Re: FW: Selecting all anchored Frames

Hi Gillian Buying Framescript is always a good idea. At only $149.95 for a Windows license, it is VERY good value for money. But you can also change the properties of your anchored frames without Framescript. Proceed as follows: 1. Save your FM file as MIF. 2. Open your MIF file in a plain text

ANN: WS Utilities (new plugin) released

Hi, We've just released a new plugin called West Street Utilities which currently adds a host of new features for graphics management. These features include the ability to compare graphics in a file system against your FM source files, to see what is used and where. For more information, see:

Re: Frame on Vista and Win7

I've been running 8 and 9 on W7 systems since the second beta version, on several computers, without any problems. I suspect there wouldn't be a problem with 7 either, but I haven't played with it. And all the components of TCS2 seem to be fine under 7. Art Art Campbell

Re: Tile page with new version number

I don't know that this is how yours is set up, but if it was me, I'd right-click on the component file in the book file, select Rename, and change the name to 3.1. Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a

RE: FM 9 vs. InDesign

Although InDesign has built-in scripting, the FrameMaker/FrameScript combination is much faster for automation. InDesign's scripting tools are built in, not extra-cost third-party items. Um, yeah ... that's what he said. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc.

RE: FM 9 vs. InDesign

Hi Peter, I am comparing component chapter files in a catalog with lots of data. We used InDesign CS4. Although we don’t have a version of the catalog in FrameMaker for direct comparison, experience tells me that the performance would be better in any recent version of FrameMaker. The

Re: Postscript to PDF Corruption

Joe, just to clarify one point The SaveAsPDF function is still buggy in 9, although most of those issues seem to be around CMYK generation I don't use it. What I'm suggesting is that your system default printer should be the Adobe logical printer so that all fonts are stable and

Re: FM 9 vs. InDesign

Hi, Rick: Thanks for the detailed reply. On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Rick Quatro r...@rickquatro.com wrote: Hi Peter, I am comparing component chapter files in a catalog with lots of data. We used InDesign CS4. Although we don’t have a version of the catalog in FrameMaker for direct

RE: Frame on Vista and Win7

FWIW, I was on a Win7 conference call last week, hosted by Microsoft and HP. The Microsoft spokesman said 98 percent to 99 percent of all apps that will run on XP or Vista, will also run on Win 7. They're not claiming 100 percent, he said, because the remaining 1 percent to 2 percent have yet to

Find text Apply tag

Hi all, I need a simple Find-Replace operation, which I thought I asked about once before ... but not quite. I now need to look for all instances of the company's name, e.g., Acme, and apply a character style to it. And if I am already asking, how would I apply italics to the text, instead of

RE: Find text Apply tag

Why not create a variable for the name, format it the way you want and then do a S/R for the text and replace it with the variable. That way, when they change the name of the product or the formatting of the name, you change the definition of the variable and you're done. sharon Sharon Burton

RE: Find text Apply tag

Hi Avraham To apply the character format: 1. Create the format and apply it to a text range. 2. Select the formatted text and go to Edit-Copy Special-Character format. 3. Do a search and replace for your company name. In the Change field, select By pasting. This applies the character format that

Re: Postscript to PDF Corruption

Yup. Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply.

RE: FM 9 vs. InDesign

I have two PDFs: One comparing InDesign CS4, FrameMaker 9, and QuarkXPress 8 http://www.ideastraining.com/PDFs/SelectingDTPprogram_v2.pdf The older one comparing InDesign CS3, FrameMaker 8, and QuarkXPress 7 http://www.ideastraining.com/PDFs/SelectingDTPprogram.pdf What program one chooses

Re: Find text Apply tag

I saw somebody recommended Rick Quattro's Find-Replace plug-in. I couldn't find it. Does anybody have a link to this? Rick has a plugin called FindChangeSpecial here: http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/index.htm Mike Wickham ___ You are

RE: Find text Apply tag

Avraham Makeler wrote: I need a simple Find-Replace operation, which I thought I asked about once before ... but not quite. I now need to look for all instances of the company's name, e.g., Acme, and apply a character style to it. I strongly suggest that instead, you replace all

Re: Find text Apply tag

It works. I thought I already tried this but it didn't work before. The guys on this forum obviously have green fingers... Just one small problem though... I used the Emphasis character style. I tried to apply As is to all the formatting of Emphasis, and then to set it to italics, but it didn't

RE: converting RoboHTML files to Frame?

I'd recommend exporting to a Word file, then opening into FM. Cleanup will certainly be necessary, but then (if desired) you can bring the FM file into RH by reference if indeed you'll ever need to update the Help via FM again. -Matt Matt Sullivan GRAFIX Training m...@grafixtraining.com

RE: FW: Selecting all anchored Frames

Thanks! I will try the MIF way you suggest. Thank you, Gillian Flato Technical Writer (Software) nanometrics 1550 Buckeye Dr. Milpitas, CA. 95035 *408.545.6316 7 408.232.5911 * gfl...@nanometrics.com mailto:gfl...@nanometrics.com From:

RE: Find text Apply tag

1. Create a new character style with the attributes you want. Call it TextItalics, for example. 2. Create a variable. Call it CompanyName. 3. Define the variable with the name of the product, using the new character format, as needed. 4. Replace an instance of the current product name text with

RE: Find text Apply tag

As for applying italics without a character format, I think most would agree that this is a Bad Thing. I agree that this is not professional, but if I do it this way then at least I don't get the problem I get when I use a character style (Emphasis) above. Not a question of professional use -

RE: Find text Apply tag

I'm not very bright - the Product name in the steps below should be Company name... sharon Sharon Burton MadCap Software Product Consultant Managing your content, one topic at a time www.anthrobytes.com 951-369-8590 IM: sharonvbur...@yahoo.com Twitter: sharonburton -Original Message-

RE: Find text Apply tag

Just one small problem though... I used the Emphasis character style. I tried to apply As is to all the formatting of Emphasis, and then to set it to italics, but it didn't stick. So when I then applied the Emphasis style to a title, for example, it changed the font of the word Acme to whatever

Re: Find text Apply tag

Sharon's suggestion is a good one. No matter what the industry, company names, product names, corporate identity styling, and the like are frequently subject to change. And if you're in the software business, change is almost de rigueur. The beauty of using variables for company names, etc.

Re: Tile page with new version number

Susan Curtzwiler wrote: Hi all I am using FMKR 7.0 on Vista Enterprise Would someone please share how to get the revision number from the title page to change in the title in the list on the book file? For example: Book File partial list C:|Users/alias\docs\NameofBook_3.1_20091022 3.0

RE: Find text Apply tag

Copy Special can be a very useful function, but you need to be aware of it's limitations. The biggest limitation is that it copies *all* the formatting characteristics of the exemplar rather than just the one or two characteristics you want to change. For example, if you select an instance

RE: FM 9 vs. InDesign

One feature to remember is the pool of talent available to maintain the docs if you are unable to. I know I (or my intern) can find in my current Rolodex FM users who could take over my docs if I get hit by a bus. At this time I could not do the same for InDesign users, so I would have to build

RE: Find text Apply tag

I agree that a variable is the way to go. When Acme changes to Nadir, you'll be able to make the switch very quickly. Screenshots, however, will take longer. 8^) Roger -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf

Solved RE: Tile page with new version number

Hi All, Thank you for all the suggestions. My first thought was to change the file name as noted by many of you. I was checking to see if there was a tag I was missing, as suggested by Jerrilynn. I went ahead and changed the filename, since I wanted the name of the file to match the

Re: Find text Apply tag

Thanks Sharon,Ok, I have done it and it works ... ... almost completely. I am having the same problem with the character style that I had with Roger_Shuttleworth's suggestion that I Find+Apply the text string with my desired character style. Namely, I can;t get the attributes of my style to

RE: Find text Apply tag

You didn't create a new character format and apply it to the text in the variable in the Variable dialog box. That's where you do it. Look in the Frame docs for more help. sharon Sharon Burton MadCap Software Product Consultant Managing your content, one topic at a time

Re: FM 9 vs. InDesign

Hi, John: On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 1:03 PM, John Sgammato jsgamm...@imprivata.comwrote: One feature to remember is the pool of talent available to maintain the docs if you are unable to. I know I (or my intern) can find in my current Rolodex FM users who could take over my docs if I get hit

RE: FM 9 vs. InDesign

I'd buy it. I use both, and I know I underutilize INDD. From: knowhow...@gmail.com [mailto:knowhow...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Peter Gold Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 3:48 PM To: John Sgammato Cc: Rick Quatro; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FM 9 vs.

Re: FM 9 vs. InDesign

Me too. There are couple of projects that I have thought might be better done in ID because of the quality of type and problems I have had in the past with RGB artefacts in PDFs (I do get sick of having to tell prepress people how to do their job). I guess it is mainly ignorance and lack

Re: FM 9 vs. InDesign

Wow! I better get pushing on with the ID for FM users book, now that it looks like I've got a few copies on folks' wish listsG. Thanks for the interest, everyone. I'll keep you posted as I progress. I'd like to hear about your specific interests and reasons/features present or missing in one or

RE: Find text Apply tag

Avraham Makeler wrote: Thanks Sharon,Ok, I have done it and it works ... ... almost completely. Sharon was absolutely correct about creating a variable. But there's a gotcha with the Find/Replace strategy for replacing the company name text with the variable: When you copy the variable (her

Re: Find text Apply tag

But there's a gotcha with the Find/Replace strategy for replacing the company name text with the variable: Er ... yeah. I definitely bumped into that gotcha. Instead of giving up, I tried again and again. Got a bloody nose from it. To whom do I send the Kleenex bill ...? Thanks! :-) - avi

RE: Find text Apply tag

Richard, you are absolutely correct! I just tested EZVars as well, and the method works perfectly. Using EZVars, combined with Sharon's add the character tag to a variable recommendation: (a) creates the new variable with the required minimum set of font changes like italic and spread

FAA

(Sorry for any duplication.) If you've worked in doc dev at or for the Federal Aviation Administration, please ping me off-list at whitney at@ broachservices #dot^ com. I'm being retained by an FAA contractor and am trying to get a sense of the FAA's openness to single-sourcing in general,

RE: Frame on Vista and Win7

Hello, I get this message pertaining to Framemaker installation on Windows 7 operating system. “ Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer.” -Ajay Subject: RE: Frame on Vista and Win7 Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:58:35 -0500

Does FM8 include Distiller as a separate executable?

I know it was its own executable in 7.x. I am being told that it is included differently in 8.x. If someone knows the relationship between Distiller and FM in 8.x, I would appreciate your explaining it to me. Thanks for your help. Ellen Lidington Documentation Lead Ingenix 950 Winter

RE: Frame on Vista and Win7

The usual Windows 7 User Account Control (UAC) feature asking for permission to do something. It is less obtrusive in Windows 7 compared to Vista, but ... still a pain sometimes. If you are sure that Adobe is not messing with your computer when installing FrameMaker, then the answer to this

Re: Does FM8 include Distiller as a separate executable?

I am not sure about FM 8. However, when you install FM9, you can skip installing Distiller separately. Instead, it will install a light-weight application, and you will be able to create a pdf. __ Smile can help you in winning awards in beauty

FW: Selecting all anchored Frames

Hi Gillian Buying Framescript is always a good idea. At only $149.95 for a Windows license, it is VERY good value for money. But you can also change the properties of your anchored frames without Framescript. Proceed as follows: 1. Save your FM file as MIF. 2. Open your MIF file in a plain text

FW: Selecting all anchored Frames

You probably can do that an AutoIt script as well. AutoIt is free. -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 Flato, Gillian wrote: > > > Anyone know how to select every anchored frame in a document at once, > and change the properties, so, essentially, a global change. I have

ANN: WS Utilities (new plugin) released

Hi, We've just released a new plugin called West Street Utilities which currently adds a host of new features for graphics management. These features include the ability to compare graphics in a file system against your FM source files, to see what is used and where. For more information, see:

Frame on Vista and Win7

I've been running 8 and 9 on W7 systems since the second beta version, on several computers, without any problems. I suspect there wouldn't be a problem with 7 either, but I haven't played with it. And all the components of TCS2 seem to be fine under 7. Art Art Campbell

Tile page with new version number

I don't know that this is how yours is set up, but if it was me, I'd right-click on the component file in the book file, select Rename, and change the name to 3.1. Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a

FM 9 vs. InDesign

> > Although InDesign has built-in scripting, the FrameMaker/FrameScript > > combination is much faster for automation. > > > > InDesign's scripting tools are built in, not extra-cost third-party items. Um, yeah ... that's what he said. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc.

Tile page with new version number

Susan Curtzwiler wrote: > Would someone please share how to get the revision number from the title > page to change in the title in the list on the book file? > > For example: > Book File partial list > > C:|Users/alias\docs\NameofBook_3.1_20091022 >3.0 Title Page.fm >Front_Matter.fm >

FM 9 vs. InDesign

Hi Peter, I am comparing component chapter files in a catalog with lots of data. We used InDesign CS4. Although we don?t have a version of the catalog in FrameMaker for direct comparison, experience tells me that the performance would be better in any recent version of FrameMaker. The

Tile page with new version number

I'd go with Art on this, but there is a question if you really need the revision number as a part of the file name? (And a good rule of thumb: don't use spaces or in file names, althoug allowed in Windows, and no dots other than before file endings. The one does not work well with *nix and the

Postscript to PDF Corruption

Joe, just to clarify one point The SaveAsPDF function is still buggy in 9, although most of those issues seem to be around CMYK generation I don't use it. What I'm suggesting is that your system default printer should be the Adobe logical printer so that all fonts are stable and

FM 9 vs. InDesign

Hi, Rick: Thanks for the detailed reply. On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Rick Quatro wrote: > Hi Peter, > > > > I am comparing component chapter files in a catalog with lots of data. We > used InDesign CS4. Although we don?t have a version of the catalog in > FrameMaker for direct comparison,

Frame on Vista and Win7

FWIW, I was on a Win7 conference call last week, hosted by Microsoft and HP. The Microsoft spokesman said 98 percent to 99 percent of all apps that will run on XP or Vista, will also run on Win 7. They're not claiming 100 percent, he said, because the remaining 1 percent to 2 percent have yet to

Find Apply

Hi all, I need a simple Find-Replace operation, which I thought I asked about once before ... but not quite. I now need to look for all instances of the company's name, e.g., Acme, and apply a character style to it. And if I am already asking, how would I apply italics to the text, instead of

Find Apply

Why not create a variable for the name, format it the way you want and then do a S/R for the text and replace it with the variable. That way, when they change the name of the product or the formatting of the name, you change the definition of the variable and you're done. sharon Sharon Burton

Find Apply

Hi Avraham To apply the character format: 1. Create the format and apply it to a text range. 2. Select the formatted text and go to Edit->Copy Special->Character format. 3. Do a search and replace for your company name. In the Change field, select By pasting. This applies the character format

Postscript to PDF Corruption

Yup. Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply.

FM 9 vs. InDesign

I have two PDFs: One comparing InDesign CS4, FrameMaker 9, and QuarkXPress 8 The older one comparing InDesign CS3, FrameMaker 8, and QuarkXPress 7 What program one chooses

Find Apply

> I saw somebody recommended Rick Quattro's Find-Replace plug-in. I couldn't > find it. Does anybody have a link to this? Rick has a plugin called FindChangeSpecial here: http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/index.htm Mike Wickham

Find Apply

Avraham Makeler wrote: > I need a simple Find-Replace operation, which I thought I asked about once > before ... but not quite. > > I now need to look for all instances of the company's name, e.g., Acme, and > apply a character style to it. I strongly suggest that instead, you replace all

Find Apply

It works. I thought I already tried this but it didn't work before. The guys on this forum obviously have "green fingers"... Just one small problem though... I used the Emphasis character style. I tried to apply "As is" to all the formatting of Emphasis, and then to set it to italics, but it

converting RoboHTML files to Frame?

I'd recommend exporting to a Word file, then opening into FM. Cleanup will certainly be necessary, but then (if desired) you can bring the FM file into RH by reference if indeed you'll ever need to update the Help via FM again. -Matt Matt Sullivan GRAFIX Training matt at grafixtraining.com

FW: Selecting all anchored Frames

Thanks! I will try the MIF way you suggest. Thank you, Gillian Flato Technical Writer (Software) nanometrics 1550 Buckeye Dr. Milpitas, CA. 95035 *408.545.6316 7 408.232.5911 * gflato at nanometrics.com From:

Find Apply

1. Create a new character style with the attributes you want. Call it TextItalics, for example. 2. Create a variable. Call it CompanyName. 3. Define the variable with the name of the product, using the new character format, as needed. 4. Replace an instance of the current product name text with

Find Apply

>> As for applying italics without a character format, I think most would agree that this is a Bad Thing. >I agree that this is not professional, but if I do it this way then at least I don't get the problem I get when I use a character style (Emphasis) above. Not a question of professional use

Find Apply

I'm not very bright - the Product name in the steps below should be Company name... sharon Sharon Burton MadCap Software Product Consultant Managing your content, one topic at a time www.anthrobytes.com 951-369-8590 IM: sharonvburton at yahoo.com Twitter: sharonburton -Original

Find Apply

> Just one small problem though... I used the Emphasis character style. I tried to apply "As is" to all the formatting of Emphasis, and then to set it to italics, but it didn't "stick". So when I then applied the Emphasis style to a title, for example, it changed the font of the word Acme to

Find Apply

Sharon's suggestion is a good one. No matter what the industry, company names, product names, corporate identity styling, and the like are frequently subject to change. And if you're in the software business, change is almost de rigueur. The beauty of using variables for company names, etc.

Tile page with new version number

Susan Curtzwiler wrote: > Hi all I am using FMKR 7.0 on Vista Enterprise > > > Would someone please share how to get the revision number from the > title page to change in the title in the list on the book file? > > For example: Book File partial list > >

Find Apply

Copy Special can be a very useful function, but you need to be aware of it's limitations. The biggest limitation is that it copies *all* the formatting characteristics of the exemplar rather than just the one or two characteristics you want to change. For example, if you select an instance

FM 9 vs. InDesign

One "feature" to remember is the pool of talent available to maintain the docs if you are unable to. I know I (or my intern) can find in my current Rolodex FM users who could take over my docs if I get hit by a bus. At this time I could not do the same for InDesign users, so I would have to build

Find Apply

I agree that a variable is the way to go. When Acme changes to Nadir, you'll be able to make the switch very quickly. Screenshots, however, will take longer. 8^) Roger -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On

Solved RE: Tile page with new version number

Hi All, Thank you for all the suggestions. My first thought was to change the file name as noted by many of you. I was checking to see if there was a tag I was missing, as suggested by Jerrilynn. I went ahead and changed the filename, since I wanted the name of the file to match the

Find Apply

Thanks Sharon,Ok, I have done it and it works ... ... almost completely. I am having the same problem with the character style that I had with Roger_Shuttleworth's suggestion that I Find+Apply the text string with my desired character style. Namely, I can;t get the attributes of my style to

Find Apply

You didn't create a new character format and apply it to the text in the variable in the Variable dialog box. That's where you do it. Look in the Frame docs for more help. sharon Sharon Burton MadCap Software Product Consultant Managing your content, one topic at a time

FM 9 vs. InDesign

Hi, John: On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 1:03 PM, John Sgammato wrote: > One "feature" to remember is the pool of talent available to maintain > the docs if you are unable to. > I know I (or my intern) can find in my current Rolodex FM users who > could take over my docs if I get hit by a bus. Always

FM 9 vs. InDesign

I'd buy it. I use both, and I know I underutilize INDD. From: knowhowpro at gmail.com [mailto:knowhow...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Peter Gold Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 3:48 PM To: John Sgammato Cc: Rick Quatro; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FM

FM 9 vs. InDesign

Wow! I better get pushing on with the ID for FM users book, now that it looks like I've got a few copies on folks' wish lists. Thanks for the interest, everyone. I'll keep you posted as I progress. I'd like to hear about your specific interests and reasons/features present or missing in one or

Find Apply

Avraham Makeler wrote: > Thanks Sharon,Ok, I have done it and it works ... > > ... almost completely. Sharon was absolutely correct about creating a variable. But there's a "gotcha" with the Find/Replace strategy for replacing the company name text with the variable: When you copy the variable

Find Apply

Richard, you are absolutely correct! I just tested EZVars as well, and the method works perfectly. Using EZVars, combined with Sharon's "add the character tag" to a variable recommendation: (a) creates the new variable with the required minimum set of font changes like italic and spread

FAA

(Sorry for any duplication.) If you've worked in doc dev at or for the Federal Aviation Administration, please ping me off-list at whitney @ broachservices #dot^ com. I'm being retained by an FAA contractor and am trying to get a sense of the FAA's openness to single-sourcing in general,

Does FM8 include Distiller as a separate executable?

I know it was its own executable in 7.x. I am being told that it is included differently in 8.x. If someone knows the relationship between Distiller and FM in 8.x, I would appreciate your explaining it to me. Thanks for your help. Ellen Lidington Documentation Lead Ingenix 950 Winter

Frame on Vista and Win7

The usual Windows 7 User Account Control (UAC) "feature" asking for permission to do something. It is less obtrusive in Windows 7 compared to Vista, but ... still a pain sometimes. If you are sure that Adobe is not messing with your computer when installing FrameMaker, then the answer to this

Does FM8 include Distiller as a separate executable?

I am not sure about FM 8. However, when you install FM9, you can skip installing Distiller separately. Instead, it will install a light-weight application, and you will be able to create a pdf. __ Smile can help you in winning awards in beauty