Adapting EDD for WebWorks ePublisher Pro 9.1

[Daniel Osborn]

Hi Framers,

I'd like to ask your opinion on a workaround I've just found for using
structured Frame with WebWorks ePublisher Pro 9.1

At the moment, I have a problem with WebWorks ePublisher Pro as it
doesn't support basing styles on elements. 

All my formatting is defined in the edd using the format change list. If
I were using paragraph formatting in the edd, I could create empty
paragraph formats in my FM docs by saying Automatically create formats
on import at the top of the edd, then use these formats in WebWorks.

I've been playing a bit and discovered that it seems like I can create
the paragraph formats and continue to use the format change list. 

I declare each context rule twice (by copying the context rule I was
using). In the first instance, I change Use format change list to Use
paragraph format. When I import the edd into my documents all the
paragraph formats are created and the formatting is correct (based on
the format change list). 

My question is, is this a sensible workaround? I'm not experienced
enough with structured Frame or edds to know if this will have any
unwanted consequences anywhere or to know what is really happening.
There are some things that now don't work, for example, you can't adjust
font sizes or indents using Font size change or Move indent. 

I haven't changed everything yet as I would have to make quite a few
changes to the edd (especially concerning lists) and before I do that,
I'd like to hear any opinions on this.

Many thanks for your help,
Daniel


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Re: That mouse wheel question, AGAIN!

[Steve Rickaby]

At 22:06 -0600 9/3/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Try USB Overdrive. It works nicely.

Seconded. Here's the URL: http://www.usboverdrive.com

Hey, you could have worked that out, I guess.

The most useful configuration for this, imho, is to mate wheel up to 
command-[ and wheel down to command-]. This not only allows you to page 
through documents, but also to page through multi-page dialogs like the para 
designer.
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OT: Job posting - Sr TW, Contract, Seattle, WA

[Diane Gaskill]

I'm posting this for someone who asked me if were interested.  Well, Seattle
is a nice place, but it's a reeaaly long commute from San Jose.

Diane




Sr. Technical Writer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Come play a leading role in the growth of our client's Internet Group and
online and wireless division. Our client consists of many of the Web's most
popular sites and service. Our client provides a leading Internet web guide,
e-commerce, Internet services, and the Best Content on the Web!!

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Contract Sr. Technical Writer you will be extensively involved in the
documentation of the broadband media platform, content protection and
content management systems for our client's online properties. Reporting to
the Engineering Manager for Media Platforms, the Sr. Technical Writer will
be responsible for developing technical SDK/API documentation and developer
guides from code analysis, specifications, and interviews with developers
and members of the technical staff. You will write and validate simple
example code written in Java. In addition, you will also develop
documentation and user guides for several Application User Interfaces (both
Web-based and native Win32 clients).

You will be responsible for creating documentation for:

* Platform Developers Guide: Explains the overall framework of our client's
Media Platform API/SDKs and Content Protection systems with practical
guidelines and sample code that show how to perform common programming tasks
within the frameworks.

* Reference Help: Describes SDK/API components and relationships

* User Interface Documentation  User Guides: Describes the various user
interfaces for internal tools relating to Media  Content Management and
Content Protection.

* Programming Tutorial: Describes a typical Digital Product application
development process through illustrative sample applications.

* Sample Applications: Assist with the documentation and development of
sample applications in Java

QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION

* Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Technical Writing or
related fields/experience

* 5+ years of experience as a technical writer in the software industry

* At least 3 years experience as an SDK/API writer; at least 2 years
developing Application User Interface documentation

* Ability to read and understand Java and/or JSP code; ability to write
simple Java/JSP code examples.

* Experience developing documentation for both print and online delivery

* Expertise with authoring tools, such as Dreamweaver / Adobe PDF, RoboHelp
etc.

* Excellent writing and editing skills; Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills

* Proven as a self-starter who is effective in a team environment.

* Ability to adapt to and learn new technologies quickly.

* Ability to work independently, interview multiple parties, extract
information anddevelop documentation which will best suit the needs of
our customers.

* Ability to synthesize multiple points of feedback into consolidated
documented forms.

SPECIFIC SKILLS REQUIRED

* Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Technical Writing or
related fields/experience

* Proven experience using tools such as Microsoft Office Suite, RoboHelp,
Dreamweaver, Photoshop etc.

* Artistic skills and creative experience are plus.

Greg Browning
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StarTechnical, Inc.
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Re: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

[Bodvar Bjorgvinsson]

All very good suggestions. One thing comes into mind though. I have a
very good experience with Dual Processor PC. Comes in handy when
PDF-ing large documents. It will only clog one processor, so you have
the other free for doing other stuff in the meantime.

Also: Two screens are almost a necessity. They will soon enough save a
lot of time. Especially when using Structured FM.

My gear is:

Dell Precision 450 with a CD-reader and a CD/DVD-writer, and 2 HDs,
dual screen graphics card.
Epson Perfection 3170 Photo scanner
DELL Trinitron 21 screen
DELL 17 LCD screen.

All at least 2 years old but working perfectly. So anything on this
level and better is good.

HTH

Bodvar



On 3/9/06, Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I'd go for as fast a processor as fits in the budget, 1M RAM minimum,
 2+ recommended (I can't run FM and PS reliably and simultaneously
 without it). Also, two hard drives, one for the OS and applications
 and the second for data and the PS scratch disk (per Adobe's
 recommendation). Most all the video cards on the market will provide
 more than enough processing power for anything you'd do; my only
 requirement there would be dual monitor support (and, naturally, dual
 monitors).

 Art



 On 3/9/06, Rita Lewis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  I haven't been keeping up with the list lately, so forgive me if this
  topic has been discussed recently. (I know it has been discussed
  periodically in the past, but I assume that standards have changed some
  since then.)
 
  I work as a contractor at a government site, and we've been asked to
  submit a wish list for upgrading our computers. Does anyone have any
  advice on the current minimum standards in DTP for RAM, disk space,
  graphics card, video card, processor, etc.? I have Windows XP and, in
  addition to FrameMaker and various plugins, the major programs I use are
  Windows Office 2003 (XP?), SnagIt, WordPerfect Office 11 (for legacy
  documents), and Acrobat 7. We currently have Photoshop and some other
  graphics programs on a common machine, but I could be adding some of
  these to my machine in the future.
 
  I'm working at home today, and so I don't recall all my the specs on my
  computer at work, but I know I'm pathetically low on RAM (384MB--have
  been begging for more for 2+ years). Fortunately, I've gotten by with
  that because most of our documents have been small. However, I'm
  currently converting a huge document (1200+ pages) from WordPerfect to
  FrameMaker and adding color photos and graphics, and I know I'm going to
  need more computer power.
 
  Any advice would be appreciated.
 

 --
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and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson
  No disclaimers apply.
  DoD 358
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Re: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

[Paul Findon]

On 9 Mar 2006, at 16:43, Rita Lewis wrote:

I work as a contractor at a government site, and we've been asked to 
submit a wish list for upgrading our computers. Does anyone have any 
advice on the current minimum standards in DTP for RAM, disk space,


My new Mac arrived this week: I went for a Power Mac G5 with dual-core 
2.3 GHz CPU, 4 GB of memory, 500 GB SATA hard disk, 16x DVD (double 
layer), GeForce 6600 (256MB), and 30-inch Cinema Display. USB 2.0, 
Firewire 400 and 800, and Gigabit Ethernet come as standard.


The display is a real beauty. With 2560 x 1600, I can open several FM 
docs at a very readable size and still have room for all the palettes. 
Speed-wise it's a major jump from my 1 GHz PowerBook, and I can run 
FrameMaker, Illustrator CS2, Photoshop CS2, InDesign CS2, Dreamweaver 
8, Mail, Safari, and a whole bunch of other apps simultaneously and Mac 
OS X doesn't even bat an eyelid, and there's still over 1 GB of memory 
free. CPU usage hovers around 5% with all that lot open. That's the 
power of UNIX I guess.


I recently built a couple of Windows PC for the kids to play their 
games on. (I enjoy building PCs in my spare time but don't enjoy using 
them. Built my first in 1990. In another life I was an electronics 
engineer.) I went for a Shuttle barebones box. Dropped in a 3 GHz 
Pentium 4, 2 GB of memory, 300 GB SATA hard disk, Shuttle DVD drive 
(matching silver fascia), GeForce 9600 Pro. Installed Win XP SP2 and 
had to spend some time configuring all the kids games to run in Windows 
2000 Compatibility mode, but the kids are chuffed to bits. We're not 
yet at the age where frame rate matters and the GeForce 9600 is perfect 
for Reader Rabbit and the like.


I don't like computer noise pollution so replaced the main fan and two 
in the PSU with quiet models, swapped the Northbridge fan for a nice 
big Zalman heatsink, and suspended the hard disk. It's now deafeningly 
quiet, so much so that you wouldn't even think there was a computer in 
the room.


Now if only I could do something about the fans in my Power Mac G5...

Paul

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Framemaker mouse wheel scrolling

[Bruce Kimball]

Rita,

I get the daily digest of FM discussion and saw your question about the mouse
wheel. There is a free program called freewheel that you can download from
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2060/freewheel.html and install. It
solves the scrolling problem. I think the latest version is 2.4, from 1999.  

I'm probably submitting this incorrectly, since I don't participate in the
discussion. But it's a nice program - I've been using it for quite a while.
Feel free to submit this to the discussion group.

Bruce Kimball
www.zhando.com


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RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Daniel Emory]

--- Phil Heron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I am on Windows XP Professional.
 The instructions you list (Click Start, click Shut
 Down, and then in
 the drop-down list click Shut Down) are perfectly
 correct for my
 computer. That is exactly what I see.
===
The e-Machine had Windoze XP Home Edition installed.
Apparently, Microsoft soesn't versionize its on-line
help. (which makes you wonder what else they
incorrectly fail to versionize).
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RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Gagne, Bernard (Bolton)]

Personally, I find the whole idea of clicking Start to shutdown somewhat
counter-intuitive, and could somebody tell me why I have to use the
three-finger salute to get my login screen in XP Pro? Once I power up,
what else could I possibly want to do with my computer? It should
automatically default to the login screen.
Just my two-cents' (Canadian) worth.

Berny Gagné
Sr. Technical Writer
Husky Injection Molding Systems
Bolton, Ontario, Canada 

-Original Message-
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Grant Hogarth
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:00 PM
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Subject: RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

Versionitis strikes again!
A rigorous (and repeated) application of QA is the only known pallative
-- there is no cure.
Grant

-Original Message-
From: Daniel Emory
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:56 AM
To: Framers List
Cc: Free Framers List
Subject: OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

I was helping a friend who'd just acquired her first computer, an E-Machine
with Windows XP.

I was demonstrating how to get help, and showed how she could type in a
search phrase and get a list of all the help topics containing that phrase.
So, to demonstrate how to properly shut down the computer, I entered the
search phrase Turn Off. Sure enough, all the help topics containing that
phrase appeared, and I selected theTurn Off The Computer topic. Here are
the instructions which appeared under that
topic:

Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in the drop-down list click Shut
Down

The only part of that instruction which is correct is Click Start.

o There is no Shut Down option under Start. It's called Turn Off Computer.

o There is no drop-down list under the Turn Off Computer dialog.
Instead, there are 3 buttons.

o There is no button option under Turn Off Computer called Shut Down
Instead there are three button
options: Stand By, Turn Off, and Restart.

Dan Emory  Associates [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Kristina McCook]

 A friend of mine had an E-Machines that crashed on him. It had two Restore
Discs that he said he couldn't use. So I got the box  started working on
it. Turns out the Restore CDs were created by Norton Ghost, they weren't
what I'd call restore discs. And, his HD was not bootable at all. So I
reformatted the HD, then had to install Norton Ghost just to get it to
restore his OS. To top that, the 2nd CD had a cyclic data redundancy error
so I had to use CDCheck to recover that CD  make him another Restore CD.
Never again will I work on another E-Machines POS. 

-Original Message-
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Behalf Of Grant Hogarth
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Subject: RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

Versionitis strikes again!
A rigorous (and repeated) application of QA is the only known pallative
-- there is no cure.
Grant

-Original Message-
From: Daniel Emory
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:56 AM
To: Framers List
Cc: Free Framers List
Subject: OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

I was helping a friend who'd just acquired her first computer, an E-Machine
with Windows XP.

I was demonstrating how to get help, and showed how she could type in a
search phrase and get a list of all the help topics containing that phrase.
So, to demonstrate how to properly shut down the computer, I entered the
search phrase Turn Off. Sure enough, all the help topics containing that
phrase appeared, and I selected theTurn Off The Computer topic. Here are
the instructions which appeared under that
topic:

Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in the drop-down list click Shut
Down

The only part of that instruction which is correct is Click Start.

o There is no Shut Down option under Start. It's called Turn Off Computer.

o There is no drop-down list under the Turn Off Computer dialog.
Instead, there are 3 buttons.

o There is no button option under Turn Off Computer called Shut Down
Instead there are three button
options: Stand By, Turn Off, and Restart.

Dan Emory  Associates [EMAIL PROTECTED]
FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design  Database Publishing
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RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Phil Heron]

That's easy enough to change.

There's a setting on the Advanced tab of the User Accounts dialog to specify 
whether users have to use Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log on.

Phil Heron 

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(Bolton)
Sent: 10 March 2006 17:11
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Subject: RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

Personally, I find the whole idea of clicking Start to shutdown somewhat 
counter-intuitive, and could somebody tell me why I have to use the 
three-finger salute to get my login screen in XP Pro? Once I power up, what 
else could I possibly want to do with my computer? It should automatically 
default to the login screen.
Just my two-cents' (Canadian) worth.

Berny Gagné
Sr. Technical Writer
Husky Injection Molding Systems
Bolton, Ontario, Canada 

-Original Message-
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Grant Hogarth
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:00 PM
To: Framers List
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Subject: RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

Versionitis strikes again!
A rigorous (and repeated) application of QA is the only known pallative
-- there is no cure.
Grant

-Original Message-
From: Daniel Emory
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:56 AM
To: Framers List
Cc: Free Framers List
Subject: OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

I was helping a friend who'd just acquired her first computer, an E-Machine 
with Windows XP.

I was demonstrating how to get help, and showed how she could type in a search 
phrase and get a list of all the help topics containing that phrase.
So, to demonstrate how to properly shut down the computer, I entered the search 
phrase Turn Off. Sure enough, all the help topics containing that phrase 
appeared, and I selected theTurn Off The Computer topic. Here are the 
instructions which appeared under that
topic:

Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in the drop-down list click Shut Down

The only part of that instruction which is correct is Click Start.

o There is no Shut Down option under Start. It's called Turn Off Computer.

o There is no drop-down list under the Turn Off Computer dialog.
Instead, there are 3 buttons.

o There is no button option under Turn Off Computer called Shut Down
Instead there are three button
options: Stand By, Turn Off, and Restart.

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Re: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Doug]

The Advanced tab also explains why you might want to use the
CTRL+ALT+DEL combo, BTW...

--Doug

 There's a setting on the Advanced tab of the User Accounts dialog to specify
 whether users have to use Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log on.

 Personally, I find the whole idea of clicking Start to shutdown somewhat
 counter-intuitive, and could somebody tell me why I have to use the
three-finger
 salute to get my login screen in XP Pro? Once I power up, what else could I
 possibly want to do with my computer? It should automatically default to the
 login screen.
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Re: OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Paul Findon]

On 10 Mar 2006, at 17:15, Wayne Brissette wrote:

Those directions are for Windows XP Professional. If I follow them on 
my work computer, they are 100% correct. Obviously there are multiple 
issues here. First, the wrong help files with the wrong OS, but we can 
also lay blame on MS for have way too many versions of the same basic 
OS and doing things differently in each.


Not to worry. I gather there will only be six versions of Vista ;-)

Paul

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SOLVED: Re: insertPages method for Acrobat 7

[Rick Quatro]

Hi Martin,

Thanks for your test. It helped me find the following solution from page 680 of 
the JavaScript reference.

JavaScript Execution through the Menu Beginning with Acrobat 7.0, execution of 
JavaScript through a menu event is no longer privileged. To execute a security 
restricted method () through a menu event, one of the following must be true: 

1.Under Edit  Preferences  General  JavaScript, the item labeled Enable 
menu items JavaScript execution privileges must be checked. 

2.The method must be executed through a trusted function. For details and 
examples, see app.trustedFunction(). 

The paragraph titled Privileged versus Non-privileged Context also should be 
reviewed. 

Thanks for all of your efforts.

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing
585-659-8267
www.frameexpert.com

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RE: OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Anne Robotti]

 Sure makes writing installation procedures fun.  No
 matter *what* you do, some users will think you're
 a fool.  :-(

Unless you want to do something *totally* crazy  out there, like
stabilize your software, perform adequate testing, document the actual
interface and distribute it to the users according to the version they
buy! But where was I going with that?

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really weird frame to PDF problem

[Gillian Flato]

Just got Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Pro today. When I make my PDF (I use Print to
PDF Printer), the PDF only prints some of the leders in my TOC. The bold
ones are picked up and some of the plain text ones, but not all. It
seems totally random. Any ideas?
 

Thanks,

Gillian Flato

Technical Writer (Software)

NANOmetrics, Inc.

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Adapting EDD for WebWorks ePublisher Pro 9.1

[Daniel Osborn]

Hi Framers,

I'd like to ask your opinion on a workaround I've just found for using
structured Frame with WebWorks ePublisher Pro 9.1

At the moment, I have a problem with WebWorks ePublisher Pro as it
doesn't support basing styles on elements. 

All my formatting is defined in the edd using the format change list. If
I were using paragraph formatting in the edd, I could create empty
paragraph formats in my FM docs by saying "Automatically create formats
on import" at the top of the edd, then use these formats in WebWorks.

I've been playing a bit and discovered that it seems like I can create
the paragraph formats and continue to use the format change list. 

I declare each context rule twice (by copying the context rule I was
using). In the first instance, I change "Use format change list" to "Use
paragraph format". When I import the edd into my documents all the
paragraph formats are created and the formatting is correct (based on
the format change list). 

My question is, is this a sensible workaround? I'm not experienced
enough with structured Frame or edds to know if this will have any
unwanted consequences anywhere or to know what is really happening.
There are some things that now don't work, for example, you can't adjust
font sizes or indents using "Font size change" or "Move indent". 

I haven't changed everything yet as I would have to make quite a few
changes to the edd (especially concerning lists) and before I do that,
I'd like to hear any opinions on this.

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OT: Job posting - Sr TW, Contract, Seattle, WA

[Diane Gaskill]

I'm posting this for someone who asked me if were interested.  Well, Seattle
is a nice place, but it's a reeaaly long commute from San Jose.

Diane




Sr. Technical Writer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Come play a leading role in the growth of our client's Internet Group and
online and wireless division. Our client consists of many of the Web's most
popular sites and service. Our client provides a leading Internet web guide,
e-commerce, Internet services, and the Best Content on the Web!!

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Contract Sr. Technical Writer you will be extensively involved in the
documentation of the broadband media platform, content protection and
content management systems for our client's online properties. Reporting to
the Engineering Manager for Media Platforms, the Sr. Technical Writer will
be responsible for developing technical SDK/API documentation and developer
guides from code analysis, specifications, and interviews with developers
and members of the technical staff. You will write and validate simple
example code written in Java. In addition, you will also develop
documentation and user guides for several Application User Interfaces (both
Web-based and native Win32 clients).

You will be responsible for creating documentation for:

* Platform Developers Guide: Explains the overall framework of our client's
Media Platform API/SDKs and Content Protection systems with practical
guidelines and sample code that show how to perform common programming tasks
within the frameworks.

* Reference Help: Describes SDK/API components and relationships

* User Interface Documentation & User Guides: Describes the various user
interfaces for internal tools relating to Media & Content Management and
Content Protection.

* Programming Tutorial: Describes a typical Digital Product application
development process through illustrative sample applications.

* Sample Applications: Assist with the documentation and development of
sample applications in Java

QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION

* Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Technical Writing or
related fields/experience

* 5+ years of experience as a technical writer in the software industry

* At least 3 years experience as an SDK/API writer; at least 2 years
developing Application User Interface documentation

* Ability to read and understand Java and/or JSP code; ability to write
simple Java/JSP code examples.

* Experience developing documentation for both print and online delivery

* Expertise with authoring tools, such as Dreamweaver / Adobe PDF, RoboHelp
etc.

* Excellent writing and editing skills; Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills

* Proven as a self-starter who is effective in a team environment.

* Ability to adapt to and learn new technologies quickly.

* Ability to work independently, interview multiple parties, extract
information anddevelop documentation which will best suit the needs of
our customers.

* Ability to synthesize multiple points of feedback into consolidated
documented forms.

SPECIFIC SKILLS REQUIRED

* Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Technical Writing or
related fields/experience

* Proven experience using tools such as Microsoft Office Suite, RoboHelp,
Dreamweaver, Photoshop etc.

* Artistic skills and creative experience are plus.

Greg Browning
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Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

[Bodvar Bjorgvinsson]

All very good suggestions. One thing comes into mind though. I have a
very good experience with Dual Processor PC. Comes in handy when
PDF-ing large documents. It will only clog one processor, so you have
the other free for doing other stuff in the meantime.

Also: Two screens are almost a necessity. They will soon enough save a
lot of time. Especially when using Structured FM.

My gear is:

Dell Precision 450 with a CD-reader and a CD/DVD-writer, and 2 HDs,
dual screen graphics card.
Epson Perfection 3170 Photo scanner
DELL Trinitron 21" screen
DELL 17" LCD screen.

All at least 2 years old but working perfectly. So anything on this
level and better is good.

HTH

Bodvar



On 3/9/06, Art Campbell  wrote:
> I'd go for as fast a processor as fits in the budget, 1M RAM minimum,
> 2+ recommended (I can't run FM and PS reliably and simultaneously
> without it). Also, two hard drives, one for the OS and applications
> and the second for data and the PS scratch disk (per Adobe's
> recommendation). Most all the video cards on the market will provide
> more than enough processing power for anything you'd do; my only
> requirement there would be dual monitor support (and, naturally, dual
> monitors).
>
> Art
>
>
>
> On 3/9/06, Rita Lewis  wrote:
> > I haven't been keeping up with the list lately, so forgive me if this
> > topic has been discussed recently. (I know it has been discussed
> > periodically in the past, but I assume that standards have changed some
> > since then.)
> >
> > I work as a contractor at a government site, and we've been asked to
> > submit a wish list for upgrading our computers. Does anyone have any
> > advice on the current minimum standards in DTP for RAM, disk space,
> > graphics card, video card, processor, etc.? I have Windows XP and, in
> > addition to FrameMaker and various plugins, the major programs I use are
> > Windows Office 2003 (XP?), SnagIt, WordPerfect Office 11 (for legacy
> > documents), and Acrobat 7. We currently have Photoshop and some other
> > graphics programs on a common machine, but I could be adding some of
> > these to my machine in the future.
> >
> > I'm working at home today, and so I don't recall all my the specs on my
> > computer at work, but I know I'm pathetically low on RAM (384MB--have
> > been begging for more for 2+ years). Fortunately, I've gotten by with
> > that because most of our documents have been small. However, I'm
> > currently converting a huge document (1200+ pages) from WordPerfect to
> > FrameMaker and adding color photos and graphics, and I know I'm going to
> > need more computer power.
> >
> > Any advice would be appreciated.
> >
>
> --
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> gmail.com
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>and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
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That mouse wheel question, AGAIN!

[Paul Findon]

On 10 Mar 2006, at 02:41, Pat Christenson wrote:

> Does anyone know which driver to use when running under Mac OS 
> X/Classic?

I used USB Overdrive for a while but changed to the IntelliPoint 2.3 
driver, for reasons that escape me now.

I mention this on the "Using FrameMaker in the Classic Environment" 
page at:


Incidentally, the new Apple Mighty Mouse is really cool. For years, I 
always left the Apple one-button mouse in the box when I set up a new 
Mac and plugged in an MS 5-button mouse instead. As you'd expect from 
Apple, Mighty looks great and works well too, although I do miss the 
side buttons doing Back and Forward duties when surfing.

Paul

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

[Paul Findon]

On 9 Mar 2006, at 16:43, Rita Lewis wrote:

> I work as a contractor at a government site, and we've been asked to 
> submit a wish list for upgrading our computers. Does anyone have any 
> advice on the current minimum standards in DTP for RAM, disk space,

My new Mac arrived this week: I went for a Power Mac G5 with dual-core 
2.3 GHz CPU, 4 GB of memory, 500 GB SATA hard disk, 16x DVD (double 
layer), GeForce 6600 (256MB), and 30-inch Cinema Display. USB 2.0, 
Firewire 400 and 800, and Gigabit Ethernet come as standard.

The display is a real beauty. With 2560 x 1600, I can open several FM 
docs at a very readable size and still have room for all the palettes. 
Speed-wise it's a major jump from my 1 GHz PowerBook, and I can run 
FrameMaker, Illustrator CS2, Photoshop CS2, InDesign CS2, Dreamweaver 
8, Mail, Safari, and a whole bunch of other apps simultaneously and Mac 
OS X doesn't even bat an eyelid, and there's still over 1 GB of memory 
free. CPU usage hovers around 5% with all that lot open. That's the 
power of UNIX I guess.

I recently built a couple of Windows PC for the kids to play their 
games on. (I enjoy building PCs in my spare time but don't enjoy using 
them. Built my first in 1990. In another life I was an electronics 
engineer.) I went for a Shuttle barebones box. Dropped in a 3 GHz 
Pentium 4, 2 GB of memory, 300 GB SATA hard disk, Shuttle DVD drive 
(matching silver fascia), GeForce 9600 Pro. Installed Win XP SP2 and 
had to spend some time configuring all the kids games to run in Windows 
2000 Compatibility mode, but the kids are chuffed to bits. We're not 
yet at the age where frame rate matters and the GeForce 9600 is perfect 
for Reader Rabbit and the like.

I don't like computer noise pollution so replaced the main fan and two 
in the PSU with quiet models, swapped the Northbridge fan for a nice 
big Zalman heatsink, and suspended the hard disk. It's now deafeningly 
quiet, so much so that you wouldn't even think there was a computer in 
the room.

Now if only I could do something about the fans in my Power Mac G5...

Paul

Framemaker mouse wheel scrolling

[Bruce Kimball]

Rita,

I get the daily digest of FM discussion and saw your question about the mouse
wheel. There is a free program called "freewheel" that you can download from
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2060/freewheel.html and install. It
solves the scrolling problem. I think the latest version is 2.4, from 1999.  

I'm probably submitting this incorrectly, since I don't participate in the
discussion. But it's a nice program - I've been using it for quite a while.
Feel free to submit this to the discussion group.

Bruce Kimball
www.zhando.com

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

[Mike Wickham]

>Also: Two screens are almost a necessity. They will soon enough save a
>lot of time. Especially when using Structured FM.

Two screens are great. I bought a dual-head Matrox card after many 
recommended that brand. One problem I ran into, though, is that Windows XP 
doesn't natively support assigning separate profiles to two monitors 
attached to the same graphics card. It assigns the default profile to both--  
not exactly good for a color management workflow.  Two separate cards might 
be a better choice.

However, Microsoft recently came out with the Microsoft Color Control Panel 
Applet for XP, available here: 
.
 
It lets you assign separate profiles and, if you put a link to the applet in 
your Startup folder, with the /L switch, it seems to load both profiles 
correctly. (Be sure to turn off Adobe Gamma or other programs that load 
profiles.)

Mike Wickham
Pleco Press, Inc.
"Aquarium books endorsed by fish!"

OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Daniel Emory]

I was helping a friend who?d just acquired her first
computer, an E-Machine with Windows XP.

I was demonstrating how to get help, and showed how
she could type in a search phrase and get a list of
all the help topics containing that phrase. So, to
demonstrate how to properly shut down the computer, I
entered the search phrase ?Turn Off.? Sure enough, all
the help topics containing that phrase appeared, and I
selected the?Turn Off The Computer? topic. Here are
the instructions which appeared under that topic:

?Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in the
drop-down list click Shut Down?

The only part of that instruction which is correct is
?Click Start.?

o There is no Shut Down option under Start. It?s
called ?Turn Off Computer.?

o There is no drop-down list under the ?Turn Off
Computer? dialog. Instead, there are 3 buttons.

o There is no button option under ?Turn Off Computer?
called ?Shut Down? Instead there are three button
options: ?Stand By?, ?Turn Off?, and ?Restart.?



Dan Emory & Associates
FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design & Database Publishing

Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Phil Heron]

I am on Windows XP Professional.

The instructions you list ("Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in
the drop-down list click Shut Down") are perfectly correct for my
computer. That is exactly what I see.

??

Phil Heron

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+phil.heron=coda@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+phil.heron=coda.com at lists.frameusers.com] On
Behalf Of Daniel Emory
Sent: 10 March 2006 16:56
To: Framers List
Cc: Free Framers List
Subject: OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

I was helping a friend who'd just acquired her first computer, an
E-Machine with Windows XP.

I was demonstrating how to get help, and showed how she could type in a
search phrase and get a list of all the help topics containing that
phrase. So, to demonstrate how to properly shut down the computer, I
entered the search phrase "Turn Off." Sure enough, all the help topics
containing that phrase appeared, and I selected the"Turn Off The
Computer" topic. Here are the instructions which appeared under that
topic:

"Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in the drop-down list click Shut
Down"

The only part of that instruction which is correct is "Click Start."

o There is no Shut Down option under Start. It's called "Turn Off
Computer."

o There is no drop-down list under the "Turn Off Computer" dialog.
Instead, there are 3 buttons.

o There is no button option under "Turn Off Computer"
called "Shut Down" Instead there are three button
options: "Stand By", "Turn Off", and "Restart."



Dan Emory & Associates
FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design & Database Publishing

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Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Grant Hogarth]

Versionitis strikes again!
A rigorous (and repeated) application of QA is the only known pallative
-- there is no cure.
Grant

-Original Message-
From: Daniel Emory
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:56 AM
To: Framers List
Cc: Free Framers List
Subject: OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

I was helping a friend who'd just acquired her first computer, an
E-Machine with Windows XP.

I was demonstrating how to get help, and showed how she could type in a
search phrase and get a list of all the help topics containing that
phrase. So, to demonstrate how to properly shut down the computer, I
entered the search phrase "Turn Off." Sure enough, all the help topics
containing that phrase appeared, and I selected the"Turn Off The
Computer" topic. Here are the instructions which appeared under that
topic:

"Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in the drop-down list click Shut
Down"

The only part of that instruction which is correct is "Click Start."

o There is no Shut Down option under Start. It's called "Turn Off
Computer."

o There is no drop-down list under the "Turn Off Computer" dialog.
Instead, there are 3 buttons.

o There is no button option under "Turn Off Computer" called "Shut Down"
Instead there are three button
options: "Stand By", "Turn Off", and "Restart."

Dan Emory & Associates 
FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design & Database Publishing  

Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Mike Feimster]

Same here. IIRC, XP Home uses the different terminology and buttons instead
of a drop-down. Apparently, it uses the same documentation though. 

Mike 

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+mike.feimster=acstechnologies@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+mike.feimster=acstechnologies.com at lists.frameusers.c
om] On Behalf Of Phil Heron
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:00 PM
To: framers
Subject: RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

I am on Windows XP Professional.

The instructions you list ("Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in the
drop-down list click Shut Down") are perfectly correct for my computer. That
is exactly what I see.

??

Phil Heron

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+phil.heron=coda@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+phil.heron=coda.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf
Of Daniel Emory
Sent: 10 March 2006 16:56
To: Framers List
Cc: Free Framers List
Subject: OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

I was helping a friend who'd just acquired her first computer, an E-Machine
with Windows XP.

I was demonstrating how to get help, and showed how she could type in a
search phrase and get a list of all the help topics containing that phrase.
So, to demonstrate how to properly shut down the computer, I entered the
search phrase "Turn Off." Sure enough, all the help topics containing that
phrase appeared, and I selected the"Turn Off The Computer" topic. Here are
the instructions which appeared under that
topic:

"Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in the drop-down list click Shut
Down"

The only part of that instruction which is correct is "Click Start."

o There is no Shut Down option under Start. It's called "Turn Off Computer."

o There is no drop-down list under the "Turn Off Computer" dialog.
Instead, there are 3 buttons.

o There is no button option under "Turn Off Computer"
called "Shut Down" Instead there are three button
options: "Stand By", "Turn Off", and "Restart."



Dan Emory & Associates
FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design & Database Publishing
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Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Daniel Emory]

--- Phil Heron  wrote:
> I am on Windows XP Professional.
> The instructions you list ("Click Start, click Shut
> Down, and then in
> the drop-down list click Shut Down") are perfectly
> correct for my
> computer. That is exactly what I see.
===
The e-Machine had Windoze XP Home Edition installed.
Apparently, Microsoft soesn't versionize its on-line
help. (which makes you wonder what else they
incorrectly fail to versionize).

Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Gagne, Bernard (Bolton)]

Personally, I find the whole idea of clicking "Start" to shutdown somewhat
counter-intuitive, and could somebody tell me why I have to use the
"three-finger salute" to get my login screen in XP Pro? Once I power up,
what else could I possibly want to do with my computer? It should
automatically default to the login screen.
Just my two-cents' (Canadian) worth.

Berny Gagn?
Sr. Technical Writer
Husky Injection Molding Systems
Bolton, Ontario, Canada 

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+bgagne=husky...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+bgagne=husky.ca at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of
Grant Hogarth
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:00 PM
To: Framers List
Cc: Free Framers List
Subject: RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

Versionitis strikes again!
A rigorous (and repeated) application of QA is the only known pallative
-- there is no cure.
Grant

-Original Message-
From: Daniel Emory
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:56 AM
To: Framers List
Cc: Free Framers List
Subject: OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

I was helping a friend who'd just acquired her first computer, an E-Machine
with Windows XP.

I was demonstrating how to get help, and showed how she could type in a
search phrase and get a list of all the help topics containing that phrase.
So, to demonstrate how to properly shut down the computer, I entered the
search phrase "Turn Off." Sure enough, all the help topics containing that
phrase appeared, and I selected the"Turn Off The Computer" topic. Here are
the instructions which appeared under that
topic:

"Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in the drop-down list click Shut
Down"

The only part of that instruction which is correct is "Click Start."

o There is no Shut Down option under Start. It's called "Turn Off Computer."

o There is no drop-down list under the "Turn Off Computer" dialog.
Instead, there are 3 buttons.

o There is no button option under "Turn Off Computer" called "Shut Down"
Instead there are three button
options: "Stand By", "Turn Off", and "Restart."

Dan Emory & Associates 
FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design & Database Publishing 

Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Kristina McCook]

 A friend of mine had an E-Machines that crashed on him. It had two Restore
Discs that he said he couldn't use. So I got the box & started working on
it. Turns out the Restore CDs were created by Norton Ghost, they weren't
what I'd call restore discs. And, his HD was not bootable at all. So I
reformatted the HD, then had to install Norton Ghost just to get it to
"restore" his OS. To top that, the 2nd CD had a cyclic data redundancy error
so I had to use CDCheck to recover that CD & make him another "Restore CD".
Never again will I work on another E-Machines POS. 

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+convextech=alltel@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+convextech=alltel.net at lists.frameusers.com] On
Behalf Of Grant Hogarth
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:00 PM
To: Framers List
Cc: Free Framers List
Subject: RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

Versionitis strikes again!
A rigorous (and repeated) application of QA is the only known pallative
-- there is no cure.
Grant

-Original Message-
From: Daniel Emory
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:56 AM
To: Framers List
Cc: Free Framers List
Subject: OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

I was helping a friend who'd just acquired her first computer, an E-Machine
with Windows XP.

I was demonstrating how to get help, and showed how she could type in a
search phrase and get a list of all the help topics containing that phrase.
So, to demonstrate how to properly shut down the computer, I entered the
search phrase "Turn Off." Sure enough, all the help topics containing that
phrase appeared, and I selected the"Turn Off The Computer" topic. Here are
the instructions which appeared under that
topic:

"Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in the drop-down list click Shut
Down"

The only part of that instruction which is correct is "Click Start."

o There is no Shut Down option under Start. It's called "Turn Off Computer."

o There is no drop-down list under the "Turn Off Computer" dialog.
Instead, there are 3 buttons.

o There is no button option under "Turn Off Computer" called "Shut Down"
Instead there are three button
options: "Stand By", "Turn Off", and "Restart."

Dan Emory & Associates 
FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design & Database Publishing
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Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Phil Heron]

That's easy enough to change.

There's a setting on the Advanced tab of the User Accounts dialog to specify 
whether users have to use Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log on.

Phil Heron 

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Gagne, Bernard (Bolton)
Sent: 10 March 2006 17:11
To: Framers List
Cc: Free Framers List
Subject: RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

Personally, I find the whole idea of clicking "Start" to shutdown somewhat 
counter-intuitive, and could somebody tell me why I have to use the 
"three-finger salute" to get my login screen in XP Pro? Once I power up, what 
else could I possibly want to do with my computer? It should automatically 
default to the login screen.
Just my two-cents' (Canadian) worth.

Berny Gagn?
Sr. Technical Writer
Husky Injection Molding Systems
Bolton, Ontario, Canada 

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+bgagne=husky...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+bgagne=husky.ca at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of 
Grant Hogarth
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:00 PM
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Subject: RE: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

Versionitis strikes again!
A rigorous (and repeated) application of QA is the only known pallative
-- there is no cure.
Grant

-Original Message-
From: Daniel Emory
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:56 AM
To: Framers List
Cc: Free Framers List
Subject: OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

I was helping a friend who'd just acquired her first computer, an E-Machine 
with Windows XP.

I was demonstrating how to get help, and showed how she could type in a search 
phrase and get a list of all the help topics containing that phrase.
So, to demonstrate how to properly shut down the computer, I entered the search 
phrase "Turn Off." Sure enough, all the help topics containing that phrase 
appeared, and I selected the"Turn Off The Computer" topic. Here are the 
instructions which appeared under that
topic:

"Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in the drop-down list click Shut Down"

The only part of that instruction which is correct is "Click Start."

o There is no Shut Down option under Start. It's called "Turn Off Computer."

o There is no drop-down list under the "Turn Off Computer" dialog.
Instead, there are 3 buttons.

o There is no button option under "Turn Off Computer" called "Shut Down"
Instead there are three button
options: "Stand By", "Turn Off", and "Restart."

Dan Emory & Associates  
FrameMaker/FrameMaker+SGML Document Design & Database Publishing 
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Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Doug]

The Advanced tab also explains why you might want to use the
CTRL+ALT+DEL combo, BTW...

--Doug

> There's a setting on the Advanced tab of the User Accounts dialog to specify
> whether users have to use Ctrl+Alt+Delete to log on.
>
>> Personally, I find the whole idea of clicking "Start" to shutdown somewhat
>> counter-intuitive, and could somebody tell me why I have to use the
"three-finger
>> salute" to get my login screen in XP Pro? Once I power up, what else could I
>> possibly want to do with my computer? It should automatically default to the
>> login screen.

OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Paul Findon]

On 10 Mar 2006, at 17:15, Wayne Brissette wrote:

> Those directions are for Windows XP Professional. If I follow them on 
> my work computer, they are 100% correct. Obviously there are multiple 
> issues here. First, the wrong help files with the wrong OS, but we can 
> also lay blame on MS for have way too many versions of the same basic 
> OS and doing things differently in each.

Not to worry. I gather there will only be six versions of Vista ;-)

Paul

Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[John Posada]

> Personally, I find the whole idea of clicking "Start" to shutdown
> somewhat
> counter-intuitive, and could somebody tell me why I have to use the

My mother (73), after having a computer for six years, still asks me
about this one. What do she know?...she's not in the IT biz.

John Posada
Senior Technical Writer

"So long and thanks for all the fish."

Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Mike Wickham]

>I am on Windows XP Professional.

>The instructions you list ("Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in
>the drop-down list click Shut Down") are perfectly correct for my
>computer. That is exactly what I see.

I'm on XP Pro, too, and I see the Start> Turn off computer> and the three 
buttons, including "Turn off."  But my laptop shows the Start> Shutdown > 
Shutdown sequence. The difference seems to be that the first computer uses 
the Welcome Screen (Windows default). The second computer is set for classic 
logon. You can change the setting in Control Panel> User Accounts.

Mike Wickham
Pleco Press, Inc.
"Aquarium books endorsed by fish!"

Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Steve Rickaby]

At 12:11 -0500 10/3/06, Gagne, Bernard (Bolton) wrote:

>Personally, I find the whole idea of clicking "Start" to shutdown somewhat
>counter-intuitive, and could somebody tell me why I have to use the
>"three-finger salute" to get my login screen in XP Pro? Once I power up,
>what else could I possibly want to do with my computer? It should
>automatically default to the login screen.

Only three fingers, Bernard? Count yourself lucky. I've just been trying to 
capture a screenshot of an M$ Access mouse cursor that's only visible while 
licking and dragging. I discovered that to trigger SnagIt (shift-control-P) 
whilst manipulating the mouse, I needed three hands. After attempting to press 
keys with my nose, and considering enlisting the help of one of my cats, I 
eventually managed it by holding down the shift and control keys with an empty 
coffee mug.

(Ok, I know SnagIt can do timed captures, but I only thought about that 
afterwards. Duh!)
-- 
Steve

OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Jeremy H. Griffith]

On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:55:57 -0800 (PST), Daniel Emory 
 wrote:

>?Click Start, click Shut Down, and then in the
>drop-down list click Shut Down?
>
>The only part of that instruction which is correct is
>?Click Start.?

It's correct for my Win 2000 Pro system... I wonder
if it is correct for XP machines that were "upgraded"
from Win2K?  There are other differences between XP
machines that were formerly 2K, and ones that were XP
from the start, notably the name of the system dir,
"winnt" on 2K and "windows" on native XP.

Sure makes writing installation procedures fun.  No
matter *what* you do, some users will think you're 
a fool.  :-(

-- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc.
http://www.omsys.com/

OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Anne Robotti]

> Sure makes writing installation procedures fun.  No
> matter *what* you do, some users will think you're
> a fool.  :-(

Unless you want to do something *totally* crazy & out there, like
stabilize your software, perform adequate testing, document the actual
interface and distribute it to the users according to the version they
buy! But where was I going with that?

Anne



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SOLVED: Re: insertPages method for Acrobat 7

[Rick Quatro]

Hi Martin,

Thanks for your test. It helped me find the following solution from page 680 of 
the JavaScript reference.

JavaScript Execution through the Menu Beginning with Acrobat 7.0, execution of 
JavaScript through a menu event is no longer privileged. To execute a security 
restricted method () through a menu event, one of the following must be true: 

1.Under Edit > Preferences > General > JavaScript, the item labeled "Enable 
menu items JavaScript execution privileges" must be checked. 

2.The method must be executed through a trusted function. For details and 
examples, see app.trustedFunction(). 

The paragraph titled Privileged versus Non-privileged Context also should be 
reviewed. 

Thanks for all of your efforts.

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing
585-659-8267
www.frameexpert.com

OT: Unbelievable On-Line Help Stupidity

[Jeremy H. Griffith]

On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:25:29 -0500, "Anne Robotti" 
 wrote:

>> Sure makes writing installation procedures fun.  No
>> matter *what* you do, some users will think you're
>> a fool.  :-(
>
>Unless you want to do something *totally* crazy & out there, like
>stabilize your software, perform adequate testing, document the actual
>interface and distribute it to the users according to the version they
>buy! But where was I going with that?

No idea.  While I totally agree that what you suggest is
the right way to go, there seem to be a few variables in
the case at hand that are hard for a Help author to control
for.  How are you to know whether a system is upgraded or
is an original install?  When a system offers user choice
of UI features, how do you know which ones were chosen?
When the manufacturer of the OS can't keep Help matching
the installed system, what chance does an ISV author have?
And Vista has *how* many versions???

-- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc.
http://www.omsys.com/

Polish problem

[Philip Odell]

Hello Framers,

Presently I can't find a solution to this. If anyone can help I'd appreciate
it.

I want to index a Polish word that begins with the Latin capital letter L
with a stroke (called Lslash). With the Level1IX para tag set to Times New
Roman CE the correct letter can be inserted as long as the index marker
begins with a pound sign (?). Unfortunatley this means that Frame is putting
the word in the Symbols section of the index instead of under L.

Any ideas???

Thanks and regards,
Philip

Polish problem

[Lynne A. Price]

Philip,
   Have you tried specifying a sort order for the word (in the index 
marker, put the way you want the term sorted in square brackets, after the 
text: a good example is something like "@[at]" to have the @ character 
appear where the word "at" does instead of in symbols).
 --Lynne

At 08:51 AM 3/10/2006, Philip Odell wrote:
>Hello Framers,
>
>Presently I can't find a solution to this. If anyone can help I'd appreciate
>it.
>
>I want to index a Polish word that begins with the Latin capital letter L
>with a stroke (called Lslash). With the Level1IX para tag set to Times New
>Roman CE the correct letter can be inserted as long as the index marker
>begins with a pound sign (?). Unfortunatley this means that Frame is putting
>the word in the Symbols section of the index instead of under L.
>
>Any ideas???
>
>Thanks and regards,
>Philip
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Polish problem

[Ann Zdunczyk]

Hi Philip,

Here is a PDF showing what the sort order should be.


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[mailto:framers-bounces+azdunczyk=triad.rr.com at lists.frameusers.com] On
Behalf Of Philip Odell
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 11:52 AM
To: FrameUsers
Subject: Polish problem


Hello Framers,

Presently I can't find a solution to this. If anyone can help I'd
appreciate it.

I want to index a Polish word that begins with the Latin capital letter
L with a stroke (called Lslash). With the Level1IX para tag set to Times
New Roman CE the correct letter can be inserted as long as the index
marker begins with a pound sign (?). Unfortunatley this means that Frame
is putting the word in the Symbols section of the index instead of under
L.

Any ideas???

Thanks and regards,
Philip

really weird frame to PDF problem

[Gillian Flato]

Just got Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Pro today. When I make my PDF (I use Print to
PDF Printer), the PDF only prints some of the leders in my TOC. The bold
ones are picked up and some of the plain text ones, but not all. It
seems totally random. Any ideas?


Thanks,

Gillian Flato

Technical Writer (Software)

NANOmetrics, Inc.

1550 Buckeye Dr.

Milpitas, CA. 95035

(408.435.9600 x 316

7  408.232.5911

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