Problem in Conversion from FrameMaker 7.1 files to HTMl help files
Hi, I have used FrameMaker 7.1 and used WebWorks Publisher 6 to convert the FrameMaker 7.1 files to HTML Help files. The topics and chapters in the HTML Help files show the page numbers against them, as shown below: Working with Administrator Console Overview xcv Adding an application xcvi Deleting an application c Adding a database cii These page numbers in Roman numerals are same as the page numbers appearing in the FrameMaker 7.1 files. Can you help me in removing these Roman numerals from the HTML Help files? Thanks in advance! Sulekha On 8/11/06, Sulekha Mehta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I have an issue while converting FrameMaker files to Online Help. The topics and chapters in the Online Help show the page numbers (in Roman Numerals, dervided from the FrameMaker files) against them. Can anybody help me in resolving this issue? Regards, Sulekha ___ 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: Framemaker vs. Flare
I used Flare for several months, starting last November when version 1.0 was still in Beta. I found it to be a viable option to RH. Flare 1.0 has a few bugs and quirks to it but then so does RH. One thing that impressed me about the beta testing was that MadCap really encouraged testers to report bugs, moreso than many software houses I've seen. They even had a contest for who could report the most. As a result, the inaugaral product was actually pretty good, although it still had a few minor problems. If you are looking for a great HAT, Flare 1.0 isn't there yet and I can't speak for v2.0(scheduled for release next month) but MadCap seems to be pretty dedicated to make people forget about RoboHelp. If they continue doing what they are doing, I suspect they are going to get their wish. Jon Harvey Manager, Desktop Documentation CambridgeSoft Corporation 100 CambridgePark Drive Cambridge, MA 02140 Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of AJ Coots Let me re-phrase the question: Has anyone here used Madcap Flare? If you're looking for feedback from people who use Flare, you might want to ask this question on the HATT (Help Authoring Tools and Techniques) Yahoo group, or just search their archives. There are also Madcap user forums: http://tinyurl.com/k5vnk Bob Love people. Use things. Not vice-versa. -- Kelly Rothaus ___ 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/jharvey%40cambridges oft.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.
Translate FrameMaker book to Hebrew/Arabic and convert to online help
Hi, probably in the next year we have to translate a FrameMaker book into Hebrew and Arabic and also convert the translation into an HTML Help. As FM cannot handle right-to-left languages I plan this: 1 Convert the FM book to Word with Mif2Go. 2 Get the Word file(s) translated. 3 Convert the translated Word file(s) to HTML Help. Does anybody know a suitable converter? What about WebWorks ePublisher Pro für Word? Does anyone use it already? Can it handle Hebrew or Arabic? What do you do when you have to translate into Hebrew or Arabic and convert into an online help? Thank you very much for your help Winfried ___ 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: Framemaker vs. Flare
I used the Beta of Flare as, at the time, RoboHelp had been 'sun setted' by Macromedia. As a help tool I thought it was good. It's xml based, which meant no more RoboHelp proprietry kadov tags in the html/css. The promise of support for DITA in future releases was also encouraging. But it's no alternative to Frame! Of course, now Adobe are making encouraging noises about RoboHelp, so I'm not in such a hurry to think of an alternative. Mark -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of AJ Coots Sent: 17 August 2006 20:19 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Framemaker vs. Flare Let me re-phrase the question: Has anyone here used Madcap Flare? A.J. Coots Documentation Specialist 16640 SW 72nd Ave. Portland, Oregon 97224-7756 Direct: 503 597 0765 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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.southee%40surfc ontrol.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Get the latest news on SurfControl and our products, subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter, SurfAdvisory at: http://www.surfcontrol.com/resources/surfadvisory/surfadvisory_signup.aspx * The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you believe that you have received this email in error, please contact the sender. * ___ 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.
Flare
Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of AJ Coots Let me re-phrase the question: Has anyone here used Madcap Flare? AJ I've used Flare's trial version and am now a tester of their Version2 Alpha. We're researching potential replacements for RoboHelp to create online help. We generate chms now. Flare Help says it can also output source as MS Word and FrameMaker formats. I don't know the quality of those outputs, but if you download a trial version of Flare, you can test it out. My experience so far with the Chm output, RoboHelp project conversion, and Flare in general has been positive. Hope that helps. JoeC ___ 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.
automatically get rid of character tag in text?
Framers: Is there any way to get rid of a character tag automatically? We have a book that had character tags applied to every footnote reference number and would like to change them all to the default font (i.e., remove the tags) without having to highlight each one and change it to Default Para Font in the character catalog window. Using FM 7, Windows XP. Do not have FrameScript. Wendy McGovern Publications Editor Pennsylvania Bar Institute 5080 Ritter Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-6903 1-800-932-4637, ext. 2257 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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: Framemaker vs. Flare
Hi A.J. (et al.), We have not *used* Flare, but we *have* recently been engaged in an indepth exercise to analyze and evaluate a wide variety of help authoring tools. We found Flare to be deficient in a number of areas (which I will spell out briefly). But in summary (for those of you ready to move on to the next email), I would have to agree with Fred Ridder's statement that it is like comparing power drills to monkey wrenches. Different types of tools with different purposes. Specifically, we found that Flare: --Advertises itself as a help authoring tool (whereas Frame is considered more of a desktop publishing tool, which requires [as others have pointed out] additional tools to convert to online help). --Apparently does not allow you to import Frame content, not even as .MIF files (if that is an issue for you). --Does not offer advanced search features, only simple text searches. --Does not support the ability to directly create PDFs of modular units of documentation. --Does not yet support DITA, though it is coming in a future release. --Requires MS .NET Framework version 2.0. --Is still relatively green (new), thus largely unproven and of questionable stability. This goes along with what others on this thread have also said. --Is VERY expensive, both to purchase and to support downstream. For these and other reasons, we are looking elsewhere for tools to meet our planned strategy. There are other tools out there that we feel will get the job done better. HTH, Chuck Beck -Original Message- Subject: Framemaker vs. Flare Let me re-phrase the question: Has anyone here used Madcap Flare? A.J. Coots Documentation Specialist ___ 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: Color definition problems
The simple fact is that there is no direct translation from CMYK to RGB because these different color models are built on a totally different basis in physics. RGB is an additive color model because you're dealing with points of light (glowing phosphor dots on a CRT or back-lit crystals on an LCD). CMYK is a subtractive color model for ink-on-paper reproduction. The color you see is a result of all the wavelengths that are not absorbed by the ink, which is why it's called subtractive; the ink subtracts out all undesired wavelengths from the (presumably) while light that illuminates the page. The problem is that RGB can only simulate CMYK because the models are so fundamentally different, and there are dozens (if not hundreds) of different mathematical algorithms for how to translate values in one model to the other. The one thing you know when you work with CMYK color definitions is that if you make color separations and furnish the films (or files) to a print vendor, you'll get the same results regardless of what tool you used to generate the separations. But it's virtually guaranteed that the printed results will match *neither* tool's on-screen simulation of the color. Probably not even close. If you're trying to design a CMYK color that has a particular appearance, the only right way to do it is to work from printed samples and then simply live with whatever screen representation you get in a particular tool. Or if the color is only being used as a spot color you can use the Pantone color matching system (or an equivalent) where you pick a color from a set of swatches and refer to its reference number when you provide your job specifications to your print vendor. My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel. Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com) Intel Parsippany, NJ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gillian Flato Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:12 PM To: framers@frameusers.com Subject: Color definition problems Gurus, When I create a graphic in Adobe Illustrator and I enter the CMYK color definition of 100,0,76,15, it displays as dark green. When I enter those same CMYK settings in the Color definition area of Frame, it comes up as a Kelly green. They aren't even close. What is the problem? Why are they so different? How do I fix this? Thanks, Gillian Flato Technical Writer (Software) NANOmetrics, Inc. 1550 Buckeye Dr. Milpitas, CA. 95035 (408.435.9600 x 316 7 408.232.5911 * [EMAIL PROTECTED] blocked::mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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: Framemaker vs. Flare
I used the Beta of Flare as, at the time, RoboHelp had been 'sun setted' by Macromedia. As a help tool I thought it was good. It's xml based, which meant no more RoboHelp proprietry kadov tags in the html/css. The promise of support for DITA in future releases was also encouraging. But it's no alternative to Frame! Of course, now Adobe are making encouraging noises about RoboHelp, so I'm not in such a hurry to think of an alternative. Mark -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of AJ Coots Sent: 17 August 2006 20:19 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Framemaker vs. Flare Let me re-phrase the question: Has anyone here used Madcap Flare? A.J. Coots Documentation Specialist 16640 SW 72nd Ave. Portland, Oregon 97224-7756 Direct: 503 597 0765 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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.southee%40surfc ontrol.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Get the latest news on SurfControl and our products, subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter, SurfAdvisory at: http://www.surfcontrol.com/resources/surfadvisory/surfadvisory_signup.aspx * The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you believe that you have received this email in error, please contact the sender. * ___ 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: automatically get rid of character tag in text?
You might want to try Character Tools. It would let you re-map the tag in question to the Default Paragraph Format. You can download it from: http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com Steve ___ 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.
Translate FrameMaker book to Hebrew/Arabic and convert to online help
Hi, probably in the next year we have to translate a FrameMaker book into Hebrew and Arabic and also convert the translation into an HTML Help. As FM cannot handle right-to-left languages I plan this: 1 Convert the FM book to Word with Mif2Go. 2 Get the Word file(s) translated. 3 Convert the translated Word file(s) to HTML Help. Does anybody know a suitable converter? What about WebWorks ePublisher Pro f?r Word? Does anyone use it already? Can it handle Hebrew or Arabic? What do you do when you have to translate into Hebrew or Arabic and convert into an online help? Thank you very much for your help Winfried
Problem in Conversion from FrameMaker 7.1 files to HTMl help files
Hi, I have used FrameMaker 7.1 and used WebWorks Publisher 6 to convert the FrameMaker 7.1 files to HTML Help files. The topics and chapters in the HTML Help files show the page numbers against them, as shown below: Working with Administrator Console Overview xcv Adding an application xcvi Deleting an application c Adding a database cii These page numbers in Roman numerals are same as the page numbers appearing in the FrameMaker 7.1 files. Can you help me in removing these Roman numerals from the HTML Help files? Thanks in advance! Sulekha On 8/11/06, Sulekha Mehta wrote: > > Hi, > > > I have an issue while converting FrameMaker files to Online Help. The > topics and chapters in the Online Help show the page numbers (in Roman > Numerals, dervided from the FrameMaker files) against them. Can anybody help > me in resolving this issue? > > Regards, > Sulekha > > > >
Framemaker vs. Flare
I used Flare for several months, starting last November when version 1.0 was still in Beta. I found it to be a viable option to RH. Flare 1.0 has a few bugs and quirks to it but then so does RH. One thing that impressed me about the beta testing was that MadCap really encouraged testers to report bugs, moreso than many software houses I've seen. They even had a contest for who could report the most. As a result, the inaugaral product was actually pretty good, although it still had a few minor problems. If you are looking for a great HAT, Flare 1.0 isn't there yet and I can't speak for v2.0(scheduled for release next month) but MadCap seems to be pretty dedicated to make people forget about RoboHelp. If they continue doing what they are doing, I suspect they are going to get their wish. Jon Harvey Manager, Desktop Documentation CambridgeSoft Corporation 100 CambridgePark Drive Cambridge, MA 02140 Original Message- > From: framers-bounces+rshelton=opentext.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+rshelton=opentext.com at lists.frameusers.com]On > Behalf Of AJ Coots > > Let me re-phrase the question: Has anyone here used Madcap Flare? > If you're looking for feedback from people who use Flare, you might want to ask this question on the HATT (Help Authoring Tools and Techniques) Yahoo group, or just search their archives. There are also Madcap user forums: http://tinyurl.com/k5vnk Bob "Love people. Use things. Not vice-versa." -- Kelly Rothaus ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as jharvey at cambridgesoft.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/jharvey%40cambridges oft.com Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Framemaker vs. Flare
I used the Beta of Flare as, at the time, RoboHelp had been 'sun setted' by Macromedia. As a help tool I thought it was good. It's xml based, which meant no more RoboHelp proprietry kadov tags in the html/css. The promise of support for DITA in future releases was also encouraging. But it's no alternative to Frame! Of course, now Adobe are making encouraging noises about RoboHelp, so I'm not in such a hurry to think of an alternative. Mark -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+mark.southee=surfcontrol@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+mark.southee=surfcontrol.com at lists.frameusers.co m] On Behalf Of AJ Coots Sent: 17 August 2006 20:19 To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Framemaker vs. Flare Let me re-phrase the question: Has anyone here used Madcap Flare? A.J. Coots Documentation Specialist 16640 SW 72nd Ave. Portland, Oregon 97224-7756 Direct: 503 597 0765 Email: aj.coots at veris.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as Mark.Southee at surfcontrol.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/mark.southee%40surfc ontrol.com Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Get the latest news on SurfControl and our products, subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter, SurfAdvisory at: http://www.surfcontrol.com/resources/surfadvisory/surfadvisory_signup.aspx * The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you believe that you have received this email in error, please contact the sender. *
Flare
Original Message- > From: framers-bounces+rshelton=opentext.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+rshelton=opentext.com at lists.frameusers.com]On > Behalf Of AJ Coots > > Let me re-phrase the question: Has anyone here used Madcap Flare? > AJ I've used Flare's trial version and am now a tester of their Version2 Alpha. We're researching potential replacements for RoboHelp to create online help. We generate chms now. Flare Help says it can also output source as MS Word and FrameMaker formats. I don't know the quality of those outputs, but if you download a trial version of Flare, you can test it out. My experience so far with the Chm output, RoboHelp project conversion, and Flare in general has been positive. Hope that helps. JoeC
automatically get rid of character tag in text?
Framers: Is there any way to get rid of a character tag automatically? We have a book that had character tags applied to every footnote reference number and would like to change them all to the default font (i.e., remove the tags) without having to highlight each one and change it to Default Para Font in the character catalog window. Using FM 7, Windows XP. Do not have FrameScript. Wendy McGovern Publications Editor Pennsylvania Bar Institute 5080 Ritter Road Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-6903 1-800-932-4637, ext. 2257 wmcgovern at pbi.org
Framemaker vs. Flare
Hi A.J. (et al.), We have not *used* Flare, but we *have* recently been engaged in an indepth exercise to analyze and evaluate a wide variety of help authoring tools. We found Flare to be deficient in a number of areas (which I will spell out briefly). But in summary (for those of you ready to move on to the next email), I would have to agree with Fred Ridder's statement that it is like comparing power drills to monkey wrenches. Different types of tools with different purposes. Specifically, we found that Flare: --Advertises itself as a help authoring tool (whereas Frame is considered more of a desktop publishing tool, which requires [as others have pointed out] additional tools to convert to online help). --Apparently does not allow you to import Frame content, not even as .MIF files (if that is an issue for you). --Does not offer advanced search features, only simple text searches. --Does not support the ability to directly create PDFs of modular units of documentation. --Does not yet support DITA, though it "is coming in a future release". --Requires MS .NET Framework version 2.0. --Is still relatively green (new), thus largely unproven and of questionable stability. This goes along with what others on this thread have also said. --Is VERY expensive, both to purchase and to support downstream. For these and other reasons, we are looking elsewhere for tools to meet our planned strategy. There are other tools out there that we feel will get the job done better. HTH, Chuck Beck -Original Message- Subject: Framemaker vs. Flare Let me re-phrase the question: Has anyone here used Madcap Flare? A.J. Coots Documentation Specialist
Color definition problems
The simple fact is that there is no direct translation from CMYK to RGB because these different color models are built on a totally different basis in physics. RGB is an additive color model because you're dealing with points of light (glowing phosphor dots on a CRT or back-lit crystals on an LCD). CMYK is a subtractive color model for ink-on-paper reproduction. The color you see is a result of all the wavelengths that are not absorbed by the ink, which is why it's called subtractive; the ink subtracts out all undesired wavelengths from the (presumably) while light that illuminates the page. The problem is that RGB can only simulate CMYK because the models are so fundamentally different, and there are dozens (if not hundreds) of different mathematical algorithms for how to translate values in one model to the other. The one thing you know when you work with CMYK color definitions is that if you make color separations and furnish the films (or files) to a print vendor, you'll get the same results regardless of what tool you used to generate the separations. But it's virtually guaranteed that the printed results will match *neither* tool's on-screen simulation of the color. Probably not even close. If you're trying to design a CMYK color that has a particular appearance, the only right way to do it is to work from printed samples and then simply live with whatever screen representation you get in a particular tool. Or if the color is only being used as a spot color you can use the Pantone color matching system (or an equivalent) where you pick a color from a set of swatches and refer to its reference number when you provide your job specifications to your print vendor. My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel. Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com) Intel Parsippany, NJ -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Gillian Flato Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:12 PM To: framers at frameusers.com Subject: Color definition problems Gurus, When I create a graphic in Adobe Illustrator and I enter the CMYK color definition of 100,0,76,15, it displays as dark green. When I enter those same CMYK settings in the Color definition area of Frame, it comes up as a Kelly green. They aren't even close. What is the problem? Why are they so different? How do I fix this? 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
Framemaker vs. Flare
I used the Beta of Flare as, at the time, RoboHelp had been 'sun setted' by Macromedia. As a help tool I thought it was good. It's xml based, which meant no more RoboHelp proprietry kadov tags in the html/css. The promise of support for DITA in future releases was also encouraging. But it's no alternative to Frame! Of course, now Adobe are making encouraging noises about RoboHelp, so I'm not in such a hurry to think of an alternative. Mark -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+mark.southee=surfcontrol@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+mark.southee=surfcontrol.com at lists.frameusers.co m] On Behalf Of AJ Coots Sent: 17 August 2006 20:19 To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Framemaker vs. Flare Let me re-phrase the question: Has anyone here used Madcap Flare? A.J. Coots Documentation Specialist 16640 SW 72nd Ave. Portland, Oregon 97224-7756 Direct: 503 597 0765 Email: aj.coots at veris.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as Mark.Southee at surfcontrol.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/mark.southee%40surfc ontrol.com Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Get the latest news on SurfControl and our products, subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter, SurfAdvisory at: http://www.surfcontrol.com/resources/surfadvisory/surfadvisory_signup.aspx * The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you believe that you have received this email in error, please contact the sender. *
merging two documents
Hi Everyone, I have two versions of the same document FrameMaker 7. I would like to incorporate changes in both documents (books) into a new document. I read about 'comparing books', but could not figure out how to create a 'new' document that included the changes from both documents. Any help is appreciated. Lori Lori Lake Manager, Product Information Open Text Corporation
Problem in Conversion from FrameMaker 7.1 files to HTMl help files
Hi Sulekha: Are the page numbers showing up in the actual topics, or in the HTML Help TOC? I guess that depends in how your source doc is written. But I am guessing that your headings do not have page numbers. If you are dealing with a TOC issue, I think you have to check your WebWorks template, preferences, voodoo widget, whatever. IIRC (and there is every chance that I recall *nothing* correctly), there is a WebWorks configuration that tells it to either ignore the TOC page (in the source doc). The other option is to supress page numbers, which is a WebWorks configuration at the template level. Something that tells Webworks "ignore all instances of '(page xx)' when generating Help files." I wish I could be of more help. But I have not used WebWorks for a while, and I do not currently have access to my old conversion template or the documentation. -- Brian On 8/18/06, Sulekha Mehta wrote: > > I have used FrameMaker 7.1 and used WebWorks Publisher 6 to convert the > FrameMaker 7.1 files to HTML Help files. The topics and chapters in > the HTML Help files show the page numbers against them, > > > > Can you help me in removing these Roman numerals from the HTML Help files?
automatically get rid of character tag in text?
You might want to try Character Tools. It would let you re-map the tag in question to the Default Paragraph Format. You can download it from: http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com Steve
Translate FrameMaker book to Hebrew/Arabic and convert to onlinehelp
One of the translation companies I work with has managed to hack FM to work right-to-left. Currently they are translating and DTPing some of my content into Arabic. (Have not done Hebrew yet). We haven't needed to push the Arabic into HTML help yet, so I don't know if that will work or not. Their staff should be able to tell you more. Contact me offlist if you want more details. -Carla cmartinek | zebra | com www.linkedin.com/in/cmartinek - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email.
merging two documents
It happens automatically. Open the older file and the newer file. With the newer file in the active window, invoke the Utilities > Compare Documents command. Choose the Summary and Composite Documents option and run the comparison. The result will be a new document window that has the name of the newer file with a "COMP" suffix, and it will contain all the content of both documents. Content that appears in the older document and not the newer one will be tagged with an new condition tag called Deleted, and the content that appears in the newer file but not the older one will be tagged with the Added condition. My recommendation for the next step is to review all of the tagged chunks to see if they can be made unconditional or whether you need to delete something to make the text read correctly. Once you've reviewed all the additions and deletions, you can use the Edit Condition Tag button in the Conditional Text dialog to delete the Deleted and Added conditions, making the text unconditional in the process. My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel. Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com) Intel Parsippany, NJ -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+fred.ridder=intel.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Lori Lake Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 12:39 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: merging two documents Hi Everyone, I have two versions of the same document FrameMaker 7. I would like to incorporate changes in both documents (books) into a new document. I read about 'comparing books', but could not figure out how to create a 'new' document that included the changes from both documents. Any help is appreciated. Lori Lori Lake Manager, Product Information Open Text Corporation ___
PDF - OT
Hello all, I have a question about copying and pasting lines and circles drawn in a PDF - using the Acrobat Drawing tools. I would like to select them and transfer to another PDF (revision) but when I do, the selection on the clipboard rotates on the new PDF. (rotates clockwise in the pasting process). The original file's layout is portrait and never has been rotated. Sounds silly to ask, but I have an instructor that marks up books (PDF) and uses the PDF as a presentation in a classroom. The book (PDF) is pretty big and he doesn't what to take the time to redraw the artwork. Anyone care to comment why the copy and paste gets rotated and how to fix it? Acrobat 6 Pro 6.0.5 3/1/2006 thanks in advance, Diana Stock Southwest Airlines Maintenance Training
