MathFullForm - MathML

2006-03-09 Thread John Cornellier
Hi all, We are trying to move some equations from FM's MathFullForm to MathML. I found this student project (in German) http://www.cavegn.cc/front_content.php?idcat=5 where an FM plugin was built to convert from a structured document at the time of doing Save As XML from FM. Too good to be

Creating hyperlinks

2006-03-09 Thread Sanjana
Hi What is the easiest way to hyperlink words that repeatedly ocuur in a FM document. TIA Sanjana - Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. ___ You

Re: Creating hyperlinks

2006-03-09 Thread John Posada
Create your first one manually, copy it to clipboard, then do a search/replace and for replace, select By Pasting. --- Sanjana [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi What is the easiest way to hyperlink words that repeatedly ocuur in a FM document. John Posada Senior Technical Writer So

Adobe Acrobat Professional vs. Standard

2006-03-09 Thread Texan Scriber
Fellow Framers, Does any one know the differences between Adobe Acrobat Professional and Standard? We are using FrameMaker 7.1 patch 116 and I know we had trouble early on working with Acrobat Standard and decided to use use Professional, but I can not remember the reasons right at the top of my

Re: Adobe Acrobat Professional vs. Standard

2006-03-09 Thread Stuart Rogers
Texan Scriber wrote: Fellow Framers, Does any one know the differences between Adobe Acrobat Professional and Standard? http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/matrix.html -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers

Re: Displaying heading text in a book

2006-03-09 Thread Doug
That did it! I have little experience with those options on the pagination tab. But now I have more. Thanks. --Doug On 3/9/06, Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Without delving into the innards of the Index, did you try working without the separate IX frame, and just setting the para

RE: Creating hyperlinks

2006-03-09 Thread Grant Hogarth
Method 1: Create the hyperlink once manually, copy it, then search replace by pasting. Note: you will have to do some fiddling to get the character formatting standardized; a fix for this it to define a character style (e.g.: LINK), and apply it to the

RE: Creating hyperlinks

2006-03-09 Thread John Posada
Method 2: Create a new text flow on a reference page, and paste the link there. On the Body page, import the flow (File Import File... I like this...never would have thought of it. Thanks John Posada Senior Technical Writer So long and thanks for all the fish.

RE: Creating hyperlinks

2006-03-09 Thread Peter Gold
Great suggestion (Method 2), Grant! You can take it one step further: In a new file, create separate named text frames on body pages, one for each pasted link. It's not necessary to place the named flows on reference pages. This approach collects all the source flows in one file. If you keep

RE: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Joe Malin
I don't know that minimum standards exist anywhere. My recommendation is not to forget RAM. I have 1Mb of RAM on my work computer, which I consider insufficient. Anything less than 1GB of RAM with Windows XP is *insufficient*. Any other speed improvements you make to your computer are worthless

Re: Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Art Campbell
I'd go for as fast a processor as fits in the budget, 1M RAM minimum, 2+ recommended (I can't run FM and PS reliably and simultaneously without it). Also, two hard drives, one for the OS and applications and the second for data and the PS scratch disk (per Adobe's recommendation). Most all the

RE: Line width in inported graphics slightly diminishing in FM generated PDFs

2006-03-09 Thread Dosick, Daniel \(GE Indust, Security\)
Hi, Just thought I'd point out that the error in 10 pt rounded to 9.96 pt. is actually .4%, not 4%. Much smaller...maybe still something to be concerned about. Nit-pickingly yours, Dan Dosick GE Security Senior Technical Writer Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 13:19:06 +0100

That mouse wheel question, AGAIN!

2006-03-09 Thread Rita Muller
Hi Group, Just got a new Dell Dimension 5150 at work. Running Win XP with FM 7.0p579, and using an Wacom Intuos2 Graphics tablet, pen tool, and mouse. Has anyone out there found a driver that can make the mouse wheel work with Frame, with the above, or a similar combination of hardware? If so,

LOF not updating properly

2006-03-09 Thread Gillian Flato
In my chapters, the LOF reads the $chapnum variable properly so my figures are properly numbered Figure 1-1...4-6 etc. But when I run my LOF, the figure number properly updates but the $chapnum does not so my LOF has Figure 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-1 (which should be 3-1) etc. Any ideas? TIA,

RE: LOF not updating properly

2006-03-09 Thread Fred Ridder
Two obvious things to check: 1) Is each chapter in its own file? The $chapnum system variable only increments on file boundaries. 2) In the book file, have you set the Chapter tab of the Numbering Properties dialog to Continue numbering from previous chapter in book? My opinions only; I don't

Re: LOF not updating properly

2006-03-09 Thread Art Campbell
First thing I'd check is the Reference page of the LOF file, to make sure that $chapnum is invoked correctly; that there aren't any typos in the string. Then, in the book file, look at the Numbering Chapter settings for each chapter file to make sure they're set to increment and not to inherit

RE: LOF not updating properly

2006-03-09 Thread Combs, Richard
Gillian Flato wrote: In my chapters, the LOF reads the $chapnum variable properly so my figures are properly numbered Figure 1-1...4-6 etc. But when I run my LOF, the figure number properly updates but the $chapnum does not so my LOF has Figure 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-1 (which should be 3-1)

SOLVED: table sort order

2006-03-09 Thread Carol J. Elkins
Re the table sort order problem wherein Frame sorts alpha-numeric table data on specific digits rather than the entire number in the string (e.g., M-509, M-5104-, M-512). Rick Quatro solved this with a slick FrameScript that sorts an 41-page table in the blink of an eye. Thanks everyone for

Re: That mouse wheel question, AGAIN!

2006-03-09 Thread Art Campbell
I gave up on drivers when I discovered Freewheel. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2060/freewheel.html It works on a variety of systems, but the Wacom setup may throw it a curve. But it's worth trying; the price is right. Art On 3/9/06, Rita Muller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Group,

RE: LOF not updating properly

2006-03-09 Thread Gillian Flato
ICHARD Richard, Thanks, That worked! -Gillian -Original Message- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:26 PM To: Gillian Flato; framers@FrameUsers.com Subject: RE: LOF not updating properly Gillian Flato wrote: In my chapters, the LOF

Re: That mouse wheel question, AGAIN!

2006-03-09 Thread Doug
MS Intellimouse driver version 4.1 works great, though Freewheel is just as good, and isn't Microsoft. Doug On 3/9/06, Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I gave up on drivers when I discovered Freewheel. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2060/freewheel.html

Re: Adobe Acrobat Professional vs. Standard

2006-03-09 Thread Mike Wickham
Does any one know the differences between Adobe Acrobat Professional and Standard? Here's an even more detailed comparison than the one someone else gave: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/pdfs/acro7_matrix.pdf Professional adds the features needed if your documents are destined for

OT: insertPages method for Acrobat 7

2006-03-09 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, I have a question about Acrobat 7.0.7 Professional JavaScript. The following code worked fine in Acrobat 6 Pro: var sPath = C:/DATA/Scripts/BehrSystems/20050429_ImportDrawings/drawings; this.insertPages({nPage:6,cPath:sPath+/JMA0311.pdf}); In Acrobat 7.0.7 Pro, the code

Re: That mouse wheel question, AGAIN!

2006-03-09 Thread quills
At 6:41 PM -0800 3/9/06, Pat Christenson wrote: Does anyone know which driver to use when running under Mac OS X/Classic? Thanks. Pat On Mar 9, 2006, at 2:22 PM, Doug wrote: MS Intellimouse driver version 4.1 works great, though Freewheel is just as good, and isn't Microsoft. Doug On

Italic and faux-italic in FrameMaker

2006-03-09 Thread Steve Rickaby
Font: Bitstream Revival 565 BT, FrameMaker 7.0. On Mac FrameMaker, the italic of this font is a true italic. When the same template is used in FrameMaker 7 on PC with the 'same' font (i.e. PC version from the same source), the italic is a synthesized italic, which is completely different in

Line width in imported graphics slightly diminishing in FM generated PDFs

2006-03-09 Thread Yosuke Ichikawa
Dov, Thank you for your comments. I wanted to be accurate, and I checked with our DTP person to tell me exactly what the matter was; in fact, we were having Acrobat Preflight problems with **.ai** files. There were NO problems with **.eps** files (yes, they are imported as eps, and they do not

MathFullForm -> MathML

2006-03-09 Thread John Cornellier
Hi all, We are trying to move some equations from FM's MathFullForm to MathML. I found this student project (in German) http://www.cavegn.cc/front_content.php?idcat=5 where an FM plugin was built to convert from a structured document at the time of doing Save As XML from FM. Too good to be

Creating hyperlinks

2006-03-09 Thread Sanjana
Hi What is the easiest way to hyperlink words that repeatedly ocuur in a FM document. TIA Sanjana - Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.

Creating hyperlinks

2006-03-09 Thread John Posada
Create your first one manually, copy it to clipboard, then do a search/replace and for replace, select "By Pasting". --- Sanjana wrote: > Hi > > What is the easiest way to hyperlink words that repeatedly ocuur > in a FM document. > John Posada Senior Technical Writer "So long and

Adobe Acrobat Professional vs. Standard

2006-03-09 Thread Texan Scriber
Fellow Framers, Does any one know the differences between Adobe Acrobat Professional and Standard? We are using FrameMaker 7.1 patch 116 and I know we had trouble early on working with Acrobat Standard and decided to use use Professional, but I can not remember the reasons right at the top of my

Displaying heading text in a book

2006-03-09 Thread Doug
I use Frame 7.0p579 on WinXP. The index of my book uses a 2-column body text frame labeled A. The index heading sports an overhead line, and since we want this to span the width of the page, we have placed the heading in a separate text frame, tagged IX. The problem is that in the book, when I

Adobe Acrobat Professional vs. Standard

2006-03-09 Thread Stuart Rogers
Texan Scriber wrote: > Fellow Framers, > Does any one know the differences between Adobe Acrobat Professional and > Standard? > http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/matrix.html -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325

Displaying heading text in a book

2006-03-09 Thread Art Campbell
Without delving into the innards of the Index, did you try working without the separate IX frame, and just setting the para tag that controls the Index heading to have pagination properties of Across All Colums in order to force the rule to span the page? Art On 3/9/06, Doug wrote: > I use

AW: Displaying heading text in a book

2006-03-09 Thread Reng, Winfried
Hi, I have a similar layout as you: a textframe which spans the whole page and below a 2-column textframe which holds the actual index entries. My text frames are both "A". Probably that?s the reason why your setup does not work. Best regards Winfried > -Urspr?ngliche Nachricht- > Von:

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Rita Lewis
I haven't been keeping up with the list lately, so forgive me if this topic has been discussed recently. (I know it has been discussed periodically in the past, but I assume that standards have changed some since then.) I work as a contractor at a government site, and we've been asked to

Displaying heading text in a book

2006-03-09 Thread Doug
That did it! I have little experience with those options on the pagination tab. But now I have more. Thanks. --Doug On 3/9/06, Art Campbell wrote: > Without delving into the innards of the Index, did you try working > without the separate IX frame, and just setting the para tag that >

Creating hyperlinks

2006-03-09 Thread Grant Hogarth
Method 1: Create the hyperlink once manually, copy it, then search & replace by pasting. Note: you will have to do some fiddling to get the character formatting standardized; a fix for this it to define a character style (e.g.: "LINK"), and apply it to

Creating hyperlinks

2006-03-09 Thread John Posada
> Method 2: > Create a new text flow on a reference page, and paste the > link there. On the Body page, import the flow (File> Import> > File... I like this...never would have thought of it. Thanks John Posada Senior Technical Writer "So long and thanks for all the fish."

Creating hyperlinks

2006-03-09 Thread Peter Gold
Great suggestion (Method 2), Grant! You can take it one step further: In a new file, create separate named text frames on body pages, one for each pasted link. It's not necessary to place the named flows on reference pages. This approach collects all the source flows in one file. If you keep

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Joe Malin
I don't know that minimum "standards" exist anywhere. My recommendation is not to forget RAM. I have 1Mb of RAM on my work computer, which I consider insufficient. Anything less than 1GB of RAM with Windows XP is *insufficient*. Any other "speed" improvements you make to your computer are

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Grant Hogarth
Here's what I would ask for: RAM: Corsair 2GB PC3200 DDR Kit (SKU: TWINX20483200PT) ($179) CPU: AMD Athalon X2 4600+ ($599) MOBO: K8N Neo4 Platinum MS-7125-010 Motherboard($103) VIDEO: Gigabyte GeForce 6600 GT Silentpipe II ($158) HD: 2 x Seagate

Advice for Upgrading Windows Computer

2006-03-09 Thread Art Campbell
I'd go for as fast a processor as fits in the budget, 1M RAM minimum, 2+ recommended (I can't run FM and PS reliably and simultaneously without it). Also, two hard drives, one for the OS and applications and the second for data and the PS scratch disk (per Adobe's recommendation). Most all the

Line width in inported graphics slightly diminishing in FM generated PDFs

2006-03-09 Thread Dosick, Daniel (GE Indust, Security)
Hi, Just thought I'd point out that the error in 10 pt "rounded" to 9.96 pt. is actually .4%, not 4%. Much smaller...maybe still something to be concerned about. Nit-pickingly yours, Dan Dosick GE Security Senior Technical Writer Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2006 13:19:06 +0100

That mouse wheel question, AGAIN!

2006-03-09 Thread Rita Muller
Hi Group, Just got a new Dell Dimension 5150 at work. Running Win XP with FM 7.0p579, and using an Wacom Intuos2 Graphics tablet, pen tool, and mouse. Has anyone out there found a driver that can make the mouse wheel work with Frame, with the above, or a similar combination of hardware? If so,

STC Toronto Spring Conference

2006-03-09 Thread Milan Davidovic
Hi fellow Frame users, If you're within travelling distance of Toronto, you might be interested to know about the STC Toronto Spring Conference, taking place March 27-29. This year, the theme is "Preparing for the Content Management Tipping Point", and we have some great people leading the

LOF not updating properly

2006-03-09 Thread Gillian Flato
In my chapters, the LOF reads the <$chapnum> variable properly so my figures are properly numbered Figure 1-1...4-6 etc. But when I run my LOF, the figure number properly updates but the <$chapnum> does not so my LOF has Figure 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-1 (which should be 3-1) etc. Any ideas? TIA,

LOF not updating properly

2006-03-09 Thread Fred Ridder
Two obvious things to check: 1) Is each chapter in its own file? The $chapnum system variable only increments on file boundaries. 2) In the book file, have you set the Chapter tab of the Numbering Properties dialog to "Continue numbering from previous chapter in book"? My opinions only; I don't

LOF not updating properly

2006-03-09 Thread Art Campbell
First thing I'd check is the Reference page of the LOF file, to make sure that <$chapnum> is invoked correctly; that there aren't any typos in the string. Then, in the book file, look at the Numbering > Chapter settings for each chapter file to make sure they're set to increment and not to inherit

LOF not updating properly

2006-03-09 Thread Combs, Richard
Gillian Flato wrote: > In my chapters, the LOF reads the <$chapnum> variable > properly so my figures are properly numbered Figure 1-1...4-6 > etc. But when I run my LOF, the figure number properly > updates but the <$chapnum> does not so my LOF has Figure 2-1, > 2-2, 2-3, 2-1 (which should

Line width in imported graphics slightly diminishing in FMgenerated PDFs

2006-03-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
FrameMaker does not officially or fully support import of Adobe Illustrator files directly into FrameMaker documents. It only "works" when Illustrator files are saved with the "create PDF compatible file" option. In that case, FrameMaker "sees" the .AI file as a .PDF file and CONVERTS the PDF

SOLVED: table sort order

2006-03-09 Thread Carol J. Elkins
Re the table sort order problem wherein Frame sorts alpha-numeric table data on specific digits rather than the entire number in the string (e.g., M-509, M-5104-, M-512). Rick Quatro solved this with a slick FrameScript that sorts an 41-page table in the blink of an eye. Thanks everyone for

That mouse wheel question, AGAIN!

2006-03-09 Thread Art Campbell
I gave up on drivers when I discovered Freewheel. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2060/freewheel.html It works on a variety of systems, but the Wacom setup may throw it a curve. But it's worth trying; the price is right. Art On 3/9/06, Rita Muller wrote: > Hi Group, > > Just got a new

Low cost vendor needed for aviation CMMs in unstructured FM

2006-03-09 Thread Owen, Clint
Two years ago our parent company acquired a smaller company that also makes components for the aerospace industry. Because of prior management decisions and business practices they have a huge backlog of unwritten component maintenance manuals for new products, and older manuals that need

LOF not updating properly

2006-03-09 Thread Gillian Flato
ICHARD Richard, Thanks, That worked! -Gillian -Original Message- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 12:26 PM To: Gillian Flato; framers at FrameUsers.com Subject: RE: LOF not updating properly Gillian Flato wrote: > In my

That mouse wheel question, AGAIN!

2006-03-09 Thread Doug
MS Intellimouse driver version 4.1 works great, though Freewheel is just as good, and isn't Microsoft. Doug On 3/9/06, Art Campbell wrote: > I gave up on drivers when I discovered Freewheel. > http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2060/freewheel.html

That mouse wheel question, AGAIN!

2006-03-09 Thread Pat Christenson
Does anyone know which driver to use when running under Mac OS X/Classic? Thanks. Pat On Mar 9, 2006, at 2:22 PM, Doug wrote: > MS Intellimouse driver version 4.1 works great, though Freewheel is > just as good, and isn't Microsoft. > > Doug > > On 3/9/06, Art Campbell wrote: >> I gave up

OT: insertPages method for Acrobat 7

2006-03-09 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, I have a question about Acrobat 7.0.7 Professional JavaScript. The following code worked fine in Acrobat 6 Pro: var sPath = "C:/DATA/Scripts/BehrSystems/20050429_ImportDrawings/drawings"; this.insertPages({nPage:6,cPath:sPath+"/JMA0311.pdf"}); In Acrobat 7.0.7 Pro, the code

That mouse wheel question, AGAIN!

2006-03-09 Thread qui...@airmail.net
At 6:41 PM -0800 3/9/06, Pat Christenson wrote: >Does anyone know which driver to use when running under Mac OS X/Classic? > >Thanks. > >Pat > >On Mar 9, 2006, at 2:22 PM, Doug wrote: > >>MS Intellimouse driver version 4.1 works great, though Freewheel is >>just as good, and isn't Microsoft. >>