automating a custom save command?

2007-02-07 Thread Jakob Fix
Hello, I would like to automate a task that consists of saving all files in a book using a *custom* save command that is available through the use of a custom FDK client, without reprogramming the client. Currently, I have to open the book, open all files inside it, and then save them one by

Re: automating a custom save command?

2007-02-07 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Jakob, CallClient will only work if the custom FDK client was designed to be called from the outside. FDK clients are not set up this way by default. An alternative would be to have a FrameScript script do what the FDK client does, in addition to closing the file. Do you know exactly what

RE: Paste Special

2007-02-07 Thread Pinkham, Jim
Yankee Clipper (YC3) is also a very helpful freeware clipboard manager, with a broad range of functionality http://www.intelexual.com/products/index.aspx. You can hide it, dock it, drag and drop from it -- and there are options that do and don't retain the formatting (text vs. Rich Text, for

Re: Rename PDF, xrefs stop working (more)

2007-02-07 Thread Shlomo Perets
A sample PDF demonstrating this problem (even without being renamed) is the guest of the month at www.microtype.com/hmmm.html Martin Polley wrote: With some of the PDFs that I create, if I rename them, the cross-references stop working, giving this error: The specified file old file

RE: Using variables for single sourcing

2007-02-07 Thread Linda G. Gallagher
With Index Tools Pro, the index entries will continue to work, but you won't be able to change the variables in them. The tool does create standard index entries when you tell it to do so. Given the low cost, I suggest that anyone else working with the files also buy and use the tool.

Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Knox Drew-KFP368
How do I build a paragraph tag that has the title Warning, room for a para below, a graphic to the left vertically centered, and all of that bound by a filled rectangle? I put the word Warning into Numbering in the Paragraph Designer but can't recall how to include a return for the warning text

RE: Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Stamm, David-P45904
2007-03-07-03T17:30Z Drew - I recently went through this process. Here's how I dealt with it. 1. Insert a table with one heading row, one body row, and two columns. For this, you might want to use a new table format. 2. Widen the table to suit. Widen the first column to suit the

Structured Frame Questions

2007-02-07 Thread Kristy Nolan
My work group is attempting to make the change from unstructured to structured Frame, and are attempting to define our structures and corresponding elements. We are on Frame 7.0, and have learned just enough structure to be dangerous. This move is to try to get us into a single-sourcing

RE: Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread John Sgammato
Maybe Publishing Smarter's http://www.publishingsmarter.com/docs/teach/NoteTipCaution.pdf can do what you need? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Knox Drew-KFP368 Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 11:41 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com

RE: Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Daniel Doornbos
Hi Drew, I do something like what you described in my docs by creating a four-cell table for the warning message. The top left cell has an an imported graphic with the anchored frame set to Run Into Paragraph. The top and bottom left cells are straddled. The top right cell holds the heading

RE: Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Combs, Richard
Knox Drew-KFP368 wrote: How do I build a paragraph tag that has the title Warning, room for a para below, a graphic to the left vertically centered, and all of that bound by a filled rectangle? As others suggested, a table is the way to go. There's simply no reasonable way to do a

RE: Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Combs, Richard
I wrote: my way, then in the future, you just have to select Insert Table and pick the format to create the whole thing ready for I meant, of course, select Table Insert Table... Sheesh! I guess I've reached the age where I shouldn't try to do stuff like that from memory. ;-) Richard

Somewhat OT Section 508 and Note, Caution, and Warning Symbols in FM

2007-02-07 Thread Diane Gaskill
Hi everyone, We are developing new FM templates for our next release of docs, and we have decided to make them 508 compliant. I have reviewed quite a bit of information I found on the net (including the government sites) but I cannot find the answer to the one question I have regarding 508.

Structured Frame contractor/trainer in Japan

2007-02-07 Thread Mollye Barrett
One of our Japanese clients needs a Structured Frame contractor = to work on site in Japan. Is there anyone on = the list? Let me = know! Thanks, Mollye = Barrett Director, Content Management Ken Cook Company 9929 West Silver = Spring Dr. Milwaukee , WI 53225

Re: Somewhat OT Section 508 and Note, Caution, and Warning Symbols in FM

2007-02-07 Thread Joe Malin
Call it accessibility (abbreviated A10Y) unless you mean specifically that you need to certify under section 508. Your printed documentation is not likely to be the primary source for handicapped users. I assume that they will either use PDF or HTML to access the documentation, either with

automating a custom save command?

2007-02-07 Thread Jakob Fix
Hello, I would like to automate a task that consists of saving all files in a book using a *custom* save command that is available through the use of a custom FDK client, without reprogramming the client. Currently, I have to open the book, open all files inside it, and then save them one by

automating a custom save command?

2007-02-07 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Jakob, CallClient will only work if the custom FDK client was designed to be called from the outside. FDK clients are not set up this way by default. An alternative would be to have a FrameScript script do what the FDK client does, in addition to closing the file. Do you know exactly what

Auto Hide Element Boundaries?

2007-02-07 Thread Gordon McLean
Problem solved. Solution: I am an idiot. The RestoreWindows plugin was turning on element boundaries everytime I opened the file. Like I asked it to... I've left your suggestions in this reply Peter, as they are exactly what I WAS doing and should help anyone without the RestoreWindows plugin

Paste Special

2007-02-07 Thread Pinkham, Jim
Yankee Clipper (YC3) is also a very helpful freeware clipboard manager, with a broad range of functionality http://www.intelexual.com/products/index.aspx. You can hide it, dock it, drag and drop from it -- and there are options that do and don't retain the formatting (text vs. Rich Text, for

Rename PDF, xrefs stop working (more)

2007-02-07 Thread Shlomo Perets
A sample PDF demonstrating this problem (even without being renamed) is the guest of the month at www.microtype.com/hmmm.html >Martin Polley wrote: > >>With some of the PDFs that I create, if I rename them, the >>cross-references stop working, giving this error: >> >> The specified file

Using variables for single sourcing

2007-02-07 Thread Linda G. Gallagher
With Index Tools Pro, the index entries will continue to work, but you won't be able to change the variables in them. The tool does create standard index entries when you tell it to do so. Given the low cost, I suggest that anyone else working with the files also buy and use the tool.

Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Knox Drew-KFP368
How do I build a paragraph tag that has the title "Warning," room for a para below, a graphic to the left vertically centered, and all of that bound by a filled rectangle? I put the word "Warning" into Numbering in the Paragraph Designer but can't recall how to include a return for the warning

Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Stamm, David-P45904
2007-03-07-03T17:30Z Drew - I recently went through this process. Here's how I dealt with it. 1. Insert a table with one heading row, one body row, and two columns. For this, you might want to use a new table format. 2. Widen the table to suit. Widen the first column to suit the

Structured Frame Questions

2007-02-07 Thread Kristy Nolan
My work group is attempting to make the change from unstructured to structured Frame, and are attempting to define our structures and corresponding elements. We are on Frame 7.0, and have learned just enough structure to be dangerous. This move is to try to get us into a single-sourcing

Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 11:40 -0500 7/2/07, Knox Drew-KFP368 wrote: >How do I build a paragraph tag that has the title "Warning," room for a >para below, a graphic to the left vertically centered, and all of that >bound by a filled rectangle? I would approach this by building the whole thing as a two-column one-row

Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread John Sgammato
Maybe Publishing Smarter's http://www.publishingsmarter.com/docs/teach/NoteTipCaution.pdf can do what you need? -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+jsgammato=imprivata@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+jsgammato=imprivata.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Knox

Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Peter Gold
Search Google for: reficons cudspan Reficons is one way to do it, and it's free. There are also other free helpful FrameMaker tools at this great site. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Daniel Doornbos
Hi Drew, I do something like what you described in my docs by creating a four-cell table for the warning message. The top left cell has an an imported graphic with the anchored frame set to Run Into Paragraph. The top and bottom left cells are straddled. The top right cell holds the heading

Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Combs, Richard
Knox Drew-KFP368 wrote: > How do I build a paragraph tag that has the title "Warning," > room for a para below, a graphic to the left vertically > centered, and all of that bound by a filled rectangle? As others suggested, a table is the way to go. There's simply no reasonable way to do a

Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Joe Malin
I use a table rather than a tag. You can build a one-row two-cell table; the left cell has the graphic and the right cell has the text. You can then put the paragraph tags you want into the text cell. Knox Drew-KFP368 wrote: > How do I build a paragraph tag that has the title "Warning," room

Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Combs, Richard
I wrote: > my way, then in the future, you just have to select Insert > > Table and pick the format to create the whole thing ready for I meant, of course, "select Table > Insert Table..." Sheesh! I guess I've reached the age where I shouldn't try to do stuff like that from memory. ;-)

Somewhat OT Section 508 and Note, Caution, and Warning Symbols in FM

2007-02-07 Thread Diane Gaskill
Hi everyone, We are developing new FM templates for our next release of docs, and we have decided to make them 508 compliant. I have reviewed quite a bit of information I found on the net (including the government sites) but I cannot find the answer to the one question I have regarding 508.

Somewhat OT Section 508 and Note, Caution, and Warning Symbols in FM

2007-02-07 Thread Joe Malin
Call it accessibility (abbreviated A10Y) unless you mean specifically that you need to certify under section 508. Your printed documentation is not likely to be the primary source for handicapped users. I assume that they will either use PDF or HTML to access the documentation, either with