Somewhat OT: MS Word book?

2006-06-14 Thread John Sgammato
such a book? John Sgammato Principal Technical Writer Imprivata, Inc ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http

Which should we purchase, PhotoShop or Illustrator

2006-05-26 Thread John Sgammato
If you plan to get one of them, you might consider getting both as part of the Adobe Creative Suite 2. On the Adobe website, Photoshop is $649, and CS2 is $250 more at $899, but you get "full new versions of Adobe Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, and InDesign CS2 software with new Version Cue CS2

RE: Which should we purchase, PhotoShop or Illustrator

2006-05-26 Thread John Sgammato
If you plan to get one of them, you might consider getting both as part of the Adobe Creative Suite 2. On the Adobe website, Photoshop is $649, and CS2 is $250 more at $899, but you get "full new versions of Adobe Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, and InDesign CS2 software with new Version Cue CS2

Index woes -SOLVED

2006-05-10 Thread John Sgammato
the ideas! john -Original Message- From: Bill Swallow [mailto:techcommd...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 10:01 AM To: John Sgammato Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com; wwp-users at yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: Index woes in WebWorks ePublisher from FM 7.2 Are you allowing WWP to gener

RE: Index woes -SOLVED

2006-05-10 Thread John Sgammato
the ideas! john -Original Message- From: Bill Swallow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 10:01 AM To: John Sgammato Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Index woes in WebWorks ePublisher from FM 7.2 Are you allowing WWP to generate the index based

Index woes in WebWorks ePublisher from FM 7.2

2006-05-08 Thread John Sgammato
t seen more than the one instance of this strange reproduction issue, but I am not finished with the index yet, so there may be more. My ship date is next Monday, so I am getting anxious. I appreciate any insight! John Sgammato Principal Technical Writer Imprivata, Inc

Index woes in WebWorks ePublisher from FM 7.2

2006-05-08 Thread John Sgammato
t seen more than the one instance of this strange reproduction issue, but I am not finished with the index yet, so there may be more. My ship date is next Monday, so I am getting anxious. I appreciate any insight! John Sgammato Principal Technical Writer Imprivat

renaming a variable

2006-04-18 Thread John Sgammato
So far I am *very* happy with it, too. I am headed into the crucible now, so I'll be able to give it a real test...I hope it works under the pressure! -Original Message- From: Joe Malin [mailto:jma...@tuvox.com] Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 4:55 PM To: John Sgammato; frame

RE: renaming a variable

2006-04-18 Thread John Sgammato
So far I am *very* happy with it, too. I am headed into the crucible now, so I'll be able to give it a real test...I hope it works under the pressure! -Original Message- From: Joe Malin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 4:55 PM To: John Sgammato; fr

renaming a variable

2006-04-17 Thread John Sgammato
into Leximation's Bookvars today. It looks like just the tool I need! -Original Message- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 11:17 AM To: Peter Gold; John Sgammato; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: renaming a variable John Sga

RE: renaming a variable

2006-04-17 Thread John Sgammato
into Leximation's Bookvars today. It looks like just the tool I need! -Original Message- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 11:17 AM To: Peter Gold; John Sgammato; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: renaming a variable John Sgammato wrote:

renaming a variable

2006-04-14 Thread John Sgammato
only way to change it is one at a time, in which case the change would use up more time than I would ever save by implementing it! I appreciate any clues. John Sgammato Principal Technical Writer Imprivata, Inc.

renaming a variable

2006-04-14 Thread John Sgammato
only way to change it is one at a time, in which case the change would use up more time than I would ever save by implementing it! I appreciate any clues. John Sgammato Principal Technical Writer Imprivata, Inc. ___ You are currently subscribed to

Funny

2006-03-30 Thread John Sgammato
By the time I was taking undergrad chemistry, most students had a TI-30 or one of those screwy HP calculators with the "reverse-Polish notation". On a final exam, my calculator battery died, leaving only a faint blinking red dot slowly walking across the LED. Fortunately I had brought a Johns-Manv

RE: Funny

2006-03-30 Thread John Sgammato
By the time I was taking undergrad chemistry, most students had a TI-30 or one of those screwy HP calculators with the "reverse-Polish notation". On a final exam, my calculator battery died, leaving only a faint blinking red dot slowly walking across the LED. Fortunately I had brought a Johns-Manv

XML round-tripping & DocFrame

2006-03-27 Thread John Sgammato
nyone have experience with this? John Sgammato Principal Technical Writer Imprivata, Inc. Lexington, MA (781) 674-2441

XML round-tripping & DocFrame

2006-03-27 Thread John Sgammato
nyone have experience with this? John Sgammato Principal Technical Writer Imprivata, Inc. Lexington, MA (781) 674-2441 ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blan

4 sided pages in book printing?

2006-03-22 Thread John Sgammato
Hi, Theresa - I am darkening my grayest neurons developing my first EDD for structure Frame, so I may miss something, but here are my thoughts: I think you may be overmanaging your project, unaware of inexpensive external resources that can save you time and stress. I do a lot of docs, and almo

RE: 4 sided pages in book printing?

2006-03-22 Thread John Sgammato
Hi, Theresa - I am darkening my grayest neurons developing my first EDD for structure Frame, so I may miss something, but here are my thoughts: I think you may be overmanaging your project, unaware of inexpensive external resources that can save you time and stress. I do a lot of docs, and almo

Very OT, but this is freakin' incredible: Cool commercial

2006-03-22 Thread John Sgammato
I saw that a couple of years ago, and then lost the link. I still like to see it now and then, and to show it to the newer software developers I write for when they are struggling through some late-night bug-fixes. There is more on it at Snopes.com: http://www.snopes.com/autos/business/hondacog

RE: Very OT, but this is freakin' incredible: Cool commercial

2006-03-22 Thread John Sgammato
I saw that a couple of years ago, and then lost the link. I still like to see it now and then, and to show it to the newer software developers I write for when they are struggling through some late-night bug-fixes. There is more on it at Snopes.com: http://www.snopes.com/autos/business/hondacog

Creative Ideas for Developing a Read Me First/Getting Started Card

2006-03-19 Thread John Sgammato
This is a fun project indeed! I do a couple of this sort of thing, one in Adobe InDesign and the other in FrameMaker. Quark XPress is good, too. While you can do most of what you need with FrameMaker, it is probebly not the best tool for the job. Many of Frame's strengths are wasted on this sort

RE: Creative Ideas for Developing a Read Me First/Getting Started Card

2006-03-19 Thread John Sgammato
This is a fun project indeed! I do a couple of this sort of thing, one in Adobe InDesign and the other in FrameMaker. Quark XPress is good, too. While you can do most of what you need with FrameMaker, it is probebly not the best tool for the job. Many of Frame's strengths are wasted on this sort

how to insert product logo in master pages

2006-03-13 Thread John Sgammato
There is one very good reason to reference your logo. If it ever changes, you want to change it once and have that change appear everywhere. This happened to me two years ago. Marketing will probably not change their minds based on an objection from the tech writers! It also happens in a single-

RE: how to insert product logo in master pages

2006-03-13 Thread John Sgammato
There is one very good reason to reference your logo. If it ever changes, you want to change it once and have that change appear everywhere. This happened to me two years ago. Marketing will probably not change their minds based on an objection from the tech writers! It also happens in a single-

Importing a very large DocBook XML file kills FM 7.2

2006-02-06 Thread John Sgammato
... this is our biggest hurtle. What a great word! When a hurdle is causing great pain, then it is a hurtle! The word also applies if a hurdle is making your progress very slow indeed. ;-) I need some coffee. john

RE: Importing a very large DocBook XML file kills FM 7.2

2006-02-06 Thread John Sgammato
... this is our biggest hurtle. What a great word! When a hurdle is causing great pain, then it is a hurtle! The word also applies if a hurdle is making your progress very slow indeed. ;-) I need some coffee. john ___ You are currently subscribed to Fr

Frame vs. Quicksilver - Please help me save Frame

2006-01-19 Thread John Sgammato
4. Frame is more widely used and offers greater compatibility with the rest of the publishing world. Related to this is if/when the time comes that you need a contractor to do something fast, you are a lot more likely to find a Frame pro than an Interleaf one. This applies to new hires, too, if t

RE: Frame vs. Quicksilver - Please help me save Frame

2006-01-19 Thread John Sgammato
4. Frame is more widely used and offers greater compatibility with the rest of the publishing world. Related to this is if/when the time comes that you need a contractor to do something fast, you are a lot more likely to find a Frame pro than an Interleaf one. This applies to new hires, too, if

Rebranding/OEM'ing Frame files

2006-01-17 Thread John Sgammato
I rebrand our docset for a partner much the way described by Deb, with some of Grant's ideas. The main difference is that I do the rebranding myself rather than send source files to the partner (which has no tech writer resource). It is likely that this year will see at least one additional rebran

RE: Rebranding/OEM'ing Frame files

2006-01-17 Thread John Sgammato
I rebrand our docset for a partner much the way described by Deb, with some of Grant's ideas. The main difference is that I do the rebranding myself rather than send source files to the partner (which has no tech writer resource). It is likely that this year will see at least one additional rebran

FrameMaker at Kinko's

2006-01-10 Thread John Sgammato
Long ago there was a product called FrameReader that enabled the user to view but not edit .fm files. It was very inexpensive, in the $29.95 area. I remember a printer I worked with in Boston bought it so they could more easily work with my files. These days I have no trouble with sending a PDF

RE: FrameMaker at Kinko's

2006-01-10 Thread John Sgammato
Long ago there was a product called FrameReader that enabled the user to view but not edit .fm files. It was very inexpensive, in the $29.95 area. I remember a printer I worked with in Boston bought it so they could more easily work with my files. These days I have no trouble with sending a PDF

Docbook and Frame 7.2

2006-01-05 Thread John Sgammato
Does anyone know if there is a single procedure-oriented book that describes how to migrate a typical Unstructured FrameMaker manual (book file, chapters, Toc, etc) to Structured FrameMaker using DocBook and FrameMaker 7.2? I have a whole slew of assorted docs with a ton of information on backgro

RE: Docbook and Frame 7.2

2006-01-05 Thread John Sgammato
Does anyone know if there is a single procedure-oriented book that describes how to migrate a typical Unstructured FrameMaker manual (book file, chapters, Toc, etc) to Structured FrameMaker using DocBook and FrameMaker 7.2? I have a whole slew of assorted docs with a ton of information on backgro

Freeze Frame when selecting Object Properties

2005-11-28 Thread John Sgammato
: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Cc: John Sgammato > Subject: Freeze Frame when selecting Object Properties > > Hi John, > > I use a similar method for replacing screenshots: look at the Object > Properties of the existing screenshot to get the file name, etc., and then > replace the sc

RE: Freeze Frame when selecting Object Properties

2005-11-28 Thread John Sgammato
. Another week and the crunch will be over - then I can try to track it down better. For now I am too exhausted to track an ornery bug. > -Original Message- > From: Don Laux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 6:49 PM > To: framers@lists.frameusers.co

Re: Freeze Frame when selecting Object Properties

2005-11-21 Thread John Sgammato
sers.com Cc: John Sgammato Subject: Re: Framers Digest, Vol 1, Issue 2   Hi John, If you create a List of References, that will give you the file names of all your imported graphics, in order.  Maybe that would help? In Frame 6 (I don't have 7), this is Special > List of > Refere

Freeze Frame when selecting Object Properties

2005-11-21 Thread John Sgammato
, 2005 8:39 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Cc: John Sgammato Subject: Re: Framers Digest, Vol 1, Issue 2 Hi John, If you create a List of References, that will give you the file names of all your imported graphics, in order. Maybe that would help? In Frame 6 (I don't have 7), th

Freeze Frame when selecting Object Properties

2005-11-20 Thread John Sgammato
When I select Object Properties on a referenced image on my home PC, FrameMaker freezes. I am using FrameMaker 7.1.116, pretty plain vanilla version except it has IXGen. It is set to Structured, but I am not actually using any structure tools or methods. This is the same book that I work on

Freeze Frame when selecting Object Properties

2005-11-20 Thread John Sgammato
When I select Object Properties on a referenced image on my home PC, FrameMaker freezes. I am using FrameMaker 7.1.116, pretty plain vanilla version except it has IXGen. It is set to Structured, but I am not actually using any structure tools or methods. This is the same book that I work on

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