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Hi, it works ok on my system, but the linked application is shown as "SnagitEditor.exe". Snagit32.exe is the capture engine part of Snagit, so it looks like that link is messed up (you need to open the image in SnagitEditor). I think Flare gets these links from Windows, so the problem is probably ...

Clare, I think that for "on-hover" pop-ups, that is by design: if users are getting as far as moving the pointer over the image, then they'll see the full image and the screen tip is redundant (not even seen, as you said).

For "on-click" pop-ups, I agree this feature would be useful: having ...

Shawn, when you say that both Capture and Snagit allow you to work with vectors, do you mean your input image is a vector image (i.e. not a screenshot)? Or do you mean that you can put vector objects on a screenshot as overlays?

I think the problem with saving screenshots with callouts as a vector ...

Hi Shawn and ChoccieMuffin

That's a good list Shawn. I just wanted to add that the Print Format property tab works well for me in PDF output, but I understand your point about being able to use vectors. For callouts, you could use the text rectangle object as an alternative, or for a box with a ...

I think you've summed up the situation perfectly. It looks like Capture has indeed been left to wither. As awful as some of Capture's drawing tools are (and the crazy OTF support mismatch with Flare), I am addicted to the "right-click > edit with Capture > move, change, add a callout > save > job ...

+1, Shawn. A while ago Rob H said that an update to Capture is planned. Let's hope it comes soon.

Enjoy your evening. We're just getting started on today here, or is it tomorrow...?

Hi Garrett

I don't have engineering eyes - where is the distortion? Do you mean the borders showing up in the PDF version?

Hi Riley

How are your slideshow settings configured? There is a setting called Adaptive height on the General tab of the settings. If it is turned on, the slideshow height will shrink/expand to fit the content of each slide. When turned off, all slides are set to the height of the slide with the ...

Hi Dreamer, welcome to the forum.

A blank image (from File > New > New From Profile) cannot be cropped. Whether this is a bug or by design, I'm not sure.

The 2 easy ways to work in Capture are:

+ Start with an actual screen capture that you create with Capture.

+ Open an existing image file in ...

Hi Matt

I haven't had a chance to try this yet, but as I understand it, it works on the output files, post-build. So you won't be able to see it in the XML editor, only in the output.

Nice one Dave, I think a lot of people will like this. I'll give it a go.

Thanks. That works, although Flare strips some of the information out of the link in the stylesheet and I end up having to replace it in the output.

@import url('http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Condensed');
becomes
@import url('http://fonts.googleapis.com/css');
Yes, that is weird ...

I link to web fonts at the top of my stylesheet (edit the stylesheet using the internal text editor, or your preferred external editor).

I agree that direct import of markdown to Flare would be a useful feature - thanks for the commonmark link, wbrisett.

For the OP, it is a question of pulling source documentation directly into Flare. It could also provide an easier path for fast prototyping. I follow Nita Beck's excellent process ...

kwag_myers wrote:I think the Medium thing has gotten most of us at one time or another. Welcome to the club. You should get your T-shirt in the mail soon.

Yep, guaranteed The club tee-shirts are great, you can have any size, as long as it's - ahem - medium. Sorry, it's late here, time to switch off!

Umesh - great What were you on before, 9, 10, or 10.1?

Hi Umesh

Projects that you have recently worked on will always appear in your Recent Projects list, whether or not they exist, have since been deleted, or are currently inaccessible. You can clean them up manually using Manage Recent Projects in the File menu - in the File panel above Options . The ...

Hi Umesh, welcome to the forums. My guess: if the project is stored on another drive or volume, make sure the drive or volume is connected. If it is not connected, you'll see the project listed in Recent Projects, but clicking it does nothing. Is the project on another drive or is it local?

Thanks Nita, I am looking forward to trying this. A few more reasons to love OneNote. Your point about collaboration makes this a really powerful tool. I am relying on OneNote to run my brain when the singularity comes.

Thanks Nita, great info, just what I was looking for. I like the amount of configuration that your mindmap workflow allows - great lateral thinking. I am also a OneNote fan, so I will try that. Have you got that working? Thomas' plugin looks great for setting up a quick framework. I can see that I ...

I just submitted a feature request for a simple function to create a batch of new topics (with title and heading, but no content), using e.g. a csv list, to avoid plodding through the new topic dialog box again and again. I'd find this useful for setting up a framework of topics for a new project ...

Msquared wrote:I believe there was also an issue with search results that refer to text in drop-downs not expanding the drop-down correctly, although that may have been fixed now?

Hi Marjorie, yes I think this was fixed in v10.

Hi Shawn, it sounds like you want reviewers to be able to edit content directly and you will act as editor for those changes, is that right? I think Contributor is the only option for that, without an additional input/output platform compatible with Linux and that can hook up with Flare, or at least ...

Hi Craig

I did a quick test, and using auto TOC worked ok for me - no TOC entry in the TOC list. I wonder if you have a topic in your project that already contains a TOC proxy?

Hi Cal, no problem. Yes, I agree, I think that the temp files (if generated) are required to keep the Flare output environment present and correct while it is running. But I don't really know. I just know I got errors when I deleted just the temporary folder manually (and extrapolating, an auto ...