RE: DITA and FrameMaker
Hi, Just to confirm ... the FrameMaker Adapter for the DITA Open Toolkit developed by Mekon and XMetaL is for print only. It is not designed to be used as a DITA authoring tool due to the changes we make to improve how the XML can be formatted, and to support specialisations without the need to extend the FrameMaker application itself. One of the nice features of the FrameMaker Adapter is that it creates FrameMaker files that can be used with other tools like WebWorks/ePublisher Pro. Kind regards Mark Poston Mekon Limited -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 July 2006 18:28 To: Spreadbury, David Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: DITA and FrameMaker Based on the descriptions and the sourceforge notes, it seems to me that the XMetal add-in is to simply use FrameMaker as a PDF output engine. The free Adobe plug-in that is due out shortly lets you use FrameMaker as your authoring environment. Eric L. Dunn Senior Technical Writer ___ This e-mail communication (and any attachment/s) may contain confidential or privileged information and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and to others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by reply e-mail, and delete the e-mail subsequently. Please note that in order to protect the security of our information systems an AntiSPAM solution is in use and will browse through incoming emails. Thank you. _ Ce message (ainsi que le(s) fichier/s), transmis par courriel, peut contenir des renseignements confidentiels ou protégés et est destiné à l?usage exclusif du destinataire ci-dessus. Toute autre personne est par les présentes avisée qu?il est strictement interdit de le diffuser, le distribuer ou le reproduire. Si vous l?avez reçu par inadvertance, veuillez nous en aviser et détruire ce message. Veuillez prendre note qu'une solution antipollupostage (AntiSPAM) est utilisée afin d'assurer la sécurité de nos systems d'information et qu'elle furètera les courriels entrant. Merci. _ ___ 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/mark.poston%40mekon.com Send administrative questions to [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.
RE: Decompiling chm Help to Frame 7.2
Just a word of caution about the WebWorks Import Utility: While I agree that it is generally a very nice tool, it does not handle tables well at all. So, if you have tables, pay special attention to how they get imported into Frame. However, Rick Quatro (on this list) has an excellent Table Cleaner plug-in for Frame that will save you lots of time cleaning up and formatting tables. I've been looking for a long time for a tool that will convert from HTML (in various flavors) to Frame. The WW Import Utility is the only one I've found. If there are others, I would like to know about them as well. Chuck Beck -Original Message- Subject: RE: Decompiling chm Help to Frame 7.2 Jon, WebWorks does make a tool called the Import Utility that will import a .chm file and convert the content to FM. You then need to apply styles and break the content into chapters (it all goes into one FM file). I've used it on some RoboHelp projects, and it worked quite well. All graphics came in and links were good, but links had to be redone after setting up the individual chapter files. Disclaimer: I'm a WWP reseller. There may be other decompilers, but I suspect they won't put the content directly into an FM doc. Please contact me offlist if you want more information. ___ 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.
FM DICTIONARIES ACCESS
Hi all, Does anyone know any programmatic way of accessing FrameMaker dictionaries or hyphenation rules. Anyting goes - FDK, FrameScript, Python. Trying to simulate Paragraph Composer (just like the one in InDesign) for FM - hyphenation is a bug - I can't access the language modules, they are encoded. Any suggestions are welcome. If you have anything developed in this direction I'm willing to exchange my data. Michael _ Del dine store filer uden problemer på MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.dk/ ___ 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.
CONVERTING FM TO INDD
Hello, everybody, Looking for fast and effective convertion method FrameMaker to InDesign. I used the long way of FM - MIF - Quark - INDD. Then I got a plugin for INDD so I can open MIF straight in INDD. Is there any other way? Michael _ Log på MSN Messenger direkte på nettet: http://webmessenger.msn.com ___ 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.
Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout
Hi, I have a document with two columns per page, and I would like the table cells to be aligned horizontally. Above the table there is a heading which goes across the columns. If I place the marker for the table immediately after the heading, the entire table will only show in the left column. If I place the marker at the line below the heading, the table appears in both columns but the table cells are not aligned horizontally. Does anyone know how to align the table cells horizontally (so that the horizontal table cell lines are placed in line with each other) when using a 2-column layout? I'm grateful for help. Regards Kristina Editor, User documentation ___ 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.
Re: Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout
Hi Kristina, try this 1. Make the pagination for your heading go “Across All and Side Heads” 2. Anchor the table to a 2pt paragraph tag. 3. Make the space above the table 0.0 pt. Hope it works for you. Helen Olsson, Kristina [EMAIL PROTECTED] nyericsson.com To Sent by:framers@lists.frameusers.com framers-bounces+hpe cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] ts.frameusers.com Subject Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout 07/26/2006 09:08 AM Hi, I have a document with two columns per page, and I would like the table cells to be aligned horizontally. Above the table there is a heading which goes across the columns. If I place the marker for the table immediately after the heading, the entire table will only show in the left column. If I place the marker at the line below the heading, the table appears in both columns but the table cells are not aligned horizontally. Does anyone know how to align the table cells horizontally (so that the horizontal table cell lines are placed in line with each other) when using a 2-column layout? I'm grateful for help. Regards Kristina Editor, User documentation ___ 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/hperez%40beckman.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and is the property of Beckman Coulter, Inc. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message. ___ 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.
Re: links in Frame converting to PDF
I've found that turning on Create Named Destinations works. Pat Christenson On Jul 26, 2006, at 5:08 AM, Beck, Charles wrote: Hi all, One other thing I have discovered (the hard way): If you want links to work, you must select the 'Generate Acrobat Data' check box in the 'Print Book' dialog box before you print. I also wonder with Surbhi whether you just have a few bad links or are none of them working? HTH, Chuck -Original Message- Subject: Re: links in Frame converting to PDF Hi Gillian I make hypertext links in a similar fashion as you mentioned but they work all fine. I guess, it has something to do with the way you convert your fm file to pdf. As Denise has mentioned, 'print' your fm file/book to pdf by opting for 'Adobe PDF' as the printer selection. This should work. Just for information, do you have one or two bad links OR are none of them working?? Rgds Surbhi ___ 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/ pxenson%40comcast.net Send administrative questions to [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.
RE: Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout
Kristina Olsson wrote: I have a document with two columns per page, and I would like the table cells to be aligned horizontally. Above the table there is a heading which goes across the columns. If I place the marker for the table immediately after the heading, the entire table will only show in the left column. If I place the marker at the line below the heading, the table appears in both columns but the table cells are not aligned horizontally. Does anyone know how to align the table cells horizontally (so that the horizontal table cell lines are placed in line with each other) when using a 2-column layout? I'm grateful for help. If I'm understanding correctly, you want a table that's one column wide, but long, to wrap to the second column and have the rows in the two columns line up. Personally, I'd rethink this table. If the heading above it spans both columns, why not create a table that spans both columns, too? If necessary, you could make it look like two tables side-by-side by having an invisible middle column (no rules/shading) that's the width of the gutter. If you don't want to do that, you can force the rows to align by making the height of all rows fixed and the same. Select the rows, select Table Row Format, and set the Min and Max to the same value. HTH! Richard -- Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 -- ___ 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.
Re: Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout
Olsson, Kristina wrote: Hi, I have a document with two columns per page, and I would like the table cells to be aligned horizontally. Above the table there is a heading which goes across the columns. If I place the marker for the table immediately after the heading, the entire table will only show in the left column. If I place the marker at the line below the heading, the table appears in both columns but the table cells are not aligned horizontally. Does anyone know how to align the table cells horizontally (so that the horizontal table cell lines are placed in line with each other) when using a 2-column layout? I'm grateful for help. If I understand you correctly (and I'm sorry, but your question is not really clear), your heading is far enough down the page that there is just barely room below it in the left column for the entire table, and if you insert another body pgf below the heading, the table is then forced to flow into the second column. However, the top of the table in the left column appears below the empty body pgf, whereas the continuation in the right column appears level with it. If that is the problem, you can fix it like this: 1. Create a new pgf tag called (e.g.) TableAnchor, identical to your body tag but with a negative Space Below of some number larger than the font size, e.g., -12pt for a 10pt font. (Some people also change the font colour to a bright colour so the pilcrow is easy to find and identify later. The colour is irrelevant because there is never any text in this tag.) 2. Put your table anchor in its own paragraph tagged TableAnchor. 3. Change the Space Above in your Table tag to the same negative number you used in step one. The negative spaces below and above cancel each other out, and your table will align at the top of the tagged pgf, rather than below it. Now if your table flows into a second column, the tops of the two sections will be even. HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons. --Popular Mechanics, 1949 Get Firefox! http://tinyurl.com/8q9c5 ___ 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.
Re: Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout
This is kind of a kludge and you'll have to fiddle with it, but it will work. Create a new para format based on your body tag -- Foo. In the Para Designer, Basic tab for Foo, assuming it's a 12 pt font with 2 pt leading, set your Space Below to -28 pt (2x font+leading size). I set line spacing to Fixed too, just to keep things simple. Hit Enter a few times so you have three Body paras. Then set the middle tag to Foo. Insert the table, so that the anchor is the only content in Foo. (Note that the table is going to be floating above the frame containing the tag, so the anchor point disappears.) Select the table and in your Table Designer, Basic tab for the table style, set Space Above to -28 pt (font size + leading). That should get your started. Time to twiddle. I had to adjust the Space Below in Foo a point at a time to make it precise, and ended up with a -26 pt. Drawing a line across the page as a reference to which to align the cell rules helps. Art On 7/26/06, Olsson, Kristina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have a document with two columns per page, and I would like the table cells to be aligned horizontally. Above the table there is a heading which goes across the columns. If I place the marker for the table immediately after the heading, the entire table will only show in the left column. If I place the marker at the line below the heading, the table appears in both columns but the table cells are not aligned horizontally. Does anyone know how to align the table cells horizontally (so that the horizontal table cell lines are placed in line with each other) when using a 2-column layout? I'm grateful for help. Regards Kristina Editor, User documentation -- Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 ___ 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.
MERIAM WEBSTER COMMUNICATION LINE
Hello All, does anyone have any contact with Meriam-Websters developers, researchers, pro-users - anyone who knows how to access their dictionary and hyphenation modules. I'm trying to use hyphenation options in FM but can't access the modules. Michael _ Download din yndlingsmusik på MSN Music: http://www.msn.dk/music - det er nemt og billigt ___ 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.
Re: MERIAM WEBSTER COMMUNICATION LINE
So when you fill out their Contact Us form at http://www.m-w.com/info/contact.htm, they ignore you or Art On 7/26/06, Michael Zaichenko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, does anyone have any contact with Meriam-Websters developers, researchers, pro-users - anyone who knows how to access their dictionary and hyphenation modules. I'm trying to use hyphenation options in FM but can't access the modules. Michael -- Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 ___ 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.
RE: MERIAM WEBSTER COMMUNICATION LINE
Michael Zaichenko wrote: Hello All, does anyone have any contact with Meriam-Websters developers, researchers, pro-users - anyone who knows how to access their dictionary and hyphenation modules. I'm trying to use hyphenation options in FM but can't access the modules. What does trying to use hyphenation options mean? You do know about user and site dictionaries, right? Both are plain text files, easily manipulated with FrameScript, etc. I'm no expert -- I haven't done anything fancy with them, just bulk-added some entries -- but you can specify hyphenation points for any word by adding it to the user/site dictionary, and what you specify will override/replace the existing (built-in) hyphenation. Simply enter the word with hyphens wherever you want a hyphenation point: hy-phen-ation You can also prevent a word from being hyphenated -- just precede it with a hyphen: -hyphenation Of course, if you want to change 10,000 words, the task might be a bit daunting. ;-) But maybe there is a text file source for what you want? HTH! Richard -- Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 -- ___ 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.
sorting translated tables
Hi all, > If you're a FrameScripter, this would probably be a nice > little script to rename all markers of a given type to > another "temporary" marker type. I found a pretty old public quick-and-dirty script that does this for the current document. See below. Kind regards, Klaus 8< - // SwitchMarkers.fsl // Klaus Mueller, Hamburg. March 26, 2002 // [ Temporarily switch XRef-Markers ] // XRef-Markers within a table will be deleted // on table sorting (FM6-Bug). // This script changes temporarily the marker type. // On repeated call (after sorting) the original // marker will be reapplied. //Set vMarkerOriName = 'Querverweis'; Set vMarkerOriName = 'Cross-Ref'; Set vMarkerTmpName = 'Cross-RefTmp'; //Set vMarkerTmpName = 'Glossary'; Set vDoc = ActiveDoc; If not vDoc LeaveSub; EndIf Get Object Type(MarkerType) Name(vMarkerOriName) NewVar(vMarkerOriObj) DocObject(vDoc) ; If not vMarkerOriObj Display 'Marker "'+vMarkerOriName +'" is not defined.'; LeaveSub; EndIf Get Object Type(MarkerType) Name(vMarkerTmpName) NewVar(vMarkerTmpObj) DocObject(vDoc) ; If not vMarkerTmpObj New MarkerType Name(vMarkerTmpName) NewVar(vMarkerTmpObj) DocObject(vDoc); EndIf Find FromTextLoc Marker(vMarkerTmpName) ReturnStatus(vFound); If vFound Set vMarkerGet = vMarkerTmpObj; Set vMarkerSet = vMarkerOriObj; Else Set vMarkerGet = vMarkerOriObj; Set vMarkerSet = vMarkerTmpObj; EndIf Set vMarkerCount = 0; Loop ForEach(Marker) In(vDoc) LoopVar(vMarker) If vMarker.MarkerTypeID.Name = vMarkerGet.Name Set vMarkerCount = vMarkerCount + 1; Set vMarker.MarkerTypeID = vMarkerSet; EndIf EndLoop If vMarkerCount = 0 Display 'No markers of type "'+vMarkerGet.Name+'" found. '; Else Set vPl = ''; If vMarkerCount not= 1 Set vPl = 's'; EndIf Set vMsg = vMarkerCount +' Marker'+vPl+' of type "'+ vMarkerGet.Name+'" changed to "'+vMarkerSet.Name+'". '; If vMarkerGet.Name = vMarkerOriName Set vMsg = vMsg +CHARCR+ 'To restore (after sorting): '+ 'Call the script again.'; EndIf Display vMsg; EndIf //-- Unfortunately, the temporary marker object cannot be deleted ... //Delete Object(vMarkerTmpObj); 8< - --- Original Message --- From: Scott Prentice Date: 25.07.2006 22:33 > Nope .. I don't have such a plugin, and I'm not aware of one that would > help with this (but I've added it to my list of plugins to develop). > > I just did some quick testing, and it appears (in FM 7.1) that this > doesn't affect other marker types .. so in theory, you could rename your > Cross-Ref markers to some other type, then do the sorting, and rename > them back to Cross-Refs. You could do this renaming via a global > search/replace in a MIF file, if there were too many to do manually. Not > the best option for a clean workflow, but it may be an option. > > If you're a FrameScripter, this would probably be a nice little script > to rename all markers of a given type to another "temporary" marker type. > > Good luck! > > ...scott > > Scott Prentice > Leximation, Inc. > www.leximation.com > +1.415.485.1892 > > > > Sales at Bright Path wrote: >> Hi Bill: >> >> Unfortunately, this is a FrameMaker quirk and I think it has been in the >> last 3 releases. All xref markers go "poof" when you sort the table. >> Unfortunately, the "fix" is to NOT do any sorting after you start placing >> xrefs. >> >> Russ or Scott, do you have any plug-ins that fix this? >> >> Kay >> >> >> Kay Ethier >> Senior Trainer & Consultant >> Bright Path Solutions >> PO Box 14265 >> Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-4265 >> 1.919.244.8559 >> FAX: 1.919.474.9223 >> URL: http://www.travelthepath.com >> Conferences: http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/ >> >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Bill Swallow >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> We ran into an interesting issue. When sorting a table, we are noticing that >> the xrefs are broken after the sort. We're running into this a lot now that >> our translations are coming back from the localizers (given the tables need >> to be re-sorted based on the language rules). >> >> Has anyone else noticed this broken xref issue when sorting tables >> containing xrefs, and does anyone know a workaround other than manually >> sorting the tables? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> Bill Swallow >> HATT List Owner >> WWP-Users List Owner >> Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter >> http://techcommdood.blogspot.com >> ___
links in Frame converting to PDF
Hi Gillian I make hypertext links in a similar fashion as you mentioned but they work all fine. I guess, it has something to do with the way you convert your fm file to pdf. As Denise has mentioned, 'print' your fm file/book to pdf by opting for 'Adobe PDF' as the printer selection. This should work. Just for information, do you have one or two bad links OR are none of them working?? Rgds Surbhi On 7/26/06, Gillian Flato wrote: > > So I made a Hypertext link in my Frame file using Specify Named > Destination and Jump to Named Destination. It works fine when I make the > Frame file viewable. But when I print to PDF, I lose the link. What do I > have to do to get it to work? > > > Thanks, > > Gillian Flato > > Technical Writer (Software) > > NANOmetrics, Inc. > > 1550 Buckeye Dr. > > Milpitas, CA. 95035 > > (408.435.9600 x 316 > > 7 408.232.5911 > > * gflato at nanometrics.com > > > > > This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential > information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not > the intended recipient, delete this message. If you are not the intended > recipient, disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action based on > this message is strictly prohibited. > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as surbhee at gmail.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/surbhee%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
Decompiling chm Help to Frame 7.2
Just a word of caution about the WebWorks Import Utility: While I agree that it is generally a very nice tool, it does not handle tables well at all. So, if you have tables, pay special attention to how they get imported into Frame. However, Rick Quatro (on this list) has an excellent Table Cleaner plug-in for Frame that will save you lots of time cleaning up and formatting tables. I've been looking for a long time for a tool that will convert from HTML (in various flavors) to Frame. The WW Import Utility is the only one I've found. If there are others, I would like to know about them as well. Chuck Beck -Original Message- Subject: RE: Decompiling chm Help to Frame 7.2 Jon, WebWorks does make a tool called the Import Utility that will import a .chm file and convert the content to FM. You then need to apply styles and break the content into chapters (it all goes into one FM file). I've used it on some RoboHelp projects, and it worked quite well. All graphics came in and links were good, but links had to be redone after setting up the individual chapter files. Disclaimer: I'm a WWP reseller. There may be other decompilers, but I suspect they won't put the content directly into an FM doc. Please contact me offlist if you want more information.
links in Frame converting to PDF
Hi all, One other thing I have discovered (the hard way): If you want links to work, you must select the 'Generate Acrobat Data' check box in the 'Print Book' dialog box before you print. I also wonder with Surbhi whether you just have a few bad links or are none of them working? HTH, Chuck -Original Message- Subject: Re: links in Frame converting to PDF Hi Gillian I make hypertext links in a similar fashion as you mentioned but they work all fine. I guess, it has something to do with the way you convert your fm file to pdf. As Denise has mentioned, 'print' your fm file/book to pdf by opting for 'Adobe PDF' as the printer selection. This should work. Just for information, do you have one or two bad links OR are none of them working?? Rgds Surbhi
FM DICTIONARIES ACCESS
Hi all, Does anyone know any programmatic way of accessing FrameMaker dictionaries or hyphenation rules. Anyting goes - FDK, FrameScript, Python. Trying to simulate Paragraph Composer (just like the one in InDesign) for FM - hyphenation is a bug - I can't access the language modules, they are encoded. Any suggestions are welcome. If you have anything developed in this direction I'm willing to exchange my data. Michael _ Del dine store filer uden problemer p? MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.dk/
CONVERTING FM TO INDD
Hello, everybody, Looking for fast and effective convertion method FrameMaker to InDesign. I used the long way of FM - MIF - Quark - INDD. Then I got a plugin for INDD so I can open MIF straight in INDD. Is there any other way? Michael _ Log p? MSN Messenger direkte p? nettet: http://webmessenger.msn.com
Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout
Hi, I have a document with two columns per page, and I would like the table cells to be aligned horizontally. Above the table there is a heading which goes across the columns. If I place the marker for the table immediately after the heading, the entire table will only show in the left column. If I place the marker at the line below the heading, the table appears in both columns but the table cells are not aligned horizontally. Does anyone know how to align the table cells horizontally (so that the horizontal table cell lines are placed in line with each other) when using a 2-column layout? I'm grateful for help. Regards Kristina Editor, User documentation
Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout
Hi Kristina, try this 1. Make the pagination for your heading go ?Across All and Side Heads? 2. Anchor the table to a 2pt paragraph tag. 3. Make the space above the table 0.0 pt. Hope it works for you. Helen "Olsson, Kristina" To Sent by:framers at lists.frameusers.com framers-bounces+hpe cc rez=beckman.com at lis ts.frameusers.com Subject Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout 07/26/2006 09:08 AM Hi, I have a document with two columns per page, and I would like the table cells to be aligned horizontally. Above the table there is a heading which goes across the columns. If I place the marker for the table immediately after the heading, the entire table will only show in the left column. If I place the marker at the line below the heading, the table appears in both columns but the table cells are not aligned horizontally. Does anyone know how to align the table cells horizontally (so that the horizontal table cell lines are placed in line with each other) when using a 2-column layout? I'm grateful for help. Regards Kristina Editor, User documentation ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as hperez at beckman.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/hperez%40beckman.com Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. This message contains information that may be privileged or confidential and is the property of Beckman Coulter, Inc. It is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, disseminate, distribute, or use this message or any part thereof. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies of this message.
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I've found that turning on Create Named Destinations works. Pat Christenson On Jul 26, 2006, at 5:08 AM, Beck, Charles wrote: > Hi all, > > One other thing I have discovered (the hard way): If you want links to > work, you must select the 'Generate Acrobat Data' check box in the > 'Print Book' dialog box before you print. > > I also wonder with Surbhi whether you just have a few bad links or are > none of them working? > > HTH, > Chuck > > > -Original Message- > Subject: Re: links in Frame converting to PDF > > Hi Gillian > > I make hypertext links in a similar fashion as you mentioned but they > work all fine. I guess, it has something to do with the way you convert > your fm file to pdf. As Denise has mentioned, 'print' your fm file/book > to pdf by opting for 'Adobe PDF' as the printer selection. > > This should work. Just for information, do you have one or two bad > links > OR are none of them working?? > > Rgds > Surbhi > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as pxenson at comcast.net. > > 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/ > pxenson%40comcast.net > > Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout
Kristina Olsson wrote: > I have a document with two columns per page, and I would like > the table cells to be aligned horizontally. > Above the table there is a heading which goes across the > columns. If I place the marker for the table immediately > after the heading, the entire table will only show in the > left column. If I place the marker at the line below the > heading, the table appears in both columns but the table > cells are not aligned horizontally. > Does anyone know how to align the table cells horizontally > (so that the horizontal table cell lines are placed in line > with each other) when using a 2-column layout? > I'm grateful for help. If I'm understanding correctly, you want a table that's one column wide, but long, to wrap to the second column and have the rows in the two columns line up. Personally, I'd rethink this table. If the heading above it spans both columns, why not create a table that spans both columns, too? If necessary, you could make it look like two tables side-by-side by having an "invisible" middle column (no rules/shading) that's the width of the gutter. If you don't want to do that, you can force the rows to align by making the height of all rows fixed and the same. Select the rows, select Table > Row Format, and set the Min and Max to the same value. HTH! Richard -- Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 --
Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout
Olsson, Kristina wrote: > Hi, > > I have a document with two columns per page, and I would like the table > cells to be aligned horizontally. > Above the table there is a heading which goes across the columns. If I > place the marker for the table immediately after the heading, the entire > table will only show in the left column. If I place the marker at the > line below the heading, the table appears in both columns but the table > cells are not aligned horizontally. > Does anyone know how to align the table cells horizontally (so that the > horizontal table cell lines are placed in line with each other) when > using a 2-column layout? > I'm grateful for help. If I understand you correctly (and I'm sorry, but your question is not really clear), your heading is far enough down the page that there is just barely room below it in the left column for the entire table, and if you insert another body pgf below the heading, the table is then forced to flow into the second column. However, the top of the table in the left column appears below the empty body pgf, whereas the continuation in the right column appears level with it. If that is the problem, you can fix it like this: 1. Create a new pgf tag called (e.g.) TableAnchor, identical to your body tag but with a negative Space Below of some number larger than the font size, e.g., -12pt for a 10pt font. (Some people also change the font colour to a bright colour so the pilcrow is easy to find and identify later. The colour is irrelevant because there is never any text in this tag.) 2. Put your table anchor in its own paragraph tagged TableAnchor. 3. Change the Space Above in your Table tag to the same negative number you used in step one. The negative spaces below and above cancel each other out, and your table will align at the top of the tagged pgf, rather than below it. Now if your table flows into a second column, the tops of the two sections will be even. HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." --Popular Mechanics, 1949 Get Firefox! http://tinyurl.com/8q9c5
Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout
This is kind of a kludge and you'll have to fiddle with it, but it will work. Create a new para format based on your body tag -- "Foo." In the Para Designer, Basic tab for Foo, assuming it's a 12 pt font with 2 pt leading, set your Space Below to -28 pt (2x font+leading size). I set line spacing to Fixed too, just to keep things simple. Hit Enter a few times so you have three Body paras. Then set the middle tag to Foo. Insert the table, so that the anchor is the only content in Foo. (Note that the table is going to be floating above the frame containing the tag, so the anchor point disappears.) Select the table and in your Table Designer, Basic tab for the table style, set Space Above to -28 pt (font size + leading). That should get your started. Time to twiddle. I had to adjust the Space Below in Foo a point at a time to make it precise, and ended up with a -26 pt. Drawing a line across the page as a reference to which to align the cell rules helps. Art On 7/26/06, Olsson, Kristina wrote: > Hi, > > I have a document with two columns per page, and I would like the table > cells to be aligned horizontally. > Above the table there is a heading which goes across the columns. If I > place the marker for the table immediately after the heading, the entire > table will only show in the left column. If I place the marker at the > line below the heading, the table appears in both columns but the table > cells are not aligned horizontally. > Does anyone know how to align the table cells horizontally (so that the > horizontal table cell lines are placed in line with each other) when > using a 2-column layout? > I'm grateful for help. > > Regards Kristina > Editor, User documentation -- Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358
FM DICTIONARIES ACCESS
We checked into this a few years ago and found that the Spelling and Thesaurus portions of FrameMaker are copyrighted to Proximity/Merriam-Webster. The main dictionary and lookup functions were not accessible via the FrameMaker SDK.? Adobe only allowed access to the so-called "personal" and "site" dictionaries. We contacted Proximity/Merriam-Webster about gaining access and got no response. Eventually we gave up and went another way. The Proximity website is: http://proximity.franklin.com/index.html Good luck. Regards, Robert Stoker Seatech Publications, Inc. Content Development, FrameMaker Plug-ins, and Product Information Management Systems www.seatechpubs.com -Original Message- FM DICTIONARIES ACCESS Michael Zaichenko biozaichenko at hotmail.com Wed Jul 26 07:22:09 MDT 2006 Hi all, Does anyone know any programmatic way of accessing FrameMaker dictionaries or hyphenation rules. Anyting goes - FDK, FrameScript, Python. Trying to simulate Paragraph Composer (just like the one in InDesign) for FM - hyphenation is a bug - I can't access the language modules, they are encoded. Any suggestions are welcome. If you have anything developed in this direction I'm willing to exchange my data. Michael
Aligned table cells in 2-columns layout
On 26 Jul 2006, at 17:08, Olsson, Kristina wrote: > I have a document with two columns per page, and I would like the > table > cells to be aligned horizontally. > Above the table there is a heading which goes across the columns. If I > place the marker for the table immediately after the heading, the > entire > table will only show in the left column. If I place the marker at the > line below the heading, the table appears in both columns but the > table > cells are not aligned horizontally. > Does anyone know how to align the table cells horizontally (so that > the > horizontal table cell lines are placed in line with each other) when > using a 2-column layout? > I'm grateful for help. Easy one this. Insert your table below the heading in its own paragraph. In the Paragraph Designer, set the Space Below to, say -10pt, and set the Format to In Column. Then, click in the table and in the Table Designer, set the Space Above to -10 pt. This will align your table's cells across both columns. There's a page on the Adobe Web site about this somewhere. Good luck! Paul
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Hello All, does anyone have any contact with Meriam-Websters developers, researchers, pro-users - anyone who knows how to access their dictionary and hyphenation modules. I'm trying to use hyphenation options in FM but can't access the modules. Michael _ Download din yndlingsmusik p? MSN Music: http://www.msn.dk/music - det er nemt og billigt
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So when you fill out their "Contact Us" form at http://www.m-w.com/info/contact.htm, they ignore you or Art On 7/26/06, Michael Zaichenko wrote: > Hello All, > does anyone have any contact with Meriam-Websters developers, researchers, > pro-users - anyone who knows how to access their dictionary and hyphenation > modules. I'm trying to use hyphenation options in FM but can't access the > modules. > Michael -- Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358
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Michael Zaichenko wrote: > Hello All, > does anyone have any contact with Meriam-Websters developers, > researchers, pro-users - anyone who knows how to access their > dictionary and hyphenation modules. I'm trying to use > hyphenation options in FM but can't access the modules. What does "trying to use hyphenation options" mean? You do know about user and site dictionaries, right? Both are plain text files, easily manipulated with FrameScript, etc. I'm no expert -- I haven't done anything fancy with them, just bulk-added some entries -- but you can specify hyphenation points for any word by adding it to the user/site dictionary, and what you specify will override/replace the existing (built-in) hyphenation. Simply enter the word with hyphens wherever you want a hyphenation point: hy-phen-ation You can also prevent a word from being hyphenated -- just precede it with a hyphen: -hyphenation Of course, if you want to change 10,000 words, the task might be a bit daunting. ;-) But maybe there is a text file source for what you want? HTH! Richard -- Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 --
