Customizing Framemaker; Locating Customization Files - Adobe FrameMaker 7.0 User Manual

Customizing FrameMaker

his manual describes how to customize Adobe® FrameMaker® by changing settings in initialization files and
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creating custom menu configurations. This information applies to the following platforms:
• Windows® 98
• Windows NT® 4.0 and later
• Windows ME
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
Initialization files contain settings that define your FrameMaker environment. For example, by changing settings in
an initialization file, you can change dash-pattern choices or define the initial position of dialog boxes and windows.
For information, see "Changing Initialization Files" on page 2
Menu customization files define menus and commands. By changing these files, you can customize the user
interface. For information, see "Changing Menus and Commands" on page 20
Locating customization files
In this manual, install_dir represents the directory in which FrameMaker is installed. Customization files are located
in install_dir\fminit, install_dir\fminit\maker, and install_dir\fminit\fmstruct.
Users might also have personal versions of installation files such as maker.ini located in UserProfile\Application
Data\Adobe\FrameMaker\7.0, where UserProfile is the location of user profile data for the current platform. To see
the Application Data folder, you may need to set your operating system to Show hidden files and folders.
The following table lists the platforms that support user profiles, and shows the location of UserProfile:
Platform Location of user profile data
Windows 98 \Windows\Profiles\username if users save individual preferences
\Windows if all users share the same preferences
Windows ME
Windows NT 4.0
\WinNT\Profiles\username
Windows 2000
\Documents and Settings\username
Windows XP
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