Re: Advanced FrameMaker online Training

[Lin Sims]

Shlomo Perets of Microtype provides over-the-web training in advanced
Frame and Acrobat. He's an excellent teacher; I found the two courses
I took from him to be very helpful.

http://www.microtype.com/training.html

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 I am looking for Framemaker training ( online). Looking for training for 
 intermediate to advanced level. Appreciate if anyone could let me know of 
 such a  training.

 Thanks,
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RE: Advanced FrameMaker online Training

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I think FrontRunner Training does online stuff too - www.front-runner.com 

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I am looking for Framemaker training ( online). Looking for training for 
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Thanks,
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RE: Advanced FrameMaker online Training

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Hi Jeff,

Thank you for the recommendation and link to our site. Yes, we do provide
online training for all our courses. 

If anyone else is interested, along with Trischa feel free to call or email
with any questions.

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I think FrontRunner Training does online stuff too - www.front-runner.com 

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Finding broken links in a PDF

[Lin Sims]

Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
it by now.

(For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
Adobe Acrobat X.)

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Re: Finding broken links in a PDF

[David Spreadbury]

Lin,
According to the Acrobat X Online Help:

Your search for broken link did not match any documents.




 From: Lin Sims ljsims...@gmail.com
To: Frame Users framers@lists.frameusers.com 
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 10:50 AM
Subject: Finding broken links in a PDF
 
Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
it by now.

(For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
Adobe Acrobat X.)

Thanks,

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RE: Finding broken links in a PDF

[Rick Quatro]

Hi Lin,

I am using AutoBookmark Professional from Evermap (http://www.evermap.com)
to do this (among a lot of other things). The Professional version is $239,
but the Standard version may be sufficient ($189). Of course, link checking
should be built into the Acrobat product itself, but since it isn't, and
time is money, I have found this program very useful. The support is very
good, too. I have no stake in the product, I am just a satisfied customer.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thank you very
much.

Rick

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
585-283-5045
r...@frameexpert.com




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Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 11:51 AM
To: Frame Users
Subject: Finding broken links in a PDF

Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so, where
is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is umpty-pages long
with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't possible to find and click
all of them to see if they all work, and work as intended. As I recall, the
lack of a tool like this has been a long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I
was kinda hoping they'd fixed it by now.

(For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF from
a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's Adobe
Acrobat X.)

Thanks,

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Re: Finding broken links in a PDF

[Lin Sims]

David,

Yeah, I was just hoping it was either more hidden than that or that
Adobe had produced an add-on. Botheration!

Rick,

You're the second recommendation I've seen for that product. I'll pass
the information along, but you know how some companies can get about
spending money. :-s

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 Lin,
 According to the Acrobat X Online Help:

 Your search for broken link did not match any documents.

 
 From: Lin Sims ljsims...@gmail.com
 To: Frame Users framers@lists.frameusers.com
 Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 10:50 AM
 Subject: Finding broken links in a PDF

 Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
 where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
 umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
 possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
 work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
 long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
 it by now.

 (For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
 from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
 Adobe Acrobat X.)

 Thanks,

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Re: Finding broken links in a PDF

[Jeremy H. Griffith]

On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:50:41 -0400, Lin Sims ljsims...@gmail.com wrote:

Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
it by now.

(For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
Adobe Acrobat X.)

Hi Lin!  Link checking is built in to Mif2Go for
HTML conversions; it produces an error report in
Frame that links to every error it finds.  See
the User's Guide, par. 5.1.5, Checking for broken 
links in HTML or XML output.  It doesn't matter
that the output in this case is PDF; just run an
HTML project using default settings, which takes
a minute or two, and check the report.

Since you don't need usable HTML output for this
to work, you can just use the free unlimited demo 
version.  Just one of the many free perks (like
runfm and Wash via MIF) we've built in to Mif2Go.

On the new Web site, http://mif2go.com, you need
to register first, then after activation you can
download.  Be sure and put something related to
Frame or Mif2Go in the bio field; that's how we
sort out real signups from the frequent spammer 
attempts.  We've had to exclude gmail and hotmail
addresses for the same reason...

HTH!

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Re: Advanced FrameMaker online Training

[David Creamer]

Hello Trischa,

I provide online training for all levels of FrameMaker. Please contact me
for additional info.

David Creamer
IDEAS Training
http://www.ideastraining.com

Adobe Authorized Instructor  Certified Expert since 1995
Offering training for Acrobat, InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop, Illustrator,
Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, FrameMaker, Captivate, Fireworks,  PageMaker. 
Authorized FrameMaker Consultant with Frame Technologies since 1991.

Authorized QuarkXPress Instructor and Certified Expert since 1988
Microsoft Office training, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and
more
Authorized FileMaker Instructor
Authorized PitStop Pro Instructor
Authorized FlightCheck Instructor



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Re: Finding broken links in a PDF (An Update!)

[Lin Sims]

I think I've discovered (at least part of) the issue.

The links are actually there. What's happening is that instead of the
PDF hotspot covering the entirety of the text being wrapped in the
xref or fm-xref tag, it's forming as a little tiny spot to the left of
the visible text. I suspect this is the same thing that happens with
xrefs to table footnotes, although at the moment I'm not remembering
the why.

Tomorrow I'm going to take a look at the files this is happening in to
see if my coworkers are using the same elements in cases where it
works versus where it doesn't work, whether the attributes are
different, etc. I'm pretty new to structured Frame/DITA in general, so
digging into this ought to be fun. :)

HOWEVER!!! If anyone has already seen this issue and knows the cause
and a fix, feel free to let me know. I love to figure things out, but
I hate reinventing the wheel! (Meantime, off to Google!)


On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Lin Sims ljsims...@gmail.com wrote:
 Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
 where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
 umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
 possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
 work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
 long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
 it by now.

 (For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
 from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
 Adobe Acrobat X.)

 Thanks,

 --
 Lin Sims



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Re: Finding broken links in a PDF (An Update!)

[Scott Prentice]

Hi Lin...

Note that there are a few settings in DITA-FMx that enable hypertext in 
a PDF.


First, in the main DITA Options dialog, there's an Add Hypertext 
Markers to External Xrefs option. This is for xref/@scope=external 
xrefs .. links to URLs or content outside of the scope of the DITA 
files. You probably want this to be enabled.


Then, in the Book Build Settings dialog (button in the Options dialog), 
there's the Convert Xrefs/Links into Hyperlinks option. Also probably 
want this enabled. There's a difference between xrefs and fm-xrefs. 
Xrefs are DITA cross-refs that are just plain text links .. no 
formatting. If you want these to be clickable in a PDF, you must enable 
the option. Fm-xrefs are FrameMaker cross-refs which make use of 
FrameMaker's formatted references .. these will become clickable links 
in PDFs by default. Both are stored as xref elements in the underlying 
DITA file, but the fm-xrefs convert when open in FM.


You may want to use the dita-fmx-users Yahoo group for DITA-FMx related 
questions.


Cheers,

...scott

Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com
+1.415.485.1892



On 7/12/12 2:21 PM, Lin Sims wrote:

And, of course, as soon as I sent this I remembered: the hotspot works
up until the point in the text where you've added a character tag or
something that changes the format. Now, that's in unstructured, but
I'm wondering if they've wrapped the part where the link breaks in
another element or something. I shall be investigating more
tomorrow

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Lin Simsljsims...@gmail.com  wrote:

I think I've discovered (at least part of) the issue.

The links are actually there. What's happening is that instead of the
PDF hotspot covering the entirety of the text being wrapped in the
xref or fm-xref tag, it's forming as a little tiny spot to the left of
the visible text. I suspect this is the same thing that happens with
xrefs to table footnotes, although at the moment I'm not remembering
the why.

Tomorrow I'm going to take a look at the files this is happening in to
see if my coworkers are using the same elements in cases where it
works versus where it doesn't work, whether the attributes are
different, etc. I'm pretty new to structured Frame/DITA in general, so
digging into this ought to be fun. :)

HOWEVER!!! If anyone has already seen this issue and knows the cause
and a fix, feel free to let me know. I love to figure things out, but
I hate reinventing the wheel! (Meantime, off to Google!)


On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Lin Simsljsims...@gmail.com  wrote:

Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
it by now.

(For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
Adobe Acrobat X.)

Thanks,

--
Lin Sims



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Re: Support needed!

[Doris Pavlichek]

Laura, 

I wrote to you privately, but I wanted to add something that, while anecdotal, 
is relevant. 

For a very large (100+ pages) document for my capstone course, I am running 
into many issues of Word 2011 on a MacBook Pro running Lion crashing. It gives 
me an error saying that my disk isn't inserted properly (a really ludicrous 
error). The document has a few graphics, a ToC, and a low-overhead template. 
There is no reason for it to crash, but it does. 

The only way I have found to avoid the error is to force quit the app and work 
on sections of the doc in smaller chunks, which we will knit together at the 
end. 

I can't fathom trying to use Word for product doc unless you did so in very 
small files. Even then...

Doris E. Pavlichek
dpavliche...@gmail.com
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On Jul 10, 2012, at 3:57 AM, la...@lavadome.net wrote:

 Dear all
 
 Please tell me I'm not going mad or being unreasonable.
 
 Have just come into work to find that the company which acquired us a few 
 months ago wants me to use Powerpoint for creating datasheets instead of 
 InDesign (definite) and a more flexible tool (Word) instead of our beloved 
 Framemaker (proposed).
 
 I could cry. I am the only tech author in the company of about 100 people and 
 the marketing department used PP for datasheets which they say is adequate 
 for the job. This all arose on Friday when someone else needed to edit a 
 version of my ID files when I was on holiday.  Now I come in to find:
 
 ...For more technical documentation (e.g. product manuals) then I understand 
 the argument for use of a more specialist tool - but even here we can use 
 more flexible tools.
 
 Such as? I have long user guides with masses of conditional text. Just 
 let Word have a shot at that. In fact, they were trying to do just that 
 before I started this job 4 years ago - and it wasn't working.
 
 Sorry to clog up the forum with this but I think of you all as friends who 
 feel the same way about FM as I do.
 
 How do I persuade them otherwise? In fact, it's just one person really I 
 think I need to convince - not in my office.
 
 I can just about cope with datasheets in PP but using anything other than 
 Frame for long user guides is unthinkable.
 
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Re: Finding broken links in a PDF

[Robert Lauriston]

A free option might be to set up DITA to generate Web help and use one
of the many free HTML link checkers.

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Lin Sims ljsims...@gmail.com wrote:
 Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
 where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
 umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
 possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
 work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
 long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
 it by now.

 (For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
 from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
 Adobe Acrobat X.)
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Advanced FrameMaker online Training

[Techyy]

Hi All,

I am looking for Framemaker training ( online). Looking for training for 
intermediate to advanced level. Appreciate if anyone could let me know of such 
a  training.

Thanks,
 Trischa

Advanced FrameMaker online Training

[Lin Sims]

Shlomo Perets of Microtype provides over-the-web training in advanced
Frame and Acrobat. He's an excellent teacher; I found the two courses
I took from him to be very helpful.

http://www.microtype.com/training.html

On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 7:06 PM, Techyy  wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am looking for Framemaker training ( online). Looking for training for 
> intermediate to advanced level. Appreciate if anyone could let me know of 
> such a  training.
>
> Thanks,
>  Trischa
>
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Advanced FrameMaker online Training

[Jeff Coatsworth]

I think FrontRunner Training does online stuff too - www.front-runner.com 

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Hi All,

I am looking for Framemaker training ( online). Looking for training for 
intermediate to advanced level. Appreciate if anyone could let me know of such 
a  training.

Thanks,
 Trischa


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Advanced FrameMaker online Training

[Veronica Kutt]

Hi Jeff,

Thank you for the recommendation and link to our site. Yes, we do provide
online training for all our courses. 

If anyone else is interested, along with Trischa feel free to call or email
with any questions.

Warm regards,

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I am looking for Framemaker training ( online). Looking for training for
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Finding broken links in a PDF

[Lin Sims]

Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
it by now.

(For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
Adobe Acrobat X.)

Thanks,

-- 
Lin Sims

Finding broken links in a PDF

[David Spreadbury]

Lin,
According to the Acrobat X Online Help:

"Your search for broken link did not match any documents."



>
> From: Lin Sims 
>To: Frame Users  
>Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 10:50 AM
>Subject: Finding broken links in a PDF
> 
>Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
>where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
>umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
>possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
>work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
>long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
>it by now.
>
>(For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
>from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
>Adobe Acrobat X.)
>
>Thanks,
>
>-- 
>Lin Sims
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Finding broken links in a PDF

[Rick Quatro]

Hi Lin,

I am using AutoBookmark Professional from Evermap (http://www.evermap.com)
to do this (among a lot of other things). The Professional version is $239,
but the Standard version may be sufficient ($189). Of course, link checking
should be built into the Acrobat product itself, but since it isn't, and
time is money, I have found this program very useful. The support is very
good, too. I have no stake in the product, I am just a satisfied customer.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thank you very
much.

Rick

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
585-283-5045
rick at frameexpert.com




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[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Lin Sims
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 11:51 AM
To: Frame Users
Subject: Finding broken links in a PDF

Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so, where
is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is umpty-pages long
with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't possible to find and click
all of them to see if they all work, and work as intended. As I recall, the
lack of a tool like this has been a long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I
was kinda hoping they'd fixed it by now.

(For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF from
a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's Adobe
Acrobat X.)

Thanks,

--
Lin Sims
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Finding broken links in a PDF

[Lin Sims]

David,

Yeah, I was just hoping it was either more hidden than that or that
Adobe had produced an add-on. Botheration!

Rick,

You're the second recommendation I've seen for that product. I'll pass
the information along, but you know how some companies can get about
spending money. :-s

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 12:00 PM, David Spreadbury  
wrote:
> Lin,
> According to the Acrobat X Online Help:
>
> "Your search for broken link did not match any documents."
>
> 
> From: Lin Sims 
> To: Frame Users 
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 10:50 AM
> Subject: Finding broken links in a PDF
>
> Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
> where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
> umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
> possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
> work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
> long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
> it by now.
>
> (For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
> from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
> Adobe Acrobat X.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Lin Sims
> ___
>
>
>



-- 
Lin Sims

Finding broken links in a PDF

[Jeremy H. Griffith]

On Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:50:41 -0400, Lin Sims  wrote:

>Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
>where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
>umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
>possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
>work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
>long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
>it by now.
>
>(For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
>from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
>Adobe Acrobat X.)

Hi Lin!  Link checking is built in to Mif2Go for
HTML conversions; it produces an error report in
Frame that links to every error it finds.  See
the User's Guide, par. 5.1.5, "Checking for broken 
links in HTML or XML output".  It doesn't matter
that the output in this case is PDF; just run an
HTML project using default settings, which takes
a minute or two, and check the report.

Since you don't need usable HTML output for this
to work, you can just use the free unlimited demo 
version.  Just one of the many free perks (like
runfm and Wash via MIF) we've built in to Mif2Go.

On the new Web site, , you need
to register first, then after activation you can
download.  Be sure and put something related to
Frame or Mif2Go in the bio field; that's how we
sort out real signups from the frequent spammer 
attempts.  We've had to exclude gmail and hotmail
addresses for the same reason...

HTH!

-- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc.
  http://mif2go.com/

Advanced FrameMaker online Training

[David Creamer]

Hello Trischa,

I provide online training for all levels of FrameMaker. Please contact me
for additional info.

David Creamer
IDEAS Training
http://www.ideastraining.com

Adobe Authorized Instructor & Certified Expert since 1995
Offering training for Acrobat, InDesign, InCopy, Photoshop, Illustrator,
Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, FrameMaker, Captivate, Fireworks, & PageMaker. 
Authorized FrameMaker Consultant with Frame Technologies since 1991.

Authorized QuarkXPress Instructor and Certified Expert since 1988
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more
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Hi All,

I am looking for Framemaker training ( online). Looking for training for
intermediate to advanced level. Appreciate if anyone could let me know of
such a  training.

Thanks,
 Trischa

Finding broken links in a PDF (An Update!)

[Lin Sims]

I think I've discovered (at least part of) the issue.

The links are actually there. What's happening is that instead of the
PDF hotspot covering the entirety of the text being wrapped in the
xref or fm-xref tag, it's forming as a little tiny spot to the left of
the visible text. I suspect this is the same thing that happens with
xrefs to table footnotes, although at the moment I'm not remembering
the why.

Tomorrow I'm going to take a look at the files this is happening in to
see if my coworkers are using the same elements in cases where it
works versus where it doesn't work, whether the attributes are
different, etc. I'm pretty new to structured Frame/DITA in general, so
digging into this ought to be fun. :)

HOWEVER!!! If anyone has already seen this issue and knows the cause
and a fix, feel free to let me know. I love to figure things out, but
I hate reinventing the wheel! (Meantime, off to Google!)


On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Lin Sims  wrote:
> Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
> where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
> umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
> possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
> work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
> long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
> it by now.
>
> (For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
> from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
> Adobe Acrobat X.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Lin Sims



-- 
Lin Sims

Finding broken links in a PDF (An Update!)

[Lin Sims]

And, of course, as soon as I sent this I remembered: the hotspot works
up until the point in the text where you've added a character tag or
something that changes the format. Now, that's in unstructured, but
I'm wondering if they've wrapped the part where the link breaks in
another element or something. I shall be investigating more
tomorrow

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Lin Sims  wrote:
> I think I've discovered (at least part of) the issue.
>
> The links are actually there. What's happening is that instead of the
> PDF hotspot covering the entirety of the text being wrapped in the
> xref or fm-xref tag, it's forming as a little tiny spot to the left of
> the visible text. I suspect this is the same thing that happens with
> xrefs to table footnotes, although at the moment I'm not remembering
> the why.
>
> Tomorrow I'm going to take a look at the files this is happening in to
> see if my coworkers are using the same elements in cases where it
> works versus where it doesn't work, whether the attributes are
> different, etc. I'm pretty new to structured Frame/DITA in general, so
> digging into this ought to be fun. :)
>
> HOWEVER!!! If anyone has already seen this issue and knows the cause
> and a fix, feel free to let me know. I love to figure things out, but
> I hate reinventing the wheel! (Meantime, off to Google!)
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Lin Sims  wrote:
>> Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
>> where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
>> umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
>> possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
>> work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
>> long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
>> it by now.
>>
>> (For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
>> from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
>> Adobe Acrobat X.)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --
>> Lin Sims
>
>
>
> --
> Lin Sims



-- 
Lin Sims

Finding broken links in a PDF (An Update!)

[Scott Prentice]

Hi Lin...

Note that there are a few settings in DITA-FMx that enable hypertext in 
a PDF.

First, in the main DITA Options dialog, there's an "Add Hypertext 
Markers to External Xrefs" option. This is for xref/@scope="external" 
xrefs .. links to URLs or content outside of the scope of the DITA 
files. You probably want this to be enabled.

Then, in the Book Build Settings dialog (button in the Options dialog), 
there's the "Convert Xrefs/Links into Hyperlinks" option. Also probably 
want this enabled. There's a difference between xrefs and fm-xrefs. 
Xrefs are "DITA" cross-refs that are just plain text links .. no 
formatting. If you want these to be clickable in a PDF, you must enable 
the option. Fm-xrefs are "FrameMaker" cross-refs which make use of 
FrameMaker's formatted references .. these will become clickable links 
in PDFs by default. Both are stored as xref elements in the underlying 
DITA file, but the fm-xrefs convert when open in FM.

You may want to use the dita-fmx-users Yahoo group for DITA-FMx related 
questions.

Cheers,

...scott

Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com
+1.415.485.1892



On 7/12/12 2:21 PM, Lin Sims wrote:
> And, of course, as soon as I sent this I remembered: the hotspot works
> up until the point in the text where you've added a character tag or
> something that changes the format. Now, that's in unstructured, but
> I'm wondering if they've wrapped the part where the link breaks in
> another element or something. I shall be investigating more
> tomorrow
>
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Lin Sims  wrote:
>> I think I've discovered (at least part of) the issue.
>>
>> The links are actually there. What's happening is that instead of the
>> PDF hotspot covering the entirety of the text being wrapped in the
>> xref or fm-xref tag, it's forming as a little tiny spot to the left of
>> the visible text. I suspect this is the same thing that happens with
>> xrefs to table footnotes, although at the moment I'm not remembering
>> the why.
>>
>> Tomorrow I'm going to take a look at the files this is happening in to
>> see if my coworkers are using the same elements in cases where it
>> works versus where it doesn't work, whether the attributes are
>> different, etc. I'm pretty new to structured Frame/DITA in general, so
>> digging into this ought to be fun. :)
>>
>> HOWEVER!!! If anyone has already seen this issue and knows the cause
>> and a fix, feel free to let me know. I love to figure things out, but
>> I hate reinventing the wheel! (Meantime, off to Google!)
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Lin Sims  wrote:
>>> Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
>>> where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
>>> umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
>>> possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
>>> work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
>>> long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
>>> it by now.
>>>
>>> (For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
>>> from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
>>> Adobe Acrobat X.)
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lin Sims
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lin Sims
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Support needed!

[Doris Pavlichek]

Laura, 

I wrote to you privately, but I wanted to add something that, while anecdotal, 
is relevant. 

For a very large (100+ pages) document for my capstone course, I am running 
into many issues of Word 2011 on a MacBook Pro running Lion crashing. It gives 
me an error saying that my disk isn't inserted properly (a really ludicrous 
error). The document has a few graphics, a ToC, and a low-overhead template. 
There is no reason for it to crash, but it does. 

The only way I have found to avoid the error is to force quit the app and work 
on sections of the doc in smaller chunks, which we will knit together at the 
end. 

I can't fathom trying to use Word for product doc unless you did so in very 
small files. Even then...

Doris E. Pavlichek
Dpavlichek62 at gmail.com
Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 10, 2012, at 3:57 AM,  wrote:

> Dear all
> 
> Please tell me I'm not going mad or being unreasonable.
> 
> Have just come into work to find that the company which acquired us a few 
> months ago wants me to use Powerpoint for creating datasheets instead of 
> InDesign (definite) and "a more flexible tool" (Word) instead of our beloved 
> Framemaker (proposed).
> 
> I could cry. I am the only tech author in the company of about 100 people and 
> the marketing department used PP for datasheets which they say is "adequate" 
> for the job. This all arose on Friday when someone else needed to edit a 
> version of my ID files when I was on holiday.  Now I come in to find:
> 
> "...For more technical documentation (e.g. product manuals) then I understand 
> the argument for use of a more specialist tool - but even here we can use 
> more flexible tools."
> 
> Such as? I have long user guides with masses of conditional text. Just 
> let Word have a shot at that. In fact, they were trying to do just that 
> before I started this job 4 years ago - and it wasn't working.
> 
> Sorry to clog up the forum with this but I think of you all as friends who 
> feel the same way about FM as I do.
> 
> How do I persuade them otherwise? In fact, it's just one person really I 
> think I need to convince - not in my office.
> 
> I can just about cope with datasheets in PP but using anything other than 
> Frame for long user guides is unthinkable.
> 
> L
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Finding broken links in a PDF

[Robert Lauriston]

A free option might be to set up DITA to generate Web help and use one
of the many free HTML link checkers.

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 8:50 AM, Lin Sims  wrote:
> Has Adobe added a tool for finding broken links in a PDF yet? If so,
> where is it? One of my coworkers is looking at a document that is
> umpty-pages long with even umptier numbers of links. It just isn't
> possible to find and click all of them to see if they all work, and
> work as intended. As I recall, the lack of a tool like this has been a
> long-standing issue with Acrobat, and I was kinda hoping they'd fixed
> it by now.
>
> (For reference, the files are structured FrameMaker being saved as PDF
> from a book file created using Leximation's DITA-FMx plugin, and it's
> Adobe Acrobat X.)

about the paragraph object Pgf

[Amy Zhao]

Hi,

A very basic question.
Does this object (Pgf) indicate just regular paragraph, paragraph made up of 
texts, or it has broader meaning, like sections including paragraphs and tables?
Thanks for any help.

Amy
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about the paragraph object Pgf

[Combs, Richard]

Amy Zhao wrote: 

> A very basic question.
> Does this object (Pgf) indicate just regular paragraph, paragraph made
> up of texts, or it has broader meaning, like sections including
> paragraphs and tables?
> Thanks for any help.

Umm, I think you're going to have to provide a lot more context. 

Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
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