Re: Book-Vars type program for Conditions?

2012-10-31 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi Gillian... Here's some plugins that do *something* with conditions .. http://leximation.com/toolsearch/?type=P&baseapp=FM&kwds=condition Might be something useful in there. :) Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 On 10/3

Book-Vars type program for Conditions?

2012-10-31 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi Gillian... Here's some plugins that do *something* with conditions .. http://leximation.com/toolsearch/?type=P&baseapp=FM&kwds=condition Might be something useful in there. :) Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 On 10/3

Re: Buying an old copy of FrameMaker

2012-10-02 Thread Scott Prentice
In addition to the wealth of other types of FrameMaker information and tools on his website, Klaus Daube has a very informative history of FrameMaker page .. http://www.daube.ch/docu/fmhist00.html Cheers, ...scott On 10/2/12 8:28 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: Oops, yes. I spaced out abou

Buying an old copy of FrameMaker

2012-10-02 Thread Scott Prentice
In addition to the wealth of other types of FrameMaker information and tools on his website, Klaus Daube has a very informative history of FrameMaker page .. http://www.daube.ch/docu/fmhist00.html Cheers, ...scott On 10/2/12 8:28 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: > Oops, yes. I spaced out abo

Re: Response from Adobe - Print to .PS issue - Cause and solution

2012-09-28 Thread Scott Prentice
I wish that Adobe would do away with this structured/unstructured switch .. I think it causes more confusion than it does any good. All it does is remove the "StructureTools" and "Element" menus and a handful of UI elements from the structured interface. I think it would be better to provide an

Response from Adobe - Print to .PS issue - Cause and solution

2012-09-28 Thread Scott Prentice
I wish that Adobe would do away with this structured/unstructured switch .. I think it causes more confusion than it does any good. All it does is remove the "StructureTools" and "Element" menus and a handful of UI elements from the structured interface. I think it would be better to provide an

Re: Getting started with Context-Sensitive Help

2012-09-22 Thread Scott Prentice
Actually, since you're working with DITA another good option is Dita2Go (http://dita2go.com). Give the free demo version a try! ...scott Sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos or unexpected brevity. On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:46 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > In FrameMaker, all you need to do

Getting started with Context-Sensitive Help

2012-09-22 Thread Scott Prentice
Actually, since you're working with DITA another good option is Dita2Go (http://dita2go.com). Give the free demo version a try! ...scott Sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos or unexpected brevity. On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:46 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > In FrameMaker, all you need to do

Re: Batch saving files in FrameMaker 11

2012-09-21 Thread Scott Prentice
try. http://leximation.com/tools/info/filetools.php Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 On 9/21/12 8:54 AM, Abungu, Salome (TTI Mpls) wrote: Does anyone know of a way to save several files in FM 11 to a different FM version? Say, FM 10? I know tha

Batch saving files in FrameMaker 11

2012-09-21 Thread Scott Prentice
try. http://leximation.com/tools/info/filetools.php Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 On 9/21/12 8:54 AM, Abungu, Salome (TTI Mpls) wrote: > > Does anyone know of a way to save several files in FM 11 to a > different FM version? Say, FM

Re: Getting started with Context-Sensitive Help

2012-09-21 Thread Scott Prentice
oper, I have easy access to these things and don't need the extra layer of indirection that is typically provided by adding "Help IDs" to topics. There are many ways to achieve the same thing. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.189

Getting started with Context-Sensitive Help

2012-09-21 Thread Scott Prentice
I have easy access to these things and don't need the extra layer of indirection that is typically provided by adding "Help IDs" to topics. There are many ways to achieve the same thing. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 On 9/21

Re: FrameMaker 11 cannot print a .ps file: others on Adobe forums agree

2012-09-20 Thread Scott Prentice
Rob... "Nobody" is a bit strong. I can print a book to PS from FM11 without trouble. When I try to print an earlier version FM book to PS, nothing happens unless I open all of the files in that book (no crash, just nothing). It does appear that there are a number of print to PS/PDF issues th

FrameMaker 11 cannot print a .ps file: others on Adobe forums agree

2012-09-20 Thread Scott Prentice
Rob... "Nobody" is a bit strong. I can print a book to PS from FM11 without trouble. When I try to print an earlier version FM book to PS, nothing happens unless I open all of the files in that book (no crash, just nothing). It does appear that there are a number of print to PS/PDF issues that

Re: Diverse templates and Structure

2012-09-15 Thread Scott Prentice
t applies equally to the use of binary FM files and XML. I hope that helps. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 On 9/14/12 1:41 PM, Doris Pavlichek wrote: Hi all - At my company, we are preparing to go from unstructured FM10 to structured FM10

Diverse templates and Structure

2012-09-15 Thread Scott Prentice
lies equally to the use of binary FM files and XML. I hope that helps. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 On 9/14/12 1:41 PM, Doris Pavlichek wrote: > Hi all - > > At my company, we are preparing to go from unstructured FM10 to > struc

Re: FrameMaker 11 in XML

2012-09-14 Thread Scott Prentice
rence lists the CSS properties that are honored and how they map to FM properties. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how this all works, but will probably write up a blog post on it with more details. If you want more info, feel free to contact me. Cheers, ...scott Scott Pren

FrameMaker 11 in XML

2012-09-14 Thread Scott Prentice
lists the CSS properties that are honored and how they map to FM properties. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how this all works, but will probably write up a blog post on it with more details. If you want more info, feel free to contact me. Cheers, ...scott Scott Pren

Re: Unstructured to Structured: Question about retaining paragraph formats - Re-opened

2012-09-11 Thread Scott Prentice
Also .. it wasn't clear to me (I may have missed it) if these "structured" files are sourced as XML or FM binaries. If structured FM binaries, local (non-EDD) formatting will generally stick around, but can revert to the EDD-defined formats under certain situations. Personally, I find that the

Unstructured to Structured: Question about retaining paragraph formats - Re-opened

2012-09-11 Thread Scott Prentice
Also .. it wasn't clear to me (I may have missed it) if these "structured" files are sourced as XML or FM binaries. If structured FM binaries, local (non-EDD) formatting will generally stick around, but can revert to the EDD-defined formats under certain situations. Personally, I find that the

FM11 reviews...

2012-09-04 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi... Just in case you've missed it, here's a list of FM11 reviews .. http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/2012/08/consolidated-list-of-framemaker-11-reviews.html No .. Alan's review isn't on there .. yet. Cheers, ...scott ___ You are currently subscr

FM11 reviews...

2012-09-04 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi... Just in case you've missed it, here's a list of FM11 reviews .. http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/2012/08/consolidated-list-of-framemaker-11-reviews.html No .. Alan's review isn't on there .. yet. Cheers, ...scott -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed...

Re: FrameMaker 11 in XML

2012-09-04 Thread Scott Prentice
heers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 On 9/3/12 12:14 PM, Robert Leif wrote: After reading the two interesting reviews of FrameMaker11, I still have two questions. 1)Can I directly import elements from XML schemas, particularly, those created in XSD

FrameMaker 11 in XML

2012-09-04 Thread Scott Prentice
scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 On 9/3/12 12:14 PM, Robert Leif wrote: > > After reading the two interesting reviews of FrameMaker11, I still > have two questions. > > 1)Can I directly import elements from XML schemas, particularly, those &

ANN: Beta MarkerTools and FileTools for FM10/11...

2012-09-02 Thread Scott Prentice
ools. You can read about these plugins here .. http://leximation.com/tools/info/filetools.php http://leximation.com/tools/info/markertools.php .. but to test on FM8 or later, you'll need to contact me directly. Cheers, ...scott -- Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation

ANN: Beta MarkerTools and FileTools for FM10/11...

2012-09-02 Thread Scott Prentice
. You can read about these plugins here .. http://leximation.com/tools/info/filetools.php http://leximation.com/tools/info/markertools.php .. but to test on FM8 or later, you'll need to contact me directly. Cheers, ...scott -- Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation

Re: FrameMaker 11 "Add ons"

2012-08-13 Thread Scott Prentice
Klaus... These are some wonderful resources that you've provided to the FM community! I'm particularly interested in the maker.ini and customization documentation. I'm pretty sure that Adobe is looking to improve their docs .. they should just pay you for this information and include it as th

FrameMaker 11 "Add ons"

2012-08-13 Thread Scott Prentice
Klaus... These are some wonderful resources that you've provided to the FM community! I'm particularly interested in the maker.ini and customization documentation. I'm pretty sure that Adobe is looking to improve their docs .. they should just pay you for this information and include it as the

Re: FM-11 released version

2012-08-07 Thread Scott Prentice
Klaus... That is my understanding as well. ...scott On 8/7/12 5:26 AM, Klaus Daube wrote: Friends, Romans, countrymen [Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 3. Scene II] After the download of Adobe_FrameMaker_11-AkamaiDLM.exe which installs at an obscure place on my system and coming back to the w

FM-11 released version

2012-08-07 Thread Scott Prentice
Klaus... That is my understanding as well. ...scott On 8/7/12 5:26 AM, Klaus Daube wrote: > Friends, Romans, countrymen [Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act 3. Scene II] > > After the download of Adobe_FrameMaker_11-AkamaiDLM.exe which installs at an > obscure place on my > system and coming back t

Re: FrameMaker 11 - No educational pricing?

2012-07-30 Thread Scott Prentice
5 r...@frameexpert.com *From:*framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Scott Prentice *Sent:* Monday, July 30, 2012 12:22 PM *To:* framers@lists.frameusers.com *Subject:* Re: FrameMaker 11 - No educational pricing? There's a link

FrameMaker 11 - No educational pricing?

2012-07-30 Thread Scott Prentice
Quatro > > Carmen Publishing Inc. > > 585-283-5045 > > rick at frameexpert.com > > *From:*framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Scott > Prentice > *Sent:* Monday, July 30, 2012 12:22 PM > *To:* framers

Re: FrameMaker 11 - No educational pricing?

2012-07-30 Thread Scott Prentice
There's a link on the right side of the FrameMaker page for "Student & Teacher Pricing" as well as the "Education Store" .. http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker.html Where are you seeing something that indicates that they aren't offering educational pricing? ...scott On 7/30/12 5:50

FrameMaker 11 - No educational pricing?

2012-07-30 Thread Scott Prentice
There's a link on the right side of the FrameMaker page for "Student & Teacher Pricing" as well as the "Education Store" .. http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker.html Where are you seeing something that indicates that they aren't offering educational pricing? ...scott On 7/30/12 5:50

Re: ANN: FrameMaker 11 Review: XML and Structured Authoring

2012-07-24 Thread Scott Prentice
Perhaps it's still in progress? :o ...scott On 7/24/12 11:20 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote: When I looked at doing DITA or DocBook with FrameMaker 10 earlier this year, the main problem was the lack of documentation. Has Adobe provided some in FM11? On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Scott

ANN: FrameMaker 11 Review: XML and Structured Authoring

2012-07-24 Thread Scott Prentice
. Perhaps it's still in progress? :o ...scott On 7/24/12 11:20 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > When I looked at doing DITA or DocBook with FrameMaker 10 earlier this > year, the main problem was the lack of documentation. Has Adobe > provided some in FM11? > > On Tue, Jul 24, 20

ANN: FrameMaker 11 Review: XML and Structured Authoring

2012-07-24 Thread Scott Prentice
If you're looking for one person's opinions on FrameMaker 11, here's my review .. http://blog.leximation.com/2012/07/179/ It would be great to hear your opinions as well! Cheers, ...scott ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...

ANN: FrameMaker 11 Review: XML and Structured Authoring

2012-07-24 Thread Scott Prentice
If you're looking for one person's opinions on FrameMaker 11, here's my review .. http://blog.leximation.com/2012/07/179/ It would be great to hear your opinions as well! Cheers, ...scott -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

Re: Finding broken links in a PDF (An Update!)

2012-07-12 Thread Scott Prentice
ickable links in PDFs by default. Both are stored as xref elements in the underlying DITA file, but the fm-xrefs convert when open in FM. You may want to use the dita-fmx-users Yahoo group for DITA-FMx related questions. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.4

Finding broken links in a PDF (An Update!)

2012-07-12 Thread Scott Prentice
ble links in PDFs by default. Both are stored as xref elements in the underlying DITA file, but the fm-xrefs convert when open in FM. You may want to use the dita-fmx-users Yahoo group for DITA-FMx related questions. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.41

Re: Is there interest in an update to the List of Plugins?

2012-07-06 Thread Scott Prentice
On 7/6/12 10:55 AM, Lin Sims wrote: On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Scott Prentice wrote: Actually, the "Tool Search" page at leximation.com is here .. http://leximation.com/toolsearch/ I do try to keep it up to date, but I'm sure it's a bit behind. It's se

Is there interest in an update to the List of Plugins?

2012-07-06 Thread Scott Prentice
On 7/6/12 10:55 AM, Lin Sims wrote: > On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Scott Prentice > wrote: >> Actually, the "Tool Search" page at leximation.com is here .. >> >> http://leximation.com/toolsearch/ >> >> I do try to keep it up to date, but

Re: Is there interest in an update to the List of Plugins?

2012-07-06 Thread Scott Prentice
If you wanted to edit/update my database directly, I can set you up with access to do so (other than the entries that are directly managed by vendors), but if you'd prefer to maintain your own spreadsheet, I completely understand. Please contact me off-list (or on) if you have any questions.

Is there interest in an update to the List of Plugins?

2012-07-06 Thread Scott Prentice
If you wanted to edit/update my database directly, I can set you up with access to do so (other than the entries that are directly managed by vendors), but if you'd prefer to maintain your own spreadsheet, I completely understand. Please contact me off-list (or on) if you have any questions.

Re: maker.ini files for FM version < 6

2012-05-31 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi Klaus... I've got FM 4 installed and believe I can install 5.5.6 if needed. Will investigate and send what I can. Cheers, ...scott Sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos or unexpected brevity. On May 31, 2012, at 6:59 AM, "Klaus Daube" wrote: > On 31 May 2012 at 13:30, Paul Wilbra

maker.ini files for FM version < 6

2012-05-31 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi Klaus... I've got FM 4 installed and believe I can install 5.5.6 if needed. Will investigate and send what I can. Cheers, ...scott Sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos or unexpected brevity. On May 31, 2012, at 6:59 AM, "Klaus Daube" wrote: > On 31 May 2012 at 13:30, Paul Wilbra

Re: Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
Well .. *if* you switched to DITA, there are lots of options for getting very clean HTML (already discussed). If you stay with unstructured FM, you don't want to get the HTML directly from FM (as you've found) .. it can probably be fixed up a bit from what you're seeing, but that option is not

Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
Well .. *if* you switched to DITA, there are lots of options for getting very clean HTML (already discussed). If you stay with unstructured FM, you don't want to get the HTML directly from FM (as you've found) .. it can probably be fixed up a bit from what you're seeing, but that option is not

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
the most expensive free software ever created" .. ! Cheers, ...scott On 5/18/12 11:02 AM, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: On Fri, 18 May 2012 10:01:28 -0700, Scott Prentice wrote: To step back a bit .. the DITA-OT is a library of XSLT and Java code that lets you create may types of output (HTM

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
the most expensive free software ever created" .. ! Cheers, ...scott On 5/18/12 11:02 AM, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: > On Fri, 18 May 2012 10:01:28 -0700, Scott Prentice wrote: > >> To step back a bit .. the DITA-OT is a library of XSLT and Java code >> that lets you crea

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
ar "Plug-in"? BTW, thanks for helping this complete DITA novice here! I learn so much from this list all the time ... :) Z -Original Message- From: Writer [mailto:generic...@yahoo.ca] Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 9:05 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); Scott Prentice;

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
is different in FM 10 > that it does not need a similar "Plug-in"? > > BTW, thanks for helping this complete DITA novice here! I learn so much from > this list all the time ... :) > > Z > > -Original Message- > From: Writer [mailto:generic668 at yahoo.ca] >

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
than I am about FM 10 might have more to say about that. Nadine - Original Message ----- From: "Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)" To: Writer; Scott Prentice; "framers@lists.frameusers.com" Cc: Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:45:29 AM Subject: RE: Resources to help a newbie cr

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
knowledgeable than I am about FM 10 might have more to say about that. > > Nadine > > > > - Original Message - >> From: "Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)"> aeris.net> >> To: Writer; Scott Prentice; >> "framers at lists.frame

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-17 Thread Scott Prentice
s been supplanted by the "Structured Application Developer Reference." Neither those docs nor the sample files bundled with FrameMaker gave me any clue of how to create a project from scratch or port an existing unstructured FrameMaker doc. On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 3:26 PM, Scott Prentice wro

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-17 Thread Scott Prentice
the Structured FrameMaker Developer?s Guide, which I guess > has been supplanted by the "Structured Application Developer > Reference." Neither those docs nor the sample files bundled with > FrameMaker gave me any clue of how to create a project from scratch or > port an exis

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-17 Thread Scott Prentice
I'm not terribly surprised about this. No, there's nothing very useful that ships with the product. There's a lot "out there" in blogs and wikis and maillists .. but unless you know where to look or who to ask, you're probably out of luck. Yes .. posting to the FM forum should have provided mor

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-17 Thread Scott Prentice
I'm not terribly surprised about this. No, there's nothing very useful that ships with the product. There's a lot "out there" in blogs and wikis and maillists .. but unless you know where to look or who to ask, you're probably out of luck. Yes .. posting to the FM forum should have provided mor

Re: Framemaker 10 and DITA

2012-05-09 Thread Scott Prentice
that you're using FM to author the DITA files has no bearing on the tool you use to generate the output in this case. If you're looking for more opinions on FrameMaker and DITA, you might try posting to the framemaker-dita Yahoo group. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Lexim

Framemaker 10 and DITA

2012-05-09 Thread Scott Prentice
t you're using FM to author the DITA files has no bearing on the tool you use to generate the output in this case. If you're looking for more opinions on FrameMaker and DITA, you might try posting to the framemaker-dita Yahoo group. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Lexim

Re: Is it possible to embed a webpage in FM?

2012-05-08 Thread Scott Prentice
Never seen it but theoretically possible. Would be a bit of work though. I've considered trying to integrate AIR with the FDK which might be one way to do this. Other options are possible. ...scott Sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos or unexpected brevity. On May 8, 2012, at 10:24 AM

Is it possible to embed a webpage in FM?

2012-05-08 Thread Scott Prentice
Never seen it but theoretically possible. Would be a bit of work though. I've considered trying to integrate AIR with the FDK which might be one way to do this. Other options are possible. ...scott Sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos or unexpected brevity. On May 8, 2012, at 10:24 AM

Re: FM --> MIF2Go --> Kindle?

2012-02-22 Thread Scott Prentice
The best way to get nice output on all platforms (applications and devices) is to aim very low with your formatting. If you use HTML that would have worked way back in the early days of the web, it'll probably look decent on all platforms. Don't try to set any formatting other than that which c

FM --> MIF2Go --> Kindle?

2012-02-22 Thread Scott Prentice
The best way to get nice output on all platforms (applications and devices) is to aim very low with your formatting. If you use HTML that would have worked way back in the early days of the web, it'll probably look decent on all platforms. Don't try to set any formatting other than that which c

Re: Frame to eBook

2012-02-10 Thread Scott Prentice
intent is that you can use this to get from FM to Pages then import into iBooks Author or export from Pages to EPUB. http://leximation.com/tools/info/fm2pages.php If you're interested in playing with this, contact me off-list. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www

Frame to eBook

2012-02-10 Thread Scott Prentice
intent is that you can use this to get from FM to Pages then import into iBooks Author or export from Pages to EPUB. http://leximation.com/tools/info/fm2pages.php If you're interested in playing with this, contact me off-list. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www

Re: FrameMaker to Apple Pages (then to iBooks Author)

2012-01-29 Thread Scott Prentice
rve style names (for character styles as well). Might still make sense to be able to go from FM to Pages directly without going through a DOC file .. but we'll see. Cheers, ...scott On 1/29/12 7:54 AM, Scott Prentice wrote: Hi Steve... Yes, IBA does import Word as well, but in my early

FrameMaker to Apple Pages (then to iBooks Author)

2012-01-29 Thread Scott Prentice
rve style names (for character styles as well). Might still make sense to be able to go from FM to Pages directly without going through a DOC file .. but we'll see. Cheers, ...scott On 1/29/12 7:54 AM, Scott Prentice wrote: > Hi Steve... > > Yes, IBA does import Word as well, bu

Re: FrameMaker to Apple Pages (then to iBooks Author)

2012-01-29 Thread Scott Prentice
ethod. The current beta plugin is more of a proof of concept to test the process. Cheers, ...scott Sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos or unexpected brevity. On Jan 29, 2012, at 5:42 AM, Steve Rickaby wrote: > At 17:52 -0800 28/1/12, Scott Prentice wrote: > >> The reaso

FrameMaker to Apple Pages (then to iBooks Author)

2012-01-29 Thread Scott Prentice
ethod. The current beta plugin is more of a proof of concept to test the process. Cheers, ...scott Sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos or unexpected brevity. On Jan 29, 2012, at 5:42 AM, Steve Rickaby wrote: > At 17:52 -0800 28/1/12, Scott Prentice wrote: > >> The reaso

FrameMaker to Apple Pages (then to iBooks Author)

2012-01-28 Thread Scott Prentice
The reason you may want to save from FM to Pages is so you can get your content into the Apple iBooks Author application (it only imports a Pages file). Cheers! ...scott -- Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 ___

FrameMaker to Apple Pages (then to iBooks Author)

2012-01-28 Thread Scott Prentice
reason you may want to save from FM to Pages is so you can get your content into the Apple iBooks Author application (it only imports a Pages file). Cheers! ...scott -- Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 -- next part -- An HTML atta

Apple iBooks Author and FrameMaker?

2012-01-19 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi... I have been playing with the new Apple iBooks Author application to see how well (or not) it consumes FrameMaker source content. I've documented my observations here .. http://blog.leximation.com/2012/01/apple-ibooks-author-and-adobe-framemaker/ Yeah .. probably not a common scen

Apple iBooks Author and FrameMaker?

2012-01-19 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi... I have been playing with the new Apple iBooks Author application to see how well (or not) it consumes FrameMaker source content. I've documented my observations here .. http://blog.leximation.com/2012/01/apple-ibooks-author-and-adobe-framemaker/ Yeah .. probably not a common scenario, b

Re: ebooks from FM books - via robohelp or some other way?

2011-12-06 Thread Scott Prentice
I'm pretty sure that you can link RH to FM even if you're not using TCS .. download the trial and give it a test to see how it works for you. Also Webworks ePublisher can export to EPUB. Other less expensive options may be .. - save the FM files to Word, then use Calibre to convert from RTF to

ebooks from FM books - via robohelp or some other way?

2011-12-06 Thread Scott Prentice
I'm pretty sure that you can link RH to FM even if you're not using TCS .. download the trial and give it a test to see how it works for you. Also Webworks ePublisher can export to EPUB. Other less expensive options may be .. - save the FM files to Word, then use Calibre to convert from RTF to

Re: Multiple sets of page numbers...

2011-12-03 Thread Scott Prentice
ot; number gets reset for each part, and the "b" number continues on through the whole book. Thanks! ...scott Scott Prentice wrote: Hi... I thought this was possible, but I'm not figuring it out on my own .. maybe someone can point me in the right direction? I've got a b

Multiple sets of page numbers...

2011-12-03 Thread Scott Prentice
ot; number gets reset for each part, and the "b" number continues on through the whole book. Thanks! ...scott Scott Prentice wrote: > Hi... > > I thought this was possible, but I'm not figuring it out on my own .. > maybe someone can point me in the right direction? &

Multiple sets of page numbers...

2011-12-03 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi... I thought this was possible, but I'm not figuring it out on my own .. maybe someone can point me in the right direction? I've got a book with multiple "parts". My client wants to have two sets of page numbers on each page .. one the total page count (from the start of the book) and the

Multiple sets of page numbers...

2011-12-03 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi... I thought this was possible, but I'm not figuring it out on my own .. maybe someone can point me in the right direction? I've got a book with multiple "parts". My client wants to have two sets of page numbers on each page .. one the total page count (from the start of the book) and the o

Re: script or software for batch updating of files to version 10

2011-12-01 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi Bjørn... In ExtendScript (and FrameScript) you can set properties on the Open function to ignore missing fonts and bad references (among other things) .. so that could be a viable option. ...scott Bjørn Smalbro wrote: I have a client who wishes to update some thousand framemaker files a

script or software for batch updating of files to version 10

2011-12-01 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi Bj?rn... In ExtendScript (and FrameScript) you can set properties on the Open function to ignore missing fonts and bad references (among other things) .. so that could be a viable option. ...scott Bj?rn Smalbro wrote: > I have a client who wishes to update some thousand framemaker files >

Re: generate a list of paragraph tag properties?

2011-11-22 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi Bjørn... I'm not aware of such a feature in FM. You could do something with FrameScript (or ExtendScript in FM10) .. or might be a good idea for a plugin. Cheers, ...scott Studio Smalbro wrote: I need to generate a list of paragraph tag properties used in a document. I know how to gene

generate a list of paragraph tag properties?

2011-11-22 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi Bj?rn... I'm not aware of such a feature in FM. You could do something with FrameScript (or ExtendScript in FM10) .. or might be a good idea for a plugin. Cheers, ...scott Studio Smalbro wrote: > I need to generate a list of paragraph tag properties used in a > document. I know how to ge

Re: Xref page numbering not correct

2011-11-21 Thread Scott Prentice
14546 snel...@ambrell.com 585.889.0288 (office) -Original Message- From: Scott Prentice [mailto:s...@leximation.com] Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 3:02 PM To: Writer Cc: Steve Nelson; 'Framers'; r...@frameexpert.com Subject: Re: Xref page numbering not correct Right .

Xref page numbering not correct

2011-11-21 Thread Scott Prentice
gt; Technical Writer > Ameritherm, Inc./Ambrell > 39 Main St. > Scottsville, NY 14546 > snelson at ambrell.com > 585.889.0288 (office) > > > -Original Message- > From: Scott Prentice [mailto:sp10 at leximation.com] > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 3:02

Re: Xref page numbering not correct

2011-11-21 Thread Scott Prentice
Right .. if he created the book with XML components, then there's no conversion and no relinking of xrefs .. but I was under the impression that he used the "Save As FM Components" from the map. That should generate a book and FM components from the XML files and relink any references from the

Xref page numbering not correct

2011-11-21 Thread Scott Prentice
Right .. if he created the book with XML components, then there's no conversion and no relinking of xrefs .. but I was under the impression that he used the "Save As FM Components" from the map. That should generate a book and FM components from the XML files and relink any references from the

Re: Xref page numbering not correct

2011-11-21 Thread Scott Prentice
create FM files or XML files? If you created XML files, the xrefs will all pretty much say page 1. Nadine *From:* Scott Prentice *To:* Steve Nelson *Cc:* 'Framers' ; r...@frameexpert.com *Sent:*

Xref page numbering not correct

2011-11-21 Thread Scott Prentice
you create FM files or XML files? If you created XML files, the > xrefs will all pretty much say page 1. > > Nadine > > -------- > *From:* Scott Prentice > *To:* Steve Nelson > *Cc:* 'Fram

Re: Xref page numbering not correct

2011-11-21 Thread Scott Prentice
39 Main St. Scottsville, NY 14546 snel...@ambrell.com 585.889.0288 (office) -Original Message- From: Scott Prentice [mailto:s...@leximation.com] Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 1:36 PM To: Steve Nelson Cc: 'Framers'; r...@frameexpert.com Subject: Re: Xref page numb

Xref page numbering not correct

2011-11-21 Thread Scott Prentice
Technical Writer > Ameritherm, Inc./Ambrell > 39 Main St. > Scottsville, NY 14546 > snelson at ambrell.com > 585.889.0288 (office) > > > -Original Message- > From: Scott Prentice [mailto:sp10 at leximation.com] > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 1:36 PM

Re: Xref page numbering not correct

2011-11-21 Thread Scott Prentice
l Writer Ameritherm, Inc./Ambrell 39 Main St. Scottsville, NY 14546 snel...@ambrell.com 585.889.0288 (office) -Original Message- From: Scott Prentice [mailto:s...@leximation.com] Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 7:02 PM To: Steve Nelson Cc: 'Framers'; r...@frameexpert.com S

Xref page numbering not correct

2011-11-21 Thread Scott Prentice
> > Thank you. > > > Stephen Nelson > Technical Writer > Ameritherm, Inc./Ambrell > 39 Main St. > Scottsville, NY 14546 > snelson at ambrell.com > 585.889.0288 (office) > > > -Original Message- > From: Scott Prentice [mailto:sp10 at leximati

Re: Xref page numbering not correct

2011-11-18 Thread Scott Prentice
aker-dita Yahoo group .. you'll find more people who are likely to have the answer to your question. Cheers! ...scott -- Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Steve Nelson wrote: Hi, I'm using FM10 and dita 1.2 template/edd. For some reason(s), cross

Xref page numbering not correct

2011-11-18 Thread Scott Prentice
aker-dita Yahoo group .. you'll find more people who are likely to have the answer to your question. Cheers! ...scott -- Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Steve Nelson wrote: > > Hi, > I'm using FM10 and dita 1.2 template/edd. > >

Re: Xml editors?

2011-11-14 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi Steve... Yes .. this should theoretically work fine. A couple issues .. - Depending on the "free XML editor" they may not be able to make effective use of DITA features (like conrefs, keyrefs, etc.), but if they are just creating basic content it should be fine. - Be sure that the DOCTYPE

Xml editors?

2011-11-14 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi Steve... Yes .. this should theoretically work fine. A couple issues .. - Depending on the "free XML editor" they may not be able to make effective use of DITA features (like conrefs, keyrefs, etc.), but if they are just creating basic content it should be fine. - Be sure that the DOCTYPE d

Re: Structured FM, DITA, and DOCX

2011-11-14 Thread Scott Prentice
ot tried this myself yet, but I'm sure it works reasonably well. Just how you'd incorporate that into a workflow might be up for discussion. (If you're interested in exploring this word2dita plugin, I'd be happy to help out .. contact me off list. :) Cheers,

Structured FM, DITA, and DOCX

2011-11-14 Thread Scott Prentice
ried this myself yet, but I'm sure it works reasonably well. Just how you'd incorporate that into a workflow might be up for discussion. (If you're interested in exploring this word2dita plugin, I'd be happy to help out .. contact me off list. :) Cheers, ...scott -- Scott

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