Re: Modifying the $filename [short] variable...

2007-03-15 Thread Shlomo Perets
Art, You wrote: I'd like to get a variable that displays the file name but loses the extension Anyone have a work-around or ideas? Anything in the FDK? I don't know of a built-in way of doing this, but a limited workaround is available in the context of FM-PDF or FM-PS workflows: you

Re: Modifying the $filename [short] variable...

2007-03-15 Thread Art Campbell
That should work, Shlomo; I'd love to see the test page you work up. Thank you! Cheers, Art On 3/15/07, Shlomo Perets [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Art, You wrote: I'd like to get a variable that displays the file name but loses the extension Anyone have a work-around or ideas? Anything in

Re: Finding overrides

2007-03-15 Thread frameusers
Yes, there is 'TOOLBOX for FrameMaker 7.2': Module List of paragraph overrides The plug-in fills a row in the template table for each detected paragraph override: + paragraph format name including a hyperlink on the spot in the scanned document (1st column) + paragraph text in the documents local

Job Opening: Long-Term Contract Publications Production

2007-03-15 Thread Anna Paganelli
Long-Term Contract Publications Production Opening Average 30 hours/week To start: April 2007 Job Description: Need detail oriented, self starter to build and deliver HTML help and PDF documentation for a software group within Cadence. You'll create production-ready files from writers'

Shared notes?

2007-03-15 Thread Daniel Azuelos
Is FrameMaker able to manage shared notes? What I didn't manage to get is a footnote refered to from many places within the text, looking like: Text texttext texttexttext texttexttexttext¹ texttexttexttexttext Text

RE: Job Opening: Long-Term Contract Publications Production

2007-03-15 Thread John Sgammato
... Other Requirements: ...- Able to flex a nearly full-time schedule to meet the needs of the department, and take time off when things aren't so busy Well how's that for being the hack mule in the department! Bust your butt when things are busy (but no OT, I'll bet) and then when things let

Re: Shared notes?

2007-03-15 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 10:52 +0100 15/3/07, Daniel Azuelos wrote: Is FrameMaker able to manage shared notes? What I didn't manage to get is a footnote refered to from many places within the text, looking like: Daniel... the only way I've been able to find to do this is to create a cross-reference format and use

Re: Shared notes?

2007-03-15 Thread Shlomo Perets
Daniel, You wrote: Is FrameMaker able to manage shared notes? What I didn't manage to get is a footnote refered to from many places within the text, looking like: Text texttext texttexttext texttexttexttext¹

anticipating a move to Structrued Frame

2007-03-15 Thread Milan Davidovic
I'm looking for resources or advice on how to start working in unstructured Frame in anticipation of a move to Structured Frame. Let's imagine you're working in unstructured Frame, and that present circumstances prevent you from making the switch to Structured Frame. However, those circumstances

Re: anticipating a move to Structrued Frame

2007-03-15 Thread Yves Barbion
This is how I've done it: 1. Learn topic-based authoring, for example by taking some classes in structured writing or Information Mapping (IMAP). 2. Design Frame templates that support topic-based authoring. 3. Learn XML, at least XML for authors (not XML for developers). 4. Learn DITA

Re: anticipating a move to Structrued Frame

2007-03-15 Thread Daniel Emory
--- Milan Davidovic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for resources or advice on how to start working in unstructured Frame in anticipation of a move to Structured Frame. 1. In your unstructured template, create paragraph, character, table, marker and

anticipating a move to Structrued Frame

2007-03-15 Thread Marcus Carr
Milan Davidovic wrote: I'm looking for resources or advice on how to start working in unstructured Frame in anticipation of a move to Structured Frame. Let's imagine you're working in unstructured Frame, and that present circumstances prevent you from making the switch to Structured Frame.

Re: Job Opening: Long-Term Contract Publications Production

2007-03-15 Thread hedley . finger
I can also walk on water and charge only $780/hour. As it happens, I have used FM since v. 3.0 on Sun OpenLook, Solaris, HP-UX, Macintosh, and Windows, wrote UNIX scripts to capture and automatically size screen shots, have about 30 FM plug-ins, including IXgen, IndexRef, etc., and have used

Frame Enhancements

2007-03-15 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
I found a link in Adobe's site for reporting bugs and asking for new features. (This is for all those who are not registered to the Frame forum.) http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133

Modifying the <$filename> [short] variable...

2007-03-15 Thread Shlomo Perets
Art, You wrote: >I'd like to get a variable that displays the file name but loses the >extension >Anyone have a work-around or ideas? Anything in the FDK? I don't know of a built-in way of doing this, but a limited workaround is available in the context of FM->PDF or FM->PS workflows: you

Modifying the <$filename> [short] variable...

2007-03-15 Thread Art Campbell
That should work, Shlomo; I'd love to see the test page you work up. Thank you! Cheers, Art On 3/15/07, Shlomo Perets wrote: > Art, > > You wrote: > > >I'd like to get a variable that displays the file name but loses the > >extension > >Anyone have a work-around or ideas? Anything in the

Finding overrides

2007-03-15 Thread frameus...@systec-gmbh.com
Yes, there is 'TOOLBOX for FrameMaker 7.2': Module "List of paragraph overrides" The plug-in fills a row in the template table for each detected paragraph override: + paragraph format name including a hyperlink on the spot in the scanned document (1st column) + paragraph text in the documents

Job Opening: Long-Term Contract Publications Production

2007-03-15 Thread Anna Paganelli
Long-Term Contract Publications Production Opening Average 30 hours/week To start: April 2007 Job Description: Need detail oriented, self starter to build and deliver HTML help and PDF documentation for a software group within Cadence. You'll create production-ready files from writers'

Shared notes?

2007-03-15 Thread Daniel Azuelos
Is FrameMaker able to manage shared notes? What I didn't manage to get is a footnote refered to from many places within the text, looking like: Text texttext texttexttext texttexttexttext? texttexttexttexttext Text

Job Opening: Long-Term Contract Publications Production

2007-03-15 Thread John Sgammato
... Other Requirements: ...- Able to flex a nearly full-time schedule to meet the needs of the department, and take time off when things aren't so busy Well how's that for being the hack mule in the department! Bust your butt when things are busy (but no OT, I'll bet) and then when things let

Shared notes?

2007-03-15 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 10:52 +0100 15/3/07, Daniel Azuelos wrote: > Is FrameMaker able to manage shared notes? > >What I didn't manage to get is a footnote refered to from many places >within the text, looking like: Daniel... the only way I've been able to find to do this is to create a cross-reference format and

Shared notes?

2007-03-15 Thread Shlomo Perets
Daniel, You wrote: > Is FrameMaker able to manage shared notes? > >What I didn't manage to get is a footnote refered to from many places >within the text, looking like: > > > >Text texttext texttexttext texttexttexttext?

anticipating a move to Structrued Frame

2007-03-15 Thread Milan Davidovic
I'm looking for resources or advice on how to start working in unstructured Frame in anticipation of a move to Structured Frame. Let's imagine you're working in unstructured Frame, and that present circumstances prevent you from making the switch to Structured Frame. However, those circumstances

anticipating a move to Structrued Frame

2007-03-15 Thread Yves Barbion
This is how I've done it: 1. Learn topic-based authoring, for example by taking some classes in structured writing or Information Mapping (IMAP). 2. Design Frame templates that support topic-based authoring. 3. Learn XML, at least XML for authors (not XML for developers). 4. Learn

anticipating a move to Structrued Frame

2007-03-15 Thread Daniel Emory
--- Milan Davidovic wrote: > I'm looking for resources or advice on how to start > working in unstructured Frame in anticipation of a > move to Structured Frame. 1. In your unstructured template, create paragraph, character, table, marker and cross-reference tags

Framemaker classes?

2007-03-15 Thread Dave Kerschbaum
Hi all, I'll be leaving my current position as a lone writer in a couple weeks and want to make the transition as smooth as possible for the next person in this position. Does anyone know of any decent FrameMaker classes or other training that might be available to a company in the Great Lakes

Resend: Location for Job Opening: Long-Term Contract Publications Production

2007-03-15 Thread Anna Paganelli
I forgot to mention that this is for San Jose. And is actually a very nice and not-crazy-with-unrealistic-deadlines place to work. Anna -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+apaganel=cadence@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+apaganel=cadence.com at

Job Opening: Long-Term Contract Publications Production

2007-03-15 Thread Anna Paganelli
Hi Hedley, I'm not sure why you responded so vehemently to this, though I do understand, and agree in principle, that contract part-time jobs can be and often are detrimental to the worker. That isn't always the case, though. Some people, myself included for the last 10-15 years, like to have a