I would say that checkin comments on code should be written in such a way that
they can be used for release notes. Force standards for the checkin comments.
Then the build machine can be setup to extract the comments and spit out at
least a text document containing the notes.
'Quickstart'
Thanks for this
Sorry to anyone else who has possibly responded; I've been pulled away to a
different project and haven't had time to catch up with the framers list.
From: rebecca officer [mailto:rebecca.offi...@alliedtelesis.co.nz]
Sent: 17 October 2013 02:48
To: Alastair Dent; framers
Thanks for this
Sorry to anyone else who has possibly responded; I've been pulled away to a
different project and haven't had time to catch up with the framers list.
From: rebecca officer [mailto:rebecca.offi...@alliedtelesis.co.nz]
Sent: 17 October 2013 02:48
To: Alastair Dent; framers
Is there any way of generating an interim table of contents in a document?
For example, if I have a large chapter, generating a list of the chapter
headings at the start of the chapter.
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
t: +44 (0)113 242 9814
www.imgtec.comhttp
Is there any way of generating an interim table of contents in a document?
For example, if I have a large chapter, generating a list of the chapter
headings at the start of the chapter.
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
t: +44 (0)113 242 9814
www.imgtec.com<h
This is 'sort of' possible in Word.
Word cascades style definitions. So you should define all your heading styles
based on a style called, say, 'Heading Base'. Then you only alter the design
as required for each style. If all your headings use the same font family, then
it is possible to
This is 'sort of' possible in Word.
Word cascades style definitions. So you should define all your heading styles
based on a style called, say, 'Heading Base'. Then you only alter the design
as required for each style. If all your headings use the same font family, then
it is possible to
keystrokes seem to go astray. If I type too slowly, Frame thinks I'm starting a
different style with each letter.
Maybe I need a faster PC.
From: Craig Ede [mailto:craig...@hotmail.com]
Sent: 19 September 2013 06:13
To: Alastair Dent; 'Framer's List'
Subject: RE: Inserting inline graphics
keystrokes seem to go astray. If I type too slowly, Frame thinks I'm starting a
different style with each letter.
Maybe I need a faster PC.
From: Craig Ede [mailto:craig...@hotmail.com]
Sent: 19 September 2013 06:13
To: Alastair Dent; 'Framer's List'
Subject: RE: Inserting inline graphics
To: Alastair Dent; Reng, Dr. Winfried; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Inserting inline graphics
For the record, I recommended this exact solution in a direct (off-list) reply
to Alastair last Monday, within hours of his original query appearing on the
list. I use it all the time and would go
To: Alastair Dent; Reng, Dr. Winfried; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Inserting inline graphics
For the record, I recommended this exact solution in a direct (off-list) reply
to Alastair last Monday, within hours of his original query appearing on the
list. I use it all the time and would
settings of your anchored frame?
After all these e-mails I do not know your actual settings.
Best regards
Winfried
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From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-
boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alastair Dent
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013
other settings of your anchored frame?
After all these e-mails I do not know your actual settings.
Best regards
Winfried
> -Original Message-
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-
> bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alastair Dent
>
:30
To: Alastair Dent
Cc: David Creamer; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Inserting inline graphics
Extracting the icons from the plug-in source should not be difficult, they're
usually all in one directory.
Assuming the icons are all the same size, in a separate .fm file create one
frame
18:30
To: Alastair Dent
Cc: David Creamer; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Inserting inline graphics
Extracting the icons from the plug-in source should not be difficult, they're
usually all in one directory.
Assuming the icons are all the same size, in a separate .fm file create one
I don't think you quite understand.
I'm documenting a complex plugin for Eclipse. I will only know which buttons I
need in the text as I'm writing. To pull out the button icons from the entire
product and convert them would be a huge job.
What Frame needs is a way of defining frame 'tags'.
I don't think you quite understand.
I'm documenting a complex plugin for Eclipse. I will only know which buttons I
need in the text as I'm writing. To pull out the button icons from the entire
product and convert them would be a huge job.
What Frame needs is a way of defining frame 'tags'.
in how poor Frame is at handling this. I could literally
code HTML faster in a text editor, including adding graphics, than do this work
in Frame.
From: robert.lauris...@gmail.com [mailto:robert.lauris...@gmail.com] On Behalf
Of Robert Lauriston
Sent: 10 September 2013 21:20
To: Alastair Dent
Cc
So you are embedding a pdf in the frame document?
When you output your pdfs, what are the colour settings in pdfmaker?
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Ed Nodland
Sent: 11 September 2013 03:46
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
As a workflow that would be simply impractical.
This product has many, many button icons. More than exist in Word, for example.
Many more.
I won't be using all of them. As I'm writing I will be 'inventing' procedures
where I need to say 'Click X to ...'
I need a quick method for placing a
in how poor Frame is at handling this. I could literally
code HTML faster in a text editor, including adding graphics, than do this work
in Frame.
From: robert.lauriston at gmail.com [mailto:robert.lauris...@gmail.com] On
Behalf Of Robert Lauriston
Sent: 10 September 2013 21:20
To: Alastair Dent
So you are embedding a pdf in the frame document?
When you output your pdfs, what are the colour settings in pdfmaker?
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Ed Nodland
Sent: 11 September 2013 03:46
To: framers at
As a workflow that would be simply impractical.
This product has many, many button icons. More than exist in Word, for example.
Many more.
I won't be using all of them. As I'm writing I will be 'inventing' procedures
where I need to say 'Click X to ...'
I need a quick method for placing a
. There are
hundreds of icons in this product and I will only know which ones I need to use
as I'm writing.
From: Matt Sullivan [mailto:m...@mattrsullivan.com]
Sent: 09 September 2013 22:20
To: Alastair Dent
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Inserting inline graphics
I had to do
. There are
hundreds of icons in this product and I will only know which ones I need to use
as I'm writing.
From: Matt Sullivan [mailto:m...@mattrsullivan.com]
Sent: 09 September 2013 22:20
To: Alastair Dent
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Inserting inline graphics
I had to do
I need to be able to quickly insert graphics (button icons) into instructions.
I've had a brief go at this and it seems needlessly complex
Paste graphic
Select frame, chance to 'anchor at insertion point'.
I still end up with a button icon floating too high.
What am I missing?
Alastair Dent
I need to be able to quickly insert graphics (button icons) into instructions.
I've had a brief go at this and it seems needlessly complex
Paste graphic
Select frame, chance to 'anchor at insertion point'.
I still end up with a button icon floating too high.
What am I missing?
Alastair Dent
Blast, you are right. Same problem with Frame 11.
From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com]
Sent: 04 September 2013 18:50
To: Alastair Dent; Jaime Zuniga; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Conditional formatting lost when pressing Enter?
I was going to suggest this same workaround
Blast, you are right. Same problem with Frame 11.
From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com]
Sent: 04 September 2013 18:50
To: Alastair Dent; Jaime Zuniga; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Conditional formatting lost when pressing Enter?
I was going to suggest this same
Enter a 'dummy' character to the right of your cursor before pressing enter
(making sure that the condition applies to this).
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] on behalf of Jaime Zuniga
[jzun...@protranslating.com]
Enter a 'dummy' character to the right of your cursor before pressing enter
(making sure that the condition applies to this).
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [framers-bounces at
lists.frameusers.com] on behalf of Jaime Zuniga
What does the 'as is' option do when applying conditional text?
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
t: +44 (0)113 242 9814
www.imgtec.comhttp://www.imgtec.com/
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When I copy text from, say, a heading, and past it into a Body paragraph, the
font formatting from the heading is copied along with the text.
Is there a hotkey to remove local formatting (overrides) or a way of avoiding
this?
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
t
What does the 'as is' option do when applying conditional text?
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
t: +44 (0)113 242 9814
www.imgtec.com<http://www.imgtec.com/>
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When I copy text from, say, a heading, and past it into a Body paragraph, the
font formatting from the heading is copied along with the text.
Is there a hotkey to remove local formatting (overrides) or a way of avoiding
this?
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
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Sent: 13 August 2013 11:05
To: Alastair Dent; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Chapter numbers
Alastair Dent wrote:
> I have documents that start with a tag called 'ChapTitle' and some
> that start with Heading1.
>
> The reference pages are set up s
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Sent: 08 August 2013 21:16
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Chapter numbers
I have a template (taken from a book) that has a master page with a chapter
number style defined - it's used on the header.
This works fine in the original book.
When I create
incremented.
Why is this?
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alastair Dent
Sent: 08 August 2013 21:16
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Chapter numbers
I have a template (taken from a book) that has a master page
...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alastair Dent
Sent: 08 August 2013 21:16
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Chapter numbers
I have a template (taken from a book) that has a master page with a chapter
number style defined - it's used on the header.
This works fine in the original book.
When I
incremented.
Why is this?
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alastair Dent
Sent: 08 August 2013 21:16
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Chapter numbers
I have a template (taken from a book) that has a master page
I have a template (taken from a book) that has a master page with a chapter
number style defined - it's used on the header.
This works fine in the original book.
When I create a new book and new fm documents in that book, the chapter numbers
don't update.
Why could this be?
I have a template (taken from a book) that has a master page with a chapter
number style defined - it's used on the header.
This works fine in the original book.
When I create a new book and new fm documents in that book, the chapter numbers
don't update.
Why could this be?
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this?
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
t: +44 (0)113 242 9814
www.imgtec.comhttp://www.imgtec.com/
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Imagination Technologies Limited
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Is there any way of updating the definitions of a system or user variable so
that the change is reflected across a whole book?
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
t: +44 (0)113 242 9814
www.imgtec.comhttp://www.imgtec.com
Is there any way of updating the definitions of a system or user variable so
that the change is reflected across a whole book?
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
t: +44 (0)113 242 9814
www.imgtec.com<http://www.imgtec.com/>
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Has anyone tried generating Eclipse help directly from Frame books?
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
t: +44 (0)113 242 9814
www.imgtec.comhttp://www.imgtec.com/
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I need to import Word documents, some of them large, into FM. Is there any way
of automatically mapping the Word styles to specific FM styles on import? Can
this be done post-import?
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
t: +44 (0)113 242 9814
www.imgtec.comhttp
Has anyone tried generating Eclipse help directly from Frame books?
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
t: +44 (0)113 242 9814
www.imgtec.com<http://www.imgtec.com/>
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I need to import Word documents, some of them large, into FM. Is there any way
of automatically mapping the Word styles to specific FM styles on import? Can
this be done post-import?
Alastair Dent
Technical Author
Imagination Technologies Limited
t: +44 (0)113 242 9814
www.imgtec.com<h
It is many, many years since I've used Framemaker.
We are now moving our documentation to Frame 11.
One very basic task eludes me; how do I tell what style has been assigned to
the selected text (or the paragraph where I've placed the insertion cursor)?
Thanks all.
I found the Paragraph designer - but didn't notice the name in the bottom left!
Non so blind as those who will not see.
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From: rebecca officer [mailto:rebecca.offi...@alliedtelesis.co.nz]
Sent: 28 June 2013 12:55
To: Alastair Dent
Subject: Re: Embarrasing
It is very strange indeed and I doubt that your translator is experienced.
Trados is a translation tool. It is normal for the translators to import files
into Trados and export as appropriate.
Send them the files in rtf format and save yourselves a bundle. Or find a
translator who knows what
You can convert most ebook formats directly to PDF via 3rd party software
Ebookconverter is one such piece of software.
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Peter Courlis
Sent: 28 June 2013 16:20
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Thanks all.
I found the Paragraph designer - but didn't notice the name in the bottom left!
Non so blind as those who will not see.
-Original Message-
From: rebecca officer [mailto:rebecca.offi...@alliedtelesis.co.nz]
Sent: 28 June 2013 12:55
To: Alastair Dent
Subject: Re: Embarrasing
It is very strange indeed and I doubt that your translator is experienced.
Trados is a translation tool. It is normal for the translators to import files
into Trados and export as appropriate.
Send them the files in rtf format and save yourselves a bundle. Or find a
translator who knows what
You can convert most ebook formats directly to PDF via 3rd party software
Ebookconverter is one such piece of software.
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Peter Courlis
Sent: 28 June 2013 16:20
To: framers at
It is many, many years since I've used Framemaker.
We are now moving our documentation to Frame 11.
One very basic task eludes me; how do I tell what style has been assigned to
the selected text (or the paragraph where I've placed the insertion cursor)?
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I believe this is the same in the UK.
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Sent: 21 May 2013 20:55
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be
I believe this is the same in the UK.
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Sent: 21 May 2013 20:55
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