Re: [Framers] Spelling bee champs out there?

2018-10-26 Thread tammyvb
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Re: [Framers] Spelling bee champs out there?

2018-10-26 Thread Monique Semp
> does anyone have any ideas about how to repair a corrupt dictionary file Might you have a backup solution that keeps backups for long enough that you could peruse the backups for a dictionary file old enough to pre-date when the troubles started? -Monique

Re: [Framers] Spelling bee champs out there?

2018-10-26 Thread tammyvb
OK, so I have NEVER, EVER touched any of the dictionary files after installing FM 12 on Windows 10 - and a couple of nice folks offlist confirmed that it is my dictionary files that are somehow screwed up. Short of uninstalling and reinstalling FM 12 (which will be a cold day in you know what

Re: [Framers] Switching from InDesign to FM 11

2018-10-26 Thread john . x . posada
Hi guys all below is cool, but let's not forget the primary concern. Whatever the factors, it doesn't matter. The only thing that's important is, handing the application to a person, how much work is required to get that person to deliver output. Everything else is background noise. You

Re: [Framers] Switching from InDesign to FM 11

2018-10-26 Thread Alan Houser
I second Rick's suggestion. Your local public library may provide access to Lynda.com. -Alan On 10/26/18 11:14 AM, Rick Quatro wrote: Lynda.com has a FrameMaker course. It is a subscription site but for the cost of a month, he can probably get up to speed quickly. Rick Quatro Carmen

[Framers] ANN: TC Camp Workshop Survey

2018-10-26 Thread Scott Prentice
Are you in the SF Bay area (or want to visit in early March)? It's that time of year again .. starting to plan for TC Camp. This year we're looking at March 2, 2019 (or possibly the week before or after). First thing to do is nail down the Saturday morning workshop topics so we can find the

Re: [Framers] singular they

2018-10-26 Thread Monique Semp
Oh, an even better link: the AP now has the singular _they_ in their style book: [1]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/03/28/the-si ngular-gender-neutral-they-added-to-the-associated-press-stylebook/?utm _term=.a1385c09522b References 1.

[Framers] singular they (was: Re: Switching from InDesign to FM 11)

2018-10-26 Thread Monique Semp
> I'd tend to agree with John's suggestion, but would do a copy edit to replace "him" with "him or her." I'd replace "him" with "them". It's now {acceptable or encouraged, depending on the situation} to use "them" in the singular form. As it was a long time ago. See: *

Re: [Framers] Switching from InDesign to FM 11

2018-10-26 Thread Peter Gold
I'd tend to agree with John's suggestion, but would do a copy edit to replace "him" with "him or her." Long ago, I planned to write a course on moving from FM to ID, but, plans change. However, I wrote an article comparing these tools: https://indesignsecrets.com/better-framemaker-indesign.php

Re: [Framers] Switching from InDesign to FM 11

2018-10-26 Thread Rick Quatro
Lynda.com has a FrameMaker course. It is a subscription site but for the cost of a month, he can probably get up to speed quickly. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. r...@frameexpert.com 585-729-6746 NEW! -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of Rosemarie Miller Sent: Friday,

Re: [Framers] Switching from InDesign to FM 11

2018-10-26 Thread john . x . posada
Give him a small document/project, ask him to produce a deliverable, and what he needs help with tells you what you need to know. -Original Message- From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+john.x.posada=us.hsbc@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rosemarie Miller Sent: Friday, October

[Framers] Switching from InDesign to FM 11

2018-10-26 Thread Rosemarie Miller
I have a new tech writer coming in who has a lot of InDesign experience, and I need to get him up to speed in FM 11 (unstructured) ASAP. I know the concepts are similar, so where do I start training so that I don't bore him with concepts he already understands? ⁣Sent from BlueMail ​

Re: [Framers] FM19: "Command or menu named Send has not been defined"

2018-10-26 Thread Lin Sims
Ah, my error. I renamed the wrong directory; the one in the Program Files directory, not the AppData one. Renaming the RIGHT directory worked. I need to pay closer attention to where I am in the file directory. On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 8:15 AM Lin Sims wrote: > A fellow Framer named tarini

Re: [Framers] Spelling bee champs out there?

2018-10-26 Thread tammyvb
Yes, it does, even if it is not in quotes. Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone.Pardon the typos! Original message From: Doug Date: 10/26/18 5:55 AM (GMT-07:00) To: Framers Subject: Re: [Framers] Spelling bee champs out there? My Frame 2017 doesn't flag the word height as

Re: [Framers] FM19: "Command or menu named Send has not been defined"

2018-10-26 Thread Lin Sims
A fellow Framer named tarini suggested renaming the Workspaces folder. I tried that and FM refused to start. So I put the name back, and it started without the messages showing up, and examination of the menus.cfg file showed those lines removed. Weird, huh? On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 5:40 AM Klaus

Re: [Framers] Spelling bee champs out there?

2018-10-26 Thread Doug
My Frame 2017 doesn't flag the word height as misspelled. It did, however, when I had it in quotes. Does your Frame flag the word as misspelled even if it's not in quotes? ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to

Re: [Framers] FM19: "Command or menu named Send has not been defined"

2018-10-26 Thread Klaus Daube
Dear Lin, This is a mystery to me... In FM-14.0.4.512 there is a File > Utilities > Send menu item In FM-15.0.1.430 there is no such entry. And hence I also do not find a line http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers-frameusers.com/attachments/20181026/ad943e13/attachme

Re: [Framers] Spelling bee champs out there?

2018-10-26 Thread Klaus Daube
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Re: [Framers] Spelling bee champs out there?

2018-10-26 Thread Stephen Rickaby
At 19:32 -0600 25/10/18, wrote: >...if anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate it. (I can't believe it, but >yet I can, that FM would be buggy for this one word!) Maybe it's just FrameMaker being a bit more human. I have a few words that I can't abide. Such as 'deal' ;-) To be sensible for