[Framers] Script/ to sort files in a FrameMaker book file?

We create our book files by dragging "bunches" of files from Windows Explorer onto the book file. This works excellent, only... we need a method to sort the files in the FrameMaker book file in the right order. The chapters have names like "100_spareparts.fm", "102_spareparts.fm",

[Framers] Controlling windows behaviour with Hypertext in FM2019

I want to insert an image with a hypertext link to www.domain.com. I can do that using Insert Hypertext Command. When published to html and opened in a browswer, that will work ok. However, I would also like the browser to open in the SAME window, rather than open a new window each time. Is

Re: [Framers] FM's Project window (Klaus Daube)

I have tried using the FrameMaker Project feature on several projects. But my experience was every time, that it was of little use. * First of all - one cannot undo (Ctrl Z). * There are no options to display images with thumbnails or text files with previews. * All url's are getting

[Framers] Nostalgia - was Re: FrameMaker 2015

I followed Ventura all the way from the early versions on floppy disks to the latest Corel Version 10. And some trip that was. Corel took a great piece of software and made one exceptional poor and unstable version after another and for each version loosing even more users. And then... finally

[Framers] New videos on FrameMaker.dk youtube channel

Hi all I have made some new videos on the youtube channel of FrameMaker.dk. They may be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCas-Xs_kbaPALA62UKPFh4Q ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to

[Framers] Framemaker 2017 won't exit structured mode

I am running FrameMaker 2017 and I can't make it exit Structured mode. I change the setting to unstructured in preferences, but it just doesn't stick. When I restart FrameMaker I am still in Structured mode. Can anybody help? Best regards Bjørn ___

[Framers] Breaking tables across pages?

Running FM 2015 and I cannot make FrameMaker break tables across pages. It should be simple... Insert cursor -->Table-> Format -> Row Format -> Break table. Nothing happens. Can't figure it out. Am I missing something? Best regards Bjørn ___ This

Re: [Framers] Where are the Running HF system Variables in FM11?

Aaah... First things that goes blind are truely the eyes! Thanks a lot for the fast help! When I create a blank document in FrameMaker 11, I would expect to see predefined Running HF system variables in the Variables Pod, but they are not there. Do I really have to build them myself or are

[Framers] Where are the Running HF system Variables in FM11?

When I create a blank document in FrameMaker 11, I would expect to see predefined Running HF system variables in the Variables Pod, but they are not there. Do I really have to build them myself or are they merely hidden or do I not look in the right place? Best regards Bjørn

[Framers] Generating TOC in chinese

Hi I am running FrameMaker 12 and have some trouble generating a chinese TOC. The font is SimHei and it is simplified chinese. Most of the TOC seems to work ok, but some headlines come out like this: "openXmlElementId ../../../../../../Manual/FM filer/AQUA/R02 - Chinese/Aqua Blue HW -

[Framers] import xml into FrameMaker 12?

I have a customer asking me to convert and publish xml files into FrameMaker 12. I usually do a lot of stuff in FrameMaker Unstructured (I have the Technical Communication Suites), but my knowledge of structured publish is less solid. I would like to be able to help my customer out on this. Is

Re: [Framers] Windows 10 "hijacked" my computer

Win 10 is okay in most respects, but some software won't run as expected. I used for instance WSftp, a nice ftp software, but it will not work properly unless updated. That said, I am in the same situation as you and curses each day Microsoft for their bossy approach to the Win10 option!

[Framers] Best way to replace one template with another without using plugins?

What is the best way to replace on template with another using only FrameMaker 12? Can it be done bookwide? As of now I manually delete all tags and formats and do an Import Formats, and it works, but it is cumbersome and prone to errors. Can it be done otherwise? Best regards Bjørn

[Framers] where are graphic frame names on reference pages in FM12?

Hi I am trying to make some course material and was suddenly confused. When I make a graphic frame on the reference pages in FrameMaker 10 I am prompted to give it a name. When I click Object Properties on the new frame afterwards I can see the name I gave the graphic frame. When I try to do

customize what symbols go into the Symbols button on the menu bar in FM 12?

The nice Symbols button on the menu bar will per default have Bullet Character, Plus/minus, Double Dagger etc. Is it possible to customize the selection of symbols? Running FrameMaker 12, here. Best regards Bjørn Smalbro ___ You are currently

FrameMaker 12 publish feature

I have just bought and installed FrameMaker 12 and have been playing around with the publish feature. I would like to publish some manuals to epub, but I just can't seem to make it work properly. When I publish to epub: - all embedded pictures disappear - czech characters disappear - tables

Can I control anchored frame below distance to text?

Hi I am running FrameMaker 11 (Which I am growing to like btw). I am inserting some anchored frames in my text with the option below current line. Is there a way to control how far below the current line the anchored frame is inserted? I have tried using object styles, but with little luck.

Can I control anchored frame below distance to text?

Hi I am running FrameMaker 11 (Which I am growing to like btw). I am inserting some anchored frames in my text with the option "below current line". Is there a way to control how far below the current line the anchored frame is inserted? I have tried using object styles, but with little luck.

Re: PDF Import (Brad Anderson)

I have the same issues with printing referenced pdf files. Printing slows down to a crawl and takes for ever. I use FM 10 and 11. For some reason it seems version 7 does a better job. I have tried all sorts of tricks to no avail. Regards Bjørn ___

PDF Import (Brad Anderson)

I have the same issues with printing referenced pdf files. Printing slows down to a crawl and takes for ever. I use FM 10 and 11. For some reason it seems version 7 does a better job. I have tried all sorts of tricks to no avail. Regards Bj?rn

How to force capital letters in a generated Index?

I am generating an Index in FrameMaker 11, but the index words have been inserted in the markers with a mix of capital letters and small letters. It's a big index and I would like to be able to force all words to have the first character as a capital letter. Can I somehow tweak the paragraph

How to force capital letters in a generated Index?

I am generating an Index in FrameMaker 11, but the index words have been inserted in the markers with a mix of capital letters and small letters. It's a big index and I would like to be able to force all words to have the first character as a capital letter. Can I somehow tweak the paragraph

Re: FrameMaker 10 documentation class book?

No. I believe Adobe stopped the series with version 9 unfortunately. But I think you can use version 9 for unstructured training anyway. Unfortunately/fortunately Adobe hasn't done much revision on FrameMakers core functions regarding how you use paragraph styles, masterpages, equations etc

FrameMaker 10 documentation class book?

No. I believe Adobe stopped the series with version 9 unfortunately. But I think you can use version 9 for unstructured training anyway. Unfortunately/fortunately Adobe hasn't done much revision on FrameMakers core functions regarding how you use paragraph styles, masterpages, equations etc

Re: Make clipboard paste text as unicode

Thanks to the kind people who directed my nearsighted eyes to what I over looked. There is an option already in the maker.ini file for unicode text paste - and it works indeed :-) Thanks again! regards Bjørn ___ You are currently subscribed to

Make clipboard paste text as unicode

Thanks to the kind people who directed my nearsighted eyes to what I over looked. There is an option already in the maker.ini file for unicode text paste - and it works indeed :-) Thanks again! regards Bj?rn

Make clipboard paste text as unicode

My FrameMaker 10 has a modified maker.ini which sets txt as primary format when pasting from clipboard. But now I need to be able to paste as unicode text. I need to paste russian text from a spreadsheet into FrameMaker without making all sorts of havoc. How do I fix that? Right now I merely

Make clipboard paste text as unicode

My FrameMaker 10 has a modified maker.ini which sets txt as primary format when pasting from clipboard. But now I need to be able to paste as unicode text. I need to paste russian text from a spreadsheet into FrameMaker without making all sorts of havoc. How do I fix that? Right now I merely

How to make it possible to fix copy paste from Word into FrameMaker 9 ?

it to insert plain text without formatting. Can somebody helP Best regards *Bjørn Smalbro* Studio Smalbro Direct phone: +45 36151437 -- Mobile: +45 20960919 -- Fax: +45 36151438 stu...@smalbro.dk www.smalbro.dk www.framemakerfreelancer.com www.tequilaonline.dk

How to make it possible to fix copy paste from Word into FrameMaker 9 ?

it to insert plain text without formatting. Can somebody helP Best regards *Bj?rn Smalbro* Studio Smalbro Direct phone: +45 36151437 -- Mobile: +45 20960919 -- Fax: +45 36151438 studio at smalbro.dk www.smalbro.dk www.framemakerfreelancer.com www.tequilaonline.dk -- next part

Fixed copy paste as text into FrameMaker 9

, EMF, META, DIB, BMP, MIFW, MIF, RTF, UNICODE TEXT, TEXT Change the line to: ClipboardFormatsPriorities=UNICODE TEXT, FILE, OLE 2, EMF, META, DIB, BMP, MIFW, MIF, RTF, TEXT You will need administrators right to do the editing. Best regards *Bj?rn Smalbro* Studio Smalbro Direct phone: +45

Thanks for support on list of paragraph properties

Hi folks Thanks for the good answers on how to generate a list of paragraph properties. I dug down in the backup archives and voila - I actually already had MifMuncher - but had forgotten all about in the years gone by. regards Bjørn ___ You are

generate a list of paragraph tag properties?

I need to generate a list of paragraph tag properties used in a document. I know how to generate a list of paragraph tags, but is there also a way to make FrameMaker generate a description of the properties used in each paragraph tag? I recall such a feature in PageMaker and Quark but can't

way OT - used copy of Arbor Text

I'm looking for a used copy of Arbor Text - but being such a niche product it is hard to find. Would anybody know where to look for such a creature ? -- Venlig hilsen/Best regards/Mit freundlichen Grüßen/ *Bjørn Smalbro* Studio Smalbro Direct phone: +45 36151437 -- Mobile: +45 20960919

way OT - used copy of Arbor Text

I'm looking for a used copy of Arbor Text - but being such a niche product it is hard to find. Would anybody know where to look for such a "creature" ? -- Venlig hilsen/Best regards/Mit freundlichen Gr??en/ *Bj?rn Smalbro* Studio Smalbro Direct phone: +45 36151437 -- Mobile: +4

setting up technical documentation workflow from scratch

I am about to author a small report on setting up a technical documentation workflow from scratch. I need to devise a setup where a group of author can write tech docs, another group maintain and translate the docs and publish them as pdf. It is vital that the process can be thought within a

setting up technical documentation workflow from scratch

I am about to author a small report on setting up a technical documentation workflow from scratch. I need to devise a setup where a group of author can write tech docs, another group maintain and translate the docs and publish them as pdf. It is vital that the process can be thought within a

FrameMaker 9 slow and sometimes unresponsive?

Am I the only one to find that FrameMaker 9 is slow and sometimes unresponsive. I run Win 7/64bit and has vast amounts of RAM, but nevertheless it takes FrameMaker lots of time saving documents and sometimes using shortcuts just plainly stops working. I am right now writing some course

FrameMaker 9 slow and sometimes unresponsive?

Am I the only one to find that FrameMaker 9 is slow and sometimes unresponsive. I run Win 7/64bit and has vast amounts of RAM, but nevertheless it takes FrameMaker lots of time saving documents and sometimes using shortcuts just plainly stops working. I am right now writing some course

insert generated list - TOC in content file

I need to make a framemaker file with a toc in the same file as the content. And I need to be able to update the toc. Normally I would have my toc as a standalone file inserted in the book file, but that won't do this time. I need to have the generated list in the content file itself. How do I

insert generated list - TOC in content file

I need to make a framemaker file with a toc in the same file as the content. And I need to be able to update the toc. Normally I would have my toc as a standalone file inserted in the book file, but that won't do this time. I need to have the generated list in the content file itself. How do I

supported languages in FrameMaker 7 ?

I need to make spanish manual, but was puzzled to discover that there was no spanish language support. When i open the paragraph designer I have support for: English, Nihongo, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean. There has to be other languages as well - how do I find them ?

Multiple toc in a book file?

Is it possible to have more than one toc in a book file? Am running FM 7 best regards Bjørn ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank

Multiple toc in a book file?

Is it possible to have more than one toc in a book file? Am running FM 7 best regards Bj?rn

update file paths easyli?

I have a bunch of FrameMaker 7 book files which I need to move from a network drive to a local drive. This means that all file paths which reads for instance Y:manual/version01/manual.fm now has to be updated to a new file path which might read as: C:Manuals/new/manual.fm. I can solve this by

update file paths easyli?

I have a bunch of FrameMaker 7 book files which I need to move from a network drive to a local drive. This means that all file paths which reads for instance "Y:manual/version01/manual.fm" now has to be updated to a new file path which might read as: "C:Manuals/new/manual.fm". I can solve this by

Re: question about open source DTP program

Regarding opensource dtp software one might also take a look at Pagestream at: http://www.grasshopperllc.com/ It does actually have pretty impressive features. Best regards Bjørn ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED]

question about open source DTP program

Regarding opensource dtp software one might also take a look at Pagestream at: http://www.grasshopperllc.com/ It does actually have pretty impressive features. Best regards Bj?rn

Copy of Framescript by Rick Quattro for sale ?

Would anybody possibly have a copy of Rick Quattros Framescript book for sale? It is out of print, and I can't find it on neither Ebay nor Amazon. regards Bj?rn Smalbro

easy way to relink or manage links in FrameMaker ?

I am running FrameMaker 7 and have been given a vast number of manuals to update. I need to update several graphics in the files. All graphics have been embedded in the files and I sorely miss a link management tool like InDesigns. Is there an easy way to relink a graphic to a new file from

easy way to relink or manage links in FrameMaker ?

I am running FrameMaker 7 and have been given a vast number of manuals to update. I need to update several graphics in the files. All graphics have been embedded in the files and I sorely miss a link management tool like InDesigns. Is there an easy way to relink a graphic to a new file from

update imported graphics - scripting/addon solution ?

I need to check some thousand framemaker files for newer versions of imported graphics. Each framemaker file has one imported graphic and each framemaker file bears the name of that imported graphic. The graphics are named consecutively, so that if a newer version exists it is named with a

update imported graphics - scripting/addon solution ?

I need to check some thousand framemaker files for newer versions of imported graphics. Each framemaker file has one imported graphic and each framemaker file bears the name of that imported graphic. The graphics are named consecutively, so that if a newer version exists it is named with a

FrameMaker/MSWord workflow

Would anybody have any experience running a workflow with FrameMaker as the typesetting tool and a Word as the tool for the editors? We want to export RTF out of FrameMaker for rewriting and corrections and reimport the updated files into FrameMaker. Is such a workflow possible at all with the

FrameMaker/MSWord workflow

Would anybody have any experience running a workflow with FrameMaker as the typesetting tool and a Word as the tool for the editors? We want to export RTF out of FrameMaker for rewriting and corrections and reimport the updated files into FrameMaker. Is such a workflow possible at all with the