April 26, 2007: Issue 186
A few notes about our updated software:
• Adobe has taken a lesson from Microsoft. InDesign CS2, like Word, understands that when you delete a word, you want to delete a space along with it. The program doesn’t leave those pesky double spaces anymore. Just be careful if you’ve gotten in the habit of hitting the Delete key twice.
• The new InDesign hides the scripting window (to make fractions, dimension x’s, and contact sheets) in a slightly different place. To get to it, pull down the Window menu and select Automation, then Scripts. If you don’t want to mess with this step every time, drag the Scripting window to a corner of your screen instead of closing it when you’re done. It will show up there in each new document you open.
• The first time you save a document that was created in the old program, InDesign prompts you to do a Save As. Go ahead and overwrite the older file; you’ll have to navigate to the proper folder.
Clarification: At least one editor was horrified when we said last week that not all Palladian windows are arched. Although the Dictionary of Architecture and Construction says the middle section is “sometimes arched,” we recognize that the term is most commonly associated with an arched window. To avoid confusion (and to avoid making Eliot spit out his coffee again), use another term when the window is not arched: divided window, window with side lights.
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