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Re: [Framers] Print .fms continuously on page?

2016-09-20 Thread Nancy Allison

   Alas, neither a Group nor a Folder does what I need. I put three files
   into a Group, selected it, and printed it. I did the same with a
   Folder.
   In both cases, the three files printed, but each started on a separate
   page.

   I'm off to the Adobe FrameMaker Forum to see if anyone knows ...
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Re: [Framers] Print .fms continuously on page?

2016-09-20 Thread Nancy Allison

   Rick already called me! But it appears Groups or Folders are my best
   bet.


   On 09/20/16, Art Campbell<art.campb...@gmail.com> wrote:

   You really need to learn to write FrameScripts.
   Yes, it's possible, but I'm not a coder either...
   Time to call Rick Quatro. ;- )
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   On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 12:25 PM, Nancy Allison <[2]ma...@verizon.net>
   wrote:

 Hi, all.
I've just imported a ~150 topic help file into FrameMaker. Each
 topic
is a separate .fm file (usually short) that starts with a Heading
 1.
I'd like to divide those .fm files into chapter segments, insert
 a
chapter-title .fm at appropriate points, and print the resulting
 book
file like a regular book. The TOC organization and file lengths
 look
like this:
Ch_01_Overview of the Thing.fm
   imported .fm file 1, (1.2 pages long)
   imported .fm file 2, (1.5 pages long)
   imported .fm file 3, (3.1 pages long)
 Ch_02_Installation.fm
   imported .fm file 4, (1.2 pages long)
   imported .fm file 5, (3.1 pages long)
   imported .fm file 6, (0.7 pages long)
   imported .fm file 7, (1 pages long)
 Ch_03_Configuration.fm
   imported .fm file 8, (0.2 pages long)
   imported .fm file 9, (4.2 pages long)
   imported .fm file 10, (0.9 pages long)
I want each chapter to start on a new page, but I want all the
 .fm
files within the chapter to print after each other continuously
 with no
page breaks between them.
Is that possible? Or do I need to move the content of the
 imported .fm
file into the Chapter .fm file and just have one large .fm file
 per
chapter?
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[Framers] Print .fms continuously on page?

2016-09-20 Thread Nancy Allison

Hi, all.
   I've just imported a ~150 topic help file into FrameMaker. Each topic
   is a separate .fm file (usually short) that starts with a Heading 1.
   I'd like to divide those .fm files into chapter segments, insert a
   chapter-title .fm at appropriate points, and print the resulting book
   file like a regular book. The TOC organization and file lengths look
   like this:
   Ch_01_Overview of the Thing.fm
  imported .fm file 1, (1.2 pages long)
  imported .fm file 2, (1.5 pages long)
  imported .fm file 3, (3.1 pages long)
Ch_02_Installation.fm
  imported .fm file 4, (1.2 pages long)
  imported .fm file 5, (3.1 pages long)
  imported .fm file 6, (0.7 pages long)
  imported .fm file 7, (1 pages long)
Ch_03_Configuration.fm
  imported .fm file 8, (0.2 pages long)
  imported .fm file 9, (4.2 pages long)
  imported .fm file 10, (0.9 pages long)

   I want each chapter to start on a new page, but I want all the .fm
   files within the chapter to print after each other continuously with no
   page breaks between them.
   Is that possible? Or do I need to move the content of the imported .fm
   file into the Chapter .fm file and just have one large .fm file per
   chapter?
   Thanks.
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[Framers] Saving custom ruling and shading

2016-09-08 Thread Nancy Allison

Hi, all.
   I'm using Frame2015 in a Win 7 environment.
   I've created a table, applied custom ruling and shading, and saved it
   under a table name lots of times. But now I can't get it to work! The
   custom features are not saved!
   I've switched to Structured Frame temporarily (to accommodate a
   script). Does that have anything to do with it?
   Thanks.
   --Nancy
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Re: [Framers] Where is the Tools menu in FM 12?

2016-08-01 Thread Nancy Allison

   Aaah, I put it in the wrong plugins directory. Now I've got it!


   On 08/01/16, John Sgammato<john.sgamm...@actifio.com> wrote:

   IIRC Silicon Prairie creates it - maybe you have to restart FM? Or
   check the installation.
   On Mon, Aug 1, 2016 at 11:12 AM, Nancy Allison <[1]ma...@verizon.net>
   wrote:

Hi, all.
I'm trying to use the Silicon Prairie Paragraph tools. I've
 installed
the .dll in the plugins folder and restarted. The user guide says
 to
select Paragraphs from the Tools menu.
I cannot find a Tools menu in FM 12. I googled "Where is the
 Tools menu
in Framemaker 12" and got no helpful hits.
What am I missing?
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[Framers] Where is the Tools menu in FM 12?

2016-08-01 Thread Nancy Allison

   Hi, all.
   I'm trying to use the Silicon Prairie Paragraph tools. I've installed
   the .dll in the plugins folder and restarted. The user guide says to
   select Paragraphs from the Tools menu.
   I cannot find a Tools menu in FM 12. I googled "Where is the Tools menu
   in Framemaker 12" and got no helpful hits.
   What am I missing?
   Thanks!
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[Framers] Silicon Prairie tools for FM 15

2016-08-01 Thread Nancy Allison

   Hi, all.
   Is anyone using Silicon Prairie plugins with FrameMaker 15? The PDF on
   the website says they support 12 but does not mention 15.
   Thanks.
   --Nancy
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Re: [Framers] What causes documentation to fail

2016-05-20 Thread Nancy Allison

Even if SMEs cooperate and tech writers are employed to do the work,
   these things can cause failure:
   1. An inability to understand writing for an end user. I am still
   seeing writers dump every piece of technical information they receive
   into lengthy descriptions, but fail to shape it for the concerns of the
   user.
   2. Omission of background and contextual information that is critical
   to understanding the current topic. Such information may be provided by
   a link to a different topic, but it must be presented somehow.
   3. Omission of this critical information: why the reader should care.
   What is the purpose of using the feature. What problem does it solve.
   What happens if you don't use it. What happens if you don't change the
   default values.
   4. Poor choice of graphics. I've recently been seeing huge screenshots,
   with no highlights, circles, callouts, nothing, plunked into the
   beginning of a procedure, evidently as some kind of establishing shot.
   The sprawling screenshot has no real purpose, but the reader has to
   puzzle over it for a minute before concluding that it is worthless. In
   addition, I've seen UI elements cropped so tightly that there is no
   location information. What's the point of a cutout of a radio button
   and label all by themselves? Give some hint as to where to find them.
   5. Poorly written sentences and weirdly flowing paragraphs. I'm sorry
   to say, there are tech writers with decades of experience who evidently
   have been able to keep employed because they have a technical
   background and talk easily with engineers. Their actual writing is
   awful.
   Hope this isn't too negative. But, let's be honest, an incompetent tech
   writer can produce many types of failure that result in an
   all-but-useless document. I've seen it.
   Happy Friday!
   --Nancy
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[Framers] DropDownBody format destroys indents

2016-05-05 Thread Nancy Allison

FM 12 in Windows 7:
   When I select text and apply the HTML5 option DropDownBody, in the
   Responsive HTML output, indents for numbered  and bulleted steps are
   trashed. How do I fix this, and why does it mess them up in the first
   place?
   Presumably, you can select any assortment of paragraph formats and
   apply the HTML5 drop-down text option, so how can only one DropDownBody
   paragraph tag apply to all the different paragraph formats?
   Thanks for any and all enlightment.
   --Nancy
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[Framers] Frame-12-to-Responsive HTML5

2016-05-04 Thread Nancy Allison

Hi, all.
   I have been reliably told that I can omit RoboHelp and publish directly
   to Responsive HTML from FrameMaker. I tried it and by golly it is
   true!
   Have been poking around and cannot find an answer, so I'm thinking it's
   no, but thought I would check here: Can you do the following things in
   FM 12 for export into Responsive HTML5:
 * Create expanding text
 * Create drop-down text
 * Create popups

   I believe they can all be done in FM 2015 but that's not in our budget
   yet.
   Thanks.
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[Framers] Next Horrendous Problem: Color Matching

2016-04-28 Thread Nancy Allison

Pantone 286C printed from Framemaker looks nothing like Pantone 286C
   printed from InDesign or from Illustrator.
   How do you keep your corporate colors consistent across Adobe tools?
   WHY does Adobe do this to us? There are loads of mind-boggling pages of
   explanation online for these color matching problems. Does anyone have
   any wisdom?
   Thanks.
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Re: [Framers] Cannot get FM to drop the even-numbered blank page

2016-04-28 Thread Nancy Allison

   Actually, the thing that is crucial in clearing up the problem is the
   Master Page Mapping table, which you have to create in the Reference
   pages.
   Tes, Fred Ridder, the purpose was to eliminate blank pages and to start
   chapters on the next available page whether recto or verso.
   My problem ultimately turned out to be an incompletely updated
   template, as far as I could tell.
   Thanks!


   On 04/28/16, Fred Ridder wrote:

   The important thing to note is that the "Next Available" option for the
   starting page is only available when setting pagination from the book
   file. If you choose Pagination when a content file has focus, "Next
   Available" is not presented as a choice because that option makes no
   sense in the single file context (since there is no preceding chapter).
   It's also important to note that misbehavior in any given chapter file
   can be caused by something other than "Next Available" being set for
   the *following* chapter, rather than any setting in the chapter that is
   misbehaving.
   Of course, this all assumes that the objective is to have content on
   every page and for chapters not to care whether they start on a recto
   (odd numbered) or verso (even numbered) page.
   -FR
   
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Re: [Framers] Cannot get FM to drop the even-numbered blank page

2016-04-28 Thread Nancy Allison

   Thanks, John!
   Given that some companies have requirements for printed documentation,
   what difference does it make if chapters start on the right or
   left-hand page?
   If they are likely to print a single chapter, then I can see wanting to
   have it start on the recto page, but I don't think that's a concern for
   our users.
   I did finally go back to the clean template and reimport it into my
   working document. The template is set up correctly, and the updated
   working document now paginates correctly.
   Thanks, all!


   On 04/27/16, John Sgammato wrote:

   Did you try Format > Pagination  and uncheck Make Page Count Even?
   (That's a guess - I am away from my computer)
   IMO, if your users are likely to print the content, you should always
   leave that last verso blank. In my business, many network admins have
   requirements for printed doc, and nobody provides it anymore, so they
   print the PDFs and put them in binders for compliance reasons.
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[Framers] Cannot get FM to drop the even-numbered blank page

2016-04-27 Thread Nancy Allison

Hi, all.
   There are two clear, concise explanations about how to start each
   chapter in your FM book on the next available blank page, whether left
   or right. The two descriptions are here:
   [1]https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-framemaker-start-chapter
   s-on-the-next-available-page/
   [2]https://www.rockymountaintraining.com/adobe-framemaker-automatically
   -assigning-custom-master-pages/
   I have done what they recommend, checked, and rechecked, and still FM
   inserts a blank even-numbered page at the end of chapters that would
   otherwise end on a left-handed page.
   What am I missing?
   Thank you, one and all.

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[Framers] Generate list of FrameMaker para, char, table, etc., formats?

2016-04-05 Thread Nancy Allison

   You know how Word enables you to generate a handy list of all your word
   styles and their attributes?
   Surely, surely FrameMaker enables us to do this!
   How? Can anyone tell me?
   Or, if in fact vanilla FM does not have this function, is there a
   plug-in that will do it?
   Thank you very much!
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Can't enter alpha character in text

2013-07-19 Thread Nancy Allison

Hi, all. I use FM 10on a Windows 7 system.I am wasting way, way too much time trying to accomplish a simple thing: I am trying to insert a lower case alpha (looks like a fish, or a lower-case a) into text.The key code Numlock-alt-097, provided in the FrameMaker 9 special character set does not work (it comes out as an "x"). I have gone cross-eyed trying to find the character in the Character Palette, which does not seem to provide a way to search for the character. If anyone can solve this annoyance for me, I will be very grateful.--Nancy
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Re: RE: Can't enter alpha character in text

2013-07-19 Thread Nancy Allison

Hi. I got the information from http://www.google.com/url?sa=trct=jq=esrc=sfrm=1source=webcd=1cad=rjaved=0CD0QFjAAurl="">Sorry the URL is so long. It's the Character Set book for FrameMaker 9. I hoped it would work for FM 10, too.Obviously, I need to update my understanding of FM 10 and character sets.Thanks, everyone. I am saving your responses for reference the next time the special-character struggle comes up. Which it will.On 07/19/13, Fred Ridderdocu...@hotmail.com wrote:Where did you get that 097 code point? 
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Re: RE: Can't enter alpha character in text

2013-07-19 Thread Nancy Allison

Hi, all.Well, life turned out to be simpler than I'd feared.(Syed, I didn't get the result you describe. As you stated, Alt-097 produces a lowercase a (in Arial, anyway). When I switch it to Symbol, I got a small uppercase A in what looks like a serif font.)However, I copied and pasted my source text from a Word file into NotePad. The symbol came through. I then copied and pasted it into FrameMaker. The symbol came through again!So I'm all set for now. Gawd, if I never had to struggle with another font issue, I would die happy.Thanks, everyone. Happy Friday!On 07/19/13, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)syed.hos...@aeris.net wrote:Alt-097 is simply the character lower-case ‘a’. Enter it, highlight it and then set it to the symbol font (using the character designer preferably!) and it will show you what you want.ZFrom: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Nancy AllisonSent: Friday, July 19, 2013 11:18 AMTo: framers@lists.frameusers.comSubject: Can't enter alpha character in textHi, all. I use FM 10on a Windows 7 system.I am wasting way, way too much time trying to accomplish a simple thing: I am trying to insert a lower case alpha (looks like a fish, or a lower-case a) into text.The key code Numlock-alt-097, provided in the FrameMaker 9 special character set does not work (it comes out as an "x"). I have gone cross-eyed trying to find the character in the Character Palette, which does not seem to provide a way to search for the character. If anyone can solve this annoyance for me, I will be very grateful.--Nancy
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Paragraph Formats Alternate Reality

2013-03-21 Thread Nancy Allison

I'm using FM 10 on a Windows 7 system.I am trying to change the body text of a document from TimesNewRoman to Arial.I have tried two methods:1. Selected another file with the correct formats and used Import. I have done this at least 10,000 times in the past 20 years. It does not work. Nothing changes.2. Saved the file to .mif, opened it in Notepad, replaced TimesNewRoman with Arial, reopened in FrameMaker. Have done this not as many times, but many. Nothing changes. I've doublechecked directories and timestamps. All the files are coming from the correct locations. What the heck is going on? What am I missing???Thanks!
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Re: RE: Paragraph Formats Alternate Reality

2013-03-21 Thread Nancy Allison

Hi, Harro.I finally went manually through each paragraph format and changed the font from TimesNewRoman to Arial and used Update All and that solved the problem. The system does have Arial, and most of the paragraphs did not have overrides. I did a further test:For clarity: The file that seems impervious to alterations to paragraph tags, whether through .mif or Import, is ImperviousFile.The file that I use for creating and then exporting a clean paragraph tag is called AddFormats. In other words, if I want to modify a paragraph tag in one or more .fm files, I create the clean tag in AddFormats and then import it from AddFormats into my .fm files.In my test I:1. Deleted all paragraph tags from AddFormats.2. Successfully imported all the paragraph tags fromImperviousFile.3. Deleted all paragraph tags except Title from AddFormats. (This is the chapter title para tag.)4. Changed the color of Title to red.5. Imported para tags only from AddFormats to ImperviousFile.Result: The chapter title did not change color and the Title para tag did not change attributes!I have edited ImperviousFile and saved it, so it is not locked.What the heck is going on?
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Straight-through numbering in FM book

2013-03-13 Thread Nancy Allison

Hi, all.

I've switched from chapter numbering to straight-through numbering in a 
FrameMaker document. I'm using FM 10 in a Win 7 environment.

Dropping the Chapnum from the page number setup on the master pages was the 
easy part. Here is what I haven't been able to do:

--Renumber figures and tables so they autonumber consecutively through multiple 
chapter files. They restart at 1 with each chapter. Even the 
FrameMaker-supplied Book template has this problem!

--Keep my cross-reference formats from breaking. Specifically, the hyperlink 
breaks. See Figure 3-1 where Figure 3-1 is a hyperlink becomes See 
Hyperlink Figure 3-1. Why does changing the autonumber format affect the 
cross-reference?


Please feel free to explain all this in detail, but also, please feel 
especially free to email me the autonumbering sequences that work for you for 
figures and tables!

Thanks!

It's been years since FM has driven me this crazy . . . .

--Nancy

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Straight-through numbering in FM book

2013-03-13 Thread Nancy Allison

Hi, all.

I've switched from chapter numbering to straight-through numbering in a 
FrameMaker document. I'm using FM 10 in a Win 7 environment.

Dropping the  from the page number setup on the master pages was the 
easy part. Here is what I haven't been able to do:

--Renumber figures and tables so they autonumber consecutively through multiple 
chapter files. They restart at 1 with each chapter. Even the 
FrameMaker-supplied Book template has this problem!

--Keep my cross-reference formats from breaking. Specifically, the hyperlink 
breaks. See "Figure 3-1" where "Figure 3-1" is a hyperlink becomes See 
" Figure 3-1." Why does changing the autonumber format affect the 
cross-reference?


Please feel free to explain all this in detail, but also, please feel 
especially free to email me the autonumbering sequences that work for you for 
figures and tables!

Thanks!

It's been years since FM has driven me this crazy . . . .

--Nancy

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