Hi, Steve: Have you tried applying Fill > None to the number graphic in FM? This may work when the graphics are not grouped, and may fail when they are grouped. It's worth a try.
HTH Regards, Peter _______________________________ Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices On 9/12/07, Steve Rickaby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > FrameMaker 7.0, Mac, Illustrator CS2 > > I have a chapter opener decorative EPS which is about a 4.5 MB Illustrator > file and is imported onto the chapter opener master page. Because of > FrameMaker's paucity of text effects, the simplest way to implement the > required design [a 180 point reversed-out chapter number with a drop shadow] > seems to be to overlay the chapter number(s) on the decorative graphic in > Illustrator, which demands a different chapter opener graphic, and so master > page, for each chapter and appendix. This is neither elegant nor > space-efficient. > > If I overlay the chapter number on the graphic in Illustrator and import > it into FrameMaker by reference, it looks great. However, to save space, I > thought it ought to be possible to create the chapter numbers separately and > overlay them onto the decorative background in FrameMaker [one 4.5 MB > background file instead of 27 of them]. When I do this, though, the chapter > number EPS appears in a white frame that not only obliterates the underlying > decorative EPS, but, startlingly, causes text on the body pages to wrap to > avoid it. This occurs even when the fill of the number graphic is set to > none in Illustrator, and is unaffected by grouping of the two graphics and > moving them to the back relative to the text frames. > > I appreciate that all I am seeing in FrameMaker are the EPS previews, but > the same is true of actual PDFs created from the document.. > > Why it this, and is there a way around it? > > -- > Steve > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.