Re: Landscape 11 x 17

[Ian Hawkins]

It's not that difficult, but you need to be aware of the interaction 
between FrameMaker and Acrobat.


You cannot have a single FM file that contains different page sizes or 
orientations. You can have a book where individual chapters have 
different page sizes.


So, create the individual chapters, each with the proper page size and 
orientation. Add them to your book.


Create a PDF. I always print to the Adobe PDF printer instance instead 
of using Save as PDF. In the printer properties, set the page size to 
the largest possible page size. In your case, 11x17, landscape.


When you print, be sure to select Generate Acrobat Data. This will crop 
the smaller pages to the proper size.


HTH,
Ian

On 2010-08-02 3:17 PM, Richard Melanson wrote:

OK Framers,

I now officially consider myself brain dead. I, for the life of me,
cannot remember how to put a page that is 11 x 17 landscape into a
document that is all portrait 8.5 x 11 . I have searched through both
the Frame Help manuals I have and I am still dead in the water, sorry
brain dead. May I please ask that someone point me in the correct
direction so I can get this done. I am very embarrassed to have to ask
this  :-(

Rick
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Landscape 11 x 17

[Ian Hawkins]

It's not that difficult, but you need to be aware of the interaction 
between FrameMaker and Acrobat.

You cannot have a single FM file that contains different page sizes or 
orientations. You can have a book where individual chapters have 
different page sizes.

So, create the individual chapters, each with the proper page size and 
orientation. Add them to your book.

Create a PDF. I always print to the Adobe PDF printer instance instead 
of using Save as PDF. In the printer properties, set the page size to 
the largest possible page size. In your case, 11x17, landscape.

When you print, be sure to select Generate Acrobat Data. This will crop 
the smaller pages to the proper size.

HTH,
Ian

On 2010-08-02 3:17 PM, Richard Melanson wrote:
> OK Framers,
>
> I now officially consider myself brain dead. I, for the life of me,
> cannot remember how to put a page that is 11 x 17 landscape into a
> document that is all portrait 8.5 x 11 . I have searched through both
> the Frame Help manuals I have and I am still dead in the water, sorry
> brain dead. May I please ask that someone point me in the correct
> direction so I can get this done. I am very embarrassed to have to ask
> this  :-(
>
> Rick
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Re: Key combo for Keep with Next?

[Ian Hawkins]

As others have said, there isn't a key combination that will do this 
directly. However, you can ease the pain a little.

- Type either CTRL+M (single key combination) or ESC o p d (four 
separate characters) to open the paragraph designer.

- Select the Pagination tab. If you are doing a lot of this, just leave 
the paragraph designer open on that tab.

- Type ALT+n to toggle the Next Pgf selection.

- By default, the Apply button should be active, with a bold outline. If 
so, press ENTER. Otherwise press ALT+a.

Try it a few times; it's really not that much trouble, and a lot easier 
than using the mouse. When the paragraph designer is already open on the 
right tab, it's only three keystrokes: CTRL+M, ALT+n, ENTER.

Ian
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Re: Key combo for Keep with Next?

[Ian Hawkins]

... and if you get into the paragraph designer, but you want to jump 
back to your active document without making changes, press SHIFT+F7. 
This will work from most FrameMaker dialogs.

I hope they haven't changed any of these for FM 9.

Ian

Ian Hawkins wrote:
 Try it a few times; it's really not that much trouble, and a lot easier 
 than using the mouse. When the paragraph designer is already open on the 
 right tab, it's only three keystrokes: CTRL+M, ALT+n, ENTER.

   
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Key combo for Keep with Next?

[Ian Hawkins]

As others have said, there isn't a key combination that will do this 
directly. However, you can ease the pain a little.

- Type either CTRL+M (single key combination) or ESC o p d (four 
separate characters) to open the paragraph designer.

- Select the Pagination tab. If you are doing a lot of this, just leave 
the paragraph designer open on that tab.

- Type ALT+n to toggle the Next Pgf selection.

- By default, the Apply button should be active, with a bold outline. If 
so, press ENTER. Otherwise press ALT+a.

Try it a few times; it's really not that much trouble, and a lot easier 
than using the mouse. When the paragraph designer is already open on the 
right tab, it's only three keystrokes: CTRL+M, ALT+n, ENTER.

Ian

Key combo for Keep with Next?

[Ian Hawkins]

... and if you get into the paragraph designer, but you want to jump 
back to your active document without making changes, press SHIFT+F7. 
This will work from most FrameMaker dialogs.

I hope they haven't changed any of these for FM 9.

Ian

Ian Hawkins wrote:
> Try it a few times; it's really not that much trouble, and a lot easier 
> than using the mouse. When the paragraph designer is already open on the 
> right tab, it's only three keystrokes: CTRL+M, ALT+n, ENTER.
>
>   

Re: Adding files to book results in reverse order

[Ian Hawkins]

Instead of using Add  Files, just drag them from a Windows explorer 
window onto the book. This way the order stays the same.

Ian

Dustin Wilcox wrote:
 Hopefully this is an easy one.

 I had this problem in 7.2 and now 9 and wonder what exactly is causing it
 and if there is a fix. I'm creating a book and adding 50 or so files to it
 (through the add file button). Even though the files are sequentially
 numbered, Frame adds them in reverse order. It's time consuming to go back
 and reorder them. Is this just a quirk, am I doing something wrong, or is
 there a patch?

 Many thanks

 Dustin
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Adding files to book results in reverse order

[Ian Hawkins]

Instead of using Add > Files, just drag them from a Windows explorer 
window onto the book. This way the order stays the same.

Ian

Dustin Wilcox wrote:
> Hopefully this is an easy one.
>
> I had this problem in 7.2 and now 9 and wonder what exactly is causing it
> and if there is a fix. I'm creating a book and adding 50 or so files to it
> (through the add file button). Even though the files are sequentially
> numbered, Frame adds them in reverse order. It's time consuming to go back
> and reorder them. Is this just a quirk, am I doing something wrong, or is
> there a patch?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Dustin

Re: Getting Rid of Font Change Warning

[Ian Hawkins]

SetPrint changes the default FrameMaker printer. You can always change 
it manually in FrameMaker, just as you would if you didn't have SetPrint.

The FrameMaker File  Print Setup only changes the FrameMaker printer 
for your current FrameMaker session. SetPrint sets it at the start of 
every FrameMaker session.

Personally, I prefer to always print to PDF first, which is one of the 
reasons I wrote SetPrint. I have found that FrameMaker output looks best 
when you create a PDF. This is especially important if you use embedded 
EPS graphics, for example.

Ian

Fei Min Lorente wrote:
 Before I go installing the SetPrint utility, I have a couple of
 questions:

 - Can I imitate this utility by going to File  Print Setup and choosing
 Adobe PDF as the printer? Is this saved for FrameMaker in general, or
 for the book that I have open?

 - If I install SetPrint, does it mean that when I want to print a few
 pages for a quick discussion, I have to generate a PDF and print from
 that? 

 Fei Min

 -Original Message-
 From: Jeremy H. Griffith [mailto:jer...@omsys.com] 
 Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 3:43 PM
 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
 Cc: Fei Min Lorente
 Subject: Re: Getting Rid of Font Change Warning

 On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:46:28 -0700, Fei Min Lorente 
 feimin.lore...@onsemi.com wrote:

   
 Does anyone know how I stop this warning from appearing when I'm 
 printing a FrameMaker manual?

 Font information for your system has changed. This change may affect 
 the format and output of your document(s)
 

 That means that the printer driver set for Frame changed.

   
 I usually just click OK and carry on, but now we're trying to print as 
 part of an automated workflow process, and there's no one there to 
 click OK. In fact, you don't even see FrameMaker open on the screen.

 I tried opening Print Setup for the book and selecting my default 
 printer. I've also tried selecting Adobe PDF as the printer.
 

 Try installing SetPrint, a free utility from Sundorne:
   http://www.sundorne.com/FrameMaker/Freeware/setPrint.htm

 It lets you specify a different default printer for Frame than the one
 you have as the system default, and should prevent this problem by
 keeping the printer selection in Frame fixed, preferably at Adobe PDF.

 While you are there, check out Ian's other three new free Frame
 utilities.  His $25 commercial one, IndexRef, is absolutely essential if
 you want fully functional Frame indexes, where See and See-also
 references really work.

   
 I'm using FrameMaker 7.2 on an XP machine, and I'm actually creating a 
 PDF using the FDK, then converting the book to HTML files using Mif2Go.
 It's creating the PDF just fine, then failing during the HTML 
 conversion. Nothing is wrong with the Mif2Go configuration; the same 
 files work just fine interactively.
 

 Are you using runfm to handle the conversions?  It works for both PDF
 and Mif2Go projects.  If not, see if that helps; we go to some lengths
 to prevent Frame from asking for anything from the user, since the user
 is usually not there...

 -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc.
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Getting Rid of Font Change Warning

[Ian Hawkins]

SetPrint changes the default FrameMaker printer. You can always change 
it manually in FrameMaker, just as you would if you didn't have SetPrint.

The FrameMaker File > Print Setup only changes the FrameMaker printer 
for your current FrameMaker session. SetPrint sets it at the start of 
every FrameMaker session.

Personally, I prefer to always print to PDF first, which is one of the 
reasons I wrote SetPrint. I have found that FrameMaker output looks best 
when you create a PDF. This is especially important if you use embedded 
EPS graphics, for example.

Ian

Fei Min Lorente wrote:
> Before I go installing the SetPrint utility, I have a couple of
> questions:
>
> - Can I imitate this utility by going to File > Print Setup and choosing
> Adobe PDF as the printer? Is this saved for FrameMaker in general, or
> for the book that I have open?
>
> - If I install SetPrint, does it mean that when I want to print a few
> pages for a quick discussion, I have to generate a PDF and print from
> that? 
>
> Fei Min
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Jeremy H. Griffith [mailto:jeremy at omsys.com] 
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 3:43 PM
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Cc: Fei Min Lorente
> Subject: Re: Getting Rid of Font Change Warning
>
> On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:46:28 -0700, "Fei Min Lorente" 
>  wrote:
>
>   
>> Does anyone know how I stop this warning from appearing when I'm 
>> printing a FrameMaker manual?
>>
>> "Font information for your system has changed. This change may affect 
>> the format and output of your document(s)"
>> 
>
> That means that the printer driver set for Frame changed.
>
>   
>> I usually just click OK and carry on, but now we're trying to print as 
>> part of an automated workflow process, and there's no one there to 
>> click OK. In fact, you don't even see FrameMaker open on the screen.
>>
>> I tried opening Print Setup for the book and selecting my default 
>> printer. I've also tried selecting Adobe PDF as the printer.
>> 
>
> Try installing SetPrint, a free utility from Sundorne:
>   http://www.sundorne.com/FrameMaker/Freeware/setPrint.htm
>
> It lets you specify a different default printer for Frame than the one
> you have as the system default, and should prevent this problem by
> keeping the printer selection in Frame fixed, preferably at Adobe PDF.
>
> While you are there, check out Ian's other three new free Frame
> utilities.  His $25 commercial one, IndexRef, is absolutely essential if
> you want fully functional Frame indexes, where See and See-also
> references really work.
>
>   
>> I'm using FrameMaker 7.2 on an XP machine, and I'm actually creating a 
>> PDF using the FDK, then converting the book to HTML files using Mif2Go.
>> It's creating the PDF just fine, then failing during the HTML 
>> conversion. Nothing is wrong with the Mif2Go configuration; the same 
>> files work just fine interactively.
>> 
>
> Are you using runfm to handle the conversions?  It works for both PDF
> and Mif2Go projects.  If not, see if that helps; we go to some lengths
> to prevent Frame from asking for anything from the user, since the user
> is usually not there...
>
> -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc.
> http://www.omsys.com/
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Re: Screen captures and sizing

[Ian Hawkins]

Short answer?

Capturing with SnagIt, saving as PNG, and importing by reference are all 
good practices.

When you import into FrameMaker, use one of the following DPI settings, 
depending on the size of the image:
72
96
120
144
192

Longer answer?

To get the best results when viewing a screen capture in a PDF, the 
image should display at full size. That is, every dot (pixel) in the 
image should correspond to a single pixel on the computer monitor.

Acrobat and Adobe Reader use some default values for displaying images. 
For the most part, they assume that the monitor displays 96 pixels/inch. 
Yes, this is fictional as you point out, but it's still important. If 
I create a screen capture, import it into FrameMaker at 96 DPI, create a 
PDF, and display it in Adobe Reader at 100% zoom, the image will be 
perfect. It will be the same size as the original screen capture, and 
there will be no loss of quality. At any other zoom level the image will 
be degraded because there is no way to match the image pixels perfectly 
with monitor pixels.

When the original image is too large, you have to use a higher DPI. If 
you choose one of the values in the list above, you increase the chances 
that users will be able to find the right zoom level.
72 DPI matches a zoom level of 75%.
96 DPI matches 100%.
120 DPI matches 125%.
144 DPI matches 150%.
192 DPI matches 200%.

There are some caveats for this advice. Users can change their operating 
system defaults or Adobe Reader defaults so that 96 DPI is no longer the 
default value for displaying images. Most don't, though, so you can set 
up your PDFs for the majority.

HTH,
Ian


Spectrum Writing wrote:
 All,

  

 I know that there are many graphics gurus on this list and I will be the
 first to admit - I am NOT a graphics guru and it is my weakest point. That
 said, I have never had any comments from clients until now about what I do
 for screen captures, and I wanted either confirmation or some additional
 insight on improvements for taking screen captures.

  

 Here is the current comment from a client: Generally, I would like to keep
 high quality of screen captures. 

 Would like to suggest using a tool that can downscale the images with a
 smoothing function to keep high quality appearance. (as appear here, this is
 just sub-sampling with no smoothing.) 

  

 I use SnagIt as my capture tool. I use the region option and capture either
 the relevant portion that I need or if required, I take a capture of the
 whole screen. I then save the capture as a .png, and use the import file
 function to bring the capture into my Framemaker file. Obviously, the
 default dpi is set to the fictitious Windows 96 dpi. I change the capture to
 150 dpi and import. If this works for size and clarity, then I am done; if
 not, I right-click on the picture and adjust the dpi until I get the size
 that works for the page layout and what I am trying to show. (After much
 reading on this list, and advice from another colleague, I have learned that
 what I was initially taught at a long ago gig - to set the dpi to 300 and
 then use the manual sizing handles - is NOT the way to go).

  

 Can any of you graphics gurus give me some insight as to what else I should
 be doing/changing or if I am doing it the right way - and if you want to
 lecture me off list about dpis and stuff, that is fine with me too. I will
 gladly take whatever information I can glean so that I can reply
 professionally and non-emotionally to this client about why the pictures
 are just fine for PDFs.

  

 Thanks so much,

  

 TVB

  

 Tammy Van Boening

 Owner/Principal

 Spectrum Writing, LLC

 www.spectrumwritingllc.com http://www.spectrumwritingllc.com/ 

  

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Screen captures and sizing

[Ian Hawkins]

Short answer?

Capturing with SnagIt, saving as PNG, and importing by reference are all 
good practices.

When you import into FrameMaker, use one of the following DPI settings, 
depending on the size of the image:
72
96
120
144
192

Longer answer?

To get the best results when viewing a screen capture in a PDF, the 
image should display at full size. That is, every dot (pixel) in the 
image should correspond to a single pixel on the computer monitor.

Acrobat and Adobe Reader use some default values for displaying images. 
For the most part, they assume that the monitor displays 96 pixels/inch. 
Yes, this is "fictional" as you point out, but it's still important. If 
I create a screen capture, import it into FrameMaker at 96 DPI, create a 
PDF, and display it in Adobe Reader at 100% zoom, the image will be 
perfect. It will be the same size as the original screen capture, and 
there will be no loss of quality. At any other zoom level the image will 
be degraded because there is no way to match the image pixels perfectly 
with monitor pixels.

When the original image is too large, you have to use a higher DPI. If 
you choose one of the values in the list above, you increase the chances 
that users will be able to find the right zoom level.
72 DPI matches a zoom level of 75%.
96 DPI matches 100%.
120 DPI matches 125%.
144 DPI matches 150%.
192 DPI matches 200%.

There are some caveats for this advice. Users can change their operating 
system defaults or Adobe Reader defaults so that 96 DPI is no longer the 
default value for displaying images. Most don't, though, so you can set 
up your PDFs for the majority.

HTH,
Ian


Spectrum Writing wrote:
> All,
>
>  
>
> I know that there are many graphics gurus on this list and I will be the
> first to admit - I am NOT a graphics guru and it is my weakest point. That
> said, I have never had any comments from clients until now about what I do
> for screen captures, and I wanted either confirmation or some additional
> insight on improvements for taking screen captures.
>
>  
>
> Here is the current comment from a client: Generally, I would like to keep
> high quality of screen captures. 
>
> Would like to suggest using a tool that can downscale the images with a
> smoothing function to keep high quality appearance. (as appear here, this is
> just sub-sampling with no smoothing.) 
>
>  
>
> I use SnagIt as my capture tool. I use the region option and capture either
> the relevant portion that I need or if required, I take a capture of the
> whole screen. I then save the capture as a .png, and use the import file
> function to bring the capture into my Framemaker file. Obviously, the
> default dpi is set to the fictitious Windows 96 dpi. I change the capture to
> 150 dpi and import. If this works for size and clarity, then I am done; if
> not, I right-click on the picture and adjust the dpi until I get the size
> that works for the page layout and what I am trying to show. (After much
> reading on this list, and advice from another colleague, I have learned that
> what I was initially taught at a long ago gig - to set the dpi to 300 and
> then use the manual sizing handles - is NOT the way to go).
>
>  
>
> Can any of you graphics gurus give me some insight as to what else I should
> be doing/changing or if I am doing it the right way - and if you want to
> lecture me off list about dpis and stuff, that is fine with me too. I will
> gladly take whatever information I can glean so that I can reply
> professionally and non-emotionally to this client about why the pictures
> are just fine for PDFs.
>
>  
>
> Thanks so much,
>
>  
>
> TVB
>
>  
>
> Tammy Van Boening
>
> Owner/Principal
>
> Spectrum Writing, LLC
>
> www.spectrumwritingllc.com  
>
>  
>
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Re: FrameMaker Console

[Ian Hawkins]

In addition to its primary purpose of setting the default printer, the 
SetPrint plugin 
(http://www.sundorne.com/FrameMaker/Freeware/setPrint.htm) moves the 
FrameMaker document window in front of the console window, so it's not 
nearly so annoying. This would also be a very simple thing to do using 
FrameScript.


Ian

Flato, Gillian wrote:

Does anyone know how to make it so that the annoying FrameMaker console
doesn't open?

  

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FrameMaker Console

[Ian Hawkins]

In addition to its primary purpose of setting the default printer, the 
SetPrint plugin 
(http://www.sundorne.com/FrameMaker/Freeware/setPrint.htm) moves the 
FrameMaker document window in front of the console window, so it's not 
nearly so annoying. This would also be a very simple thing to do using 
FrameScript.

Ian

Flato, Gillian wrote:
> Does anyone know how to make it so that the annoying FrameMaker console
> doesn't open?
>
>   

Re: Special Marker dialog box has disappeared

[Ian Hawkins]

Here is another possible solution that doesn't require editing maker.ini.

Open the marker dialog. Even though you can't see it, it's probably there.

Press Alt+Space. This is a Windows shortcut that gives you keyboard 
control of windows and dialogs.


Press m (for move).

Either use the arrow keys to move the dialog or immediately click and 
drag. Don't move the mouse before clicking. By default, when you press 
m, the mouse pointer is placed on the title bar of the active window, 
so you can drag even though you can't see the title bar. You can 
experiment with some of the dialog boxes that are visible, just to see 
how the procedure works.


Good luck!
Ian

Mike Wickham wrote:

Thanks for the suggestion. My system must have some
other problem, because the change made no difference:
the Marker dialog box still does not appear.



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Special > Marker dialog box has disappeared

[Ian Hawkins]

Here is another possible solution that doesn't require editing maker.ini.

Open the marker dialog. Even though you can't see it, it's probably there.

Press Alt+Space. This is a Windows shortcut that gives you keyboard 
control of windows and dialogs.

Press "m" (for move).

Either use the arrow keys to move the dialog or immediately click and 
drag. Don't move the mouse before clicking. By default, when you press 
"m", the mouse pointer is placed on the title bar of the active window, 
so you can drag even though you can't see the title bar. You can 
experiment with some of the dialog boxes that are visible, just to see 
how the procedure works.

Good luck!
Ian

Mike Wickham wrote:
>> Thanks for the suggestion. My system must have some
>> other problem, because the change made no difference:
>> the Marker dialog box still does not appear.
>

Link on Index References in PDF

[Ian Hawkins]

It's called IndexRef, from www.sundorne.com. I think somebody must have 
replied to Fei Min personally because she has downloaded the evaluation 
version already.

I've been offline most of the day or I would have jumped in earlier.

Ian Hawkins
Sundorne Communications

Peter Gold wrote:
> Hi, Fei Min:
>
> I think there's a FrameMaker plug-in or script that adds the ability
> you want. Try searching Google and the various fora for variations on
> see also plugin, FrameMaker plug-ins, etc.
>
> I'm surprised that nobody's mentioned it by name, yet. Perhaps
> re-titling your subject to something like "FrameMaker see-also TOC
> enhancement needed," you'd get more focused responses.
> 
> Regards,
>
> Peter Gold
> KnowHow ProServices
>
>
> On 6/27/07, FeiMin_Lorente at amis.com  wrote:
>> This is my first time creating an index in FrameMaker in over 10 
>> years, so
>> I'm a bit out of touch. The last time I had to do this, we just printed
>> the manual; we didn't publish it as a PDF.
>>
>> Now I've discovered that when I have a "see" or "see also" reference 
>> in my
>> index, the PDF version of the index creates a link from those words 
>> to the
>> place where I put that index marker. For example, if my index entry has:
>>
>> absolute data file
>> see .o file and .cfo file
>>
>> then when someone clicks on "see", they jump to the place in text 
>> where I
>> created the index marker. The index marker contains:
>>
>> absolute data file:see .o file 
>> and
>> .cfo file<$nopage>
>>
>> Ideally, this is what I'd like it to do in the PDF:
>> link on the words ".o file" and ".cfo file" instead of on "see".
>> jump to the index entries for ".o file" and ".cfo file"
>>
>> If we can't do that, I would settle for not having a link at all.
>>
>> This case is somewhat palatable because if you click on "see", at 
>> least it
>> takes you to somewhere that talks about .o files and .cfo files. 
>> However,
>> I have another reference entry for "manipulating" which points 
>> readers to
>> "changing", and since this is just a synonym and doesn't have a specifi
>> context, it's rather confusing when it jumps to "Breakpoint 
>> Manipulation".
>>
>> I'm using FrameMaker 7.2, the structured flavour (but I don't think that
>> makes any difference in this case), on Windows XP.
>>
>> Fei Min
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Re: Keyboard shortcut to toggle between doc and structured windows

[Ian Hawkins]

Yes, ESCsd. (That's three separate keys, the Escape key, lowercase s, 
lowercase d).


Also, on Windows, ShiftF7 will always take you back to the main 
document.


Ian

Natalie Bircher wrote:

Is there a keyboard shortcut to toggle between the main document and
structured windows?

  

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Keyboard shortcut to toggle between doc and structured windows

[Ian Hawkins]

Yes, sd. (That's three separate keys, the Escape key, lowercase s, 
lowercase d).

Also, on Windows,  will always take you back to the main 
document.

Ian

Natalie Bircher wrote:
> Is there a keyboard shortcut to toggle between the main document and
> structured windows?
>
>   

Re: Change bars not conforming to the Side Closer to / Farther from Page Edge

[Ian Hawkins]

On the Right and Left master pages, check the position of the text 
frames. Try shifting the text frame on the Right page slightly to the 
right, and on the Left page shift to the left.


When FM places the change bars, it uses the margin width to determine 
which side is closer to/farther from the edge, not the right/left page 
setting as one would expect.


HTH,
Ian

Bodvar Bjorgvinsson wrote:


When comparing new and old double sided documents, I get the option of
placing the change bars on the Side Closer to or Farther from Page
Edge. but in each case, it works just as the left or right side
options: For Side Closer to Page Edge the change bars are placed on
left side of the column through all of the document and for Side
Farther from Page Edge they will appear at the right side.


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[Ian Hawkins]

On the Right and Left master pages, check the position of the text 
frames. Try shifting the text frame on the Right page slightly to the 
right, and on the Left page shift to the left.

When FM places the change bars, it uses the margin width to determine 
which side is closer to/farther from the edge, not the right/left page 
setting as one would expect.

HTH,
Ian

Bodvar Bjorgvinsson wrote:

> When comparing new and old double sided documents, I get the option of
> placing the change bars on the "Side Closer to" or "Farther from Page
> Edge". but in each case, it works just as the left or right side
> options: For "Side Closer to Page Edge" the change bars are placed on
> left side of the column through all of the document and for "Side
> Farther from Page Edge" they will appear at the right side.
>

Re: Angled heads with PostScript code

[Ian Hawkins]

Hi Rick,

I've still got FM4 installation floppies hanging around. There is a 
sample there that rotates text using PostScript text frames. Did you 
want to rotate the cell borders as well? The sample doesn't do that, but 
there might be enough there for you to figure it out for yourself. I'll 
send the files to you in a separate email.


Ian

Rick Quatro wrote:


Hello All,

I don't know if I am remembering correctly, but I seem to recall in an 
early version of FrameMaker, there was an example of using PostScript 
code to angle table cells at a non-standard angle. It was probably 
done with PostScript text frames. If anybody remembers any details or 
has any information about doing this, please let me know. Thanks.



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Angled heads with PostScript code

[Ian Hawkins]

Hi Rick,

I've still got FM4 installation floppies hanging around. There is a 
sample there that rotates text using PostScript text frames. Did you 
want to rotate the cell borders as well? The sample doesn't do that, but 
there might be enough there for you to figure it out for yourself. I'll 
send the files to you in a separate email.

Ian

Rick Quatro wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I don't know if I am remembering correctly, but I seem to recall in an 
> early version of FrameMaker, there was an example of using PostScript 
> code to angle table cells at a non-standard angle. It was probably 
> done with PostScript text frames. If anybody remembers any details or 
> has any information about doing this, please let me know. Thanks.
>

Re: Backing up in Frame

[Ian Hawkins]

The predefined key sequence is escvP. That's three separate 
keystrokes: the escape key, a lowercase v, and an uppercase P.


You can modify this for your installation by following the instructions 
in Customizing_Frame_Products.pdf, found in the OnlineManuals directory 
of your FrameMaker installation.


For example, to map it to AltLeft arrow, add the following to the 
end of wincmds.cfg:


   Modify GotoPreviousView KeySequence ~/Left  

However, in my quick testing, the jumps back only seem to work when the 
destination is in the same file. If you want to return to a location in 
a different file use CtrlTab to cycle through the open files.


Ian

Charles Beck wrote:



OK, so, you know how you can do a Ctrl+Alt click on a link or
cross-reference in Frame to go to the linked topic? Well, is there a key
combination that allows you to backtrack to the topic you came from
initially (like the Back button in a browser window or Acrobat)? 

 


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Re: Smart spaces

[Ian Hawkins]

You can. Using FrameMaker, open the file 
FrameMakerInstallationDirectory\fminit\custom. This is a FrameMaker 
file, even without the .fm extension. This file is used as the default 
template. Change the smart spaces setting and save the file.


Ian

Bill Briggs wrote:


What would be nice is if you could make the default new document have it turned 
on.

- web
 


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Re: Setting page size to show bleeds

[Ian Hawkins]

I think it's a feature, instead of a bug. You need to have the full 
Acrobat product to make it work properly, though. The full page is being 
printed, but Acrobat hides the cropped area unless you want it shown.


After you distill, open the document in Acrobat. Change the crop 
settings. In Acrobat 6.0, it's DocumentPagesCrop. I think they've 
moved it for Acrobat 7, but the option should still be available.


HTH,
Ian

Bodvar Bjorgvinsson wrote:


I found this out the other day. I feel it is a Distiller Bug. Maybe
Adobe feels it is a feature? ;-)

Seriously, why shouldn't we be allowed to distill a document with both
crop marks AND bookmarks if we really want to?
 


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[Ian Hawkins]

I think it's a feature, instead of a bug. You need to have the full 
Acrobat product to make it work properly, though. The full page is being 
printed, but Acrobat hides the cropped area unless you want it shown.

After you distill, open the document in Acrobat. Change the crop 
settings. In Acrobat 6.0, it's Document>Pages>Crop. I think they've 
moved it for Acrobat 7, but the option should still be available.

HTH,
Ian

Bodvar Bjorgvinsson wrote:

>I found this out the other day. I feel it is a Distiller Bug. Maybe
>Adobe feels it is a feature? ;-)
>
>Seriously, why shouldn't we be allowed to distill a document with both
>crop marks AND bookmarks if we really want to?
>  
>

Internal Xref in IDX

[Ian Hawkins]

Try IndexRef (http://sundorne.com/FrameMaker/IndexRef/indexref.htm). 
It's a little utility I wrote to solve this problem. There is a 30 day 
evaluation available so you make sure it works before buying it.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Ian

donandjudy1 wrote:

>Dear Framer Folks:
>
>Has anybody ever used the <$nopage> index variable?
>
>It's a good thing and a bad thing. When put into an index ref it will
>generate whatever text you designate, usually "see also . . . " This saves
>unnecessary duplication of entries, e.g. "Utility knife/Knife, utility."
>
>BUT the actual link that's created links back to wherever the marker resides
>within the book text. This effect would be confusing for digital readers.
>They would want to go to that section of the Index referred to in the entry
>text.
>
>Do any of you sharing mentors have some sort of solution to this glitch?
>
>Grateful in advance,
>
>~ Don Spencer
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