Cross-reference oddity in FM 9

Schlomo, I'm sorry, yes, I did miss that the angle had to be part of the font family name (mea culpa),? so I wasn't getting the fix right. You wrote: > Rebecca's clarification is correct -- you need a font where the italic > variation is part of the font identity/name itself (i.e.

Re: Getting graphics out of a file

Lynn, A few years ago, I had a plug-in that does what you're needing. It would go through an entire FM file and extract all the graphics into a folder and replace them with linked graphics. The last time I used it was in FM 7.2, though, and I am having a hard time finding it again. I have gone

Cross-reference oddity in FM 9

Hi All, I am having some trouble getting character formatting to read through in a cross-reference. The challenge is that the character formatting is part of the trademarked product name, so we do need the single letter i at the end of the product name to always appear in italics. I have it

Cross-reference oddity in FM 9

Hi Schlomo, Thanks for responding:? ? > However, in the context of cross-references, <$paratext> ignores all > character formatting present in the extracted paragraph text, except > superscript, subscript and font family properties - which are retained only > if implemented through a

Getting graphics out of a file

Lynn, A few years ago, I had a plug-in that does what you're needing. It would go through an entire FM file and extract all the graphics into a folder and replace them with linked graphics. The last time I used it was in FM 7.2, though, and I am having a hard time finding it again. I have gone

Re: Anchored Frame/Pagination bug?

Lynn,   You might check the paragraph format of whatever precedes the Figure Title paragraph. If it has Keep with Next turned on, then it may prevent the Figure Title from rolling with the page break. HTH, Rene Lynn Gold lg...@us.ibm.com wrote: ...When the

Non-responsive paragraph formats in FM9

Hi All, I have recently inherited a new library of FM docs. All of the docs were leveraged out of legacy FM files, meaning that many of the original projects were created way back in FM 5 and just got updated to whatever the current FM version was at the time that the product line changes

Anchored Frame/Pagination bug?

Lynn, ? You might check the paragraph format of whatever precedes the Figure Title paragraph. If it has "Keep with Next" turned on, then it may prevent the Figure Title from rolling with the page break. HTH, Rene Lynn Gold wrote: <...>When the Anchored

Structured FM, DITA, and DOCX

things going...??  Is there a plug-in for FM or some program that works with FM, or do I already have a solution in the TCS arsenal that I just don't know about yet? Any direction that you could give me would really be appreciated! Thanks in advance, Rene Stephenson

PowerPoint to Frame

I agree with David about save-as-html ? that?s the route I?ve taken many times in similar situations, and it has proven a pretty efficient way to extract the graphics into something FM can use as a referenced graphic. However, I?d like to add a bit about the graphics? Due to the way that

RE: PowerPoint to Frame

I agree with David about save-as-html – that’s the route I’ve taken many times in similar situations, and it has proven a pretty efficient way to extract the graphics into something FM can use as a referenced graphic. However, I’d like to add a bit about the graphics… Due to the way that

Frame on the Mac

I use FM9 in an XP virtual machine (VMWare Fusion) on my MacBook Pro OS10.6. I run it in unity mode so that I can enjoy the Mac for so many things, but I can't do without FM for publishing my longer docs, especially those with overlapping content. Rene Stephenson On 7/24/10 11:52 AM, Whites

Re: Frame on the Mac

I use FM9 in an XP virtual machine (VMWare Fusion) on my MacBook Pro OS10.6. I run it in unity mode so that I can enjoy the Mac for so many things, but I can't do without FM for publishing my longer docs, especially those with overlapping content. Rene Stephenson On 7/24/10 11:52 AM, Whites

SCORM

Hi All, We have a client who requires training materials to be SCORM compliant/conformant. I know there's software out there that can be bought to do this... however... we have ton of extant material in FM9 that's all single-sourced (in a disciplined, unstructured way), and we have TCS2, so

Re: Customizing page numbering

Adam, logically if there's a 10 page document and the n / (n+1) formula were implemented, page 2 would say 2 / 3 ... page 3 would say 3 / 4 ... page 8 would say 8 / 9 ...up to page 10, which would say 10 / 11 Is what you intend? I find that confusing. Or are you wanting page number of a

Re: SCORM

Bill, Thanks I had read that article, but was having trouble figuring out whether RH was a good tool for the job. I haven't used RH since version X3 (last help systems I did were in WebWorks), and we only got TCS2 this quarter. If this is going into a client's LMS, I would need to get the

Re: SCORM

Bill, thanks for clarifying about the LMS and API. (WebHelp isn't an option for us anymore, because the version we had doesn't work with anything higher than FM7.2; so when we chose TCS2, we did so with the understanding that WebHelp would be abandoned. The transition happened between product

Re: SCORM

Bill, I think I should be setting it up from the Blank template so that I can use the HTML Help output from RH...and skip the idea of framesets and RH WebHelp for now. If I can get it working in simplified form, I can always add complexity later as part of continuous improvement processes. ;-)

Slightly OT: optimal PC for TCS2 / CS3 use

Hi All, We have PCs that at first blush look quite adequate to meet the system requirements spec'd by Adobe for TCS2: P4 (single core) 3.2GHz w/ 3GB RAM running WinXP. However...in reality, dealing with TCS2 and docs that are hundreds of pages long and chock full of graphics, there is

SCORM

Hi All, We have a client who requires training materials to be SCORM compliant/conformant. I know there's software out there that can be bought to do this... however... we have ton of extant material in FM9 that's all single-sourced (in a disciplined, unstructured way), and we have TCS2, so

Customizing page numbering

Adam, logically if there's a 10 page document and the "n / (n+1)" formula were implemented, page 2 would say "2 / 3" ... page 3 would say "3 / 4" ... page 8 would say "8 / 9" ...up to page 10, which would say "10 / 11" Is what you intend? I find that confusing. Or are you wanting page

SCORM

Bill, Thanks I had read that article, but was having trouble figuring out whether RH was a good tool for the job. I haven't used RH since version X3 (last help systems I did were in WebWorks), and we only got TCS2 this quarter. If this is going into a client's LMS, I would need to get the

SCORM

Bill, thanks for clarifying about the LMS and API. (WebHelp isn't an option for us anymore, because the version we had doesn't work with anything higher than FM7.2; so when we chose TCS2, we did so with the understanding that WebHelp would be abandoned. The transition happened between product

SCORM

Bill, I think I should be setting it up from the Blank template so that I can use the HTML Help output from RH...and skip the idea of framesets and RH WebHelp for now. If I can get it working in simplified form, I can always add complexity later as part of continuous improvement processes. ;-)

Slightly OT: optimal PC for TCS2 / CS3 use

Hi All, We have PCs that at first blush look quite adequate to meet the system requirements spec'd by Adobe for TCS2: P4 (single core) 3.2GHz w/ 3GB RAM running WinXP. However...in reality, dealing with TCS2 and docs that are hundreds of pages long and chock full of graphics, there is

PDF setup for LOF links

Thanks, Baruch! Is there some reason why placing the G: series below the anchored frame would prevent the PDF from displaying with the G: series below the graphic in the uppermost position, rather than the anchored frame contents showing in the desirable location...? Or should this G: series

Re: PDF setup for LOF links

Sorry, all...I switched to digest version and somehow things were getting sucked into the spam folder... The figures presently are inserted in an anchor paragraph format, but it's the same format used for inserting tables. The figures are in an anchored frame (At Insertion Point) with an

PDF setup for LOF links

Sorry, all...I switched to digest version and somehow things were getting sucked into the spam folder... The figures presently are inserted in an anchor paragraph format, but it's the same format used for inserting tables. The figures are in an anchored frame ("At Insertion Point") with an

PDF setup for LOF links

Hi All, I'm using FM 7.2 (unstructured) with Acrobat 7.0 on WinXP SP-2. Our process is: FM generates the LOF from the Figure Title paragraph formats, and then we print the book to PS with Adobe PDF printer instance, which we double-click to distill to PDF. In the resulting PDF, whenever you

PDF setup for LOF links

Hi All, I'm using FM 7.2 (unstructured) with Acrobat 7.0 on WinXP SP-2. Our process is: FM generates the LOF from the Figure Title paragraph formats, and then we print the book to PS with Adobe PDF printer instance, which we double-click to distill to PDF. In the resulting PDF, whenever you

Re: table heading on reference page

Another to try is AutoText from Silicon Prairie (http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/Downloads.html). Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Reng, Dr. Winfried [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I believe that there is a plug-in that copies a paragraph (with anchored frames/tables) from

table heading on reference page

Another to try is AutoText from Silicon Prairie (http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/Downloads.html). Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: "Reng, Dr. Winfried" Hi, I believe that there is a plug-in that copies a paragraph (with anchored frames/tables)

Re: question about usage

The term alphanumeric characters avoids the slang alpha and also addresses numbers as individual characters, rather than things like 1.8956132 and 218,555,123 and 1x10^6...all of which are numbers. ;-) Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Shuttleworth, Roger [EMAIL

Re: question about usage

Punctuation is typically referred to as special characters - whereas alphanumeric means it's alphabetic or numeric, e.g.: letter or number only. Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Mike Wickham [EMAIL PROTECTED] Others have mentioned alphanumerics as including both letters

question about usage

The term "alphanumeric characters" avoids the slang alpha and also addresses numbers as individual characters, rather than things like 1.8956132 and 218,555,123 and 1x10^6...all of which are numbers. ;-) Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: "Shuttleworth, Roger"

question about usage

Punctuation is typically referred to as "special characters" - whereas alphanumeric means it's alphabetic or numeric, e.g.: letter or number only. Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Mike Wickham Others have mentioned alphanumerics as including

Re: Ignore all missing files and fonts... in book

Yves, I have a .fsl installed that gives the option to Open All Files in Book Silently and it does exactly what you're describing. However...I don't have my laptop with me, and I can't remember which script it is or where I got it, but I'm thinking it may have come from [itl]...? Sorry for the

Re: Close all chapters without saving

Perhaps if said plugin were activated by the Shift-Alt-F File menu, listed just below Close All Files in Book, the feared hate mail might be minimal. ;-) Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...Such a plug-in would be easy to write. It

Re: Question for the experts - a problem in Acrobat 3D that is not a problem in Acrobat 8 Pro

We do it for one of your sister companies via master page. It's a rotated text line in an anchored frame, and the anchored frame is condition tagged with H2Omark_[watermarkText]. We have library level books that make deployment on all cover pages easy via ImportFormatsSpecial.dll (Rick Quatro).

Ignore all missing files and fonts... in book

Yves, I have a .fsl installed that gives the option to "Open All Files in Book Silently" and it does exactly what you're describing. However...I don't have my laptop with me, and I can't remember which script it is or where I got it, but I'm thinking it may have come from [itl]...? Sorry for

Question for the experts - a problem in Acrobat 3D that is not a problem in Acrobat 8 Pro

We do it for one of your sister companies via master page. It's a rotated text line in an anchored frame, and the anchored frame is condition tagged with H2Omark_[watermarkText]. We have library level books that make deployment on all cover pages easy via ImportFormatsSpecial.dll (Rick Quatro).

Re: conversion table and template

Hi Wim, Rick Quatro sells a FrameScript solution called FindChangeSpecialBatch.fsl that I have found extremely helpful for remapping countless FM catalogs in docs to what's in newer templates. You create a mapping table, and you can run the script from the book level. This is particularly

conversion table and template

Hi Wim, Rick Quatro sells a FrameScript solution called FindChangeSpecialBatch.fsl that I have found extremely helpful for remapping countless FM catalogs in docs to what's in newer templates. You create a mapping table, and you can run the script from the book level. This is particularly

FM8 benefits

Thanks for the great tips and assessment, Fred! I'll check out ABCM and Insets Plus. I did finally receive approval for FM 8.0, so when I upgrade my personal copy, I'll get the TCS for myself. That way I can truly investigate that option as well as retain the flexibility for other clients.

FM8 benefits

Hi All, I am working up a justification for a client to move from FM 7.2 to FM 8.0. Theirs is an unstructured FM environment with a shared-file architecture that uses a lot of text insets and condition tags and variables. I have told them that FM 8 would greatly simplify their condition

Re: FM8 benefits

, these more than justify the upgrade, but you need to upgrade to the TCS, not just FM8 -Matt Sullivan GRAFIX Training, Inc. An Adobe Authorized Training Center www.grafixtraining.com 888 882-2819 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rene

Re: FM8 benefits

Book-level missing controls...de ja vous... like 5.5 all over again! Sounds like a job for (da-da-dahn) Super Frame Developer! In fly the heroes from Silicon Prairie, FrameExpert, Systec, Cudspan, [itl], et al...! Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Linda G. Gallagher

FM8 benefits

Hi All, I am working up a justification for a client to move from FM 7.2 to FM 8.0. Theirs is an unstructured FM environment with a shared-file architecture that uses a lot of text insets and condition tags and variables. I have told them that FM 8 would greatly simplify their condition

FM8 benefits

to:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rene Stephenson Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 12:18 PM To: FrameUsers Subject: FM8 benefits Hi All, I am working up a justification for a client to move from FM 7.2 to FM 8.0. Theirs is an unstructured FM environment with a shared-file ar

FM8 benefits

Book-level missing controls...de ja vous... like 5.5 all over again! Sounds like a job for (da-da-dahn) Super Frame Developer! In fly the heroes from Silicon Prairie, FrameExpert, Systec, Cudspan, [itl], et al...! Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Linda G. Gallagher

Sideheads that won't go away

All, I'm running FM7.2 on WinXP doing unstructured docs with text insets, using condition tags to control which insets show in this particular file, in a single-sourced, multiple-author environment. All the graphics are imported by reference, and all have callout applied within the anchored

Re: Sideheads that won't go away

Thanks for responding, Richard! Sorry about the rather circular description. It's definitely one of those 1 picture vs. 1000 words scenarios. You'd get it at a glance if you could see what I see. I thought about that, but the Flow Tag A is set to .5 sideheads, and the sideheads in these text

Sideheads that won't go away

All, I'm running FM7.2 on WinXP doing unstructured docs with text insets, using condition tags to control which insets show in this particular file, in a single-sourced, multiple-author environment. All the graphics are imported by reference, and all have callout applied within the anchored

Sideheads that won't go away

Thanks for responding, Richard! Sorry about the rather circular description. It's definitely one of those 1 picture vs. 1000 words scenarios. You'd get it at a glance if you could see what I see. I thought about that, but the Flow Tag A is set to .5" sideheads, and the sideheads in these text

Re: Formatting List of Figures/List of Tables

I insert LOT and LOF (lists of tables and figures, respectively) as separate generated .fm files immediately following the TOC, as part of the front matter of the book. If it's an independent generated .fm file, you can either continue the pagination from the previous file in the book or use a

Formatting List of Figures/List of Tables

I insert LOT and LOF (lists of tables and figures, respectively) as separate generated .fm files immediately following the TOC, as part of the front matter of the book. If it's an independent generated .fm file, you can either continue the pagination from the previous file in the book or use a

Re: update file paths easyli?

Yep...we use Archive at all client sites, love it, highly recommend it. It's a tremendous time saver and great for version control within a single-sourced environment, as well as a nifty way to make a project completely portable whenever necessary. Rene L. Stephenson - Original

OT: Contract in Scranton, PA :: Sr. JDE Report Writer/Analyst

All, With the economy as tight as it is, I hope you can forgive this OT post... Rene L. Stephenson - Forwarded Message From: Wanda A. Saxon From:Brian T Sharpless [mailto:brian at sscopc.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 11:28 AM Do you know anyone that meets these

update file paths easyli?

Yep...we use Archive at all client sites, love it, highly recommend it. It's a tremendous time saver and great for version control within a single-sourced environment, as well as a nifty way to make a project completely portable whenever necessary. Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

I know what you mean. My largest client's IT UBER-POLICY steers way too many decisions in my home computing due to our client relationship. If I had *time* to do it, I'd go pick up all the networking and Cisco certs I could get my hands on, just so that I could get this stuff jiving the way I

Re: degree symbol

Wow, where to start...(inserting tongue in cheek). Help's help isn't helpful because: 1. The help author got boxed into using PDF output to try to demonstrate the power of PDF, when in reality it just reveals the extent of its limitations when you try to make a purse from a sow's ear.

Re: FrameMaker Internal Error -- Visio and ...lost image data

OK, so to tie in with another thread: if you go with a PC so you can run FM current version in native OS, stick with XP SP2...? Gotcha. Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you search back through the archives and/or visit the Frame user's

Re: FrameMaker on Windows - Issues Discussed Today

Dov, It never seems that thank you is sufficient for what you contribute. Shalom, Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Dov Isaacs [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Framers E-mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:36:51 PM Subject: FrameMaker on Windows - Issues

Re: Import Formats - Document Properties List

I have been using Rick's ImportFormatsSpecial plugin for a couple of years now, and my clients liked it so much they bought it, too. It has really helped us be more efficient and accurate in this area of FM...can't say enough good things about it!!! Rene L. Stephenson - Original

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Am I correct to understand that anything more than 3GB of RAM is wasted unless you're running Vista? Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Dov Isaacs [EMAIL PROTECTED] The 8710w is a fantastic system. Omit the BlueRay drive and the cost isn't particularly bad. And if you

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Trialware/shovelware is a PITA, just one more thing to muddle through when you buy a computer, as if installing all the gobs of software and plugins that you really DO need and twiddling with all the UI settings isn't timeconsuming enough—which is precisely why my new desktop is still in the

Re: newbie goof

If you haven't hit save since then, you might try renaming the .backup.fm file to a different name and open that as a way to get back to the pre-goof point. Alternatively, if you have ANY other documents or templates that have the new Code text tag, you can import it via CleanImport and map it

How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

I know what you mean. My largest client's IT UBER-POLICY steers way too many decisions in my home computing due to our client relationship. If I had *time* to do it, I'd go pick up all the networking and Cisco certs I could get my hands on, just so that I could get this stuff jiving the way I

degree symbol

I have found that using Ext ASCII (ALT+numpad combos) is a surer way to get the desired symbol to show in multiple outputs, but there are a few Ext ASCII key combos that MS interprets differently than Adobe. Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: "Owen, Clint"

degree symbol

Wow, where to start...(inserting tongue in cheek). Help's help isn't helpful because: 1. The help author got boxed into using PDF output to try to demonstrate the "power" of PDF, when in reality it just reveals the extent of its limitations when you try to make a purse from a sow's

FrameMaker on Windows - Issues Discussed Today

Dov, It never seems that "thank you" is sufficient for what you contribute. Shalom, Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Dov Isaacs To: Framers E-mail List Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:36:51 PM Subject: FrameMaker on Windows - Issues Discussed Today A

How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Am I correct to understand that anything more than 3GB of RAM is wasted unless you're running Vista? Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Dov Isaacs The 8710w is a fantastic system. Omit the BlueRay drive and the cost isn't particularly bad. And if you

How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Or the old adage that to boil a frog, you put it in a pot of cold water and turn up the heat gradually, because the frog will pass out before it notices the increased temperature. Not that frog soup is on my menu Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Stuart Rogers

How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Trialware/shovelware is a PITA, just one more thing to muddle through when you buy a computer, as if installing all the gobs of software and plugins that you really DO need and twiddling with all the UI settings isn't timeconsuming enough?which is precisely why my new desktop is still in the

newbie goof

If you haven't hit save since then, you might try renaming the .backup.fm file to a different name and open that as a way to get back to the pre-goof point. Alternatively, if you have ANY other documents or templates that have the new "Code text" tag, you can import it via CleanImport and map

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Thanks, Art. You're right, I'm still warped back in time to the concept that Vista is the new kid on the block with all the inherent don't buy it until they work the bugs out cloud. My main client has UNIX/Linux servers, and I'll be setting up a server at home whenever the basement finish-out

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Thanks! July 2nd is closer to my funding availability than this week is. :o) I have used Dell desktops, and I have borrowed a Dell Latitude from time to time. I also used to own an IBM ThinkPad (which I loved, although it was almost prohibitively proprietary and heavy as lead). I saw a Dell

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Thanks, Peter. I was one of the daring few who jumped into the first version of the then newly available laptop dual core Intel chipset. Unfortunately, that chipset was discontinued after 6 weeks' production due to lack of support for power save features. If I had been more cunning, I would

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Cool! Definitely a viable solution. THANKS Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you use a 10-key a lot, why not use an external so you can go with a smaller laptop? Looks as if there are lots of options, including some that include a mouse...

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Thanks for your candid insight, Sarah. Are any bits of your litany addressed with Vista SP1? Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Sarah O'Keefe [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's probably worth switching just to avoid Vista. If you can get XP, great, but if your choices are a) Vista or

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Thanks for the CMS reminder, DJ, as well as the giggles. :o) I think the Wikipedia article Milan posted indicates XP SP2 support through July 2010, even though new licenses aren't supposed to be available after June 2008. Maybe over the next two years a better option will emerge from the

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

I sort of stubbed my toe on another issue that's going to affect this: I have to be able to synch my calendar, contacts, and tasks to a PDA/SmartPhone. I'm beginning to think the only choice remaining is wait and pay more total for a MacBook and next generation of iPhone; or jump right away to

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

You're right, Dennis. I checked with an IT guru buddy who has done a lot of reworks of Vista machines when his clients got bitten by one of its bugs and wanted to roll back to XP, and he said it was a complete nightmare, every single time, and a couple of times was such a colossal headache that

How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Hi All, My PC laptop is beaten up so badly it's barely stable anymore, so it's getting time to start the process of identifying the next workhorse for me. (Yes, I am rough on a laptop and rely on it very heavily. Any testimonials of your laptop successes are more than welcome!) I have gotten

How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Thanks, Art. You're right, I'm still warped back in time to the concept that Vista is the new kid on the block with all the inherent "don't buy it until they work the bugs out" cloud. My main client has UNIX/Linux servers, and I'll be setting up a server at home whenever the basement

How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Thanks, Peter. I was one of the daring few who jumped into the first version of the then newly available laptop dual core Intel chipset. Unfortunately, that chipset was discontinued after 6 weeks' production due to lack of support for power save features. If I had been more cunning, I would

How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Cool! Definitely a viable solution. THANKS Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Art Campbell If you use a 10-key a lot, why not use an external so you can go with a smaller laptop? Looks as if there are lots of options, including some that include a

How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Thanks for your candid insight, Sarah. Are any bits of your litany addressed with Vista SP1? Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Sarah O'Keefe It's probably worth switching just to avoid Vista. If you can get XP, great, but if your choices are a)

How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

Thanks for the CMS reminder, DJ, as well as the giggles. :o) I think the Wikipedia article Milan posted indicates XP SP2 support through July 2010, even though new licenses aren't supposed to be available after June 2008. Maybe over the next two years a better option will emerge from the

How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

I sort of stubbed my toe on another issue that's going to affect this: I have to be able to synch my calendar, contacts, and tasks to a PDA/SmartPhone. I'm beginning to think the only choice remaining is wait and pay more total for a MacBook and next generation of iPhone; or jump right away to

How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

You're right, Dennis. I checked with an IT guru buddy who has done a lot of reworks of Vista machines when his clients got bitten by one of its bugs and wanted to roll back to XP, and he said it was a complete nightmare, every single time, and a couple of times was such a colossal headache that

Re: Paragraph Style in Header

Hi Mathieu: You could define the Heading1 autonumber as: $chapnum\t—\t (using ALT+0151 for the —) This would read the chapter number setting from the file, so it wouldn't increment when you use it multiple times in the same file. You could also do some series numbering settings, but I find

Re: Paragraph Style in Header

Please disregard my off-mark post. I need to get back to my old rule of not doing anything that requires clarity of mind before ingesting a pot of coffee... Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: mathieu jacquet [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Framers framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent:

Re: Text insets

With View Text Symbols turned on, put your cursor before the pilcrow and after the text inset insertion marker, and add a space or a tab (or a character in same-as-background color). That should fix it. HTH Rene L. Stephenson Lovin' coffee...would mainline it if I could find a way. -

Paragraph Style in Header

Hi Mathieu: You could define the Heading1 autonumber as: <$chapnum>\t?\t (using ALT+0151 for the ?) This would read the chapter number setting from the file, so it wouldn't increment when you use it multiple times in the same file. You could also do some series numbering settings, but I

Paragraph Style in Header

Please disregard my off-mark post. I need to get back to my old rule of not doing anything that requires clarity of mind before ingesting a pot of coffee... Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: mathieu jacquet To: Framers Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Text insets

With View > Text Symbols turned on, put your cursor before the pilcrow and after the text inset insertion marker, and add a space or a tab (or a character in same-as-background color). That should fix it. HTH Rene L. Stephenson Lovin' coffee...would mainline it if I could find a way. -

Re: Esc m p

Huh. This Esc m p feature doesn't cause the anchored frame to change to At Insertion Point in my FM7.2 on XP SP2, and I do not have ShrinkWrapAsIs.dll. Does Bruce Foster's ImpGraph.dll fix the Esc m p problem, too? Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Art Campbell [EMAIL

Esc m p

Huh. This Esc m p "feature" doesn't cause the anchored frame to change to At Insertion Point in my FM7.2 on XP SP2, and I do not have ShrinkWrapAsIs.dll. Does Bruce Foster's ImpGraph.dll fix the Esc m p problem, too? Rene L. Stephenson - Original Message From: Art Campbell

finding files when path is too deep

Hello All, We have a single-sourced architecture with the following basic path structure: [drive]:\private\[ProductLine]\[Product]\FMfiles\[bookname].book Since any given .book file can share several .fm files, we often end up with .book windows that look like:

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