RE: document window size

2007-04-17 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 13:24 -0500 16/4/07, Natalie Bircher wrote: Ah,yes. It is not a new window, it is a saved doc. Strange that FM saves the zoom level, I think. Not at all: thank goodness that it does. What would you want it to do? For any specific template and any specific monitor, there is always an optimal

FrameMaker, Missing fonts

2007-04-17 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
I have a FM file that uses unavailable fonts. The FM message is: The CenturySchoolbook,Italic Italic Font is not available. Times New Roman Italic will be used in this session. There is not Times New Roman Italic in the font list, so I searched for the Times New Roman font and replaced it

Re: FW: Graphics and Reference Pages

2007-04-17 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
Thanks, Stuart. I had forgotten about this one. Downloaded it 2-3 years ago and did not have the time to use it. Did some testing just now and found that, seemingly, it can completely replace the awkward tables. I am going to give it a serious try, as I am in the middle of a manual which does a

Re: FrameMaker, Missing fonts

2007-04-17 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Thanks for your response. I found some information about where to find missing fonts, but it would have been very time consuming to go though the whole list of possibilities. See http://www.daube.ch/docu/fmaker32.html#1 So after searching for the font that Frame used as a replacement and not

Re: How many writers/engineer

2007-04-17 Thread Art Campbell
I've used a metric of 1-8 for software companies; higher for those that also do hardware because hardware is typically more labor intensive but has fewer user options. I'm not positive, but I believe a classic book called Rapid Development contains some metrics. If you haven't already, check

RE: FrameMaker, Missing fonts

2007-04-17 Thread Ridder, Fred
Note that there is a very good reason why you did not find Times New Roman when you did a search. With the Remember Missing Font Names preference turned on, the substitution only occurs on the screen (and in any printed output). The font specifications that are in the document itself are *not*

Re: FrameMaker, Missing fonts

2007-04-17 Thread Art Campbell
This should be all over the 'net, because it's a FAQ, but: If you don't care about the fonts, under FM Preferences, turn off Remember Missing Fonts, open all the files, and save all the files. Update and save again. If you do care about the fonts, look on the master and reference pages for

Re: FrameMaker, Missing fonts

2007-04-17 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Thanks for your response. I found some information about where to find missing fonts, but it would have been very time consuming to go though the whole list of possibilities. After searching for the font that Frame used as a replacement and not finding it. I figured it couldn't hurt to turn

Generating a list of paragraph tags with properties?

2007-04-17 Thread Van Boening, Tammy
I am sure that this is a job for Framescript, but darn it, you can do it in Word without doing anything special (Print and under Print What, select Styles), so I am hoping that you can do it on Framemaker. I want to generate on a per file basis, a list of all paragraph tags used in the file - I

Re: Generating a list of paragraph tags with properties?

2007-04-17 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 11:23 -0600 17/4/07, Van Boening, Tammy wrote: I am sure that this is a job for Framescript, but darn it, you can do it in Word without doing anything special (Print and under Print What, select Styles), so I am hoping that you can do it on Framemaker. I want to generate on a per file basis,

RE: Generating a list of paragraph tags with properties?

2007-04-17 Thread Van Boening, Tammy
Steve, Jennifer, et. al. Thanks! Just the info. that I needed. TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Keep smiling, at

Re: Generating a list of paragraph tags with properties?

2007-04-17 Thread Stuart Rogers
Van Boening, Tammy wrote: I am sure that this is a job for Framescript, but darn it, you can do it in Word without doing anything special (Print and under Print What, select Styles), so I am hoping that you can do it on Framemaker. I want to generate on a per file basis, a list of all paragraph

document window size

2007-04-17 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 13:24 -0500 16/4/07, Natalie Bircher wrote: >Ah,yes. It is not a new window, it is a saved doc. Strange that FM saves the >zoom level, I think. Not at all: thank goodness that it does. What would you want it to do? For any specific template and any specific monitor, there is always an

FrameMaker, Missing fonts

2007-04-17 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
I have a FM file that uses unavailable fonts. The FM message is: The "CenturySchoolbook,Italic Italic" Font is not available. "Times New Roman Italic" will be used in this session. There is not Times New Roman Italic in the font list, so I searched for the "Times New Roman" font and replaced

FW: Graphics and Reference Pages

2007-04-17 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
Thanks, Stuart. I had forgotten about this one. Downloaded it 2-3 years ago and did not have the time to use it. Did some testing just now and found that, seemingly, it can completely replace the awkward tables. I am going to give it a serious try, as I am in the middle of a manual which does a

FrameMaker, Missing fonts

2007-04-17 Thread Art Campbell
This should be all over the 'net, because it's a FAQ, but: If you don't care about the fonts, under FM Preferences, turn off "Remember Missing Fonts," open all the files, and save all the files. Update and save again. If you do care about the fonts, look on the master and reference pages for

How many writers/engineer

2007-04-17 Thread Art Campbell
I've used a metric of 1-8 for software companies; higher for those that also do hardware because hardware is typically more labor intensive but has fewer user options. I'm not positive, but I believe a classic book called Rapid Development contains some metrics. If you haven't already, check the

FrameMaker, Missing fonts

2007-04-17 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Thanks for your response. I found some information about where to find missing fonts, but it would have been very time consuming to go though the whole list of possibilities. After searching for the font that Frame used as a replacement and not finding it. I figured it couldn't hurt to turn

FrameMaker, Missing fonts

2007-04-17 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Thanks for your response. I found some information about where to find missing fonts, but it would have been very time consuming to go though the whole list of possibilities. See http://www.daube.ch/docu/fmaker32.html#1 So after searching for the font that Frame used as a replacement and not

FrameMaker, Missing fonts

2007-04-17 Thread Ridder, Fred
Note that there is a very good reason why you did not find Times New Roman when you did a search. With the "Remember Missing Font Names" preference turned on, the substitution only occurs on the screen (and in any printed output). The font specifications that are in the document itself are *not*

Generating a list of paragraph tags with properties?

2007-04-17 Thread Van Boening, Tammy
I am sure that this is a job for Framescript, but darn it, you can do it in Word without doing anything special (Print and under Print What, select Styles), so I am hoping that you can do it on Framemaker. I want to generate on a per file basis, a list of all paragraph tags used in the file - I

Generating a list of paragraph tags with properties?

2007-04-17 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 11:23 -0600 17/4/07, Van Boening, Tammy wrote: >I am sure that this is a job for Framescript, but darn it, you can do it >in Word without doing anything special (Print and under Print What, >select Styles), so I am hoping that you can do it on Framemaker. I want >to generate on a per file

Generating a list of paragraph tags with properties?

2007-04-17 Thread Van Boening, Tammy
Steve, Jennifer, et. al. Thanks! Just the info. that I needed. TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 tammy.vanboening at fiserv.com *** Keep

Generating a list of paragraph tags with properties?

2007-04-17 Thread Stuart Rogers
Van Boening, Tammy wrote: > I am sure that this is a job for Framescript, but darn it, you can do it > in Word without doing anything special (Print and under Print What, > select Styles), so I am hoping that you can do it on Framemaker. I want > to generate on a per file basis, a list of all