Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-05 Thread Fred Wersan
I have Indexing Tools Pro. I use the Merge Index feature, which is pretty nifty. ITP also helps make creation of Master Indexes easier. However, its main feature - embedding index marker text in the main flow, so you can see index text in a reasonable font size and do search and replace on

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Art Campbell
IXGen is my standard tool. Highly recommended, and Frank's customer support is top-notch. Art On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Jennifer Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are currently using FrameMaker 6.0 but are going to move to FrameMaker 8 (Structured) within the next year. We are in

RE: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Michael O'Neill
I use Index Tools Professional from Silicon Prairie Software. By and large, I am happy with it. It has sped up indexing tremendously...and makes it pretty darn easy to see what index tags are currently in place. I haven't tried other tools. This was the first we tried and it was such a clear

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Yves Barbion
Absolutely right, IXGen is the must-have plug-in to create indexes in unstructured FrameMaker. IXGen also works in structured FM files, but I don't think that you can use it in native XML files (forgive me and correct me if I'm wrong). It would be great, though, to have a command that says

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread obair
I second Art's opinion. best, Paul On 4 Mean Fomhair 2008, at 5:06 am, Art Campbell wrote: IXGen is my standard tool. Highly recommended, and Frank's customer support is top-notch. Art On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Jennifer Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are currently using

RE: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread quills
I like this one also, for two reasons, it's simple, and it's inexpensive. That makes this tool VERY cost-effective. Scott At 8:05 AM -0500 9/4/08, Michael O'Neill wrote: I use Index Tools Professional from Silicon Prairie Software. By and large, I am happy with it. It has sped up indexing

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Robert Rogge
Hi Guys, Not sure if it is acceptable to continue a thread like this, but in fact I would be interested to learn the full list of plugins you guys use, at least the ones that are most important and useful to you. I currently work without plugins in *unstructured framemaker*, and must create my

RE: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Kristy Nolan
PROTECTED] Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com; Jennifer Collier Subject: Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker? Hi Guys, Not sure if it is acceptable to continue a thread like this, but in fact I would be interested to learn the full list of plugins you guys use, at least the ones that are most

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Robert Rogge
, September 04, 2008 8:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com; Jennifer Collier Subject: Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker? Hi Guys, Not sure if it is acceptable to continue a thread like this, but in fact I would be interested to learn the full list of plugins you guys use

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Hedley Finger
IXgen is idiosyncratic but offers many functions to help you get going, e.g. making automatic entries for all headings which you can then edit to make proper entries. In view of the many headings in user guides, etc. and the invariable chunking into short topics, this can help you produce a

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Bruce Wolf
Top-notch is a bit of an understatement. Superb works for me. :) BW --- On Thu, 9/4/08, Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker? To: Jennifer Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Date

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Robert, Scott Prentice maintains a list of FrameMaker plugins at http://www.leximation.com. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi Guys, Not sure if it is acceptable to continue a thread like this, but in fact I would be interested to learn the full list of