RE: [Violation] Annotations were found inside the BleedBox, TrimBox or ArtBox on the following pages and PDFX/1-a standard

2011-02-04 Thread Dov Isaacs
matching any and all CMYK values specified in FrameMaker or any non-EPS CMYK content placed therein. - Dov -Original Message- From: Jacob Schäffer [mailto:j...@grafikhuset.dk] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 12:03 PM To: Dov Isaacs; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: SV

"[Violation] Annotations were found inside the BleedBox, TrimBox or ArtBox on the following pages" and PDFX/1-a standard

2011-02-04 Thread Dov Isaacs
matching any and all CMYK values specified in FrameMaker or any non-EPS CMYK content placed therein. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Jacob Sch?ffer [mailto:js at grafikhuset.dk] > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 12:03 PM > To: Dov Isaacs; framers at lists.frameusers.c

RE: [Violation] Annotations were found inside the BleedBox, TrimBox or ArtBox on the following pages and PDFX/1-a standard

2011-02-01 Thread Dov Isaacs
Joanna, FrameMaker is not a graphic arts application. Its output is primarily RGB and the PostScript generated by the driver is not setup to generate PDF that will conform to the PDF/X-1a specification. The PDF/X-1a specification doesn't allow for any of the cross reference stuff capabilities

"[Violation] Annotations were found inside the BleedBox, TrimBox or ArtBox on the following pages" and PDFX/1-a standard

2011-02-01 Thread Dov Isaacs
Joanna, FrameMaker is not a graphic arts application. Its output is primarily RGB and the PostScript generated by the driver is not setup to generate PDF that will conform to the PDF/X-1a specification. The PDF/X-1a specification doesn't allow for any of the cross reference stuff capabilities

RE: Historical FrameMaker upgrades

2011-01-23 Thread Dov Isaacs
Since FrameMaker 7.x is no longer eligible for upgrade pricing and because there was no version of FrameMaker for Macintosh beyond FrameMaker 7, there is no remaining crossgrade path for users of Macintosh versions of FrameMaker. Your only upgrade path now is to buy a newer version of

Historical FrameMaker upgrades

2011-01-23 Thread Dov Isaacs
Since FrameMaker 7.x is no longer eligible for upgrade pricing and because there was no version of FrameMaker for Macintosh beyond FrameMaker 7, there is no remaining crossgrade path for users of Macintosh versions of FrameMaker. Your only upgrade path now is to buy a newer version of

RE: FM9 and Windows 7 64 bit - SOLUTION

2011-01-21 Thread Dov Isaacs
the installation CD/DVD media. - Dov -Original Message- From: Alison Craig [mailto:alison.cr...@ultrasonix.com] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 11:18 AM To: Dov Isaacs; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: FM9 and Windows 7 64 bit - SOLUTION Dov: I didn't really

FM9 and Windows 7 64 bit - SOLUTION

2011-01-21 Thread Dov Isaacs
directly installing from the installation CD/DVD media. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Alison Craig [mailto:Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com] > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 11:18 AM > To: Dov Isaacs; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: FM9 and Wind

RE: FM9 and Windows 7 64 bit - Help!

2011-01-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
Alison, The combination of Windows 7 64-bit and FrameMaker 9 not only is supported by Adobe, but it does normally work. And it works on four systems I use with Windows 7 64-bit. The fact that it is installed in the Program Files (x86) directory is not a problem. By convention, that is where

FM9 and Windows 7 64 bit - Help!

2011-01-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
Alison, The combination of Windows 7 64-bit and FrameMaker 9 not only is supported by Adobe, but it does normally work. And it works on four systems I use with Windows 7 64-bit. The fact that it is installed in the "Program Files (x86)" directory is not a problem. By convention, that is where

Announcement - Acrobat 10 Launch Event - Israel

2010-11-15 Thread Dov Isaacs
לחברי בארץ ישראל: http://acrobatx.eventbrite.com/ - דב ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to

Announcement - Acrobat 10 Launch Event - Israel

2010-11-15 Thread Dov Isaacs
לחברי בארץ ישראל: http://acrobatx.eventbrite.com/ - דב ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to

Announcement - Acrobat 10 Launch Event - Israel

2010-11-15 Thread Dov Isaacs
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Announcement - Acrobat 10 Launch Event - Israel

2010-11-15 Thread Dov Isaacs
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RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-10-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
Acrobat X is not shipping yet nor has Adobe committed to a November 1 ship date. It is pronounced Acrobat Ten - as usual, it's a marketing thing ... - Dov -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of

[OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-10-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
Acrobat X is not shipping yet nor has Adobe committed to a November 1 ship date. It is pronounced "Acrobat Ten" - as usual, it's a marketing "thing" ... - Dov > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com]

[OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-10-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
Acrobat X was announced, but is certainly not yet shipping. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of > Art Campbell > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 7:36 AM > To: Yves Barbion >

RE: Adobe Acrobat PDF Tracker Question

2010-10-23 Thread Dov Isaacs
Problem is very simple. You really shouldn't have Reader and Acrobat on the same system. Really doesn't buy you anything. Furthermore, the last program installed is the one that owns the .pdf extension. - Dov -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com

Adobe Acrobat PDF Tracker Question

2010-10-23 Thread Dov Isaacs
Problem is very simple. You really shouldn't have Reader and Acrobat on the same system. Really doesn't buy you anything. Furthermore, the last program installed is the one that "owns" the .pdf extension. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-08-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
@opinicus.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:25 AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: dr_go...@pobox.com; Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster Dov -- I save all your responses. Thanks for your continued support. I believe I have a justification for why one would have an installation

Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-08-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
a very pretty site). - Dov From: Troy Fey [mailto:troy@opinicus.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:25 AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: dr_gonzo at pobox.com; Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster Dov -- I save all your responses. Thanks for your continued suppor

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-08-10 Thread Dov Isaacs
on the same system you created them on via Reader. - Dov -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Steve Johnson Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:37 AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Framers E-mail List Subject

Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-08-10 Thread Dov Isaacs
on the same system you created them on via Reader. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of > Steve Johnson > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:37 AM > To: Dov Isaacs &g

Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-08-10 Thread Dov Isaacs
t: Sunday, July 25, 2010 11:10 AM > To: Dov Isaacs > Cc: Framers E-mail List > Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster > > Show me in writing where Adobe says you should not install the same > version of Reader and Acrobat on the same system. I cannot find it. > It's not on the do

RE: Restoring PDF icon to .pdf files after removing Reader

2010-07-26 Thread Dov Isaacs
Bernie, Looks like you found one of the nasty side effects of concurrent installations and then trying to repair the damage. For better or worse, many applications don't simply associate a program with a suffix, but register what is known as a shell extension into the Windows registry. Your

Restoring PDF icon to .pdf files after removing Reader

2010-07-26 Thread Dov Isaacs
Bernie, Looks like you found one of the nasty side effects of concurrent installations and then trying to repair the damage. For better or worse, many applications don't simply associate a program with a suffix, but register what is known as a "shell extension" into the Windows registry. Your

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
of the same version on a system is most unlikely to cause the symptoms described. - Dov -Original Message- From: Steve Johnson [mailto:chinask...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:19 AM To: Fei Min Lorente Cc: Dov Isaacs; Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
Johnson [mailto:chinask...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:37 AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster Since when? Is that by design or by accident? Doesn't installing Acrobat also install Reader? How many of my users have Acrobat installed

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:55 AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster Dov, Although this takes the thread off-topic a bit, is there any way to configure Reader to be a portable ap that runs from a thumb drive? I certainly don't

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
- From: Guy K. Haas [mailto:g...@hiskeyboard.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:57 AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster But, Dov--- I have both installed so that when a reviewer runs into a problem, I can see it their way. The interfaces of the two

Discussion of Acrobat Reader Concurrent Installation (Was: Acrobat 9 - a disaster)

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Framers E-mail List Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster Show me in writing where Adobe says you should not install the same version of Reader and Acrobat on the same system. I cannot find it. It's not on the download page of either product, which is where it should

Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
of the same version on a system is most unlikely to cause the symptoms described. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Steve Johnson [mailto:chinaski69 at gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:19 AM > To: Fei Min Lorente > Cc: Dov Isaacs; Framers E-mail Lis

Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
quickly!) - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Steve Johnson [mailto:chinaski69 at gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:37 AM > To: Dov Isaacs > Cc: Framers E-mail List > Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster > > Since when? Is that by design or by accident? Doesn'

Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
om: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campbell at gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:55 AM > To: Dov Isaacs > Cc: Framers E-mail List > Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster > > Dov, > > Although this takes the thread off-topic a bit, is there any way to > configure Reader to be a "p

Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
age- > From: Guy K. Haas [mailto:guy at hiskeyboard.com] > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 7:57 AM > To: Dov Isaacs > Cc: Framers E-mail List > Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster > > But, Dov--- > > I have both installed so that when a reviewer runs into a prob

Discussion of Acrobat & Reader Concurrent Installation (Was: Acrobat 9 - a disaster)

2010-07-25 Thread Dov Isaacs
on [mailto:chinaski69 at gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 11:10 AM > To: Dov Isaacs > Cc: Framers E-mail List > Subject: Re: Acrobat 9 - a disaster > > Show me in writing where Adobe says you should not install the same > version of Reader and Acrobat on the same syste

RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-24 Thread Dov Isaacs
I heard my name used in vain (if not on-line!). In terms of Alison's original posting ... The symptoms you describe with regards to Acrobat 9 are not standard Acrobat 9 behaviour. You did not post exactly what Windows and/or browser versions you are using, but we currently are unaware of any

Acrobat 9 - a disaster

2010-07-24 Thread Dov Isaacs
I heard my name used in vain (if not on-line!). In terms of Alison's original posting ... The symptoms you describe with regards to Acrobat 9 are not standard Acrobat 9 behaviour. You did not post exactly what Windows and/or browser versions you are using, but we currently are unaware of any

Windows 7 and Frame 7.1

2010-07-01 Thread Dov Isaacs
FrameMaker 9 is a 32-bit program that will properly install and run under Windows Vista and Windows 7 64-bit versions. FrameMaker 7.1 is also a 32-bit program. Adobe does not officially support it under Windows Vista or Windows 7, either 32-bit or 64-bit version. You may coerce it to install

RE: Acrobat v9 and FM v7.478 /7.579

2010-06-30 Thread Dov Isaacs
Diana, There is no such thing as an Acrobat PDF v9 file. I will assume that you really mean a PDF file generated via Acrobat 9. I don't think that you are really encountering a problem with the fact that a file may have been produced with Acrobat 9, but rather that the joboptions used to

Acrobat v9 and FM v7.478 /7.579

2010-06-30 Thread Dov Isaacs
Diana, There is no such thing as an "Acrobat PDF v9" file. I will assume that you really mean a "PDF file generated via Acrobat 9." I don't think that you are really encountering a problem with the fact that a file may have been produced with Acrobat 9, but rather that the joboptions used to

RE: Acrobat 9 Frustrations...

2010-06-03 Thread Dov Isaacs
Whatever problem you are experiencing has nothing to do with Windows 7 or Acrobat 9, but probably relates to problems with FrameMaker 8. For the record, the hotfix is for Windows XP and Vista only. Windows 7 already is fixed for the issues for which the hotfix applied. Furthermore, the issue

RE: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?

2010-06-03 Thread Dov Isaacs
Acrobat 7 does not support any version of Windows beyond Windows XP and certainly NOT any 64-bit version of Windows. With all due respect, if you are considering upgrades of operating system and hardware (such as more memory than can be supported by a 32-bit OS), you should consider the FULL cost

Acrobat 9 Frustrations...

2010-06-03 Thread Dov Isaacs
Whatever problem you are experiencing has nothing to do with Windows 7 or Acrobat 9, but probably relates to problems with FrameMaker 8. For the record, the "hotfix" is for Windows XP and Vista only. Windows 7 already is fixed for the issues for which the hotfix applied. Furthermore, the issue

Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?

2010-06-03 Thread Dov Isaacs
Acrobat 7 does not support any version of Windows beyond Windows XP and certainly NOT any 64-bit version of Windows. With all due respect, if you are considering upgrades of operating system and hardware (such as more memory than can be supported by a 32-bit OS), you should consider the FULL cost

RE: Printing to PS and distilling to PDF question

2010-03-08 Thread Dov Isaacs
A few comments about this issue: (1) The Adobe PDF PostScript printer driver instance used to create PDF explicitly by printing or implicitly by the FrameMaker save as PDF feature has a special option in its driver plug-in component labeled Rely on system fonts only; do not use document

Printing to PS and distilling to PDF question

2010-03-08 Thread Dov Isaacs
A few comments about this issue: (1) The Adobe PDF PostScript printer driver instance used to create PDF explicitly by printing or implicitly by the FrameMaker "save as PDF" feature has a special option in its "driver plug-in" component labeled "Rely on system fonts only; do not use document

RE: Grayscale Images are RGB

2010-01-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
Two possibilities here ... (1) Assuming you are using the RGB option for save as PDF or printing to the Adobe PDF PostScript printer driver instance, except for images are in EPS format, all grayscale and CMYK images imported into FrameMaker will come out as RGB. FrameMaker is a GDI

RE: Grayscale Images are RGB

2010-01-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
] Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:45 AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com List; Jason Hauman Subject: Re: Grayscale Images are RGB Dov Thanks for your reply. Here's the history. We've been using these same images for years with older versions of frame without problems

Grayscale Images are RGB

2010-01-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
Two possibilities here ... (1) Assuming you are using the "RGB option" for "save as PDF" or printing to the Adobe PDF PostScript printer driver instance, except for images are in EPS format, all grayscale and CMYK images imported into FrameMaker will come out as RGB. FrameMaker is a GDI

Grayscale Images are RGB

2010-01-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
e [mailto:swhite at alamark.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:45 AM > To: Dov Isaacs > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com List; Jason Hauman > Subject: Re: Grayscale Images are RGB > > Dov > Thanks for your reply. > Here's the history. We've been using these same images f

RE: What version of FM is compatible with Windows 7

2010-01-08 Thread Dov Isaacs
There is a very big difference between works under Windows 7 versus is supported on Windows 7. The only version of FrameMaker supported for Windows 7 (both 32-bit and 64-bit) is FrameMaker 9. - Dov -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com

RE: What version of FM is compatible with Windows 7

2010-01-08 Thread Dov Isaacs
any problems or want a question answered. - Dov From: Susan Modlin [mailto:smod...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 12:14 PM To: Dov Isaacs; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: What version of FM is compatible with Windows 7 OK, this may be a dumb question, but I'll

What version of FM is compatible with Windows 7

2010-01-08 Thread Dov Isaacs
There is a very big difference between "works under Windows 7" versus "is supported on Windows 7." The only version of FrameMaker supported for Windows 7 (both 32-bit and 64-bit) is FrameMaker 9. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com

What version of FM is compatible with Windows 7

2010-01-08 Thread Dov Isaacs
any problems or want a question answered. - Dov From: Susan Modlin [mailto:smod...@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 12:14 PM To: Dov Isaacs; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: What version of FM is compatible with Windows 7 OK, this may be a dumb question

RE: Disappearing Character When Printed

2009-12-30 Thread Dov Isaacs
For the record, all production of PDF from FrameMaker is currently done via distillation of PostScript into PDF, regardless of whether that is accomplished automatically via the FrameMaker save as PDF function, printing to the Adobe PDF PostScript Printer Driver instance, or manually printing

Disappearing Character When Printed

2009-12-30 Thread Dov Isaacs
For the record, all production of PDF from FrameMaker is currently done via distillation of PostScript into PDF, regardless of whether that is accomplished automatically via the FrameMaker "save as PDF" function, printing to the "Adobe PDF PostScript Printer Driver" instance, or manually printing

RE: Applications on Windows 7

2009-12-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
Forget about anything less than Acrobat 9.2 for Windows 7. Acrobat 8.1 may work but is officially unsupported! - Dov -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Carrie Baker Sent: Wednesday,

RE: Creating PDFs across a Network

2009-12-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
Such use of Acrobat (use of Distiller on one system to create PDF from PostScript generated on another system sent directly over the network) is in direct violation of the Acrobat End User License Agreement. You need a server version of Distiller for this purpose. - Dov -Original

Applications on Windows 7

2009-12-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
Forget about anything less than Acrobat 9.2 for Windows 7. Acrobat 8.1 may work but is officially unsupported! - Dov > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of > Carrie Baker > Sent:

Creating PDFs across a Network

2009-12-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
Such use of Acrobat (use of Distiller on one system to create PDF from PostScript generated on another system sent directly over the network) is in direct violation of the Acrobat End User License Agreement. You need a server version of Distiller for this purpose. - Dov >

RE: fonts in Frame9 on Win7

2009-11-16 Thread Dov Isaacs
such hidden fonts required registry edits - double ouch!) - Dov -Original Message- From: Carol J. Elkins [mailto:celk...@awrittenword.com] Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 4:12 PM To: Dov Isaacs Subject: [Free Framers] fonts in Frame9 on Win7 I'm running Frame9 on a brand new

fonts in Frame9 on Win7

2009-11-16 Thread Dov Isaacs
such "hidden" fonts required registry edits - double ouch!) - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Carol J. Elkins [mailto:celkins at awrittenword.com] > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 4:12 PM > To: Dov Isaacs > Subject: [Free Framers] fonts in Frame9 on Win7 &

RE: Adobe's upgrade rort

2009-10-18 Thread Dov Isaacs
Alan, No one in Adobe Technical Support or Adobe Customer Support is authorized to discuss product pricing with customers, even if they did know the factors behind same. Product pricing at Adobe is done via product managers and is not discussed with any of the engineering or support

Adobe's upgrade rort

2009-10-18 Thread Dov Isaacs
Alan, No one in Adobe Technical Support or Adobe Customer Support is authorized to discuss product pricing with customers, even if they did know the factors behind same. Product pricing at Adobe is done via product managers and is not discussed with any of the engineering or support

RE: Running FM9 (and TCS2) on 64-bit systems

2009-09-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
:19 AM To: Dov Isaacs; framers@lists.frameusers.com; 'Pam Coca'; RJ Jacquez Subject: Running FM9 (and TCS2) on 64-bit systems In listening to various sources discuss this, can someone clarify this issue for me? Does Frame automatically run in 32-bit mode on a Vista 64-bit system, or do you

Running FM9 (and TCS2) on 64-bit systems

2009-09-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
tember 11, 2009 9:19 AM > To: Dov Isaacs; framers at lists.frameusers.com; 'Pam Coca'; RJ Jacquez > Subject: Running FM9 (and TCS2) on 64-bit systems > > In listening to various sources discuss this, can someone clarify this issue > for me? > > Does Frame automatically run in

RE: Acrobat Pro 9.0 greys the colored images

2009-08-18 Thread Dov Isaacs
Exactly how are you printing FM books to PS? Assuming that you really want to manually produce PostScript and then distill same, the proper manner to do this is to print to the Adobe PDF PostScript Printer Driver instance but directed to file. That method uses the Distiller PPD. My best guess

Acrobat Pro 9.0 greys the colored images

2009-08-18 Thread Dov Isaacs
Exactly how are you printing "FM books to PS"? Assuming that you really want to manually produce PostScript and then distill same, the proper manner to do this is to print to the Adobe PDF PostScript Printer Driver instance but directed to file. That method uses the Distiller PPD. My best

RE: Transparent Fonts

2009-07-23 Thread Dov Isaacs
FrameMaker doesn't support the Adobe PDF transparency model in any way, shape, or form. The only way you can do wrt/ transparency is to import content that has already flattened (in my book, we call that ruined transparency) in either PDF or EPS. Specifically making text in FrameMaker itself

"Transparent Fonts"

2009-07-23 Thread Dov Isaacs
FrameMaker doesn't support the Adobe PDF transparency model in any way, shape, or form. The only way you can do wrt/ transparency is to import content that has already flattened (in my book, we call that "ruined transparency") in either PDF or EPS. Specifically making text in FrameMaker itself

RE: Standard font for technical documentation

2009-07-22 Thread Dov Isaacs
To set the record straight, whether you like Helvetica and/or Arial or not ... Arial and Helvetica are totally different san serif fonts from different foundries. Arial is from Monotype and not from Microsoft. Microsoft licensed a special version of Arial from Monotype for bundling with Windows

Standard font for technical documentation

2009-07-22 Thread Dov Isaacs
To set the record straight, whether you like Helvetica and/or Arial or not ... Arial and Helvetica are totally different san serif fonts from different foundries. Arial is from Monotype and not from Microsoft. Microsoft licensed a special version of Arial from Monotype for bundling with Windows

RE: Soliciting hardware recommendations

2009-07-15 Thread Dov Isaacs
FrameMaker certainly does run on Vista 64-bit and runs exceptionally well! I ran FrameMaker 8 and now FrameMaker 9 in that environment without any problem whatsoever. What is true is that FrameMaker is a 32-bit application. Vista 64-bit runs 32-bit applications without a problem in 32-bit mode.

Soliciting hardware recommendations

2009-07-15 Thread Dov Isaacs
FrameMaker certainly does run on Vista 64-bit and runs exceptionally well! I ran FrameMaker 8 and now FrameMaker 9 in that environment without any problem whatsoever. What is true is that FrameMaker is a 32-bit application. Vista 64-bit runs 32-bit applications without a problem in 32-bit mode.

RE: Customer Support in Adobe is non-existent

2009-07-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
The problem is not with Acrobat 9. The problem is that the save as PDF function of FrameMaker 7.0 (since then Adobe has released 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, and 9.0) simply knows nothing about the registry settings and the Adobe PDF PostScript printer driver instance used by more recent versions of Acrobat

RE: AcroPro 9.0 FM 7.2 - Do they behave well ?

2009-07-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
It isn't a matter of whether Acrobat 9 behaves well with FrameMaker 7.2, but whether FrameMaker 7.2 is compatible with Acrobat 9. I believe that FrameMaker 7.2's interface with Acrobat is compatible with Acrobat 9. Adobe Support does not monitor these lists. Call Adobe Customer Support with

RE: Customer Support in Adobe is non-existent

2009-07-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
. - Dov From: Garnier Garnier [mailto:garnier_framescr...@yahoo.co.in] Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:35 PM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Customer Support in Adobe is non-existent If that is the case, I would like to know how come FM 7.0p576 is working absolutely

Customer Support in Adobe is non-existent

2009-07-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
The problem is not with Acrobat 9. The problem is that the "save as PDF" function of FrameMaker 7.0 (since then Adobe has released 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, and 9.0) simply knows nothing about the registry settings and the "Adobe PDF" PostScript printer driver instance used by more recent versions of

AcroPro 9.0 & FM 7.2 - Do they behave well ?

2009-07-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
It isn't a matter of whether Acrobat 9 "behaves well" with FrameMaker 7.2, but whether FrameMaker 7.2 is compatible with Acrobat 9. I believe that FrameMaker 7.2's interface with Acrobat is compatible with Acrobat 9. "Adobe Support" does not monitor these lists. Call Adobe Customer Support with

Customer Support in Adobe is non-existent

2009-07-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
. - Dov From: Garnier Garnier [mailto:garnier_framescr...@yahoo.co.in] Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:35 PM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Customer Support in Adobe is non-existent If that is the case, I would like to know how come FM 7.0p576 is working absolutely

RE: PDF headaches

2009-07-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
stream unmodified. - Dov -Original Message- From: Jenny Greenleaf [mailto:jgreenl...@mac.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:00 PM To: Dov Isaacs Subject: Re: PDF headaches FrameMaker 9.0 will handle a graphic in EPS that has a transparent background. Really! Jenny

RE: PDF headaches

2009-07-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
. I was systematic and recorded the results in a notebook. I am not making this up! I understand that you don't find the word transparent to be precise. I don't know what other word to use. Jenny On Jul 7, 2009, at 2:09 PM, Dov Isaacs wrote: Jenny, PostScript does NOT in any

PDF headaches

2009-07-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
nstance since in both cases, the EPS content is sent through into the output PostScript stream unmodified. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Jenny Greenleaf [mailto:jgreenleaf at mac.com] > Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 2:00 PM > To: Dov Isaacs > Subject: Re: PDF headac

PDF headaches

2009-07-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
ver again on the same files. > I have used the same set of job options both with the Print to PDF and > the Save As PDF. I was systematic and recorded the results in a > notebook. I am not making this up! > > I understand that you don't find the word "transparent" to be precise. &g

RE: Save As not working with Acrobat Pro 9.0- issue still not resolved

2009-07-06 Thread Dov Isaacs
To be as clear as possible, the save as PDF feature of FrameMaker 7 is not at all compatible with Acrobat 7, 8, or 9! - Dov ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to

Save As not working with Acrobat Pro 9.0- issue still not resolved

2009-07-06 Thread Dov Isaacs
To be as clear as possible, the "save as PDF" feature of FrameMaker 7 is not at all compatible with Acrobat 7, 8, or 9! - Dov

RE: Save As not working with Acrobat Pro 9.0

2009-06-29 Thread Dov Isaacs
Exactly what version of FrameMaker are you using with Acrobat 9? If you are using versions of FrameMaker earlier than 7.2, what you are experiencing would naturally be expected. Why? Acrobat 7 changed the name of the PostScript printer driver instance from Acrobat Distiller (or some name

Interference from Printer Resident Fonts (Was: Save As not working with Acrobat Pro 9.0)

2009-06-29 Thread Dov Isaacs
There is another solution to this problem and it is associated with the PPD files themselves and their support for printer resident fonts. At one time (over 18 years ago), it was considered useful for PostScript printers to have resident fonts such that less memory was needed in the printer and

Save As not working with Acrobat Pro 9.0

2009-06-29 Thread Dov Isaacs
Exactly what version of FrameMaker are you using with Acrobat 9? If you are using versions of FrameMaker earlier than 7.2, what you are experiencing would naturally be expected. Why? Acrobat 7 changed the name of the PostScript printer driver instance from "Acrobat Distiller" (or some name

Interference from Printer Resident Fonts (Was: Save As not working with Acrobat Pro 9.0)

2009-06-29 Thread Dov Isaacs
There is another solution to this problem and it is associated with the PPD files themselves and their support for "printer resident fonts." At one time (over 18 years ago), it was considered useful for PostScript printers to have "resident fonts" such that less memory was needed in the printer

RE: Installing Acrobat 9.0 taking FOREVER??!?

2009-04-22 Thread Dov Isaacs
Deletion of a file normally does not result in any registry modifications whatsoever! When you delete a file, changes are made to the directory entries and the space allocation tables on your disk partition. That should be it. Taking several minutes just to delete a 2KB file using Windows Explorer

Installing Acrobat 9.0 taking FOREVER??!?

2009-04-22 Thread Dov Isaacs
Although the Acrobat 9 Pro installation does take a tremendous amount of disk space (of which nearly 725MB are the installation files so that Acrobat can "self heal" when there are problems), that does not account for the two hour installation cited. I have performed Acrobat 9 Pro Extended

Installing Acrobat 9.0 taking FOREVER??!?

2009-04-22 Thread Dov Isaacs
Deletion of a file normally does not result in any registry modifications whatsoever! When you delete a file, changes are made to the directory entries and the space allocation tables on your disk partition. That should be it. Taking "several minutes just to delete a 2KB file using Windows

RE: Patches for FM9 in TCS2

2009-03-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
Actually, the Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 doesn't come on a CD but rather, on two DVDs! And no, Adobe is not releasing TCS2 to include the first set of FrameMaker 9 patches. You will need to apply those yourself after installation. - Dov -Original Message- From:

Patches for FM9 in TCS2

2009-03-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
Actually, the Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 doesn't come on a CD but rather, on two DVDs! And no, Adobe is not releasing TCS2 to include the first set of FrameMaker 9 patches. You will need to apply those yourself after installation. - Dov > -Original Message- > From:

FrameMaker 9.0.1 Update Now Available ... Come and Get It!

2009-03-17 Thread Dov Isaacs
The FrameMaker 9.0.1 update has just been released. You can get it via the updates feature within FrameMaker (or any other current Adobe application). - Dov _ List of major issues resolved in this

FrameMaker 9.0.1 Update Now Available ... Come and Get It!

2009-03-17 Thread Dov Isaacs
The FrameMaker 9.0.1 update has just been released. You can get it via the updates feature within FrameMaker (or any other current Adobe application). - Dov _ List of major issues resolved in this

RE: Missing Fonts

2009-03-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
In terms of safety and reliability, create the PDF only on the system that has all the fonts. Otherwise you cannot count on the fonts mysteriously appearing when you are making plates for the offset press (or printing on any printer for that matter!). - Dov -Original Message-

Missing Fonts

2009-03-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
In terms of safety and reliability, create the PDF only on the system that has all the fonts. Otherwise you cannot count on the fonts mysteriously appearing when you are making plates for the offset press (or printing on any printer for that matter!). - Dov > -Original

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