cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)

2008-01-04 Thread Jakob Fix
Hello and happy new year to all, I have a problem with Chris Despopoulos' DoBatch plugin from his Cudspan series of plugins. Judging from the mailing list he hasn't made an appearance yet, but maybe somebody else can clarify. We're using the DoBatch plugin to save several hundred files (in a

Re: cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)

2008-01-04 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Jakob, I am biased towards FrameScript ($149, http://www.framescript.com), as it gives you so many more options for FrameMaker automation. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello and happy new year to all, I have a problem with Chris Despopoulos' DoBatch

OT: RoboHelp documentation

2008-01-04 Thread D L Reynolds
We ordered two copies of the Adobe Technical Communications Suite, as well as two sets of documentation. The software arrived before Thanksgiving, but yesterday we were notified that Adobe had cancelled production of the documentation. We've been able to track down most of the manuals

RE: Framers Digest, Vol 27, Issue 3

2008-01-04 Thread Theresa Zamborsky
Thanks for the suggestion, Ann. We thought of this too. Because of the complexity of the information and the number of columns in the first table (as many as 33), I couldn't make this method work either. Theresa -Original Message- From: Ann Balaban [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

RE: Keeping Two Tables Together in Frame 6.0

2008-01-04 Thread Theresa Zamborsky
Hi Lester, Thanks for your email response and to the other email response I got with similar suggestions. These are all good suggestions about controlling where or how much a single table will break across pages. My issue is that the second table sometimes breaks away from the first table,

Re: third-party or Frame tools for doc review/collaboration

2008-01-04 Thread Vivek Jain
If you are using FrameMaker 8, you can use Track Text Edits for review purposes. This of course assumes that reviewer also has a copy of FrameMaker 8 and you can trust the reviewer with the source files. For review of the final output, PDF based commenting is probably the best bet. You may also

OT (maybe): Saving Watermark Settings in Acrobat 8

2008-01-04 Thread Lin Surasky
Hi all- I use the watermark tool in Acrobat for indicating draft and other temporary statuses during docs review, since it's faster than doing it in FrameMaker. However, Acrobat can't seem to save the font family as part of the watermark settings. It saves everything else (size, color, opacity,

PDF links inside a browser

2008-01-04 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, I have some PDFs that are viewed in a browser. Is there a syntax for PDF links that will force a new browser window (or tab) to open? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are

Re: cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)

2008-01-04 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:35:47 +0100, Jakob Fix [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, in case we are unable to resolve this issue, I am considering using Omnisys' runfm.exe batch tool. Would this be a valid alternative? Yes. And it's also free; for print/PDF output, you just need to install the demo

Re: Keeping Two Tables Together in Frame 6.0

2008-01-04 Thread Stuart Rogers
On Wednesday, January 02, 2008 04:49 PM, Theresa Zamborsky wrote: | Does anyone have suggestions of how to keep two tables (that use | different table formats) together in Frame 6.0? These two tables | are both anchored on the same blank para. line, but sometimes the | second table

cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)

2008-01-04 Thread Jakob Fix
Hello and happy new year to all, I have a problem with Chris Despopoulos' DoBatch plugin from his Cudspan series of plugins. Judging from the mailing list he hasn't made an appearance yet, but maybe somebody else can clarify. We're using the DoBatch plugin to save several hundred files (in a

OT: RoboHelp documentation

2008-01-04 Thread D L Reynolds
We ordered two copies of the Adobe Technical Communications Suite, as well as two sets of documentation. The software arrived before Thanksgiving, but yesterday we were notified that Adobe had cancelled production of the documentation. We've been able to track down most of the manuals

cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)

2008-01-04 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Jakob, I am biased towards FrameScript ($149, http://www.framescript.com), as it gives you so many more options for FrameMaker automation. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com > Hello and happy new year to all, > > I have a problem with Chris Despopoulos' DoBatch

third-party or Frame tools for doc review/collaboration

2008-01-04 Thread Vivek Jain
If you are using FrameMaker 8, you can use "Track Text Edits" for review purposes. This of course assumes that reviewer also has a copy of FrameMaker 8 and you can trust the reviewer with the source files. For review of the final output, PDF based commenting is probably the best bet. You may

RoboHelp documentation

2008-01-04 Thread Flato, Gillian
When you say production, do you mean they are just not printing the manuals? Have you checked if there are PDFS or help files available on the CD or in the software? Thank you, Gillian Flato Technical Writer (Software) nanometrics 1550 Buckeye Dr. Milpitas, CA. 95035 408.545.6316

OT (maybe): Saving Watermark Settings in Acrobat 8

2008-01-04 Thread Lin Surasky
Hi all- I use the watermark tool in Acrobat for indicating "draft" and other temporary statuses during docs review, since it's faster than doing it in FrameMaker. However, Acrobat can't seem to save the font family as part of the watermark settings. It saves everything else (size, color, opacity,

PDF links inside a browser

2008-01-04 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, I have some PDFs that are viewed in a browser. Is there a syntax for PDF links that will force a new browser window (or tab) to open? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com

cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)

2008-01-04 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:35:47 +0100, "Jakob Fix" wrote: >Also, in case we are unable to resolve this issue, I am considering >using Omnisys' runfm.exe batch tool. Would this be a valid >alternative? Yes. And it's also free; for print/PDF output, you just need to install the demo version:

Keeping Two Tables Together in Frame 6.0

2008-01-04 Thread Stuart Rogers
> On Wednesday, January 02, 2008 04:49 PM, Theresa Zamborsky wrote: > > | Does anyone have suggestions of how to keep two tables (that use > | different table formats) together in Frame 6.0? These two tables > | are both anchored on the same blank para. line, but sometimes the > | second

Keeping Two Tables Together in Frame 6.0

2008-01-04 Thread Theresa Zamborsky
Hi Stuart, Yes, the second table will move to the next page when there isn't enough room on the bottom of the page for its first two rows. We want to keep the two tables together in all instances (the first table with at least the first two lines of the second table). So if there's not enough