[Framers] links in insets work in FM 12

2017-02-08 Thread LGLists
Folks, Well, I'm floored. I was just testing out creating PDFs from FM 12, and lo and behold, the links from insets work!! No need to run a script. Gee, I should have known that before this. =:-O Just thought I'd report back. One more quick question if anyone knows. I've been using

Re: [Framers] Text inset links in PDFs in FM 2017 and no updates to purchased version

2017-02-03 Thread LGLists
!! ~ Linda G. Gallagher From: David Spreadbury [mailto:dspre...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2017 1:57 PM To: LGLists; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: [Framers] Text inset links in PDFs in FM 2017 and no updates

[Framers] Text inset links in PDFs in FM 2017 and no updates to purchased version

2017-02-03 Thread LGLists
Hi All! I'm posting on behalf of someone else who is contemplating taking on some of my projects. She's getting info from FM support that I'm a little skeptical about. Sorry to repeat the one item, but I've not heard back. . I got this a bit wrong the first time, too. According

[Framers] Text inset links in PDFs in FM 2017

2017-02-02 Thread LGLists
Hi All! I'm posting on behalf of someone else who is contemplating taking on some projects where I've used text insets that have x-refs in them. According to FM support, the bug that caused x-refs from text insets to not be working links in PDFs was fixed in FM 10. That's not my

[Framers] Job posting: Contract Technical Writer - Colorado

2016-12-13 Thread LGLists
Framers, Here is some contract work some of you may be interested in. Please respond as indicated below. Contract Technical Writer About Us Qualmark Corporation, headquartered in Denver, Colorado is the largest provider of Highly Accelerated Life-Testing (HALT) systems and Highly

RE: FrameMaker 10 deleted a file from my hard drive

2014-10-26 Thread LGLists
Hmm, seems unlikely, as I run all backups manually after I end my work for the day. ~ Linda G. Gallagher TechCom Plus, LLC lindag at techcomplus dot com http://www.techcomplus.com/ www.techcomplus.com 303-450-9076 _

No rtf output generated from Mif2Go

2014-10-01 Thread LGLists
FM 12 (new installation) Win 7 m2g 55 I posted this to the Mif2Go Yahoo Group a couple of days ago, but have not heard anything back. I'm hoping someone here can help me. I think I followed all the steps to install. Tore my hair out doing it. (I'd much rather just have an installer.) All I

Text inset setup

2014-09-29 Thread LGLists
FM 12 Win 7 It's been a long time and at least a couple of FM versions (FM 10 or maybe even 8) since I set up text insets. Before I do more work than necessary, I want to be sure nothing has changed. Here's what I recall: * I need to import the inset into a small anchor tag in my

RE: Way to apply style to * paragraphs

2014-09-24 Thread LGLists
...@rickquatro.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 6:48 PM To: 'LGLists'; 'Post Framers' Subject: RE: Way to apply style to * paragraphs Hi Linda, One thing you can try is to choose File Import Formats, leave the From Document set to Current, and check the Remove Format Overrides checkbox. When you

RE: Way to apply style to * paragraphs

2014-09-24 Thread LGLists
http://www.techcomplus.com/ www.techcomplus.com 303-450-9076 or 800-500-3144 _ From: Rebecca Officer [mailto:rebecca.offi...@alliedtelesis.co.nz] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 7:02 PM To: LGLists; 'Post Framers' Subject: RE: Way to apply style

RE: Way to apply style to * paragraphs

2014-09-24 Thread LGLists
-9076 or 800-500-3144 -Original Message- From: robert.lauris...@gmail.com [mailto:robert.lauris...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 9:31 AM To: LGLists; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Way to apply

RE: Way to apply style to * paragraphs

2014-09-24 Thread LGLists
[mailto:pe...@galley.ie] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 9:56 AM To: LGLists Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Way to apply style to * paragraphs The * shows that an override has been made - this may or may not be needed. If you re-apply the style and discard overrides that change

Finding styles with a space after the name

2014-09-24 Thread LGLists
FM 12 Win 7 All, Please know that I inherited all these files. ;-) I keep my styles much cleaner when I create them. So, now I've found (using Paragraph Tools from Silicon Prairie) that there are both Body and Body[space] styles. I've opened three different files that are supposed to have

RE: Finding styles with a space after the name

2014-09-24 Thread LGLists
_ From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 10:33 AM To: LGLists; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Finding styles with a space after the name Create a new, arbitrary paragraph. Apply the mystery style to it. Examine its characteristics

RE: Finding styles with a space after the name

2014-09-24 Thread LGLists
AM To: LGLists; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Finding styles with a space after the name Create a new, arbitrary paragraph. Apply the mystery style to it. Examine its characteristics. Keep or delete the style as appropriate. Or save the file as MIF and use a text editor to look

Way to apply style to * paragraphs

2014-09-23 Thread LGLists
FM 12 (unstructured) Win 7 I'm working with a large book from a client (66 chapters, 2500+ pages) that has numerous paragraphs that show an * next to the style name. From what I've seen, and of course, I've not looked at every page of every file, the styles are in paragraph catalog, but

PDF comments and FM 12, anyone?

2014-08-28 Thread LGLists
Win 7 FM 12 (likely future upgrade; currently using FM 10) Acrobat 11 (likely future upgrade; currently using X) No one responded the first time, other than someone else interested in the same topic. Hoping someone out there has experiences to share. I can't try this out, as I've not upgraded

PDF comments and FM 12

2014-08-25 Thread LGLists
Win 7 FM 12 (likely future upgrade; currently using FM 10) Acrobat 11 (likely future upgrade; currently using X) I can't try this out, as I've not upgraded yet and likely won't for a little while. I seem to recall that one of the new features in FM 12 is that you can continue editing the FM 12

Incorporating an existing PDF into an FM-generated PDF

2013-08-29 Thread LGLists
FM 10 Acrobat X Pro Win 7 I need to incorporate an existing and lengthy PDF file into the PDF file that I'll generate from the FM content I've written. At least for the foreseeable future, it won't be possible to incorporate the source content of the existing PDF into FM to be able to

Incorporating an existing PDF into an FM-generated PDF

2013-08-28 Thread LGLists
FM 10 Acrobat X Pro Win 7 I need to incorporate an existing and lengthy PDF file into the PDF file that I'll generate from the FM content I've written. At least for the foreseeable future, it won't be possible to incorporate the source content of the existing PDF into FM to be able to generate

Convert 1 Excel column into 3 balanced columns to paste into FM

2013-08-25 Thread LGLists
Win 7 Excel 2003 FM 10 I have a list of 117 or so items that I get from a client as a single column in an Excel spreadsheet. I need to take that list and convert it to three balanced columns (maintaining the alpha sort) to paste into FM. I did it once manually, but the list keeps changing, so

RE: Convert 1 Excel column into 3 balanced columns to paste into FM

2013-08-25 Thread LGLists
at techcomplus dot com http://www.techcomplus.com/ www.techcomplus.com 303-450-9076 or 800-500-3144 _ From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of LGLists Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 4:42 PM

Convert 1 Excel column into 3 balanced columns to paste into FM

2013-08-25 Thread LGLists
at techcomplus dot com <http://www.techcomplus.com/> www.techcomplus.com 303-450-9076 or 800-500-3144 _ From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of LGLists Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 4

Convert 1 Excel column into 3 balanced columns to paste into FM

2013-08-22 Thread LGLists
Win 7 Excel 2003 FM 10 I have a list of 117 or so items that I get from a client as a single column in an Excel spreadsheet. I need to take that list and convert it to three balanced columns (maintaining the alpha sort) to paste into FM. I did it once manually, but the list keeps changing, so

RE: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread LGLists
Lise, Years ago, a colleague suggested that I set up all projects to work with both A4 paper and US letter 8.5 x 11 paper by setting the page size to Custom with the width to 8.26 and the height to 11. As far as I know, this works, and you don't have to switch back and forth. You'll have a

switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread LGLists
Lise, Years ago, a colleague suggested that I set up all projects to work with both A4 paper and US letter 8.5 x 11 paper by setting the page size to Custom with the width to 8.26" and the height to 11". As far as I know, this works, and you don't have to switch back and forth. You'll have a

RE: Frame 11 Stability - Upgrade or Downgrade the new copy to Frame9? HELP

2012-12-11 Thread LGLists
Have you (or anyone else) seen an improvement in the crashes when saving books that have files with track edits on? That one of the big things that bothers me about FM 10. I have the TCS 4 upgrade, but haven't done much with it. ~ Linda G. Gallagher TechCom Plus, LLC

Frame 11 Stability - Upgrade or Downgrade the new copy to Frame9? HELP

2012-12-10 Thread LGLists
Have you (or anyone else) seen an improvement in the crashes when saving books that have files with track edits on? That one of the big things that bothers me about FM 10. I have the TCS 4 upgrade, but haven't done much with it. ~ Linda G. Gallagher TechCom Plus, LLC

RE: Confluence 4 export: the one feature that would justify myupgrading from FM10

2012-11-28 Thread LGLists
I've not completely followed this thread, but I do know of a wiki that lets you reuse content. I've been using MindTouch for one client, and it definitely lets you reuse content. I've created multiple guides in it and have many sections that I've written once and reused in two or more places.

Confluence 4 export: the one feature that would justify myupgrading from FM10

2012-11-28 Thread LGLists
I've not completely followed this thread, but I do know of a wiki that lets you reuse content. I've been using MindTouch for one client, and it definitely lets you reuse content. I've created multiple "guides" in it and have many sections that I've written once and reused in two or more places.

RE: Track Edits in FrameMaker 10

2012-09-12 Thread LGLists
Rick, I've been using FM 10 on Win 7 since January. I find that the track edits feature works well and similarly to FM 8. The advantage that FM 10 has, if I recall correctly, is that I can enable and disable tracking edits for a single document or for all documents in the book. That's very handy.

Track Edits in FrameMaker 10

2012-09-12 Thread LGLists
Rick, I've been using FM 10 on Win 7 since January. I find that the track edits feature works well and similarly to FM 8. The advantage that FM 10 has, if I recall correctly, is that I can enable and disable tracking edits for a single document or for all documents in the book. That's very handy.

RE: Upgrade to TCS 4 for subscription holders

2012-07-31 Thread LGLists
holders I ended up having a live chat with them - it sounds like they're rolling out the upgrade coupons in the next 10 days. I was told to watch out for an e-mail in my LWS account. From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of LGLists Sent

Upgrade to TCS 4 for subscription holders

2012-07-30 Thread LGLists
Behalf Of LGLists Sent: July-27-12 7:52 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Upgrade to TCS 4 for subscription holders Framers, I purchased the full TCS subscription last year and thought I'd get immediate notification of upgrades. I've not seen anything and checked my LWS (licensing) a

Upgrade to TCS 4 for subscription holders

2012-07-29 Thread LGLists
Framers, I purchased the full TCS subscription last year and thought I'd get immediate notification of upgrades. I've not seen anything and checked my LWS (licensing) account yesterday. Nothing there either. I've emailed to two Adobe addresses over the last couple of days, but no response.

Upgrade to TCS 4 for subscription holders

2012-07-27 Thread LGLists
Framers, I purchased the full TCS subscription last year and thought I'd get immediate notification of upgrades. I've not seen anything and checked my LWS (licensing) account yesterday. Nothing there either. I've emailed to two Adobe addresses over the last couple of days, but no response.

RE: Save FrameMaker 10 files to be read in Word

2012-04-20 Thread LGLists
I've not looked in FM 10, but .rtf is probably still Save As option. My past experience, though, was that save as rtf took forever for just a single file. I use Mif2Go to convert drafts to rtf for my clients to mark up in Word. I works well and fast for a whole book. Lots of graphics slow it

Save FrameMaker 10 files to be read in Word

2012-04-19 Thread LGLists
I've not looked in FM 10, but .rtf is probably still Save As option. My past experience, though, was that save as rtf took forever for just a single file. I use Mif2Go to convert drafts to rtf for my clients to mark up in Word. I works well and fast for a whole book. Lots of graphics slow it down

RE: FM 10 - crashes and PDF bookmark settings

2012-04-05 Thread LGLists
:36 AM, LGLists li...@techcomplus.com wrote: Hmm, don't recall hearing that before. So should the first document be open or selected when you print the book to .ps and set the bookmarks? Resetting the bookmarks every time is getting really old

FM 10 - crashes and PDF bookmark settings

2012-04-05 Thread LGLists
ok and then set the > options. > > On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 7:36 AM, LGLists wrote: > > Hmm, don't recall hearing that before. > > > > So should the first document be open or selected when you print the > > book > to > > .ps and set the boo

FM 10 - crashes and PDF bookmark settings

2012-04-03 Thread LGLists
ounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of LGLists Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 6:37 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: FM 10 - crashes and PDF bookmark settings FM 10 Win 7 64 bit I've been mostly happy with FM 10 since I upgraded a couple of months ago from FM 8. A question and a note, though. Qu

FM 10 - crashes and PDF bookmark settings

2012-04-01 Thread LGLists
FM 10 Win 7 64 bit I've been mostly happy with FM 10 since I upgraded a couple of months ago from FM 8. A question and a note, though. Question It seems like FM 10 does not save my PDF bookmark settings. I can't recall ever seeing this before, and it's really a pain in the neck. I select

FM 10 - crashes and PDF bookmark settings

2012-03-30 Thread LGLists
FM 10 Win 7 64 bit I've been mostly happy with FM 10 since I upgraded a couple of months ago from FM 8. A question and a note, though. Question It seems like FM 10 does not save my PDF bookmark settings. I can't recall ever seeing this before, and it's really a pain in the neck. I select my

RE: Framemaker 8 hangs

2012-02-21 Thread LGLists
David, I’ve seen the same thing when highlighting with a mouse with my installation of FM 8 on Win 7 64-bit. I don’t recall ever having that problem in all the years I used FM 8 on Win XP. I don’t think this really fixed it, but I did find that I was missing an update. I believe the latest

Framemaker 8 hangs

2012-02-20 Thread LGLists
David, I?ve seen the same thing when highlighting with a mouse with my installation of FM 8 on Win 7 64-bit. I don?t recall ever having that problem in all the years I used FM 8 on Win XP. I don?t think this really fixed it, but I did find that I was missing an update. I believe the latest