If you save the file as MIF and search that, then you got a flat file
(Document, Master Ref. pages all in one), easy to search -- and
replace -- in a fairly good text editor (TextPad, ConText, jEdit,
etc.).
Bodvar
On 6/18/07, Rene Stephenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
FM Console does show the
Martha Jane Davidson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), a long-time contributor to
the Framers list, died 12 June 2007 after a long struggle with breast
cancer.
Martha and I had 14 beautiful, wonderful years together.
I think not how sad it will be when you are gone, but rather how empty
it would have
I am sorry to hear that. My condolences.
Bruce
--- Wolf Davidson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Martha Jane Davidson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), a
long-time contributor to
the Framers list, died 12 June 2007 after a long
struggle with breast
cancer.
Martha and I had 14 beautiful, wonderful years
Her contributions were always insightful. Her presence on this list will be
missed.
With Sympathy,
Rene
Bruce Wolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am sorry to hear that. My condolences.
Bruce
--- Wolf Davidson wrote:
Martha Jane Davidson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), a
long-time contributor to
the
Yep, that works well, too. Searching the MIF finds even the most elusive
missing fonts. However, if you're trying to figure out where they're used, that
can be difficult in a MIF.
Rene
Bodvar Bjorgvinsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you save the file as MIF and
search that, then you got a
Surbhi asked, Also, could you suggest some sites and books for having a
working knowledge
on Framescript.
I highly recommend FrameScript: A Crash Course by Rick Quatro (yes, the
same Rick Quatro who responded to your earlier post). It's available from
www.frameexpert.com. I tried writing my
David,
This comes up often enough that it should be a FAQ; there are reams of
information in the archives here and in the Adobe FM User Forum (where
there's a full discussion; I think Adobe may have issued a tech note).
Near as anyone can figure, one known problem is a combination of
Windows
All,
I have a directory structure on my hard drive that is going to be burned
verbatim to a CD. In this structure, I have a Framemaker file that I
want to contain links to the PDFs that are contained in various
directories throughout. I want these links to jump to the indicated
PDF when I click
I'll endorse Art's response here! And both add to it and
refine it a tad ...
There are two distinct sets of missing text scenarios
that we know about.
The first such scenario is a associated with larger page
sizes and higher resolutions. As you go beyond US Letter
and A4 paper sizes, field
Jacob,
Good to hear from you.
(1) No, I wasn't referring to leading but rather the
exact positioning and amount of space between text characters
on a line of text. Obviously 72dpi is going to look very
poor. I normally recommend a setting of 600dpi for all
layout work (and then always creating
Can anyone point me in the direction of examples, utilities, mailing
list threads, anything (!) to help with using XSLT to transform .XML
files (created from .MIF files) to DocBook?
Here's the process flow we're looking at:
.FM - .MIF - mif2xml - .XML - XSLT - DocBook
Any suggestions much
Hi all,
I'm having a problem with formatting rules in an EDD - particularily,
with the combination of two character formats acting on the same text.
We use a tag called emphasis to indicate when text should be bold,
italicized, superscript, etc. and another called change to indicate
when text has
Hi all,
Would you believe, I've figured out the answers to all of my questions
that I posted a couple of hours ago. I guess that's one of the benefits
of being a tech writer-I know that if I play with the software for a
while, I'll eventually find what I'm looking for!
Thanks.
Nina
HI All,
I have visio drawings embedded in my FM files that include the symbol
font, to show, omega, delta and sigma symbols.
The symbols show properly in the Visio embedded object, but do not show
in the FM or the generated PDF.
I realize that FM is not reading the fonts correctly. Is
Hi Dov,
Normally I don't argue your statements, but sometimes exceptions exists and
require a tiny dialog:
You wrote:
... Lowering the resolution down to 300dpi only affects microspacing for line
justification.
First, I'm not completely sure what you mean when you say line
I think you must all be hinting that the final EDD will be rock solid!
;-)
Actually the last joke about the tablets fits in Icelandic too. I may
even have heard it with God as the adviser -- which also gives a
deeper meaning to the joke.
-- Is it Friday already?
Bodvar
On 6/20/07, Lin Surasky
Hi Rick
Thanx for the prompt reply. I will once again try installing it.
Also, could you suggest some sites and books for having a working knowledge
on Framescript.
Once again, thanx for your help.
Surbhi
On 6/20/07, Rick Quatro wrote:
>
> Hi Surbhi,
>
> If you have it properly installed,
If you save the file as MIF and search that, then you got a flat file
(Document, Master Ref. pages all in one), easy to search -- and
replace -- in a fairly good text editor (TextPad, ConText, jEdit,
etc.).
Bodvar
On 6/18/07, Rene Stephenson wrote:
> FM Console does show the font name(s) that
I'm looking for a style checker tool that dynamically checks whether
DITA-structured text complies with terminology databases and style
guides. Something that does the following:
Original: "Choose Print from the File menu to print the doctor's contact
details. A dialog appears. Click on the
I am sorry to hear that. My condolences.
Bruce
--- Wolf Davidson wrote:
> Martha Jane Davidson (editrix at nemasys.com), a
> long-time contributor to
> the Framers list, died 12 June 2007 after a long
> struggle with breast
> cancer.
>
> Martha and I had 14 beautiful, wonderful years
>
Her contributions were always insightful. Her presence on this list will be
missed.
With Sympathy,
Rene
Bruce Wolf wrote: I am sorry to hear that. My
condolences.
Bruce
--- Wolf Davidson wrote:
> Martha Jane Davidson (editrix at nemasys.com), a
> long-time contributor to
> the Framers
Yep, that works well, too. Searching the MIF finds even the most elusive
missing fonts. However, if you're trying to figure out where they're used, that
can be difficult in a MIF.
Rene
Bodvar Bjorgvinsson wrote: If you save the file as MIF
and search that, then you got a flat file
(Document,
Surbhi asked, "Also, could you suggest some sites and books for having a
working knowledge
on Framescript."
I highly recommend FrameScript: A Crash Course by Rick Quatro (yes, the
same Rick Quatro who responded to your earlier post). It's available from
www.frameexpert.com. I tried writing my
We are running into a similar problem since upgrading to Acrobat 8 from Acrobat
7.
We purchased the CS3 set, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
When we create a Postscript file from FrameMaker 7.2p158, the PDF has random
missing text. Sometimes complete pages, othertimes maybe a few
Amy Harvey wrote:
> We have a Para Tag called "Revision" which marks the revision
> number in the footer of the document.
>
> When we go to a new revision, we've bee importing the
> paragraph format into each file in the book... thus having to
> open each file individually and either change
David,
This comes up often enough that it should be a FAQ; there are reams of
information in the archives here and in the Adobe FM User Forum (where
there's a full discussion; I think Adobe may have issued a tech note).
Near as anyone can figure, one known problem is a combination of
Windows and
As Karen and Richard point out, a different way to do this would be to
use a user variable.
However, updating either the 'graph you're using or the variable would
require the same procedure: Change the rev number either in the 'tag
or the variable, save that "source" file; highlight all book
Yves Barbion wrote:
> I'm looking for a style checker tool that dynamically checks
> whether DITA-structured text complies with terminology
> databases and style guides. Something that does the following:
You need to look into Controlled English. I doubt you'll get your entire
wish list
I'm so sorry for your loss. She was a wonderful contributor to this
list
and will be missed by many. Take comfort that she is at peace.
On Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:18 AM, Wolf Davidson wrote:
| Martha Jane Davidson (editrix at nemasys.com), a long-time contributor to
| the Framers list,
http://www.frameexpert.com/tutorials/
This is Rick Quatro writing about FrameScript, so you
can see his writing style and get a good introduction
to the language.
--- beverly_robinson at datacard.com wrote:
> I tried writing my first
> FrameScript script using just
> the reference material
You can also use Esc v,P. There's a document called
Customizing_Frame_Products.pdf that is installed with FM that describes
how to add your own shortcuts. I added Esc b,b,b for following a
cross-reference back by adding to:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\FrameMaker7.2\fminit\configui\cmds.cfg
You add
Art,
Can you give me a link to that forum please.
Peter
Original Message
information in the archives here and in the Adobe FM User Forum (where
You can try: http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.ee6b312/ , but
that may be a dynamic link. If it doesn't work, just enter adobe.com,
click support and then user forums and select FM.
Note that the particular thread I mentioned is old; probably need to
do an archive search.
Art
On 6/21/07,
It looks like MAXit Checker (via same URL) would be the comparable product for
unstructured FM...? Correct?
Has anyone used MAXit?
Rene Stephenson
"Combs, Richard" wrote: Yves Barbion wrote:
> I'm looking for a style checker tool that dynamically checks
> whether DITA-structured text
Chris Borokowski wrote:
> http://www.frameexpert.com/tutorials/
> This is Rick Quatro writing about FrameScript, so you can see
> his writing style and get a good introduction to the language.
I'll second Beverly's and Chris's advice to check out Rick Quatro's book
and online tutorials. I also
At 07:37 -0700 21/6/07, Rene Stephenson wrote:
>Yep, that works well, too. Searching the MIF finds even the most elusive
>missing fonts. However, if you're trying to figure out where they're used,
>that can be difficult in a MIF.
I went through some pain on this recently. I found that
All,
I have a directory structure on my hard drive that is going to be burned
verbatim to a CD. In this structure, I have a Framemaker file that I
want to contain links to the PDFs that are contained in various
directories throughout. I want these links to "jump to" the indicated
PDF when I click
Hi Framers,
is there a way to specify the default dpi to import graphics?
configuring some .ini or .cfg file? I'm importing most of my images at
144 dpi.
I think there is, but I forgot.
I'll endorse Art's response here! And both add to it and
refine it a tad ...
There are two distinct sets of "missing text" scenarios
that we know about.
The first such scenario is a associated with larger page
sizes and higher resolutions. As you go beyond US Letter
and A4 paper sizes, field
Jacob,
Good to hear from you.
(1) No, I wasn't referring to "leading" but rather the
exact positioning and amount of space between text characters
on a line of text. Obviously 72dpi is going to look very
poor. I normally recommend a setting of 600dpi for all
layout work (and then always creating
Can anyone point me in the direction of examples, utilities, mailing
list threads, anything (!) to help with using XSLT to transform .XML
files (created from .MIF files) to DocBook?
Here's the process flow we're looking at:
.FM -> .MIF -> mif2xml -> .XML -> XSLT -> DocBook
Any suggestions
Hi all,
I'm having a problem with formatting rules in an EDD - particularily,
with the combination of two character formats acting on the same text.
We use a tag called "emphasis" to indicate when text should be bold,
italicized, superscript, etc. and another called "change" to indicate
when text
Hi again,
Many thanks to all of you who responded to my request for "FM Crash
Course" resources. Your input has been of tremendous help. And I'm sure
many of you will be glad to know I've (mostly) been able to find
information I need, rather than firing off questions to this list every
two
Hi all,
Would you believe, I've figured out the answers to all of my questions
that I posted a couple of hours ago. I guess that's one of the benefits
of being a tech writer-I know that if I play with the software for a
while, I'll eventually find what I'm looking for!
Thanks.
Nina Rogers
HI All,
I have visio drawings embedded in my FM files that include the symbol
font, to show, omega, delta and sigma symbols.
The symbols show properly in the Visio embedded object, but do not show
in the FM or the generated PDF.
I realize that FM is not reading the fonts correctly. Is
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