RE: Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Wim Hooghwinkel \(Scriptware\)
Yes, But my question is: using this option cteates a .ps file with name constructed as: bookname(filename (with a left bracket in the middle). I only want the file name as name for the .ps file. Is there a setting somewhere to change this? Met vriendelijke groet / kind regards, Wim

RE: Removing x-refs before generating PDFs

2006-06-30 Thread Evanth, Henrik
I just want to thank all of you that replied! Really interseting. Seems that there are pretty good solutions avaiable. Thanks! Best Regards /Henrik ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL

RE: Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Spreadbury, David
Either I am doing something right or I am missing something. I am able to create individual postscript files, which are then distilled to PDF, without any special scripts by doing the following: == Default printer is the Adobe PDF printer instance. With the book file active and all chapters

RE: Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Wim Hooghwinkel \(Scriptware\)
May be it's an Adobe PDF issue, I get this when I print to Adobe PDF without letting it ask for the file name. I didn't try to print to .ps yet. Met vriendelijke groet / kind regards, Wim Hooghwinkel [EMAIL PROTECTED] DTP and XML Management Scriptware bv http://www.scriptware.nl tel : +31

Recall: OT: Syntax for if/then statement

2006-06-30 Thread Grant Hogarth
Grant Hogarth would like to recall the message, OT: Syntax for if/then statement. ___ 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

Re: Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:43:10 -0400, Rick Quatro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I can verify this behavior. When you print the Adobe PDF without checking the Print to File checkbox, the book name is prepended to the document name. To summarize, you have two easy workarounds. Interesting. I

Multiple Superscript Offset %s in One Document

2006-06-30 Thread James Dyson
Hello, Does anyone know of a way to have multiple offset % settings for superscript within a single frame document? I was hoping there is a work-around, but in the official User's Guide, there is the following ominous quote: Adjustments to the properties of subscript, superscript, and small

RE: OT: Syntax for if/then statement

2006-06-30 Thread Grant Hogarth
On Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:43 PM the ever-sharp Bill Briggs noted web At 12:33 PM -0600 6/29/06, Grant Hogarth, self-professed pedant, wrote: GHTo build still further on Eric's excellent discourse: GHThere also exists the possibility of a conditional dependency of action. GH E.g. If your

RE: Help with converting a Visio file into a PDF

2006-06-30 Thread Jon Harvey
Here is the procedure I pulled off this list years ago. It's been sitting either in, on, under, or behind my desk for what seems like forever. Does it still hold true with the current software out there? 1. Save the file in Visio as a PDF. 2. Open the PDF in Acrobat. 3. Save the Acrobat file as

Re: Multiple Superscript Offset %s in One Document

2006-06-30 Thread Art Campbell
There is only one super setting for a document: Format Document Text Options, but I've found that reducing the font size of the Register and TM both makes it look better and seems to float it up a little higher. Also, a quick question... When you insert the R or whatever, you're then applying

Re: Multiple Superscript Offset %s in One Document

2006-06-30 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 12:17 -0400 30/6/06, James Dyson wrote: My reserved symbol is either too low or my daggers are too high. Does anyone have any suggestions? Yes, but you won't like it. Assuming that you can get a superscript setting that is ok for most of your superscripts, isolate the problem one(s) and

Re: Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional

2006-06-30 Thread Art Campbell
In Frame, on the Print dialog box, did you activate a setting from the Registration Marks menu? Art On 6/30/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Framers, FrameMaker 7.0p578 Adobe Acrobat 7 Professinal I created a document in FM with a custom-sized page – 6.5 x 9 and then created

Re: Creating a Line Separtor in Frame

2006-06-30 Thread Art Campbell
I'd create a new tag called Line, and on the Advanced properties tab of Paragraph designer, set the Frame Below (or Above) to call the SingleLine frame from the Reference Page. When you're answered your question, hit Enter and set the paragraph tag to Line. Art On 6/30/06, Ron Miller [EMAIL

Re: Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional

2006-06-30 Thread Stuart Rogers
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hadn't, but I just went in and selected Western for the Registration Marks, follow all the steps as before, and still it prints without the trim marks. Any other suggestions? Art? Anyone? - Original Message - From: Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date:

Re: Creating a Line Separtor in Frame

2006-06-30 Thread Stuart Rogers
Ron Miller wrote: Hi: I'm creating a QA and I want to separate each question and answer pair with a horizontal line. I've never done this before and I'm wondering the easiest way to handle it. As an aside, do I need to apply a style to these lines, so that Web Works recognizes it? In

Re: Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional

2006-06-30 Thread pearlrosenberg
Yes, when I print from FM, I am getting the trim marks. - Original Message - From: Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, June 30, 2006 2:41 pm Subject: Re: Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry -- I may have asked the wrong question.

Re: Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional

2006-06-30 Thread Fred Ridder
Ahh, now I remeber the trick! To get registration marks in PDF you have to turn the Include Acrobat Data option *OFF*. The reasoning is that you only use registration marks in print, where hyperlinks and Acrobat bookmarks and other interactive features are extraneous. My opinions only; I don't

RE: Help with converting a Visio file into a PDF

2006-06-30 Thread Dov Isaacs
Yes, the advice (I gave it) still holds. No reason why it shouldn't! - Dov -Original Message- From: Jon Harvey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 9:32 AM To: Dov Isaacs; Steve Rickaby; framers@FrameUsers.com Subject: RE: Help with converting a Visio file

Re: Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional

2006-06-30 Thread Art Campbell
You the man, Fred! I couldn't remember the switch either! Art On 6/30/06, Fred Ridder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ahh, now I remeber the trick! To get registration marks in PDF you have to turn the Include Acrobat Data option *OFF*. The reasoning is that you only use registration marks in print,

referenced graphics

2006-06-30 Thread obai...@comcast.net
After some more testing, I see that I can make the word file using mif2go sans images, just placeholders, then in the new word doc do Edit>Links, then pick the graphics links, then click Update, and they show up as referenced images. Whew! Glad I don't have to use word often. Thanks, jeremy.

Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Wim Hooghwinkel (Scriptware)
Yes, But my question is: using this option cteates a .ps file with name constructed as: ( (with a left bracket in the middle). I only want the file name as name for the .ps file. Is there a setting somewhere to change this? Met vriendelijke groet / kind regards, Wim Hooghwinkel wimh at

Generating lists for review

2006-06-30 Thread Evanth, Henrik
Thanks to all that replied. Now we have to sit down to see which stratgy that will help us the best Best Regards /Henrik

Removing x-refs before generating PDFs

2006-06-30 Thread Evanth, Henrik
I just want to thank all of you that replied! Really interseting. Seems that there are pretty good solutions avaiable. Thanks! Best Regards /Henrik

Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Wim, There is no way to change this in the FrameMaker interface. There are two ways you could script this: 1) Write a script that would open each file in the book and save it as PDF, using the correct name. 2) Write a script to rename the files after they are created. Personally, I think

Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Spreadbury, David
Either I am doing something right or I am missing something. I am able to create individual postscript files, which are then distilled to PDF, without any special scripts by doing the following: == Default printer is the Adobe PDF printer instance. With the book file active and all chapters

Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi David, You are right. I just tried it with both Save As PDF and printing to file. In both cases, I don't get the book name on the front of the file name. I am using FrameMaker 7.2 for Windows. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Either I am doing something

Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Wim Hooghwinkel (Scriptware)
David, your procedure is correct. The issue here is the naming of the files produced. In FrameMaker until version 6, when printing to file and using an asterx (*) for filename would produce separate files for each file in the book, using the correct file names. But the new feature (since 7.x)

[ANN] Adobe FrameMaker 2006 Chautauqua Schedule Announced

2006-06-30 Thread Scott Abel
Adobe FrameMaker 2006 Chautauqua November 8-10, 2006 Austin, Texas USA http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/chautindex.html Hello Framers! I'll be presenting at this event and wanted to invite you to get your registration in early. Building on the moment from last year's Chautauqua and the

Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Wim, I don't see this behavior. I get the correct name for the PS file. Rick David, your procedure is correct. The issue here is the naming of the files produced. In FrameMaker until version 6, when printing to file and using an asterx (*) for filename would produce separate files for

Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Spreadbury, David
If memory serves me (sometimes it takes a day off) in Frame 6.x you needed to change the filename to *.ps, as you stated. I am using Frame 7.0 and it doesn't need this additional step. With the steps I posted earlier I get individual chapter filenames. Are you changing the filename that appears

Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Wim Hooghwinkel (Scriptware)
May be it's an Adobe PDF issue, I get this when I print to Adobe PDF without letting it ask for the file name. I didn't try to print to .ps yet. Met vriendelijke groet / kind regards, Wim Hooghwinkel wimh at scriptware.nl DTP and XML Management Scriptware bv http://www.scriptware.nl tel : +31

Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Wim, Yes, I can verify this behavior. When you print the Adobe PDF without checking the Print to File checkbox, the book name is prepended to the document name. To summarize, you have two easy workarounds. 1) Print to file, then drag and drop the PS files to Distiller to distill them all.

OT: Syntax for if/then statement

2006-06-30 Thread Grant Hogarth
On Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:43 PM the ever-sharp Bill Briggs noted At 12:33 PM -0600 6/29/06, Grant Hogarth, self-professed pedant, wrote: GH>>To build still further on Eric's excellent discourse: GH>>There also exists the possibility of a conditional dependency of action. GH>> E.g. "If

Recall: OT: Syntax for if/then statement

2006-06-30 Thread Grant Hogarth
Grant Hogarth would like to recall the message, "OT: Syntax for if/then statement".

Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:43:10 -0400, "Rick Quatro" wrote: >Yes, I can verify this behavior. When you print the Adobe PDF without >checking the Print to File checkbox, the book name is prepended to the >document name. To summarize, you have two easy workarounds. Interesting. I never noticed

Multiple Superscript Offset %s in One Document

2006-06-30 Thread James Dyson
Hello, Does anyone know of a way to have multiple offset % settings for superscript within a single frame document? I was hoping there is a work-around, but in the official User's Guide, there is the following ominous quote: "Adjustments to the properties of subscript, superscript, and small

OT: Syntax for if/then statement

2006-06-30 Thread Grant Hogarth
On Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:43 PM the ever-sharp Bill Briggs noted web> At 12:33 PM -0600 6/29/06, Grant Hogarth, self-professed pedant, wrote: GH>>To build still further on Eric's excellent discourse: GH>>There also exists the possibility of a conditional dependency of action. GH>> E.g.

OT: Syntax for if/then statement

2006-06-30 Thread Stuart Rogers
Grant Hogarth wrote: > On Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:43 PM the ever-sharp Bill Briggs noted > web> At 12:33 PM -0600 6/29/06, Grant Hogarth, self-professed pedant, > wrote: > GH>>To build still further on Eric's excellent discourse: ... > Realizing just how long it has been since he has had to

Help with converting a Visio file into a PDF

2006-06-30 Thread Jon Harvey
Here is the procedure I pulled off this list years ago. It's been sitting either in, on, under, or behind my desk for what seems like forever. Does it still hold true with the current software out there? "1. Save the file in Visio as a PDF. 2. Open the PDF in Acrobat. 3. Save the Acrobat file as

Multiple Superscript Offset %s in One Document

2006-06-30 Thread Ridder, Fred
If you don't need to use subscripting, you can set the Subscript properties to produce an alternative superscript result. But if you need both subscript and superscript, you're stuck I think. My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel. Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com) Intel

Multiple Superscript Offset %s in One Document

2006-06-30 Thread Art Campbell
There is only one super setting for a document: Format > Document > Text Options, but I've found that reducing the font size of the Register and TM both makes it look better and seems to float it up a little higher. Also, a quick question... When you insert the R or whatever, you're then applying

Multiple Superscript Offset %s in One Document

2006-06-30 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 12:17 -0400 30/6/06, James Dyson wrote: >My reserved symbol is either too low or my daggers are too high. Does anyone >have any suggestions? Yes, but you won't like it. Assuming that you can get a superscript setting that is ok for most of your superscripts, isolate the problem one(s) and

Help with converting a Visio file into a PDF

2006-06-30 Thread Ridder, Fred
Well, Visio 2003 does not provide PDF (or EPS) as options in the Save As dialog, so your procedure is clearly out of date. It seems that when Microsoft took over Visio they decided to finally remove the chronically broken EPS export filter that Visio users had suffered with for so long, and

Help with converting a Visio file into a PDF

2006-06-30 Thread T.W. Smith
I thought having Adobe Acrobat was pretty much a necessity for technical writers? Still, Visio 2003 does, I think, save as SVG. Perhaps FrameMaker 7.1+ can use that? As for PDF or EPS, I think PDF is more processing and overhead for FrameMaker; you might care if you use a ton of PDFs. == T.

Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional

2006-06-30 Thread pearlrosenb...@nc.rr.com
Hi Framers, FrameMaker 7.0p578 Adobe Acrobat 7 Professinal I created a document in FM with a custom-sized page ? 6.5 x 9 and then created a PDF. In Acrobat, I went to Tools/Print Production/Add Printer Makrs and enabled Trim Marks. I printed the document on 8.5 x 11 paper, but there are no

Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional

2006-06-30 Thread Art Campbell
In Frame, on the Print dialog box, did you activate a setting from the Registration Marks menu? Art On 6/30/06, pearlrosenberg at nc.rr.com wrote: > Hi Framers, > > FrameMaker 7.0p578 > Adobe Acrobat 7 Professinal > > I created a document in FM with a custom-sized page ? 6.5 x 9 and then >

Multiple Superscript Offset %s in One Document

2006-06-30 Thread Stuart Rogers
James Dyson wrote: > Hello, > > Does anyone know of a way to have multiple offset % settings for > superscript within a single frame document? I was hoping there is a > work-around, but in the official User's Guide, there is the following > ominous quote: > > "Adjustments to the properties of

Creating a Line Separtor in Frame

2006-06-30 Thread Ron Miller
Hi: I'm creating a Q and I want to separate each question and answer pair with a horizontal line. I've never done this before and I'm wondering the easiest way to handle it. As an aside, do I need to apply a style to these lines, so that Web Works recognizes it? Thanks, Ron

Creating a Line Separtor in Frame

2006-06-30 Thread Art Campbell
I'd create a new tag called Line, and on the Advanced properties tab of Paragraph designer, set the Frame Below (or Above) to call the SingleLine frame from the Reference Page. When you're answered your question, hit Enter and set the paragraph tag to Line. Art On 6/30/06, Ron Miller wrote: >

Creating a Line Separtor in Frame

2006-06-30 Thread Zoe Lawson
1. Go to your reference page. Create a Frame, name your frame, Draw your line inside of the frame. 2. Go to your body page. Make a paragraph tag. Go to the advanced tab, and select the Frame you made in 1 in 'add frame above paragraph' (or below paragraph, your preference). Where ever you want a

Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional

2006-06-30 Thread pearlrosenb...@nc.rr.com
I hadn't, but I just went in and selected Western for the Registration Marks, follow all the steps as before, and still it prints without the trim marks. Any other suggestions? Art? Anyone? - Original Message - From: Art Campbell Date: Friday, June 30, 2006

Creating a Line Separtor in Frame

2006-06-30 Thread Mike Feimster
Ron, If you are using a different paragraph style for questions and answers (and each question or answer is only one paragraph long), you can pick one of them and add the line to that paragraph style. For example, 1. Open the paragraph designer and select the Question paragraph style. 2. Go to

Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional

2006-06-30 Thread Stuart Rogers
pearlrosenberg at nc.rr.com wrote: > I hadn't, but I just went in and selected Western for the Registration > Marks, follow all the steps as before, and still it prints without the > trim marks. > > Any other suggestions? Art? Anyone? > > - Original Message - > From: Art Campbell >

Creating a Line Separtor in Frame

2006-06-30 Thread Stuart Rogers
Ron Miller wrote: > Hi: > I'm creating a Q and I want to separate each question and answer pair > with a horizontal line. > > I've never done this before and I'm wondering the easiest way to handle it. > > As an aside, do I need to apply a style to these lines, so that Web > Works recognizes

Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional

2006-06-30 Thread pearlrosenb...@nc.rr.com
Yes, when I print from FM, I am getting the trim marks. - Original Message - From: Art Campbell Date: Friday, June 30, 2006 2:41 pm Subject: Re: Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional To: "pearlrosenberg at nc.rr.com" > Sorry -- I may have asked the wrong

Cross References Dropped from PDF

2006-06-30 Thread Owen, Clint
FM 7.0p578 on Windows XP, Acrobat 6.0 Standard We are having this strange problem on only one of three computers. Here is the setup: The book consists of multiple chapters with mostly text and a few graphics. The footer of every page has the document number inserted as a cross reference

Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional

2006-06-30 Thread Fred Ridder
Ahh, now I remeber the trick! To get registration marks in PDF you have to turn the "Include Acrobat Data" option *OFF*. The reasoning is that you only use registration marks in print, where hyperlinks and Acrobat bookmarks and other interactive features are extraneous. My opinions only; I don't

Help with converting a Visio file into a PDF

2006-06-30 Thread Dov Isaacs
Yes, the advice (I gave it) still holds. No reason why it shouldn't! - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Jon Harvey [mailto:JHarvey at cambridgesoft.com] > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 9:32 AM > To: Dov Isaacs; Steve Rickaby; framers at FrameUsers.com > Subject: RE: Help with

Trim marks in Acrobat 7 Professional

2006-06-30 Thread Art Campbell
You the man, Fred! I couldn't remember the switch either! Art On 6/30/06, Fred Ridder wrote: > Ahh, now I remeber the trick! To get registration marks in > PDF you have to turn the "Include Acrobat Data" option > *OFF*. The reasoning is that you only use registration marks > in print, where