With my installation of Frame 8.0p277, I tried using the modified module fmdlg.dll from http://www.daube.ch/docu/fmaker36.html#4 without success:
FM 8 crashes --consistently-- when I select an image (imported by cross-reference into a graphics frame), and select Graphics > Object Properties. I did use several other dialogs that were indeed made wider to accomodate longer file names. However, the consistent crashes were unacceptable, and I reverted to the original fmdlg.dll. Here's hoping that a version 8 dll comes soon. I don't trust my abilities in using Resouce Hacker or similar tools, though the advice to make a copy of fmdlg.dll before making edits should avoid catastrophe... Thomas G (Tom) Kohn | Technical Editor | GCG WW Versamark Engineering Services | Eastman Kodak Company | 3000 Research Blvd | Dayton, OH 45420-4003 | tom.kohn at kodak.com | +01 937-259-3210 Office | +01 937-271-1484 Mobile | +01 937-259-3784 Fax | www.graphics.kodak.com Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:26:28 -0500 From: "Laurie Little" <llit...@words-tw.com> Subject: RE: long target names in xref dialog To: "'Stuart Rogers'" <srogers at phoenix-geophysics.com> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Message-ID: <061B2C1FA3F941DDA5143147615AC948 at wordstw.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Thanks Stuart - I've received two offline suggestions along these lines and am looking at it right now! Thanks for all the on- and off-line responses! Laurie -----Original Message----- From: Stuart Rogers [mailto:srog...@phoenix-geophysics.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:18 PM To: Laurie Little Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: long target names in xref dialog Laurie Little wrote: > We have a document that is set up with the H1s as the menu path name (so as > to facilitate auto-population of online help). > > Some of these paths are quite long, with the result that the targets listed > in the cross-reference dialog are indistinguishable because many start the > same way, and the dialog box is not resizable. > > We have identified a few workarounds for this, including manually creating > distinct cross-reference markers in the text, or (less desirable for this > project) changing the structure of the H1s. > > Does anyone have any other ideas? > Thanks, > You could use a Resource Editor like http://angusj.com/resourcehacker/ to resize your x-ref_main dialog box to accommodate longer names. Make a backup of fmdlg.dll in Program Files > Adobe > Framemaker > fminit before you mess with it though! HTH,
