RE: MIF File Import

Hi Grace, Actually you can start with a MIF file which was saved from FrameMaker. However, you must delete _everything_ which is not relevant to the formats which you want to change. Use a regular text editor for this. You must import such a MIF snippet (that's the term which is used for such

RE: Frame's File Comparison Feature

Hi Steve, I do not use XML yet. Therefore I may be wrong. Please correct me, if this is not correct! My understanding is this: o Of course the translation memory system can import XML as easily as FrameMaker. Some systems charge additionally for a FrameMaker filter. Or XML (depending on

RE: Frame's File Comparison Feature

Hi Dr. Reng, You're right in some of the things you said, but other things need a little tuning. I've salted some responses and corrections in below. Kevin Hi Steve, I do not use XML yet. Therefore I may be wrong. Please correct me, if this is not correct! My understanding is this: o Of

RE: MIF File Import

I may have missed something in this thread, but if you are using FrameScript, it makes the MIF snippet technique obsolete. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 r...@frameexpert.com *** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com You're going to have to script it. A MIF file

RE: FrameMaker 3 files

Wow! It is interesting to see the Release Notes from FrameMaker 3. This is the first version of FrameMaker that I used. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 r...@frameexpert.com *** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com -Original Message- From:

FrameMaker 3 files

Thanks to everyone for their help. You've all been generous with it! =-= to: Jeremy H. Griffith Thanks for the tip about file length. As it happens, all five files have sizes evenly divisible by 1024 bytes. I also examined a couple of files to see if they ended (or even began) with a spurious

Ann: MIF File Import and save in fm or mif

Make changes in your fm files (or mif files) and save your one or more documents or books in mif or re-save it in fm again: Take TOOLBOX for FrameMaker: Save FM-MIF or Document/Book Transfer FM-MIF (www.toolboxforme.com) This plug-in transfers FrameMaker documents (including cross-referenced

Survey: Considerations for Using DITA

html head titleDITA Survey/title /head body h3Survey: Considerations for Using DITA/h3 pTo help potential users decide whether to use DITA and how much effort doing so would involve, Text Structure Consulting, Inc. is conducting a survey to better understand the documentation projects for which

Re: FrameMaker 3 files

On 6 May 2010 at 11:10, subscr...@cuff.ca wrote: I tried opening the v3 files in FM5.1.1, and no joy. That far back, the heroic open doesn't even exist. I tried opening the v3 files in FM5.5.6, and the heroic open fails just as it does for FM7.1. I have some FM3 files from a demo diskette -

FrameMaker 3 files--SOLVED

With the help of Simon BUCH, I have recovered all the files. Mr Buch successfully converted the first of the files. With his sample, and the knowledge that it was possible, I converted the remaining files. The core of the problem is to replace CR/LF (0D 0A) with LF (0A). That much I had

Re: FrameMaker 3 files

Doug, you didn't mention and it would probably be too good to be true, but if you have PDFs of these files, you can export those PDFs as HTML, which will not only give you your text but also create separate files of each image. This has probably already crossed your mind :) FWIW, Leigh From:

Question about flow and background text frames

Hi everyone, I have unstructured FM 8, fully patched, on Vista. I'm working on templates and having an issue with background text frames. What I'd like is for the Glossary and Index template files to have permanent headings, that is cannot be edited on the body pages. After reading the help,

RE: Question about flow and background text frames

Andy Kass wrote: I'm working on templates and having an issue with background text frames. What I'd like is for the Glossary and Index template files to have permanent headings, that is cannot be edited on the body pages. After reading the help, it sounds like I need to put the heading in

Re: Question about flow and background text frames

Thanks, Richard, for confirming that that's just how FM works. I still don't see the technical limitation. Master pages are applied to the body pages, which in my mind implies being copied into the relevant body page. So it would be possible to compute the page that the text frame appears on and

Re: eBooks

Hi Diana... This may not be exactly what you're looking for .. but I've been successful at using the dita4publishers DITA-OT plugin to convert DITA content (authored in FM or other XML editors) to the ePub format. If you'd like more info on this, let me know. Cheers, ...scott Scott

RE: Question about flow and background text frames

Andy Kass wrote: Thanks, Richard, for confirming that that's just how FM works. I still don't see the technical limitation. Master pages are applied to the body pages, which in my mind implies being copied into the relevant body page. So it would be possible to compute the page that the

RE: Question about flow and background text frames

To add to Richard's excellent summary of why you can't do what you want the way you want... I recommend the following to students and template dev clients to ensure ease of use and consistency in headings like TOC and IX: Set the autonumbering of your TOC_Title paragraph tag to display the

Re: Question about flow and background text frames

That is a nice workaround, unfortunately, my paragraph tag is named Heading GlossaryIndex and I use it in both files. I might try it out though. One extra step you didn't mention: tweaking the Running H/F variable to use $paranum as well. For maintenance reasons, I want my template files to

FrameMaker 3 files

I was able to open FM3 files (from 1992...) in FM9, without any problems/messages, so it may indeed (unfortunately) indicate that something is wrong with the files themselves. Here is a sample FM3 file, in case you want to try opening it in your system:

MIF File Import

Hi Grace, Actually you can start with a MIF file which was saved from FrameMaker. However, you must delete _everything_ which is not relevant to the formats which you want to change. Use a regular text editor for this. You must import such a MIF snippet (that's the term which is used for such

Frame's File Comparison Feature

Hi Steve, I do not use XML yet. Therefore I may be wrong. Please correct me, if this is not correct! My understanding is this: o Of course the translation memory system can import XML as easily as FrameMaker. Some systems charge additionally for a FrameMaker filter. Or XML (depending on

Frame's File Comparison Feature

Hi Dr. Reng, You're right in some of the things you said, but other things need a little tuning. I've salted some responses and corrections in below. Kevin >Hi Steve, > >I do not use XML yet. Therefore I may be wrong. Please >correct me, if this is not correct! My understanding is >this: > >o

MIF File Import

I may have missed something in this thread, but if you are using FrameScript, it makes the MIF snippet technique obsolete. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 rick at frameexpert.com *** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com You're going to have to script it. A MIF

FrameMaker 3 files

Wow! It is interesting to see the Release Notes from FrameMaker 3. This is the first version of FrameMaker that I used. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 rick at frameexpert.com *** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com -Original Message- From:

FrameMaker 3 files

Thanks to everyone for their help. You've all been generous with it! =-= to: Jeremy H. Griffith Thanks for the tip about file length. As it happens, all five files have sizes evenly divisible by 1024 bytes. I also examined a couple of files to see if they ended (or even began) with a spurious

Ann: MIF File Import and save in fm or mif

Make changes in your fm files (or mif files) and save your one or more documents or books in mif or re-save it in fm again: Take TOOLBOX for FrameMaker: Save FM<->MIF or Document/Book Transfer FM<->MIF (www.toolboxforme.com) This plug-in transfers FrameMaker documents (including cross-referenced

Survey: Considerations for Using DITA

DITA Survey Survey: Considerations for Using DITA To help potential users decide whether to use DITA and how much effort doing so would involve, Text Structure Consulting, Inc. is conducting a survey to better understand the documentation projects for which DITA is appropriate. If you are

FrameMaker 3 files

On 6 May 2010 at 11:10, subscribe at cuff.ca wrote: > I tried opening the v3 files in FM5.1.1, and no joy. That far back, the > "heroic open" doesn't even exist. I tried opening the v3 files in FM5.5.6, > and the "heroic open" fails just as it does for FM7.1. I have some FM3 files from a demo

FrameMaker 3 files--SOLVED

With the help of Simon BUCH, I have recovered all the files. Mr Buch successfully converted the first of the files. With his sample, and the knowledge that it was possible, I converted the remaining files. The core of the problem is to replace CR/LF (0D 0A) with LF (0A). That much I had

FrameMaker 3 files

Doug, you didn't mention and it would probably be too good to be true, but if you have PDFs of these files, you can export those PDFs as HTML, which will not only give you your text but also create separate files of each image. This has probably already crossed your mind :) FWIW, Leigh From:

Question about flow and background text frames

Hi everyone, I have unstructured FM 8, fully patched, on Vista. I'm working on templates and having an issue with background text frames. What I'd like is for the Glossary and Index template files to have permanent headings, that is cannot be edited on the body pages. After reading the help,

Question about flow and background text frames

Andy Kass wrote: > I'm working on templates and having an issue with background text frames. > What I'd like is for the Glossary and Index template files to have > permanent headings, that is cannot be edited on the body pages. > > After reading the help, it sounds like I need to put the heading

eBooks

Wondering if anyone within the list has attempted to repurpose one of their FM manuals to an eBook format (Smartphone) with success. Would like to contact off list for techniques and software recommendations. Diana Stock 214-792-2744 *** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE *** NOTICE: This e-mail

Question about flow and background text frames

Thanks, Richard, for confirming that that's just how FM works. I still don't see the technical limitation. Master pages are applied to the body pages, which in my mind implies being copied into the relevant body page. So it would be possible to compute the page that the text frame appears on and

eBooks

Hi Diana... This may not be exactly what you're looking for .. but I've been successful at using the "dita4publishers" DITA-OT plugin to convert DITA content (authored in FM or other XML editors) to the ePub format. If you'd like more info on this, let me know. Cheers, ...scott Scott

Question about flow and background text frames

Andy Kass wrote: > Thanks, Richard, for confirming that that's just how FM works. > > I still don't see the technical limitation. Master pages are applied > to the body pages, which in my mind implies being copied into the > relevant body page. So it would be possible to compute the page that >

eBooks

Hi Diana, We were discussing this very thing at the Adobe booth at STC this week... The consensus was that you will want a tool that converts your FM content into XHTML (I recommend using the TCS2 workflow to link FM docs into RoboHelp for XHTML output) You'll then use a tool like Calibre

Question about flow and background text frames

To add to Richard's excellent summary of why you can't do what you want the way you want... I recommend the following to students and template dev clients to ensure ease of use and consistency in headings like TOC and IX: Set the autonumbering of your TOC_Title paragraph tag to display the

Question about flow and background text frames

That is a nice workaround, unfortunately, my paragraph tag is named "Heading GlossaryIndex" and I use it in both files. I might try it out though. One extra step you didn't mention: tweaking the Running H/F variable to use <$paranum> as well. For maintenance reasons, I want my template files