RE: How to reset Frame's Default Configuration - Resolved

[Thomas, Lynn]

Thank you to everyone who replied.  Originally, when I opened the Variables 
panel from the Special menu, selected my user variable then clicked the Edit 
tool, the fields in the Add/Edit dialog box were completely blank.  I was able 
to add a new user variable just fine, but when I would open the new variable to 
edit,  again the fields were blank.  That is what led me to believe that this 
was something wrong in my Frame configuration.   When I opened the Variables 
panel via the Window menu however, (thank you Rick!)  I am now able to edit 
again.  Is this a bug in Frame 9??  

-Original Message-
From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:14 PM
To: Thomas, Lynn; 'framers@lists.frameusers.com'
Subject: RE: How to reset Frame's Default Configuration

Thomas, Lynn wrote:
 
 I inadvertently converted my user variables to text in one of my 
 documents.

*All* user variables? How? Via Special  Variable, you'd have to do them one at 
a time. 

 I luckily had a another copy of the document stored elsewhere so I 
 simply replaced my document. Unfortunately, I am still unable to edit 
 user variables.

When you go to Special  Variable, and in the Variable dialog, select a user 
variable and click Edit Definition, does the Edit User Variable dialog open? 
IOW, what step in editing user variables are you unable to do? 

 It seems that this dumb change I made
 was to FrameMaker (version 9, p255) and not to the actual document. I 
 looked in the maker.ini file to see if there was a setting I could 
 change and revert back to its original configuration but I didn't see 
 anything related to variables.

That's because there isn't anything variable-related in maker.ini, and there's 
no variable-related dumb change that you could have made to FM. Can you edit 
the file? (It's possible to accidentally put a file into read-only mode, but 
then you can't edit the text either.)

 I also tried replacing the maker.ini
 file with a backup but that didn't work either. I did find a setting 
 for variables in the mif2rtf.ini file , and changed it to 
 ConvertVariables=No but again, that didn't change anything.

Whoa, you're way off base here -- mif2rtf.ini is a Mif2Go config file, not an 
FM config file. It governs the conversion process when you use Mif2Go to export 
an FM file to Word. 

 I then
 completely uninstalled FrameMaker and reinstalled it but it is still 
 keeping my original configuration and will not let me edit my user 
 variables. Does anyone know how I can reset Frame to its original 
 default configuration or at least get the option to edit my user 
 variables back?

Re-installsheimer's disease, as Dov Isaacs calls it. Your problem isn't an FM 
install/config problem. But I think you need to clarify exactly what steps you 
take and what doesn't work before anyone can help you. 


Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
--
rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
303-903-6372
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How to reset Frame's Default Configuration - Resolved

[Thomas, Lynn]

Thank you to everyone who replied.  Originally, when I opened the Variables 
panel from the Special menu, selected my user variable then clicked the Edit 
tool, the fields in the Add/Edit dialog box were completely blank.  I was able 
to add a new user variable just fine, but when I would open the new variable to 
edit,  again the fields were blank.  That is what led me to believe that this 
was something wrong in my Frame configuration.   When I opened the Variables 
panel via the Window menu however, (thank you Rick!)  I am now able to edit 
again.  Is this a bug in Frame 9??  

-Original Message-
From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:14 PM
To: Thomas, Lynn; 'framers at lists.frameusers.com'
Subject: RE: How to reset Frame's Default Configuration

Thomas, Lynn wrote:

> I inadvertently converted my user variables to text in one of my 
> documents.

*All* user variables? How? Via Special > Variable, you'd have to do them one at 
a time. 

> I luckily had a another copy of the document stored elsewhere so I 
> simply replaced my document. Unfortunately, I am still unable to edit 
> user variables.

When you go to Special > Variable, and in the Variable dialog, select a user 
variable and click Edit Definition, does the Edit User Variable dialog open? 
IOW, what step in editing user variables are you unable to do? 

> It seems that this dumb change I made
> was to FrameMaker (version 9, p255) and not to the actual document. I 
> looked in the maker.ini file to see if there was a setting I could 
> change and revert back to its original configuration but I didn't see 
> anything related to variables.

That's because there isn't anything variable-related in maker.ini, and there's 
no variable-related dumb change that you could have made to FM. Can you edit 
the file? (It's possible to accidentally put a file into read-only mode, but 
then you can't edit the text either.)

> I also tried replacing the maker.ini
> file with a backup but that didn't work either. I did find a setting 
> for variables in the mif2rtf.ini file , and changed it to 
> ConvertVariables=No but again, that didn't change anything.

Whoa, you're way off base here -- mif2rtf.ini is a Mif2Go config file, not an 
FM config file. It governs the conversion process when you use Mif2Go to export 
an FM file to Word. 

> I then
> completely uninstalled FrameMaker and reinstalled it but it is still 
> keeping my original configuration and will not let me edit my user 
> variables. Does anyone know how I can reset Frame to its original 
> default configuration or at least get the option to edit my user 
> variables back?

Re-installsheimer's disease, as Dov Isaacs calls it. Your problem isn't an FM 
install/config problem. But I think you need to clarify exactly what steps you 
take and what doesn't work before anyone can help you. 


Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
--
rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
303-903-6372
--

How to reset FrameMaker Configuration Defaults

[Thomas, Lynn]

I inadvertently converted my user variables to text in one of my documents. I 
luckily had a backup stored elsewhere so I simply replaced my document. 
Unfortunately, I am still unable to edit user variables. It seems that this 
change was to FrameMaker (version 9, p255) and not to the doc.  I looked in the 
maker.ini file to see if there was a setting I could change but I didn't see 
anything related to variables. I did find a setting for variables in the 
mif2rtf.ini file however, and changed it to ConvertVariablbes=No but that 
didn't change anything either.  I then completely uninstalled FrameMaker and 
reinstalled but it is still keeping my original configuration. Does anyone know 
how I can reset Frame or at least get the option to change my user variables 
back?
Thanks.

Lynn Thomas | Manager, Course Development
phone  fax +1.317.715.8614 | lynn.tho...@inin.com

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How to reset Frame's Default Configuration

[Thomas, Lynn]

I inadvertently converted my user variables to text in one of my documents. I 
luckily had a another copy of the document stored elsewhere so I simply 
replaced my document. Unfortunately, I am still unable to edit user variables. 
It seems that this dumb change I made was to FrameMaker (version 9, p255) and 
not to the actual document. I looked in the maker.ini file to see if there was 
a setting I could change and revert back to its original configuration but I 
didn't see anything related to variables. I also tried replacing the maker.ini 
file with a backup but that didn't work either. I did find a setting for 
variables in the mif2rtf.ini file , and changed it to ConvertVariables=No but 
again, that didn't change anything. I then completely uninstalled FrameMaker 
and reinstalled it but it is still keeping my original configuration and will 
not let me edit my user variables. Does anyone know how I can reset Frame to 
its original default configuration or at least get the option to edit my user 
variables back?
Thanks.


Lynn Thomas | Manager, Course Development
phone  fax +1.317.715.8614 | lynn.tho...@inin.com

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How to reset Frame's Default Configuration

[Thomas, Lynn]

I inadvertently converted my user variables to text in one of my documents. I 
luckily had a another copy of the document stored elsewhere so I simply 
replaced my document. Unfortunately, I am still unable to edit user variables. 
It seems that this dumb change I made was to FrameMaker (version 9, p255) and 
not to the actual document. I looked in the maker.ini file to see if there was 
a setting I could change and revert back to its original configuration but I 
didn't see anything related to variables. I also tried replacing the maker.ini 
file with a backup but that didn't work either. I did find a setting for 
variables in the mif2rtf.ini file , and changed it to ConvertVariables=No but 
again, that didn't change anything. I then completely uninstalled FrameMaker 
and reinstalled it but it is still keeping my original configuration and will 
not let me edit my user variables. Does anyone know how I can reset Frame to 
its original default configuration or at least get the option to edit my user 
variables back?
Thanks.


Lynn Thomas | Manager, Course Development
phone & fax +1.317.715.8614 | lynn.thomas at inin.com

Interactive Intelligence
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How to reset FrameMaker Configuration Defaults

[Thomas, Lynn]

I inadvertently converted my user variables to text in one of my documents. I 
luckily had a backup stored elsewhere so I simply replaced my document. 
Unfortunately, I am still unable to edit user variables. It seems that this 
change was to FrameMaker (version 9, p255) and not to the doc.  I looked in the 
maker.ini file to see if there was a setting I could change but I didn't see 
anything related to variables. I did find a setting for variables in the 
mif2rtf.ini file however, and changed it to ConvertVariablbes=No but that 
didn't change anything either.  I then completely uninstalled FrameMaker and 
reinstalled but it is still keeping my original configuration. Does anyone know 
how I can reset Frame or at least get the option to change my user variables 
back?
Thanks.

Lynn Thomas | Manager, Course Development
phone & fax +1.317.715.8614 | lynn.thomas at inin.com

Interactive Intelligence
Deliberately Innovative
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Importing Word Object into FrameMaker doc

[Thomas, Lynn]

I would like to insert an existing Word document as an Appendix into my 
FrameMaker document. I would like to import it as an object so that I can 
easily edit the Word doc as needed without having to reimport a file each time. 
However, after I import, I see only the first page of the 27 page Word doc. I 
have tried this in Frame 9 and Frame 10. Is this behavior is normal? And does 
anyone have any suggestions how I can display the entire Word doc?  Thank you 
for any words of wisdom you can provide.

Lynn T



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Importing Word Object into FrameMaker doc

[Thomas, Lynn]

I would like to insert an existing Word document as an Appendix into my 
FrameMaker document. I would like to import it as an object so that I can 
easily edit the Word doc as needed without having to reimport a file each time. 
However, after I import, I see only the first page of the 27 page Word doc. I 
have tried this in Frame 9 and Frame 10. Is this behavior is normal? And does 
anyone have any suggestions how I can display the entire Word doc?  Thank you 
for any words of wisdom you can provide.

Lynn T



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