Framemaker, WebWords and Graphics issues when Converting to HTML Help
Hi all, I have a Frame User Guide that we also convert to HTML help to use in the software application. The User Guide includes some 250 illustrations, in PNG format. In a significant number of those illustrations, I've used the Frame drawing tools (arrows and circles) to point out particular screen elements. I'm having a couple of problems when creating my HTML help: 1. First of all, the undoctored PNG images (with no arrows, circles) come across fine (other than the usual size issues, but I'm just planning on living with those... for now it's not worth my time to have two versions of a bunch of the images, unless there's a way to specify a conversion for images exceeding a particular width?) 2. The images that include the arrows, etc, all get converted to GIF's by default. The downside to this a drop in image quality, but I get to keep the arrows, etc. If I change to JPG at a quality of 100, I get an improvement, but converting to PNG (even at 16 million colors) is worse. 3. An alternative is to manually map the images with the arrows, etc, to PNGbyReference, which means that it keeps the original image (in all its crispness), but loses the arrows, etc. What I'd like is the best of both worlds: to have the same quality of my original images, but lay the arrows on top. Any suggestions? Is there a way to tweak the graphics converter in WebWorks to enhance how the conversion is handled? Thanks! Kevin Hunter ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Framemaker, WebWords and Graphics issues when Converting to HTML Help
Yes. Change the graphics mapping for those overdrawn images to something else (PNG instead of PNGImportByReferece) and edit the graphics macro to give you the output you desire. But because you are using FM tools on top of the image, WWP has to rasterize the image to flatten the drawings and the image together and save it out as one new graphic for use in the CHM. Any suggestions? Is there a way to tweak the graphics converter in WebWorks to enhance how the conversion is handled? -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com avid homebrewer and proud beer snob I see your OOO message and raise you a clue. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Framemaker, WebWords and Graphics issues when Converting to HTML Help
Hi all, I have a Frame User Guide that we also convert to HTML help to use in the software application. The User Guide includes some 250 illustrations, in PNG format. In a significant number of those illustrations, I've used the Frame drawing tools (arrows and circles) to point out particular screen elements. I'm having a couple of problems when creating my HTML help: 1. First of all, the undoctored PNG images (with no arrows, circles) come across fine (other than the usual size issues, but I'm just planning on living with those... for now it's not worth my time to have two versions of a bunch of the images, unless there's a way to specify a conversion for images exceeding a particular width?) 2. The images that include the arrows, etc, all get converted to GIF's by default. The downside to this a drop in image quality, but I get to keep the arrows, etc. If I change to JPG at a quality of 100, I get an improvement, but converting to PNG (even at 16 million colors) is worse. 3. An alternative is to manually map the images with the arrows, etc, to PNGbyReference, which means that it keeps the original image (in all its crispness), but loses the arrows, etc. What I'd like is the best of both worlds: to have the same quality of my original images, but lay the arrows on top. Any suggestions? Is there a way to tweak the graphics converter in WebWorks to enhance how the conversion is handled? Thanks! Kevin Hunter
Framemaker, WebWords and Graphics issues when Converting to HTML Help
Yes. Change the graphics mapping for those overdrawn images to something else (PNG instead of PNGImportByReferece) and edit the graphics macro to give you the output you desire. But because you are using FM tools on top of the image, WWP has to rasterize the image to flatten the drawings and the image together and save it out as one new graphic for use in the CHM. > Any suggestions? Is there a way to tweak the graphics converter in WebWorks > to enhance how the conversion is handled? -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com avid homebrewer and proud beer snob "I see your OOO message and raise you a clue."
