Re: shortcut for para down
My PageBreaks plugin has a floating palette that allows you to set the Keep With Next / Keep With Previous properties with the click of a button. See http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/pagebreaks/ for more information. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Dos anyone know the shortcut for para down--keep with next para? I search the defined files for these shortcuts, But can't find. Can anyone help me? ___ 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: png graphic: insufficient memory to import file.....
Hi Alex, I have seen this with certain PNG files, but I don't know exactly what causes the problem. My solution is to open the PNG with Photoshop and resave it and then try to import it again. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com i've got the following error while importing a XML file refers to png in FrameMaker 7.0 / 7.1. insufficient memory to import file.. as mentioned the xml file opened refers to one particular png graphic which can be open in regular graphic programs and viewers without any issue. anyone aware of a particular issue with FrameMaker using png format? thanks, alex ___ 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: Superscript/Subscript Question
Press Control+M for the Paragraph Designer. Check the Fixed checkbox under Line Spacing and click Update All. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com FM 7.0, Windows 2000 When I use a superscript or subscript, FM always increases the leading of the line in which the super/subscript occurs. The line stands out from the other copy, and I don't like it. How do I prevent it? Matt ___ 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: Resize anchored frame to fit graphic
Escape m p Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Drat - What's the short cut key sequence for this on FM 7.x and Win XP? I'm sure I seen it recently. Also, where can I find a comprehensive list of short cuts? There seem to be a fair number missing from the Quick Reference Card. Any help greatly appreciated Will White One Lambda, Inc ___ 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 Server User Interface??
Hi Randy, Don't overlook FrameScript as an automation tool for FrameMaker Server development. FrameScript is only $149 per seat (http://www.framescript.com). Even adding the cost of custom scripts, your total investment can be a fraction of what some of the other products cost. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com A few years ago, we installed a server-based version of Frame: No documentation, little product knowledge on the part of the Adobe customer service folks. Now, new company, same need. This time, our IT department tells us that we need software programming to build the interface for the control/security/access features. to the tune of $25,000 worth of software programming consultant time. This floored me since the last time it was a single CD that a one-person IT department installed in a few hours. Has the Server version changed? And the Adobe site says that Server needs a companion and must be integrated into a solution before it is ready for use. You can either purchase third-part solutions (From Datazone or Finite Matters Limited) or you can build your own solution using Frame Developers Kit. I don't recall us using FDK or third-party solution before. What experiences do other Listers have for FM Server? TIA, Randy ___ 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.
OT: Registry Settings
Hello Framers, With Windows XP I am using Control Panel Regional and Language Options. I click the Advanced tab and choose a language from the Language for non-Unicode programs menu. I need to know what key this is stored under in the registry. If someone can steer me in the right direction, I would appreciate it. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Problems with Save as function
Hi Ariel, In the PDF Setup dialog box, in the Tags tag, uncheck Generate Tagged PDF. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi there, I have been working on an FM document for over year. I am using FM 7.2 and Acrobat 7.0 distiller to create PDFs. As of this morning I am unable to produce PDFs using the Save as PDF option. I get the following error message: %%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%% %%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: pdfmark; ErrorInfo: StRetrieve P279585 ]%% Stack: /StRetrieve /P279585 /StoreName -dict- %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% %%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %% At the same time I cannot use Distiller to produce a .ps file from a PDF Fortunately I can still produce PDFs (lower quality though) when printing to PrimoPDF. Any suggestion or tips? Ariel (Feeling like a complete schmuck) ___ ___ 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: ASCII IN FRAMESCRIPT
Michael,
You can use this on the selected character:
If TextSelection.Begin.Object = TextSelection.End.Object
If TextSelection.Begin.Offset TextSelection.End.Offset
Display eUtl.StringToInt{TextSelection.Begin.TextRange1.Text};
EndIf
EndIf
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CMS for FrameMaker
Hello Framers, Does anyone have a ready-list of CMS that work specifically with FrameMaker documents? Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Xref's from Tables don't work from text insets
Hi Ed, Cross-references inside of text insets do not work in the resulting PDF. This is a known issue. I have a FrameScript fix; if you are interested, contact me offlist. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Can anybody tell me why my xref's inside tables don't work in the PDF output when the table is part of a FM file that has been imported into another FM file? The xref's work fine in my help output (CHM generated via WebWorks 9.0). I'm using FM 7.0, by the way. Thanks! Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon Inc. Dublin, Ohio ___ ___ 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.
OT: Excel Question
Hello Framers, I am using a formula in Excel to sum the values in a row: =SUM(B2:F2) Is there a way to use a generic row reference in a formula? For example, I don't know for sure at run time if the data and formula is going to end up in the second row. What I want is something like this =SUM(B#:F#) where the # sign would indicate the current row containing the formula. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Excel Question
Let me explain what I am doing. I am writing a CSV file programatically. I have a column of document names across the top. Doc1 Doc2 Doc3 Each row consists of a format name and the count of that format in each document's column. Heading1 10 5 9 Body 40 12 22 So, for the last column in each row, I want to put a formula that will sum each format's count. I want to write a generic formula, if possible, because I don't want to keep track of the row number as I write the data. That is because I am writing some other things to the report. Rick I am using a formula in Excel to sum the values in a row: =SUM(B2:F2) Is there a way to use a generic row reference in a formula? For example, I don't know for sure at run time if the data and formula is going to end up in the second row. What I want is something like this =SUM(B#:F#) where the # sign would indicate the current row containing the formula. ___ 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.
SOLVED: Re: Excel Question
Either of these works: =SUM(INDIRECT(BROW()):INDIRECT(FROW())) =SUM(INDEX(B:B,ROW()):INDEX(F:F,ROW())) I got the answer on the microsoft.public.excel Usenet group. Thanks to those on Framers that took a stab at it. Rick Hello Framers, I am using a formula in Excel to sum the values in a row: =SUM(B2:F2) Is there a way to use a generic row reference in a formula? For example, I don't know for sure at run time if the data and formula is going to end up in the second row. What I want is something like this =SUM(B#:F#) where the # sign would indicate the current row containing the formula. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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.
Adobe President and COO mentions FrameMaker
There is a brief mention of FrameMaker in the following article: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1741 Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Scrollback Bug
Hi Gena, This is not exactly it. It happens when an image has its Runaround Properties set to something besides None and there is a text frame that overlaps the image. Rick I'm not sure if this is the same issue I experienced, but I was told once by FrameMaker (pre-Adobe) that this bug is caused by an image extending beyond the boundaries of the anchored Frame on the page that causes the jump ... using the Frame to crop the image. Once I corrected this, I had no further issues with the bug. ___ 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: Accessing an archived FM file that shows as view only
Hi Rene, Open the document and press (in sequence) Escape F l k (where the l is a lower-case L). Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi All, We've got an odd problem with an FM file (v 7.2b128 Win). When the doc was released, the writer used the (timesaving and fabulously thorough) Archive plugin to archive the project files and then used WinZip to create a .zip archive (unencrypted) of the files. Shortly thereafter, the original files were purged and only the .zip of the archived files remains. Today, we had to access the FM files from that zipped archive, and everything restored in workable fashion, except for one chapter file, which is now opening as view only, no matter what we do. We checked attrib and it's not set to read-only. It's like it was locked for editing when the archive was created, but we don't know for sure; that's just the only explanation I can imagine for how we could find ourselves in this spot, based on my experience with having opened files while they're locked by another user. The Archive plugin didn't give an error or note as much in the log, though, so that may not be the reason at all. Regardless, we're in the rather untenable position of having to find a way to get an editable version of an FM file from the view-only version of it, with no record of a .lck file for it and no other version of the FM file available. The view-only version has conditional text hidden that we now need to show in the new version, so although I have been able to convert the view-only file to TXT, all the hidden text was omitted from the TXT version. I did try to dig through the archives, but...I'm coming up empty-handed. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks, Rene Stephenson ___ 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.
Nested ul and ol elements
Hello Framers, I need help with text formatting rules in an EDD. Basically, I am allowing nesting of ol and ul elements. I need rules that will allow a particular format to be called, depending on the nesting level. Here is an example of flat structure. The text in the element indicates the paragraph format used. ul libullet1/li ul ol linumber1/li ol For nested ul elements, it is no problem. In theory, I can do the same thing with ol elements (although in practice I don't). ul libullet1/li ul libullet2/li ul libullet3/li ul libullet4/li ul ul ul ul What I want to be able to do is this ul libullet1/li ol linumber2/li ul libullet3/li ol linumber4/li ol ul ol ul or this ol linumber1/li ul libullet2/li ul libullet3/li ol linumber4/li ol ul ul ol or any combination of nested ol and ul elements. I am having trouble devising the correct text formatting rules. Any help or pointers would be appreciated. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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.next
Even if you don't like his presentation, it is worth seeing the backflip he does at the conclusion. Rick As an aside (and just to make Bernard blush, if that's possible), if you ever get a chance to sit in on training or a presentation done by Bernard, DO IT!!! I have to say that he was my favorite presenter at the conference (or maybe he just had the best and most interesting material...) You'll learn lots of great information and techniques from him, and be entertained at the same time -- but be sure you've had lots of caffeine so you can keep up. :-) -Carla ___ 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: Accessing an archived FM file that shows as view only
Hi Rene, Since you are giving out e-kisses, here is another way to do it in FrameMaker 7.2. Choose View Formatting Bar and click the icon that has the white page and blue ribbon. Rick AH!!! THANK YOU!! Here's an e-kiss on the cheek!! Rene Rick Quatro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rene, Open the document and press (in sequence) Escape F l k (where the l is a lower-case L). Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Adobe CEO interview
No Child Left Behind did nothing but expand the federal educational bureaucracy. The only way to reform education is to break the public education monopoly. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com don't leave any customer behind reminds me of the US don't leave any child behind education system. Umm, but what does that actually mean, anyway? ___ 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: Framescript Question
Hi Anita, Let's say your current anchored frame object is oAFrame. You can use this to scroll it into view. Set oPgf = oAFrame.TextLoc.Object; Find TextRange(oPgf) ScrollTo; Then you can use a YesNo message box. MsgBox Mode(YesNo) Button(iButton) 'Do you want to move this frame?'; If iButton = YesButton // Branch to code to fix frame. Else // Continue loop to find next frame. EndIf Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all -- Framescript question--Frame 7.0p579, FrameScript 4.1R2. I have a script that moves through a book and sets the left margin of each graphic to a certain distance based on the context of the anchored frame. The basic logic is: If the preceding paragraph tag is A, set the margin to X. If it's B, set it to Y ... and so on. This part works great. I now have a book that requires individual inspection of each graphic. I need to see it to know whether to change it. The problem is that when my existing script runs, it doesn't bring each anchored frame into view in the Frame window. All I see is the first page of the document and a bunch of flickering as the graphics are changed. Is there a way to get the focus of the window to change as part of the script, so that I just click Yes or No for each frame? I'd rather not have to scroll manually to each anchored frame. Thanks for any wisdom! Anita Anita Maria Gutierrez Principal Curriculum Developer Sage Software 15195 NW Greenbrier Parkway Beaverton, Oregon 97006 (503) 439-7286 ___ 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.
Help decoding Running H/F variables with attibutes
Hello All, I am trying to figure out how attribute-based Running H/F variables work. Here is are examples of a couple in a document I have: $attribute[Booktitle:book] $attribute[Revision:book] I assume that the first is looking for the value of the Booktitle attribute on the book element, and the second is looking for the value of the Revision element on the book element. Is this correct? Also, I notice something about attribute-based Running H/F building blocks that differs from paragraph- and marker-based building blocks: the document I am look at doesn't have a book element, but it still displays the value. In fact, I don't even have the book file where I assume the book element originates. Does this sound right? Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Help decoding Running H/F variables with attibutes
Hi Dan, Thanks for your reply. I got the message below rom Mark O'Connor offlist. The book information is stored in each file, which is nice because the attribute values carry over, even if you don't have the book. You have to save the document as MIF and fish out the information, but at least it's there. As far as I can tell, you can't get the information directly from the document with FrameScript or the FDK. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com - Original Message - From: O'CONNOR Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Rick Quatro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 11:19 AM Subject: RE: Help decoding Running H/F variables with attibutes Hi Rick, The format is [attribute name:element name]. If you don't specify the element name, the first occurrence of the attribute on the page will be used (blank if there are no occurrences). If you specify an element name, it will use the first occurrence on the page: if there are no occurrences it will use the value of the first parent element that uses the attribute (and blank if no parent elements use the attribute). The book element information is contained within the file, but you'll need to save the file as mif to find it (look for DBookElementHierarchy). I believe that this info is updated by the generate/update command. Cheers, Mark O'C ___ 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: Updating and saving an entire book
Hi Jennifer, There is a switch to turn off the warnings in File Preferences General. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi everyone, I recently upgraded to FM 7.2 (WinXP) and I'm finding the new Cannot be undone... OK to continue? dialog box greatly annoying. It's especially annoying when I'm updating a book with 40 files because it appears between each file as it saves. Aaargh! Is there any way to stop this dialog box from appearing when I save or update documents? Thanks in advance, Jennifer Randel Kern High School District Data Processing Technical Writer Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. -- Thoreau ___ 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.
OT: Comparing 2 XML documents
Hello All, I am looking for an algorithm for comparing two XML files using XPath. I don't want to use a standalone compare utility, unless it can be invoked as a COM object. I can drive MSXML as a COM object through FrameScript, so I would prefer to use that. MSXML can use XPath to query the XML files. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Line over footnotes
Choose View Reference Pages and find the Footnote reference frame. Any adjustments you make to the frame or the content of the frame will be reflected above the footnotes. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi, There is always a thin line over the footnotes. Does anyone know how to change that line? (longer/shorter, move a few mm down, to the left/right, thicker). Regards Gunnar Carlsson ___ 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: Cross-references and hyperlinks: jump back to target?
Hi Yves, For links within the same document, use Esc v P (view Previous). For links to a different document, you can hit Alt+Tab to go back to the link document (as long as it is still open). Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I think this question has been asked before: is there a way to jump back to the target of a cross-reference or hypertext link (opposite of Go to Source)? ___ ___ 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: Save book as postcript
Hi Morten, If you run into a dead end with DoBatch, you should consider FrameScript for FrameMaker automation. It is a full-featured scripting language for FrameMaker. See http://www.framescript.com. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi Bodvar, Peter (Gold) is absolutely right in his assumption that I want to manipulate a collection of books. I have several such collections - one of which contains close to 30 books. I use DoBatch to open and update all books in these book collections, and as I said in my original posting - someone has told me there was a new version of DoBatch that allows me to batch-print to PostScript as well. (Before I moved to Windows, I used to use fmbatch for this.) Morten ___ 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 8 and Plugins
Hi Mike, All of my plugins worked with the FrameMaker 8 beta. TableCleaner PageLabeler FindChangeSpecial ImportFormatsSpecial etc. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I've got quite a few plugins for my current version of FrameMaker (7.1). Does anyone know if any, most, or all of these will become useless under FrameMaker 8? I'm anxious to upgrade to FrameMaker 8, but worry that I'll actually lose some functionality until the various plugin vendors produce updates. Mike Wickham ___ 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.
FM To PowerPoint
Hi Framers, I am looking for a utility or plugin for converting FrameMaker documents to PowerPoint slides. A related question: Office 2007 is supposed to be more XML-aware. Is this the case with PowerPoint 2007? Perhaps there is a way to convert FM files to PowerPoint via XML. Thanks in advance for any help. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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 To PowerPoint
Thanks for the suggestion. My client wants PowerPoint so they can modify the slides downstream. Rick Do you need all of the bells and whistles in PowerPoint? If not, just use FrameMaker and PDF. Use disconnected pages with three workflows - one for the slide material, one below that for viewer notes, and one below that for presentation notes. Generate a PDF of all three workflows for the presentation notes. Crop the bottom workflow out leaving just the two top workflows and save that PDF as the viewer notes. Crop both of the bottom workflows out and save that PDF as the presentation. Run the presentation PDF in full screen mode. Your situation will determine if you can live without the PowerPoint bells and whistles, but if you can, it saves tons of time. If you can'twell good luck! KJ Kathleen Johnson | Technical Writer office 813.854.3584 | fax 813.854.3645 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Double-Take Software www.doubletake.com ___ 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.
Frame 7.2 and Distiller 8.1 Crash
Hi Framers, I am using FrameScript to save a bunch of FrameMaker documents to PDF. The script has been used sucessfully with Distiller 7.0.x. With Distiller 8.1, I get intermittent Distiller crashes. The PDF is actually being created, but it is still named with a .tpdf extension. Apparently, Distiller is crashing before it renames the file to .pdf. Even on successful jobs, Distiller does not clean up the .tps and .tpdf files. Has anyone else seen problems like this, particularly with documents saved without a script. Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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.
SOLVED: Re: Get rid of the Windows application crashed dialog
Sorry to bother you all. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/northrup_03october06.mspx Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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.
OT: Get rid of the Windows application crashed dialog
When a Windows application crashes, you get the Send Error Report dialog. Is there a way to suppress this dialog box? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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.
NOT SOLVED: Re: Get rid of the Windows application crashed dialog
Actually, while I can turn off the Error Reporting dialog, I still get a generic application crash dialog box (Font Capture: AcroDist.exe - Application Error). Unfortunately, this stops all processing until I click OK or Cancel. I was hoping for a way to allow Distiller to die silently since it seems to die after the PDF is created. Rick Sorry to bother you all. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/northrup_03october06.mspx Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Frame 8 crashes on Save As PDF
Hi Art, No it doesn't crash when print to Adobe PDF, but the printer gives me a failed to print error. I am not working with a book so you second question doesn't apply. Thanks. Rick Does it also do crash when you print to the Adobe printer instance? Are all the files in the book open? Art On 8/3/07, Rick Quatro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, FrameMaker 8 crashes on Save As PDF. I have Distiller 8.1 installed. Is this a known issue? Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Structured Frame Question
Hi Nancy, Yes, but the book's structure may not be valid. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all, Is it possible to mix unstructured Frame files with structured Frame files in the same book? Thanks, Nancy Adams ___ 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 8 Automatic Letter Spacing Broken?
Hi Mike, Yes, I can verify this behavior with FrameMaker 8 on Windows XP. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I posted this topic a couple of days ago with no response. Probably I made it too complicated. :) Can someone please tell me if they see the same problem with FM8? 1. Click in a sample body text paragraph. 2. In the Paragraph Designer, set alignment to justified. Extra space is added between words to make the text line reach the right-hand margin. It works as expected. 3. Now, in the Advanced tab of the Paragraph Designer, check the Allow Automatic Letter Spacing checkbox. Some lines in the paragraph jump back from the right-hand margin, and are no longer justified! (You may have to change your zoom level to see it, and it's more obvious in narrow columns than wide ones.) FM applies letter spacing to words on some lines, and those are the lines that lose justification. Justification and Automatic Letter Spacing used to work together. Now, only one or the other works. Is anyone else seeing this? Mike Wickham FrameMaker 8.0p236 (trial version) Windows XP Pro P.S. I have DisplayUsingPrinterMetrics=On in maker.ini, but the problem exists whether it's on or off. PDFs match what I see on screen. ___ 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.
OT: DITA id attribute values
Hi Framers, I am working on programmatically setting unique id values on all of the elements that require them in a DITA-based FrameMaker book. Are there any restrictions or recommendations for id values in DITA? My thought is to have a unique 3-character prefix for each book (i.e, abc), then I can generate a unique number suffix. So, an id might look like abc_562387 or abc-562387 Any advice will be appreciated. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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.
OT: Acrobat 8 and prologue.ps and epilogue.ps
Hi Framers, Older versions of Acrobat Distiller used a prologue.ps and epilogue.ps file to insert code before and after Distiller processes a PS file. Microtype's SP TimerSavers are essentially custom prologue.ps and epilogue.ps files. With my Acrobat 8 installation, I don't see either of these files. Have they been replaced by another mechanism? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: OT: Acrobat 8 and prologue.ps and epilogue.ps
Hi Mark, Thanks for the reply. I don't have this path on my Windows XP machine. I installed Acrobat 8 Pro as part of CS3, so maybe this is the difference. The closest path I have is the old Acrobat 7 path: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Adobe PDF\Data Rick Hi, These files can still be used in Distiller 8. The documentation for A8 states: Sample Prologue.ps and Epilogue.ps files are located in (Windows) /Documents and Settings/All Users/Shared Documents/Adobe PDF/Data or (Mac OS)/Library/Application Support/Adobe PDF/Data. Although the path on the Mac is actually different to that stated above, the files are there on my system. Regards Mark Poston ___ 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: OT: Acrobat 8 and prologue.ps and epilogue.ps
Hi Mark, Yes, I do have this path. Thanks for the follow up. Rick Hi, The TimeSavers documentation gives the following path: \Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Distiller\Data Where User is your user name. Regards Mark ___ 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: XP Home and FM6?
Hi Ragnar, Try skipping the autorun installer and navigate to the FrameMaker folder on the CD. See if you can run the Setup.exe directly from there. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello, I have been using XP Pro and FM6 without problems after applying the patches from Adobe. Now a friend of me is trying to install FM6 on a new laptop with XP Home but gets the error message This program requires at least 3MB of free virtual memory to run as soon as she tries to run the installation CD. She has been told that this is a known problem with XP home and FM6. Any ideas? Thanks, Ragnar Hanas, MD Uddevalla Hospital, Sweden ___ ___ 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.
Single MIF for FrameMaker book
Hello Framers, I have a MIF question. I have a book file where the client wants a single MIF file for the entire book. My first thought was to combine the book components into a single FM file and save the result as MIF. The problem is different master pages applied to different pages, etc. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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 to Word conversion
You can Save As RTF and see how that works, or use a third-party program like Mif2Go (http://www.omsys.com). Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Good Morning Framers List, Sorry, this questions seems taboo however, I am interested in converting a FM book to an MS Word doc. The FAQ didn't say much. I converted my book to HTML then pasted into a blank Word doc. There is a lot of clean-up necessary. Do you have any other ideas? I do not want to explore the why, simply the how. Thanks a lot! Martin ___ 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: Keyboard shortcuts stop working
I have seen something similar recently with FrameMaker 7.2p158. My keyboard will suddenly become remapped. I have to quit and restart FrameMaker and all is well. I am still not sure what is triggering it. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com - Original Message - From: Yves Barbion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 10:38 AM Subject: Keyboard shortcuts stop working Hi all, a fellow Framer is using FrameMaker 7.2b144. Sometimes (and we don't know how it's triggered) the keyboard shortcuts (CTRL+X, CTRL+Z and others) stop working. When he quits and restarts FrameMaker, everything is fine again. Is this a known bug? Has anyone had the same problem before? In which version? Kind regards -- Yves Barbion Documentation Architect Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor ___ 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/frameexpert%40truevine.net Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ 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: Tables sorts
Hi Steve, Follow these general steps: 1) Convert the table to paragraphs. 2) Convert the table back to a single column table. Do this by selecting the paragraphs, choose Table Convert to Table, Treat Each Paragraph As A Cell, Number of Columns: 1. 3) Sort the single column table. 4) Convert the table to paragraphs. 5) Convert the table back to a two column table. Do this by selecting the paragraphs, choose Table Convert to Table, Treat Each Paragraph As A Cell, Number of Columns: 2. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I am wrestling with tables sorting. I have 2-c tables sorted like this: a e b f c f d h but I have been asked to sort them as... a b c d e f g h None of the sort options I try works. Can anyone advise me? Or do I have to sort the tables by hand? -- Steve ___ ___ 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: I'm impressed with Adobe
Hi Tina, I appreciate your thoughts, but if you look at it from a larger perspective, Adobe shouldn't get too much credit here. FrameMaker has had PDF (another Adobe technology) integration for a long time and this should have been fixed before FrameMaker 8 was released. We are not asking for perfect software, but it should at least work as well as previous versions. Yes, we now know that FrameMaker is not dead. But it is evident that it is not getting a lot of Adobe's resources or attention, at least not compared to other Adobe products. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all, Just thought I'd update the list. Over the last few weeks of working with Frame 8, I've uncovered two bugs, the most recent of which was not being able to create a PDF file (File Save As PDF) when there is a generated file in the book. After I got a workaround from this list, I also got an email from a QA person at Adobe, who is monitoring this list. I sent off my file to them, and they have verified the bug and are working on a fix. I've worked in software long enough to know that fixes don't happen overnight, and that there has never been a perfect piece of software in the history of the universe. I am impressed by their responsiveness though, the fact that they are following this list, and they're actively paying attention to bugs. Tina tina ricks | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 503-531-3233 technical writing and editing ___ 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.
SOLVED: Re: Single MIF for FrameMaker book
It turns out that creating a single FM document for all of the files in the book was the best approach. I was able to do this with a FrameScript script, and I now have a happy client. Thanks for all of the suggestions. If anyone else has this need, please let me know. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com So, in reality, the *only* way to create this single MIF is to first solve the problem of creating a single FM document for all the files in the book. If that can't be done, or is considered too cumbersome, then the single MIF file cannot be created either. It's really that simple since both formats are simply two representations of the same underlying data structures. You're absolutely right. It would be best created using Frame. But it would be a very, very expensive Bad Idea. If the customer still insists on this impossible dream, I'd send them elsewhere. Anywhere else. ;-) -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.omsys.com/ ** To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** ** with unsubscribe framers (no quotes) in the body. ** ___ 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.
ANN: Excel To FrameMaker
Hello Framers, I have had considerable sucess using FrameScript to import Excel data into FrameMaker. Here is a workflow example: 1) Put the insertion point in a paragraph. 2) Choose FrameScript Import Table. You will be prompted for a spreadsheet file (*.xls). 3) You will be prompted with a list of all the worksheets in the spreadsheet. Select the one you want to insert. The data is inserted in a fully-formatted FrameMaker table. You can continue to edit and update the data in Excel. To update the corresponding FrameMaker tables, you choose FrameScript Update Tables and all of the tables are updated with the latest spreadsheet data. This is only one example of what can be done; the process can be automated further. If you have any interest in an Excel to FrameMaker workflow, please contact me offlist with your specific requirements. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Manipulating EDDs with Framescript
Hi Adam, You might want to check the FrameScript group at http://groups.yahoo.com. Do you want to add values to attributes that already exist, or are you trying to add new, valid attributes to the element? Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all, I need to add two attributes for an element to the EDD of all of our documents. The simple way to do this would be to take a template EDD and use the Import ElementDefs command in Framescript. However, this poses a problem, because not all of our documents necessarily use the same EDD (usually - I believe - just minor tweaks for formatting purposes, as they all must comply to the same xml DTD) So, what I'd really like to do, in order to eliminate the risk my EDD changes may have unintended consequences, is add attributes to the EDD of the document.. or even import just a part of an EDD (ie. instead of overwriting the entire EDD with a template EDD, only overwrite those elements defined in the template). However, I can't seem to find a way to do this. Any suggestions on how I might accomplish this? Or is there a better approach? Thanks, Adam Schweitzer Orenda Aerospace Corporation ___ ___ 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: adding blank pages without affecting page numbers
Hi Milan, If you are always adding a blank page after each of the existing pages, you could have an Acrobat JavaScript script add them to the PDF file. Everytime you make a new PDF file, you would run the JavaScript script on the PDF file. You could also use FrameScript to postprocess the PDF file and add the pages. But if you only have 6 pages and you are not going to make the PDF many times, you might be better off adding the pages to the PDF by hand. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I'm working on a legacy doc (unstructured; Frame 7.2); the author is no longer available for consultation. In the Frame file, I have six pages, numbered x of 6. I have a PDF of this file (the previously approved and released version, which I am now revising); each of these pages is followed by a blank page. Let's assume that these are needed -- I don't know why, and there isn't time to find out. Does anyone know of something I can set up in the Frame file so that I don't have to remember to add the pages in Acrobat? As far as I can tell, the addition of blank pages was done manually. I tried adding Disconnected Pages in Frame, but it affects the page count. Many thanks. -- Milan Davidovic http://altmilan.blogspot.com ___ ___ 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: adding blank pages without affecting page numbers
Hi Milan, Here is a FrameMaker solution you can try for fun (at your own risk). Assuming you don't anticipate much page flow and you are using unstructured FrameMaker, try this: 1) Open the document. 2) Press Esc p z and click Freeze. 3) Put your cursor at the bottom of each content page and press Return until a new point page is added. 4) Go to each of the new, blank point pages. Choose Format Page Layout Master Page Usage and apply None master page to each of the point pages. This will suppress the point page numbers. Before you get too excited, check the document carefully. You may encounter any of the following problems: * Autonumbers will reset in each of the text frames. * Tables that break across pages will short circuit the page numbers. You can reverse the frozen pages by choosing Esc p z and clicking Unfreeze. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I'm working on a legacy doc (unstructured; Frame 7.2); the author is no longer available for consultation. In the Frame file, I have six pages, numbered x of 6. I have a PDF of this file (the previously approved and released version, which I am now revising); each of these pages is followed by a blank page. Let's assume that these are needed -- I don't know why, and there isn't time to find out. Does anyone know of something I can set up in the Frame file so that I don't have to remember to add the pages in Acrobat? As far as I can tell, the addition of blank pages was done manually. I tried adding Disconnected Pages in Frame, but it affects the page count. Many thanks. -- Milan Davidovic http://altmilan.blogspot.com ___ ___ 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: Further information on Building blocks in FrameMaker
Hi Amit, There is no if-then syntax for Running Header/Footer variables, but you might be able to use FrameScript to script what you are looking for. If you send me a sample file and a detailed description of what you are looking for, I can tell you if it is feasible with a script. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello everyone, I wanted to know if there was a way to setup a if...,them... syntax within FrameMaker. The reason I'm asking is that I am troubleshooting an issue with the header. I currently have a hierarchical system assisted to the tag order, but one tag need to be void (undisplayed) if an instance of a special tag is used. By using the if...,then.. style syntax, it can save me alot of time. Thanks S. Amit Daya ___ 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.
OT: Recording DVDs
I am sorry for the seriously off-topic post, but here goes. I need to record some VCR tapes onto DVD. I can buy hardware to do this, but is there a method for making a menu for the DVD so I can navigate to different sections on the DVD (like a commercial DVD)? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Recording DVDs (Clarification)
Hi Framers, Here is exactly what I am trying to do. I have a VCR/DVD recorder combo hooked up to my TV (not computer). I want to record the contents of the VCR onto a DVD. Then I want to add chapters to the DVD after its recorded. Is it possible to do this with software? Thanks. Rick I am sorry for the seriously off-topic post, but here goes. I need to record some VCR tapes onto DVD. I can buy hardware to do this, but is there a method for making a menu for the DVD so I can navigate to different sections on the DVD (like a commercial DVD)? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Why am I losing page and column breaks?
In fairness to Stuart (his tone notwithstanding), I didn't attempt to answer the original question because it wasn't clear to me either. Also, if you did receive satisfactory answers from others, please share them with the list. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Stuart!! Where do you get off busting my chops? You apparently need more help than the others that have answered my question with the information I gave. I didn't need to give them my OS or FM version to answer this question. Your tone is arrogant and self-serving. You would do better to keep to yourself. Natalie -Original Message- From: Stuart Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Why am I losing page and column breaks? Natalie Bircher wrote: Does anyone know why I would lose page and column breaks? In the words of a favourite reference librarian of mine, when speaking to patrons with ill-formed questions: Could you please be a little more vague? Natalie!! You are a technical writer. Please provide some context, lots of details, your OS and FM version, etc. so your audience knows what the heck you are talking about. thanks, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com On the contrary. -- Henrik Ibsen (last words, after a nurse said he seemed a little better.) ___ 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: Searching for empty paragraphs
Hi Pat, How about \P\p Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all - For years I've used the following wildcat search string to locate empty paragraphs: ^\p (start of line followed by paragraph ending) It stopped working a couple releases ago (I believe in FM 7, maybe earlier). Any suggestions? If this doesn't work in FM, does anyone know a way of getting rid of them in Word? I have a bunch of conversion work coming up. Thanks. Pat Christenson ___ 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.
ANN: HTML to FrameMaker Case Study
Hello Framers, I have long used FrameScript and MSXML to import XML into unstructured FrameMaker files. MSXML is great because it uses standard XML technologies such as XPath and XSLT to access and manipulate XML files. FrameScript can drive MSXML using its EActiveXObject object. There have been several instances where I wanted to import HTML files into FrameMaker, but it wasn't possible with MSXML because it requires well-formed XML. In some cases, it wasn't feasible or practical to convert the HTML to well-formed XML. During a recent project, I discovered a simple workaround to the HTML problem. I used regular expressions to extract the necessary section from the HTML document and convert it to a well-formed XML document. Then I used my usual MSXML process to import the data into FrameMaker. I have outlined the process in a small case study. You can see the PDF here http://www.frameexpert.com/demos/htmltoframe.pdf If you have any need for HTML to FrameMaker conversions, please let me know. We can explore if it is feasible using FrameScript and MSXML. If your data is non-proprietary and you would like to participate in a more detailed case study, please let me know. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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 Console
File Preferences General. Uncheck Show File Translation Errors and click Set. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Does anyone know how to make it so that the annoying FrameMaker console doesn't open? Thank you, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gillian Flato Technical Writer (Software) nanometrics 1550 Buckeye Dr. Milpitas, CA. 95035 (408.545.6316 7 408.232.5911 ___ 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 Console
FrameScript 5 has an option to suppress the startup Console message. I have been doing that with some of my plugins as well. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Minimize it is what I do too ... :) (FrameScript pops it up each time you start FrameMaker, for example.) Z ___ 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: Italics dropping out of TOC
Hi William, I have solved this problem with two different methods in the past. 1) Use an Acrobat JavaScript script to extend the short links in the PDF file. 2) Use a FrameScript script to duplicate the Hypertext marker at each character property change in each TOC paragraph. I prefer the second method, as it can be triggered automatically whenever the TOC is generated. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I got no response to the below post. Is this such a well-known FrameMaker bug that it merits no response? Did I get you all on a bad day? Or am I just being a dunce? Don't answer that last one. --W ___ 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 8 Online Manuals
Hello Framers, I am sorry for the repeat question, as I think it has been asked before. I am looking for the FrameMaker 8 Online Manuals, particulary the Structured Application Developers Manual. Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Adjusting table column widths in a two column layout
Hi Jon, You could use my TableCleaner plugin to change all of the column widths before importing the files into Flare. http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/tablecleaner/ Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com - Original Message - From: Jon Harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 11:06 AM Subject: Adjusting table column widths in a two column layout Everyone, Our printed manuals have a two column layout in FrameMaker. When we create tables in this layout, we specify the column widths so that the overall width of the table doesn't exceed the width of the column it is in. This method works fine for the printed manual. However, when we import the Framemaker file into MadCap Flare, the column widths remain the same as the were in FM; unlike the surrounding text, whose margins expand to fit the size of the Help window. This means that the text in the columns appears smashed (horizontally) compared to the surrounding text. Is there a way to configure table column widths in either FrameMaker or Flare so that, when the document is imported into Flare, the table expands to the width of the surrounding text? Jon Harvey Manager, Desktop Documentation CambridgeSoft Corporation 100 CambridgePark Drive Cambridge, MA 02140 (617) 588-9354 ___ 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/frameexpert%40truevine.net Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ 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: Footnote problem--long footnotes
Hi Tina, Footnote problems like you are experiencing is a known issue at least since FrameMaker 4, possibly earlier. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all, I'm laying out a manuscript in Frame 8 that is packed full of detailed footnotes. This author is fond of them, and one footnote in particular spans multiple pages. Word can allow footnotes to span pages. So far, it appears that Frame's footnotes can't span pages. I can't get into the merits of writing in long footnotes (whole 'nother discussion), I'm stuck with them, and I didn't write them. When I get a footnote that is longer than one page, even moving the maximum height as high as possible (Format Document Footnote Properties Maximum Height Per Column), Frame goes into Footnote Freefall. The extra-long footnote disappears, and all the other footnotes seem to lose their minds in the process. they go onto one page per footnote at the end of the document. Meaning they leave the bottoms of the pages throughout and go to the end, one footnote per page, thus adding about 15-20 extra pages to the end of my document, blank except for one footnote at the bottom of each. If I take out the now disappeared long footnote (by deleting the footnote reference in the text), all the other footnotes go back where they belong. Has anyone seen this? Any ideas about how to deal with long footnotes in Frame other than go back to the author and tell him to rewrite? Tina Tina Ricks | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editor Trial Guides, LLC 503-531-3233 ___ 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: ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO SCRIPT IN GHOSTSCRIPT
I know you don't want any other suggestions, but for the sake of others on the list, I would change one or more of the fonts in my FrameMaker documents and distill them again. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello Framers, This might be slightly OT but here is the issue. I'm PDFing my Frame files with Distiller 6.0. Now and then my publisher comes up with font issues - certain fonts come out wrongly like bold comes out as bold ital or small caps comes out as bold small caps, etc. Tracing it back I narrowed it down to fonts having identical XUIDs. Now, I can of course go ahead and remove IDs on all fonts but this would be a tedious task - I have over 5000 fonts library plus this doesn't seem to be the right solution as in couple instances it didn't help either. My publisher is using Docuprint machines and doesn't have much options of changing fonts there. I'm trying PDF995 now and it seems like I have more control over the PDF process with a postscript language. I don't know much of Ghostscript at all - it was barely enough to change the compression method for the images, however it should be possible to remove XUIDs at PDFing step but how? I found a piece of a script that does something with XUIDs but this didn't seem to work at all - the PDF just wouldn't get created. The file I'm editing is called gs_pdfwr.ps - it's part of the pdf995 package. Please HELP. Michael P.S. I tried a lot of things in the attempt to solve it to no avail. Please do not suggest any other handling - I tried them all (sad but true...). I only would like to know how to remove XUID when my file gets created. ___ 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.
OT: Web site design
Hello Framers and Scripters, I am looking for some right-brain help (or is that left-brain?). I need a web site design for my real estate business, particularly the home page. I would like to barter this for some FrameScript work. If you are interested, please contact me offlist. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro New Horizons Properties 585-659-8267 585-219-8959 Fax 585-729-6746 Cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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.
OT: Need a few references
Hello Framers, I am look at a new FrameMaker project with a new client and they have asked for some references. If you have worked with me in the past and would like to provide a reference or recommendation, please send it to me offlist. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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.
SOLVED: Re: Need a few references
Thanks to all who generously provided recommendations. I really appreciate it. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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.
OT: Send an email when a script finishes
Hello Framers, I need to send an email after a script finishes. Any ideas on how to do this would be appreciated. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Possible Frame6+SGML Issue only MIF to Native and OLE graphics
Hi Dan, One thing to consider: it may be better to do your string replacements in FrameMaker without going to MIF and back. Since you are using FrameScript, you may be able to do these replacements in the binary file (depending on what exactly you are doing). Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I have a process in which I run both Frame 6 and 7 documents through an automated build. One step in this effort is to save all the files to MIF and do some string replacements on the file, then save that result back to Native form so I can print the documents. Note that is this case no substitutions were made, so it is just a round tripping of the files from MIF to Native As these files are saved back to Native (via FrameScript) I'm getting the following error/warning from Frame: SnagIt.jpg This has occurred on 4 different books, not sure if they have been all Frame 6 or not, but this last one is 6. One of the books we couldn't track the problem down and had to rebuild it. The other 3 seem to all be related to embedded OLE graphics. Is there some known problem with OLE embedded graphics or an issue with saving from MIF back to Native? ..dan *** Dan Vint Engineer Sr. BEA Systems Home: 510-522-4703 (generally working from home) Office: 408-570-8554 IM Yahoo: dvint1_99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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.
ANN:Thanksgiving Sale
Hello Framers, I am thankful for all you Framers and Scripters that I have corresponded with over the years. To show my gratitude, I am offering all of my plugins at half-price from now through the end of the month. This includes site licenses! IMPORTANT NOTE: You must purchase them by paying the half-price amount to [EMAIL PROTECTED] via PayPal. Please indicate in the comments which plugins you are purchasing. You can also order them by calling me directly with a credit card number at 585-659-8267. If you get my voice mail, leave a message and I will call you back. If you purchase anything via my web store, YOU WILL PAY THE FULL PRICE and I cannot refund your money. The half-price sale is for PayPal and direct phone orders only. Thanks again for your support. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Automatic deletion of files after saving as PDF?
Hi Tammy, I believe that this is a known bug with this combination. The same thing happens to me. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com All, Using FM 7.2 on Windows XP/SP2 with Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0.x. I am successfully using the Save as PDF option on my Framemaker source files; I have the option checked of Deleting Log file upon successful completion, however, for the life of me, I can't figure out where to tell the application to also delete the tpdf and tps files that are also created. I have looked through every tab on the Adobe PDF printer properties dialog box and even through all tabs on the Acrobat Distiller dialog box. It's getting annoying having to manually delete these files after the generation of a PDF. Can someone point me in the correct direction? Thanks, TVB Tammy Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Health Language, Inc. Office: +1 (303) 307-4400 x254 www.healthlanguage.com ___ 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.
Detecting a click in the Structure View
Hello Framers, I want to detect a left-mouse click in the structure view, for example, when a user clicks on an element bubble. Does anyone have any FDK or FrameScript code that shows how to do this? Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: HTML to MIF?
Hi Adam, Since you can produce MIF from a FrameMaker file, a good approach might be to convert the HTML files to FrameMaker. Depending on the complexity of the HTML markup, it may be feasible to do this with FrameScript. If you want to investigate this further, please contact me offlist. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com So, I'm looking for a way to produce a MIF file from a batch of HTML files. Looking through the list archives, I see that Omni Systems is/was considering the development of Go2Mif for this purpose. However, since I haven't heard anything recent about it, I'm assuming that its release isn't imminent, at any rate. Has anyone had any success in doing this? If so, what tools did you use? In the past, I've used XSLT to create MIF files from XML files. However, given that HTML frequently isn't well-formed XML, I'm not at all confident that an XSLT solution would be feasible. Anyway, any ideas would be greatly appreciated! -Adam Robey === Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains information of Symyx Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries that may be confidential, proprietary, copyrighted, privileged and/or protected work product, and is meant solely for the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please contact the sender immediately, permanently delete the original and any copies of this email and any attachments thereto. ___ 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.
ANN: Powerful New FrameScript Functionality
Hello Framers and Scripters, FrameScript 5 adds new structured FrameMaker import/export functionality. It allows you to make modifications to your XML files on import or export to and from FrameMaker. These changes go much further than what is available with read/write rules. This functionality was previously only available with custom FDK plugins. If you have need to modify XML on import/export please send me your detailed requirements. I may be able to provide you with a prototype to demonstrate FrameScript 5's new capabilities. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Convert MIF to .fm (Frame) in Windows environment??
Hi Sue, A similar program for Windows FrameMaker is dzBatcher (http://www.datazone.com/dzbatcher2.html). If you are interested in full scripting environment for FrameMaker, take a look at FrameScript (http://www.framescript.com). FrameScript allows you to automate nearly every aspect of FrameMaker. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi, I'm no Frame expert so am hoping someone can help me here. I was able to use fmbatch in a Unix environment to basically take a MIF file, open it, import formats from a template file, and then Save it as a .fm file (which was then included in a Frame book). Now I'm in a Windows environment where fmbatch is not available. Is there a way to still accomplish this same thing, in an automatic/scripted fashion (i.e. I don't want to have to manually open/save). Thanks!! Sue ___ 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 and Acrobat 8: remove .tps and view PDF
Hi Yves, These are problems that would probably require a FrameMaker 7.2 patch to fix. With FrameMaker 8 released, this is not likely to happen. You may be able to do something with FrameScript to clean things up. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi Framers, I'm using FrameMaker 7.2 with Acrobat 8. I create my PDFs using Save as PDF. Two questions: - In this process, a .tps file (temporary PostScript file?) is created, but when the PDF is ready, the .tps file is still there. How can I make it go away automatically (using Frame 7.2)? It is removed automatically if I use FrameMaker 8. - I have selected View PDF in the Distiller Preferences and in the Adobe PDF printer settings, but the PDF is not displayed automatically. It does appear automatically if I use Frame 8. Any ideas how I can make this work with Frame 7.2? Thanks in advance. -- Yves Barbion Documentation Architect Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor Scripto bvba ___ ___ 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: Scroll Back Bug - still around in FM8?
Hi Carla, I haven't had a chance to test this with FM 8. Even if the bug is fixed, the plugin is still useful in that it automatically sets the Runaround property to Don't Runaround for new imported graphics. If you use callouts on your graphics, this feature alone is worthwhile. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Has anyone run into the infamous Scroll Back Bug in FM 8? (which was nicely circumvented by Rick Quatro's runaroundnone.dll in FM7.2 and earlier). We just officially upgraded to FM 8, and as I look to install and/or upgrade the various plugins and such that we've purchased, I wondered if I should still install this particular one. -Carla ___ 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.
Whitespace in DITA XML
Hello Framers, I am using FrameMaker 8 with DITA. I have pretty-printed XML files that I am importing using the DITA-Topic-FM application. When the XML file is converted to FM, it is preserving the white space from the XML file. Is there any way to avoid this, short of removing the spaces from the XML file? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Validating all hypertext links in a FM book?
Hi Grant, What exactly do you mean by validate? Do you want to make sure that URLs are valid? Or are you trying to make sure that gotolinks have a matching newlink? Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I've looked in the help and queried the archives, but have been unable to find the answer to the following: Is there a way to validate all the hypertext links in a book? Not xrefs, but hyperlinks. I know that they can be validated on insertion, but I'm looking for something to run as a QA/QC function before generating a set of HTML files from the FM book. Regards Grant ___ 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: Hypertext links in Acrobat8 documents generated from FM8don't work
Hi Austin, I have FrameMaker 5.5.6, 6.0, 7.0, 7.2, and 8.0 installed on the same computer. When going back and forth from 7.x to 8.0, you may have issues with characters changing. For example, I had some Zapf Dingbat characters that changed when I upgraded a document to 8.0. If you need an automated way to convert your 8.0 documents back to 7.x format, let me know. You could do this with a FrameScript script. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com We are feeling as if Adobe has just sabotaged our entire 15-year project. How could they have offered an upgrade that destroys hypertext? Our Kouroo project now has 212,974 files that have already been saved as FM8 since we upgraded a few weeks ago, so going back to FM7 seems difficult. We are, however, beginning to scheme a feasible workaround to give Adobe time to get its act together in regard to hypertext and FM8. FM8 does allow us to save an FM8 file in the FM7 format, and FM7 does generate valid hypertext in an Acrobat document. So, *if* we can have both FM8 and FM7 installed at the same time (if there is a way to keep them from interfering with each other), and *if* we don't use any UNICODE or other features that would be destroyed in the retro-save as FM7 (and if Acrobat8.1 can still handle hypertext), a possible workaround would be: to first save an FM8 document as a FM7 document before attempting to generate any Acrobat8.1 document with hypertext. That seems feasible if it's doable. The three questions associated with this feasible workaround would be: 1.) is there a way to have FM8 and still have FM7 also? --and, 2.) are there any new FM8 features that we cannot allow to be destroyed by saving as FM7? --and, 3.) does the 8.1 version of Acrobat still accept hypertext? Does anyone have any thoughts about this? Are the above three items doable? ___ 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.
OT: Setting Modification Date From Commandline
Hi Framers, I am looking for a command line program that will allow me to set the modification date and time of a file. Thanks for any suggestions. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)
Hi Jakob, I am biased towards FrameScript ($149, http://www.framescript.com), as it gives you so many more options for FrameMaker automation. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello and happy new year to all, I have a problem with Chris Despopoulos' DoBatch plugin from his Cudspan series of plugins. Judging from the mailing list he hasn't made an appearance yet, but maybe somebody else can clarify. We're using the DoBatch plugin to save several hundred files (in a number of batches) as PostScript (in a watched folder that get converted to PDF). It worked perfectly while we were using it in FrameMaker5.5.6+SGML. However, since we migrated to 7.2, we're encountering reproducible FrameMaker crashes when using the plugin. The only available version appears to be 1.0.0.1 dated 17 dec 2001. Has anybody else encountered this problem and possibly found a solution to it? Also, in case we are unable to resolve this issue, I am considering using Omnisys' runfm.exe batch tool. Would this be a valid alternative? Thank you in advance. -- cheers, Jakob. ___ 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.
PDF links inside a browser
Hello Framers, I have some PDFs that are viewed in a browser. Is there a syntax for PDF links that will force a new browser window (or tab) to open? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: different page numbering for the same files
Hi Leah, When you update each book, it will update the numbering appropriately for that book. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Good day mavins, I have 2 books where book 1 uses files 1 - 10 and book 2 uses some of the same files (let's say files 5 - 7). I want to set up the books (files) so that in book 1 all the pages are numbered consecutively, starting from page 1 in file 1. Thus the first page in file 5 will be, for instance, page 35. I also want the pages in book 2 to start from 1; here file 5 needs to start at page 1. How can I set up the numbering so this happens automatically and the page number in files 5 - 7 are appropriate in each book without requiring human intervention. TIA, Leah Smaller Technical Communicator Certified Feldenkrais Method practitioner [EMAIL PROTECTED] What you truly learn best will appear to you later as your own discovery. (Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais) ___ ___ 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: Importing single variable values?
Hi Chuck, My ImportFormatsSpecial plugin gives you separate checkboxes for importing user variables and system variables. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Esteemed Framers, I think I once knew the answer to this question, but it escapes me now, and I can find nothing in the Frame documentation: Is there any way to import a single or a selected subset of variable values from one document to another? I tend to think there is not, that it is all-or-nothing, but I thought I'd check to be sure. Anyone out there know for sure? Chuck Beck Sr. Technical Writer | Infor | Office: 614.523.7302 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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: Watched Folder
Hi Kelly, If you have Adobe Distiller Professional, it should be under Settings Watched Folders. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Why don't I have a watched folder setting in Distiller 8 on Win XP? ___ ___ 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: Can hiding conditional text be set to use an And relationship andnot an Or relationship?
Hi Marta, FrameMaker 8 has this functionality, although I haven't used it yet. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello First, I want to thank everyone for the answers I received on my last question. I have been volunteered to field FrameMaker questions at my new job, so you may be hearing from me fairly often. I hope I can return the favor for you guys as well! The question is, Framemaker decides whether to display text associated with two conditions using the Or relationship; meaning, if one of its conditions is displayed, the text is displayed. Example: Line 1: This is cond text A Line 2: This is cond text B Line 3: This is cond text A and B Line 4: This is cond text A and C If I choose to hide cond text C, yet display cond text A and B, the following lines are displayed: 1, 2, 3, and 4. Is there a way to change FrameMaker's default logic so that only lines 1, 2, and 3 would display? Thank you! Marta ___ 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: easy way to relink or manage links in FrameMaker ?
Hi Bjørn, If the graphics are imported by copy, there is no way to know what the original source of the file is. If the graphics are imported by reference, you could manage the relinking with a FrameScript script. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I am running FrameMaker 7 and have been given a vast number of manuals to update. I need to update several graphics in the files. All graphics have been embedded in the files and I sorely miss a link management tool like InDesigns. Is there an easy way to relink a graphic to a new file from within Framemaker - apart from importing it again from scratch ? Or is there a plugin which will facilitate management of links ? Best regards Bjørn ___ 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.
OT: XSLT work for barter
Hello Framers, I need some XSLT work done. I am willing to barter some FrameScript work for it. If you are interested, please contact me offlist. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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.
FM 8: Attribute Expressions
Hello Framers, Does anyone have a FrameMaker 8 document that contains Attribute Expressions? I need to see how to access and set these via FrameScript. If you can zip and send me a sample document (graphics not necessary), please let me know before you send it. Thank you very much in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: How do you count the total number of words in a FM book
Hi Esar, If you have FrameScript, I have a script that will do this. The cost for the script is $40. Please let me know if you are interested. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi, Does anyone have a method of counting the total number of words in a Framemaker book? I know I can count the number of words in a file in a book but is there some way of doing this on the book?? Thanks, -- Esar (Earl) Rudnikoff Senior Technical Communicator Philips Medical Systems Technologies Ltd. Haifa, Israel email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ ___ 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: Limiting table/graphics table widths
Hi Loretta, You may want to take a look at my TableCleaner plugin. It allows you to resize tables in a batch. See http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/tablecleaner/ Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi Everyone, We're looking for a way to limit the width of our tables in our template. This is so tables don't overflow when copied into different page sizes during translation. This includes tables with multiple columns and a single-cell tables used to hold graphics. I see there's a way to resize columns to a max width on existing tables, but I don't see a setting that sets a max column/table size for a table in the Table Designer. Is it possible? If not, any genius ideas? Thanks, Loretta ___ 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: Markers in the text
Hi Deirdre, They are probably index markers. To easily select them, click in a paragraph previous to where you see them. Choose Edit Find/Change and choose Any Marker from the Find popup menu. Click Find and see if it highlights the marker anchor. Then choose Special Marker so you can see the contents of the marker. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all: I'm working with someone eles's templates, and every now and then I find an upside down T in the text. I've seen these markers for anchored frames, and I've seen them in the TOC, but when they appear to be randomly placed in the text, how do I find out what they are? Thanks Deirdre ___ ___ 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: Autonumbering at end of paragraph is right justified
Hi Jing, What you are trying to accomplish is a good idea, but End of Paragraph autonumbers always move out to the right margin. If you are using structured FrameMaker, you could use a Suffix Rule to add a colon where the text ends. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello FrameMaker experts! FrameMaker 7.2 on WinXP - We use a standard heading to introduce procedures and the text generally says To do something: then these are followed by numbered steps. Sometimes writers remember to type the colon at the end, sometimes they don't. So we thought building the colon into the autonumber format with Position set to End of Paragraph will do the trick. Unfortunately, the colon shows up at the right margin, regardless of the length of the heading. The paratag's alignment is set to Left. Is there a way to make the terminal colon show up right where the text ends? Thanks in advance, Jing Torralba Principal Technical Writer Saratoga CRM, a Division of CDC Software w - (408) 558-9606 | f - (408) 558-9693 CDC Software | The Customer-Driven Company (tm) ___ 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: cross reference vs variables
False. Just to mix things up, the next question will appear in the form of a statement. There is very little difference between cross-references and variables. Discuss. Deirdre ___ ___ 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.
ANN: FrameScript Training in San Jose Area
Hello Framers, I will be conducting a private FrameScript class in San Jose, CA on March 24, 25. If you have interest in a class at your location later that week, please contact me offlist right away. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ 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: Text string in title case?
Hi Paul, For Windows FrameMaker, you can use FrameScript. If anyone is interested in a script like this, please contact me offlist. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi Tina, This is impossible with FrameMaker alone. I thought perhaps Spell Catcher could handle it, as it does have commands for changing case to Title style, but even that simply capitalises the first letter of each word. A job for AppleScript perhaps? (NG to you unless you use Mac FrameMaker.) I found a script at http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php? id=13297 that, in addition to changing case to Title style, can also set a bunch of specified definite and indefinite articles, conjunctions, and prepositions that don't start a sentence to lowercase. Something the script author has called Mixed style. I'm not a programmer, but with a little head scratching, I managed to edit this script so that it searches an open FrameMaker document and changes all paragraphs tagged Heading1 or whatever you like to Mixed style. Works a treat! Incidentally, for Title style (or what CMOS calls Headline style), do you follow the Microsoft style of not capitalising prepositions of four or fewer letters. Or Apple's style of not capitalising prepositions of three or fewer letters. Or CMOS's recommendation of lowercasing prepositions regardless of length? Styles - you gotta love 'em. Paul ___ 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: Text string in title case?
Hi Peter, This is one of the strengths of MIF: that you can get an ASCII representation of your FM document and do manipulations like this. However, the advantage of FrameScript (and the FDK) is that you can work directly on the FrameMaker document (or book) without risk of corrupting the MIF file. FrameScript has built-in string functions as well as the ability to use regular expressions. I recently did a TitleCase script that used an INI file for exceptions, both for acronyms that should stay uppercase and words that should be lowercase. [Upper] ADA= II= III= IV= HVAC= TV= XY= UCLA= ICU= PA= HUCLA= USC= LAC= [Lower] and= to= The script could be restricted to processing particular paragraph formats in order to limit its scope. Another useful feature is that each paragraph that is changed can be written to a hyperlinked log file. This would allow you to check what was actually changed, and to jump to a changed paragraph if necessary. Depending on the scope of a problem, sometimes you have to fix things like this by hand. However, for anyone that uses FrameMaker on a near daily basis, FrameScript is definitely worthwhile to learn. I am amazed by how much people do by hand with FrameMaker. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com In the days of FM/unix, before book-wide search/replace and other come-lately power features, something like this would be done with fmbatch and one or more of GREP, AWK, and SED text-manipulation tools. The general plan was to use control fmbatch with a unix script to convert all appropriate .fm files to MIF, then perform the text-crunching on the MIF files, then reconvert the MIF files back to .fm with fmbatch. If there's enough volume to repay the effort, something similar would work today with mif2go from omsys.com, dobatch from cudspan, dzbatcher from datazone.com, or FM2MIF (a new free utility that installs under FM's File Utilities menu option, from dtptools.com, to convert directories-full of .fm files to MIF). I believe mif2go's MIF converter is free; dobatch and dzbatcher are free. All but FM2MIF work like fmbatch. Instead of the unix tools, Perl or other newer text-manglers can do the find/replace, perhaps with the assistance of GREP. Converting .fm to MIF is the first step. The second step would be to find all the ALL CAPS titles in all the MIFs, collect them into a single-column list from which you can remove the duplicates, and create a second column with the precise conversion for each title - this would settle style issues over which title words to make all lowercase, etc. The third step would be to find and replace every instance of the uppercase titles with their title cased partner in the MIF, without damaging the MIF file's integrity. This may take some care in cases where the titles break across lines, etc. Finally, you'd use one of the fmbatch-replacements to reconstruct .fm files from the MIFs. I'm not a coder or scripter. Heck, my long-term and short-term memory aren't that good anymore. BUT, it's hard to forget a proven tool-chain process like this.G HTH Regards, Peter ___ Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ 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.
