hard coded path names for imported graphics and x-refs
Hi all, We're using Frame 10 and doing unstructured books. We have source files out on a network drive, but we do often copy the files to our local machines so that we can work remotely and offline on them. So now I have a book out on the network drive that somehow is referencing images on c:\dic\mybook\userguide\images\button.jpg instead of \images\button.jpg. A similar thing has happened to some of the x-refs in 3 of the chapters. We are getting specific references instead of relative references. Does anyone have any suggestions why this behavior is happening? or how to fix it without having to open each chapter file and repoint the graphic directory? I think I'm most conserned about understanding why it is happening, so that I can tell our team how to avoid this problem. thanks, meg ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: hard coded path names for imported graphics and x-refs
Miranda, Why it is happening is probably because some of the images weren't replaced with the new pointers. The good thing is it's an easy fix (the following works with Frame 7.2, so I am guessing that it will work with Frame 10). 1. Make sure the network images folder contains ALL of the images. 2. Make sure the local path doesn't exist. If the folder is still there, change the folder name, or delete it. The safe way is to rename it. This way Frame can't automatically find the folder, and if an image is missing from the network folder you can manually copy it out to the network folder. 3. Open the book file, select all of the chapters, and press Enter to open all chapters. 4. At the first missing image file, redirect it to the network folder. That chapter, and all remaining chapters, that have incorrect image folder links should automatically readjust to the network images folder. --- On Thu, 2/16/12, meg miranda megmira...@yahoo.com wrote: From: meg miranda megmira...@yahoo.com Subject: hard coded path names for imported graphics and x-refs To: framers@lists.frameusers.com framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 8:43 PM Hi all, We're using Frame 10 and doing unstructured books. We have source files out on a network drive, but we do often copy the files to our local machines so that we can work remotely and offline on them. So now I have a book out on the network drive that somehow is referencing images on c:\dic\mybook\userguide\images\button.jpg instead of \images\button.jpg. A similar thing has happened to some of the x-refs in 3 of the chapters. We are getting specific references instead of relative references. Does anyone have any suggestions why this behavior is happening? or how to fix it without having to open each chapter file and repoint the graphic directory? I think I'm most conserned about understanding why it is happening, so that I can tell our team how to avoid this problem. thanks,meg -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as dspre...@yahoo.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dspreadb%40yahoo.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
hard coded path names for imported graphics and x-refs
Hi all, We're using Frame 10 and doing unstructured books. We have source files out on a network drive, but we do often copy the files to our local machines so that we can work remotely and offline on them. So now I have a book out on the network drive that somehow is referencing images on c:\dic\mybook\userguide\images\button.jpg instead of \images\button.jpg.? A similar thing has happened to some of the x-refs in 3 of the chapters.? We are getting specific references instead of relative references. Does anyone have any suggestions why this behavior is happening? or how to fix it without having to open each chapter file and repoint the graphic directory? I think I'm most conserned about understanding why it is happening, so that I can tell our team how to avoid this problem. thanks, meg -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120216/f5dbe2b9/attachment.html>
hard coded path names for imported graphics and x-refs
Miranda, Why it is happening is probably because some of the images weren't replaced with the new pointers. The good thing is it's an easy fix (the following works with Frame 7.2, so I am guessing that it will work with Frame 10). 1. Make sure the network images folder contains ALL of the images. 2. Make sure the local path doesn't exist. If the folder is still there, change the folder name, or delete it. The safe way is to rename it. This way Frame can't automatically find the folder, and if an image is missing from the network folder you can manually copy it out to the network folder. 3. Open the book file, select all of the chapters, and press Enter to open all chapters. 4. At the first missing image file, redirect it to the network folder. That chapter, and all remaining chapters, that have incorrect image folder links should automatically readjust to the network images folder. --- On Thu, 2/16/12, meg miranda wrote: From: meg miranda <megmira...@yahoo.com> Subject: hard coded path names for imported graphics and x-refs To: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" Date: Thursday, February 16, 2012, 8:43 PM Hi all, We're using Frame 10 and doing unstructured books. We have source files out on a network drive, but we do often copy the files to our local machines so that we can work remotely and offline on them. So now I have a book out on the network drive that somehow is referencing images on c:\dic\mybook\userguide\images\button.jpg instead of \images\button.jpg.? A similar thing has happened to some of the x-refs in 3 of the chapters.? We are getting specific references instead of relative references. Does anyone have any suggestions why this behavior is happening? or how to fix it without having to open each chapter file and repoint the graphic directory? I think I'm most conserned about understanding why it is happening, so that I can tell our team how to avoid this problem. thanks,meg -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as dspreadb at yahoo.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dspreadb%40yahoo.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120216/ac332b50/attachment.html>
Numbering Issue
Just a follow up. I needed to set my numbering sequences to "continue" in the
bookfile.
Deadline met...boss happy
Thanks to all who responded. Framers have once again saved my bacon!
Muchas Gracias,
--Ben
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Anderson, Ben
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:22 PM
To: ('framers at lists.frameusers.com')
Subject: Numbering Issue
Hello Framers,
I'm having brain-lock today and need some assistance!!!
I'm trying to get the Headings of my bookfile to number sequentially (Section:
1, Section: 2, etc.) from document to document, but they are restarting at 1 in
each document when I generate the book. The auto number format I'm using is:
S:Section <n+>. \t.
I know I'm missing something, but am in a crunch and don't have the time to
trouble-shoot.
TIA!!!
--Ben
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FrameMaker 10 Crashes when I do a Find and Replace of a character format
Hi all: If I do a find and replace of a character format across an entire book, Framemaker sucks up all the memory on my system and then crashes. I was wondering if anyone else has seen this behavior. Steps to Reproduce 1. create a large book that contains several hundred pages and many framemaker files. Ideally, there should be 20 or so files in it. 2. through out the book, highlight text and then press ctrl+b. This applies a character format override of bold. 3. open a framemaker doc from the book. 4. place your cursor in some body text. 5. open the find dialog box. 6. Set find to character format. 7. In the find char format dialog box, press shift+F8. 8. In the find char format dialog box, press shift+F9. 9. in th find char format dialog box, set the weight to bold and then click the set button. 10. in the framemaker doc, find some text that has bold override applied to it and then apply a character format. 11. Use the copy special to copy the character format to your clipboard. 12. close all documents. 13. make sure the book is active. 14. in the find dialog box, set change to "by pasting". 15. select the find button. System Specs: Win 7, 64 bit Processor: Intel Core i5 8 GB of RAM solid state drive -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120216/711954f6/attachment.html>
automatically splitting a heading between two frames
To simplify the template even further: one frame and one para tag that has the autonumber and a tab that sets the text to where you want it. - B.Mc. -Original Message- From: Robert Lauriston [mailto:rob...@lauriston.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 2:23 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: automatically splitting a heading between two frames Clever idea, but it I can't figure out how to make it work. The ChapNum frame is 1.0" wide. If I try to set a tab stop at 1.0", saving the paragraph tag fails with "The tab position is too far to the right." If I set the stop to .99", the first two characters of the heading are in the ChapNum box, and the heading gets messed up in the corresponding PDF bookmark as well. I tried widening the ChapNum frame so that its right edge is aligned with the ChapName frame's left edge, that gets rid of the error but if I set the tab stop past the right edge of the ChapNum frame it seems to be ignored. On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Wim Hooghwinkel wrote: > Hi Robert, > > > > You could force a line break by adding a tabstop to the autonum that is > aligned on the right margin of the first frame. > > > > > > Vriendelijke groet / Kind regards, > > > > Wim Hooghwinkel
