RE: My document properties in template turns sideheads on for severalfiles where it is unwanted

[Baruch Brodersen]

By removing the ImportFormatsSpecial.dll and .ini from /fminit/Plugins
directory I was able to duplicate the issue Verner had and that Richard's
test confirmed.

I then made two test files which I saved as MIF files: one importing
Document Properties with FrameMaker's native import formats function; the
other with Rick Quattro's ImportFormatSpecial plug-in, and then compared the
resulting files.

The native FrameMaker import function apparently has a bug that adds a
TFSideheads Yes tag to the TextFlow section, which causes the sidehead to
be imported along with Document Properties. This bug is fixed in Rick's
plug-in. (And Rick, please feel free to send me commissions on the avalanche
of ImportFormatSpecial orders you receive.)

The relevant sections from the MIF files follow.

Import Document Properties with ImportFormatSpecial:

TextFlow 
 TFTag `A'
 TFAutoConnect Yes
 Notes 
  # end of Notes

Import Document Properties with native FrameMaker Import Formats function:

TextFlow 
 TFTag `A'
 TFAutoConnect Yes
 TFSideheads Yes
 Notes 
  # end of Notes


Baruch Brodersen


-Original Message-
From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 5:47 PM
To: Baruch Brodersen; Andersen, Verner Engell VEA;
framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: My document properties in template turns sideheads on for
severalfiles where it is unwanted

Baruch Brodersen wrote:
 
 My test showed no effect on column layout (i.e., sideheads) by
importing
 any
 or all Document Properties formats. Importing Page Layouts however,
did.

Column layout and room for side heads are two different issues.

I did some testing, too. I opened an index file, which has a two-column
layout with no room for side heads. I selected File  Import  Formats.
In the dialog, I made sure Document Properties was the only item
selected, and then I imported from a chapter file, which has a
one-column layout with room for side heads. 

The index file retained its two-column layout, but room for side heads
became turned on. Interestingly, the master pages were unchanged --
their text frames still did not have room for side heads. But the main
body flow did, confirming that room for side heads is a flow property,
not a text frame property. 

I reverted to saved and repeated the experiment, this time importing
only Page Layouts. Except for the first page (which uses a custom
master page unique to my index files), the index file lost its
two-column layout. But room for side heads did _not_ turn on. The
default master pages were replaced by the single-column ones from the
chapter file, and they had room for side heads turned on. But the main
body flow did not.
 
Richard


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Re: Clarification on Handling Large Book Files

[Art Campbell]

Just as a postscript to this

If you're not making your own backup of your working files
occasionally for your own use, you're making a huge leap of faith that
everything is always going to work perfectly well in the server room
and the IT department. Ask me how I felt when I discovered that the
documentation servers weren't on the critical backup list... after
they crashed (several employers ago).

Not to mention potentially not being able to reach pieces that you
want to include in your portfolio.

Art

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On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Brian Lamborn blamb...@comcast.net wrote:

 Joseph,

 The problem may be your network, not a Frame issue at all. I have noticed at 
 my location that if I am working with files on a network drive that the 
 performance is way slower. For this reason, I work on a book on my local 
 drive. At the end of the day I copy the folder with the book to the network 
 directory as a backup. I always clear out (delete) the previous day's backup 
 before copying to the network directory. I haven't had any performance issues 
 doing it this way.

 The side benefit of doing this is when the network goes down (which it only 
 does when it is very inconvenient for you), you still have your files and can 
 continue working.


 Thanks,

 Brian


 - Original Message -
 From: Joseph panoptico...@gmail.com
 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
 Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 10:35:43 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
 Subject: Clarification on Handling Large Book Files

 Apparently, my imprecise language for describing my problem with 650-page is
 causing some confusion. Here's a clarification.

 I am talking about one Frame book that contains multiple frame files.

 This book contains 650-pages, which I convert into one PDF.

 This Frame book is on a network.

 There are no OLEs, only graphics. These graphics are imported by reference.

 Here are my system specs:
 Windows XP Professional
 Intel Core Duo CPU
 2 gigs of RAM


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Re: Modification Date Variable

[Bodvar Bjorgvinsson]

You could use a variable. Keep a single page fm file with only one
variable, e.g. IssueDate. Update this and import into the book.

Bodvar

2009/2/5 Joseph panoptico...@gmail.com:
 Hi all,

 In one of the books I am working on, I need to insert a date into each frame
 file when the text is modified. For example, if I add a paragraph to Frame
 File 1.fm, then I need to insert 4/05/09. Since this book consists of
 several hundred frame files, more then one person uses this book, and people
 will forget to update the date manually, I would like to automate this
 process.

 At first, I thought the Modification Date variable would address this
 problem. It only updates the date when you make a change to the frame file
 and save. However, I realized that when you perform a book update, the date
 is changed regardless of whether any change occurred in that particular
 frame file (eg creating a TOC or updating a text inset).

 Is there a way to set up a variable so it only updates the date when the
 user makes an actual change to an individual frame file, while ignoring
 book-level updates?

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 Sincerely,

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Re: Review of FrameMaker 9

[Bodvar Bjorgvinsson]

Thanks Sheila. Very helpful indeed. :-)

Bodvar

2009/2/4 Sheila Loring lor...@scriptorium.com:
 Hi everyone, before you upgrade to FrameMaker 9, read my review at:
 http://www.scriptorium.com/palimpsest/2009/02/framemaker-9-review.html.
 Feel free to leave comments on the blog.

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RE: inter-file cross-reference issue

[Linda G. Gallagher]

As someone else said, this is a known limitation of insets, xrefs, and PDFs.

Another solution that I use is a FrameScript that atomically does the file
flattening for you. I've used it a lot.

If you're interest, contact Rick Quatro (r...@frameexpert.com).

Just a satisfied customer. 


~
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User guides, online help, FrameMaker and
WebWorks ePublisher templates




-Original Message-
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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Samantha Ascheri
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:50 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: inter-file cross-reference issue


I am using FM 8. I have several small (topic) files that I am importing by
reference into a larger (chapter) file. 
 
Some of these files contain cross-references that function as expected in
the source file, but not in the file into which they are imported. The
cross-reference links are not broken (they do not show up on a broken links
search). The text appears, but the linking functionality is gone. Since I
have the text set up to appear as links, this is an issue.
 
Am I missing something, or does FM simply not support inter-file
cross-reference linking? If not, can anyone suggest a workaround?
 
Any help would be very appreciated. 
 
Thank you!
Samantha
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Re: Modification Date Variable

[Joseph]

Hi Bodvar,

Thanks for the suggestion, however I am not sure that would work in my
situation.

There are about 600 different frame files. Each frame file's date could be
different from all the other files. The reason for this is that these files
are modified at different times. As a result, the date variable in each
frame file must be independent of any other variable in the book. That means
I would need either 600 different variables, or I would need to update that
variable 600 different times.

In addition, it would not be automated. With the modification date variable,
the value is automatically updated, whereas with a user variable it would
need to be manually updated each time.

Sincerely,
Joe




On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:39 AM, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson bod...@gmail.comwrote:

 You could use a variable. Keep a single page fm file with only one
 variable, e.g. IssueDate. Update this and import into the book.

 Bodvar

 2009/2/5 Joseph panoptico...@gmail.com:
  Hi all,
 
  In one of the books I am working on, I need to insert a date into each
 frame
  file when the text is modified. For example, if I add a paragraph to
 Frame
  File 1.fm, then I need to insert 4/05/09. Since this book consists of
  several hundred frame files, more then one person uses this book, and
 people
  will forget to update the date manually, I would like to automate this
  process.
 
  At first, I thought the Modification Date variable would address this
  problem. It only updates the date when you make a change to the frame
 file
  and save. However, I realized that when you perform a book update, the
 date
  is changed regardless of whether any change occurred in that particular
  frame file (eg creating a TOC or updating a text inset).
 
  Is there a way to set up a variable so it only updates the date when the
  user makes an actual change to an individual frame file, while ignoring
  book-level updates?
 
  --
  Sincerely,
 
  Joseph Lorenzini
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Re: Modification Date Variable

[Art Campbell]

Joseph,

You're making this too complex, although there isn't a clean way to do
it automatically AND circumvent the flagging of invisible-to-users
changes, which are valid.

1. Create a new file that you'll use as a template file. In it, create
your own variable, and just type in the date in whatever format you
want to use.
2. Save the template file.
3. In the book file, select all files and Import Formats, selecting
your new template as the source and only Variables as what to import.
This will propagate your new variable into all the files in the book.
Update the files as you open and work on them to use the new variable
where ever you need it.

4. At the end of the day, update your template file with the current
date. Select only the files that you updated from the book and repeat
the Import Formats process. The new date will roll into the files you
selected.

You could automate this with a FrameScript pretty easily, I think.

Art


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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Joseph panoptico...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi Bodvar,

 Thanks for the suggestion, however I am not sure that would work in my
 situation.

 There are about 600 different frame files. Each frame file's date could be
 different from all the other files. The reason for this is that these files
 are modified at different times. As a result, the date variable in each
 frame file must be independent of any other variable in the book. That means
 I would need either 600 different variables, or I would need to update that
 variable 600 different times.

 In addition, it would not be automated. With the modification date variable,
 the value is automatically updated, whereas with a user variable it would
 need to be manually updated each time.

 Sincerely,
 Joe




 On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:39 AM, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson bod...@gmail.comwrote:

 You could use a variable. Keep a single page fm file with only one
 variable, e.g. IssueDate. Update this and import into the book.

 Bodvar

 2009/2/5 Joseph panoptico...@gmail.com:
  Hi all,
 
  In one of the books I am working on, I need to insert a date into each
 frame
  file when the text is modified. For example, if I add a paragraph to
 Frame
  File 1.fm, then I need to insert 4/05/09. Since this book consists of
  several hundred frame files, more then one person uses this book, and
 people
  will forget to update the date manually, I would like to automate this
  process.
 
  At first, I thought the Modification Date variable would address this
  problem. It only updates the date when you make a change to the frame
 file
  and save. However, I realized that when you perform a book update, the
 date
  is changed regardless of whether any change occurred in that particular
  frame file (eg creating a TOC or updating a text inset).
 
  Is there a way to set up a variable so it only updates the date when the
  user makes an actual change to an individual frame file, while ignoring
  book-level updates?
 
  --
  Sincerely,
 
  Joseph Lorenzini
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Frame9 to Acrobat9 SaveAs Woes - Followup

[orandeep]

I made a post on this topic on February 3rd.
Below the asterisks is text from that original post for reference.
The responses I received pointed to issues of earlier versions, such as mixed 
Acrobat versions, font mapping, etc. none of which were relevant for me. I did 
get a response that the rasterized pdf imports are a known problem and that a 
bug has been filed.
Doing more research, I found that by checking the Convert CMYK to RGB box 
that all of the issues went away, and that the result is then the same as if 
print to PDF were used. 
NOTE: The documented issues of Save As vs Print have never been a problem for 
our use/operations using earlier versions. Now, by checking this box, the same 
is true for Version 9.

The bottom line is that the Preserve CMYK  feature is seriously trashed on 
several fronts. It is like a reincarnation of the issues of years ago when 
folks were trying to create pdf files using printers other than the virtual one 
recommeded or using non-postscript printers to create pdf. At this time, if you 
need to preserve your CMYK, my message is you all be careful out there. For 
the rest of you, check the box to turn off the preservation and life will be 
good.
***
I just loaded Tech Comm Suite 2 onto a brand new Dell Precision M6300.
I was using Frame 8  Acrobat 8 on a Dell Latitude until this week.
I have always used the Save As PDF, both for Web versions of small size and 
print versions of high quality with excellent results on the Latitude. This has 
always been seamless and wonderful.
When I opened the Frame file in Version 9 and did a Save As to Acrobat Version 
9, using exactly the same settings, the PDF file became unusable garbage on 
several fronts:
Fonts were not mapped correctly. (They were a disaster)
Simple raster images became heavily pixelated and garbage (worse than the image 
in Frame)
Problems included, but were not limited to:
*Impact font did not map at all, became boxes.
*Arial Black was mapped to Times.
*Random areas had strings of characters mapped to different characters, whereas 
other characters using the exact same font and settings mapped OK.
*The file included (Import by reference) PDFs created from Word that have 
several different fonts. These fonts were rasterized garbage, whereas in 
Version 8 they were pass-through fonts that were great at any zoom setting.
*I have Adobe PDF set as the default printer.
I tried different job options and font embedding settings with absolutely no 
difference in the output results. It was like most settings were being ignored 
and was like it was trying to use a non-postscript printer (not Adobe PDF) to 
create the PDF. Postscript functions were not working, that is for sure.
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The next free MadCap tool-s neutral webinar is Feb 12

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Re: Modification Date Variable

[Joseph]

Hi Art,

Unfortunately, I don't think your solution works in my case.

This book is a features and specifications document, consisting of about 600
or so different frame files. The content of each frame file is mostly
independent of one another.  The update process is based on the information
provided to us by the engineers, which is piece meal and inconsistent. We do
not know when we will receive additional content nor are we generally
provided with all the information at once.

As a result, there's no set time or set amount of information that dictates
when and what files will be updated in this book. On top of that there are 3
different writers all updating different files at different times. This
situation in combination with our workload (working on 500 things at once),
means that our team is forgetting to manually update this one aspect of the
frame file. Since we don't have the power to change the workflow, we have
two options.

1. Either train ourselves to start updating this date manually
2. Or find a process that would automate it, thus removing the possibility
of human error

With your solution, it would still require someone to remember to do this .
In addition, it would seem even more complicated to the other writers then
simply typing in the current date.

Sincerely,
Joe

On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.comwrote:

 Joseph,

 You're making this too complex, although there isn't a clean way to do
 it automatically AND circumvent the flagging of invisible-to-users
 changes, which are valid.

 1. Create a new file that you'll use as a template file. In it, create
 your own variable, and just type in the date in whatever format you
 want to use.
 2. Save the template file.
 3. In the book file, select all files and Import Formats, selecting
 your new template as the source and only Variables as what to import.
 This will propagate your new variable into all the files in the book.
 Update the files as you open and work on them to use the new variable
 where ever you need it.

 4. At the end of the day, update your template file with the current
 date. Select only the files that you updated from the book and repeat
 the Import Formats process. The new date will roll into the files you
 selected.

 You could automate this with a FrameScript pretty easily, I think.

 Art


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   art.campb...@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



 On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Joseph panoptico...@gmail.com wrote:
  Hi Bodvar,
 
  Thanks for the suggestion, however I am not sure that would work in my
  situation.
 
  There are about 600 different frame files. Each frame file's date could
 be
  different from all the other files. The reason for this is that these
 files
  are modified at different times. As a result, the date variable in each
  frame file must be independent of any other variable in the book. That
 means
  I would need either 600 different variables, or I would need to update
 that
  variable 600 different times.
 
  In addition, it would not be automated. With the modification date
 variable,
  the value is automatically updated, whereas with a user variable it would
  need to be manually updated each time.
 
  Sincerely,
  Joe
 
 
 
 
  On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:39 AM, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson bod...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
  You could use a variable. Keep a single page fm file with only one
  variable, e.g. IssueDate. Update this and import into the book.
 
  Bodvar
 
  2009/2/5 Joseph panoptico...@gmail.com:
   Hi all,
  
   In one of the books I am working on, I need to insert a date into each
  frame
   file when the text is modified. For example, if I add a paragraph to
  Frame
   File 1.fm, then I need to insert 4/05/09. Since this book consists of
   several hundred frame files, more then one person uses this book, and
  people
   will forget to update the date manually, I would like to automate this
   process.
  
   At first, I thought the Modification Date variable would address this
   problem. It only updates the date when you make a change to the frame
  file
   and save. However, I realized that when you perform a book update, the
  date
   is changed regardless of whether any change occurred in that
 particular
   frame file (eg creating a TOC or updating a text inset).
  
   Is there a way to set up a variable so it only updates the date when
 the
   user makes an actual change to an individual frame file, while
 ignoring
   book-level updates?
  
   --
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Hi All,

We plan to buy Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe RoboHelp. Should
we buy these software individually or buy the entire Technical
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We want to have maximum cost-benefit advantage.

It would be really helpful if you could provide addresses/phone numbers of Adobe
stores in India (preferably Delhi/NCR) or links to Indian Web sites selling 
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S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Mike Wickham]

I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is anyone else 
seeing this?

Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move around the 
text. The speed seems normal enough.

Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content, Review) 
and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.

A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but 
closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.

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Re: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Scott White]

Works fine on mine.


Scott White
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Implementation Coordinator
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On Feb 6, 2009, at 3:10 PM, Mike Wickham wrote:

 I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is  
 anyone else
 seeing this?

 Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move  
 around the
 text. The speed seems normal enough.

 Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content,  
 Review)
 and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.

 A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but
 closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.

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RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Kelly McDaniel]

Cursor tracking is inversely proportional
to the amount of coffee consumed and 
the time allotted to complete the task...Kelly.

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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:11 PM
To: Frame Users
Subject: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is anyone
else 
seeing this?

Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move around
the 
text. The speed seems normal enough.

Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content,
Review) 
and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.

A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but 
closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.

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RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Flato, Gillian]

I've noticed that too. Funny, I thought it was just me! 


-Gillian


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McDaniel
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:17 PM
To: Mike Wickham; Frame Users
Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

Cursor tracking is inversely proportional
to the amount of coffee consumed and 
the time allotted to complete the task...Kelly.

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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:11 PM
To: Frame Users
Subject: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is anyone
else 
seeing this?

Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move around
the 
text. The speed seems normal enough.

Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content,
Review) 
and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.

A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but 
closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.

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RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Kelly McDaniel]

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour.
Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.
That's relativity. Albert Einstein

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From: Flato, Gillian [mailto:gfl...@nanometrics.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:24 PM
To: Kelly McDaniel; Mike Wickham; Frame Users
Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

I've noticed that too. Funny, I thought it was just me! 


-Gillian


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Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:17 PM
To: Mike Wickham; Frame Users
Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

Cursor tracking is inversely proportional
to the amount of coffee consumed and 
the time allotted to complete the task...Kelly.

-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:11 PM
To: Frame Users
Subject: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is anyone
else 
seeing this?

Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move around
the 
text. The speed seems normal enough.

Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content,
Review) 
and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.

A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but 
closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.

Mike Wickham


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Re: OLE objects don't work anymore

[Tarlochan S. Nahal]

Dear Yves Barbion,
 
Welcome to the club!
 
The OLE objects stopped working for me and other writers in our group over five 
months ago (FM 7.2, on XP). Frame simply refused to take them anymore due to no 
fault of ours. 
 
Anytime I tried to do bring an OLE, a FrameMaker message showed up:
 
An internal error occurred while writing imported graphics in this document. 
The file has been saved, but has lost some image.
 
In reality the file was not saved at all and was NOT allowed to be saved 
it unless I got rid of the OLE object! Even double clicking on an existing 
OLE drawing in Frame would triigger Frame's allergies!  
 
This issue has been raised at least twice since then in this forum. The culprit 
seems to be a fix in SP3 Windows upgrade. By so doing, I am told, Microsoft 
fixed some sort of remote server bug! I hope they find a better way of fixing 
bugs! 
 
I talked to Adobe Tech Support few weeks ago and they told me that OLE is 
supported in FM 9, but not for 7.2 or so. How long will it continue to be 
supported? I do not know. 
 
Based on the advice from some Framers and my own experience, it is not a good 
idea to move OLE objects into Frame in the first place. The best way is to 
import them is by reference. This method works almost flawlessly. You can 
perhaps save the Excel file into pdf and then import it by reference. Of 
course, like any other imported graphic file, you have to repeat the process 
if the original file gets updated in Excel.
 
Regards,
 
Tarlochan S. Nahal
 
Sr. Technical Writer
Atheros Communications, Inc.

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Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 14:04:16 +0100
From: Yves Barbion yves.barb...@gmail.com
Subject: OLE objects don't work anymore
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Message-ID:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

Hi Frameusers

I'm using FrameMaker 7.2 p158, Windows XP SP3 and Excel 2003 and 2007. I
copy a couple of cells from an Excel sheet and past them as OLE objects in
some of my FM documents. I do it this way for this type of documents because
the tables contain formulas. I only have one or two of these objects in my
FM docs, so file size isn't the issue here. This has always worked pretty
well until some time ago. I now see the following behavior: when I paste the
copied cells in my FM document as OLE object (Edit  Paste Special 
Paste
Link), I just get to see a very small empty anchored frame of 4 x 4 mm.

When I paste the copied cells in FM8 and FM9, everything is okay.

Has anyone had this experience with FM 7.2 too? Any ideas why these OLE
objects stopped working at some point?

Thanks in advance



-- 
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RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Jon Harvey]

So, if you sit with a pretty girl on a hot stove, you won't need a
watch.

 
Jon Harvey
Manager, Desktop Documentation
CambridgeSoft Corporation
100 CambridgePark Drive
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 588-9354
-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kelly
McDaniel
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 4:23 PM
To: Flato, Gillian; Mike Wickham; Frame Users
Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour.
Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.
That's relativity. Albert Einstein

-Original Message-
From: Flato, Gillian [mailto:gfl...@nanometrics.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:24 PM
To: Kelly McDaniel; Mike Wickham; Frame Users
Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

I've noticed that too. Funny, I thought it was just me! 


-Gillian


-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kelly
McDaniel
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:17 PM
To: Mike Wickham; Frame Users
Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

Cursor tracking is inversely proportional
to the amount of coffee consumed and 
the time allotted to complete the task...Kelly.

-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:11 PM
To: Frame Users
Subject: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is anyone
else 
seeing this?

Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move around
the 
text. The speed seems normal enough.

Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content,
Review) 
and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.

A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but 
closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.

Mike Wickham


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Re: OLE objects don't work anymore

[Art Campbell]

Or you could download the FM9 eval, or the TCS eval and see if it
works, now that it's been re-written.

Art

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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Tarlochan S. Nahal tnaha...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Dear Yves Barbion,

 Welcome to the club!

 The OLE objects stopped working for me and other writers in our group over 
 five months ago (FM 7.2, on XP). Frame simply refused to take them anymore 
 due to no fault of ours.

 Anytime I tried to do bring an OLE, a FrameMaker message showed up:

 An internal error occurred while writing imported graphics in this document. 
 The file has been saved, but has lost some image.

 In reality the file was not saved at all and was NOT allowed to be saved it 
 unless I got rid of the OLE object! Even double clicking on an existing OLE 
 drawing in Frame would triigger Frame's allergies!

 This issue has been raised at least twice since then in this forum. The 
 culprit seems to be a fix in SP3 Windows upgrade. By so doing, I am told, 
 Microsoft fixed some sort of remote server bug! I hope they find a better way 
 of fixing bugs!

 I talked to Adobe Tech Support few weeks ago and they told me that OLE is 
 supported in FM 9, but not for 7.2 or so. How long will it continue to be 
 supported? I do not know.

 Based on the advice from some Framers and my own experience, it is not a good 
 idea to move OLE objects into Frame in the first place. The best way is to 
 import them is by reference. This method works almost flawlessly. You can 
 perhaps save the Excel file into pdf and then import it by reference. Of 
 course, like any other imported graphic file, you have to repeat the process 
 if the original file gets updated in Excel.

 Regards,

 Tarlochan S. Nahal

 Sr. Technical Writer
 Atheros Communications, Inc.

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 framers-requ...@lists.frameusers.com
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 Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 14:04:16 +0100
 From: Yves Barbion yves.barb...@gmail.com
 Subject: OLE objects don't work anymore
 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
 Message-ID:
2d78e7070902050504m5b1cd5v68ce26e5b814d...@mail.gmail.com
 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

 Hi Frameusers

 I'm using FrameMaker 7.2 p158, Windows XP SP3 and Excel 2003 and 2007. I
 copy a couple of cells from an Excel sheet and past them as OLE objects in
 some of my FM documents. I do it this way for this type of documents because
 the tables contain formulas. I only have one or two of these objects in my
 FM docs, so file size isn't the issue here. This has always worked pretty
 well until some time ago. I now see the following behavior: when I paste the
 copied cells in my FM document as OLE object (Edit  Paste Special 
 Paste
 Link), I just get to see a very small empty anchored frame of 4 x 4 mm.

 When I paste the copied cells in FM8 and FM9, everything is okay.

 Has anyone had this experience with FM 7.2 too? Any ideas why these OLE
 objects stopped working at some point?

 Thanks in advance



 --
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Re: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Art Campbell]

Jon,
I think that may be a good line for your sig.

There was another thread about this recently, and I think the answer
seemed to have to do with one particular pod/windows being open when
scrolling. Maybe the Marker window? I think it was easy to ID because
the cursor sped up right away.

Cheers,
Art

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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Jon Harvey jhar...@cambridgesoft.com wrote:
 So, if you sit with a pretty girl on a hot stove, you won't need a
 watch.


 Jon Harvey
 Manager, Desktop Documentation
 CambridgeSoft Corporation
 100 CambridgePark Drive
 Cambridge, MA 02140
 (617) 588-9354
 -Original Message-
 From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
 [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kelly
 McDaniel
 Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 4:23 PM
 To: Flato, Gillian; Mike Wickham; Frame Users
 Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

 Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour.
 Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.
 That's relativity. Albert Einstein

 -Original Message-
 From: Flato, Gillian [mailto:gfl...@nanometrics.com]
 Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:24 PM
 To: Kelly McDaniel; Mike Wickham; Frame Users
 Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

 I've noticed that too. Funny, I thought it was just me!


 -Gillian


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 [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kelly
 McDaniel
 Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:17 PM
 To: Mike Wickham; Frame Users
 Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

 Cursor tracking is inversely proportional
 to the amount of coffee consumed and
 the time allotted to complete the task...Kelly.

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 [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham
 Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:11 PM
 To: Frame Users
 Subject: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

 I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is anyone
 else
 seeing this?

 Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move around
 the
 text. The speed seems normal enough.

 Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content,
 Review)
 and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.

 A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but
 closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.

 Mike Wickham


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Re: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Mike Wickham]

 There was another thread about this recently, and I think the answer
 seemed to have to do with one particular pod/windows being open when
 scrolling. Maybe the Marker window? I think it was easy to ID because
 the cursor sped up right away.

Except that I've closed all windows, pods, and even the toolbars in FM9 with 
no change. I believe you are thinking about the Paragraph Designer window 
causing a slowdown in FM8.

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Re: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Art Campbell]

Could be, Mike.
How much RAM are you running? And any other memory-hungry aps open at
the same time?

Art

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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Mike Wickham i...@mikewickham.com wrote:
 There was another thread about this recently, and I think the answer
 seemed to have to do with one particular pod/windows being open when
 scrolling. Maybe the Marker window? I think it was easy to ID because
 the cursor sped up right away.

 Except that I've closed all windows, pods, and even the toolbars in FM9 with
 no change. I believe you are thinking about the Paragraph Designer window
 causing a slowdown in FM8.

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Re: Modification Date Variable

[Art Campbell]

Way cool Klaus -- just what I was thinking of.

Art

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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Klaus Mueller muelle...@web.de wrote:
 Hello Joe,

 You can use FrameScript to update the content of
 your user variable on specific events.
 If you have FrameScript, install the script below
 and manually insert a variable named DocModified
 into your documents.

 The following events were considered:
 Keyboard text changes (inserting, deleting), pasting
 anything from the clipboard, inserting objects
 (anchored frame, table, marker, footnote, math) and
 changes from the find/change dialog.

 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Event Initialize
 Set gvChanges = '3570 274 275 803 559 849 '+
  '848 3968 854 3920 3921 3922 562 563 564';
 New EDateTime NewVar(gvEdtMod);
 EndEvent

 Event NotePostFunction
 Find String(IParm) InString(gvChanges)
  WholeWord ReturnStatus(lvIsChange);
 If (not lvIsChange) LeaveSub; EndIf
 Get Object Type(VarFmt) Name('DocModified')
  NewVar(lvVarFmt) DocObject(ActiveDoc);
 If (not lvVarFmt) LeaveSub; EndIf
 Run gvEdtMod.SetCurrTime;
 Run gvEdtMod.Format FormatStr('%c') NewVar(lvDate);
 Set lvVarFmt.Fmt = lvDate;
 EndEvent

 Event Terminate
 Delete Object(gvEdtMod);
 EndEvent

 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 Kind regards,
 Klaus


 --- Original Message ---
 From: Joseph
 Date: 06.02.2009 19:45
 Hi Art,

 Unfortunately, I don't think your solution works in my case.

 This book is a features and specifications document, consisting of about 600
 or so different frame files. The content of each frame file is mostly
 independent of one another.  The update process is based on the information
 provided to us by the engineers, which is piece meal and inconsistent. We do
 not know when we will receive additional content nor are we generally
 provided with all the information at once.

 As a result, there's no set time or set amount of information that dictates
 when and what files will be updated in this book. On top of that there are 3
 different writers all updating different files at different times. This
 situation in combination with our workload (working on 500 things at once),
 means that our team is forgetting to manually update this one aspect of the
 frame file. Since we don't have the power to change the workflow, we have
 two options.

 1. Either train ourselves to start updating this date manually
 2. Or find a process that would automate it, thus removing the possibility
 of human error

 With your solution, it would still require someone to remember to do this .
 In addition, it would seem even more complicated to the other writers then
 simply typing in the current date.

 Sincerely,
 Joe

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Re: Planning to buy Adobe Products in India

[Art Campbell]

In the US, unless you're upgrading, the break-even point seems to be
use of three applications. For instance, if you also use Adobe Acrobat
to produce PDFs, TCS would definitely be the way to go strictly on a
cost basis.

However, there are hooks and additional tools in the TCS that could
easily justify the purchase if you're just buying FM and RH, because
the time saved and the additional code could produce additional time
savings for you

Cheers,
Art

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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Neeraj Jain neerajja...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Hi All,

 We plan to buy Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe RoboHelp. Should
 we buy these software individually or buy the entire Technical
 Communication Suite 2?

 We want to have maximum cost-benefit advantage.

 It would be really helpful if you could provide addresses/phone numbers of 
 Adobe
 stores in India (preferably Delhi/NCR) or links to Indian Web sites selling 
 these products.


 

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Modification Date Variable

[Bodvar Bjorgvinsson]

You could use a variable. Keep a single page fm file with only one
variable, e.g. IssueDate. Update this and import into the book.

Bodvar

2009/2/5 Joseph :
> Hi all,
>
> In one of the books I am working on, I need to insert a date into each frame
> file when the text is modified. For example, if I add a paragraph to Frame
> File 1.fm, then I need to insert 4/05/09. Since this book consists of
> several hundred frame files, more then one person uses this book, and people
> will forget to update the date manually, I would like to automate this
> process.
>
> At first, I thought the Modification Date variable would address this
> problem. It only updates the date when you make a change to the frame file
> and save. However, I realized that when you perform a book update, the date
> is changed regardless of whether any change occurred in that particular
> frame file (eg creating a TOC or updating a text inset).
>
> Is there a way to set up a variable so it only updates the date when the
> user makes an actual change to an individual frame file, while ignoring
> book-level updates?
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>
> Joseph Lorenzini
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Review of FrameMaker 9

[Bodvar Bjorgvinsson]

Thanks Sheila. Very helpful indeed. :-)

Bodvar

2009/2/4 Sheila Loring :
> Hi everyone, before you upgrade to FrameMaker 9, read my review at:
> http://www.scriptorium.com/palimpsest/2009/02/framemaker-9-review.html.
> Feel free to leave comments on the blog.
>
> --
>
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My document "properties" in template turns sideheads on for severalfiles where it is unwanted

[Baruch Brodersen]

By removing the ImportFormatsSpecial.dll and .ini from /fminit/Plugins
directory I was able to duplicate the issue Verner had and that Richard's
test confirmed.

I then made two test files which I saved as MIF files: one importing
Document Properties with FrameMaker's native import formats function; the
other with Rick Quattro's ImportFormatSpecial plug-in, and then compared the
resulting files.

The native FrameMaker import function apparently has a bug that adds a
 tag to the 
 
  # end of Notes

Import Document Properties with native FrameMaker Import Formats function:


 
 
  # end of Notes


Baruch Brodersen


-Original Message-
From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 5:47 PM
To: Baruch Brodersen; Andersen, Verner Engell VEA;
framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: My document "properties" in template turns sideheads on for
severalfiles where it is unwanted

Baruch Brodersen wrote:

> My test showed no effect on column layout (i.e., sideheads) by
importing
> any
> or all Document Properties formats. Importing Page Layouts however,
did.

Column layout and room for side heads are two different issues.

I did some testing, too. I opened an index file, which has a two-column
layout with no room for side heads. I selected File > Import > Formats.
In the dialog, I made sure Document Properties was the only item
selected, and then I imported from a chapter file, which has a
one-column layout with room for side heads. 

The index file retained its two-column layout, but room for side heads
became turned on. Interestingly, the master pages were unchanged --
their text frames still did not have room for side heads. But the main
body flow did, confirming that room for side heads is a flow property,
not a text frame property. 

I reverted to saved and repeated the experiment, this time importing
only Page Layouts. Except for the first page (which uses a custom
master page unique to my index files), the index file lost its
two-column layout. But room for side heads did _not_ turn on. The
default master pages were replaced by the single-column ones from the
chapter file, and they had room for side heads turned on. But the main
body flow did not.

Richard


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Clarification on Handling Large Book Files

[Art Campbell]

Just as a postscript to this

If you're not making your own backup of your working files
occasionally for your own use, you're making a huge leap of faith that
everything is always going to work perfectly well in the server room
and the IT department. Ask me how I felt when I discovered that the
documentation servers weren't on the critical backup list... after
they crashed (several employers ago).

Not to mention potentially not being able to reach pieces that you
want to include in your portfolio.

Art

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   DoD 358



On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Brian Lamborn  wrote:
>
> Joseph,
>
> The problem may be your network, not a Frame issue at all. I have noticed at 
> my location that if I am working with files on a network drive that the 
> performance is way slower. For this reason, I work on a book on my local 
> drive. At the end of the day I copy the folder with the book to the network 
> directory as a backup. I always clear out (delete) the previous day's backup 
> before copying to the network directory. I haven't had any performance issues 
> doing it this way.
>
> The side benefit of doing this is when the network goes down (which it only 
> does when it is very inconvenient for you), you still have your files and can 
> continue working.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Joseph" 
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 10:35:43 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Clarification on Handling Large Book Files
>
> Apparently, my imprecise language for describing my problem with 650-page is
> causing some confusion. Here's a clarification.
>
> I am talking about one Frame book that contains multiple frame files.
>
> This book contains 650-pages, which I convert into one PDF.
>
> This Frame book is on a network.
>
> There are no OLEs, only graphics. These graphics are imported by reference.
>
> Here are my system specs:
> Windows XP Professional
> Intel Core Duo CPU
> 2 gigs of RAM
>
>
> --
> Sincerely,
>
> Joseph Lorenzin
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inter-file cross-reference issue

[Linda G. Gallagher]

As someone else said, this is a known limitation of insets, xrefs, and PDFs.

Another solution that I use is a FrameScript that atomically does the file
"flattening" for you. I've used it a lot.

If you're interest, contact Rick Quatro (rick at frameexpert.com).

Just a satisfied customer. 


~
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WebWorks ePublisher templates




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[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Samantha Ascheri
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:50 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: inter-file cross-reference issue


I am using FM 8. I have several small (topic) files that I am importing by
reference into a larger (chapter) file. 

Some of these files contain cross-references that function as expected in
the source file, but not in the file into which they are imported. The
cross-reference links are not broken (they do not show up on a broken links
search). The text appears, but the linking functionality is gone. Since I
have the text set up to appear as links, this is an issue.

Am I missing something, or does FM simply not support inter-file
cross-reference linking? If not, can anyone suggest a workaround?

Any help would be very appreciated. 

Thank you!
Samantha
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Modification Date Variable

[Joseph]

Hi Bodvar,

Thanks for the suggestion, however I am not sure that would work in my
situation.

There are about 600 different frame files. Each frame file's date could be
different from all the other files. The reason for this is that these files
are modified at different times. As a result, the date variable in each
frame file must be independent of any other variable in the book. That means
I would need either 600 different variables, or I would need to update that
variable 600 different times.

In addition, it would not be automated. With the modification date variable,
the value is automatically updated, whereas with a user variable it would
need to be manually updated each time.

Sincerely,
Joe




On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:39 AM, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson wrote:

> You could use a variable. Keep a single page fm file with only one
> variable, e.g. IssueDate. Update this and import into the book.
>
> Bodvar
>
> 2009/2/5 Joseph :
> > Hi all,
> >
> > In one of the books I am working on, I need to insert a date into each
> frame
> > file when the text is modified. For example, if I add a paragraph to
> Frame
> > File 1.fm, then I need to insert 4/05/09. Since this book consists of
> > several hundred frame files, more then one person uses this book, and
> people
> > will forget to update the date manually, I would like to automate this
> > process.
> >
> > At first, I thought the Modification Date variable would address this
> > problem. It only updates the date when you make a change to the frame
> file
> > and save. However, I realized that when you perform a book update, the
> date
> > is changed regardless of whether any change occurred in that particular
> > frame file (eg creating a TOC or updating a text inset).
> >
> > Is there a way to set up a variable so it only updates the date when the
> > user makes an actual change to an individual frame file, while ignoring
> > book-level updates?
> >
> > --
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Joseph Lorenzini
> > ___
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Naperville, IL
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Modification Date Variable

[Art Campbell]

Joseph,

You're making this too complex, although there isn't a clean way to do
it automatically AND circumvent the flagging of invisible-to-users
changes, which are valid.

1. Create a new file that you'll use as a template file. In it, create
your own variable, and just type in the date in whatever format you
want to use.
2. Save the template file.
3. In the book file, select all files and Import Formats, selecting
your new template as the source and only Variables as what to import.
This will propagate your new variable into all the files in the book.
Update the files as you open and work on them to use the new variable
where ever you need it.

4. At the end of the day, update your template file with the current
date. Select only the files that you updated from the book and repeat
the Import Formats process. The new date will roll into the files you
selected.

You could automate this with a FrameScript pretty easily, I think.

Art


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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Joseph  wrote:
> Hi Bodvar,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion, however I am not sure that would work in my
> situation.
>
> There are about 600 different frame files. Each frame file's date could be
> different from all the other files. The reason for this is that these files
> are modified at different times. As a result, the date variable in each
> frame file must be independent of any other variable in the book. That means
> I would need either 600 different variables, or I would need to update that
> variable 600 different times.
>
> In addition, it would not be automated. With the modification date variable,
> the value is automatically updated, whereas with a user variable it would
> need to be manually updated each time.
>
> Sincerely,
> Joe
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:39 AM, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson  gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> You could use a variable. Keep a single page fm file with only one
>> variable, e.g. IssueDate. Update this and import into the book.
>>
>> Bodvar
>>
>> 2009/2/5 Joseph :
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > In one of the books I am working on, I need to insert a date into each
>> frame
>> > file when the text is modified. For example, if I add a paragraph to
>> Frame
>> > File 1.fm, then I need to insert 4/05/09. Since this book consists of
>> > several hundred frame files, more then one person uses this book, and
>> people
>> > will forget to update the date manually, I would like to automate this
>> > process.
>> >
>> > At first, I thought the Modification Date variable would address this
>> > problem. It only updates the date when you make a change to the frame
>> file
>> > and save. However, I realized that when you perform a book update, the
>> date
>> > is changed regardless of whether any change occurred in that particular
>> > frame file (eg creating a TOC or updating a text inset).
>> >
>> > Is there a way to set up a variable so it only updates the date when the
>> > user makes an actual change to an individual frame file, while ignoring
>> > book-level updates?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Sincerely,
>> >
>> > Joseph Lorenzini
>> > ___
>> >
>> >
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>
>
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Frame9 to Acrobat9 SaveAs Woes - Followup

[orand...@comcast.net]

I made a post on this topic on February 3rd.
Below the asterisks is text from that original post for reference.
The responses I received pointed to issues of earlier versions, such as mixed 
Acrobat versions, font mapping, etc. none of which were relevant for me. I did 
get a response that the rasterized pdf imports are a known problem and that a 
bug has been filed.
Doing more research, I found that by checking the "Convert CMYK to RGB" box 
that all of the issues went away, and that the result is then the same as if 
"print to PDF" were used. 
NOTE: The documented issues of Save As vs Print have never been a problem for 
our use/operations using earlier versions. Now, by checking this box, the same 
is true for Version 9.

The bottom line is that the "Preserve CMYK"  feature is seriously trashed on 
several fronts. It is like a reincarnation of the issues of years ago when 
folks were trying to create pdf files using printers other than the virtual one 
recommeded or using non-postscript printers to create pdf. At this time, if you 
need to preserve your CMYK, my message is "you all be careful out there". For 
the rest of you, check the box to turn off the preservation and life will be 
good.
***
I just loaded Tech Comm Suite 2 onto a brand new Dell Precision M6300.
I was using Frame 8 & Acrobat 8 on a Dell Latitude until this week.
I have always used the Save As PDF, both for Web versions of small size and 
print versions of high quality with excellent results on the Latitude. This has 
always been seamless and wonderful.
When I opened the Frame file in Version 9 and did a Save As to Acrobat Version 
9, using exactly the same settings, the PDF file became unusable garbage on 
several fronts:
Fonts were not mapped correctly. (They were a disaster)
Simple raster images became heavily pixelated and garbage (worse than the image 
in Frame)
Problems included, but were not limited to:
*Impact font did not map at all, became boxes.
*Arial Black was mapped to Times.
*Random areas had strings of characters mapped to different characters, whereas 
other characters using the exact same font and settings mapped OK.
*The file included (Import by reference) PDFs created from Word that have 
several different fonts. These fonts were rasterized garbage, whereas in 
Version 8 they were pass-through fonts that were great at any zoom setting.
*I have Adobe PDF set as the default printer.
I tried different job options and font embedding settings with absolutely no 
difference in the output results. It was like most settings were being ignored 
and was like it was trying to use a non-postscript printer (not Adobe PDF) to 
create the PDF. Postscript functions were not working, that is for sure.

The next free MadCap tool-s neutral webinar is Feb 12

[Sharon Burton]

Vendor alert but not real vendor-y

As you know, MadCap is hosting a free series of Tech Comm-related,  
generally, tools-neutral, webinars.

Building the business case for topic-based authoring. Feb 12, 9-10am Pacific
This webinar will walk you through defining the problem, gathering  
appropriate data, compiling the data, and presenting it to your  
management. Learn the best ways to make your management see you can?t  
afford *not* to make the move.

There?s still time to sign up at  
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These webinars are well attended and the response is very positive.  
They are not cleverly disguised sales pitches ? in fact, MadCap  
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We?re also recording the webinars and if you sign up and can?t attend,  
you will get the link automatically the next day.

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Modification Date Variable

[Joseph]

Hi Art,

Unfortunately, I don't think your solution works in my case.

This book is a features and specifications document, consisting of about 600
or so different frame files. The content of each frame file is mostly
independent of one another.  The update process is based on the information
provided to us by the engineers, which is piece meal and inconsistent. We do
not know when we will receive additional content nor are we generally
provided with all the information at once.

As a result, there's no set time or set amount of information that dictates
when and what files will be updated in this book. On top of that there are 3
different writers all updating different files at different times. This
situation in combination with our workload (working on 500 things at once),
means that our team is forgetting to manually update this one aspect of the
frame file. Since we don't have the power to change the workflow, we have
two options.

1. Either train ourselves to start updating this date manually
2. Or find a process that would automate it, thus removing the possibility
of human error

With your solution, it would still require someone to remember to do this .
In addition, it would seem even more complicated to the other writers then
simply typing in the current date.

Sincerely,
Joe

On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Art Campbell wrote:

> Joseph,
>
> You're making this too complex, although there isn't a clean way to do
> it automatically AND circumvent the flagging of invisible-to-users
> changes, which are valid.
>
> 1. Create a new file that you'll use as a template file. In it, create
> your own variable, and just type in the date in whatever format you
> want to use.
> 2. Save the template file.
> 3. In the book file, select all files and Import Formats, selecting
> your new template as the source and only Variables as what to import.
> This will propagate your new variable into all the files in the book.
> Update the files as you open and work on them to use the new variable
> where ever you need it.
>
> 4. At the end of the day, update your template file with the current
> date. Select only the files that you updated from the book and repeat
> the Import Formats process. The new date will roll into the files you
> selected.
>
> You could automate this with a FrameScript pretty easily, I think.
>
> Art
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Joseph  wrote:
> > Hi Bodvar,
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestion, however I am not sure that would work in my
> > situation.
> >
> > There are about 600 different frame files. Each frame file's date could
> be
> > different from all the other files. The reason for this is that these
> files
> > are modified at different times. As a result, the date variable in each
> > frame file must be independent of any other variable in the book. That
> means
> > I would need either 600 different variables, or I would need to update
> that
> > variable 600 different times.
> >
> > In addition, it would not be automated. With the modification date
> variable,
> > the value is automatically updated, whereas with a user variable it would
> > need to be manually updated each time.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Joe
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:39 AM, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson  >wrote:
> >
> >> You could use a variable. Keep a single page fm file with only one
> >> variable, e.g. IssueDate. Update this and import into the book.
> >>
> >> Bodvar
> >>
> >> 2009/2/5 Joseph :
> >> > Hi all,
> >> >
> >> > In one of the books I am working on, I need to insert a date into each
> >> frame
> >> > file when the text is modified. For example, if I add a paragraph to
> >> Frame
> >> > File 1.fm, then I need to insert 4/05/09. Since this book consists of
> >> > several hundred frame files, more then one person uses this book, and
> >> people
> >> > will forget to update the date manually, I would like to automate this
> >> > process.
> >> >
> >> > At first, I thought the Modification Date variable would address this
> >> > problem. It only updates the date when you make a change to the frame
> >> file
> >> > and save. However, I realized that when you perform a book update, the
> >> date
> >> > is changed regardless of whether any change occurred in that
> particular
> >> > frame file (eg creating a TOC or updating a text inset).
> >> >
> >> > Is there a way to set up a variable so it only updates the date when
> the
> >> > user makes an actual change to an individual frame file, while
> ignoring
> >> > book-level updates?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Sincerely,
> >> >
> >> > Joseph Lorenzini
> >> > ___
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > You 

Frame 7 and PDF: SaveAs PDF Problem

[O'Laoghaire Micheal]

 See Adobe FrameMaker 7.0p578 update for Windows at
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=2111

..
With FrameMaker 7.0p576 and Adobe Acrobat 6.0, the Save As PDF command
will give an error "FrameMaker could not find Acrobat Distiller printer
instance, which must be installed to execute save as PDF command." 
Note: FrameMaker7.0p578 may have problems if both Distiller 5.0 and
Distiller 6.0 are installed on the same machine. Adobe recommends that
users uninstall Distiller 5.0 before installing Distiller 6.0. In
addition, the placed PDF functionality of FrameMaker 7.0 will support
only PDF 1.4 (Acrobat 5.0) files, not PDF 1.5 (Acrobat 6.0) files


HTH

Micheal O'Laoghaire
Comverse, Inc.
Wakefield, MA
Tel: (781) 213-2099

-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Susan
Curtzwiler
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:24 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Frame 7 and PDF

Hi all,
  I've seen numerous emails concerning FMKR 8 and 9.  Please don't
laugh, the company provided FMKR 7.

I am having trouble with creating a simple PDF file.  I have uninstalled
FMKR 7 and Acrobat Distiller instance 5.0 and reinstalled both files
today (Wednesday, 2/4/09. ) Rebooted from the restart.   This did not
fix the problem. 

I used the Save As and selected PDF, got the normal setup windows,
clicked on Set. 
Then, I get a message saying that 
"FrameMaker could not find Acrobat Distiller printer instance, which
must be installed to execute Save as PDF command."

I have had IT look this over, and it appears that FMKR 7 and Acrobat
Distiller instance 5.0 are correctly installed. 

Any help will be much appreciated. 

Compaq6910p 3G RAM

Thanks,
Sue 
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Modification Date Variable

[Klaus Mueller]

Hello Joe,

You can use FrameScript to update the content of
your user variable on specific events.
If you have FrameScript, install the script below
and manually insert a variable named "DocModified"
into your documents.

The following "events" were considered:
Keyboard text changes (inserting, deleting), pasting
anything from the clipboard, inserting objects
(anchored frame, table, marker, footnote, math) and
changes from the find/change dialog.

8< - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Event Initialize
Set gvChanges = '3570 274 275 803 559 849 '+
  '848 3968 854 3920 3921 3922 562 563 564';
New EDateTime NewVar(gvEdtMod);
EndEvent

Event NotePostFunction
Find String(IParm) InString(gvChanges)
  WholeWord ReturnStatus(lvIsChange);
If (not lvIsChange) LeaveSub; EndIf
Get Object Type(VarFmt) Name('DocModified')
  NewVar(lvVarFmt) DocObject(ActiveDoc);
If (not lvVarFmt) LeaveSub; EndIf
Run gvEdtMod.SetCurrTime;
Run gvEdtMod.Format FormatStr('%c') NewVar(lvDate);
Set lvVarFmt.Fmt = lvDate;
EndEvent

Event Terminate
Delete Object(gvEdtMod);
EndEvent

8< - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Kind regards,
Klaus


--- Original Message ---
From: Joseph
Date: 06.02.2009 19:45
> Hi Art,
> 
> Unfortunately, I don't think your solution works in my case.
> 
> This book is a features and specifications document, consisting of about 600
> or so different frame files. The content of each frame file is mostly
> independent of one another.  The update process is based on the information
> provided to us by the engineers, which is piece meal and inconsistent. We do
> not know when we will receive additional content nor are we generally
> provided with all the information at once.
> 
> As a result, there's no set time or set amount of information that dictates
> when and what files will be updated in this book. On top of that there are 3
> different writers all updating different files at different times. This
> situation in combination with our workload (working on 500 things at once),
> means that our team is forgetting to manually update this one aspect of the
> frame file. Since we don't have the power to change the workflow, we have
> two options.
> 
> 1. Either train ourselves to start updating this date manually
> 2. Or find a process that would automate it, thus removing the possibility
> of human error
> 
> With your solution, it would still require someone to remember to do this .
> In addition, it would seem even more complicated to the other writers then
> simply typing in the current date.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Joe

Planning to buy Adobe Products in India

[Neeraj Jain]

Hi All,

We plan to buy Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe RoboHelp. Should
we buy these software individually or buy the entire Technical
Communication Suite 2?

We want to have maximum cost-benefit advantage.

It would be really helpful if you could provide addresses/phone numbers of Adobe
stores in India (preferably Delhi/NCR) or links to Indian Web sites selling 
these products.




Smile lets you release negative energy
Regards, 
N. Jain
http://www.neerajjain8.com

S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Mike Wickham]

I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is anyone else 
seeing this?

Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move around the 
text. The speed seems normal enough.

Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content, Review) 
and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.

A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but 
closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.

Mike Wickham

S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Scott White]

Works fine on mine.


Scott White
Media Production Manager
Implementation Coordinator
210-704-8239
swhite at alamark.com



On Feb 6, 2009, at 3:10 PM, Mike Wickham wrote:

> I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is  
> anyone else
> seeing this?
>
> Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move  
> around the
> text. The speed seems normal enough.
>
> Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content,  
> Review)
> and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.
>
> A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but
> closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.
>
> Mike Wickham
>
>
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S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Kelly McDaniel]

Cursor tracking is inversely proportional
to the amount of coffee consumed and 
the time allotted to complete the task...Kelly.

-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:11 PM
To: Frame Users
Subject: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is anyone
else 
seeing this?

Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move around
the 
text. The speed seems normal enough.

Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content,
Review) 
and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.

A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but 
closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.

Mike Wickham


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S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Flato, Gillian]

I've noticed that too. Funny, I thought it was just me! 


-Gillian


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McDaniel
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:17 PM
To: Mike Wickham; Frame Users
Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

Cursor tracking is inversely proportional
to the amount of coffee consumed and 
the time allotted to complete the task...Kelly.

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[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:11 PM
To: Frame Users
Subject: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is anyone
else 
seeing this?

Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move around
the 
text. The speed seems normal enough.

Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content,
Review) 
and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.

A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but 
closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.

Mike Wickham


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S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Kelly McDaniel]

"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour.
Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.
That's relativity." Albert Einstein

-Original Message-
From: Flato, Gillian [mailto:gfl...@nanometrics.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:24 PM
To: Kelly McDaniel; Mike Wickham; Frame Users
Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

I've noticed that too. Funny, I thought it was just me! 


-Gillian


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Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:17 PM
To: Mike Wickham; Frame Users
Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

Cursor tracking is inversely proportional
to the amount of coffee consumed and 
the time allotted to complete the task...Kelly.

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From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:11 PM
To: Frame Users
Subject: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is anyone
else 
seeing this?

Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move around
the 
text. The speed seems normal enough.

Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content,
Review) 
and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.

A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but 
closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.

Mike Wickham


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OLE objects don't work anymore

[Tarlochan S. Nahal]

Dear Yves Barbion,
?
Welcome to the club!
?
The OLE objects stopped working for me and other writers in our group over five 
months ago (FM 7.2, on XP). Frame simply refused to take them anymore due to no 
fault of ours. 
?
Anytime I tried to do bring an OLE, a FrameMaker message showed up:
?
"An internal error occurred while writing imported graphics in this document. 
The file has been saved, but has lost some image."
?
In reality the file was not saved at all and was NOT allowed to be?saved 
it?unless I?got rid of the OLE object! Even double clicking on an existing 
OLE?drawing in Frame would?triigger?Frame's allergies!??
?
This issue has been raised at least twice since then in this forum. The culprit 
seems to be a fix in SP3 Windows upgrade. By so doing, I am told,?Microsoft 
fixed some sort of remote server bug! I hope they find a better way of fixing 
bugs! 
?
I talked to Adobe Tech Support few weeks ago and they told me that OLE is 
supported in FM 9, but not for 7.2 or so. How long will it continue to be 
supported? I do not know. 
?
Based on the advice?from some Framers and my own experience, it is not a good 
idea to move OLE objects into Frame in the first place. The best way is to 
import them is by reference. This method works almost flawlessly.?You can 
perhaps save the Excel file into pdf and then import it by reference. Of 
course, like any other imported graphic file, you have to repeat the process 
if?the original file?gets updated in Excel.
?
Regards,
?
Tarlochan S. Nahal
?
Sr. Technical Writer
Atheros Communications, Inc.

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Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 14:04:16 +0100
From: Yves Barbion 
Subject: OLE objects don't work anymore
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Hi Frameusers

I'm using FrameMaker 7.2 p158, Windows XP SP3 and Excel 2003 and 2007. I
copy a couple of cells from an Excel sheet and past them as OLE objects in
some of my FM documents. I do it this way for this type of documents because
the tables contain formulas. I only have one or two of these objects in my
FM docs, so file size isn't the issue here. This has always worked pretty
well until some time ago. I now see the following behavior: when I paste the
copied cells in my FM document as OLE object (Edit > Paste Special >
Paste
Link), I just get to see a very small empty anchored frame of 4 x 4 mm.

When I paste the copied cells in FM8 and FM9, everything is okay.

Has anyone had this experience with FM 7.2 too? Any ideas why these OLE
objects stopped working at some point?

Thanks in advance



-- 
Yves

S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Jon Harvey]

So, if you sit with a pretty girl on a hot stove, you won't need a
watch.


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-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kelly
McDaniel
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 4:23 PM
To: Flato, Gillian; Mike Wickham; Frame Users
Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour.
Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.
That's relativity." Albert Einstein

-Original Message-
From: Flato, Gillian [mailto:gfl...@nanometrics.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:24 PM
To: Kelly McDaniel; Mike Wickham; Frame Users
Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

I've noticed that too. Funny, I thought it was just me! 


-Gillian


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From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kelly
McDaniel
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:17 PM
To: Mike Wickham; Frame Users
Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

Cursor tracking is inversely proportional
to the amount of coffee consumed and 
the time allotted to complete the task...Kelly.

-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:11 PM
To: Frame Users
Subject: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is anyone
else 
seeing this?

Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move around
the 
text. The speed seems normal enough.

Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content,
Review) 
and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.

A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but 
closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.

Mike Wickham


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OLE objects don't work anymore

[Art Campbell]

Or you could download the FM9 eval, or the TCS eval and see if it
works, now that it's been re-written.

Art

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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Tarlochan S. Nahal  
wrote:
> Dear Yves Barbion,
>
> Welcome to the club!
>
> The OLE objects stopped working for me and other writers in our group over 
> five months ago (FM 7.2, on XP). Frame simply refused to take them anymore 
> due to no fault of ours.
>
> Anytime I tried to do bring an OLE, a FrameMaker message showed up:
>
> "An internal error occurred while writing imported graphics in this document. 
> The file has been saved, but has lost some image."
>
> In reality the file was not saved at all and was NOT allowed to be saved it 
> unless I got rid of the OLE object! Even double clicking on an existing OLE 
> drawing in Frame would triigger Frame's allergies!
>
> This issue has been raised at least twice since then in this forum. The 
> culprit seems to be a fix in SP3 Windows upgrade. By so doing, I am told, 
> Microsoft fixed some sort of remote server bug! I hope they find a better way 
> of fixing bugs!
>
> I talked to Adobe Tech Support few weeks ago and they told me that OLE is 
> supported in FM 9, but not for 7.2 or so. How long will it continue to be 
> supported? I do not know.
>
> Based on the advice from some Framers and my own experience, it is not a good 
> idea to move OLE objects into Frame in the first place. The best way is to 
> import them is by reference. This method works almost flawlessly. You can 
> perhaps save the Excel file into pdf and then import it by reference. Of 
> course, like any other imported graphic file, you have to repeat the process 
> if the original file gets updated in Excel.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tarlochan S. Nahal
>
> Sr. Technical Writer
> Atheros Communications, Inc.
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 14:04:16 +0100
> From: Yves Barbion 
> Subject: OLE objects don't work anymore
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
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> Hi Frameusers
>
> I'm using FrameMaker 7.2 p158, Windows XP SP3 and Excel 2003 and 2007. I
> copy a couple of cells from an Excel sheet and past them as OLE objects in
> some of my FM documents. I do it this way for this type of documents because
> the tables contain formulas. I only have one or two of these objects in my
> FM docs, so file size isn't the issue here. This has always worked pretty
> well until some time ago. I now see the following behavior: when I paste the
> copied cells in my FM document as OLE object (Edit > Paste Special >
> Paste
> Link), I just get to see a very small empty anchored frame of 4 x 4 mm.
>
> When I paste the copied cells in FM8 and FM9, everything is okay.
>
> Has anyone had this experience with FM 7.2 too? Any ideas why these OLE
> objects stopped working at some point?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
>
> --
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S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Art Campbell]

Jon,
I think that may be a good line for your sig.

There was another thread about this recently, and I think the answer
seemed to have to do with one particular pod/windows being open when
scrolling. Maybe the Marker window? I think it was easy to ID because
the cursor sped up right away.

Cheers,
Art

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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Jon Harvey  wrote:
> So, if you sit with a pretty girl on a hot stove, you won't need a
> watch.
>
>
> Jon Harvey
> Manager, Desktop Documentation
> CambridgeSoft Corporation
> 100 CambridgePark Drive
> Cambridge, MA 02140
> (617) 588-9354
> -Original Message-
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kelly
> McDaniel
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 4:23 PM
> To: Flato, Gillian; Mike Wickham; Frame Users
> Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9
>
> "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour.
> Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.
> That's relativity." Albert Einstein
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Flato, Gillian [mailto:gflato at nanometrics.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:24 PM
> To: Kelly McDaniel; Mike Wickham; Frame Users
> Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9
>
> I've noticed that too. Funny, I thought it was just me!
>
>
> -Gillian
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Kelly
> McDaniel
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:17 PM
> To: Mike Wickham; Frame Users
> Subject: RE: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9
>
> Cursor tracking is inversely proportional
> to the amount of coffee consumed and
> the time allotted to complete the task...Kelly.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:11 PM
> To: Frame Users
> Subject: S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9
>
> I'm experiencing very slow cursor movement in FrameMaker 9. Is anyone
> else
> seeing this?
>
> Choose the Manage Graphics workspace. Use the arrow keys to move around
> the
> text. The speed seems normal enough.
>
> Now choose any of the other workspaces (Authoring, Manage Content,
> Review)
> and use the arrow keys to move around. For me, it creeps VERY SLOWLY.
>
> A similar issue occured in FM8 if the Paragraph Designer was open, but
> closing all palettes/pods does not increase the speed in FM9.
>
> Mike Wickham
>
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S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Mike Wickham]

> There was another thread about this recently, and I think the answer
> seemed to have to do with one particular pod/windows being open when
> scrolling. Maybe the Marker window? I think it was easy to ID because
> the cursor sped up right away.

Except that I've closed all windows, pods, and even the toolbars in FM9 with 
no change. I believe you are thinking about the Paragraph Designer window 
causing a slowdown in FM8.

Mike Wickham

S-L-O-W cursor movement in FrameMaker 9

[Art Campbell]

Could be, Mike.
How much RAM are you running? And any other memory-hungry aps open at
the same time?

Art

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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Mike Wickham  wrote:
>> There was another thread about this recently, and I think the answer
>> seemed to have to do with one particular pod/windows being open when
>> scrolling. Maybe the Marker window? I think it was easy to ID because
>> the cursor sped up right away.
>
> Except that I've closed all windows, pods, and even the toolbars in FM9 with
> no change. I believe you are thinking about the Paragraph Designer window
> causing a slowdown in FM8.
>
> Mike Wickham
>
>
>

Modification Date Variable

[Art Campbell]

Way cool Klaus -- just what I was thinking of.

Art

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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Klaus Mueller  wrote:
> Hello Joe,
>
> You can use FrameScript to update the content of
> your user variable on specific events.
> If you have FrameScript, install the script below
> and manually insert a variable named "DocModified"
> into your documents.
>
> The following "events" were considered:
> Keyboard text changes (inserting, deleting), pasting
> anything from the clipboard, inserting objects
> (anchored frame, table, marker, footnote, math) and
> changes from the find/change dialog.
>
> 8< - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> Event Initialize
> Set gvChanges = '3570 274 275 803 559 849 '+
>  '848 3968 854 3920 3921 3922 562 563 564';
> New EDateTime NewVar(gvEdtMod);
> EndEvent
>
> Event NotePostFunction
> Find String(IParm) InString(gvChanges)
>  WholeWord ReturnStatus(lvIsChange);
> If (not lvIsChange) LeaveSub; EndIf
> Get Object Type(VarFmt) Name('DocModified')
>  NewVar(lvVarFmt) DocObject(ActiveDoc);
> If (not lvVarFmt) LeaveSub; EndIf
> Run gvEdtMod.SetCurrTime;
> Run gvEdtMod.Format FormatStr('%c') NewVar(lvDate);
> Set lvVarFmt.Fmt = lvDate;
> EndEvent
>
> Event Terminate
> Delete Object(gvEdtMod);
> EndEvent
>
> 8< - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> Kind regards,
> Klaus
>
>
> --- Original Message ---
> From: Joseph
> Date: 06.02.2009 19:45
>> Hi Art,
>>
>> Unfortunately, I don't think your solution works in my case.
>>
>> This book is a features and specifications document, consisting of about 600
>> or so different frame files. The content of each frame file is mostly
>> independent of one another.  The update process is based on the information
>> provided to us by the engineers, which is piece meal and inconsistent. We do
>> not know when we will receive additional content nor are we generally
>> provided with all the information at once.
>>
>> As a result, there's no set time or set amount of information that dictates
>> when and what files will be updated in this book. On top of that there are 3
>> different writers all updating different files at different times. This
>> situation in combination with our workload (working on 500 things at once),
>> means that our team is forgetting to manually update this one aspect of the
>> frame file. Since we don't have the power to change the workflow, we have
>> two options.
>>
>> 1. Either train ourselves to start updating this date manually
>> 2. Or find a process that would automate it, thus removing the possibility
>> of human error
>>
>> With your solution, it would still require someone to remember to do this .
>> In addition, it would seem even more complicated to the other writers then
>> simply typing in the current date.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Joe
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Planning to buy Adobe Products in India

[Art Campbell]

In the US, unless you're upgrading, the break-even point seems to be
use of three applications. For instance, if you also use Adobe Acrobat
to produce PDFs, TCS would definitely be the way to go strictly on a
cost basis.

However, there are hooks and additional tools in the TCS that could
easily justify the purchase if you're just buying FM and RH, because
the time saved and the additional code could produce additional time
savings for you

Cheers,
Art

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On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Neeraj Jain  wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> We plan to buy Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe RoboHelp. Should
> we buy these software individually or buy the entire Technical
> Communication Suite 2?
>
> We want to have maximum cost-benefit advantage.
>
> It would be really helpful if you could provide addresses/phone numbers of 
> Adobe
> stores in India (preferably Delhi/NCR) or links to Indian Web sites selling 
> these products.
>
>
> 
>
> Smile lets you release negative energy
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imported graphic on coloured background - thin white line around the inserted graphic

[Ulrike Forsberg (UFO)]

Hi,
I work with FM 8.0p277 on a PC. 

I have a coloured background in my FM document and have added an image
with the same background colour (to make the inserted image look
'transparent') by reference. I have no line around the image, just a
fill with the same RGB code as the background color in the FM document.
Everything looks fine in FM, the contours of the inserted file are
invisible. I produce a pdf file, everthing is fine, no contours around
the inserted image visible. When I print the pdf, there is a fine white
contour line around the inserted graphic, any suggestions how I can get
rid of it? I tried to check the object properties, without success.

Any suggestions?
Thanks,

Ulrike Forsberg
Technical writer

E ufo at thrane.com
T +45 39 55 8213

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sort order in an index

[Kristen Abbott]

Worked like a charm! Thanks, Richard. I converted all my Index markers
to Comment markers, abandoned my IOM, and instead created an LOM, as you
suggested. Looks great. It seems that I can also create an alphabetical
version of this same list, so I can see it sorted either way (by page
and by bug number). Excellent. Thanks again.
-Kristen

Frame reference book

[Susan Curtzwiler]

I will be watching for replies to this request. I am also rebuilding my 
knowledge with Frame. I could share this with my coworker, we both have been 
using Word for too long and now converting our files to Frame. 
Any easy reference books about Frame would be helpful. 
Thank You. 

Sue 



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Sent: Wed 2/4/2009 1:47 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Frame reference book



I am fairly new to Frame. I'm looking for a good book that will help me
sharpen my Frame skills and also be a good reference guide. I have Frame
7.1. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Mike


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