think the frame changes height, just width.) Anyway, I find that with underset frames, I most often want to eliminate the empty space at the bottom, but I don't want to change the width. So I DC the bottom middle handle, which does exactly that ... brings the bottom frame edge up. Okay, this is probably the best post I’ve read this year. So funny! I had already sent the URL to a bunch of people BEFORE I even got to the end where I saw my and David’s name mentioned/linked.

Re the Word Press thing … I hate the autosaving! Right now ID Secrets is running on an older version of WP that doesn’t do that. But IC Secrets *does* have that and I hate it. (I have a couple personal sites on wordpress.com like this one that has the latest WP, takes getting used to.) I turn off Autosave in almost every program I use because I’ve been burned just like you. Too bad WP can’t undo a save, like ID.

Re Excel … ha! I’m the same exact way. You’re right, like going to the dentist … I just don’t get it. It’s frustrating to work on. Why won’t the cells grow? How do I get rid of the shimmering selection after I’ve copied stuff? It drives me batty. I know if I just cracked open a book or a lynda.com vid I’d be okay but I’ve never gotten around to it. Friends and family who are business owner like me are aghast to hear I don’t use Excel. “how can you run a business without excel???” I don’t know. It just happened. For twenty years now.

Re the ID DC’s, great list! I agree it’s weird how you have to bend your mind in order to figure out what’s going to happen when you DC a handle of an overset/underset frame.

For the underset ones, I always remind myself, “DC the handle OPPOSITE of the one you want to lock down”. So if I want the top left corner to stay where it is, I DC the lower right handle. (I think it should work the other way around, personally. DCing on a handle should mean “everybody move this way!” ;)

But I get different results than you regarding DCing the *middle* handle of an underset frame. Maybe I have a magical copy of ID.

When I DC the middle handle, ID will change only one dimension (height or width) of the frame. But when I DC a corner handle, it changes both dimensions of the frame. (Since only one out of the four “DC middle” examples you show violates this rule, I think maybe it’s a mistake? The one showing the results of a DC on a middle right handle of an underset frame. I don’t think the frame changes height, just width.)

Anyway, I find that with underset frames, I most often want to eliminate the empty space at the bottom, but I don’t want to change the width. So I DC the bottom middle handle, which does exactly that … brings the bottom frame edge up.

]]> Comment on The Road To Hell Is Paved With Double-Clicks by David Blatner http://publicious.net/2008/04/30/the-road-to-hell-is-paved-with-double-clicks/#comment-101 David Blatner Thu, 08 May 2008 22:43:30 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=148#comment-101 This is a great run-down. Of course, there is always more. DC on a script in the Scripts panel to find all kinds of scripty goodies. Double-click on the Pencil tool to get Pencil Tolerance settings (which no one I know uses, ever). Double-clck on the Eyedropper to set its settings (what it will and won't pick up). DC on the fill or swatch icons at the bottom of the Tool panel to open the evil Color Picker (sigh). And, of course, if you DC on any checkbox, you get the supreme satisfaction of turning it on and then off. Or off, then on. Either way, it's a pleasant pastime. This is a great run-down. Of course, there is always more. DC on a script in the Scripts panel to find all kinds of scripty goodies. Double-click on the Pencil tool to get Pencil Tolerance settings (which no one I know uses, ever). Double-clck on the Eyedropper to set its settings (what it will and won’t pick up). DC on the fill or swatch icons at the bottom of the Tool panel to open the evil Color Picker (sigh). And, of course, if you DC on any checkbox, you get the supreme satisfaction of turning it on and then off. Or off, then on. Either way, it’s a pleasant pastime.

]]> Comment on My New Pal by Anne-Marie http://publicious.net/2008/05/07/my-new-pal/#comment-100 Anne-Marie Thu, 08 May 2008 22:05:53 +0000 http://pubtech.wordpress.com/?p=165#comment-100 "Pant Bag Pal" ... rofl ... “Pant Bag Pal” … rofl …

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