Re: List of... or Index of... as a text inset?
On 23 Apr 2008 at 9:57, Rene Stephenson wrote: It seems that at some point in time someone had mentioned setting up a TOC at the first of a chapter as a text inset so that it would auto-update when you generate the FM book file. (Maybe I'm dreaming...) Well, I have come upon a situation where I could use that to track the chapter contents list as well as a quick-reference guide to the tables for various configurations in a chapter. However, I can't seem to get it to work properly. I tried creating the standalone TOC for the relevant chapter using the desired subheadings, saved that file in with my other text insets and Alt-F,I,F (by reference) and it doesn't update when I update the text insets. Same problem with the chapter LOT that I set up the same way. At least the failure is consistent. :-\ Rene, Yes, the updating calls for discipline fromt the user side - and hence I was happy to get the itl script DocToc. See http://www.itl.eu/156.html?L=1 This script is powerful, but not free. Klaus Daube Docu + Design Daube; Schäracher 11; CH-8053 Zürich Technical documentation consultancy; On-line and paper Phone: +41-44-422 86 25 FAX: +41-44-422 82 78 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.daube.ch/ ___ 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.
how to take an element out of the flow
Hello, I have a lot of XML files with the same structure which contain among other things an element variable amount of text here which comes as the last element of the document. Each document represents two or four pages of the final document. The element should appear inside a box on the bottom left corner of the first page in the FrameMaker document. Currently, we have to manually move the element in between two paragraphs of the preceding text in order to achieve the desired effect. I am wondering if there wasn't a way to automatically do this when importing the XML file? Such as somehow moving it to a Flow B which would be constituted by a rectangle in the bottom left corner of the first page. Or a text inset? A drawback is that the text inside the element is of variable length, so the box would need to be able to grow or to shrink. Is anybody facing similar problems, and possibly already has found a solution to this? I would be really grateful for any pointers on how we could (even partially) automate this in some way or the other. We're using 7.0 at the moment, but considering a move to 8.x, probably even earlier if the new version were to solve this problem :) cheers, Jakob.
List of... or Index of... as a text inset?
On 23 Apr 2008 at 9:57, Rene Stephenson wrote: > It seems that at some point in time someone had mentioned setting up a TOC > at the first of a chapter as a text inset so that it would auto-update > when you generate the FM book file. (Maybe I'm dreaming...) > > Well, I have come upon a situation where I could use that to track the > chapter contents list as well as a quick-reference guide to the tables for > various configurations in a chapter. However, I can't seem to get it to > work properly. > > I tried creating the "standalone" TOC for the relevant chapter using the > desired subheadings, saved that file in with my other text insets and > Alt-F,I,F (by reference) and it doesn't update when I update the text > insets. Same problem with the chapter LOT that I set up the same way. At > least the failure is consistent. :-\ Rene, Yes, the updating calls for discipline fromt the user side - and hence I was happy to get the itl script DocToc. See http://www.itl.eu/156.html?=1 This script is powerful, but not free. Klaus Daube Docu + Design Daube; Sch?racher 11; CH-8053 Z?rich Technical documentation & consultancy; On-line and paper Phone: +41-44-422 86 25 FAX: +41-44-422 82 78 E-mail: ddd at daube.ch Web: www.daube.ch/
Find/Change default
On 23 Apr 2008 at 13:28, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson wrote: > I find it very annoying when I accidentally hit the "Find " button to look > for something in an open book component when I also have the corresponding > book open, that it immediately starts scanning through the whole book and > there is no stopping it - not ESC, not CTRL-C, not CTRL-D or anything > usually used to kill a process. Bodvar, After CTRL+F to activate the Find dialogue, you may use ALT+d to switch the dialogue to Find in Document. However, the active document must be a document. If you are in a book file, "docuement" is grey. Klaus Daube Docu + Design Daube; Sch?racher 11; CH-8053 Z?rich Technical documentation & consultancy; On-line and paper Phone: +41-44-422 86 25 FAX: +41-44-422 82 78 E-mail: ddd at daube.ch Web: www.daube.ch/
AIR
Anyone packaging AIR apps? I have a font issue question. Pls contact me at off list...tnx, Kelly.
Standard to SGMG generated files
Hello Framers We are converting our FM manuals from standard to SGML. In the standard manuals we used para tags to generate TOC, LOT, LOF and index. We have an EDD that uses FormatChangeList. Is there a plug-in or good method to create these formerly para tag generated files? Thanks Les Winberg -- next part -- This material contains confidential and proprietary information of Force Protection, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Copying this material or disclosing such information to others without the Company?s prior consent is prohibited. This material also contains technical data relating to a "Defense Article" within the meaning of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR Part 120). The transfer or disclosure of this information to any non-U.S. person or company without an export license approved by the United States Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is prohibited under federal law.
Numbering question
Folks, I want a heading to look like: 1. *Blah *How do I get the text to underline, and yet have no underlining for the number, period, and space between the period and the text? Thanks, Joel
Numbering question
Joel, Create a character style called "No Underline". All the values should be "As Is". Make sure the Underline check box is cleared. Open the paragraph designer for the heading. On the default font tab, make the paragraph underlined. On the Numbering tab, under Character Format, select "No Underline". Mike -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Joel Wilhelm Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 4:36 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Numbering question Folks, I want a heading to look like: 1. *Blah *How do I get the text to underline, and yet have no underlining for the number, period, and space between the period and the text? Thanks, Joel ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as mike.feimster at acstechnologies.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/mike.feimster%40acst echnologies.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Numbering question
In the reference section you can start the line to the left about 1/4" or 1/2", whatever the size of the number could be. Assuming you're underlining by assigning a below pgph line in the paragraph designer. -Gillian -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Joel Wilhelm Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:36 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Numbering question Folks, I want a heading to look like: 1. *Blah *How do I get the text to underline, and yet have no underlining for the number, period, and space between the period and the text? Thanks, Joel ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as gflato at nanometrics.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/gflato%40nanometrics .com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Numbering question
Enable underlining in the paragraph designer. Then create a character tag in which underlining is disabled. Apply the character tag to the numbering properties in the paragraph designer. Pat Christenson On Apr 24, 2008, at 1:35 PM, Joel Wilhelm wrote: > Folks, I want a heading to look like: > > 1. *Blah > > *How do I get the text to underline, and yet have no underlining > for the > number, period, and space between the period and the text? > > Thanks, > > Joel > ___ > > > 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 listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Numbering question
Thanks for all the responses! That was too easy. Joel On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Pat Christenson wrote: > Enable underlining in the paragraph designer. Then create a character tag > in which underlining is disabled. Apply the character tag to the numbering > properties in the paragraph designer. > > Pat Christenson > > > On Apr 24, 2008, at 1:35 PM, Joel Wilhelm wrote: > > Folks, I want a heading to look like: >> >> 1. *Blah >> >> *How do I get the text to underline, and yet have no underlining for the >> number, period, and space between the period and the text? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Joel >> ___ >> >> >> 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 listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >> > >
Conditional text insets
Hi everyone, We are trying to use text insets that get called into the chapter and then are conditionalized from within the container file. For example, if we want the content of an inset to appear only in Help, we give it a HelpOnly condition from within the container file. We do not want to conditionalize the text inset content itself because the condition may not be appropriate in other places we use the inset. This works fine until we revise the inset and it gets called back into the container file. The condition is lost. At first, it seemed like a bug. But after thinking about it, it makes sense that reimporting the text inset replaces everything associated with the previous version. The buggy thing is that Frame still indicates that the inset is conditional (in the lower left corner of the screen where the paragraph/flow info shows). The conditional dialog indicates that the inset is conditional, but does not indicate which condition. In the end, however, the information seems bogus because if you click on something else, then click back on the inset, the info is carried over from the previous text you clicked on. If the conditional info was truly held in Frame, I was hoping that a solution could be a script that scans for insets with associated conditions and update and apply the condition. Now, I am not so hopeful. Has anyone run into this and solved the problem? Thank you... Gary
