Relative Paths for OLE Links?
I'm stuck with using OLE links for the time being. Can anyone confirm that FrameMaker supports relative paths with OLE, as it does with its Import by Reference feature? I know the Microsoft products insist on an absolute path. Does anyone know of a resource for OLE and Frame, or even just OLE? It wouldn't be the Frame manual. Thanks, Madeleine ___ 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: FM 7.2 File Compare Headaches
Art wrote on 11/25/2008 02:00:01 AM: If you do a quick search of this site, or the Adobe FM user forum, you'll see a number of messages related to the failed to... problem, which surfaced when XP SP3 shipped. You're probably going to have to fix this before going much further... The problem is (probably) that you have OLE objects in your Frame document AND have installed XP SP3, which contains a Microsoft OLE security fix that seems to break things. * The work-arounds available seem to be: converting the OLE objects to referenced graphic files * Backing out of SP3 A couple people have reported that when the files crash, temporary Frame files, usually with random number extensions, are left behind. The report is that if you open one of these in Frame and SaveAs, that everything is either recovered or now works. I don't have any personal experience with that solution... I've never been able to get those temporary files open. Does anyone have any advice? Also, does anyone have any experience with SP3 and Frame 8? Users at my site are reporting that Frame 8 crashes more than ever, even the people with SP2. I'm still sifting through the reports. Best, Madeleine Reardon Dimond ___ 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: Accessibility
As long as we're talking about accessibility, I'd like to throw a few more questions in: When you use the Alternative text box of Object Attributes to enter your graphic descriptions, is there any way to collect all of these descriptions for review? I didn't see anything in List of References that looked likely. I want to collect them so that the editors don't have to click each anchored frame to edit them, and so that the entries can be spell checked. I'd also like to know if there's any way to set the language in FrameMaker that Acrobat will understand. I want the PDF Document Properties Advanced Reading Options to show English as the language. If anyone has any other recommendations for using FrameMaker to create accessible documents, I'd appreciate hearing about it. Google showed me some rather old articles. Best, Madeleine Madeleine Reardon Dimond Technical Editor, Tivoli ISST Enablement Development ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Madeleine R Dimond is working on a deadline.
I will be out of the office starting 02/02/2009 and will not return until 02/03/2009. I am in the office, but I am working on a tight deadline. I will respond to your message when I complete my current course. Feel free to call me at 512.507.7021 for an emergency. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Trial version of FrameMaker 9
Hello, I have been assigned the task of evaluating FrameMaker 9. Before I install the trial version, I wanted to ask whether it will interfere with my FrameMaker 8 installation; I'd hate for the trial version to uninstall the previous version. I'm on Windows XP SP2 with FrameMaker 8.0p277. Best, Madeleine ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
FrameMaker and Accessibility
We're beginning to make our documents accessible, and we'd like to work in FrameMaker as much as possible, rather than retouch them in Acrobat. We have some icons that we use before notes, tips, and other asides. I'd prefer that the reader skip the graphic because the word Note is part of the text. However, in Acrobat the Reading Order tool shows the graphic as No alternative text exists, and the person checking the document says that's not acceptable, even though it doesn't cause a reading problem. So is there any way to set the anchored frame properties for the graphic so that Acrobat will recognize it as background text and its Reading Order tool will ignore it? Is there any Accessibility group associated with FrameMaker? Best, Madeleine ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re:Paragraph Designer Sticks in FM9
I've noticed that the Paragraph Designer does stick, though where I've noticed it is when I try to call the Commands list. I click, and nothing happens. At some point the keyboard shortcuts quit working too, and eventually I shut down and restart, unless it crashes first. I'm running stand-alone FM 9 with the first patch on Windows XP SP2. Best, Madeleine Susan Corcoran wrote on 05/07/2009 02:00:01 AM: -- Hello fellow Framers, I've upgraded to FM9 recently and I've found an odd quirk. I wonder if anyone else has seen the paragraph designer get stuck on a single panel? I can be working along just fine, and suddenly the paragraph designer refuses to switch views between Basic, Default Font, Pagination, etc. I can get the dropdown list of tags, but cannot change the tag name. I can get rid of the panel or pod, but each time I bring up paragraph designer, it's still stuck. Occasionally I can fix this by closing and reopening the doc, but more often I have to restart FrameMaker. I work with it in both structured and unstructured and it has happened with both. Has anyone else seen this or know what could cause it? I'm running FM9 through Tech Comm Suite on Windows XP. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Can no longer make a pdf of a large book
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Combs, Richard richard.co...@polycom.com wrote: Processing power? Not likely (I'm tempted to say nonsense). How was she creating the PDF? When and how did it fail? The log file for the job (which should be in the directory in which the PDF was being created) shows which pages were successfully processed, when the process failed, and what error occurred. That information is necessary for the list to provide any meaningful suggestions. Thank you, Richard and others. I was quoting the writer. Her words were exactly as much as I knew at the time. I'll be seeing the file today and will go through all the usual processes. Best, Madeleine ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Madeleine R Dimond is taking part in the IBM day at the food bank.
I will be out of the office starting 06/10/2010 and will not return until 06/11/2010. Please contact Edu_CD_Editors or my manager, Shannon Jones, with questions. (And be sure to donate to the food bank when you can!) ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Madeleine R Dimond is working on a deadline.
I will be out of the office starting 02/02/2009 and will not return until 02/03/2009. I am in the office, but I am working on a tight deadline. I will respond to your message when I complete my current course. Feel free to call me at 512.507.7021 for an emergency.
Trial version of FrameMaker 9
Hello, I have been assigned the task of evaluating FrameMaker 9. Before I install the trial version, I wanted to ask whether it will interfere with my FrameMaker 8 installation; I'd hate for the trial version to uninstall the previous version. I'm on Windows XP SP2 with FrameMaker 8.0p277. Best, Madeleine
FrameMaker and Accessibility
We're beginning to make our documents accessible, and we'd like to work in FrameMaker as much as possible, rather than retouch them in Acrobat. We have some icons that we use before notes, tips, and other asides. I'd prefer that the reader skip the graphic because the word "Note" is part of the text. However, in Acrobat the Reading Order tool shows the graphic as "No alternative text exists," and the person checking the document says that's not acceptable, even though it doesn't cause a reading problem. So is there any way to set the anchored frame properties for the graphic so that Acrobat will recognize it as background text and its Reading Order tool will ignore it? Is there any Accessibility group associated with FrameMaker? Best, Madeleine
Paragraph Designer Sticks in FM9
I've noticed that the Paragraph Designer does stick, though where I've noticed it is when I try to call the Commands list. I click, and nothing happens. At some point the keyboard shortcuts quit working too, and eventually I shut down and restart, unless it crashes first. I'm running stand-alone FM 9 with the first patch on Windows XP SP2. Best, Madeleine Susan Corcoran wrote on 05/07/2009 02:00:01 AM: > -- > Hello fellow Framers, > > I've upgraded to FM9 recently and I've found an odd quirk. I wonder if > anyone else has seen the paragraph designer get stuck on a single panel? > I can be working along just fine, and suddenly the paragraph designer > refuses to switch views between Basic, Default Font, Pagination, etc. I > can get the dropdown list of tags, but cannot change the tag name. I > can get rid of the panel or pod, but each time I bring up paragraph > designer, it's still stuck. Occasionally I can fix this by closing and > reopening the doc, but more often I have to restart FrameMaker. I work > with it in both structured and unstructured and it has happened with > both. > > Has anyone else seen this or know what could cause it? > I'm running FM9 through Tech Comm Suite on Windows XP.
Can no longer make a pdf of a large book
I received a complaint from a writer who said that FrameMaker 9 took up so much processing power that she could not make a pdf of her 700-page book, even though she could do so in FrameMaker 8. We're using Windows XP SP2, and she has 3.25 GB of RAM. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Best, Madeleine
Can no longer make a pdf of a large book
> On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Combs, Richard > wrote: > > > > "Processing power"? Not likely (I'm tempted to say "nonsense"). How was > > she creating the PDF? When and how did it fail? > > > > The log file for the job (which should be in the directory in which the > > PDF was being created) shows which pages were successfully processed, > > when the process failed, and what error occurred. That information is > > necessary for the list to provide any meaningful suggestions. Thank you, Richard and others. I was quoting the writer. Her words were exactly as much as I knew at the time. I'll be seeing the file today and will go through all the usual processes. Best, Madeleine
Madeleine R Dimond is taking part in the IBM day at the food bank.
I will be out of the office starting 06/10/2010 and will not return until 06/11/2010. Please contact Edu_CD_Editors or my manager, Shannon Jones, with questions. (And be sure to donate to the food bank when you can!)
Accessibility
As long as we're talking about accessibility, I'd like to throw a few more questions in: When you use the Alternative text box of Object Attributes to enter your graphic descriptions, is there any way to collect all of these descriptions for review? I didn't see anything in List of References that looked likely. I want to collect them so that the editors don't have to click each anchored frame to edit them, and so that the entries can be spell checked. I'd also like to know if there's any way to set the language in FrameMaker that Acrobat will understand. I want the PDF Document Properties > Advanced > Reading Options to show English as the language. If anyone has any other recommendations for using FrameMaker to create accessible documents, I'd appreciate hearing about it. Google showed me some rather old articles. Best, Madeleine Madeleine Reardon Dimond Technical Editor, Tivoli ISST Enablement Development
FM 7.2 File Compare Headaches
Art wrote on 11/25/2008 02:00:01 AM: > > If you do a quick search of this site, or the Adobe FM user forum, > you'll see a number of messages related to the "failed to..." problem, > which surfaced when XP SP3 shipped. You're probably going to have to > fix this before going much further... > The problem is (probably) that you have OLE objects in your Frame > document AND have installed XP SP3, which contains a Microsoft OLE > security fix that seems to break things. > > * The work-arounds available seem to be: converting the OLE objects > to referenced graphic files > * Backing out of SP3 > > A couple people have reported that when the files crash, temporary > Frame files, usually with random number extensions, are left behind. > The report is that if you open one of these in Frame and SaveAs, that > everything is either recovered or now works. I don't have any personal > experience with that solution... I've never been able to get those temporary files open. Does anyone have any advice? Also, does anyone have any experience with SP3 and Frame 8? Users at my site are reporting that Frame 8 crashes more than ever, even the people with SP2. I'm still sifting through the reports. Best, Madeleine Reardon Dimond
Relative Paths for OLE Links?
I'm stuck with using OLE links for the time being. Can anyone confirm that FrameMaker supports relative paths with OLE, as it does with its Import by Reference feature? I know the Microsoft products insist on an absolute path. Does anyone know of a resource for OLE and Frame, or even just OLE? It wouldn't be the Frame manual. Thanks, Madeleine
