Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

2013-02-24 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
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Re: FM8 u/s: Conditional cross-refs

2013-02-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 20-Feb-13 10:01 AM, Helen Borrie wrote: Hello list, I'm struggling a bit here with conditionals, specifically text containing cross-references. The original unstructured book is 40 chapters and 14 appendices with all the other usual front and back

Re: FM8 u/s: Conditional cross-refs

2013-02-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Are you sure it's not generating the TOC and index? It thought Frame updated whatever it could, even if some things were unresolved. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 20-Feb-13 10:01 AM, Helen Borrie wrote: Hello list, I'm struggling a bit here with conditionals

Re: Emailing: text_format.xml

2013-02-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Thanks Klause and Rick for your help. I got it to work with the two drop-down lists. Here's the toolbar: So far it's stable. It could be it's stable because of the limited amount of things that I need on it. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson

Re: Frame 11 Appearance

2013-02-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Under Edit Preferences you can select the monitor size. That might sharpen the text on the tabs. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 20-Feb-13 3:50 PM, Joel wrote: I am on Windows 7, using Frame 11. Ever since moving to Win 7 and Frame 11

FM8 u/s: Conditional cross-refs

2013-02-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 20-Feb-13 10:01 AM, Helen Borrie wrote: > Hello list, > > I'm struggling a bit here with conditionals, specifically text containing > cross-references. The original unstructured book is 40 chapters and 14 > appendices with all the ot

Emailing: text_format.xml

2013-02-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
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Frame 11 Appearance

2013-02-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
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Emailing: text_format.xml

2013-02-19 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
. Adding DROPDOWN command=!RulerCharMenu/ does seem to do anything. Klaus Daube mentions !RulerCharMenuIn in his toolbar documentation for FM 7.2 and 8 (http://www.daube.ch/docu/files/fm8-etb-en.pdf), so it looks like it's possible. Any ideas? -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763

Emailing: text_format.xml

2013-02-19 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
. Klaus Daube mentions !RulerCharMenuIn in his toolbar documentation for FM 7.2 and 8 (http://www.daube.ch/docu/files/fm8-etb-en.pdf), so it looks like it's possible. Any ideas? -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 -- next part -- A non-text

"FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

2013-02-14 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
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Re: FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit Really?!

2013-02-13 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
cians only." Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 13-Feb-13 4:48 PM, Ken Poshedly wrote: To all, My coworker is running FrameMaker 11.0 and is frustrated because twice this morning, FrameMaker crashed on his termina

Re: best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10?

2013-02-05 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 05-Feb-13 2:45 PM, Writer wrote: I'll give WebWorks ePublisher a try. http://www.indoition.com/online-help-authoring-tools-survey.htm says it costs $795 a year, does the license actually expire? The subscription expires, but you can still use the software. You just

best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10?

2013-02-05 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 05-Feb-13 2:45 PM, Writer wrote: >> I'll give WebWorks ePublisher a try. >> http://www.indoition.com/online-help-authoring-tools-survey.htm says >> it costs $795 a year, does the license actually expire? > The subscription expires, but you can s

Re: Pagination FM 11

2013-01-31 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
format or as paragraph override, or start: top of page setting Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 30-Jan-13 9:38 PM, Judy Bragg wrote: I'm trying to generate a PDF of my document. The book includes several fm documents distributed through several folders. Each folder is a chapter

Re: Frame Word Frame -- is there a way to do this w/o going nuts?

2013-01-31 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
To avoid crashing when importing, remove some or all of the pictures before importing the file. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 30-Jan-13 9:32 PM, Tori Muir wrote: Thanks to all who replied, it's genuinely good to know there isn't a magically simple way to do this that I was unaware

Pagination FM 11

2013-01-31 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
- Page break in paragraph format or as paragraph override, or start: top of page setting Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 30-Jan-13 9:38 PM, Judy Bragg wrote: > I'm trying to generate a PDF of my document. The book includes several > fm documents distributed through several folders. > >

Frame > Word > Frame -- is there a way to do this w/o going nuts?

2013-01-31 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
To avoid crashing when importing, remove some or all of the pictures before importing the file. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 30-Jan-13 9:32 PM, Tori Muir wrote: > Thanks to all who replied, it's genuinely good to know there isn't a > magically simple way to do this

Re: Clicking hyperlink closes source file?

2013-01-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
To: Shmuel Wolfson shmue...@gmail.com Shmuel, You wrote: When I follow a link to another file in the FM book, it usually does not close the current file. Other times it does close the current file. Is this a bug or a feature, and how do I disable closing the current file? FrameMaker hyperlinks have

Clicking hyperlink closes source file?

2013-01-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
microtype.com> To: Shmuel Wolfson Shmuel, You wrote: >When I follow a link to another file in the FM book, it usually does not >close the current file. Other times it does close the current file. Is >this a bug or a feature, and how do I disable closing the current file? Frame

Re: converting giant tables to running text

2013-01-06 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Apply the heading style(s) to the paragraphs in the left column, leave the right column as is, then convert it to text row by row. This is Stuart's suggestion without the part about applying the Body style to all the cells in the left column. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763

converting giant tables to running text

2013-01-06 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Apply the heading style(s) to the paragraphs in the left column, leave the right column as is, then convert it to text "row by row." This is Stuart's suggestion without the part about applying the Body style to all the cells in the left column. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writ

Sorting paragraphs

2013-01-03 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Is there a way to sort paragraphs in Frame without changing the text to a table? -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com

Sorting paragraphs

2013-01-03 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Is there a way to sort paragraphs in Frame without changing the text to a table? -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133

Re: Rucksprung durch Technik: reverse hyperjump key?

2012-12-13 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
. You might want to give it a try. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank

Rucksprung durch Technik: reverse hyperjump key?

2012-12-13 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
. You might want to give it a try. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133

Re: Use Condition Indicators setting is inconsistent

2012-12-12 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
, but not all, files. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 12-Dec-12 7:10 PM, Rob Shell wrote: Dear Framers: I would love to know what this message means. Has it something to do with conditional text? The capitalized noun would indicate no. (I do not use conditional text). Or does

"Use Condition Indicators setting is inconsistent"

2012-12-12 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
, but not all, files. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 12-Dec-12 7:10 PM, Rob Shell wrote: > Dear Framers: > I would love to know what this message means. > Has it something to do with conditional text? The capitalized noun would > indicate no. > (I do not use c

Re: Mif Wash FYI [was Re: Table that won't sort correctly: wash-up]

2012-12-10 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Here's a good free Hex editor: http://frhed.sourceforge.net/en/ Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 10-Dec-12 6:10 PM, Steve Rickaby wrote: At 11:01 -0500 10/12/12, Stuart Rogers wrote: Sounds like you might be able to identify the mystery character by opening the Word

Mif Wash FYI [was Re: Table that won't sort correctly: wash-up]

2012-12-10 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Here's a good free Hex editor: http://frhed.sourceforge.net/en/ Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 10-Dec-12 6:10 PM, Steve Rickaby wrote: > At 11:01 -0500 10/12/12, Stuart Rogers wrote: > >> Sounds like you might be able to identify the mystery characte

Re: menu-command macro recorder utility for FM?

2012-11-29 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
AutiIt comes with a few utilities. One of them does record macros. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 28-Nov-12 11:14 PM, Pat Christenson wrote: I can second this. I used AutoIT to automate tasks and it is very easy to learn! Not quite as simple as a macro recorder but not a nightmare

menu-command macro recorder utility for FM?

2012-11-29 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
AutiIt comes with a few utilities. One of them does record macros. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 28-Nov-12 11:14 PM, Pat Christenson wrote: > I can second this. I used AutoIT to automate tasks and it is very easy to > learn! Not quite as simple as a macro recorder but not a nig

Re: menu-command macro recorder utility for FM?

2012-11-28 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Sorry, I meant you can't use ALT keys on the pods. You should install AutoIt if you want to try it. It's free. http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/downloads/ Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 27-Nov-12 8:59 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: Is there an old-fashioned menu-command macro

menu-command macro recorder utility for FM?

2012-11-28 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
. Attached is a PPT presentation (in PDF format) and some sample files. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 27-Nov-12 8:59 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > Is there an old-fashioned menu-command macro recorder that's > compatible with FrameMaker 10? > > I want to automate some sim

menu-command macro recorder utility for FM?

2012-11-28 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Sorry, I meant you can't use ALT keys on the pods. You should install AutoIt if you want to try it. It's free. http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/downloads/ Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 27-Nov-12 8:59 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > Is there an old-fashioned menu-command ma

FrameMaker Find/Change Behavior

2012-11-04 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
dialog box as is it in my version? Can someone who has FM11 (or someone from Adobe) please let me know? Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 30-Oct-12 2:08 PM, Reng, Dr. Winfried wrote: > Hi Shmuel, > > it seems that this is fixed. > > http://blogs.adobe.com/t

FrameMaker Find/Change Behavior

2012-10-30 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
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FrameMaker Find/Change Behavior

2012-10-30 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
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Re: Is there a video demonstrating Word vs Framemaker?

2012-09-23 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
stable in FrameMaker should do. You could add a slide or two to the video for that. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 17-Sep-12 8:52 PM, Carol J. Elkins wrote: Has anyone run across a video that compares Framemaker features to MSWord? It would be a great way to quickly

Is there a video demonstrating Word vs Framemaker?

2012-09-23 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
stable in FrameMaker should do. You could add a slide or two to the video for that. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 17-Sep-12 8:52 PM, Carol J. Elkins wrote: > Has anyone run across a video that compares Framemaker features to > MSWord? It would be a great way to q

Frame 7.1/Acrobat 9: unable to generate PS or save as PDF

2012-09-23 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Why can't you just print to any postscript printer (that you can install via Windows) and double-click on the PS file to create the PDF? I have Frame 9 and Acrobat 7.x and that works for me. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 20-Sep-12 4:04 PM, Eric-Oluf Svee wrote

Frame vs Word - the decision

2012-09-23 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
.) Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 20-Sep-12 10:48 AM, laura at lavadome.net wrote: > Hi all > > You may remember a while back I asked for help regarding arguments I > could use to persuade my company to use Framemaker for its docs. > > I'm sorry to report I have lost the a

Re: Reviews of FM 11

2012-09-09 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
.html Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 06-Sep-12 6:31 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: What does Adobe charge for upgrading from FM10 to FM8? I could use the extra stability and better UI. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as shmue

Reviews of FM 11

2012-09-09 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
.html Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 06-Sep-12 6:31 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > What does Adobe charge for upgrading from FM10 to FM8? I could use the > extra stability and better UI. > ___ > > > You are currently sub

Re: Reviews of FM 11

2012-09-06 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
overreaching, and I hope they figure that out. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 04-Sep-12 9:39 PM, Gay Alson wrote: OMG, Arnis, STOP!! I'm having way too much fun at work this afternoon because of you! Anyone who hasn't read Arnis' review, do yourself a favor and check it out: http://www.front

FM10 special character

2012-09-06 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
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Reviews of FM 11

2012-09-06 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
overreaching, and I hope they figure that out. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 04-Sep-12 9:39 PM, Gay Alson wrote: > OMG, Arnis, STOP!! I'm having way too much fun at work this afternoon > because of you! > > Anyone who hasn't read Arnis' review, do yourself a favor and check it &

Re: OT: Windows 7 operating systems, Windows Explorer failing to display files

2012-08-27 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
a Windows update took care of it. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 27-Aug-12 7:18 PM, dave.st...@gdc4s.com wrote: 2012-08-27-01T16:20Z Framers using Windows 7 operating systems: My setups: At work: Windows 7 Enterprise SP 1; at home: Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1 NOTE: If you

OT: Windows 7 operating systems, Windows Explorer failing to display files

2012-08-27 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
a Windows update took care of it. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 27-Aug-12 7:18 PM, Dave.Stamm at gdc4s.com wrote: > 2012-08-27-01T16:20Z > > Framers using Windows 7 operating systems: > > My setups: At work: Windows 7 Enterprise SP 1; at home: Windows 7 Home

FNTCACHE.DAT missing

2012-08-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
? -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 ___ 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

FNTCACHE.DAT missing

2012-08-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
? -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133

Re: Verma on Educational pricing

2012-08-05 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
FrameMaker pricing has been going way up since version 10, when they started charging $400 to upgrade only ONE version. At one point there was a rumor that FrameMaker was being put out to pasture. Now it seems they are just pricing themselves out of the market. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson

Verma on Educational pricing

2012-08-05 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
FrameMaker pricing has been going way up since version 10, when they started charging $400 to upgrade only ONE version. At one point there was a rumor that FrameMaker was being put out to pasture. Now it seems they are just pricing themselves out of the market. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson

Re: Adding a column to multiple tables

2012-07-22 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
({ESC}tme) ; move insertion point to rightmost cell Sleep(200) ; pause 100 milliseconds Send({ESC}tcr) ; add column to the right Sleep(200) ; pause 100 milliseconds Send(^v) ; paste (CTRL+v) $x = $x + 1 WEnd * Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 20-Jul-12 9:21 PM, Tammy Van

Re: Adding a column to multiple tables

2012-07-22 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Send({ESC}tme) ; move insertion point to rightmost cell Sleep(200) ; pause 100 milliseconds Send({ESC}tcr) ; add column to the right Sleep(200) ; pause 100 milliseconds Send(^v) ; paste (CTRL+v) $x = $x + 1 WEnd Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 20-Jul-12 9:21 PM, Tammy Van

Re: Adding a column to multiple tables - corrected

2012-07-22 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
(^v) ; paste (CTRL+v) $x = $x + 1 WEnd Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 20-Jul-12 9:21 PM, Tammy Van Boening wrote: Adding a column to multiple tables All, I havea twochapters in a guide that I am currently working on that have over 100 tables each. The format for the tables

Adding a column to multiple tables

2012-07-22 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
0) ; pause 100 milliseconds Send("^+f") ; find next (CTRL+SHIFT+f) Sleep(200) ; pause 100 milliseconds Send("{ESC}tme") ; move insertion point to rightmost cell Sleep(200) ; pause 100 milliseconds Send("{ESC}tcr") ; add column to the right Sleep

Adding a column to multiple tables

2012-07-22 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
; pause 100 milliseconds Send("^+f") ; find next (CTRL+SHIFT+f) Sleep(200) ; pause 100 milliseconds Send("{ESC}tme") ; move insertion point to rightmost cell Sleep(200) ; pause 100 milliseconds Send("{ESC}tcr") ; add column to the right S

Adding a column to multiple tables - corrected

2012-07-22 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
ep(200) ; pause 200 milliseconds Send("{ESC}tcr") ; add column to the right Sleep(200) ; pause 200 milliseconds Send("^v") ; paste (CTRL+v) $x = $x + 1 WEnd Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 20-Jul-12 9:21 PM, Tammy Van Boening wrote: > Adding a column to mu

Re: Support needed!

2012-07-11 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
. I don't think it's so hard to find someone who knows FrameMaker to replace you while you are on vacation, but to find someone who knows both FrameMaker and Indesign is a bit more difficult. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 10-Jul-12 10:24 PM, Keith Soltys wrote: If you can't convince

Support needed!

2012-07-11 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
don't think it's so hard to find someone who knows FrameMaker to replace you while you are on vacation, but to find someone who knows both FrameMaker and Indesign is a bit more difficult. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 10-Jul-12 10:24 PM, Keith Soltys wrote: > If you can't convi

Re: Variables pod problems

2012-07-08 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
never upgrade. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 06-Jul-12 8:26 PM, Tim Pann wrote: Windows 7 64 bit, Frame 9, just updated to latest version today. My Variables pod is fouled up. There is a white rectangle across all but the Insert and Create New buttons. Some of them

Variables pod problems

2012-07-08 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
never upgrade. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 06-Jul-12 8:26 PM, Tim Pann wrote: > Windows 7 64 bit, Frame 9, just updated to latest version today. > > My Variables pod is fouled up. There is a white rectangle across all > but the Insert and Create New buttons.

Re: Unexpected event

2012-06-21 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Have a speedy recovery. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 20-Jun-12 3:07 PM, Rick Quatro wrote: Hi Framers, I hesitate to put this on the list, but I have been around the FrameMaker community for a long time, and this is the only contact I have with some of you. Also, in light of Bruce

Unexpected event

2012-06-21 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Have a speedy recovery. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 20-Jun-12 3:07 PM, Rick Quatro wrote: > Hi Framers, > > I hesitate to put this on the list, but I have been around the FrameMaker > community for a long time, and this is the only contact I have with some of > you.

Re: vertical text in FrameMaker tables

2012-06-13 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Click in the table cell and select Graphics Rotate. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 11-Jun-12 6:14 PM, Bethany Lee wrote: Does anyone know: is there a way in FrameMaker tables to make your heading titles vertical instead of horizontal? Thank you, Bethany Lee

vertical text in FrameMaker tables

2012-06-13 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Click in the table cell and select Graphics > Rotate. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 11-Jun-12 6:14 PM, Bethany Lee wrote: > > Does anyone know: is there a way in FrameMaker tables to make your > heading titles vertical instead of horizontal? &

Re: Deal for upgrading from FM7.x to FM10 ends June 15

2012-06-10 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Is the upgrade deal also for 30% off FM8 to FM10 and FM9 to FM10 or just from 7.x to FM10? Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 08-Jun-12 10:32 PM, Alan Litchfield wrote: All, As a matter of interest. I went to the page on the original post. Noting that the only options for upgrade were

Deal for upgrading from FM7.x to FM10 ends June 15

2012-06-10 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Is the upgrade deal also for 30% off FM8 to FM10 and FM9 to FM10 or just from 7.x to FM10? Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 On 08-Jun-12 10:32 PM, Alan Litchfield wrote: > All, > > As a matter of interest. I went to the page on the original post. Noting that > the only options

Re: FYI: Deal for upgrading from FM7.x to FM10 ends June 15

2012-06-07 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Come on. You've got to love those red squiggly lines for spelling mistakes in version 10. I think it also has a built in scripting language. Writing scripts is great when you get bored :) I didn't get it yet, but I hope to soon. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 06

Re: Conditional Paragraph Tags?

2012-06-07 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
to the same doc, only for the styles that you had to change. This would require changing the names. So you would have Figure Caption and Figure Caption Special. Then conditional each paragraph to appear in one manual the standard manual or the custom manual. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer

finding character format overrides & converting to paragraph tags

2012-06-07 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
You could change the character formats to be not bold, do the search, then change them back. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 06-Jun-12 9:19 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > I'm cleaning up a>1000-page book. Anybody have a trick for finding > character format

Deal for upgrading from FM7.x to FM10 ends June 15

2012-06-07 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
ything *easy.* It's just better (than Word) after you get used to it :) Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 06-Jun-12 8:14 PM, Lea Rush wrote: > Hi Stuart, > > I found that page, but I'm still a bit suspicious because the unshortened > link doesn't say anyth

FYI: Deal for upgrading from FM7.x to FM10 ends June 15

2012-06-07 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Come on. You've got to love those red squiggly lines for spelling mistakes in version 10. I think it also has a built in scripting language. Writing scripts is great when you get bored :) I didn't get it yet, but I hope to soon. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 06-Jun

Scroll Wheel Suddenly Stops Working In FM7

2012-06-07 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Try WizMouse. It's also free and does the same as Freewheel plus more. I stopped using Freewheel when I found WizMouse. http://antibody-software.com/web/index.php?ref=wizmouse Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 07-Jun-12 3:33 AM, Charles Brady wrote: > New to the l

Conditional Paragraph Tags?

2012-06-07 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
to the same doc, only for the styles that you had to change. This would require changing the names. So you would have "Figure Caption" and "Figure Caption Special." Then conditional each paragraph to appear in one manual the standard manual or the custom manual. Regards, Shmuel Wolf

FM10 File Format

2012-06-06 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Did the file format change between FM9 and 10? Meaning, if you pass docs from 10 to 9, do you have to save it down to 9? Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 05-Jun-12 2:09 AM, Grant Hogarth wrote: Just got this from a friend at Adobe (I'm trying to get some clients

FM10 File Format

2012-06-06 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Did the file format change between FM9 and 10? Meaning, if you pass docs from 10 to 9, do you have to save it down to 9? Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 05-Jun-12 2:09 AM, Grant Hogarth wrote: > Just got this from a friend at Adobe (I'm trying to get some clie

FrameMaker Feature Request

2012-06-04 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
It would be nice if one of the options on the right-click menu when clicking on a file tab was Close All Other Tabs, as is the case in many other programs including Firefox. -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 ___ You

FrameMaker Feature Request

2012-06-04 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
It would be nice if one of the options on the right-click menu when clicking on a file tab was "Close All Other Tabs," as is the case in many other programs including Firefox. -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133

Re: Best way to rename individual book files and book name in FrameMaker 9

2012-05-28 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
- When you rename the book itself, close the book and all it's files first, then rename the book using Windows Explorer, My Computer or Computer. - When you rename a file *within* a book, it's very important to rename the file by opening the FM book and renaming it using FM. Regards, Shmuel

Best way to rename individual book files and book name in FrameMaker 9

2012-05-28 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
- When you rename the book itself, close the book and all it's files first, then rename the book using Windows Explorer, My Computer or Computer. - When you rename a file *within* a book, it's very important to rename the file by opening the FM book and renaming it using FM. Regards, Shmuel

Re: utility to check that all heading names are unique?

2012-05-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
for. It might be better not to sort the list of paragraphs alphabetically, so you can see the location of the duplicate. If you don't like this utility you can found lots more by google searching for find duplicate lines. ** Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 17-May

utility to check that all heading names are unique?

2012-05-20 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
CATE, which you can easily search for. It might be better not to sort the list of paragraphs alphabetically, so you can see the location of the duplicate. If you don't like this utility you can found lots more by google searching for "find duplicate lines." ** Regards, Shmuel Wolfson T

Re: FrameMaker Feature Requests

2012-05-03 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
The fact that the focus is random also drives me crazy because I like to use AutoIt to simulate keystrokes to automate things. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson On 30-Apr-12 9:32 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 6:25 AM, Shmuel Wolfsonshmue...@gmail.com wrote: - In the Find/Change

FrameMaker Feature Requests

2012-05-03 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
The fact that the focus is random also drives me crazy because I like to use AutoIt to simulate keystrokes to automate things. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson On 30-Apr-12 9:32 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 6:25 AM, Shmuel Wolfson wrote: >> - In the Find/Change dial

FrameMaker Feature Requests

2012-04-29 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
by the order of their appearance in the doc or in alphabetical order. -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe

FrameMaker Feature Requests

2012-04-29 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
by the order of their appearance in the doc or in alphabetical order. -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer

Re: Turning off tooltips?

2012-04-19 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
If the setting isn't working, it sounds like a bug. Maybe Adobe support could help. There may be a place in the configuration files where you could edit the setting. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 17-Apr-12 4:26 PM, Johan Anglemark wrote: Yes, same here. I've given

Turning off tooltips?

2012-04-19 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
If the setting isn't working, it sounds like a bug. Maybe Adobe support could help. There may be a place in the configuration files where you could edit the setting. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 17-Apr-12 4:26 PM, Johan Anglemark wrote: > Yes, same here. I've gi

Re: How to replace curved apostrophe with straight apostrophe?

2012-04-02 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
quotes you still get a curved apostrophe. I suspect that there is no separate character for a straight apostrophe. You might have to apply Courier New to get a straight apostrophe. If I'm wrong, hopefully someone will correct me :) Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer On 02-Apr-12 4:44 AM

How to replace curved apostrophe with straight apostrophe?

2012-04-02 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
quotes you still get a curved apostrophe. I suspect that there is no separate character for a straight apostrophe. You might have to apply Courier New to get a straight apostrophe. If I'm wrong, hopefully someone will correct me :) Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer On 02-Apr-12 4:44 AM

Re: PDF Verification Tool

2012-03-29 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
I use Arts Link Checker. It's not available anymore as a separate tool. It's part of Arts Aerialist X ($499). http://www.artspdf.com/arts_pdf_linker.asp Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 29-Mar-12 3:31 PM, Rick Quatro wrote: Can anyone recommend a PDF link/bookmark

PDF Verification Tool

2012-03-29 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
I use Arts Link Checker. It's not available anymore as a separate tool. It's part of Arts Aerialist X ($499). http://www.artspdf.com/arts_pdf_linker.asp Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 29-Mar-12 3:31 PM, Rick Quatro wrote: > Can anyone recommend a PDF link/bookm

Re: Cannot print book PDFs from network drive

2012-03-18 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
, a 32-bit program, to access a network drive. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133 Original Message Subject: RE: Cannot print book PDFs from network drive Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012

Cannot print book PDFs from network drive

2012-03-18 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
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Restore a corrupt file?

2012-02-27 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Maybe try opening it on a newer computer with more RAM etc. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 2/27/2012 3:06 AM, Pat Christenson wrote: > Doesn't work, but thanks. > > Pat > > > On Feb 26, 2012, at 6:35 PM, Writer wrote: > >> Can you

Re: Restore a corrupt file?

2012-02-26 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Try saving it as a MIF, then resaving it as a FM. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 2/25/2012 5:12 AM, Pat Christenson wrote: Hi - I have corrupt FrameMaker 10 file. The backup is also corrupt, as is the offsite backup. None will open. I've tried Open Heroic and Wash

Re: Restore a corrupt file?

2012-02-26 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Maybe try opening it on a newer computer with more RAM etc. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 2/27/2012 3:06 AM, Pat Christenson wrote: Doesn't work, but thanks. Pat On Feb 26, 2012, at 6:35 PM, Writer wrote: Can you change the extension to mif, and then open

Restore a corrupt file?

2012-02-26 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Try saving it as a MIF, then resaving it as a FM. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 2/25/2012 5:12 AM, Pat Christenson wrote: > Hi - > > I have corrupt FrameMaker 10 file. The backup is also corrupt, as is the > offsite backup. None will open. > > I've

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