Chapter title

2008-02-08 Thread ETudsbery
Hello Framers, FM 7.2 I'm designing a new template, and I would like a chapter paragraph style with the chapter number on one line and the paragraph text on the line below. Given that it's not possible to enter a forced return in the Autonumber format for the chapter paragraph style, I was

How do you count the total number of words in a FM book

2008-02-08 Thread Bruce Foster
Hi Esar, You can do that with the BookInfo plugin: http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.foster/BookInfo.htm Regards, Bruce Message text written by INTERNET:framers@lists.frameusers.com Hi, Does anyone have a method of counting the total number of words in a Framemaker book? I know I can count

Re: Internal Error

2008-02-08 Thread Fred Wersan
The way to avoid an internal error when you do a search in a Frame 7.1 book is to open all the files in the book before you search. Or upgrade to a newer version of Frame, which supposedly fixes the bug. Fred -- Fred Wersan Senior Technical Writer MAK Technologies 68 Moulton St. Cambridge, MA

Re: PDF email links

2008-02-08 Thread Art Campbell
Yes, you can. Highlight your link text. Special Hypertext To to URL message URL mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Art On Feb 8, 2008 12:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had thought that Framemaker supported hypertext markers that allow tyou to create links for PDFs which launch a new email in the

RE: Creating a working generated TOC using Structured Framemaker

2008-02-08 Thread russ
Valerie, Perhaps, then, your XML equivalent is not representative of what you are actually seeing, because that example you provided does put the text inside the desired element. If the text is actually not being wrapped, something is wrong with your conversion table. Note that if you are

PDF email links

2008-02-08 Thread Robert.Werner
I had thought that Framemaker supported hypertext markers that allow tyou to create links for PDFs which launch a new email in the email application and prepopulate the address and subject line. However, I can't seem to remember how its done or find any reference to it in the documentation

Re: Creating a working generated TOC using Structured Framemaker

2008-02-08 Thread Valerie Lipow
Hi Russ, Thanks for replying! The problem I see is that in the Structure View window, with the text of the Heading lies outside of a tagged element; i.e., in FM it appears with the red vertical ellipsis and seems to be outside the valid structure. If I can relax about the look of the Structure

RE: PDF email links

2008-02-08 Thread Combs, Richard
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I had thought that Framemaker supported hypertext markers that allow tyou to create links for PDFs which launch a new email in the email application and prepopulate the address and subject line. Art replied: Highlight your link text. Special Hypertext To to

How to count the words in a FrameMaker book

2008-02-08 Thread Debra Wible
Here's a quick and dirty workaround for how to count the words in a FrameMaker book: Count the spaces! The result will not be exact, but will be enlightening. It takes about 2 minutes. I tested this on FrameMaker 7: 1) Make a COPY of your book (to protect the original). 2) Open the book

Re: FrameMaker doc attributes report

2008-02-08 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Ken: On Feb 8, 2008 7:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's been awhile since I tried this, but isn't there a way to get a printout of the attrubutes of a FrameMaker document (especially the master page frame object dimensions). I think the Paragraph Tools plug-in will give me the

Great News! Formatted index marker bug in FM8 fixed

2008-02-08 Thread Tina Ricks
Hi all, Just got off the phone with Adobe support, and the great news is that my bug with index markers appears to be fixed. I just installed the 8.0p273 patch (came out about 3 days ago). The issue is index markers formatted with character formats occasionally stack up incorrectly or

RE: Chapter title

2008-02-08 Thread Mike Feimster
Edwin, Instead of using the numbering properties for the paragraph, you can do this on a custom master page. If you don't already have one, create a custom master page and call it something like FirstPageChapter. In the master page header, insert the Chapter Number variable along with any text

Re: PDF email links

2008-02-08 Thread Stuart Rogers
Art Campbell wrote: Yes, you can. Highlight your link text. Special Hypertext To to URL message URL mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I think you populate the subject line by adding a bit: message URL mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] but I can't remember if you put a space before the ?-mark or if you

RE: Creating a working generated TOC using Structured Framemaker

2008-02-08 Thread russ
Valerie, I have used lots of structured TOCs before, so I'd like to try to help. However, I'm having a little trouble understanding your question, because based on your description, your outcome seems correct to me. You said you ended up with this: Heading /Level/TOC hypertext the link to

FrameMaker doc attributes report

2008-02-08 Thread poshedly
It's been awhile since I tried this, but isn't there a way to get a printout of the attrubutes of a FrameMaker document (especially the master page frame object dimensions). I think the Paragraph Tools plug-in will give me the paragraph attributes stuff, ut I really need the various object

Headings disappear in FM document in UNIX environment

2008-02-08 Thread Ankur Srivastava
> > Hello Framers, > Some of the headings in the FM docs opened in UNIX environment (enterprise VNC viewer) DO NOT appear, i.e., they remain invisible. But, they appear once something is typed in the heading. However, as soon as the file is saved, the headings again disappear. We use FM 7.0 and

Re [Ann]: How do you count the total number of words in a FM book

2008-02-08 Thread frameus...@systec-gmbh.com
... take TOOLBOX for FrameMaker 8: Module 'Statistics' There is complete list as FM file about all countable information: words, tables, images, ... in all languages Information and Download: www.toolboxforme.com Georg Eck (SYSTEC CEO and ACE)

Background Color Obscures Contents in PDF

2008-02-08 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Jona: On Feb 7, 2008 1:58 PM, Jona Steenbrink wrote: > Hi [snip] > I have also tried creating a new master page with a background color > and assigning that master page to the page with the diagram, but the > results are the same as described above when saved as pdf > It also doesn't

Chapter title

2008-02-08 Thread etudsb...@cpaglobal.com
Hello Framers, FM 7.2 I'm designing a new template, and I would like a chapter paragraph style with the chapter number on one line and the paragraph text on the line below. Given that it's not possible to enter a forced return in the Autonumber format for the chapter paragraph style, I was

Creating a working generated TOC using Structured Framemaker

2008-02-08 Thread r...@weststreetconsulting.com
Valerie, I have used lots of structured TOCs before, so I'd like to try to help. However, I'm having a little trouble understanding your question, because based on your description, your outcome seems correct to me. You said you ended up with this: the link to the source in the .fm

Chapter title

2008-02-08 Thread Mike Feimster
Edwin, Instead of using the numbering properties for the paragraph, you can do this on a custom master page. If you don't already have one, create a custom master page and call it something like "FirstPageChapter". In the master page header, insert the "Chapter Number" variable along with any

FrameMaker doc "attributes" report

2008-02-08 Thread poshe...@bellsouth.net
It's been awhile since I tried this, but isn't there a way to get a printout of the attrubutes of a FrameMaker document (especially the master page frame object dimensions). I think the Paragraph Tools plug-in will give me the paragraph attributes stuff, ut I really need the various object

Internal Error

2008-02-08 Thread Fred Wersan
The way to avoid an internal error when you do a search in a Frame 7.1 book is to open all the files in the book before you search. Or upgrade to a newer version of Frame, which supposedly fixes the bug. Fred -- Fred Wersan Senior Technical Writer MAK Technologies 68 Moulton St. Cambridge, MA

How do you count the total number of words in a FM book

2008-02-08 Thread Bruce Foster
Hi Esar, You can do that with the BookInfo plugin: http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.foster/BookInfo.htm Regards, Bruce Message text written by INTERNET:framers at lists.frameusers.com >Hi, Does anyone have a method of counting the total number of words in a Framemaker book? I know I can

PDF email links

2008-02-08 Thread robert.wer...@appsense.com
I had thought that Framemaker supported hypertext markers that allow tyou to create links for PDFs which launch a new email in the email application and prepopulate the address and subject line. However, I can't seem to remember how its done or find any reference to it in the documentation

PDF email links

2008-02-08 Thread Art Campbell
Yes, you can. Highlight your link text. Special > Hypertext > To to URL message URL mailto:somebody at somewhere.com Art On Feb 8, 2008 12:05 PM, wrote: > I had thought that Framemaker supported hypertext markers that allow > tyou to create links for PDFs which launch a new email in the email

Creating a working generated TOC using Structured Framemaker

2008-02-08 Thread Valerie Lipow
Hi Russ, Thanks for replying! The problem I see is that in the Structure View window, with the text of the Heading lies outside of a tagged element; i.e., in FM it appears with the red vertical ellipsis and seems to be outside the valid structure. If I can relax about the look of the Structure

Creating a working generated TOC using Structured Framemaker

2008-02-08 Thread r...@weststreetconsulting.com
Valerie, Perhaps, then, your XML equivalent is not representative of what you are actually seeing, because that example you provided does put the text inside the desired element. If the text is actually not being wrapped, something is wrong with your conversion table. Note that if you are

PDF email links

2008-02-08 Thread Combs, Richard
Robert.Werner at appsense.com wrote: > I had thought that Framemaker supported hypertext markers > that allow tyou to create links for PDFs which launch a new > email in the email application and prepopulate the address > and subject line. Art replied: > Highlight your link text. > Special

Great News! Formatted index marker bug in FM8 fixed

2008-02-08 Thread Tina Ricks
Hi all, Just got off the phone with Adobe support, and the great news is that my bug with index markers appears to be fixed. I just installed the 8.0p273 patch (came out about 3 days ago). The issue is index markers formatted with character formats occasionally "stack up" incorrectly or

PDF email links

2008-02-08 Thread Stuart Rogers
Art Campbell wrote: > Yes, you can. > > Highlight your link text. > Special > Hypertext > To to URL > message URL mailto:somebody at somewhere.com I think you populate the subject line by adding a bit: message URL mailto:somebody at somewhere.com?subject=MyTopicTitle but I can't remember if

How to count the words in a FrameMaker book

2008-02-08 Thread Debra Wible
Here's a "quick and dirty" workaround for how to count the words in a FrameMaker book: Count the spaces! The result will not be exact, but will be enlightening. It takes about 2 minutes. I tested this on FrameMaker 7: 1) Make a COPY of your book (to protect the original). 2) Open the book