Excellent summary from Fred!I'll just add the (very minor) point that SVG graphics can have font information in them, too. If the font's glyphs used in the SVG's aren't embedded, that would trigger this FM error.
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Subject: RE: Unavailable fonts message
of the glyph outlines from
the font itself, so the graphics are totally dependent on each system's
complement of installed fonts.
-Fred Ridder
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To: docu...@hotmail.com; pascale.stephen...@upu.int;
framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Unavailable fonts message
: RE: Unavailable fonts message - incorrect?
Wow.
This e-mail goes in my reference folder. Next time I need this info, I want
it to be able to retrieve it immediately.
Thanks for great lesson, Fred.
Alison
Alison Craig | Technical Documentation Lead
Ultrasonix | 130-4311 Viking Way | Richmond
Hi Pascale,
The FrameMaker Console window will tell you which fonts are missing. The
missing fonts may be on Reference or Master pages, or inside of table
formats.
Rick
Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
585-283-5045
r...@frameexpert.com
From:
You posting seems to reflect several small misconceptions about how FrameMaker
works. Let me see if I can address them one at a time.
First, a single unavailable fonts message in one file can, in fact, also be
the cause of subsequent unresolved cross-references messages in other files.
When
Have you tried saving as .mif and searching for that font?
On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Karen Robbins karendes...@gmail.com wrote:
A file (generated file from a plain text source) keeps displaying the
unavailable fonts error each time it opens.
I've run Silicoin Prairie's Paragraph Tools
Hi Karen
The other option is to save the file as MIF, open it in a text editor and look
for fonts. MIFs are pretty human-readable.
Cheers
Rebecca
Combs, Richard richard.co...@polycom.com 24/01/13 13:54
Karen Robbins wrote:
A file (generated file from a plain text source) keeps displaying
At 17:21 -0800 23/1/13, Karen Robbins wrote:
You are correct, that's just what it was--Times instances in the default
tables. (I did the mif to find this out; there are no tables in the document
itself.) I already thought I'd have to do what you say... How annoying that I
have to do this extra
Karen Robbins wrote:
You are correct, that's just what it was--Times instances in the default
tables. (I did the mif to find this out; there are no tables in the document
itself.)
That's why I said to insert an instance of each table format.
I already thought I'd have to do what you
I sure do learn something new every day! :-)
I could also define those formats in a stock document and always
import them to the working document. I do something similar for
indexes--a format master imported each time a new one is generated.
I like the idea of using SP's Table Tools to just
On 24/01/2013 11:18 AM, Karen Robbins wrote:
I sure do learn something new every day! :-)
I could also define those formats in a stock document and always
import them to the working document. I do something similar for
indexes--a format master imported each time a new one is generated.
I like
On 24/01/2013 11:05 AM, Combs, Richard wrote:
Or for a comprehensive, permanent solution, you can modify any and
all format definitions to suit you (as well as which formats exist)
in the behind-the-scenes template that FM uses when you create a new
document without selecting a template (Use
Stuart Rogers wrote:
I just modified shellnew.fm with your suggested changes, and there is no
effect on a new document. The table formats still use Times New Roman,
the ruler is still in cm.
There is another file, custom with no extension, also in the fminit
directory. I am able to use
I wrote:
Oops, sorry. I misremembered some information from many years ago. You're
right, it's custom that's used when you create new blank paper documents in FM
(shellnew.fm is used when you create a new FM doc outside of FM; don't ask me
why).
Eating lunch seems to have slightly revived
For anyone still using FrameMaker 7 on Mac, the 'custom' file that sets the
defaults for new blank documents seems to be /Adobe FrameMaker
7.0/Modules/Custom New Document, in whatever root folder you have located your
Classic apps.
--
Steve
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Saving to Postscript and distilling does work,
but I did see a can't open [thisfilename].fm
message at the bottom of the book window beneath
the list of pages. The file did open, .ps file
was created correctly, distilled correctly.
I thought the save as PDF function in FM11 (my
current
Karen Robbins wrote:
A file (generated file from a plain text source) keeps displaying the
unavailable fonts error each time it opens.
I've run Silicoin Prairie's Paragraph Tools on this file, and the
only font it finds in the file is HelveticaNeueLT Std--exactly as it
should be. I've
You are correct, that's just what it was--Times instances in the
default tables. (I did the mif to find this out; there are no tables
in the document itself.) I already thought I'd have to do what you
say... How annoying that I have to do this extra work to undo a
presumptuous default.
Hi Andy,
The Section and Sub-section tabs are only available if you have folders and/or
nested books (FrameMaker 9 or higher).
Rick
Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
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From:
...@wingedfeet.co.uk
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Unavailable fonts and greyed out section numbering tab
Before you update your book, open all the files in the book and it should
work.
For the font problem, try at the book level Control+F (Find),
Character Format, then look
On 23/02/2012 10:38 PM, Combs, Richard wrote:
Andy Smith (WFL) wrote:
I'm using Frame 10 on Windows 7 64 bit. The printer is a Brother
HL1450 or an HP CM1415fnw.
I suggest you take Steve's advice and make Adobe PDF, not some
physical printer, the printer for FM. I recommend using the
Before you update your book, open all the files in the book and it should work.
For the font problem, try at the book level Control+F (Find),
Character Format, then look thru the list of formats for one that's
grayed out. If it's a short document you should be able to manually
change the
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From: Steve Johnson [mailto:chinask...@gmail.com]
Sent: 23 February 2012 00:40
To: andy.sm...@wingedfeet.co.uk
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Unavailable fonts and greyed out section numbering tab
Before you update your book, open all the files in the book
Andy Smith (WFL) wrote:
I'm using Frame 10 on Windows 7 64 bit. The printer is a Brother HL1450
or an HP CM1415fnw.
I suggest you take Steve's advice and make Adobe PDF, not some physical
printer, the printer for FM. I recommend using the SetPrint plugin
(sundorne.com) to set the default in
Kristen Abbott wrote:
I'm sure someone has posted a response to this question, but
unfortunately the archive isn't searchable. (Hint...)
You can search the archives using Google. Enter search string
site:lists.frameusers.com (sans quotes).
Anyway, I'd like to know of a way to remove and
In your FM preferences, turn OFF Remember Missing Fonts.
***
in Google, try typing:
SearchString site:lists.frameusers.com
Art Campbell
art.campb...@gmail.com
... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a
redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson
Thanks to both Richard Combs and Art Campbell for their suggestions. I
did also spend a bit of time trolling through the archives the hard way,
before they sent me some easier search tips (thanks, guys!), and had
already found the 'turn off remember missing fonts' tidbit.
That helps, and I did
: Unavailable fonts
Kristen Abbott wrote:
I'm sure someone has posted a response to this question, but
unfortunately the archive isn't searchable. (Hint...)
You can search the archives using Google. Enter search string
site:lists.frameusers.com (sans quotes).
Anyway, I'd like to know of a way
Debra Laroche wrote:
Hi!
Does anyone know how I add fonts to FrameMaker 7.2? There's not much in the
help on it.
Any help on this topic is greatly appreciated. I know I'm missing
something,
probably something elemental.
You don't add fonts to FrameMaker. You add fonts to your PC.
Does anyone know how I add fonts to FrameMaker 7.2? There's not much in
the
help on it.
You don't add fonts to FM. You add them to Windows. Open the \windows\fonts
folder on your PC. Then choose File Install New Font and pick a location of
the font you want to install. It's also usually
It's a Windows thing, not a FrameMaker thing. Have you ever added
fonts to Windows?
Start Control Panel Fonts. You can either drag and drop fonts or
you can click Install
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Debra Laroche debra.laro...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi!
Does anyone know how I add fonts to
Thanks everyone for your responses. I'll give this another shot this
morning.
Cheers!
Deb
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The fonts display in the console message window. You can save the
offending file to MIF and then search for those fonts, deleting them
carefully.
Or, if it's not so important to remove them all, you can go into FM
Preferences (via the UI) and clear the Remember missing font names
check box.
On
Spectrum Writing wrote:
Apologies upfront as I know that this has been asked and answered many times
before, but I can't get the archive search to fly, and I have been working
exclusively in Word for a client for awhile now (not by my choice), so I am
finding myself a bit rusty in some Frame
Hi Tammy,
The easiest way to do this is to choose File Preferences General,
uncheck Remember Missing Font Names, and click Set. Open your document
again. You will receive the missing fonts message one more time, but this
time the font substitution that FrameMaker does will be permanent. Save
Boening
Owner/Principal
Spectrum Writing, LLC
www.spectrumwritingllc.com
-Original Message-
From: Rick Quatro [mailto:r...@rickquatro.com]
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 8:32 AM
To: 'Spectrum Writing '; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Unavailable Fonts question
Hi Tammy,
The easiest
On Thu, 7 Feb 2008, Bill Swallow wrote:
Hey, how'd I get in the subject line??? ;-)
I agree that blowing out the text in MIF is drastic, though it'll
definitely solve the problem. Editing the MIF to replace the offending
font name with another one is a better route. Still, the 'remember
Hey, how'd I get in the subject line??? ;-)
I agree that blowing out the text in MIF is drastic, though it'll
definitely solve the problem. Editing the MIF to replace the offending
font name with another one is a better route. Still, the 'remember
missing font names' quick fix will work to
1. File Preferences General
2. Deselect remember missing font names
3. Open the file.
4. Click OK to font substitutions.
5. Save and close the file.
On Feb 6, 2008 3:10 PM, Brewster, Christopher C
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm trying to make a PDF version of a book. Just one file, the title
Hi Isabelle,
I recently made an amazing discovery regarding elusive, unavailable
fonts:
If you copy and paste non-Frame, non-HTML information into your
(unstructured, 7.2) Frame document, the information is copied into a
text frame. In my documents, and perhaps in yours, the font specified is
You can easily avoid this by using PureText. It removes all formatting
from the original text.
Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
052-763-7133
Diane Schaefer wrote:
Hi Isabelle,
I recently made an amazing discovery regarding elusive, unavailable
fonts:
If you copy and paste non-Frame, non-HTML
If Paste Special (as) Text doesn't work, what I do for text with
formatting I don't want to keep is to paste it into Notepad. I copy the
text, paste into Notepad, select all the text in Notepad, copy, then paste
into your desired document.
Notepad strips all the formatting.
Not as easy as it
Diane Schaefer wrote:
If you copy and paste non-Frame, non-HTML information into
your (unstructured, 7.2) Frame document, the information is
copied into a text frame. In my documents, and perhaps in
yours, the font specified is Times New Roman, which isn't in
my font repertoire. Hence
Schaefer; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Unavailable fonts issue
Diane Schaefer wrote:
If you copy and paste non-Frame, non-HTML information into
your (unstructured, 7.2) Frame document, the information is
copied into a text frame. In my documents, and perhaps in
yours, the font
Have you already checked the reference pages and master pages?
-
Hi Framers,
I'm sure this is a very novice question, but I need some help.
I'm running Windows XP (SP2), using unstructured FrameMaker 7.2.
Even
Hi Isabelle,
you can also try the following:
1. Save your FrameMaker file as MIF.
2. Open the MIF file in a plain text editor.
3. Find the missing font. Its definition will look like this:
PgfFont
FTag `'
FPlatformName `W.Myriad Pro.R.400'
FFamily
Isabelle,
I use the same system, version, etc., and have the same issue, so please
share any responses you might receive off list.
Regards and Happy New Year to all!
Sylvia
Sylvia J. Clarke
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Also, font specifications can hide in tags for table items (title,
heading cells, etc.) and in cross-reference formats that do not appear
in the catalogs for paragraph or character tags.
On Tuesday, January 01, 2008 11:31 PM, Diane Gaskill wrote:
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