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2007-07-14, 12:50 AM
Custom defined variables
The ability to create and use custom defined variables. If you had a pallet which allowed you to define <%myVar%> you could then insert this variable anywhere in your documentation and it’s value would be automatically updated.
It would be great if these variables could be the output of a script attached to a field too (see below).
Field handlers
Currently you can run a script if a element is clicked on. I'd like to be able to run a script (Applescript, JavaScript whatever) 'on load' or 'on modify' of a text field.
That way you could link your documents to a database and separate content from presentation. So when the page/canvas/element loads any field that has a ‘on load’ handler could call a SQL statement and fills itself with the result.
Conversely if you edit a field, the ‘on modify’ handler could run a script and insert the text back into the database.
Perfect for creating multilingual documentation, or when you have to update a navigational item on 50 wire-frames. Or when you have multiple people working on set of documents and want to have a single store for content.
Search and Replace across multiple documents
Boy that would save me some time too.
cheers
darrell