RE: Can't print from Frame

2007-04-05 Thread Dov Isaacs
Tina, Bubbamisa! Good try, but absolutely groundless. The optimize for portability hack was put into the Windows driver to deal with some applications, FrameMaker NOT being among them, that injected their own PostScript into the driver's output stream improperly, interfering with the current

Moving book sections to nested folders without losing X refs

2007-04-05 Thread Kevin Hunter
hi all, I have two large books that have dozens of cross references to each other. Because of a structural change to our software and the creation of a new sub-version of this application, I'm trying to rearrange the erstwhile book chapters, in both books, into subfolders to keep things a

FrameMaker deals on eBay...

2007-04-05 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi... I just noticed a couple of good FM deals on eBay. FrameMaker Server 7.2 Windows - $2,950.00 (save $4000 off retail!) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemviewitem=item=300097209620 FrameMaker 7.2 Full Version for Windows - $579.95 (save $220 off retail)

Re: Moving book sections to nested folders without losing X refs

2007-04-05 Thread Art Campbell
Well, first, don't use Explorer. You may want to use Bruce Foster's Archive plug in to make a safe copy of the book(s) and all the component parts before you begin. To do the actual move, open the book files and use the Rename File tool to rename the component/chapter files, one by one, into

Re: Bleed off the page

2007-04-05 Thread Drew Little
I got that part fine, but the tabs stop at the edge of the page. is there a way to make the tabs larger than the page size for bleed purposes? I am sure it is something rather simple, but for the life of me, I can't figure it out. At 06:15 PM 4/4/2007, Art Campbell wrote: Shouldn't be a big

Re: Bleed off the page

2007-04-05 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 08:04 -0700 5/4/07, Drew Little wrote: I got that part fine, but the tabs stop at the edge of the page. is there a way to make the tabs larger than the page size for bleed purposes? I am sure it is something rather simple, but for the life of me, I can't figure it out. Hi Drew... yes, it's

Re: Bleed off the page

2007-04-05 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
At 06:15 PM 4/4/2007, Art Campbell wrote: Look at C:\Program Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.2\samples\MoreSamples\Books\Bkstyle5 for an example. Just set up the graphics and header text container on the master pages... If that directory isn't on your system, go to the Adobe FrameMaker downloads page

Re: FrameMaker deals on eBay...

2007-04-05 Thread Chris Borokowski
Must mean a new version is coming soon. Prices always drop to reduce stock. --- Scott Prentice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi... I just noticed a couple of good FM deals on eBay. FrameMaker Server 7.2 Windows - $2,950.00 (save $4000 off retail!)

Re: FrameMaker deals on eBay...

2007-04-05 Thread Alan Houser
Just a follow-up to Scott's note -- Adobe's FrameMaker upgrade policy is one of the most liberal that I've seen from a major software company. You can purchase FrameMaker 7.2 for Windows at the upgrade price of $199 USD if you have _any_ previous version of FrameMaker or FrameMaker+SGML (the

RE: FrameMaker deals on eBay...

2007-04-05 Thread Dov Isaacs
Make no such assumption, especially when dealing with eBay. The prices mentioned reflect (1) someone has genuine product obtained illicitly - use your imagination, (2) copied CDs with either a cracked software version or stolen serial serial number, or (3) ... Remember that prices that are too

RE: FrameMaker deals on eBay...

2007-04-05 Thread Chris Borokowski
Good point. Software showing up in droves on eBay, of a particular package, reflects *a belief* that a new version is coming soon as merchants clear out their stock. The guys who show up to computer shows and hawk their wares on PriceWatch are the ones I'm thinking of, and a few of them here in

Re: Bleed off the page

2007-04-05 Thread Art Campbell
It doesn't give you an error message, it gives you a prompt asking if you want to convert the file you're opening to your newer version's file format. If you do, and if you save the file, then it works in your newer version the next time you open it. The conversion only needs to be done once. On

RE: FrameMaker deals on eBay...

2007-04-05 Thread Bruce Wolf
More Words of Wisdom from Dov. Several years ago a guy scammed me with a FrameMaker sale via Ebay. I learned that Adobe was looking for him for previous scams. 'Nuff Said? BW --- Dov Isaacs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Make no such assumption, especially when dealing with eBay. The prices

PS to PDF (Distiller) Error

2007-04-05 Thread John Pilla
HELP! I am trying to PDF a book. I get an error in trying to create (distill) the PDF file from the PostScript (*.ps) file. 6 years ago, I might have remembered how to fix/correct . . . . .

Re: PS to PDF (Distiller) Error

2007-04-05 Thread Shlomo Perets
John, You wrote: HELP! I am trying to PDF a book. I get an error in trying to create (distill) the PDF file from the PostScript (*.ps) file. 6 years ago, I might have remembered how to fix/correct . . . . .

Re: Bleed off the page

2007-04-05 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Art. Art Campbell wrote: It doesn't give you an error message, it gives you a prompt asking if you want to convert the file you're opening to your newer version's file format. If you do, and if you save the file, then it works in your newer version the next time you open it. The conversion

Re: PS to PDF (Distiller) Error

2007-04-05 Thread John Pilla
Thanks, However: Generate Tagged PDF is unchecked,(turned off) on the TAGS tab of the PDF Set-Up dialog box. ~ John ~ Sr. Learning Specialist, Educational Services MRO Software (An IBM Company) Phn: +1.781.280.2003, Fax:

PDF comments hiding in FM...

2007-04-05 Thread Art Campbell
I have a PDF in a FM file imported by reference. Although it contains several comments (callouts, highlighting, etc.) they don't display in FM. I know they're on a different layer in the PDF, but I was figuring if they're visible, they're visible all the time. I'm going to try opening it in

Re: Can't print from Frame

2007-04-05 Thread Art Campbell
To amplify Dov's analysis... if you look at the Xerox spec pages for the 45, they make a subtle point of saying that it uses a PostScript 3 EMULATOR. Not true Adobe PostScript. As a result of fighting with emulators for years on a variety of H-P and other Xerox printers, I think that it's a

Re: PDF comments hiding in FM...

2007-04-05 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Art: Have you tried printing the PDF document with comments, from Acrobat, to the Distiller printer? There are several options for comment-with-document layouts. Import the one you like to FrameMaker. FrameMaker doesn't give you control over Acrobat layers; InDesign does, but I haven't

Re: PDF comments hiding in FM...

2007-04-05 Thread Art Campbell
No, I haven't tried looping it like that yet, but I bet it'll work. Flattening and saving in another format works, but I was hoping to keep the comments alive, so they could be modified on the fly. Thanks! Art On 4/5/07, Peter Gold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Art: Have you tried printing the

Can't print from Frame

2007-04-05 Thread Dov Isaacs
Tina, Bubbamisa! Good try, but absolutely groundless. The "optimize for portability" hack was put into the Windows driver to deal with some applications, FrameMaker NOT being among them, that injected their own PostScript into the driver's output stream improperly, interfering with the current

FrameMaker deals on eBay...

2007-04-05 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi... I just noticed a couple of good FM deals on eBay. FrameMaker Server 7.2 Windows - $2,950.00 (save $4000 off retail!) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem==300097209620 FrameMaker 7.2 Full Version for Windows - $579.95 (save $220 off retail)

Moving book sections to nested folders without losing X refs

2007-04-05 Thread Art Campbell
Well, first, don't use Explorer. You may want to use Bruce Foster's Archive plug in to make a safe copy of the book(s) and all the component parts before you begin. To do the actual move, open the book files and use the Rename File tool to rename the component/chapter files, one by one, into the

Bleed off the page

2007-04-05 Thread Drew Little
I got that part fine, but the tabs stop at the edge of the page. is there a way to make the tabs larger than the page size for bleed purposes? I am sure it is something rather simple, but for the life of me, I can't figure it out. At 06:15 PM 4/4/2007, Art Campbell wrote: >Shouldn't be a big

Bleed off the page

2007-04-05 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 08:04 -0700 5/4/07, Drew Little wrote: >I got that part fine, but the tabs stop at the edge of the page. is there a >way to make the tabs larger than the page size for bleed purposes? I am sure >it is something rather simple, but for the life of me, I can't figure it out. Hi Drew... yes,

Bleed off the page

2007-04-05 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
At 06:15 PM 4/4/2007, Art Campbell wrote: > Look at C:\Program > Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.2\samples\MoreSamples\Books\Bkstyle5 for an > example. Just set up the graphics and header text container on the > master pages... > > If that directory isn't on your system, go to the Adobe FrameMaker >

FrameMaker deals on eBay...

2007-04-05 Thread Chris Borokowski
Must mean a new version is coming soon. Prices always drop to reduce stock. --- Scott Prentice wrote: > Hi... > > I just noticed a couple of good FM deals on eBay. > > > FrameMaker Server 7.2 Windows - $2,950.00 (save > $4000 off retail!) > > >

FrameMaker deals on eBay...

2007-04-05 Thread Alan Houser
Just a follow-up to Scott's note -- Adobe's FrameMaker upgrade policy is one of the most liberal that I've seen from a major software company. You can purchase FrameMaker 7.2 for Windows at the upgrade price of $199 USD if you have _any_ previous version of FrameMaker or FrameMaker+SGML (the

FrameMaker deals on eBay...

2007-04-05 Thread Dov Isaacs
Make no such assumption, especially when dealing with eBay. The prices mentioned reflect (1) someone has genuine product obtained illicitly - use your imagination, (2) copied CDs with either a "cracked" software version or stolen serial serial number, or (3) ... Remember that prices that are too

FrameMaker deals on eBay...

2007-04-05 Thread Chris Borokowski
Good point. Software showing up in droves on eBay, of a particular package, reflects *a belief* that a new version is coming soon as merchants clear out their stock. The guys who show up to computer shows and hawk their wares on PriceWatch are the ones I'm thinking of, and a few of them here in

Bleed off the page

2007-04-05 Thread Art Campbell
It doesn't give you an error message, it gives you a prompt asking if you want to convert the file you're opening to your newer version's file format. If you do, and if you save the file, then it works in your newer version the next time you open it. The conversion only needs to be done once. On

FrameMaker deals on eBay...

2007-04-05 Thread Bruce Wolf
More Words of Wisdom from Dov. Several years ago a guy scammed me with a FrameMaker sale via Ebay. I learned that Adobe was looking for him for previous scams. 'Nuff Said? BW --- Dov Isaacs wrote: > Make no such assumption, especially when dealing > with > eBay. The prices mentioned

PS to PDF (Distiller) Error

2007-04-05 Thread John Pilla
HELP! I am trying to PDF a book. I get an error in trying to create (distill) the PDF file from the PostScript (*.ps) file. 6 years ago, I might have remembered how to fix/correct . . . . .

PS to PDF (Distiller) Error

2007-04-05 Thread Shlomo Perets
John, You wrote: >HELP! >I am trying to PDF a book. >I get an error in trying to create (distill) the PDF file from the >PostScript (*.ps) file. >6 years ago, I might have remembered how to fix/correct . . . . .

Bleed off the page

2007-04-05 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Art. Art Campbell wrote: > It doesn't give you an error message, it gives you a prompt asking if > you want to convert the file you're opening to your newer version's > file format. If you do, and if you save the file, then it works in > your newer version the next time you open it. The

PS to PDF (Distiller) Error

2007-04-05 Thread John Pilla
Thanks, However: "Generate Tagged PDF" is unchecked,(turned off) on the TAGS tab of the PDF Set-Up dialog box. ~ John ~ Sr. Learning Specialist, Educational Services MRO Software (An IBM Company) Phn: +1.781.280.2003, Fax:

PS to PDF (Distiller) Error

2007-04-05 Thread Art Campbell
What does page 296 (or maybe 297) contain? Maybe a graphic in EPS or PDF format, or a Visio imported as an OLE object? Might want to check and see if there's a problem with the graphic; if you can distill without it present. Or just try to distill that page. Art On 4/5/07, John Pilla wrote: >

PS to PDF (Distiller) Error

2007-04-05 Thread John Pilla
Page 226 & 227 is page 3 & 4 of Chapter 7 (of 8 with two appendices, front matter, and a TOC). I can distill chapter 7 separately and successfully create a PDF. There are no graphics. on those pages. there is however; A cross-reference, which I will delete and recreate, and try again.

WEBINAR: ZD Media/Xerox on Document Management [April 12]

2007-04-05 Thread Grant Hogarth
Apologies to those who've already heard about this. Grant -Original Message- Remember the paperless office? How all documents would be created, distributed, and viewed electronically? Well even though that never happened - and in most likelihood never will, there are still huge benefits

PS to PDF (Distiller) Error

2007-04-05 Thread John Pilla
OKay tried that, as well. Also tried saving the identified file as MIF, and resaving as FM. I've got a deadline for the PDF, so for now, as a temporary solution, I will have to PDF ea file, and then put them back together as one PDF using Acrobat.

PDF comments hiding in FM...

2007-04-05 Thread Art Campbell
I have a PDF in a FM file imported by reference. Although it contains several comments (callouts, highlighting, etc.) they don't display in FM. I know they're on a different layer in the PDF, but I was figuring if they're visible, they're visible all the time. I'm going to try opening it in

Can't print from Frame

2007-04-05 Thread Art Campbell
To amplify Dov's analysis... if you look at the Xerox spec pages for the 45, they make a subtle point of saying that it uses a PostScript 3 EMULATOR. Not true Adobe PostScript. As a result of fighting with emulators for years on a variety of H-P and other Xerox printers, I think that it's a

PDF comments hiding in FM...

2007-04-05 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Art: Have you tried printing the PDF document with comments, from Acrobat, to the Distiller printer? There are several options for comment-with-document layouts. Import the one you like to FrameMaker. FrameMaker doesn't give you control over Acrobat layers; InDesign does, but I haven't

PDF comments hiding in FM...

2007-04-05 Thread Art Campbell
No, I haven't tried looping it like that yet, but I bet it'll work. Flattening and saving in another format works, but I was hoping to keep the comments alive, so they could be modified on the fly. Thanks! Art On 4/5/07, Peter Gold wrote: > Hi, Art: > > Have you tried printing the PDF document