Re: customize what symbols go into the Symbols button on the menu bar in FM 12?
On 23 Apr 2015 at 9:30, Studio Smalbro wrote: The nice Symbols button on the menu bar will per default have Bullet Character, Plus/minus, Double Dagger etc. Is it possible to customize the selection of symbols? Running FrameMaker 12, here. Bjørn, assuming that You want to modify the menu and button in the Unstructured WysiWyg view ... Open in a text-editor: %appdata%\Adobe\FrameMaker\12\WorkSpaces\UnStructured\WYSIWYGView\menus\menus.cfg Find these lines Add CharBullet Menu SpecialSymbols Add CharPlusMinus Menu SpecialSymbols Add CharDoubleDagger Menu SpecialSymbols Add CharEllipsis Menu SpecialSymbols ... Add/replace such lines. The names of the symbols for the Add clause can be found in $HOME\fminit\configui\cmds.cfg ($HOME is the installation directory of FM) Find for example CharPlusMinus: Command CharPlusMinus Label Plus/Minus Definition \xB1 ... to dive into the file. Some of the characters are not in this area, for example: Command CharBullet Label Bullet Character Definition \xa5 You may also have a look at http://www.daube.ch/docu/fmaker67.html#context HTH 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 ___ 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: What FM plugin suite give the most bang?
Hi John, I use two plugins/FrameScript packages very often: i-frame i-frame is a collection of scripts for FrameScript. The modules encompass scripts for everything! I like these scripts best: Scale Graphics - for me invaluable! FM2MIF2FM - Convert to/from MIF There are many more to get reports and to maintain formats. I can only recommend to have a look at the web-site. http://www.i-frame.itl.info/en/feature-description.html Import formats special This plugin adds some more options to the Import Formats dialog. Specifically: User variables This is a plugin which I need very often. It's from Rick Quatro, but I couldn't find it on his homepage. Best regards Winfried -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 8:01 PM To: John Sgammato Cc: framers Subject: Re: What FM plugin suite give the most bang? Thanks, John, but this is a one-shot deal. First, I'd never get a scripting product in here. The applications have to have specific functions they can test before installing. Second, if I was to use someone like Rick, it would be a 4 month process for each one I tried to get. I cannot install anything. It has to be done by the right department. John X Posada AML Syst Ops Supt Data Analyst | US FCC RC Systems Control Analytics | HSBC North America Holdings Inc 330 Madison Ave., NY NY __ _ Phone Int: 212-525-5483 Ext: Personal Cellphone - 732-259-2874 Fax Conference Bridge - 877-304-0052, Code 74809254 Email john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com __ _ Protect our environment - please only print this if you have to! From: John Sgammato john.sgamm...@actifio.com To: John X Posada/HBUS/HSBC@HSBC02 Cc: framers framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: 04/23/2015 01:56 PM Subject: Re: What FM plugin suite give the most bang? I'd look into FrameScript. There are many useful free scripts available, and you can write your own or contract someone to write them for you. I highly recommend Rick Quatro, whose wizardry has dramatically expanded what I can do with unstructured FrameMaker 12. Two examples of easy, effective cleanup: * ArchiveFM.fso does pretty much what the late Bruce Foster's Archive plugin did - it takes all the files, images, and text insets in a book, even those referenced from distant folders, and puts them in a ZIP archive. In seconds you can blow away all those extra images that aren't used in a book. * TidyImport.fso enable you to clean up a doc with too many extra para and character tags by doing a CleanImport from a known good clean template or chapter. Not just those, but Para, Char, Table, Variable, x-ref, conditions, color defs, math defs, doc properties, object styles, reference pages and page layouts. FrameScript is $179 for a single license. See https://framescript.com/ On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 1:35 PM, john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com wrote: Hi, guys...I'm using FM11 unstructured and I maintain quite a large document set...10 books of 2,000 pages each give or take. Because of the amount of time I spend on housekeeping, I'm ready to take a stab at adding plugins that will save me time. In addition, I may be bringing in a team of 3-4 writers and I want the files to be as clean as possible. When you evolve to 20,000 pages of document from an initial 195 pages in 2 years, ya get careless at times. Now...I'm in a very locked down environment, so I know I'm in for a battle...this very well can be a 3-6 month project and I may loose. Money is no object. I was able to easily justify a $500 application just to check broken links (3 bullet points in an email) , but it took 4 months to work through the process from request to license. So...if I was to try to put together a shopping list together with as many plugin components in as few different products as possible, what should that be? Thanks John X Posada AML Syst Ops Supt Data Analyst | US FCC RC Systems Control Analytics | HSBC North America Holdings Inc 330 Madison Ave., NY NY _ __ This e-mail contains privileged and confidential information intended for the use of the addressees named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in respect of any information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and immediately destroy this e-mail and its attachments. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as
RE: How do I get to frameusers forum????
I created a folder for the forum e-mails and then create a rule that automatically sends them there. I'm using MS Outlook. This way I can read them when I'm able. From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Linda Garneau Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 8:43 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: How do I get to frameusers forum I don't want to see all the emails from subscribers. It clutters my inbox and causes me to overlook important messages for my job. I was careful NOT to choose this action when I subscribed. And HOW do I get to the actual forum??? No link was provided to the forum where I can interact with other users. Linda Garneau Technical Publications Manager 1-561-622-4795 linda.garn...@crossmatch.commailto:linda.garn...@crossmatch.com This message, including any attachments, may contain confidential, proprietary, inside and/or legally privileged information. Any distribution or use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then permanently delete it from your system. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Cross Match Technologies, Inc.(r) , DigitalPersona(r) and the DigitalPersona logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Cross Match Technologies, Inc and DigitalPersona, Inc. in the United States and other countries. This e-mail contains privileged and confidential information intended for the use of the addressees named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in respect of any information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and immediately destroy this e-mail and its attachments. ___ 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 do I get to frameusers forum????
I manage all the e-mails I get from various mailing lists by setting up rules in my mail client having each type shuttled into their own folder for me to read at leisure. Just a suggestion ;) From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Linda Garneau Sent: April-24-15 8:43 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: How do I get to frameusers forum I don't want to see all the emails from subscribers. It clutters my inbox and causes me to overlook important messages for my job. I was careful NOT to choose this action when I subscribed. And HOW do I get to the actual forum??? No link was provided to the forum where I can interact with other users. Linda Garneau Technical Publications Manager 1-561-622-4795 linda.garn...@crossmatch.commailto:linda.garn...@crossmatch.com This message, including any attachments, may contain confidential, proprietary, inside and/or legally privileged information. Any distribution or use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then permanently delete it from your system. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Cross Match Technologies, Inc.(r) , DigitalPersona(r) and the DigitalPersona logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Cross Match Technologies, Inc and DigitalPersona, Inc. in the United States and other countries. ___ 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: HELP
Sorry Linda, there's no forum on this mailing list (AFAIK) - you can get posts sent in digest format (less frequent delivery) or in detail. If you're looking for forums on FM, head on over to the Adobe ones. From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Linda Garneau Sent: April-24-15 8:39 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: HELP I don't want to see all the emails from subscribers. I was careful NOT to choose this action. And HOW do I get to the actual forum??? No link was provided to the forum where I can interact with other users. Linda Garneau Technical Publications Manager 1-561-622-4795 linda.garn...@crossmatch.commailto:linda.garn...@crossmatch.com This message, including any attachments, may contain confidential, proprietary, inside and/or legally privileged information. Any distribution or use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then permanently delete it from your system. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Cross Match Technologies, Inc.(r) , DigitalPersona(r) and the DigitalPersona logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Cross Match Technologies, Inc and DigitalPersona, Inc. in the United States and other countries. ___ 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: HELP
Linda,
Just go to http://groups.yahoo.com/ and log in. You will see a list of all the
groups you are a member of using that email address.
Since frameusers is not a Yahoo group, you shouldgo to
http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/listinfo/framers, log in and change your
mail delivery.
On Friday, April 24, 2015 7:43 AM, Jeff Coatsworth
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this mailing list (AFAIK) – you can get posts sent in digest format (less
frequent delivery) or in detail. If you’re looking for forums on FM, head on
over to the Adobe ones. From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
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To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: HELP I don’t want to see all the emails from subscribers. I was
careful NOT to choose this action. And HOW do I get to the actual forum??? No
link was provided to the forum where I can interact with other users.
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HELP
I don't want to see all the emails from subscribers. I was careful NOT to choose this action. And HOW do I get to the actual forum??? No link was provided to the forum where I can interact with other users. Linda Garneau Technical Publications Manager 1-561-622-4795 linda.garn...@crossmatch.commailto:linda.garn...@crossmatch.com This message, including any attachments, may contain confidential, proprietary, inside and/or legally privileged information. Any distribution or use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then permanently delete it from your system. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Cross Match Technologies, Inc., DigitalPersona and the DigitalPersona logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Cross Match Technologies, Inc and DigitalPersona, Inc. in the United States and other countries. ___ 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 do I get to frameusers forum????
I don't want to see all the emails from subscribers. It clutters my inbox and causes me to overlook important messages for my job. I was careful NOT to choose this action when I subscribed. And HOW do I get to the actual forum??? No link was provided to the forum where I can interact with other users. Linda Garneau Technical Publications Manager 1-561-622-4795 linda.garn...@crossmatch.commailto:linda.garn...@crossmatch.com This message, including any attachments, may contain confidential, proprietary, inside and/or legally privileged information. Any distribution or use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then permanently delete it from your system. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Cross Match Technologies, Inc., DigitalPersona and the DigitalPersona logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Cross Match Technologies, Inc and DigitalPersona, Inc. in the United States and other countries. ___ 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.
Word tables
Hi Framers, I am looking for a Word document or two that consist mainly of some tables. I need some material that I can demonstrate some scripts with. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Rick Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-366-4017 r...@frameexpert.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.
Comparing paragraph and character formats inside files of a book?
Hi, all. I did a bit of looking and am not sure I see an answer for a concern that I have. In one of my books that I created and have edited over the years, it is possible that some of the paragraph and character format definitions (and possibly the color definitions, and reference pages too) are no longer consistent in every file of that book. Meaning that I am not sure if paragraph format “XYZ” in one of the files is necessarily identical to the same format “XYZ” in another one of the files. Probably close, but not sure if they are identical. It is also possible that some file may have had a format added/removed/edited because it is only used within that file only (like a content list format or something). Is there a way to compare/list/report (whatever) all the formats in the files to see where the inconsistencies are? At least, so that I can take one of the file and apply its formats to all the other files and not break things too much? Z ___ 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: What FM plugin suite give the most bang?
I use 6 different plug-ins from Silicon Prairie and would definitely recommend them. There’s also Table Cleaner from Rick Quatro (http://www.frameexpert.com). It’s come in very handy a few times. And all of these plug-ins are extremely affordable. Alison From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Writer Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 12:08 PM To: Rick Quatro; john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com; 'framers' Subject: Re: What FM plugin suite give the most bang? I've heard good things about Silicon Prairie Software, although I have not used it: http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/ Nadine From: Rick Quatro r...@rickquatro.commailto:r...@rickquatro.com To: john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.commailto:john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com; 'framers' framers@lists.frameusers.commailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 2:08 PM Subject: RE: What FM plugin suite give the most bang? Hi John, As you know, I am a big fan of scripting. FrameMaker 11 has ExtendScript built in, so one clandestine way of adding productivity to FrameMaker without plugins is to learn to write some scripts. ExtendScript is basically Adobe's version of JavaScript on top of FrameMaker's object model. If you don't want to write them yourself, you can purchase them from others. And because scripts are compiled at runtime, you usually get the source code so you can reuse parts and pieces in your own scripts. Your learning will make things a longer term effort, but it sounds like your procurement process takes time anyway, so you may as well be adding to your skill set as you learn. I am doing an Adobe Webinar next Wednesday on ExtendScript in FrameMaker. If you have a particular task in mind and attend the webinar, I will make sure you get the script at no cost, or in exchange for a small donation to the Roswell Cancer Center in Buffalo. I welcome some good ideas for scripts that I can demonstrate. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thank you very much. Rick Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-366-4017 r...@frameexpert.commailto:r...@frameexpert.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.commailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.commailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.commailto:john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2015 1:36 PM To: framers Subject: What FM plugin suite give the most bang? Hi, guys...I'm using FM11 unstructured and I maintain quite a large document set...10 books of 2,000 pages each give or take. Because of the amount of time I spend on housekeeping, I'm ready to take a stab at adding plugins that will save me time. In addition, I may be bringing in a team of 3-4 writers and I want the files to be as clean as possible. When you evolve to 20,000 pages of document from an initial 195 pages in 2 years, ya get careless at times. Now...I'm in a very locked down environment, so I know I'm in for a battle...this very well can be a 3-6 month project and I may loose. Money is no object. I was able to easily justify a $500 application just to check broken links (3 bullet points in an email) , but it took 4 months to work through the process from request to license. So...if I was to try to put together a shopping list together with as many plugin components in as few different products as possible, what should that be? Thanks John X Posada AML Syst Ops Supt Data Analyst | US FCC RC Systems Control Analytics | HSBC North America Holdings Inc 330 Madison Ave., NY NY ___ Phone Int: 212-525-5483 Ext: Personal Cellphone - 732-259-2874 Fax Conference Bridge - 877-304-0052, Code 74809254 Email john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.commailto:john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com ___ Protect our environment - please only print this if you have to! - ** This E-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender immediately by return E-mail. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be timely, secure, error or virus-free. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions. ** SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT! ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as r...@rickquatro.com.mailto:r...@rickquatro.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com.mailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email
RE: HELP
Do what I do - create a separate Outlook PST file for Frame List mail then write a rule that dumps all the posts into that data file. You only have to look at it when you want to. Alison From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Linda Garneau Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 5:39 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: HELP I don't want to see all the emails from subscribers. I was careful NOT to choose this action. And HOW do I get to the actual forum??? No link was provided to the forum where I can interact with other users. Linda Garneau Technical Publications Manager 1-561-622-4795 linda.garn...@crossmatch.commailto:linda.garn...@crossmatch.com This message, including any attachments, may contain confidential, proprietary, inside and/or legally privileged information. Any distribution or use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then permanently delete it from your system. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Cross Match Technologies, Inc.(r) , DigitalPersona(r) and the DigitalPersona logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Cross Match Technologies, Inc and DigitalPersona, Inc. in the United States and other countries. ___ 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: What FM plugin suite give the most bang?
Hi, David. I watched their video. They seem to stress linguistics and usability, and measuring that stuff. While those are secondary factors on my end, my priority is style, format, content control consistency, and authoring speed. It's hard to explain, but my stuff isn't to convince...my stuff is to show AML methodology and compliance for use during AML model review. I have one main output; PDF, with secondary output Word. Multiple delivery isn't a requirement here. Thanks anyway. John X Posada AML Syst Ops Supt Data Analyst | US FCC RC Systems Control Analytics | HSBC North America Holdings Inc 330 Madison Ave., NY NY ___ Phone Int: 212-525-5483 Ext: Personal Cellphone - 732-259-2874 Fax Conference Bridge - 877-304-0052, Code 74809254 Email john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com ___ Protect our environment - please only print this if you have to! From: David Artman da...@davidartman.com To: framers framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: 04/24/2015 12:10 PM Subject:RE: What FM plugin suite give the most bang? Sent by:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com I would give serious thought to Acrolinx, if you're facing consistency issue as your content scales up and if you're going to bring in multiple writers. It can also help other casual content authors (e.g., developer's and tester's design and use case docs; marcomm) or give you a fast-editing path to clean up such source prior to importation/reuse in FrameMaker. It's NOT cheap, and it take a significant setup and routine maintenance as your product lines evolve... but it's a joy to see working well! It basically can eliminate any 'copyediting' roles throughout your organization. And, no, I am not affiliatedf with them, other than as a fanboy who wants MY compnay to adopt it! :) David Original Message Subject: What FM plugin suite give the most bang? From: john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com Date: Thu, April 23, 2015 1:35 pm To: framers framers@lists.frameusers.com Hi, guys...I'm using FM11 unstructured and I maintain quite a large document set...10 books of 2,000 pages each give or take. Because of the amount of time I spend on housekeeping, I'm ready to take a stab at adding plugins that will save me time. In addition, I may be bringing in a team of 3-4 writers and I want the files to be as clean as possible. When you evolve to 20,000 pages of document from an initial 195 pages in 2 years, ya get careless at times. ** This message originated from the Internet. Its originator may or may not be who they claim to be and the information contained in the message and any attachments may or may not be accurate. ** ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.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/john.x.posada%40us.hsbc.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. - ** This E-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender immediately by return E-mail. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be timely, secure, error or virus-free. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions. ** SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT! ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as
RE: What FM plugin suite give the most bang?
I would give serious thought to Acrolinx, if you're facing consistency issue as your content scales up and if you're going to bring in multiple writers. It can also help other casual content authors (e.g., developer's and tester's design and use case docs; marcomm) or give you a fast-editing path to clean up such source prior to importation/reuse in FrameMaker. It's NOT cheap, and it take a significant setup and routine maintenance as your product lines evolve... but it's a joy to see working well! It basically can eliminate any 'copyediting' roles throughout your organization. And, no, I am not affiliatedf with them, other than as a fanboy who wants MY compnay to adopt it! :) David Original Message Subject: What FM plugin suite give the most bang?From: john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.comDate: Thu, April 23, 2015 1:35 pmTo: framers framers@lists.frameusers.comHi, guys...I'm using FM11 unstructured and I maintain quite a largedocument set...10 books of 2,000 pages each give or take.Because of the amount of time I spend on housekeeping, I'm ready to take astab at adding plugins that will save me time. In addition, I may bebringing in a team of 3-4 writers and I want the files to be as clean aspossible. When you evolve to 20,000 pages of document from an initial 195pages in 2 years, ya get careless at times. ___ 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: realistic expectations in Pune, India
Good luck! I believe your best bet would be to find an American tech writer living in Pune, or hire someone in Boston. Plenty of companies parse out tech writing jobs to off-site writers. If you're concerned about quality, imo, your US-based team needs to do at least a copy edit! On Thursday, April 23, 2015 7:05 AM, John Sgammato john.sgamm...@actifio.com wrote: Hi gang, I have to hire a writer in Pune, India, but I wonder if I have unrealistic expectations. We have a pretty sophisticated doc system in unstructured FrameMaker 12, using variables, conditional text, text insets, etc. We need API content as well as content for network administrators and managed-service providers, SaaS, and business resiliency. Knowledge of data storage would be good.The person will work independently, far from the home team in Boston. The development team in Pune is a good team, but they do all the things that aggravate writers, making last-minute changes and expecting a quick search-and-replace, not reviewing docs, etc. The person has to be able to essentially finish and publish the doc to US standards. My team does not have the time to edit the work from India. The writer must know the proper use of articles and placement of commas. So I am looking for a veteran with good grammar and 10+ years of experience using all the parts of unstructured FM and with real-life experience pushing back on a team. I can say all sorts of empowering things from Boston, but if the writer doesn't feel it in his/her heart, doesn't have the courage and the chutzpah to stand up to the team to ensure doc quality, then I have the wrong person and I get stuck with poor-quality documentation. Am I looking for a chimera? There are plenty of writers like that in the Boston area, but I need one in Pune. I suspect that TechComm has been a career in Boston a lot longer than it has in Pune...does anyone there even have ten years of experience?-- | | | | | John Sgammato, Documentation Architect e john.sgamm...@actifio.com c 508.927.2083 t @actifiodocs | | 333 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02451 | | | Radically simple copy data management . ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as hessian...@yahoo.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/hessiansx4%40yahoo.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: What FM plugin suite give the most bang?
I was really impressed by Finalyser but didn't have the budget for it. I'm not sure if they're still localizing for English. http://www.squidds.de/finalyser/ On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 10:35 AM, john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com wrote: Hi, guys...I'm using FM11 unstructured and I maintain quite a large document set...10 books of 2,000 pages each give or take. Because of the amount of time I spend on housekeeping, I'm ready to take a stab at adding plugins that will save me time. In addition, I may be bringing in a team of 3-4 writers and I want the files to be as clean as possible. When you evolve to 20,000 pages of document from an initial 195 pages in 2 years, ya get careless at times. Now...I'm in a very locked down environment, so I know I'm in for a battle...this very well can be a 3-6 month project and I may loose. Money is no object. I was able to easily justify a $500 application just to check broken links (3 bullet points in an email) , but it took 4 months to work through the process from request to license. So...if I was to try to put together a shopping list together with as many plugin components in as few different products as possible, what should that be? ___ 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 do I get to frameusers forum????
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RE: How do I get to frameusers forum????
This is what I do too. You can create message filters in Outlook and Thunderbird easily. I assume other e-mail clients do the same thing ... Z From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Abungu, Salome Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 6:23 AM To: Linda Garneau; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: How do I get to frameusers forum I created a folder for the forum e-mails and then create a rule that automatically sends them there. I'm using MS Outlook. This way I can read them when I'm able. From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.commailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Linda Garneau Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 8:43 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.commailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: How do I get to frameusers forum I don't want to see all the emails from subscribers. It clutters my inbox and causes me to overlook important messages for my job. I was careful NOT to choose this action when I subscribed. And HOW do I get to the actual forum??? No link was provided to the forum where I can interact with other users. Linda Garneau Technical Publications Manager 1-561-622-4795 linda.garn...@crossmatch.commailto:linda.garn...@crossmatch.com This message, including any attachments, may contain confidential, proprietary, inside and/or legally privileged information. Any distribution or use of this communication by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by replying to this message and then permanently delete it from your system. You are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Cross Match Technologies, Inc.(r) , DigitalPersona(r) and the DigitalPersona logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Cross Match Technologies, Inc and DigitalPersona, Inc. in the United States and other countries. This e-mail contains privileged and confidential information intended for the use of the addressees named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in respect of any information contained in it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and immediately destroy this e-mail and its attachments. ___ 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: realistic expectations in Pune, India
Experience won't be an issue; quality may be. We'd hired technical writers in Pune as far back as 2001. We don't have writers there anymore. We found people who had a good attitude and were interested in our software, but their writing wasn't clean. Grammar was a real issue. I was surprised, because I had grown up in India and had moved to the US only in my late 20s. However, things may have improved. We haven't done any interviews in the last five years. Meenakshi On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 5:04 AM, John Sgammato john.sgamm...@actifio.com wrote: Hi gang, I have to hire a writer in Pune, India, but I wonder if I have unrealistic expectations. We have a pretty sophisticated doc system in unstructured FrameMaker 12, using variables, conditional text, text insets, etc. We need API content as well as content for network administrators and managed-service providers, SaaS, and business resiliency. Knowledge of data storage would be good. The person will work independently, far from the home team in Boston. The development team in Pune is a good team, but they do all the things that aggravate writers, making last-minute changes and expecting a quick search-and-replace, not reviewing docs, etc. The person has to be able to essentially finish and publish the doc to US standards. My team does not have the time to edit the work from India. The writer must know the proper use of articles and placement of commas. So I am looking for a veteran with good grammar and 10+ years of experience using all the parts of unstructured FM and with real-life experience pushing back on a team. I can say all sorts of empowering things from Boston, but if the writer doesn't feel it in his/her heart, doesn't have the courage and the chutzpah to stand up to the team to ensure doc quality, then I have the wrong person and I get stuck with poor-quality documentation. Am I looking for a chimera? There are plenty of writers like that in the Boston area, but I need one in Pune. I suspect that TechComm has been a career in Boston a lot longer than it has in Pune...does anyone there even have ten years of experience? -- http://www.actifio.com/*John Sgammato, Documentation Architect* *e* john.sgamm...@actifio.com *c* 508.927.2083 *t* @actifiodocs http://twitter.com/actifiodocs 333 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02451 http://twitter.com/actifiohttp://www.linkedin.com/company/399246 https://plus.google.com/102870897962348937868/posts http://www.youtube.com/user/actifiohttp://www.actifio.com/ *Radically simple copy data management * *.* ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as mintzsha...@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/mintzsharma%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Meenakshi Sharma Director of Marketing eGain Communications Mountain View, 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: If money is no object
BTW..let's stay in the unstructured world. John X Posada AML Syst Ops Supt Data Analyst | US FCC RC Systems Control Analytics | HSBC North America Holdings Inc 330 Madison Ave., NY NY ___ Phone Int: 212-525-5483 Ext: Personal Cellphone - 732-259-2874 Fax Conference Bridge - 877-304-0052, Code 74809254 Email john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com ___ Protect our environment - please only print this if you have to! From: John X Posada/HBUS/HSBC To: Frame Users (framers@lists.frameusers.com) framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: 04/24/2015 02:22 PM Subject:If money is no object Hi, guys... If money was no object (as long as justified), and you were currently using FrameMaker with no CMS to manage 20,000 pages by a single author, what combination of authoring front end and CMS backend would you consider for a document database 10X larger with multiple authors around the world? John X Posada AML Syst Ops Supt Data Analyst | US FCC RC Systems Control Analytics | HSBC North America Holdings Inc 330 Madison Ave., NY NY ___ Phone Int: 212-525-5483 Ext: Personal Cellphone - 732-259-2874 Fax Conference Bridge - 877-304-0052, Code 74809254 Email john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com ___ Protect our environment - please only print this if you have to! - ** This E-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender immediately by return E-mail. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be timely, secure, error or virus-free. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions. ** SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT! ___ 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.
If money is no object
Hi, guys... If money was no object (as long as justified), and you were currently using FrameMaker with no CMS to manage 20,000 pages by a single author, what combination of authoring front end and CMS backend would you consider for a document database 10X larger with multiple authors around the world? John X Posada AML Syst Ops Supt Data Analyst | US FCC RC Systems Control Analytics | HSBC North America Holdings Inc 330 Madison Ave., NY NY ___ Phone Int: 212-525-5483 Ext: Personal Cellphone - 732-259-2874 Fax Conference Bridge - 877-304-0052, Code 74809254 Email john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com ___ Protect our environment - please only print this if you have to! - ** This E-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender immediately by return E-mail. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be timely, secure, error or virus-free. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions. ** SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT! ___ 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: Comparing paragraph and character formats inside files of a book?
On 2015-Apr-24 2:06 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) wrote: Hi, all. I did a bit of looking and am not sure I see an answer for a concern that I have. In one of my books that I created and have edited over the years, it is possible that some of the paragraph and character format definitions (and possibly the color definitions, and reference pages too) are no longer consistent in /every/ file of that book. Meaning that I am not sure if paragraph format “XYZ” in one of the files is necessarily identical to the same format “XYZ” in another one of the files. Probably close, but not sure if they are identical. It is also possible that some file may have had a format added/removed/edited because it is only used within that file only (like a content list format or something). Is there a way to compare/list/report (whatever) all the formats in the files to see where the inconsistencies are? At least, so that I can take one of the file and apply its formats to all the other files and not break things too much? Silicon Prairie's paragraph and character tools will produce the reports you ask about. With a little manipulation, you should be able to use FM or Acrobat to compare files to find any differences in definitions. 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 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: Comparing paragraph and character formats inside files of a book?
You can always save the files, or the suspect files, out as MIF and then
compare them using a text editor; i.e., Notepad++ or TextPad. That will display
any differences.
Dave Spreadbury
On Friday, April 24, 2015 2:00 PM, Stuart Rogers
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On 2015-Apr-24 2:06 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) wrote:
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Hi, all. I did a bit of looking and am not sure I see an answer for a
concern that I have. In one of my books that I created and have edited over
the years, it is possible that some of the paragraph and character format
definitions (and possibly the color definitions, and reference pages too) are
no longer consistent in every file of that book. Meaning that I am not sure
if paragraph format “XYZ” in one of the files is necessarily identical to the
same format “XYZ” in another one of the files. Probably close, but not sure if
they are identical. It is also possible that some file may have had a format
added/removed/edited because it is only used within that file only (like a
content list format or something). Is there a way to compare/list/report
(whatever) all the formats in the files to see where the inconsistencies are?
At least, so that I can take one of the file and apply its formats to all the
other files and not break things too much?
Silicon Prairie's paragraph and character tools will produce the reports you
ask about. With a little manipulation, you should be able to use FM or Acrobat
to compare files to find any differences in definitions.
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
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FrameMaker - Documentum
Hi, guys...I've been out of the enterprise document authoring environment for awhile... Has FrameMaker achieved a successful and clean integration with Documentum? John X Posada AML Syst Ops Supt Data Analyst | US FCC RC Systems Control Analytics | HSBC North America Holdings Inc 330 Madison Ave., NY NY ___ Phone Int: 212-525-5483 Ext: Personal Cellphone - 732-259-2874 Fax Conference Bridge - 877-304-0052, Code 74809254 Email john.x.pos...@us.hsbc.com ___ Protect our environment - please only print this if you have to! - ** This E-mail is confidential. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and all copies from your system and notify the sender immediately by return E-mail. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be timely, secure, error or virus-free. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions. ** SAVE PAPER - THINK BEFORE YOU PRINT! ___ 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: realistic expectations in Pune, India
John, I have worked in Pune for 4 years. You can definitely find the person you are looking for in Pune. Tech Writing in India is a little new for the Devs\QEs. The good thing is, you already know the challenges the Pune hire might face. There are plenty of writers in Pune with 10+ years of experience and a lot of them will be interested, because not may job openings require 10+ years of experience. Most of the hiring, especially in Pune area, happens for 2-7 years of experience: someone who is not completely new but also will not ask for a lot. Tech-Writers in India are more willing to shift cities compared to writers in rest of the world. So your candidate can come from Bangalore or Hyderabad also. Not all of the candidates with 10+ years of experience, however, will meet all your requirements. - FM experience shouldn't be a problem - writers with a lot of companies in India work with conditional text, variables, and text insets. - API docs - depends on what kind of inputs you are going to give the writer. - Good grammar is not rare. You may struggle to find a writer who autonomously does API documentation and has excellent grammar. I haven't seen the two skills come as a package often enough. You may have to screen up to 15 or 20 people, but you definitely can find a good writer. Hope this helps.. -Gyanesh On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 11:37 PM, Meenakshi Sharma mintzsha...@gmail.com wrote: Experience won't be an issue; quality may be. We'd hired technical writers in Pune as far back as 2001. We don't have writers there anymore. We found people who had a good attitude and were interested in our software, but their writing wasn't clean. Grammar was a real issue. I was surprised, because I had grown up in India and had moved to the US only in my late 20s. However, things may have improved. We haven't done any interviews in the last five years. Meenakshi On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 5:04 AM, John Sgammato john.sgamm...@actifio.com wrote: Hi gang, I have to hire a writer in Pune, India, but I wonder if I have unrealistic expectations. We have a pretty sophisticated doc system in unstructured FrameMaker 12, using variables, conditional text, text insets, etc. We need API content as well as content for network administrators and managed-service providers, SaaS, and business resiliency. Knowledge of data storage would be good. The person will work independently, far from the home team in Boston. The development team in Pune is a good team, but they do all the things that aggravate writers, making last-minute changes and expecting a quick search-and-replace, not reviewing docs, etc. The person has to be able to essentially finish and publish the doc to US standards. My team does not have the time to edit the work from India. The writer must know the proper use of articles and placement of commas. So I am looking for a veteran with good grammar and 10+ years of experience using all the parts of unstructured FM and with real-life experience pushing back on a team. I can say all sorts of empowering things from Boston, but if the writer doesn't feel it in his/her heart, doesn't have the courage and the chutzpah to stand up to the team to ensure doc quality, then I have the wrong person and I get stuck with poor-quality documentation. Am I looking for a chimera? There are plenty of writers like that in the Boston area, but I need one in Pune. I suspect that TechComm has been a career in Boston a lot longer than it has in Pune...does anyone there even have ten years of experience? -- http://www.actifio.com/*John Sgammato, Documentation Architect* *e* john.sgamm...@actifio.com *c* 508.927.2083 *t* @actifiodocs http://twitter.com/actifiodocs 333 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02451 http://twitter.com/actifiohttp://www.linkedin.com/company/399246 https://plus.google.com/102870897962348937868/posts http://www.youtube.com/user/actifiohttp://www.actifio.com/ *Radically simple copy data management * *.* ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as mintzsha...@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/mintzsharma%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Meenakshi Sharma Director of Marketing eGain Communications Mountain View, CA ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as gyanesh.tal...@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/gyanesh.talwar%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com.
