Pods

Know FrameMaker pods and how they can be arranged in a workspace.

Pods are floating panels with an interface designed to simplify your work.

FrameMaker offers the following key pods:

Conditional Tags pod
Cross-References pod
Markers pod
Fonts pod
Insets pod
Variables pod
References pods
Open Files pod
Review Comments

Pod interface

A. Search pod entries - as you type, FrameMaker searches through all the columns for matches and keeps displaying them. B. Pod-specific toolbar buttons. C. Filter to choose current document, all open documents, or a specific document. D. Arrow on column headers indicates sort order E. Pod list area F. Tooltip G. Details of each instance include location. You can customize the location using the Pods Location Criteria dialog box.

Note: By default, pods open up in the pod list area in the right pane. If you move the pods around, FrameMaker remembers the pod location. Th next time you launch the pod, it is displayed at the last closed location.

Close pods and tab groups

Pods have a button on the right side of the title bar that you can click to close a pod or a tab group (group of pods).

Close: Closes just the pod in focus (the Markers pod, in this case)
Close Tab Group: Closes all the pods in the tab group

Also, by double-clicking in the title of a pod, you can minimize or maximize that pod as well as the whole tab group it is a part of.

Pod list area

The Select pop-up displays a list of all open documents, including books and DITA maps.

If you select All Open Docs, the pod list area displays all the variables from all the open documents. If you select a specific open document, the pod list area displays variables from the selected document even when you switch to other open documents. The pod list area continues to display the list of instances from the selected document.

If you select the Current option, the pod list area displays the list of instances from the selected document. The list area refreshes when you switch between open documents. However, when you switch between pods, you may need to click Refresh.

If you select an open document (<filename>):

Single-click an instance in the pod to display the corresponding instance in the document. For example, if you select an image instance from the Insets pod, the corresponding image is also selected in the document view.
Double-click an instance to do the following for each pod.

The following pods are available:

Conditional Tags pod: Displays the Add/Edit Condition Tag pod for the selected condition.
Cross-references pod: Displays the Cross-Reference pod for editing the selected cross-reference.
Markers pod: Displays the Markers pod so that you can edit the selected marker definition.
Fonts pod: Displays the Replace Font pod for selecting a replacement font.
Insets pod: Displays the Object Properties pod for the selected inset.
Variables pod: Adds the selected variable at the insertion point in the current document.
Hotspots pod: Displays the Hotspots pod for editing the selected hotspot.
Open Files: Lets you manage and navigate through large number of open files.

Note: Click a column name to sort the data in the list area in ascending or descending order.
Console pod: Displays the Console pod listing warnings and error messages.
References pod: Displays the results of the search for locations where a particular element is referenced. This pod is only relevant for DITA documents.
Review Comments: Displays and lets you manage the review comments received from reviewers.