I'm pretty sure he means this: http://stevemiller.net/puretext/
-Niels -> -----Original Message----- -> From: framers-bounces+nfa=maconomy.dk at lists.frameusers.com -> [mailto:framers-bounces+nfa=maconomy.dk at lists.frameusers.com] -> On Behalf Of Beck, Charles -> Sent: 22. maj 2006 16:49 -> To: Shmuel Wolfson -> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com -> Subject: RE: Find not finding -> -> Thanks, Shmuel, but I don't see a PureText option in the -> Paste Special dialog box. The closest I can find is one -> labeled Text-but as I said, that one is *not* the equivalent -> as pasting into Notepad and then copying and pasting from -> there. That-the Text option-was the option we were using -> that introduced the problem. -> -> Am I missing something here? -> -> Chuck -> -> -> ________________________________ -> -> From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:sbw at actcom.com] -> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 10:04 AM -> To: Beck, Charles -> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com -> Subject: Re: Find not finding -> -> -> You can use PureText to paste the text in without formatting. It's -> faster than pasting into Notepad, and is the equivalent. -> -> -- -> Regards, -> Shmuel Wolfson -> -> -> -> Beck, Charles wrote: -> -> Hi Guy, -> -> OK, I checked with the writer in question, and he reported that -> what he -> did was a copy-and-paste operation. But, to avoid the selection -> coming -> in as an embedded Word object, he selected "Paste as Special" -> and then -> selected the "Text" option. He was under the impression that -> that would -> bring it in as plain (ASCII) text, but apparently not so. -> -> We are using Frame 7.0, so I can't say whether this same kind of -> problem -> still exists in later versions. I rather suspect it does, -> though. -> -> Because we have a site license for Mif2Go, our writer is -> downloading and -> trying Jeremy's "Wash Via MIF" plugin, even as we e-speak. -> -> Personally, I have always just copied from Word, pasted into a -> temporary -> Notepad doc, and then copied-and-pasted from there. That ensures -> that I -> get clean text, though it does necessitate retagging the text -> copied in. -> (However, since copying-and-pasting directly from Word usually -> necessitates paragraph retagging anyway, this does not add that -> much -> more to the process...) More time consuming, but safer, in my -> experience. I haven't tried Jeremy's plugin yet. -> -> HTH, -> Chuck -> -> -> -----Original Message----- -> From: Guy K. Haas [mailto:guy at cliveden.com] -> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 3:48 PM -> To: Beck, Charles -> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com -> Subject: Re: Find not finding -> -> Charles-- -> -> Might I ask how the original Word material was brought into -> FrameMaker? -> That is, was it opened with File>Open and thus filtered in -> through -> FrameMaker's own mechanisms? -> -> And was this all in the context of FrameMaker 7.2, or was an -> older -> version involved? -> -> Some of our team will be facing the Word->Frame conversion soon, -> and -> when I shared your info with them, they asked. -> -> --Thanks, -> Guy K. Haas -> Software Exegete in Silicon Valley -> -> Beck, Charles wrote: -> -> -> Hi again all, -> -> Just wanted to let you all know that I received several -> replies, -> including one with the correct remedy. Thought it might -> be of general -> interest to the rest of the group. -> -> The tip of the hat goes to Alan Houser who asked whether -> there was any -> -> -> -> -> -> imported MS Word content in the file. Apparently, Word -> content can -> include hidden control characters that can interfere -> with the Find -> function. That was the case with our problem. Saving as -> MIF and then -> reopening and saving as *.fm resolved the problem. -> -> -> ... -> -> -> Chuck -> -> -> -> _______________________________________________ -> -> -> You are currently subscribed to Framers as sbw at actcom.com. -> -> Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. -> -> To unsubscribe send a blank email to -> framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com -> or visit -> http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/sbw%40actcom.com -> -> Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit -> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -> -> -> -> _______________________________________________ -> -> -> You are currently subscribed to Framers as NFA at maconomy.dk. -> -> Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. -> -> To unsubscribe send a blank email to -> framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com -> or visit -> http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/nfa%40maconomy.dk -> -> Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit -> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ->
