OK, here are some more details: * FrameMaker 8.0p277, unstructured
* Types of dialog boxes: Variable definitions and Index marker text. * My variable format definition: SAILOR 6120/30/40/50 (just text, no character formats or anything) * I think my index entry was "I/O connector" or something similar * The font is a special company font (Type 1) * I don't get any missing fonts messages in FrameMaker * Another thing: I tried experimenting a bit. When the paragraph format had Weight = Bold, the problem was not there (that was the reason why my headings were OK). But since I can't have all my variables in bold, I tried changing the variable definition with commas instead of slashes. Then I changed it back to slashes, and now the problem is gone! Exactly the same definition as before, but now I don't see the problem. Only trouble is: I am not very confident that the problem won't come back... Regards, Christiane From: Roger Shuttleworth [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 3:32 PM To: Christiane Crety (CC) Subject: Re: Slash in dialog boxes become bullets in pdf Hi Christiane You certainly are discovering some weird phenomena! It would help if you could give concrete examples, though. Can you post (to the list): what version of FrameMaker which dialog boxes you are referring to the exact format for your variable the character format definitions used in your variable, if any what exactly you typed for your index entry what fonts you are using, and the type (e.g. OpenType, Type 1, etc.) whether you get any missing fonts messages in the FM console These details would help immensely in trying to help you. Regards, Roger Roger Shuttleworth Technical Documentation AV-BASE Systems Inc. 1000 Air Ontario Drive, Suite 200 London, Ontario N5V 3S4 Tel. 519 691-0919 ext. 330 ________________________________ From: Christiane Crety (CC) [mailto:[email protected]] To: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:58:00 -0500 Subject: Slash in dialog boxes become bullets in pdf Hi Framers, Windows XP, Frame 8.0p277, unstructured. Thanks for the replies to my e-mail about conditionalized cross-references - that one is still not solved, unfortunately :(. Now I have a new problem: When I type a slash (/) in a dialog box, it comes out as a bullet in my pdf. I have seen it in my index and in a variable. One strange thing though: My variable is OK in headings, but in body text the slashes come out as bullets in the pdf. In my Frame files everything looks OK. Any ideas/suggestions how I can avoid this? (I tried putting a backslash before the slash, but that didn't change anything) Thanks, Christiane _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Send list messages to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/rshuttleworth%40avbasesystems.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ 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.
