Re: FM11: Print book to PDF no longer works [SOLVED]
Hi Roger Yep, opening the files in FM11 first did the trick! Print book to PDF works again. Thanks! -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu ___ 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.
FM11 + FM10: background color disappears in CMYK PDF
Hi group When I save my FM11 or Fm10 file as a CMYK PDF, I see that the background color of my text is gone in my PDF. It's okay when I select the option to convert CMYK colors to RGB, but I don't want to convert my colors to RGB. Is this a known FM bug? Thanks -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu ___ 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: Re: Template Override Madness
You're sure the overrides aren't on the master or reference pages? When I was cleaning up some legacy docs in FM10 recently, I found that any time a character tag was applied to a whole paragraph it would show up as an override. The only way I know to stop that is a kludge: add a space at the end of the paragraph and close the character tag before it. Alternatively, create additional paragraph tags. On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Nancy Allison ma...@verizon.net wrote: Further update: I downloaded, installed, and ran HuntOverrides and fixed all paragraph overrides. A very nice tool! (http://www.freeframers.org/freeware/cud/). However, it did not solve the problem. I suppose there must be other overrides, such as tweaked text frames, still in play. I don't know how to identify them, nor does creating a new document based on the template eliminate them. ___ 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: Template Override Madness
You can try this. Save a copy of your file. Delete everything on the body page (Cntrl-A, then Delete) and then flip back to the master page. Then flip back to the body page and accept everything that is on the master page that is set to come through to the body page. Don't add anything else. Then put your live text back into the empty text boxes that have been brought to the body page from the master page from the copy you saved earlier. A lot of times the stuff that causes these messages are empty text lines where a person has the graphics text tool selected and then clicks onto the page but doesn't enter anything. This leaves an empty text line. Also, it sounds like your template has overrides, so that should be fixed in this way, too. Craig Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 14:53:58 -0500 From: ma...@verizon.net To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Template Override Madness Hi, all. I have been struggling with the Remove Overrides issue with the cover page template for our user guides. It has a busy first page with a lot of text flows, graphics, variables, etc. I could not identify the variation between the body page and the master page, so I decided to create a brand new file based on the template file. If the new one was clean, I would ditch the original and rename this one as the template file. I created a new file and it looked great -- but it stiill has overrides! The new file should use the master page as the basis for the body cover page, correct? And since I haven't touched the brand new body cover page, I can't have created any overrides. Yes NO! I still get the message. Other than flipping back and forth between the Body page and the Master page in the original template file and hoping to spot the difference, I have no idea how to fix this. All suggestions gratefully received. --Nancy ___ ___ 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: On educational discounts documentation issues
Hi Rob I've grumbled on here about an FM10 crash a couple of times in the last year. An Adobe engineer got in touch each time. I was impressed! And the crash has been fixed in FM11 - I'm definitely impressed. I agree with you about printed manuals, though. We'll be buying a few copies of the Scriptorium book as soon as it comes out. Cheers Rebecca Rob Shell rsh...@iafrica.com 1/08/12 22:59 Hi Framers: Down here in South Africa I have been trying to get educational discounts for Frame products, like TC4, but so far no luck, but then the fat lady has not sung her FM11 aria yet. There is a long-term, industry-wide aversion to full print documentation. This is a great pity. I am sure this knowledge gap restricts market share of those companies who churn out expensive but undocumented versions of fantastic programs. If the corporation dedicated a professional writer to do a full manual of its product, the product might take off, but no accountant would allow that as there would not be an immediate return on the balance sheet. Much easier to upgrade a pdf manual. By the way, anyone looked at the adobe pdf manuals? They are good, but when you turn to the index (yes, just one) they are incredibly feeble. Ununderstandable from one of the industry`s best indexing programs. Would not know where to start? Well I think this listserv's archive would be a pretty good place to start. Even a list of common problems and their solutions might make for a significant missing manual. I also do not understand why nobody from Adobe watches this space and comments. Disconcerting to say the least. Cobbler, keep to your last. Rob Shell Rob Shell Windows Seven FrameMaker 9 patched 4 GB RAM 3 TB hd ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as rebecca.offi...@alliedtelesis.co.nz. 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/rebecca.officer%40alliedtelesis.co.nz Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. NOTICE: This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify Allied Telesis Labs Ltd immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender has the authority to issue and specifically states them to be the views of Allied Telesis Labs. ___ 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: Deleting conditions across a book - Frame 10
On 2012-07-31 15:17, Laura Fergusson wrote: Hi all Does anyone know of a way to delete conditional tags across a book using Frame 10? I used the PGF Whopper plugin for Frame 8 but can’t find anything for version 10. I know you can go into each file and delete each tag individually but it’s very time consuming. Hi Laura, We're using Rick Quatro's FindChangeSpecial plugin for this. On book level, you search for one condition at a time and replace it with another condition (the same one in all cases) and in the operation delete the found condition. In a couple of minutes, you now have only one condition in your book. Then you go through the files one by one and delete the remaining condition, which takes another few minutes. Not an instant fix, but much faster than deleting every tag by itself in every file. -j -- Johan Anglemark, Technical Communicator Localization Manager. IAR Systems AB Box 23051, Strandbodgatan 1 SE-750 23 Uppsala, SWEDEN Mobile: +46 708 651088, Phone: +46 18 167894, Fax: +46 18 167838 E-mail: johan.anglem...@iar.com Website: www.iar.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/iarsystems ___ 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: Upgrade to TCS 4 for subscription holders
My group purchased TCS3.5 and a support plan with 2-year free upgrades on April 27, 2012, since this is a new product for us we wanted to purchase the latest version. After seeing this post, I inquired from Adobe why we did not get an upgrade notification. Their first answer was that TCS 4 was released on April 26, 2012 and the upgrade notification went out this same day, the day before we purchased TCS 3.5. Their answer as to why we purchased TCS 3.5, that was version we requested (not once did they try to upsell to the newer version). We did not know that it was even available to purchase until I saw this post, Adobe did not bother to let us know then nor did they mention it in the 6-weeks of multiple support calls after we purchased TCS 3.5. During that timeframe, their website did not even mention TCS 4 it still had TCS 3.5 displayed. After some tailchasing, they had to push our request up the line and we finally got the upgrade license today. It's sad that we, the users, have to find out through user support forums to get service and upgrade notices that we paid top-dollar for Adobe to provide to us. David Coe Sr. Technical Editor General Dynamics Information Technology National and Homeland Security Division Integrated Security Instrumentation Solutions - Live Training Ranges 12249 Science Drive, Suite 130 Orlando, Florida 32826 From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of LGLists Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 7:52 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Upgrade to TCS 4 for subscription holders Framers, I purchased the full TCS subscription last year and thought I'd get immediate notification of upgrades. I've not seen anything and checked my LWS (licensing) account yesterday. Nothing there either. I've emailed to two Adobe addresses over the last couple of days, but no response. Anyone else a subscriber and know how this works? Anyone received notification on a subscription? Thanks! ~ Linda G. Gallagher STC Fellow TechCom Plus, LLC lindag at techcomplus dot com www.techcomplus.comhttp://www.techcomplus.com/ 303-450-9076 or 800-500-3144 Tutorials, show me demos, user guides, help, FrameMaker and WebWorks ePublisher templates ___ 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: An apology to Adobe staff who have helped others and to Dov Isaacs who, have contributed mightily to this list.
Hi Rob,
I absolutely agree with you. When there is a problem and Framemaker crashes, it
is very hard to understand what caused it to crash. Neither crash logs nor
error numbers are helpful in this case. I think adobe could do a better job and
provide some documentation that helps to debug FM instability problems and a
tool that analyzes a crash log.
Kind regards,
Roman
From: Rob Shell rsh...@iafrica.com
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Sent: Thursday, August 2, 2012 2:01 PM
Subject: An apology to Adobe staff who have helped others and to Dov Isaacs
who, have contributed mightily to this list.
Hi Framers.
An apology to Adobe staff who have helped others, [but not me!} and
especially to Dov Isaacs and others who have contributed mightily to this
list.
What I would like to reiterate and why I keep complaining is that pricey
revisions which do not really improve stability are extremely hard to
swallow. I am not simply criticizing for the sake of mouthing off. I earn my
living with FM9 and I am not going anywhere else.
I believe that that much FrameMaker information is locked away from users.
For example, how would the FM user interpret the following set of error
messages which I received today?
Framemaker error
9004
8847891
5207138
5269791
Would the Adobe Forums help? No post on the forum for these.
Would Google help? No hits
Would the manuals help? Hell, no
I have spent a lifetime working on computers in every conceivable situation
from mainframes to laptops and I know what a good manual is. Alas,
FrameMaker does not have one.
An example of a bad manual might be the IBM JCL manual [Job control
language] while a good manual might be the SPSS manual. {Statistical
Package] Perhaps the best software manual ever written.
As Software manufacturers retreated from print manuals, a market gap opened
for the missing manuals. These increased the cost of the product and
simply are not good enough except to start.
Since we pay top dollar for Adobe products, perhaps we can be assured of a
review of their manual policy.
Rob Shell
Windows Seven
FrameMaker 9 patched
4 GB RAM
3 TB hd
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Re: Verma on Educational pricing
Maybe they're pricing FrameMaker high in order to promote sales of the TCS suite. On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 1:48 AM, Shmuel Wolfson shmue...@gmail.com wrote: FrameMaker pricing has been going way up since version 10, when they started charging $400 to upgrade only ONE version. At one point there was a rumor that FrameMaker was being put out to pasture. Now it seems they are just pricing themselves out of the market. ___ 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: Template for four-page brochure?
Creating a standard four-page 8.5 x 11 document is the easiest if your printer can handle it. If you save as PDF, Acrobat has booklet printing options that will handle the layout. On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Nancy Allison ma...@verizon.net wrote: I need to create a template for a four-page Quick Start Card that will print on a piece of 11 x 17 paper that will be folded once to produce four pages. ___ 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.
VENDOR'S POST: reminder of FrameMaker 11 deep dive webinar Tue Aug 7th 10 AM PAC
Hi, I avoid postings like this, except at product launch time. The new FrameMaker 11 has many new features that have barely been touched on in recent reviews. I encourage everyone who can to register for this webinar. If you are unable to attend, it will be recorded, and you will be sent a link to view it at your convenience. Although a great deal has been done to make XML/DITA even more accessible for practically anyone, many of the new enhancements in FrameMaker 11 will improve your quality of life if you are authoring regular, unstructured data. The product presentation and demo will be done by the Sr. Product Manager, Kapil Verma (@KapilVermaAdobe), so this is a rare opportunity to address your questions directly to the staff member who owns future feature development. The webinar takes place from 10AM to 11:30 AM Pacific time, Tues Au 7th. Here is the registration link: http://awe.sm/c2NvZ ___ Maxwell Hoffmann | Product Evangelist | Adobe | p. 503.336.5952 | c. 503.805.3719 | mhoff...@adobe.com http://twitter.com/maxwellhoffmann - http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellhoffmann blogs.adobe.com/techcomm ___ 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: Re: Template for four-page brochure?
When you say printer do you mean a print shop or a fancy large-format laser printer? In either case, you should be able to create the four-page 8.5x11 PDF and use that to print two-up double-sided on 11x17, but if you're talking about a shop, call them to make sure. On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Nancy Allison ma...@verizon.net wrote: Thanks to everyone who has responded. I neglected to add that we will distribute this document in two ways: 1. Physically along with the hardware product 2. In PDF form from the web site This means that, however we set up the document we physically print, we also have to have a printable format for our users. Most of them won't print to 11 x 17 and certainly not to 11 x 17, double-sided. Some of them will even print single-sided to 8.5 x 11. It would be terrific if we had one deliverable for both the printer and the end user. ___ 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: Re: Template for four-page brochure?
You have answered your own question--see below: I neglected to add that we will distribute this document in two ways: 1. Physically along with the hardware product 2. In PDF form from the web site The (2) means you should build it as Letter and have the printer impose it into a 2-Up, Duplex booklet on 11x17. End users that pull it off of the web (a) won't know WHAT to do with a pre-imposed booklet and (b) easily can MAKE it a booklet (or a single-side 4-Up, or a four-page stack) as they see fit with most modern printers' driver settings. Relative file size of the two deliverables is managed simply by having one print-to-PDF setting for the booklet's printer (high DPI; maximal font embedding; overprint/undercolor settings; etc) and one for the print-to-PDF setting for the web (compressed, maybe a little lossy, maybe 150 DPI max, strip special printer control codes, add bookmarks and tagging, etc). If you are attempting to deliver a single PDF file for both media (printer and web) then you've got some tough decisions to make surrounding print quality versus file size online (and customer bandwidth). I would advise against trying to do it that way at all--that's what PDF Settings on BOOK files in FM is FOR! ;) HTH; David ___ 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.
FM10 paragraph / character tag display disappearing
I've been having a problem lately where the paragraph / character tag display at the lower left corner is replaced by a ParaID display. Sometimes it's a big problem not being able to see what tags have been applied. Suggestions? ___ 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.
Plugin for extracting information for XSLT Designer
Does anyone know of some sort of plugin or script tool for FrameMaker that will generate a report on every paragraph tag, character tag, table designers, etc, and list all of the details for them. So essentially I want to pull out all of the specs I would need for my XSLT designer. Thank You, Gillian Flato Senior Content Developer Skype: Gillian.B.Flato gillian.fl...@nexenta.com ___ 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.
Lost of AutoNum Override (Unstruct to Struct)
We are in the process of converting from unstructured to structured. When a baseline document has an entire paragraph that is modified, we change all of the text in the paragraph red by applying a character tag. If the paragraph has an auto number this also changes the paragraph's auto number character color. When we do a conversion to structure, the text in the paragraph remains red but the auto number goes back to the original color. We have tried with and without flag paragraph format overrides and flag character format overrides just to try something, but nothing changed. It is corrected after conversion by selecting the entire paragraph, going to the character designer (which shows the correct character tag), and hitting apply. We have tried this on Windows (7/Vista) FrameMaker 9, 10 , and 11 with the same results. I am trying to figure out of this is expected behavior or a bug. Does anyone know if this is how it should work? Along the same lines..a superscripted character in the middle of the paragraph is no longer superscripted, is not red, and is not wrapped in a character tag element. The text on either side of it (same paragraph) is wrapped in the character tag element. Dave H ___ 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.
Virus alert: If you get an email from me with no subject, do not open it!
Someone inadvertently sent me a virus. The email had no subject. Since I knew the person, I opened the email. Because I figured it's better to err on the side of caution, I'm sending out this warning. If you get an email from me with no subject, just delete it, unopened. If you do this, you'll be OK. If you're as paranoid about these things as I am, it's a good idea to change your email password. My apologies for the inconvenience and for the spam, but I'd rather be safe than sorry. Marguerite ___ 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.
Looking for a technical writer for a permanent position in Toulouse, France
Hi everyone, I work for a company in Toulouse, France. We're presently looking for someone to fill a permanent position as a technical writer. The ad is in French but you need to possess excellent if not native-quality English as all the writing will be in English. The ad itself is as follows: Société : *FORSK * Type de contrat : CDI Lieu : Toulouse Plan d'accèshttp://cadres.apec.fr/MesOffres/Recherche/voir-offre-surlignee.jsp?PEGA_HREF_10471929_0_0_doAfficherDetailOffreGeoloc=doAfficherDetailOffreGeoloc Salaire : selon expérience Expérience : Expérimenté Forsk est un éditeur de logiciels d'ingénierie de réseaux de téléphonie mobile (GSM, UMTS, LTE, WiMAX...), leader sur son marché. Nous servons une clientèle internationale d'opérateurs télécoms et d'équipementiers depuis nos trois implantations à Toulouse (siège social), Chicago (USA) et Guangzhou (Chine) et un réseau mondial de distributeurs.. Nous recherchons pour notre site de Toulouse un : *Ingénieur rédacteur technique (H/F)* Intégré à notre équipe de documentation, vous participez à la conception et rédaction de documents techniques (manuel utilisateur, aide en ligne, guide de référence) de notre logiciel Atoll en coordination avec notre équipe de développement. Compétences requises : - Formation : Nous recherchons des candidats avec une formation scientifique ou technique avec une familiarité avec le secteur des télécommunications. - Outils : une bonne connaissance de FrameMaker est requise. Une connaissance d'autres outils de documentation sera également appréciée. - Linguistique : Le candidat doit maitriser l'anglais, avec une connaissance excellente de la grammaire anglaise, et un français fluide. - Expérience : minimum 2 ans d'expérience dans la production de documentation technique en anglais, dans le domaine des télécoms ou chez un éditeur de logiciels. Merci de nous transmettre votre candidature accompagnée d'exemples de documentations réalisées en anglais. You can either visit the link below to apply or you can apply directly to mtaddjed...@forsk.com with your CV and examples of your writing in English. http://cadres.apec.fr/offres-emploi-cadres/0_0_0_37274532Woffre-d-emploi-ingenieur-redacteur-technique-h-f.html?xtmc=redacteur_techniquextnp=1xtcr=1 ___ 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.
FM11 - xPath query
Hello All I just received my new FM11 installation, and wonder if anyone else using FM11 has come across this apparent problem. FM11 on Windows Vista. Using the XML view, I am searching for an xPath query such as //section. I select the Folder option and hit Run. The Browse for Folder dialog opens. In this dialog I see my local drives and folders, but no mapped network drives. If I go to Windows Explorer and navigate to the desired network folder, then copy the address to the clipboard, I can paste that address in the Browse for Folder dialog and it works OK. But that's no way to have to do it. Is this a known restriction (local drives only), a bug, or a setting that I'm missing? Roger Shuttleworth London, Canada___ 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: xPath search in mapped network drives
Hello All FM11 on Vista. I found out the answer to my question as to why mapped network drives are not shown when choosing the Folder option for an xPath query. Indeed, they are not shown in other places in FM too. The answer is to run FrameMaker as administrator. You can set it to run as admin by default. Right-click the shortcut and choose Properties, then set the option on the Compatibility tab. Just in case anyone else is as perplexed as I was. Roger Roger Shuttleworth Technical Documentation AV-BASE Systems Inc. 1000 Air Ontario Drive, Suite 200 London, Ontario N5V 3S4 Tel. 519 691-0919 ext. 330___ 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.
FrameMaker 11 and 9 - Doc Team expansion, help.
Hi All Firstly this is a great resource the FrameUsers List, and admittedly I've lurked rather than contributed - but now all that could change.. be gentle :) (so excuse any distribution or admin mistakes feel free to advise accordingly). I'm currently the sole tech writer in 'Product A' team, however I have a contractor starting in v soon (yippee), to help produce finalise publications - typically just PDF printed books, with next to me, on the same site. So I'm rapidly sorting his resources i.e. hard/soft ware, desk, phone etc.. My problem, or query is what version of Adobe FrameMaker (FM) should I advise the the company, a global electromechanical manufacturer to purchase, for the new starter? I'm currently running Adobe TCS2, using Adobe FM9 daily - purchased way back in 2009 (wow really :|). I've priced the initial costs of moving myself to FM11 with a TCS upgrade, starting the contractor with FM11, and then add other minor additions such as Acrobat Pro to which the total exceeds £2000 ($3200).. ouch. I could simplify things buy purchasing from a retailer, a old version of FM9. Though seems a) missed opportunity slightly foolish to purchase an unsupported version now (I think?). I'm hesitant to move to FM11, as another product group in the company, (will call them Product B team), is considering moving to FM9 - they've got the s/ware licenses all paid up - but haven't made the leap. Yep, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make' m drink it :)). So the question really is what's the back saving options and support like in FM11 for working on shared FM9 source content using multiple version of FM? I can foresee the problem when working with the existing FM9 files, such as updating publishing, with the new persons version (FM11) - they'd naturally save as FM 11, unless otherwise specifically back saved, to MIF 7? (Locking the older FM9 user out opps) Is there an obvious, easy way to have both version FM9 and FM11 working in harmony, on the same shared files ( more importantly) FM books, from the same network server folders (no CMS)? Does any functionality 'drop out' of the FM9 files, if opened, updated/changed with FM 11 then back saved using the Mif7 file format for the older team players on Product A and B teams on FM9? Is the above the preferred method, or is there other ways? With or without FM or Third party Add In's? (The FM 9 version files for product teams A B, are relatively advanced, though are only unstructured non DITA currently - but contain use Cond. Tags (15+), Variables, Multiple Master pages (40), Cross references (20), and Content Insets, to single source Tech data, Revision tracking tags and Ext. references (artwork images etc ). I would be really interested in hearing from anyone whose got experience of sharing FM files with multiple versions of FrameMaker (FM)? And ideas/experience with multiple user licensing - if cheaper than buying each s/ware product separately? Or do you have to move all members of an Authoring team to a uniformed version (FM11), and take the greater cost on the chin, for the pay off in efficient file sharing/usage? Thanks in advance, Sim Simon Thomson Email: sthom...@rapiscansystems.commailto:sthom...@rapiscansystems.com Web: www.rapiscansystems.comhttp://www.rapiscansystems.com/ ___ 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.
Bruce Foster's FrameMaker Archive Program
Is there a new version of the FrameMaker archive program available? I remember that someone was working on it at one point. I just didn't know if it is available. We are about to upgrade to FrameMaker 11. Any information you can provide is helpful. Thank you! Salome _ Salome Abungu Technical Writer Engineering Services Department Thiele Technologies 315 27th Avenue, NE Minneapolis, MN 55418 Phone: (612) 782-3617 E-mail: salome.abu...@thieletech.commailto:salome.abu...@thieletech.com Website: www.thieletech.comhttp://www.thieletech.com/ P Go Green: Keep It on the Screen! Please do not print this email unless it is necessary. ___ 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.
Graphic import object facets problem
Hi, Thank you for being here. I am trying to troubleshoot a graphics import problem with one of our frame users that is not occurring with any of our other frame users. I don't fully understand how frame embeds graphics into the document so I need some help determining whether these behaviors are normal. All are using Framemaker 10, the problem user is on Windows Vista working across the network (Framemaker is installed on local computer, files are hosted elsewhere), the others are on XP working on their local computers exclusively. This is what I discovered through experimentation on my own computer (XP, working locally): When importing a graphic, I use the copy into document setting, and import the graphic which itself is in PDF format. I shrinkwrap it, then save the frame file. At this point, the objects properties pane reports a PDF facet. I then save the frame file as PDF using the smallest file size filter, and then save the frame file again. At this point, the objects properties pane reports both a PDF and EPSI facet. I then close the frame file and re-open it. At this point, the objects properties pane reports a PDF facet only. The resulting frame filesize is approx. 400k. I believe this is the preferred result for our needs. What is happening on the problem user's computer is that the frame file he generates retains the object faces PDF and EPSI, and also adds a FrameImage facet after going through the same steps listed above. His frame files are enormous, 19 megs for the same file used above, and the resulting PDF files are also huge (17megs). When compiled into a complete book, he's generating 200meg PDFs whereas the rest of us are only putting out 10meg books. Can someone help me understand what's happening during the import/embed process and why we're getting different results across our users? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Chris ___ 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: templates showing usage WAS: Hello (FM 11 Documentation)
First, Adobe would have to develop a template feature. You can kludge something like templates but it's clunky and undocumented, especially with regard to TOCs and other generated files. On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 11:21 AM, Craig Ede craig...@hotmail.com wrote: I think David is really right on the money with these comments on the templates. Let's hope the Adobe is listening on this one. They could get started now, releasing them periodically. Then by FM 12 they would have a real bang-up set of them to come out with the new release. ... ___ 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: Batch Update of FM file templates
Doesn't ring a bell, but Silicon Prairie's utilities are functionally similar. http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/ On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 6:36 AM, Nancy Allison ma...@verizon.net wrote: Hi, all. I used to know how to update FM file templates in a batch, but I need a refresher. The process went like this: 1. Open your FM book. 2. Use a .dll function, not native to Frame, to save all the book files to .mif at once. 3. Open all the .mif files in a tool that provided a table at the bottom of the UI. 4. In that table, enter the element you wished to replace in the left column, say a paragraph tag named BL_Heading_1, with the element you wished to replace it with, say, Heading1. You could enter as many elements as you wanted, and you could save and reuse the resulting list. 5. Pass Go! 6. Hey Presto! Your changes are made. Can anyone tell me what the .dll was, and what the editing tool was? ___ 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: Batch Update of FM file templates
I, too, would like a (known-safe) DLL or batch file or script that will make all FM files save to MIF! I've kind of dreaded that stage of the complex project on which I'm working (making a checklist link to a full guide, using one file set and conditional text and MIF to build the checklist half). Thanks! David Artman Original Message From: Nancy Allison ma...@verizon.net Date: Fri, August 03, 2012 9:36 am ... 1. Open your FM book. 2. Use a .dll function, not native to Frame, to save all the book files to .mif at once. ... ___ 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.
Graphics import problems
(My apologies if this came through already, me emailer crashed upon send.) Hi, Thank you for being here. I am trying to troubleshoot a graphics import problem with one of our frame users that is not occurring with any of our other frame users. I don't fully understand how frame embeds graphics into the document so I need some help determining whether these behaviors are normal. All are using Framemaker 10, the problem user is on Windows Vista working across the network (Framemaker is installed on local computer, files are hosted elsewhere), the others are on XP working on their local computers exclusively. This is what I discovered through experimentation on my own computer (XP, working locally): When importing a graphic, I use the copy into document setting, and import the graphic which itself is in PDF format. I shrinkwrap it, then save the frame file. At this point, the objects properties pane reports a PDF facet. I then save the frame file as PDF using the smallest file size filter, and then save the frame file again. At this point, the objects properties pane reports both a PDF and EPSI facet. I then close the frame file and re-open it. At this point, the objects properties pane reports a PDF facet only. The resulting frame filesize is approx. 400k. I believe this is the preferred result for our needs. What is happening on the problem user's computer is that the frame file he generates retains the object faces PDF and EPSI, and also adds a FrameImage facet after going through the same steps listed above. His frame files are enormous, 19 megs for the same file used above, and the resulting PDF files are also huge (17megs). When compiled into a complete book, he's generating 200meg PDFs whereas the rest of us are only putting out 10meg books. Can someone help me understand what's happening during the import/embed process and why we're getting different results across our users? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Chris ___ 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.
Vendors post: reminder of Aug 7 FM11 webinar new AdobeTV episodes
Our product manager posted to the Framers group on July 30th with a summary of key highlights of new functionality in FrameMaker 11. He also listed several highly useful resources. Here is a quick reminder of the webinar this coming webinar, followed by a TWEET you can use if you'd like to help spread the word. I follow that with short URL links to 3 AdobeTV shows that highlight many new features in FrameMaker 11. WEBINAR: Tues August 7th at 10 AM - 11:30 AM Pacific What's new in Adobe FrameMaker 11 Product manager Kapil Verma (@KapilVermaAdobe) will give an indepth demo of the many areas of increased functionality, including (a) more control over role-based workspaces, (b) the return of keyboard shortcuts, (c) major enhancements to make XML/DITA authoring even easier, and (d) some significant improvements to rich media, including hot spot hyperlinks between vector graphics and relevant text and the ability to auto-generate a hyperlinked parts list from 3D graphics. New features are too numerous to list them all. TWEET: Webinar Aug 7 10AM PAC What's new in Adobe FrameMaker 11 http://adobe.ly/Oj0MTK @KapilVermaAdobe prod mgr demos major new product features AdobeTV shows with several episodes: == New in FrameMaker 11: Rich Multimedia Capabilities | Adobe TV http://awe.sm/n1kCU == New in FrameMaker 11: XML Authoring Features | Adobe TV http://awe.sm/f2ItP == New in FrameMaker 11: Enterprise Productivity Features | Adobe TV http://awe.sm/l1jyQ Although the AdobeTV episodes show some exciting capabilities in brief featurette demos, they are not comprehensive. You really need to attend the webinar to see it all. The webinar will be recorded; register and if you are unable to attend you will be notified of the URL for the recorded episode. Attending also gives you a great chance to ask questions directly to our product manager, Kapil Verma. See you there! p.s. although you will see a great deal about XML/DITA, FrameMaker is still a terrific authoring solution for people who want single-source output (now to HTML5 via Tech Comm Suite or Server) in unstructured mode. ___ Maxwell Hoffmann | Product Evangelist | Adobe | p. 503.336.5952 | c. 503.805.3719 | mhoff...@adobe.com http://twitter.com/maxwellhoffmann - http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellhoffmann blogs.adobe.com/techcomm ___ 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: Vendors post: reminder of Aug 7 FM11 webinar new AdobeTV episodes
Sorry for the typo: Here is a quick reminder of the webinar this coming WEEK, followed by a TWEET... ___ Maxwell Hoffmann | Product Evangelist | Adobe | p. 503.336.5952 | c. 503.805.3719 | mhoff...@adobe.com http://twitter.com/maxwellhoffmann - http://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellhoffmann blogs.adobe.com/techcomm -Original Message- From: Maxwell Hoffmann Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2012 11:57 AM To: 'framers@lists.frameusers.com' Subject: Vendors post: reminder of Aug 7 FM11 webinar new AdobeTV episodes [snip] Here is a quick reminder of the webinar this coming webinar, followed by a TWEET you can use if you'd like to help spread the word. I follow that with short URL links to 3 AdobeTV shows that highlight many new features in FrameMaker 11. WEBINAR:[snip] ___ 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.
How to reset FrameMaker Configuration Defaults
I inadvertently converted my user variables to text in one of my documents. I luckily had a backup stored elsewhere so I simply replaced my document. Unfortunately, I am still unable to edit user variables. It seems that this change was to FrameMaker (version 9, p255) and not to the doc. I looked in the maker.ini file to see if there was a setting I could change but I didn't see anything related to variables. I did find a setting for variables in the mif2rtf.ini file however, and changed it to ConvertVariablbes=No but that didn't change anything either. I then completely uninstalled FrameMaker and reinstalled but it is still keeping my original configuration. Does anyone know how I can reset Frame or at least get the option to change my user variables back? Thanks. Lynn Thomas | Manager, Course Development phone fax +1.317.715.8614 | lynn.tho...@inin.com Interactive Intelligence Deliberately Innovative www.inin.comhttp://www.inin.com/ [Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:image001.png@01CC50F6.539B5F10]http://www.inin.com/facebook[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:image003.png@01CC50F6.539B5F10]http://www.inin.com/twitter[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:image005.png@01CC50F7.5FF508A0]http://www.inin.com/linkedin[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:image004.png@01CC5106.F5DCBE80]http://www.inin.com/youtube[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:image010.png@01CC5106.53AC34B0]http://www.inin.com/Pages/Blogs.aspx inline: image001.pnginline: image002.pnginline: image003.pnginline: image004.pnginline: image005.png___ 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: FrameMaker 11 Add ons - also for earlier versions!
Echoing Scott's enthusiasm, I was delighted to see there's a version for FM10 too. Great! Cheers Rebecca Scott Prentice s...@leximation.com 14/08/12 09:05 Klaus... These are some wonderful resources that you've provided to the FM community! I'm particularly interested in the maker.ini and customization documentation. I'm pretty sure that Adobe is looking to improve their docs .. they should just pay you for this information and include it as theirs. I'm also very impressed with the work you've done on the UI enhancements .. wonderful toolbar and pallete work! Framers .. Take a few minutes and look over this information that Klaus has provided. Even if you're not on FM11, you'll find a wealth of information on his website for your FM version. Cheers! ...scott On 8/13/12 12:44 PM, Klaus Daube wrote: Framers, I'm not involded with the acclaimed new featues in the XML and DITA area - I'm still on the unstructured route (and my customers just as well). That gave me time to ride other hobby horses during the beta-test: 1 Enhanced Tool Bar ( http://www.daube.ch/docu/fmaker66.html ) for FM-11 : Items 2, 3, 5, 6 are also included here. 2 Modified Equation Palette ( http://www.daube.ch/docu/fmaker65.html ) : 25% larger, clearer display by use of fonts 3 Enhanced Vertical Toolbar ( http://www.daube.ch/docu/fmaker67.html ) : two rather than four levels; new functions in the upper part. The vertical toolbar fits nicely into the margin area of facing pages thus reducing mouse miles on a large screen. 4 Entries in maker.ini ( http://www.daube.ch/docu/fmaker68.html ) : a list of all the items since FM-3 with explanations. Of course some mysteries could not be resolved... 5 Customising FrameMaker ( http://www.daube.ch/docu/files/etb-customising-fm.pdf ) : Based on the document provided lastly for FM-7 I've documented the procedures for FM-11. Also includes maker.ini entries relevant for FM-11. 6 FrameMaker Commands ( http://www.daube.ch/docu/files/etb-fm11-commands.pdf ) : A list of all commandi in FM-11 created with itl script. If Adobe does not improve some pathetic dialogues (e.g. Insert Table), I'll probably throw myself into even more work. Well, time for such things to do may have only retired and passionate people like me. Klaus Daube ~ Docu + Design Daube; Schäracher 11; CH-8053 Zürich Technical documentation consultancy; On-line and paper F: +41-44-422 86 25 E: d...@daube.ch W: www.daube.ch NOTICE: This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify Allied Telesis Labs Ltd immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender has the authority to issue and specifically states them to be the views of Allied Telesis Labs. ___ 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.
Installing the Archive Program in FrameMaker 11 (Formerly: Bruce Foster's FrameMaker Archive Program)
I found an answer to my question so I thought I'd share. The location for the archive script can be found at http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/2011/07/create-a-book-packager-using-extendscript.html. Install the Archive Program in FrameMaker 11 1. Download and extract the script (Under Code Snippets, click the link script attached). 2. In FrameMaker 11, run the script. a. Click File - Script - Run. A pop will appear. b. Go to the folder where you saved the script. Select Archive-v2.jsx and click OK. View the Archive Program Click File - Utilities. The archive program should be listed. From: Abungu, Salome (TTI Mpls) Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 10:30 AM To: framemaker-d...@yahoogroups.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Bruce Foster's FrameMaker Archive Program Is there a new version of the FrameMaker archive program available? I remember that someone was working on it at one point. I just didn't know if it is available. We are about to upgrade to FrameMaker 11. Any information you can provide is helpful. Thank you! Salome _ Salome Abungu Technical Writer Engineering Services Department Thiele Technologies 315 27th Avenue, NE Minneapolis, MN 55418 Phone: (612) 782-3617 E-mail: salome.abu...@thieletech.commailto:salome.abu...@thieletech.com Website: www.thieletech.comhttp://www.thieletech.com/ P Go Green: Keep It on the Screen! Please do not print this email unless it is necessary. ___ 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.
FM11 XML view - replace with nothing
Hello Framers Using FM11 (structured) on Vista SP2. I open an XML document and switch to XML view. I want to replace a string (either straight text or a regular expression) with nothing. Leaving the Change field blank in the Find/Change dialog, I find the desired string and hit Change Find, or Change All. An error message appears saying that I have to add a string to the Change field. To my mind this is a bug. I have reported it as such on the Adobe website, but would be grateful if someone could confirm for me. Thanks. Roger Roger Shuttleworth Technical Documentation AV-BASE Systems Inc. 1000 Air Ontario Drive, Suite 200 London, Ontario N5V 3S4 Tel. 519 691-0919 ext. 330___ 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.
Outsize section in book file?
Using FrameMaker 10 I have a book that has 3 Appendixes, the first of which is 11 x 17. When I insert this into the book file and select Update Book... from the Edit menu, the page size for the entire book goes to 11 x 17, which is obviously not what I want. Any thoughts Sue Ahrenhold Project Manager Roush Technical Services Allen Park, MI 313.425.2780 ___ 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.
Tech writing for web apps - style guides?
Hi all, My company is working on web-based applications. In the past, we've used the Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications as our style guide for installed apps, but I'm looking for a source that includes more web app information. For example, what are the usage rules for screen, tab, page, link, log in, sign in, etc. Is there a style guide out there that anybody would recommend? Thanks! Amy ___ 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.
How to reset Frame's Default Configuration
I inadvertently converted my user variables to text in one of my documents. I luckily had a another copy of the document stored elsewhere so I simply replaced my document. Unfortunately, I am still unable to edit user variables. It seems that this dumb change I made was to FrameMaker (version 9, p255) and not to the actual document. I looked in the maker.ini file to see if there was a setting I could change and revert back to its original configuration but I didn't see anything related to variables. I also tried replacing the maker.ini file with a backup but that didn't work either. I did find a setting for variables in the mif2rtf.ini file , and changed it to ConvertVariables=No but again, that didn't change anything. I then completely uninstalled FrameMaker and reinstalled it but it is still keeping my original configuration and will not let me edit my user variables. Does anyone know how I can reset Frame to its original default configuration or at least get the option to edit my user variables back? Thanks. Lynn Thomas | Manager, Course Development phone fax +1.317.715.8614 | lynn.tho...@inin.com Interactive Intelligence Deliberately Innovative www.inin.comhttp://www.inin.com/ [Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:image001.png@01CC50F6.539B5F10]http://www.inin.com/facebook[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:image003.png@01CC50F6.539B5F10]http://www.inin.com/twitter[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:image005.png@01CC50F7.5FF508A0]http://www.inin.com/linkedin[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:image004.png@01CC5106.F5DCBE80]http://www.inin.com/youtube[Description: Description: Description: Description: Description: cid:image010.png@01CC5106.53AC34B0]http://www.inin.com/Pages/Blogs.aspx inline: image001.pnginline: image002.pnginline: image003.pnginline: image004.pnginline: image005.png___ 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: framers Digest, Vol 82, Issue 15
Using FrameMaker 10 I have a book that has 3 Appendixes, the first of which is 11 x 17. When I insert this into the book file and select Update Book... from the Edit menu, the page size for the entire book goes to 11 x 17, which is obviously not what I want. Any thoughts Sue Ahrenhold ___ 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.
Running H/F Looking Backwards or Current open para
Hi, all--FM8 Unstructured on Win7. GOAL: Trying to use a Running H/F to show readers the major step in which they are *currently* working. ISSUE: The Running H/F picks up the first major step para on the current page, *NOT* the major step in which they are working. EXAMPLE: User began step 20.5 several pages earlier, and he or she is currently viewing the final step, 20.5.h, with step 20.6 appearing next para down on the page. The Running H/F shows 20.6 because that is the first para of type step to appear on the page; *BUT* I want it to show the *most-recent, current* step number: 20.5. I suspect this is not possible in unstructured FM 8 Thanks, if you got a method! David ___ 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: Problems comparing large books: due to memory issues--or what?
You could also use a text editor to compare the MIF files. That'd get text changes, including changes in tables. Cheers Rebecca Stuart Rogers srog...@phoenix-geophysics.com 21/08/12 10:02 On 20/08/2012 2:36 PM, Fausset, Marilyn wrote: I have been comparing several FM books (specs bound for ISO) that are large with lots of docs that contain many referenced Visio's and text insets. I have converted the text insets (MIFs full of tables) to text so table entries will compare. But the compare function is not consistently working. I either get a FM crash, an incomplete number of CMP files (missing CMP files when I know the file changed), or just plain incorrect CMP files (CMP file just mimics previous version). I do not need the Visio's to compare, but I do need table text to compare (show what's deleted/added). I am looking to memory as a cause, ... Marilyn, Since you don't need to compare the Visio's (which I assume are treated as graphics), you could try turning off display of graphics in both files (View Options Show Graphics [I think -- going by memory, but the shortcut is Alt+V, o, Alt+I]) before trying the compare. HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as rebecca.offi...@alliedtelesis.co.nz. 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/rebecca.officer%40alliedtelesis.co.nz Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. NOTICE: This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify Allied Telesis Labs Ltd immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender has the authority to issue and specifically states them to be the views of Allied Telesis Labs. ___ 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.
Framemaker Publish WebHelp via RH feature
Hi Framers, Old line TC guy, first time poster to this list: I've had mixed success with using the FrameMaker Publish feature. For one project, it works almost OK (some tweaking required which I can explain if asked). For another I get disastrous results - TOC either not present, contains strange things, or books that don't open. I would appreciate anyone who has wrestled this feature to the ground and gotten it to cry Uncle to get in touch off list as I am on digest and in the middle of a bout. I'm using TCS 3.5 - FM10, RH9. Thanks, John Garison John Garison | Sr Technical Communicator | Medidata Solutions Worldwide® 79 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor | New York, NY 10003 jgari...@mdsol.com direct: +1 212 659 1181 cell: +1 978 866 5225 fax: +1 212 918 1818 ___ 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: chapnum appears twice in PDF bookmarks
I had to duplicate an existing page layout with the chapter number above the title. My goal was to make the paragraph tags compatible with Word, Confluence 4 XHTML, and MindTouch XHTML for cleaner export. Autonumber for the chapter title paragraph tag (in my template, Heading1) increments the chapter counter but does not display the number: C:n+ On the chapter-first master page, create a separate text frame for the chapter number, not connected to any flow. Put a Running H/F # variable in that text frame with definition: $paranumonly[Heading1] TOC reference page definition: Chapter $paranum: $paratext \t $pagenum On the chapter-first master page, I also have a separate text frame for the chapter title, connected to the main flow, since that was in the existing page layout, but I don't think that's necessary. I don't break chapters into separate .fm files, so I have to use Apply Master Pages when updating the book. If you split chapters into separate files, that might not be necessary. On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 6:17 AM, Yves Barbion yves.barb...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Framers I'm using FrameMaker 10 and Acrobat 8 on Windows XP SP3. In my Fm files, I have designed the autonumbering of my chapters as follows: N:$chapnum[space][space][space][space][space][space][space][space][space][space][space] I insert these blank spaces to push the chapter title to the next line, for example (and the alignment is Center): 1 Getting Started The chapnum is also included in my table of contents and the spaces are replaced with a single tab (on the reference page): $chapnum\t$paratext\t$pagenum This works in Fm but when I generate a PDF, I see that the chapnum appears twice in my bookmarks, for example: 1 1 Getting Started I have also tried the following alternatives, but to no avail: option A: Use a tab and a space in my autonumbering, for example N:$chapnum\t[space] Same result: chapnum appears twice in my PDF bookmarks separate the chapnum from the chapter title bu using two separate paratags, for example ~chapnum (for the chapnum only) and ChapterTitle for the actual text of the title. ChapterTitle does not have any autonumbering, so I don't get the chapnum in my PDF bookmarks The only option I see for now is to this: N:$chapnum\t and put the text of the chapter title on the same line as the chapnum. Are there any other alternatives? Thanks -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as rob...@lauriston.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/robert%40lauriston.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.
Spurious unresolved cross references
I have a FrameMaker 10 book that is reporting several unresolved cross references when I update the book. I've tried deleting them and replacing them several times and I still get the errors. However, the links work perfectly when I use WebWorks ePublisher to create a web version of book. Any suggestions as to what might be going on? Thanks Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail, including all materials contained in or attached to this e-mail, contains proprietary and confidential information solely for the internal use of the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or otherwise and ensure that it is permanently deleted from your systems, and do not print, copy, distribute or read its contents. AVIS DE CONFIDENTIALIT? Le pr?sent courriel, y compris tous les documents qu'il contient ou qui y sont joints, renferme des renseignements exclusifs et confidentiels destin?s uniquement ? l'usage interne du destinataire pr?vu. Si vous avez re?u le pr?sent courriel par erreur, veuillez nous aviser imm?diatement, notamment par retour de courriel, et vous assurer qu'il est supprim? de fa?on permanente de vos syst?mes; veuillez ?galement vous abstenir d'imprimer, de copier, de distribuer ou de lire son contenu. ___ 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: FM11: Print book to PDF no longer works
Hello Yves I just tried printing a small book to PDF using FM11. It worked the three ways I tried (using the Standard joboptions): * Book File Save as PDF * Book File Save Book as PDF * Book Print Book Adobe PDF printer (not printing to file) One thing that may be causing you problems is the file compatibility. Have you tried opening your chapter files in FM11 and re-saving them? Also, when I printed I had all chapters open; that may make a difference too. Roger Roger Shuttleworth Technical Documentation AV-BASE Systems Inc. 1000 Air Ontario Drive, Suite 200 London, Ontario N5V 3S4 Tel. 519 691-0919 ext. 330 _ From: Yves Barbion [mailto:yves.barb...@gmail.com] To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 03:12:29 -0400 Subject: FM11: Print book to PDF no longer works Hi group This is what I do in Fm 11: * Open a book. * Choose File Print Book. * Select the Generate Acrobat Data option and do your PDF Setup. * Deselect Print to File (because I don't want a PostScript file). * Click the Print button. Result: nothing happens. This works in Fm 10. Print to PDF also works for .fm files in Fm11 but not for .book files. Is anyone else seeing this? Thanks -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu ___ 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: PDF Printing Issues in FrameMaker 11
Well, the print function stopped working again for us today. My co-worker and I can't make PDFs. I'm at my wits end. This printing issue FM11 is seriously putting us behind when it comes output. I was contacted by Adobe as a result of Yves e-mail. If any of you are experiencing the same thing, then contact TCS Support tcs...@adobe.commailto:tcs...@adobe.com. I hope this gets resolved soon. Salome Abungu ___ 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.
Directed arrows
To avoid confusion with the greater than arrow, we use Wingdings Alt+0216 for a stylized arrow in procs. For example, Click Start SomethingElse SomethingElse. I'm trying to define this as a Character style but all I can seem to accomplish is the font family, not the decimal symbol character code Alt+0216. Whaddya wanna bet this is going to an embarrassingly obvious answer? Please, someone: embarrass me! TIA, ~~Gay _ Gay Alson Senior Technical Writer Epicor Retail www.epicor.com http://www.epicor.com Tel.: (514) 428-2116 Fax: (514) 426-0824 Email: gal...@epicor.com mailto:gal...@epicor.com 2800 Trans Canada Highway, Pointe Claire QC H9R 1T1 This e-mail is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. We have taken precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own virus checks on any attachment to this message. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. Le present courriel est envoye a l'intention exclusive de son ou de ses destinataires. Si vous avez recu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser immediatement l'expediteur et supprimer ce message. Si vous n'etes pas le destinataire vise, nous vous informons que toute utilisation, divulgation ou distribution de cette communication est strictement interdite sans la permission prealable de l'auteur. Des precautions ont ete prises afin de reduire au maximum le risque de transmission de virus informatique, mais nous tenons a vous conseiller de proceder a vos propres verifications antivirus de toute piece jointe a ce message. Aucune responsabilite ne sera assumee a la suite de toute perte ou de tout dommage causes par des virus. This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com ___ 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: FM10 paragraph / character tag display disappearing
Hi Robert, I am pretty sure that Mif2Go does this. I am not sure if there is a solution, but at least you know the cause. Rick Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-283-5045 r...@frameexpert.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 7:58 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: FM10 paragraph / character tag display disappearing I've been having a problem lately where the paragraph / character tag display at the lower left corner is replaced by a ParaID display. Sometimes it's a big problem not being able to see what tags have been applied. Suggestions? ___ 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.
OT: Employment sought in the Ottawa area (Canada)
My apologies for this post. The economy is really bad for Tech Writers in my area (613) at the moment and I have been searching for my next job (contract, temp, or full time) for almost six months. Does any Framer know of current or anticipated opportunities in the Ottawa, Ontario area? Christopher Seal LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/christopherseal Email: cs...@sympatico.ca ___ 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: Directed arrows
Character styles define styling (format) characteristics--some combination of font family, size, wieght, angle, alignment, spacing, etc. It does not in any way specify particular characters to use. I think what you want to do is define a user variable that has the appropriate character style applied as part of its defintion. -Fred Ridder Subject: Directed arrows Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:48:00 -0400 From: gal...@epicor.com To: framers@lists.frameusers.com To avoid confusion with the “greater than” arrow, we use Wingdings Alt+0216 for a stylized arrow in procs. For example, “Click Start SomethingElse SomethingElse.” I’m trying to define this as a Character style but all I can seem to accomplish is the font family, not the decimal symbol character code Alt+0216. Whaddya wanna bet this is going to an embarrassingly obvious answer? Please, someone: embarrass me! TIA, ~~Gay _ Gay Alson Senior Technical Writer Epicor Retail www.epicor.com Tel.: (514) 428-2116 Fax: (514) 426-0824 Email: gal...@epicor.com 2800 Trans Canada Highway, Pointe Claire QC H9R 1T1 This e-mail is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. We have taken precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own virus checks on any attachment to this message. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. Le présent courriel est envoyé à l’intention exclusive de son ou de ses destinataires. Si vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser immédiatement l’expéditeur et supprimer ce message. Si vous n’êtes pas le destinataire visé, nous vous informons que toute utilisation, divulgation ou distribution de cette communication est strictement interdite sans la permission préalable de l’auteur. Des précautions ont été prises afin de réduire au maximum le risque de transmission de virus informatique, mais nous tenons à vous conseiller de procéder à vos propres vérifications antivirus de toute pièce jointe à ce message. Aucune responsabilité ne sera assumée à la suite de toute perte ou de tout dommage causés par des virus. This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as docu...@hotmail.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/docudoc%40hotmail.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.
RE: Graphic import object facets problem
Chris Coggins wrote: What is happening on the problem user's computer is that the frame file he generates retains the object faces PDF and EPSI, and also adds a FrameImage facet after going through the same steps listed above. His frame files are enormous, 19 megs for the same file used above, and the resulting PDF files are also huge (17megs). When compiled into a complete book, he's generating 200meg PDFs whereas the rest of us are only putting out 10meg books. Can someone help me understand what's happening during the import/embed process and why we're getting different results across our users? Generation of a FrameImage version of imported graphics is an option that is enabled/ disabled from the Preferences dialog It's in the Compatibility Preferences section and it's called somethng like Save FrameImage with Imported Graphics. FrameImage is an archaic and largely obsolete method for ensuring cross-platform portability of graphics. The idea was that if FrameMaker stored a version of the graphic in a format that it was guaranteed to understand, it wouldn't matter whether the original graphics was in a UNIX-specific, Windows-specific, or Mac-specific file format. But since only the Windows version of FrameMaker is still a living product, there's no point to FrameImage. And that's doubly true if you're already usiung PDF, which is highly portable. -Fred Ridder ___ 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: Plugin for extracting information for XSLT Designer
I'm not aware of a single Frame plugin that will provide this information for ALL those tags (although there may be by now, I'm still doing research for my Plugin list update), but MIF Muncher will do what you ask as long as you convert the appropriate file(s) to MIF format. You can get it here: http://www.stc-carolina.org/tiki-index.php?page=MIF+Muncher Note that you will ALSO need to install vbrun300.dll (I think you can find it on that page, too), because MIF Muncher was developed a long, long time ago. On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Gillian Flato gillian.fl...@nexenta.com wrote: Does anyone know of some sort of plugin or script tool for FrameMaker that will generate a report on every paragraph tag, character tag, table designers, etc, and list all of the details for them. So essentially I want to pull out all of the specs I would need for my XSLT designer. Thank You, Gillian Flato Senior Content Developer Skype: Gillian.B.Flato gillian.fl...@nexenta.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as ljsims...@gmail.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/ljsims.ml%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Lin Sims ___ 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.
Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
This morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 new messages, some dating back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same experience, or if it's something done to me by the mail system here. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ 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: Re:Template for four-page brochure?
Hi, Robert and everyone.Both and also non-fancy printers as well.We will be using a print shop for the docs we stick in the packing cases; our end users may be using a 10-year-old BW LaserJet printingone-sided on 8.5 x 11 paper.We did figure it out with the print shop, I'm happy to say!--NancyOn 08/23/12, Robert Lauristonrob...@lauriston.com wrote:When you say "printer" do you mean a print shop or a fancylarge-format laser printer? ___ 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: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
It happened here also. I thought it was our e-mail system acting up. Clint Clint Owen | Sr. Technical Writer | Crane Aerospace Electronics | +1 425 743 8674 | Fax: +1 425 743 8113 -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Combs, Richard Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 8:34 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning This morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 new messages, some dating back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same experience, or if it's something done to me by the mail system here. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as clint.o...@craneaerospace.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/clint.owen%40craneaerospace.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Check out the new Crane Aerospace Electronics Newsroom! http://newsroom.craneae.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Crane-Aerospace-Electronics/163305413682908 We value your opinion! How may we serve you better? Please click the survey link to tell us how we are doing: http://www.craneae.com/ContactUs/VoiceofCustomer.aspx Your feedback is of the utmost importance to us. Thank you for your time. Crane Aerospace Electronics Confidentiality Statement: The information contained in this email message may be privileged and is confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient, or any employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient. Any unauthorized use, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message and all attachments from your electronic files. ___ 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: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
Yup. Most of them were replies to questions posted the last few days of July and the first week of August. I assume they got held by the mail server for some reason and then sent with today's date when the logjam was cleared. It's hard to tell whether the original queries are actually new ones or whether they are similarly aged and have been unanswered for three weeks. -Fred Ridder From: richard.co...@polycom.com To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:34:18 -0700 Subject: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning This morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 new messages, some dating back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same experience, or if it's something done to me by the mail system here. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as docu...@hotmail.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/docudoc%40hotmail.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.
Re: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
Hi, Richard: I'm experiencing the same thing, too. You are not alone. Nadine - Original Message - From: Combs, Richard richard.co...@polycom.com To: framers@lists.frameusers.com framers@lists.frameusers.com Cc: Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:34:18 AM Subject: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning T his morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 new messages, some dating back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same experience, or if it's something done to me by the mail system here. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as generic...@yahoo.ca. 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/generic668%40yahoo.ca 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.
Re: Spurious unresolved cross references
Keith, are you using conditional text? Way back, I used to get that message for xrefs that were hidden in conditional text. Nadine I have a FrameMaker 10 book that is reporting several unresolved cross references when I update the book. I’ve tried deleting them and replacing them several times and I still get the errors. However, the links work perfectly when I use WebWorks ePublisher to create a web version of book. Any suggestions as to what might be going on? Thanks Keith ___ 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: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
I saw the same thing. On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Combs, Richard richard.co...@polycom.comwrote: This morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 new messages, some dating back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same experience, or if it's something done to me by the mail system here. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as nagli...@gmail.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/naglists%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Paul Nagai ___ 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: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
Greg, I've told you a million times, don't exaggerate. ;-) N Nothing like following the delivery of 50 old messages with 50 new messages confirming that we received 50 old messages. ___ 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: How to reset Frame's Default Configuration
Thomas, Lynn wrote: I inadvertently converted my user variables to text in one of my documents. *All* user variables? How? Via Special Variable, you'd have to do them one at a time. I luckily had a another copy of the document stored elsewhere so I simply replaced my document. Unfortunately, I am still unable to edit user variables. When you go to Special Variable, and in the Variable dialog, select a user variable and click Edit Definition, does the Edit User Variable dialog open? IOW, what step in editing user variables are you unable to do? It seems that this dumb change I made was to FrameMaker (version 9, p255) and not to the actual document. I looked in the maker.ini file to see if there was a setting I could change and revert back to its original configuration but I didn't see anything related to variables. That's because there isn't anything variable-related in maker.ini, and there's no variable-related dumb change that you could have made to FM. Can you edit the file? (It's possible to accidentally put a file into read-only mode, but then you can't edit the text either.) I also tried replacing the maker.ini file with a backup but that didn't work either. I did find a setting for variables in the mif2rtf.ini file , and changed it to ConvertVariables=No but again, that didn't change anything. Whoa, you're way off base here -- mif2rtf.ini is a Mif2Go config file, not an FM config file. It governs the conversion process when you use Mif2Go to export an FM file to Word. I then completely uninstalled FrameMaker and reinstalled it but it is still keeping my original configuration and will not let me edit my user variables. Does anyone know how I can reset Frame to its original default configuration or at least get the option to edit my user variables back? Re-installsheimer's disease, as Dov Isaacs calls it. Your problem isn't an FM install/config problem. But I think you need to clarify exactly what steps you take and what doesn't work before anyone can help you. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ 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: Directed arrows
use Wingdings Alt+0216 for a stylized arrow in procs. For example, Click Start SomethingElse SomethingElse. I'm trying to define this as a Character style but all I can seem to accomplish is the font family, not the decimal symbol character code Alt+0216. I would define your character style (ding) and make it bold or whatever you're doing to the surround text in such a menu path. Then create a variable (arrow or some other name whose first letter is unique amongst your variable names) for inserting the arrow using Ctrl+0 (zero). Define it as: dingØDefault ¶ Font [Heck... might as well put the spaces in there, too, to save two keystrokes--I'd go non-breaking for readability, at least for the leading space. So:] dingØDefault ¶ Font So now, when you need to type it, you press: Ctrl+0, then A, then Enter. That should be tons faster than pressing: Alt+0216, Shift+Left Arrow, F8, D, Enter. And should you decide to return to the very popular standard of using an angle bracket, you can just edit the variable toand it will all change at once. HTH; David ___ 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: Tech writing for web apps - style guides?
I've used the Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa511258.aspx. It is mainly for design principles, but it includes rules for documenting interface components. It's a downloadable PDF, and is almost 900 pages long. (!) Jack DeLand 734 972 3026 (cell) www.adamcharlesconsulting.com http://www.adamcharlesconsulting.com/ www.linkedin/in/jackdeland jack.deland (skype) From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Amy Super Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 2:27 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Tech writing for web apps - style guides? Hi all, My company is working on web-based applications. In the past, we've used the Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications as our style guide for installed apps, but I'm looking for a source that includes more web app information. For example, what are the usage rules for screen, tab, page, link, log in, sign in, etc. Is there a style guide out there that anybody would recommend? Thanks! Amy ___ 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: Spurious unresolved cross references
I meant to post again about this yesterday, but for some reason my messages to the framers list aren't showing up until the next day. The problem seems to have gone away. After unsuccessfully rebuilding the cross references, I went through the file and deleted all of the cross-reference markers. That generated more error messages. I shut down the book before I went for lunch, and resumed work in the afternoon. When I updated the book again, all of the errors disappeared. I have no idea what happened but it seems to have fixed itself after I restarted Frame. Regards Keith From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Keith Soltys Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 10:37 AM To: Framers Mailing List (framers@lists.frameusers.com) Subject: Spurious unresolved cross references I have a FrameMaker 10 book that is reporting several unresolved cross references when I update the book. I've tried deleting them and replacing them several times and I still get the errors. However, the links work perfectly when I use WebWorks ePublisher to create a web version of book. Any suggestions as to what might be going on? Thanks Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail, including all materials contained in or attached to this e-mail, contains proprietary and confidential information solely for the internal use of the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or otherwise and ensure that it is permanently deleted from your systems, and do not print, copy, distribute or read its contents. AVIS DE CONFIDENTIALIT? Le pr?sent courriel, y compris tous les documents qu'il contient ou qui y sont joints, renferme des renseignements exclusifs et confidentiels destin?s uniquement ? l'usage interne du destinataire pr?vu. Si vous avez re?u le pr?sent courriel par erreur, veuillez nous aviser imm?diatement, notamment par retour de courriel, et vous assurer qu'il est supprim? de fa?on permanente de vos syst?mes; veuillez ?galement vous abstenir d'imprimer, de copier, de distribuer ou de lire son contenu. ___ 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: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
Richard, My apologies for the backlog. It appears that the iPhone app that I use to check the moderation of the list quit working around the 1st of August. I logged in via a web browser this morning and found the backlog and let it through. Thanks, Brad On Aug 23, 2012, at 10:34 AM, Combs, Richard richard.co...@polycom.com wrote: This morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 new messages, some dating back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same experience, or if it's something done to me by the mail system here. Richard G. Combs ___ 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.
AW: FrameMaker Archive Program
Hi Salome, do you know FINALYSER for FrameMaker 10 + 11? or TOOLBOX for FrameMaker 7 to 9: There are very helpful features like Book transfer that archive your files. See more there: http://www.finalyser.com/help/#page/Finalyser%2520Online-Help/book_trans fer.xml.08.1.html - GEorg --- Is there a new version of the FrameMaker archive program available? I remember that someone was working on it at one point. I just didn't know if it is available. We are about to upgrade to FrameMaker 11. Any information you can provide is helpful. Thank you! Salome ___ 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: Spurious unresolved cross references
Keith Soltys wrote: I have a FrameMaker 10 book that is reporting several unresolved cross references when I update the book. I've tried deleting them and replacing them several times and I still get the errors. However, the links work perfectly when I use WebWorks ePublisher to create a web version of book. Any suggestions as to what might be going on? When you update the book, in order to update numbering and resolve cross-references, FM has to open (in the background) each file in the book. If something (unavailable fonts, etc.) prevents it from silently opening a file, it can't resolve cross-references to that file. Workaround: Open all files in the book before updating the book (at the book window, hold Shift and go to File Open All Files in Book). You'll get an error message to acknowledge for each file that FM can't open automatically. Fix those errors to resolve this permanently. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ 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: FM10 paragraph / character tag display disappearing
On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 16:57:48 -0700, Robert Lauriston rob...@lauriston.com wrote: I've been having a problem lately where the paragraph / character tag display at the lower left corner is replaced by a ParaID display. Sometimes it's a big problem not being able to see what tags have been applied. Suggestions? As Rick said, Mif2Go does this so you can identify the IDs to use for graphics and tables settings, which are not otherwise visible in Frame. We show the IDs when you Shift-click in a para, and the status line returns to normal if you click again. See User's Guide, par. 5.3.2, Working with FrameMaker ObjectIDs, for more details. BTW, it looks like about 50 or 60 messages were hung up from the list for the last three weeks, including many of Robert's posts like this one; anybody know why? -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. jer...@omsys.comhttp://mif2go.com/ ___ 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: FM10 paragraph / character tag display disappearing
BTW, it looks like about 50 or 60 messages were hung up from the list for the last three weeks, including many of Robert's posts like this one; anybody know why? Jeremy, see this thread: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2012-August/026449.html Nadine ___ 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.
Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured
I'm about to start a unstructured-to-structuredconversion project in either Frame 9 or 10. Does anyone have any tips, tools or online resources that would be helpful for such a project? Thanks for any suggestions. Pat Christenson ___ 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: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured
I haven't watched them, but Tom Aldous has e-seminars about conversion here: http://tmaldous.com/2012/03/05/7-part-e-seminar-series-unstructured-to-xml-framemaker-10-instructional-series/ Nadine I'm about to start a unstructured-to-structuredconversion project in either Frame 9 or 10. Does anyone have any tips, tools or online resources that would be helpful for such a project? Thanks for any suggestions. Pat Christenson ___ 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: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured
Hi Pat This may help: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/structured-authoring-xml-and-dita/migrating-to-structured-framemaker-using-conversion-tables/ and this too, but the images seem to be missing: http://tmaldous.com/2011/10/06/conversion-to-dita-it-is-not-an-overnight-event/ Tom Aldous used to have a seven-part e-seminar “Unstructured to XML Workflow Series” but the link no longer works either: http://tmaldous.com/2011/08/04/7-part-e-seminar-series-unstructured-to-xml-framemaker-10-instructional-series/ Maybe Tom can check this? If you are converting to DITA, you can also use MIF2Go, which is a GREAT plugin for FrameMaker: http://www.mif2go.com/ Kind regards -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu ___ 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: Patent Listing
Alison Craig wrote: I have been given a new patent to list in my documentation - but it's a patent we have legal permission to use. It does not belong to us. Per the attached, all of our patents are listed on title pages and in a Chapter 1 section called (unsurprisingly) Trademarks and Patents (in tiny documents without cover and title pages, the patents are included in the first page footer). My first inclination is to list the 3rd party patent only in manuals with the Chapter 1 Trademarks and Patents section - something like The following third party patents are used in SonixGPS(tm) software: xxx. (Note that SonixGPS(tm) will be added to the Ultrasonix trademark list before the next manual release.) Does anyone have any patent credit experience that could shed some light on how to handle this? As I haven't actually been given the name of the company from whom we licensed use of this patent, I can't include it. Am I supposed to? Who gave you this task? Do they expect you just to insert the patent number? Yes, you need to specify the name of the company from whom you licensed this. In general, a company from which you license technology will have specific requirements for what your company must do regarding the license and any associated trademarks. For instance, we use the Java Platform in our products, and Oracle requires that the Java logo and trademark acknowledgement be included in all docs in a very specific manner and that the Java license terms be appended to our end user license agreement (EULA) so that our customers are aware of and bound by Oracle's license terms. Does your product have a EULA? Do you have a legal department that can guide you? These aren't things you should just make up. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richard.co...@polycom.com 303-223-5111 -- rgco...@gmail.com 303-903-6372 -- ___ 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: Patent Listing
Hi, Alison. In my position, I deal with patents quite a bit - have a few that I am on the inventor list. :) Which doesn't mean that I am an expert, but I interact with our patent attorneys a lot and I set some internal policy. The main point I would make is that the fact that a third-party has licensed a patent to your company to use is _not_ really necessary to identify. It is a _business_ and contractual relationship between your company and the licensee. Therefore, in your documentation, it may just be _sufficient_ to just add the patent numbers in the same way you identified the Ultrasonix patents in the sample wording (first sentence) in your e-mail. But, most importantly, your question is best answered by your own patent attorneys (whether in-house or a retained firm), or your official Legal Counsel. They may have specific policy requirements that will let you know what to do. Regards, Z From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alison Craig Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 3:13 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: OT: Patent Listing This is off topic, but with all the tech writing knowledge out there, I figured this was a good place to start. Off-list replies would be wonderful. I have been given a new patent to list in my documentation - but it's a patent we have legal permission to use. It does not belong to us. Per the attached, all of our patents are listed on title pages and in a Chapter 1 section called (unsurprisingly) Trademarks and Patents (in tiny documents without cover and title pages, the patents are included in the first page footer). My first inclination is to list the 3rd party patent only in manuals with the Chapter 1 Trademarks and Patents section - something like The following third party patents are used in SonixGPS(tm) software: xxx. (Note that SonixGPS(tm) will be added to the Ultrasonix trademark list before the next manual release.) Does anyone have any patent credit experience that could shed some light on how to handle this? As I haven't actually been given the name of the company from whom we licensed use of this patent, I can't include it. Am I supposed to? If it matters, we are a Canadian company, but we sell all over the world. Alison Alison Craig Technical Documentation Lead ___ 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: Patent Listing
I *entirely* agree with the public use of trademark and logo attributions - the specific method, design, figure, wording, etc., is driven by the company who owns them. These are often described in *public* documents by those companies (see Oracle, Google and Microsoft web sites for examples). However, licensing a patent from a third-party and incorporating that intellectual property in your own product is quite different. Documentation should not generally require specific attribution. Indeed, that business agreement may be one that needs to be relatively confidential. So, I would suggest that it is sufficient to say ... are protected by patents: XXX, XXX, XXX that _includes_ the licensed patent and leave it at that. Most importantly, ask your *own* lawyers (internal or otherwise) for the specific policy that they may already have ... Z -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Combs, Richard Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 3:50 PM To: Alison Craig; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Patent Listing Alison Craig wrote: I have been given a new patent to list in my documentation - but it's a patent we have legal permission to use. It does not belong to us. Per the attached, all of our patents are listed on title pages and in a Chapter 1 section called (unsurprisingly) Trademarks and Patents (in tiny documents without cover and title pages, the patents are included in the first page footer). My first inclination is to list the 3rd party patent only in manuals with the Chapter 1 Trademarks and Patents section - something like The following third party patents are used in SonixGPS(tm) software: xxx. (Note that SonixGPS(tm) will be added to the Ultrasonix trademark list before the next manual release.) Does anyone have any patent credit experience that could shed some light on how to handle this? As I haven't actually been given the name of the company from whom we licensed use of this patent, I can't include it. Am I supposed to? Who gave you this task? Do they expect you just to insert the patent number? Yes, you need to specify the name of the company from whom you licensed this. In general, a company from which you license technology will have specific requirements for what your company must do regarding the license and any associated trademarks. For instance, we use the Java Platform in our products, and Oracle requires that the Java logo and trademark acknowledgement be included in all docs in a very specific manner and that the Java license terms be appended to our end user license agreement (EULA) so that our customers are aware of and bound by Oracle's license terms. Does your product have a EULA? Do you have a legal department that can guide you? These aren't things you should just make up. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richard.co...@polycom.com 303-223-5111 -- rgco...@gmail.com 303-903-6372 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as syed.hos...@aeris.net. 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/syed.hosain%40aeris.net 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.
RE: Patent Listing
Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: I *entirely* agree with the public use of trademark and logo attributions - the specific method, design, figure, wording, etc., is driven by the company who owns them. These are often described in *public* documents by those companies (see Oracle, Google and Microsoft web sites for examples). However, licensing a patent from a third-party and incorporating that intellectual property in your own product is quite different. Documentation should not generally require specific attribution. Indeed, that business agreement may be one that needs to be relatively confidential. So, I would suggest that it is sufficient to say ... are protected by patents: XXX, XXX, XXX that _includes_ the licensed patent and leave it at that. Most importantly, ask your *own* lawyers (internal or otherwise) for the specific policy that they may already have ... That's probably often the case. IIRC, when Sun owned Java, all we had to do is acknowledge the trademark. But then Oracle acquired Sun, and their policies are very different (in a number of ways). Since users of our software are also using the Java software we license from Oracle, our customers must be presented with and accept the Oracle license terms. Of course, that's software, so it's not really a patent issue, but a license-to-use issue -- I don't know what's being licensed in Alison's case, and the situation may be quite different. And it's Oracle -- 'nuff said. Bottom line: What you're legally obligated to do should be specified in the contract with the license owner. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ 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: Patent Listing
I have a Powerpoint presentation on the topic of Intellectual Property (i.e., Trademarks and Patents - among other things) and can provide this to people. BUT, I want to look through it first to sanitize it a bit (to remove some company-specific material) and also check with our patent lawyers to see if I can freely send it out. I guess I am trying to gauge the level of interest here first ... :) Z -Original Message- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 7:22 PM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); Alison Craig; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Patent Listing Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: I *entirely* agree with the public use of trademark and logo attributions - the specific method, design, figure, wording, etc., is driven by the company who owns them. These are often described in *public* documents by those companies (see Oracle, Google and Microsoft web sites for examples). However, licensing a patent from a third-party and incorporating that intellectual property in your own product is quite different. Documentation should not generally require specific attribution. Indeed, that business agreement may be one that needs to be relatively confidential. So, I would suggest that it is sufficient to say ... are protected by patents: XXX, XXX, XXX that _includes_ the licensed patent and leave it at that. Most importantly, ask your *own* lawyers (internal or otherwise) for the specific policy that they may already have ... That's probably often the case. IIRC, when Sun owned Java, all we had to do is acknowledge the trademark. But then Oracle acquired Sun, and their policies are very different (in a number of ways). Since users of our software are also using the Java software we license from Oracle, our customers must be presented with and accept the Oracle license terms. Of course, that's software, so it's not really a patent issue, but a license-to-use issue -- I don't know what's being licensed in Alison's case, and the situation may be quite different. And it's Oracle -- 'nuff said. Bottom line: What you're legally obligated to do should be specified in the contract with the license owner. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ 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.
FM11: "Print book to PDF" no longer works [SOLVED]
Hi Roger Yep, opening the files in FM11 first did the trick! Print book to PDF works again. Thanks! -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120823/2b7d9233/attachment.html>
FM11 + FM10: background color disappears in CMYK PDF
Hi group When I save my FM11 or Fm10 file as a CMYK PDF, I see that the background color of my text is gone in my PDF. It's okay when I select the option to convert CMYK colors to RGB, but I don't want to convert my colors to RGB. Is this a known FM bug? Thanks -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120823/280e09c2/attachment.html>
Directed arrows
To avoid confusion with the "greater than" arrow, we use Wingdings Alt+0216 for a stylized arrow in procs. For example, "Click Start > SomethingElse > SomethingElse." I'm trying to define this as a Character style but all I can seem to accomplish is the font family, not the decimal symbol character code Alt+0216. Whaddya wanna bet this is going to an embarrassingly obvious answer? Please, someone: embarrass me! TIA, ~~Gay _ Gay Alson Senior Technical Writer Epicor Retail www.epicor.com <http://www.epicor.com> Tel.: (514) 428-2116 Fax: (514) 426-0824 Email: galson at epicor.com <mailto:galson at epicor.com> 2800 Trans Canada Highway, Pointe Claire QC H9R 1T1 This e-mail is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. We have taken precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own virus checks on any attachment to this message. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. Le present courriel est envoye a l'intention exclusive de son ou de ses destinataires. Si vous avez recu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser immediatement l'expediteur et supprimer ce message. Si vous n'etes pas le destinataire vise, nous vous informons que toute utilisation, divulgation ou distribution de cette communication est strictement interdite sans la permission prealable de l'auteur. Des precautions ont ete prises afin de reduire au maximum le risque de transmission de virus informatique, mais nous tenons a vous conseiller de proceder a vos propres verifications antivirus de toute piece jointe a ce message. Aucune responsabilite ne sera assumee a la suite de toute perte ou de tout dommage causes par des virus. This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120823/c122cd55/attachment.html>
FM10 paragraph / character tag display disappearing
Hi Robert, I am pretty sure that Mif2Go does this. I am not sure if there is a solution, but at least you know the cause. Rick Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-283-5045 rick at frameexpert.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 7:58 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: FM10 paragraph / character tag display disappearing I've been having a problem lately where the paragraph / character tag display at the lower left corner is replaced by a ParaID display. Sometimes it's a big problem not being able to see what tags have been applied. Suggestions?
OT: Employment sought in the Ottawa area (Canada)
My apologies for this post. The economy is really bad for Tech Writers in my area (613) at the moment and I have been searching for my next job (contract, temp, or full time) for almost six months. Does any Framer know of current or anticipated opportunities in the Ottawa, Ontario area? Christopher Seal LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/christopherseal Email: cseal at sympatico.ca -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120823/6e8ec866/attachment.html>
Directed arrows
Character styles define styling (format) characteristics--some combination of font family, size, wieght, angle, alignment, spacing, etc. It does not in any way specify particular characters to use. I think what you want to do is define a user variable that has the appropriate character style applied as part of its defintion. -Fred Ridder Subject: Directed arrows Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:48:00 -0400 From: gal...@epicor.com To: framers at lists.frameusers.com To avoid confusion with the ?greater than? arrow, we use Wingdings Alt+0216 for a stylized arrow in procs. For example, ?Click Start > SomethingElse > SomethingElse.? I?m trying to define this as a Character style but all I can seem to accomplish is the font family, not the decimal symbol character code Alt+0216. Whaddya wanna bet this is going to an embarrassingly obvious answer? Please, someone: embarrass me! TIA, ~~Gay _ Gay Alson Senior Technical Writer Epicor Retail www.epicor.com Tel.: (514) 428-2116 Fax: (514) 426-0824 Email: galson at epicor.com 2800 Trans Canada Highway, Pointe Claire QC H9R 1T1 This e-mail is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. We have taken precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own virus checks on any attachment to this message. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. Le pr?sent courriel est envoy? ? l?intention exclusive de son ou de ses destinataires. Si vous avez re?u ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser imm?diatement l?exp?diteur et supprimer ce message. Si vous n??tes pas le destinataire vis?, nous vous informons que toute utilisation, divulgation ou distribution de cette communication est strictement interdite sans la permission pr?alable de l?auteur. Des pr?cautions ont ?t? prises afin de r?duire au maximum le risque de transmission de virus informatique, mais nous tenons ? vous conseiller de proc?der ? vos propres v?rifications antivirus de toute pi?ce jointe ? ce message. Aucune responsabilit? ne sera assum?e ? la suite de toute perte ou de tout dommage caus?s par des virus. This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as DocuDoc at hotmail.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/docudoc%40hotmail.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/20120823/294c60a7/attachment.html>
Graphic import > object facets problem
Chris Coggins wrote: >What is happening on the problem user's computer is that the frame file he >generates >retains the object faces PDF and EPSI, and also adds a FrameImage facet after >going >through the same steps listed above. His frame files are enormous, 19 megs for >the same >file used above, and the resulting PDF files are also huge (17megs). When >compiled into a >complete book, he's generating 200meg PDFs whereas the rest of us are only >putting out >10meg books. > >Can someone help me understand what's happening during the import/embed >process >and why we're getting different results across our users? Generation of a FrameImage version of imported graphics is an option that is enabled/ disabled from the Preferences dialog It's in the Compatibility Preferences section and it's called somethng like Save FrameImage with Imported Graphics. FrameImage is an archaic and largely obsolete method for ensuring cross-platform portability of graphics. The idea was that if FrameMaker stored a version of the graphic in a format that it was guaranteed to understand, it wouldn't matter whether the original graphics was in a UNIX-specific, Windows-specific, or Mac-specific file format. But since only the Windows version of FrameMaker is still a living product, there's no point to FrameImage. And that's doubly true if you're already usiung PDF, which is highly portable. -Fred Ridder -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120823/eda36236/attachment.html>
Plugin for extracting information for XSLT Designer
I'm not aware of a single Frame plugin that will provide this information for ALL those tags (although there may be by now, I'm still doing research for my Plugin list update), but MIF Muncher will do what you ask as long as you convert the appropriate file(s) to MIF format. You can get it here: http://www.stc-carolina.org/tiki-index.php?page=MIF+Muncher Note that you will ALSO need to install vbrun300.dll (I think you can find it on that page, too), because MIF Muncher was developed a long, long time ago. On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Gillian Flato wrote: > Does anyone know of some sort of plugin or script tool for FrameMaker that > will generate a report on every paragraph tag, character tag, table > designers, etc, and list all of the details for them. So essentially I want > to pull out all of the specs I would need for my XSLT designer. > > > > > > Thank You, > > > > Gillian Flato > > Senior Content Developer > > Skype: Gillian.B.Flato > > Gillian.Flato at nexenta.com > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as ljsims.ML at gmail.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/ljsims.ml%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > -- Lin Sims
Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
This morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 "new" messages, some dating back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same experience, or if it's something done to me by the mail system here. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 --
Template for four-page brochure?
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Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
It happened here also. I thought it was our e-mail system acting up. Clint Clint?Owen |?Sr. Technical?Writer | Crane Aerospace & Electronics |?+1?425?743?8674?| Fax: +1?425?743?8113 -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Combs, Richard Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 8:34 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning This morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 "new" messages, some dating back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same experience, or if it's something done to me by the mail system here. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as Clint.Owen at craneaerospace.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/clint.owen%40craneaerospace.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Check out the new Crane Aerospace & Electronics Newsroom! http://newsroom.craneae.com Like us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Crane-Aerospace-Electronics/163305413682908 We value your opinion! How may we serve you better? Please click the survey link to tell us how we are doing: http://www.craneae.com/ContactUs/VoiceofCustomer.aspx Your feedback is of the utmost importance to us. Thank you for your time. Crane Aerospace & Electronics Confidentiality Statement: The information contained in this email message may be privileged and is confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient, or any employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient. Any unauthorized use, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message and all attachments from your electronic files.
Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
Yup. Most of them were replies to questions posted the last few days of July and the first week of August. I assume they got held by the mail server for some reason and then sent with today's date when the logjam was cleared. It's hard to tell whether the original queries are actually new ones or whether they are similarly aged and have been unanswered for three weeks. -Fred Ridder > From: richard.combs at Polycom.com > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:34:18 -0700 > Subject: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning > > This morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 "new" messages, some dating > back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same experience, or if > it's something done to me by the mail system here. > > Richard G. Combs > Senior Technical Writer > Polycom, Inc. > richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom > 303-223-5111 > -- > rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom > 303-903-6372 > -- > > > > > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as DocuDoc at hotmail.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/docudoc%40hotmail.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/20120823/504d3383/attachment.html>
Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
Hi, Richard: I'm experiencing the same thing, too. You are not alone. Nadine - Original Message - > From: "Combs, Richard" > To: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 11:34:18 AM > Subject: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning > >T his morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 "new" messages, some > dating back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same experience, > or if it's something done to me by the mail system here. > > Richard G. Combs > Senior Technical Writer > Polycom, Inc. > richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom > 303-223-5111 > -- > rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom > 303-903-6372 > -- > > > > > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as generic668 at yahoo.ca. > > 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/generic668%40yahoo.ca > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
Spurious unresolved cross references
Keith, are you using conditional text? Way back, I used to get that message for xrefs that were "hidden" in conditional text. Nadine ? >I have a FrameMaker 10 book that is reporting several unresolved cross >references when I update the book. I?ve tried deleting them and replacing them >several times and I still get the errors. However, the links work perfectly >when I use WebWorks ePublisher to create a web version of book. >? >Any suggestions as to what might be going on? >? >Thanks >Keith
Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
I saw the same thing. On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Combs, Richard wrote: > This morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 "new" messages, some > dating back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same > experience, or if it's something done to me by the mail system here. > > Richard G. Combs > Senior Technical Writer > Polycom, Inc. > richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom > 303-223-5111 > -- > rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom > 303-903-6372 > -- > > > > > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as naglists at gmail.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/naglists%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > -- Paul Nagai -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120823/e4cc5531/attachment.html>
Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
Greg, I've told you a million times, don't exaggerate. ;-) N > Nothing like following the delivery of 50 old messages with 50 new messages > confirming that we received 50 old messages. >
How to reset Frame's Default Configuration
Thomas, Lynn wrote: > I inadvertently converted my user variables to text in one of my > documents. *All* user variables? How? Via Special > Variable, you'd have to do them one at a time. > I luckily had a another copy of the document stored > elsewhere so I simply replaced my document. Unfortunately, I am still > unable to edit user variables. When you go to Special > Variable, and in the Variable dialog, select a user variable and click Edit Definition, does the Edit User Variable dialog open? IOW, what step in editing user variables are you unable to do? > It seems that this dumb change I made > was to FrameMaker (version 9, p255) and not to the actual document. I > looked in the maker.ini file to see if there was a setting I could > change and revert back to its original configuration but I didn't see > anything related to variables. That's because there isn't anything variable-related in maker.ini, and there's no variable-related dumb change that you could have made to FM. Can you edit the file? (It's possible to accidentally put a file into read-only mode, but then you can't edit the text either.) > I also tried replacing the maker.ini > file with a backup but that didn't work either. I did find a setting > for variables in the mif2rtf.ini file , and changed it to > ConvertVariables=No but again, that didn't change anything. Whoa, you're way off base here -- mif2rtf.ini is a Mif2Go config file, not an FM config file. It governs the conversion process when you use Mif2Go to export an FM file to Word. > I then > completely uninstalled FrameMaker and reinstalled it but it is still > keeping my original configuration and will not let me edit my user > variables. Does anyone know how I can reset Frame to its original > default configuration or at least get the option to edit my user > variables back? Re-installsheimer's disease, as Dov Isaacs calls it. Your problem isn't an FM install/config problem. But I think you need to clarify exactly what steps you take and what doesn't work before anyone can help you. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 --
Directed arrows
> use Wingdings
> Alt+0216 for a stylized arrow in procs. For example, "Click Start >
> SomethingElse > SomethingElse."
> I'm trying to define this as a Character style but all I can seem to
> accomplish is the font family, not the decimal symbol character code
> Alt+0216.
I would define your character style ("ding") and make it bold or
whatever you're doing to the surround text in such a menu path.
Then create a variable ("arrow" or some other name whose first letter is
unique amongst your variable names) for inserting the arrow using Ctrl+0
(zero). Define it as:
?
[Heck... might as well put the spaces in there, too, to save two
keystrokes--I'd go non-breaking for readability, at least for the
leading space. So:]
?
So now, when you need to type it, you press: Ctrl+0, then A, then Enter.
That should be tons faster than pressing: Alt+0216, Shift+Left Arrow,
F8, D, Enter.
And should you decide to return to the very popular standard of using an
angle bracket, you can just edit the variable to " > " and it will all
change at once.
HTH;
David
Tech writing for web apps - style guides?
I've used the "Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines" http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa511258.aspx. It is mainly for design principles, but it includes rules for documenting interface components. It's a downloadable PDF, and is almost 900 pages long. (!) Jack DeLand 734 972 3026 (cell) www.adamcharlesconsulting.com <http://www.adamcharlesconsulting.com/> www.linkedin/in/jackdeland jack.deland (skype) From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Amy Super Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 2:27 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Tech writing for web apps - style guides? Hi all, My company is working on web-based applications. In the past, we've used the Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications as our style guide for installed apps, but I'm looking for a source that includes more web app information. For example, what are the usage rules for screen, tab, page, link, log in, sign in, etc. Is there a style guide out there that anybody would recommend? Thanks! Amy -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120823/1e87a717/attachment.html>
Spurious unresolved cross references
I meant to post again about this yesterday, but for some reason my messages to the framers list aren't showing up until the next day. The problem seems to have gone away. After unsuccessfully rebuilding the cross references, I went through the file and deleted all of the cross-reference markers. That generated more error messages. I shut down the book before I went for lunch, and resumed work in the afternoon. When I updated the book again, all of the errors disappeared. I have no idea what happened but it seems to have fixed itself after I restarted Frame. Regards Keith From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Keith Soltys Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 10:37 AM To: Framers Mailing List (framers at lists.frameusers.com) Subject: Spurious unresolved cross references I have a FrameMaker 10 book that is reporting several unresolved cross references when I update the book. I've tried deleting them and replacing them several times and I still get the errors. However, the links work perfectly when I use WebWorks ePublisher to create a web version of book. Any suggestions as to what might be going on? Thanks Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail, including all materials contained in or attached to this e-mail, contains proprietary and confidential information solely for the internal use of the intended recipient. If you have received this email in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or otherwise and ensure that it is permanently deleted from your systems, and do not print, copy, distribute or read its contents. AVIS DE CONFIDENTIALIT? Le pr?sent courriel, y compris tous les documents qu'il contient ou qui y sont joints, renferme des renseignements exclusifs et confidentiels destin?s uniquement ? l'usage interne du destinataire pr?vu. Si vous avez re?u le pr?sent courriel par erreur, veuillez nous aviser imm?diatement, notamment par retour de courriel, et vous assurer qu'il est supprim? de fa?on permanente de vos syst?mes; veuillez ?galement vous abstenir d'imprimer, de copier, de distribuer ou de lire son contenu. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120823/c7b91a54/attachment.html>
Big batch of old messages arrived this morning
Richard, My apologies for the backlog. It appears that the iPhone app that I use to check the moderation of the list quit working around the 1st of August. I logged in via a web browser this morning and found the backlog and let it through. Thanks, Brad On Aug 23, 2012, at 10:34 AM, "Combs, Richard" wrote: > This morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 "new" messages, some dating > back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same experience, or if > it's something done to me by the mail system here. > > Richard G. Combs
AW: FrameMaker Archive Program
Hi Salome, do you know FINALYSER for FrameMaker 10 + 11? or TOOLBOX for FrameMaker 7 to 9: There are very helpful features like "Book transfer" that archive your files. See more there: http://www.finalyser.com/help/#page/Finalyser%2520Online-Help/book_trans fer.xml.08.1.html - GEorg --- Is there a new version of the FrameMaker archive program available? I remember that someone was working on it at one point. I just didn't know if it is available. We are about to upgrade to FrameMaker 11. Any information you can provide is helpful. Thank you! Salome -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120823/7400e94a/attachment.html>
Spurious unresolved cross references
Keith Soltys wrote: > I have a FrameMaker 10 book that is reporting several unresolved cross > references when I update the book. I've tried deleting them and > replacing them several times and I still get the errors. However, the > links work perfectly when I use WebWorks ePublisher to create a web > version of book. > > Any suggestions as to what might be going on? When you update the book, in order to update numbering and resolve cross-references, FM has to open (in the background) each file in the book. If something (unavailable fonts, etc.) prevents it from silently opening a file, it can't resolve cross-references to that file. Workaround: Open all files in the book before updating the book (at the book window, hold Shift and go to File > Open All Files in Book). You'll get an error message to acknowledge for each file that FM can't open automatically. Fix those errors to resolve this permanently. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 --
FM10 paragraph / character tag display disappearing
On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 16:57:48 -0700, Robert Lauriston wrote: >I've been having a problem lately where the paragraph / character tag >display at the lower left corner is replaced by a ParaID display. >Sometimes it's a big problem not being able to see what tags have been >applied. Suggestions? As Rick said, Mif2Go does this so you can identify the IDs to use for graphics and tables settings, which are not otherwise visible in Frame. We show the IDs when you Shift-click in a para, and the status line returns to normal if you click again. See User's Guide, par. 5.3.2, "Working with FrameMaker ObjectIDs", for more details. BTW, it looks like about 50 or 60 messages were hung up from the list for the last three weeks, including many of Robert's posts like this one; anybody know why? -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. http://mif2go.com/
FM10 paragraph / character tag display disappearing
> BTW, it looks like about 50 or 60 messages were > hung up from the list for the last three weeks, > including many of Robert's posts like this one; > anybody know why? Jeremy, see this thread: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2012-August/026449.html Nadine
