OT: Knowledge Base Software

[Steven Miller]

Can anyone recommend a product for creating and maintaining a knowledge
base?  

 

And/or can you recommend functionality we should look for in such a
product?

 

Compatibility with FrameMaker would be a plus, but not absolutely
necessary.

 

Thanks as always!

 

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OT: Knowledge Base Software

[Steven Miller]

Can anyone recommend a product for creating and maintaining a knowledge
base?  



And/or can you recommend functionality we should look for in such a
product?



Compatibility with FrameMaker would be a plus, but not absolutely
necessary.



Thanks as always!



s

RE: Framers Digest, Vol 32, Issue 4

[Steven Miller]

If you use a unique paragraph tag for the lists, you can generate an APL
(alphabetical list of paragraphs) as a separate file

s


From: Deirdre Reagan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: sorting lists
To: Frame Users framers@lists.frameusers.com
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Hi all!

I'm running Framemaker 8.0 on an XP PC.

In our document, we have an illustration of an assembly, then a list
of the parts that make up that assembly.  If we have three
illustrations, then we have three parts lists.

We also want a master list of all the parts lists.  Currently, we take
the three parts lists, transfer them to Excel, combine them and sort
them in Excel, then bring them back to Framemaker.

Is there some way to do this work in Framemaker?

Thanks!

Deirdre

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Framers Digest, Vol 32, Issue 4

[Steven Miller]

If you use a unique paragraph tag for the lists, you can generate an APL
(alphabetical list of paragraphs) as a separate file

s


From: "Deirdre Reagan" 
Subject: sorting lists
To: "Frame Users" 
Message-ID:

Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

Hi all!

I'm running Framemaker 8.0 on an XP PC.

In our document, we have an illustration of an assembly, then a list
of the parts that make up that assembly.  If we have three
illustrations, then we have three parts lists.

We also want a master list of all the parts lists.  Currently, we take
the three parts lists, transfer them to Excel, combine them and sort
them in Excel, then bring them back to Framemaker.

Is there some way to do this work in Framemaker?

Thanks!

Deirdre

Re: FrameMaker Uses

[Steven Miller]

Just to add to the list, I have used FrameMaker for years to create
J-cards for cassette mix tapes (and later jewelcase inserts for mix
CDs) that I make for friends. FrameMaker makes it easy to format text
and images exactly as I want them for these projects *and* I can
generate LOP lists of songs I've sent to a particular friend to whom
I've sent many tapes/CDs so I don't send duplicates.  I pretty much
jumped directly from WordStar to FrameMaker for all of my personal-use
document projects...

 

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FrameMaker Uses

[Steven Miller]

Just to add to the list, I have used FrameMaker for years to create
"J-cards" for cassette mix tapes (and later jewelcase inserts for mix
CDs) that I make for friends. FrameMaker makes it easy to format text
and images exactly as I want them for these projects *and* I can
generate LOP lists of songs I've sent to a particular friend to whom
I've sent many tapes/CDs so I don't send duplicates.  I pretty much
jumped directly from WordStar to FrameMaker for all of my personal-use
document projects...



s

RE: Questions about look and feel

[Steven Miller]

Kelly, this is the best description I've seen so far on why serif fonts
might be easier to read on the printed page.

It doesn't seem to address, though, why serif fonts might NOT be ideal
on the screen.  I suspect that the simpler forms are easier to read in
the constant light emitted from an electronic display, but that isn't
stated precisely...

S



-Original Message-
From: Kelly McDaniel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 9:21 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Questions about look and feel.

OK, you've worn down my resistance and I must register my observations.

Reading on the computer screen is different from reading a printed page.
Reading on an LDC or TFT display is slightly different than reading on a
CRT. (A CRT oscillates at, or very, very near the frequency of the
electric supply current. LCD and TFT displays do not oscillate, or at
least they display a more intense image persistance.)

The printed page depends on reflected light. The background of the page
reflects all wavelengths (rendered white...most of the time, anyway) and
the print on the page blocks all wavelengths (rendered black...same
proviso as background) of light. On the printed page, serifs serve the
purpose of making the outline of each printed character distinct from
the background by creating a longer border between the printed character
and the background. This provides the eye more information whereby it
can decode the character. Once again, the printed page depends on
reflected light, and how well the characters block the reflection
(render resolution.) There is a spanner (disturbance variable) in the
works, however, and the spanner is this: The publisher has no control
over the quality, color, or amount of light. Serifs help resolve this
issue. Reading glasses help even more.

Reading on a computer display differs from reading the printed page in
this respect: The light is direct, in contrast to reflected light. Light
emanates from the display. The characters and the background both block
all wavelengths of light that are not contained in their respective
colors. This difference is an important consideration when deciding to
use serif or sans serif fonts. Reflection, refraction, and ocular
persistence come into play.

In general, serif fonts are better for printed works. Sans serif fonts
are better for screen displays, but, I could be wrong...regards,
Kelly.

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Questions about look and feel

[Steven Miller]

Kelly, this is the best description I've seen so far on why serif fonts
might be easier to read on the printed page.

It doesn't seem to address, though, why serif fonts might NOT be ideal
on the screen.  I suspect that the simpler forms are easier to read in
the constant light emitted from an electronic display, but that isn't
stated precisely...

S



-Original Message-
From: Kelly McDaniel [mailto:kmcdan...@pavtech.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 9:21 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Questions about look and feel.

OK, you've worn down my resistance and I must register my observations.

Reading on the computer screen is different from reading a printed page.
Reading on an LDC or TFT display is slightly different than reading on a
CRT. (A CRT oscillates at, or very, very near the frequency of the
electric supply current. LCD and TFT displays do not oscillate, or at
least they display a more intense image persistance.)

The printed page depends on reflected light. The background of the page
reflects all wavelengths (rendered white...most of the time, anyway) and
the print on the page blocks all wavelengths (rendered black...same
proviso as background) of light. On the printed page, serifs serve the
purpose of making the outline of each printed character distinct from
the background by creating a longer border between the printed character
and the background. This provides the eye more information whereby it
can decode the character. Once again, the printed page depends on
reflected light, and how well the characters block the reflection
(render resolution.) There is a spanner (disturbance variable) in the
works, however, and the spanner is this: The publisher has no control
over the quality, color, or amount of light. Serifs help resolve this
issue. Reading glasses help even more.

Reading on a computer display differs from reading the printed page in
this respect: The light is direct, in contrast to reflected light. Light
emanates from the display. The characters and the background both block
all wavelengths of light that are not contained in their respective
colors. This difference is an important consideration when deciding to
use serif or sans serif fonts. Reflection, refraction, and ocular
persistence come into play.

In general, serif fonts are "better" for printed works. Sans serif fonts
are "better" for screen displays, but, I could be wrong...regards,
Kelly.

Acrobat Distiller Watched Folders

[Steven Miller]

Acrobat Distiller used to have a setting for watching a folder.  If a
.ps file was saved to that folder, and the distiller program was
running, it would automatically distill the .ps file to a PDF.  This was
very handy for mass-distilling large numbers of PDFs, for example,
generating PDFs for the separate chapters in numerous FrameMaker books.


This feature is still mentioned in Acrobat 7 help, but does not seem to
be in the Acrobat 7 Distiller product. Has it fallen by the wayside?

Thanks!

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Acrobat Distiller Watched Folders

[Steven Miller]

Acrobat Distiller used to have a setting for watching a folder.  If a
.ps file was saved to that folder, and the distiller program was
running, it would automatically distill the .ps file to a PDF.  This was
very handy for mass-distilling large numbers of PDFs, for example,
generating PDFs for the separate chapters in numerous FrameMaker books.


This feature is still mentioned in Acrobat 7 help, but does not seem to
be in the Acrobat 7 Distiller product. Has it fallen by the wayside?

Thanks!

s

Reprogram Bold and Italic Buttons to Character Tags

[Steven Miller]

Has anyone done this?

I'd like to make the Bold button apply my b bold character style
instead of the overrideable bold as it currently does (and has always
done).  I'm using FM 7.2 now.

Thanks,

s
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Reprogram Bold and Italic Buttons to Character Tags

[Steven Miller]

Has anyone done this?

I'd like to make the Bold button apply my "b bold" character style
instead of the overrideable bold as it currently does (and has always
done).  I'm using FM 7.2 now.

Thanks,

s

trouble adding extra line to master page header

[Steven Miller]

Hi David,

That blue line is included with the header paragraph, via the paragraph
designer Advanced tab, in the Frame Below drop-down.  That setting
grabs a frame containing the blue line from your reference page. 

To add another line of text to the header, create a new second header
line paragraph style and add your blue line to the Frame Below that
paragraph. Select None for the Frame Below the first paragraph line.

s
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trouble adding extra line to master page header

[Steven Miller]

Hi David,

That blue line is included with the header paragraph, via the paragraph
designer Advanced tab, in the "Frame Below" drop-down.  That setting
grabs a frame containing the blue line from your reference page. 

To add another line of text to the header, create a new "second header
line" paragraph style and add your blue line to the "Frame Below" that
paragraph. Select "None" for the "Frame Below" the first paragraph line.

s