"Applying formats from catalogs is the easiest way to change the look of
text and to ensure that your documents are formatted consistently. This
consistency simplifies making changes later as well as converting documents
to other formats such as HTML."
Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing
well.
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I know XML and I've used it with structured FM since FM6+SGML. I'm also
familiar with the conversion issues. I'm technically savvy (I'm a former
software engineer). However, I don't know everything there is to know
about DITA or XSLTs.
=20
Does it make sense for a lone writer in a
well.
=20
I know XML and I've used it with structured FM since FM6+SGML. I'm also =
familiar with the conversion issues. I'm technically savvy (I'm a former =
software engineer). However, I don't know everything there is to know =
about DITA or XSLTs.
=20
Does it make sense for a lone writer in a
numbering standard to restart numbering on the first page of Chapter 1.
Unfortunately, that is not an option.
arabic) was not connected to restarting the page numbering, that is, you
shouldn't only get to change the format if you are restarting, you
should also get to change it if you are continuing.=20
Does anyone know if there is another solution I have not considered, or
if not, has this been fixed in
numbering standard to restart numbering on the first page of Chapter 1.
Unfortunately, that is not an option.
arabic) was not connected to restarting the page numbering, that is, you
shouldn't only get to change the format if you are restarting, you
should also get to change it if you are continuing.=20
Does anyone know if there is another solution I have not considered, or
if not, has this been fixed in
well.
=20
I know XML and I've used it with structured FM since FM6+SGML. I'm also
familiar with the conversion issues. I'm technically savvy (I'm a former
software engineer). However, I don't know everything there is to know
about DITA or XSLTs.
=20
Does it make sense for a lone writer in a
"Adobe InDesign 2.0 enables users to convert InDesign documents into
text-based formats, such as Rich Text Format (RTF), Hypertext Markup Language
(HTML), eXtensible Markup Language (XML), and plain text (TXT). These formats
can be accessed using standard tools, such as word processors."
Of
select Numbering. There, specify how you want the chapter numbering (start
a 1? numeric, alphabetic, roman?), the page numbering, paragraph numbering
(if numbering figures, do they restart a 1 in each chapter?), footnotes,
and table footnotes.
Then, select the other files in your book and
select Numbering. There, specify how you want the chapter numbering (start
a 1? numeric, alphabetic, roman?), the page numbering, paragraph numbering
(if numbering figures, do they restart a 1 in each chapter?), footnotes,
and table footnotes.
Then, select the other files in your book and
1. Select Format | Page Layout | Column Layout and check "Room for
Sideheads."
1. Select the text frame.
2. Right-click the text frame and select Object Properties.
3. Place a checkmark in "Room for Side Heads."
From what I can tell, it works perfect using the first approach. I=
f
using the second approach, FM tells you to use Format | Page Layout | Colum=
in outsourcing, or is it just cheaper?
I did a contract at a company that had outsourced its Tech Writing to India
but after seeing how poorly the Indians wrote English, they brought TW back
to America.
Another company I worked at outsourced QA to Russia, bragging to us how they
saved 50%. But
Numbers then characters. When FM sees 5and E together, it treats them
like a string.
A very rudimentary solution:
Maybe you could two columns? The column heading straddles two columns
Columns 1 | <-Column 2->
entry 1 | entry1c2a | entry1c2b
entry 2 | entry2c2a
Why not: If , .
Thirdly, as far as using "because we've always done it this way." as a=20
reason, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. The burden of proof=20
is on the person suggesting a change. They must prove that their proposed=20
change has demonstrable
"Series label
Series labels identify different types of autonumber series within the =
same
text flow. For example, if you want to number figures independently of
tables or headings, you would specify a different series for each. (But =
each
set of steps, for example, would not be a different
reference, that should be sent with the Frame file, and the receiver
obviously doesn't have it, because Frame is complaining. Being that the
bmp is named title, I would also guess that it is called from a Master
or Reference page.
-Original Message-
From:
documentation, which I currently have in unstructured Frame. In an
effort to wow my manager and spare myself sudden, shocking, and
twitch-inducing stress, I'm being *proactive* about this. My long-term
goal (once I get all these darn alligators off my ass) is to use DITA.
In the short term, I'm
documentation, which I currently have in unstructured Frame. In an
effort to wow my manager and spare myself sudden, shocking, and
twitch-inducing stress, I'm being *proactive* about this. My long-term
goal (once I get all these darn alligators off my ass) is to use DITA.
In the short term, I'm
each page as a separate EPS as one step.
-Terry Smith=20
open
the default mail client and e-mail to that address.
HTH,
Zo=EB
-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+zlawson=3dopenservice@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+zlawson=3Dopenservice.com at lists.frameusers.com] =
On
Behalf Of Ron Miller
Sent: Monday, September 18,
because that amount of RAM is the minimum. Bump it to the 2-4G range
and you'll see a vast improvement.
Art
On 11/6/06, Art Campbell wrote:
> Like the others, I don't think adding a graphics card is going to have
> any effect.
> What you're complaining about / experiencing is the time required
internally with DTD's. The second part of the round trip, presentations
design and structure mapping, seems very powerful in FM.=20
Finally, as very simple example of what I'm saying:=20
Could I just specify a DTD to FM without any Template, EDD, MML or other
associate file and just begin typing
internally with DTD's. The second part of the round trip, presentations
design and structure mapping, seems very powerful in FM.=20
Finally, as very simple example of what I'm saying:=20
Could I just specify a DTD to FM without any Template, EDD, MML or other
associate file and just begin typing
resources taken away from the platform I care about for only a small
increase in market share.
Sorry.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never
actually known what the question is."
"Working with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
Since the new FDK 7.2 uses Microsoft Development Environment 2003
(Version 7.1), it is
recommended that FDK clients should be compiled in same environment too.
If users wants to
use Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0, then following lines can be added to
source code
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("ARTICOLO1").Select
Selection.TypeText "New Text Value"
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Add Name:=3D"ARTICOLO1", =
Range:=3DSelection.Range
In this way it's possible to dinamically recreate the bookmark with the =
new
content. The bookmark is a part of the normal text, not an
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("ARTICOLO1").Select
Selection.TypeText "New Text Value"
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Add Name:=3D"ARTICOLO1", =
Range:=3DSelection.Range
In this way it's possible to dinamically recreate the bookmark with the =
new
content. The bookmark is a part of the normal text, not an
"Adobe ... generally does not disclose details of new releases
more than 30 days before a product is expected to ship."
This has been longstanding Adobe policy, and the one and
only time I've seen them break it was the exceptional case
of RoboHelp, where it was obvious that they risked losing
the
that you had made the pdf, changed its name, then found the links were
subsequently broken.
Are you actually saying that you set the output name prior to the pdf being
made, using the Save As dialog? If so, what happens if you print to pdf?
Alan
ActionA at aol.com wrote:
>
> But shouldn't I be
that you had made the pdf, changed its name, then found the links were
subsequently broken.
Are you actually saying that you set the output name prior to the pdf being
made, using the Save As dialog? If so, what happens if you print to pdf?
Alan
ActionA at aol.com wrote:
>
> But shouldn't
described that you had made the pdf, changed its name, then found the
links were subsequently broken.
Are you actually saying that you set the output name prior to the pdf
being made, using the Save As dialog? If so, what happens if you print
to pdf?
Alan
ActionA at aol.com wrote:
>
> But
O'Connor and Steve Rickaby too) it looks like this will be the way to
go.
Thanks very much for the help! More cries to come, I'm sure!
:)
Lin
It is possible to add a page action to the opening page of a PDF, and
set=20
that action to be a web link. In Acrobat 6 or higher, display the Pages=20
panel (previously called Thumbnails), right click the first page, and
then=20
click the Actions tab; add a "Page Open: Open a web link" action.
directions. Unicode support will allow me to move some jobs back to Frame.
Table styles may get me to move some jobs to ID.
Kenneth Benson
Pegasus Type, Inc.
www.pegtype.com
in the bottom space of your FM document..you can scroll thrtough the
list with your cursor keys.
Enter 0 where would be the defined letter of
the variable and 0 is the zero character, not the alpha character.
Note...you have to create these variables first. so, create a
variable named X for
the bottom space of your FM document..you can scroll thrtough the list
with your cursor keys.
Enter 0 where would be the defined letter of the
variable and 0 is the zero character, not the alpha character.
Note...you have to create these variables first. so, create a variable
named X for
Footnote and a Table Footnote tab. (For example, our template has ".\t" as a
suffix for each of these footnote numbers.)
tab, under Frame Above Pgf, for the rule, you can specify which frame to use
(from the Reference page) or None.
Deb Wible (dwible at chipx.com)
Technical Publications Manager
ChipX, Inc.
2323 Owen Street, Santa Clara CA 95054
408 235 7386 (office)
408 828 5257 (cell)
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Uncheck everything except Variable Definitions, and click Import. Voila!
You're done.=20
HTH!
Richard
--
Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
--
rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
303-777-0436
--
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what about Acrobat itself?
Thanks,
Diane
-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+dgcaller=earthlink@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+dgcaller=earthlink.net at lists.frameusers.com]On
Behalf Of Dov Isaacs
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 3:52 PM
To: Art Campbell; Doug
improvements in XML and DITA support are probably the
biggest changes in FM8, but for people who use unstructured
mode they are completely irrelevant.
Compelling is in the eye of the beholder.
>From: objectives.ca
>Reply-To: "objectives.ca"
>To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
>Subject: For
may not be.
"As designed" means that you set the numbering of the component files
in the Book, and from your description it sounds as if you're
controlling numbering by setting each component file's local settings.
Assuming each of your documents is a discrete file, in the Book
window, right
may not be.
"As designed" means that you set the numbering of the component files
in the Book, and from your description it sounds as if you're
controlling numbering by setting each component file's local settings.
Assuming each of your documents is a discrete file, in the Book
window, right
rated and developed by them, so there is only one vendor to deal with. I ha=
ve no direct experience other than some show floor demonstrations.
..dan
***
Dan Vint
Engineer Sr.
BEA Systems
Office: 408-570-8554
Home: 510-522-4703
IM Yahoo: dvint1_99
dvint at bea.com=20
-Original
the ability to avoid editing the same information multiple times
in multiple source files for multiple deliverables, and the enahnced
ability to use content from multiple writers. Both of these can
yield improvements in productivity, but the improvements are
much larger in departments with
in the compatibility mode for check box and select Windows XP (Service Patch
2).
Click OK.
Now try running the patch.
Best,
Denise L. Moss-Fritch
-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+d.mossfritch=comcast@lists.frameusers.com
program in the compatibility mode for check box and select Windows XP
(Service Patch 2).
Click OK.
Now try running the patch.
Best,
Denise L. Moss-Fritch
-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+d.mossfritch=3dcomcast@lists.frameusers.com
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There are a few tools that can aid in this, including the
freeware "cud" MarkerWorker tool, available at:
http://www.freeframers.org/freeware/cud/
Note that the docs for it (and for the rest of cud's tools
there) are in CudSpanDocs.pdf there.
And Leximation has MarkerTool:
a black and white print-ready PDF. I've got graphics and blue =
(hyperlinks) text. I'd like the blue text to come out as black.
I think I need to fiddle with the Acrobat joboptions file and =
postscript. But I'm not sure how.
Any ideas?
Thanks much,
Miriam=20
Ounce Labs, Inc.
Waltham, MA
helps. Stick to good ol 7-bit ASCII.
--- John Hedtke wrote:
> Actually, no, that's not the case, Gillian; Tekwryter's emails
> directly to me have been well-formatted. I think this is more an
> effect of the listserve software doing something unexpected.
presented as "control" and "involvement" to management is a ploy to curry f=
avor and extend the development period. It is immensely profitable, and man=
agement, in general, seems to believe the almost obsequious demeanor of agi=
le developers preferable to the old-style "you can't have this even
"B" and "I" buttons, or Ctrl B and Ctrl I (aka, inline styles) can really
mess you up in ways you don't ever want to know about.
So, rather then test the dreaded experience, I've avoided "A" like the
plague, and been successful at avoiding problems, even though I have no idea
what the problems
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