Re: [Framers] Retired

2018-11-26 Thread ed nodland
Finish line? The adventure begins. Actually, continues. The question is, what does the universe have in store for you next? May the force "to recognize the synchronicity of life" be with you. Ed On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 8:25 AM John Sgammato wrote: > congratulations on making it

Re: [Framers] :TOC Issues in FM 11

2017-08-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Thanks, Fred and Tino for the help. I found that my TOC file has a different set of Master Pages. How can I make this file use the same Master Pages as other files in the book? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer -Original Message- From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+elightle

[Framers] TOC Issues in FM 11

2017-08-22 Thread Ed Lightle
the spacing problem? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 6750 Crosby Court, Dublin, OH 43016 Tel: +1 (614) 799-0600 Ext. 5225 | www.commandalkon.com<http://www.commandalkon.com/?utm_medium=emaill_source=sigblock> Connect With Us: Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/cmdalkon>

[Framers] WebWorks Menu doesn't appear in FrameMaker 9

2016-12-02 Thread Ed Lightle
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Re: [Framers] Pros/Cons: Separate file per chapter, or one REALLY BIG FILE for an entire book

2016-11-07 Thread Ed Nodland
entities so that changing common content in one place results in a consistent change across the entire publication. But that's getting into structure of some sort. Ed On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Lin Sims <ljsims...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think I touched a nerve. > > Ye

Re: [Framers] 114pp table

2016-08-18 Thread Ed Nodland
. It handles tables nicely. Ed Nodland San Diego Data Services On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 6:57 AM, Stamm, David <david.st...@gd-ms.com> wrote: > 2016-08-18-04T13:55Z > > John - > > Glad to hear that you're enjoying one of the hallmarks of FrameMaker. In > the "for

Re: [Framers] Thumb Tabs

2016-08-10 Thread Ed Nodland
the basic concept, but every time I have to adjust or it up setup it is a real pain. Ed Nodland On Wed, Aug 10, 2016 at 7:53 AM, Denis Daly <d.d...@icpnewtech.com> wrote: > Hi, > > For a new Technical User Guide, we are exploring the use of printed 'Thumb > T

Re: [Framers] I'm pretty sure the answer is structured content

2016-07-28 Thread Ed Nodland
I guess you are suggesting that "short term solution" is an oxymoron. Short term patch, short term fix, but a solution implies long term. The use of the words patch or fix, communicates to the customer that they need to start thinking long term. On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 1:01 PM,

Re: [Framers] I need a "hat" in an equation

2016-05-21 Thread Ed Nodland
. [image: Inline image 1] Ed Nodland San Diego Data Services On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 1:28 AM, Klaus Daube <fr...@daube.ch> wrote: > On 20 May 2016 at 12:05, Lin Sims wrote: > > > One of my engineers gave me a Word document that has an equation I need > to > &

Re: [Framers] Searching for content in FrameMaker files

2016-05-07 Thread Ed Nodland
On Sat, May 7, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Craig Ede wrote: > I suppose one might be searching on a phrase so breaks between words with > intervening mif tags, etc would pose a problem. Sentences are often split > in Mifs. > Where also had problems where inserted $Header$ variables

Re: How to Choose the Right Image File Format for Print

2015-03-20 Thread Ed Nodland
We use PDFs created in Illustrator. As I understand a single page illustrator and PDF file created by illustrator are identical or at least totally exchangeable. Ed Nodland On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Carol J. Elkins celk...@awrittenword.com wrote: Here is a really good article (I think

Re: secured PDFs

2015-03-05 Thread Ed Nodland
it function like a PDF would. For our print editions we run the source XML into Frame to produce the PDFs for commercial printing. Ed Nodland On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Carol J. Elkins celk...@awrittenword.com wrote: At 11:00 AM 3/4/2015, you wrote: We are using the certificate security

Re: online FrameMaker 12 Documentation totally revamped; in PDF

2014-12-15 Thread Ed Nodland
, the only hard part about implementing Framemaker is locating a good FM consultant. Ed On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 1:32 AM, Davis, David david.da...@non.schneider-electric.com wrote: I don't wanna be overly blunt, but the new online help basically looks terrible (on my Windows 7 / IE10 default

Re: How do you get fractions in FM 12?

2014-12-09 Thread Ed Nodland
confusing. You can also reduce the font size and manually adjust the position by selecting the text and using ALT+ArrowKeys, e.g. move a small 3 up / move a small 16 down, for a nice looking 3/16. Ed Nodland sddat.com On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 8:12 AM, tom.beiswen...@emhartglass.com wrote: I have text

Problem converting Word doc into FM

2014-12-08 Thread Ed Nodland
Rebecca I use a two column masterpage. The text flows from one column to the next and my wide images and tables are wrapped in paragraphs that set the span all columns property. Ed Nodland San Diego Data Services sddat.com [image: Inline image 1] On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 6:36 AM, Frasure

Re: A giggle from the Adobe website

2014-10-28 Thread Ed Nodland
that are high-level, vague, or sound like short sound bites. I was checking IT manager. I'll add that the program, documentation, and support is much better than it was in 2007 - 2010 and the support community is amazing. Ed On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Helen Borrie hele...@iinet.net.au wrote

Re: Filling up blank space in a Framemaker page

2014-08-14 Thread Ed Nodland
There is a paragraph pagination setting, start top of page. Apply it to the element that you want to have start on the top of the next page. Ed Nodland [image: Inline image 1] On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Apurva Bahadur apu...@writxt.com wrote: Dear All, Is there a way to stretch

Re: Where is the EDD created?

2014-08-14 Thread Ed Nodland
definitions specifying the location of your template and EDD files to your application. Ed Nodland San Diego Data Services On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Theresa de Valence t...@bstw.com wrote: I'm taking everyone's advice (thank you) and starting with a new EDD. Where do I save the EDD

Re: anchored text frames in sideheads

2014-08-12 Thread Ed Nodland
methods for this. Ed Nodland San Diego Data Services On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 6:43 AM, John Sgammato john.sgamm...@actifio.com wrote: I just posted a question about importing formats from a sidehead-enabled template. Here's a related question: Assuming we can make the sidehead template work

Re: importing master pages, but not getting Room for Sideheads (FM12 unst)

2014-08-12 Thread Ed Nodland
://forums.adobe.com/message/4209683 will help. It says, Sideheads are a flow property (effectively a document level property, not any individual text frame). If they were enabled in the MasterPage, but not showing on the Body pages, then the Body pages had an override (i.e. it was turned off there). Ed Nodland

Re: FM Crashed and now it doesn't ask for Application

2014-08-05 Thread Ed Nodland
comes up. Ed On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 5:02 AM, Jeff Coatsworth jeff.coatswo...@jonasclub.com wrote: Is this Windows not asking? If so, then your file association has just gotten mixed up and assigned to some application (or none if it’s floundering around). Use Windows Explorer to reset

FM Crashed and now it doesn't ask for Application

2014-08-04 Thread Ed Nodland
masterpage=standard . . . . I had a problem a year ago when my DOCTYPE was !DOCTYPE book . . . Frame automatically applied the docbook application, so I changed it and my root element to chapter or lmbook as applicable. Does anyone know why it would not ask for the application after a crash? Ed

Re: File not appearing in Set Structured Application dropdown

2014-07-31 Thread Ed Nodland
Identification (Dangerous Goods List)/title 9 section pageid=air.3 id=air.3.1 ref=1 10 sectnum3.1/sectnum 11 titleGeneral/title Ed Nodland San Diego Data Services sddat.com On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Heiko Haida i...@heiko-haida.de wrote: Hi Angela, I am not sure if I understand

Re: FM12: Quirks in Find/replace using RegEx (Perl)

2014-07-08 Thread Ed Nodland
I work with on a windows environment and write Perl scripts regularly to adjust HTML, MIF, XML and other UTF-8 files using RegEx. Sometimes its a single file other times a folder structure of files. IF you need a small perl script I be glad to donate to this group. Ed Nodland sddat.com On Tue

Re: XML/EDD Vertical Text Placement in Structured Frame 12

2014-06-05 Thread Ed Nodland
Tim I would use the footer with markers. Here are a couple of references. http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FrameMaker/9.0/Using/WS2937A033-EFF3-4d85-BBB3-98214B54950D.html and page 111 for read/write rules in http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FrameMaker/9.0/StructuredDev/Structure_Dev_Reference.pdf Ed

Re: What do you all recommend for showing space characters?

2014-03-15 Thread Ed Nodland
How about ␣ (Unicode U+2423, decimal 9251, *open box*). Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_character Visible Symbol. back in the 70's we used a ^ near the bottom of the line, but that was when writing out code on paper was done before punching it onto cards or paper tape. Ed

Re: Cannot insert the infinity symbol and other special character problems

2014-02-14 Thread Ed Nodland
Character Palete and then use the single, double and triple scroll buttons to move down to 221, then look in column E to find the infinity symbol. Click it to insert the character into your content. Ed Nodland On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Fei Min Lorente feimin.lore...@onsemi.com wrote: I’m

Re: Merry Christmas

2013-12-24 Thread Ed Nodland
Ditto to all you said, happy holidays from San Diego. Ed Nodland On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 4:54 PM, Böðvar Björgvinsson bod...@gmail.comwrote: Dear friends and colleagues on the FrameUsers List, I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. And thank you for all the wonderful help you

Merry Christmas

2013-12-23 Thread Ed Nodland
Ditto to all you said, happy holidays from San Diego. Ed Nodland On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 4:54 PM, B??var Bj?rgvinsson wrote: > Dear friends and colleagues on the FrameUsers List, > > I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. > And thank you for all the wonder

Re: Looking for FrameMaker SGML Help

2013-11-14 Thread Ed Nodland
about the XML structured processing than unstructured Frame itself. But thanks to you and Craig this year I'm getting pretty good with the features of unstructured Frame Editing as well. You have my number, give me a call. Ed Nodland On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Chris Despopoulos

Looking for FrameMaker SGML Help

2013-11-14 Thread Ed Nodland
about the XML structured processing than unstructured Frame itself. But thanks to you and Craig this year I'm getting pretty good with the features of unstructured Frame Editing as well. You have my number, give me a call. Ed Nodland On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Chris Despopoulos

Re: Structured FM11 Not translating horizontal tab character - #09;

2013-10-28 Thread Ed Nodland
#x0009/td did not work. Frame determined there was nothing really in the cell. I added a non-breaking space #00A0; before the tab, e.g. td valign=top colname=2 dotleader=2.2#x00A0;#x0009;/td Ed Nodland On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 7:00 AM, George, Brenda (CAI) bgeo...@federatedinv.com wrote: In my

Structured FM11 Not translating horizontal tab character -

2013-10-28 Thread Ed Nodland
For FM 11 I had to add xml:space="preserve" to my root element, e.g. In addition when I had a multi-column table and I have an empty cell with a dotleader like ... to guide the eye across the cell I use a decimal tab. The tagging did not work. Frame determined there was nothing

RE: FM, How to Delete Unused Conditional Text Names from a Book

2013-10-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Shmuel, Thanks so much! Saved book as a MIF as you recommended, deleted the condition markers and then saved back as a book. Took about 4 minutes! Thanks so much! Ed Lightle -Original Message- From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:shmue...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:45 AM

RE: FM, How to Delete Unused Conditional Text Names from a Book

2013-10-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Edited to add: This worked for the book but did not remove the condition tags in the individual files. Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon -Original Message- From: Ed Lightle Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 10:22 AM To: 'Shmuel Wolfson'; Framers Subject: RE: FM, How

RE: FM, How to Delete Unused Conditional Text Names from a Book

2013-10-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Thanks, Fred. At least I learned something. 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' probably applies here. Thanks, everybody for the responses! -Ed Lightle From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:01 AM To: Ed Lightle; Shmuel Wolfson; framers

FM, How to Delete Unused Conditional Text Names from a Book

2013-10-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Shmuel, Thanks so much! Saved book as a MIF as you recommended, deleted the condition markers and then saved back as a book. Took about 4 minutes! Thanks so much! Ed Lightle -Original Message- From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:shmue...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:45 AM

FM, How to Delete Unused Conditional Text Names from a Book

2013-10-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Edited to add: This worked for the book but did not remove the condition tags in the individual files. Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon -Original Message- From: Ed Lightle Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 10:22 AM To: 'Shmuel Wolfson'; Framers Subject: RE: FM, How

FM, How to Delete Unused Conditional Text Names from a Book

2013-10-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Thanks, Fred. At least I learned something. 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' probably applies here. Thanks, everybody for the responses! -Ed Lightle From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:01 AM To: Ed Lightle; Shmuel Wolfson; framers

How to Delete Conditional Text Markers from a Book

2013-10-21 Thread Ed Lightle
Hi, everybody. Is there an easy way to delete unused conditional text markers from a FrameMaker book? I'm still using version 7.0. Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 5168 Blazer Parkway | Dublin, Ohio 43017-1339 Tel: +1 (614) 799-6650 Ext. 5225 | www.commandalkon.comhttp

How to Delete Conditional Text Markers from a Book

2013-10-21 Thread Ed Lightle
Hi, everybody. Is there an easy way to delete unused conditional text markers from a FrameMaker book? I'm still using version 7.0. Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 5168 Blazer Parkway | Dublin, Ohio 43017-1339 Tel: +1 (614) 799-6650 Ext. 5225 | www.commandalkon.com<h

FM 11 ignores my XML Tab Characters

2013-09-12 Thread Ed Nodland
, but 0009 works fine for me using FM 10. Any suggestions? Ed ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr

FM 11 ignores my XML Tab Characters

2013-09-12 Thread Ed Nodland
fine for me using FM 10. Any suggestions? Ed -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130912/86d8f1dd/attachment.html>

Printing Color Images

2013-09-11 Thread Ed Nodland
that the image saved from Illustrator as a PDF format should display the spot colors but it does not. So the problem/solution might start there. Ed Nodland ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages

Re: Printing Color Images

2013-09-11 Thread Ed Nodland
OK, Save As PDF was the trick. Thanks. Now most of the images work fine. The rest require a conversion of process to spot color changes in Illustrator. On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:46 PM, Ed Nodland enodl...@gmail.com wrote: This seems like it should be simple and done routinely by many others

Re: Printing Color Images

2013-09-11 Thread Ed Nodland
Thanks, With the help and clues from several sources I now understand the color printing issue, including the Save as PDF In Frame and setting spot colors in Illustrator. Ed On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Heiko Haida i...@heiko-haida.de wrote: ** Hi Ed, probably your colors are set

Printing Color Images

2013-09-11 Thread Ed Nodland
OK, Save As PDF was the trick. Thanks. Now most of the images work fine. The rest require a conversion of process to spot color changes in Illustrator. On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:46 PM, Ed Nodland wrote: > This seems like it should be simple and done routinely by many others. > &g

Printing Color Images

2013-09-11 Thread Ed Nodland
Thanks, With the help and clues from several sources I now understand the color printing issue, including the Save as PDF In Frame and setting spot colors in Illustrator. Ed On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Heiko Haida wrote: > ** > > Hi Ed, > > probably your

Printing Color Images

2013-09-10 Thread Ed Nodland
I also suspect that the image saved from Illustrator as a PDF format should display the spot colors but it does not. So the problem/solution might start there. Ed Nodland -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/

Scaling Images

2013-08-14 Thread Ed Nodland
correct. Question: Is there a scale attribute to define and use or a similar mechanism. Or, maybe someone knows how to produce scaled PDF outputs. Thanks Ed ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages

Scaling Images

2013-08-14 Thread Ed Nodland
tio correct. Question: Is there a scale attribute to define and use or a similar mechanism. Or, maybe someone knows how to produce scaled PDF outputs. Thanks Ed -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130814/ceb8e396/attachment.html>

Re: FrameMaker 10 Crashes Regularly, is unstructured FrameMaker 11 more stable

2013-08-08 Thread Ed Nodland
FM 9 used to crash on me whenever I had Frame on my second monitor and used the mouse thumbwheel. Took me a while to connect the dots on that one. Point is it can be an obscure cause. Ed On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Joseph Lorenzini jalo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I have been using

FrameMaker 10 Crashes Regularly, is unstructured FrameMaker 11 more stable

2013-08-07 Thread Ed Nodland
FM 9 used to crash on me whenever I had Frame on my second monitor and used the mouse thumbwheel. Took me a while to connect the dots on that one. Point is it can be an obscure cause. Ed On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Joseph Lorenzini wrote: > Hi all, > > I have been using FM 10

Fonts, Character Sets, Unicode and UTF-8 Explained

2013-07-20 Thread Ed Nodland
jargon as well, but I'd probably take it off line since it's not Frame specific. Ed Nodland *Additional References* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Unicode_encodings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Fonts, Character Sets, Unicode and UTF-8 Explained

2013-07-20 Thread Ed Nodland
e, programs, and processes that consume and display the data. I think Unicode and UTF-8 encoding are the best standards to use at this time. If the hexadecimal numbers like 2A3B are messing with your brain I can provide some insight on the decimal, binary, hexadecimal, byte, and bit jargon as well

Re: Custom Ruling and Shading of Tables via xml and EDD rules

2013-07-11 Thread Ed Nodland
said, the exact syntax [of the FM properties] is not always easily found. I have the Structure Application Developer's Guide right here in front of me. On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 1:05 AM, Roger Shuttleworth shutti...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Ed * * * * * 4. Write read-write rules that map

Custom Ruling and Shading of Tables via xml and EDD rules

2013-07-10 Thread Ed Nodland
said, the exact syntax [of the FM properties] is not always easily found. I have the "Structure Application Developer's Guide" right here in front of me. On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 1:05 AM, Roger Shuttleworth wrote: > Hi Ed > > * * * * * > > 4. Write read-write rule

Custom Ruling and Shading of Tables via xml and EDD rules

2013-07-09 Thread Ed Nodland
suggestions?* * * Ed Nodland ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http

Custom Ruling and Shading of Tables via xml and EDD rules

2013-07-09 Thread Ed Nodland
gs rather than being totally custom or XML attribute driven for specific rows or cells. I can change the markup or take a totally different approach but I nered the format to be driven by the XML data not manual activity in Framemaker aftrer opening the XML file.. *Any suggestions?* * * Ed Nodland

Re: Embarrasing simple question - identifying current style

2013-06-28 Thread Ed Nodland
up with the style that is applied to the text at the cursor location. Ed On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 6:54 AM, Alastair Dent alastair.d...@imgtec.comwrote: We are now moving our documentation to Frame 11. ** One very basic task eludes me; how do I tell what style has been assigned

Embarrasing simple question - identifying current style

2013-06-28 Thread Ed Nodland
up with the style that is applied to the text at the cursor location. Ed On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 6:54 AM, Alastair Dent wrote: > > 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 th

Re: Query about what happens in structured Frame

2013-06-17 Thread Ed Nodland
you the details, but I am willing to connect via a meeting app and show you the components of the DB to XML/HTML to Frame process. Ed Nodland On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Theresa de Valence t...@bstw.com wrote: Hello Framers, I’m in need of some basic advice. I’ve been using Frame for 20

Query about what happens in structured Frame

2013-06-15 Thread Ed Nodland
have time to teach you the details, but I am willing to connect via a meeting app and show you the components of the DB to XML/HTML to Frame process. Ed Nodland On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Theresa de Valence wrote: > Hello Framers, > > I?m in need of some basic advice. I?ve been using

OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-14 Thread Ed Nodland
safety critical product companies, are going to be busy figuring out how to work in this new model. Ed You can't change the waves, but you can pick which wave you want to ride. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com

OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-13 Thread Ed Nodland
companies that Craig mentioned, or other safety critical product companies, are going to be busy figuring out how to work in this new model. Ed You can't change the waves, but you can pick which wave you want to ride. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Ed Nodland
If the problem you are having is the license expired bug this web page will provide the patch to correct the problem. http://helpx.adobe.com/framemaker/kb/cant-launch-framemaker-10.html Ed On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Matt Sullivan m...@mattrsullivan.comwrote: Here's the web page I

Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Ed Nodland
If the problem you are having is the "license" expired" bug this web page will provide the patch to correct the problem. http://helpx.adobe.com/framemaker/kb/cant-launch-framemaker-10.html Ed On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Matt Sullivan wrote: > Here's the web p

Frame versus XSL-FO

2013-03-01 Thread Ed Nodland
Well, it sounds like the jury is in, and it does not look good for FO On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Scott Prentice wrote: > Hi Ed... > > Yes .. the cost is definitely related to the complexity. If you have FO > developers in-house, that will help a lot. The key is that you

Frame versus XSL-FO

2013-02-27 Thread Ed Nodland
These are good inputs. The "site:" for searching was new to me. Thanks I think I will stay with Framemaker and upgrade to version 11. I hope Adobe improves the stability and UI issues as time goes on. I am curious if the high cost of XSL-FO development is due to FO being more difficult then

Frame versus XSL-FO

2013-02-25 Thread Ed Nodland
that looks like something out of the 90's. Am I missing some capability somewhere? Thanks Ed -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130225/66f7397c/attachment.html>

Re: Tables in rotated text frames unselectable?

2012-12-21 Thread Ed Nodland
In FM10 you can select Format Customize Layout Rotate {Clock/Counter} then do your editing. Ed San Diego Data Services On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Christoph Korsmeier christoph.korsme...@werktext.eu wrote: ** Hi everybody, I've designed an FM10 masterpage with a rotated text flow

Tables in rotated text frames unselectable?

2012-12-21 Thread Ed Nodland
In FM10 you can select Format > Customize Layout > Rotate {Clock/Counter} then do your editing. Ed San Diego Data Services On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:35 PM, Christoph Korsmeier < christoph.korsmeier at werktext.eu> wrote: > ** > Hi everybody, > > I've des

RE: framers Digest, Vol 81, Issue 24

2012-07-24 Thread Ed Lightle
. I know that doesn't help with your immediate problem but I just wanted you to know that the Frame/Webworks option is out there. Cheers, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer 614-799-0600 Ext. 5225 Command Alkon 5168 Blazer Parkway | Dublin, Ohio 43017-1339 Tel: +1 (614) 799-6650  Ext. 1222

framers Digest, Vol 81, Issue 24

2012-07-24 Thread Ed Lightle
. I know that doesn't help with your immediate problem but I just wanted you to know that the Frame/Webworks option is out there. Cheers, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer 614-799-0600 Ext. 5225 Command Alkon 5168 Blazer Parkway | Dublin, Ohio 43017-1339 Tel: +1 (614) 799-6650 ?Ext. 1222

Turkish Characters Don't Display

2012-05-24 Thread Ed Lightle
this is happening? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer 614-799-0600 Ext. 5225 Command Alkon 5168 Blazer Parkway | Dublin, Ohio 43017-1339 Tel: +1 (614) 799-6650 Ext. 1222 | www.commandalkon.comhttp://www.commandalkon.com/ Connect With Us: Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/cmdalkon | Twitterhttp

RE: Turkish Characters Don't Display

2012-05-24 Thread Ed Lightle
to Arial TUR and it is working. - Destination paragraph style font is Arial TUR. Check and see that you have Arial TUR in your list of fonts for FM. Thanks, Ed Lightle From: Ed Lightle Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:07 AM To: 'framers@lists.frameusers.com' Subject: Turkish Characters Don't

RE: Turkish Characters Don't Display

2012-05-24 Thread Ed Lightle
Rick, I'm still using FrameMaker 7.0. Thanks, Ed From: Rick Quatro [mailto:r...@rickquatro.com] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:55 AM To: Ed Lightle; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Turkish Characters Don't Display Hi Ed, What version of FrameMaker are you using? FrameMaker 8

Turkish Characters Don't Display

2012-05-24 Thread Ed Lightle
quot;. Any idea why this is happening? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer 614-799-0600 Ext. 5225 Command Alkon 5168 Blazer Parkway | Dublin, Ohio 43017-1339 Tel: +1 (614) 799-6650 Ext. 1222 | www.commandalkon.com<http://www.commandalkon.com/> Connect With Us: Facebook<http://www.facebook.

Turkish Characters Don't Display

2012-05-24 Thread Ed Lightle
to Arial TUR and it is working. - Destination paragraph style font is Arial TUR. Check and see that you have Arial TUR in your list of fonts for FM. Thanks, Ed Lightle From: Ed Lightle Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:07 AM To: 'framers at lists.frameusers.com' Subject: Turkish Characters Don't

Turkish Characters Don't Display

2012-05-24 Thread Ed Lightle
Rick, I'm still using FrameMaker 7.0. Thanks, Ed From: Rick Quatro [mailto:r...@rickquatro.com] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:55 AM To: Ed Lightle; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Turkish Characters Don't Display Hi Ed, What version of FrameMaker are you using? FrameMaker 8

Frame 8 crashing on opening

2011-10-10 Thread Ed Marshall
issues in months w/ FM. Googled but haven't found anything that worked. Can't open Frame so several tricks can't be tried (like the corrupt user.dict). Suggestions? Thx, Ed Ed Marshall Marshall Documentation Consulting www.MarshallDocumentationServices.com Linked In profile: http

Frame 8 crashing on opening

2011-10-09 Thread Ed Marshall
issues in months w/ FM. Googled but haven't found anything that worked. Can't open Frame so several tricks can't be tried (like the corrupt user.dict). Suggestions? Thx, Ed Ed Marshall Marshall Documentation Consulting www.MarshallDocumentationServices.com Linked In profile: http

RE: Frame 7.0 Internal Error When Trying to Generate a Book

2011-08-09 Thread Ed Lightle
Fred and Stuart: Thanks for the suggestions. I checked each file in the book and found the one that was corrupt. My solution was to copy everything into a new file and save it and then save it as the original file. The book now updates correctly. Thanks, Ed Lightle Senior Technical Writer

Frame 7.0 Internal Error When Trying to Generate a Book

2011-08-09 Thread Ed Lightle
Fred and Stuart: Thanks for the suggestions. I checked each file in the book and found the one that was corrupt. My solution was to copy everything into a new file and save it and then save it as the original file. The book now updates correctly. Thanks, Ed Lightle Senior Technical Writer

Frame 7.0 Internal Error When Trying to Generate a Book

2011-08-08 Thread Ed Lightle
I keep receiving an internal error message and Frame crashes when I try to generate a book. The error log contains these Internal Error numbers: 7004, 4817875, 4817573, 5204561 I can generate other books, however. Any ideas what I can do to fix this one book? Thanks in advance, Ed Lightle

Frame 7.0 Internal Error When Trying to Generate a Book

2011-08-08 Thread Ed Lightle
I keep receiving an internal error message and Frame crashes when I try to generate a book. The error log contains these Internal Error numbers: 7004, 4817875, 4817573, 5204561 I can generate other books, however. Any ideas what I can do to fix this one book? Thanks in advance, Ed Lightle

Does Acrobat 9 work with FrameMaker 7.0?

2011-01-14 Thread Ed Lightle
I have used Acrobat 6 with FrameMaker 7.0 for years but I am getting a Windows 7 PC. Our company uses Acrobat 9, so I will probably have to upgrade. Will FM 7 work with later versions of Acrobat? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225

Does Acrobat 9 work with FrameMaker 7.0?

2011-01-14 Thread Ed Lightle
I have used Acrobat 6 with FrameMaker 7.0 for years but I am getting a Windows 7 PC. Our company uses Acrobat 9, so I will probably have to upgrade. Will FM 7 work with later versions of Acrobat? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225

Auto-Numbering Problem

2010-12-22 Thread Ed Lightle
David, Thanks for the simplified examples. They work! Of course, I'd also like to thank all the other people who provided similar information and schooled me at little on this topic ;>) Sincerely, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225 www.commandalkon.

Auto-Numbering Problem

2010-12-20 Thread Ed Lightle
) Second substep c) Third substep 5. (Should be 4th step) What can I do? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225 www.commandalkon.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch

Auto-Numbering Problem

2010-12-20 Thread Ed Lightle
substep b) Second substep c) Third substep 5. (Should be 4th step) What can I do? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225 www.commandalkon.com

RE: Best tool for creating context-sensitive help?

2010-11-15 Thread Ed Lightle
haven't needed to. There are several other HAT (Help Authoring Tools) out there but I found WebWorks very easy to use. Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225 www.commandalkon.com -- Message: 1 Date

Best tool for creating context-sensitive help?

2010-11-15 Thread Ed Lightle
because I haven't needed to. There are several other HAT (Help Authoring Tools) out there but I found WebWorks very easy to use. Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225 www.commandalkon.com

RE: Using FM 5.5.6 With Windows 7

2010-07-15 Thread Ed Marsh
://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx Hope this helps, -=Ed. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Michael Johnson Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 5:53 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject

Using FM 5.5.6 With Windows 7

2010-07-14 Thread Ed Marsh
here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx Hope this helps, -=Ed. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Michael Johnson Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 5:53 PM To: framers at lists.fram

RE: Structuring documents (was RE: Adobe's New Corporate Strategies)

2010-04-30 Thread Ed
approach - I did it at a prior job - but the barrier to entry is just way too high if you're the only one that's going to be implementing it. -=Ed. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Bernard Aschwanden

RE: Structuring documents (was RE: Adobe's New Corporate Strategies)

2010-04-30 Thread Ed
and a copy of a HAT. Once Pagemaker came around, it made publishing easier. Once Dreamweaver and FrontPage came around, it made creating web pages easier. Converting to structure may never get that easy, but it's gotta get easier than it is now. -=Ed. -Original Message- From: Matt Sullivan

RE: Structuring documents (was RE: Adobe's New Corporate Strategies)

2010-04-30 Thread Ed
I'll look at this incrementally. -=Ed. -Original Message- From: Rick Quatro [mailto:r...@rickquatro.com] Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 5:01 PM To: 'Ed'; 'FrameMaker Forum' Subject: RE: Structuring documents (was RE: Adobe's New Corporate Strategies) Hi Ed, I think you have too many

Structuring documents (was RE: Adobe's New Corporate Strategies)

2010-04-30 Thread Ed
structured approach - I did it at a prior job - but the barrier to entry is just way too high if you're the only one that's going to be implementing it. -=Ed. > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- > bounces at lists.frameusers.com] O

Structuring documents (was RE: Adobe's New Corporate Strategies)

2010-04-30 Thread Ed
and a copy of a HAT. Once Pagemaker came around, it made publishing easier. Once Dreamweaver and FrontPage came around, it made creating web pages easier. Converting to structure may never get that easy, but it's gotta get easier than it is now. -=Ed. > -Original Message- > From: Matt Su

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