RE: Putting line drawings in a frame doc
Theresa de Valence wrote: One of my techniques for quickly conveying an idea is to use a small line drawing (lines, boxes, circles and text). I have been doing these drawings in Frame for many years, having never developed any greater flexability with any other drawing software. These drawing files are imported as Text Insets. If you're using FM's drawing tools, why not just create the drawings in the FM doc in which they appear? You can draw in a graphic frame placed on the page, if you don't want the graphic to flow with the text, or in an anchored frame if you do. A text inset seems a singularly awkward way to insert a drawing. In this way I have NO control over how the drawing appears in the document flow. If I put the drawing into an anchored frame, my only choice is run into paragraph which places the drawing on the left side of the paragraph. Your only choice? You don't have other Anchoring Position options (Below Current Line, At Top of Column, At Bottom of Column, etc.) and Alignment options (Left, Center, Right, etc.) in the Anchored Frame dialog? (And you can't change the alignment, indents, etc., of the container paragraph either?) Either something's wrong with your FM installation or you're doing something quite odd with this text inset procedure. How are you doing this? Are you creating the drawing in an anchored frame in the source file and importing the flow in which it resides into your destination (main) flow? Or are you importing into a text frame inside an anchored frame in your destination (main) flow? Have you tried just creating an anchored frame, playing with the size, anchoring, and alignment, and then proceeding to draw inside it? I think whatever's causing your lack of placement control has something to do with your text inset importing process, and I suggest dumping that. HTH! Richard -- Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Tracing the Lineage of Text Insets
Checking back on this. It was a fascinating experiment. I was very impressed with ComboBook's ability to rapidly generate the uber book from 152 book files scattered amongst subdirectories in a particular folder. (I created a file list after doing a directory search in 2xExplorer, using that utility's Print List function on the found results, and tweaking in Excel and Word to get my final text file with the file list massaged and formatted properly.) Unfortunately, I came to a screeching halt on the Update Book run to fill in the LOR when FM said couldn't update this book because it contains no openable nongenerated files. This is guesswork, but I'm thinking this book refers to one of the component sub-books of the uber book. If that's the case, I'm not sure what caused the pause because Frame appeared to be crunching through several sub-books before coming to its screeching halt. We still have some FM 5.5 books that haven't come up for new versions yet and so haven't been converted to FM 7.1. My hunch is that may be the sticky wicket here. More ideas, thoughts, and interpretations that may lead to completing this little test are welcome! -Original Message- From: Scott Prentice [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 11:25 AM To: Pinkham, Jim Cc: Martinek, Carla; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Tracing the Lineage of Text Insets Yes .. excellent idea. BTW .. if you want an easy way to make an uber book, check out our ComboBook plugin (it's free) .. http://leximation.com/tools/info/combobook.php ...scott Pinkham, Jim wrote: Very cool idea, Carla. Thanks for this! -Original Message- From: Martinek, Carla [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 11:07 AM To: Pinkham, Jim; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Tracing the Lineage of Text Insets Jim - You don't need to run the archive plug-in on each book. What you can do is generate an LOR (List of References) file. Showing text insets is one of the options you can select when you create that file. You're still going to have to touch multiple files and/or books, no matter what you do. Depending on how your file are stored, you *could* create a new book just for this where you copy in all of the files from all of the books (or folders). Then add an LOR generated file the list. On the reference page setup, use these building blocks (you can remove the default pagenum building block if you don't need it). $fullfilename -- $referencename fullfilename = name of the path and container file referencename = name of the text inset You will get the full path and file name of the container document, and then the name of the text inset. Use a tab to divide the two building blocks so that you can easily convert the text in the generated list to a table and then sort it by the text inset name. Hope this helps. -Carla - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Tracing the Lineage of Text Insets
Pinkham, Jim wrote: Unfortunately, I came to a screeching halt on the Update Book run to fill in the LOR when FM said couldn't update this book because it contains no openable nongenerated files. This is guesswork, but I'm thinking this book refers to one of the component sub-books of the uber book. If that's the case, I'm not sure what caused the pause because Frame appeared to be crunching through several sub-books before coming to its screeching halt. We still have some FM 5.5 books that haven't come up for new versions yet and so haven't been converted to FM 7.1. My hunch is that may be the sticky wicket here. I don't recall the earlier discussion or know anything about ComboBook, but your hunch is probably correct. FM can't generate an LOR for a book if it can't open all the files in the background, without human intervention. If a file is from an earlier version, or has unavailable fonts, missing graphics, etc., then human intervention (i.e., your response to a dialog box) is necessary. You can avoid this problem by opening all files in the book before generating the LOR. But for an Ueberbook created from 152 books, this may be impractical. :-) FM's error message (or the messages in the Console window) should let you know what it couldn't open, so you could either temporarily exclude those files or open just those manually. HTH! Richard -- Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Flare v Webworks
Hi, Sorry if this question has been answered already; I tried to find a place to search the framer's archive for my questions, but can't find it. Is there a way to search the archive? Anyway, I just talked to Webworks about upgrading my Webworks Pro 2003. First of all, they told me there is no upgrade path; I have to pay full price again, $1900. And that's only for a specific named user; each extra user is ONLY $900. Totally rediculous. Anyway, I am a small company and cannot afford to pay $2000 for an add-on frame utility that I use only once in a while. Can anyone suggest an alternative. I once looked into Flare, and they claim Flare can use the frame files as a source, so I assume I could still single source for print and online help. Also, I remember a tool called miftogo, but I cannot find anything in google about where to buy it. Is this company still in business. If so, will it does what webworks does; eg, convert a frame book to an online help format? Thanks for any help. Pat Fortino writenowdesign.com | - Web Sites - Technical Writing - Editing - Desktop Publishing Get Firefox, a Safer, Faster, and Better Browser ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
OT: Default postscript level in Adobe Reader 7.0?
All, Posting on behalf of a colleague who is NOT a TW and who works in a location that has no TWs on site or any support for writing related issues. When trying to print to any PDF from Adobe Reader (7.0 with all patches/updates) to an HP printer, supposedly Adobe Reader picks the correct PostScript level (1, 2, or 3) based on the selected printer. The default value is PostScript Level 3 in Reader and the automatic selection of the correct level doesn't fly when the printer is selected. He has to manually change the postscript level to 2. Is there a way to set the default level to PostScript Level 2 so that every single time he prints a PDF he doesn't have to remember to do this? (I have searched online for answers to this, but the Adobe Reader User's guide just makes the claim that the Adobe Reader picks the correct PostScript level (1, 2, or 3) based on the selected printer) and numerous bugs/issues around this problem (in particular, when updating to 8) are all over the adobe forum. TIA, TVB Tammy Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Health Language, Inc. Office: +1 (303) 307-4400 x254 www.healthlanguage.com NOTICE BY HEALTH LANGUAGE, INC. This message, as well as any attached document, contains information from Health Language, Inc. that is confidential. The information is intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please delete all electronic copies of this message and its attachments, if any, destroy any hard copies you may have created, without disclosing the contents, and notify the sender immediately. Unless expressly stated otherwise, nothing contained in this message should be construed as a digital or electronic signature, nor is it intended to reflect an intention to make an agreement by electronic means. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
frame 8 import graphic works differently than 7
I find that in frame 8, when I import a tiff that is 5.2 inches wide, the import dialog does not automatically choose the dpi that preserves the 5.2 inch width (which happened in frame 7). Instead, it seems that in frame 8 my only choice is to click custom and guess which dpi is going bring in the 5.2 inch wide image so that it fits in my 5.2 inch wide table. Does anyone else see this changed behavior? Thanks. best, Paul ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Flare v Webworks
Hi Pat, The tool you are looking for is called Mif2Go, and you can find it at http://www.omsys.com/dcl/omni.htm. The company is very much still in business, and its owner (?) Jeremy Griffiths is very active on this list. It is much more reasonably priced than WebWorks but a bit more challenging to learn. However, Jeremy is extremely helpful and supportive if you run into problems. It should do whatever you need (assuming all you need is what you described...). HTH, Chuck Beck Sr. Technical Writer | Infor | Office: 614.523.7302 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pat Fortino Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 20:42 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Flare v Webworks Hi, Sorry if this question has been answered already; I tried to find a place to search the framer's archive for my questions, but can't find it. Is there a way to search the archive? Anyway, I just talked to Webworks about upgrading my Webworks Pro 2003. First of all, they told me there is no upgrade path; I have to pay full price again, $1900. And that's only for a specific named user; each extra user is ONLY $900. Totally rediculous. Anyway, I am a small company and cannot afford to pay $2000 for an add-on frame utility that I use only once in a while. Can anyone suggest an alternative. I once looked into Flare, and they claim Flare can use the frame files as a source, so I assume I could still single source for print and online help. Also, I remember a tool called miftogo, but I cannot find anything in google about where to buy it. Is this company still in business. If so, will it does what webworks does; eg, convert a frame book to an online help format? Thanks for any help. Pat Fortino writenowdesign.com | - Web Sites - Technical Writing - Editing - Desktop Publishing Get Firefox, a Safer, Faster, and Better Browser ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/charles.beck%40infor .com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Flare v Webworks
WebWorks does many things well. It has three major downsides: 1. Price 2. Support is OK, but major issues get ignored 3. Documentation gets a 0 out of 10 Other than that, it has many positive interfaces: a very Macintosh-like intuitive interface, a sensible file layout, a lot of customizability, and so on. One question: do you really need to upgrade, or can you modify your old templates to do what new ones must? --- Pat Fortino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, I just talked to Webworks about upgrading my Webworks Pro 2003. First of all, they told me there is no upgrade path; I have to pay full price again, $1900. And that's only for a specific named user; each extra user is ONLY $900. Totally rediculous. http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/ technical writing | consulting | development Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Flare v Webworks
Vendor post I'm product manager for Madcap. I can tell you that Flare nicely single sources Frame 7 and 8 files and it's all pretty easy - much easier than setting up WWP, and I'm a WWP expert. We are also offering a competitive upgrade for about $400 off the full Flare price. I strongly recommend that you consider the maintanence package, which still brings you in for much less than WWP. You can always call Sales for more info. They're nice people and can give you actual prices. Sharon Burton Product Manager Madcap Software [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 858-320-0387 x217 Fax: 858-320-0338 Quoting Charles Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi Pat, The tool you are looking for is called Mif2Go, and you can find it at http://www.omsys.com/dcl/omni.htm. The company is very much still in business, and its owner (?) Jeremy Griffiths is very active on this list. It is much more reasonably priced than WebWorks but a bit more challenging to learn. However, Jeremy is extremely helpful and supportive if you run into problems. It should do whatever you need (assuming all you need is what you described...). HTH, Chuck Beck Sr. Technical Writer | Infor | Office: 614.523.7302 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pat Fortino Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 20:42 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Flare v Webworks Hi, Sorry if this question has been answered already; I tried to find a place to search the framer's archive for my questions, but can't find it. Is there a way to search the archive? Anyway, I just talked to Webworks about upgrading my Webworks Pro 2003. First of all, they told me there is no upgrade path; I have to pay full price again, $1900. And that's only for a specific named user; each extra user is ONLY $900. Totally rediculous. Anyway, I am a small company and cannot afford to pay $2000 for an add-on frame utility that I use only once in a while. Can anyone suggest an alternative. I once looked into Flare, and they claim Flare can use the frame files as a source, so I assume I could still single source for print and online help. Also, I remember a tool called miftogo, but I cannot find anything in google about where to buy it. Is this company still in business. If so, will it does what webworks does; eg, convert a frame book to an online help format? Thanks for any help. Pat Fortino writenowdesign.com | - Web Sites - Technical Writing - Editing - Desktop Publishing Get Firefox, a Safer, Faster, and Better Browser ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/charles.beck%40infor .com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/sharon%40anthrobytes.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Default postscript level in Adobe Reader 7.0?
Tammy, Adobe Reader and Acrobat both select the PostScript language level based entirely upon the PostScript language level specified in the device's .PPD (PostScript Printer Definition) file. If your colleague's printer doesn't work properly with the default PostScript language level set in the PostScript options in Reader, one of the following is true: (1) Your colleague's printer driver is setup for the wrong device model - i.e., setup for a PostScript language level 3 printer model as opposed to a PostScript language level 2 printer model. Solution is to delete the PostScript printer driver instance and then install the driver for the correct printer model. (2) Your colleague's printer (a Hewlett-Packard CloneScript device - the species of which is known to be fairly unreliable) does not properly implement one or more PostScript language level 3 constructs although it doesn't choke on the comparable PostScript language level 2 constructs. Solution is to manually edit the device's .PPD file to indicate language level 2 (instead of 3), delete the corresponding .BPD file, and reboot. The driver will recreate the .BPD from the edited .PPD file. - Dov -Original Message- From: Tammy Van Boening Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 2:43 PM All, Posting on behalf of a colleague who is NOT a TW and who works in a location that has no TWs on site or any support for writing related issues. When trying to print to any PDF from Adobe Reader (7.0 with all patches/updates) to an HP printer, supposedly Adobe Reader picks the correct PostScript level (1, 2, or 3) based on the selected printer. The default value is PostScript Level 3 in Reader and the automatic selection of the correct level doesn't fly when the printer is selected. He has to manually change the postscript level to 2. Is there a way to set the default level to PostScript Level 2 so that every single time he prints a PDF he doesn't have to remember to do this? (I have searched online for answers to this, but the Adobe Reader User's guide just makes the claim that the Adobe Reader picks the correct PostScript level (1, 2, or 3) based on the selected printer) and numerous bugs/issues around this problem (in particular, when updating to 8) are all over the adobe forum. TIA, TVB Tammy Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Health Language, Inc. Office: +1 (303) 307-4400 x254 www.healthlanguage.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Putting line drawings in a frame doc (new question)
Hi all, thanks for all the off and on list replies. I get that I should put the graphics directly into the document in question in an anchored frame, not as an anchored frame inside a text inset. Will do herewith. With respect to text running around a graphic, i.e. the width of the graphic does not take up the whole width of the page, are there no other choices but that the graphic is flush left and the text fills in to the right? Thanks, Theresa ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Flare v Webworks
I've been using Flare for a couple of years now--since its first Beta release. When you create an online Help project from FM files for the first time, it does take some time to set it up. You have to create skins, templates, assign styles, etc. The time consumption is not a limitation of the software, it's just stuff that you have to do. Once you have it set up, you can make changes to your FM files, reimport, and create online help pretty quickly. There are some quirks on how Flare handles TOCs and tables but otherwise, it's pretty good. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pat Fortino Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 20:42 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Flare v Webworks Hi, Sorry if this question has been answered already; I tried to find a place to search the framer's archive for my questions, but can't find it. Is there a way to search the archive? Anyway, I just talked to Webworks about upgrading my Webworks Pro 2003. First of all, they told me there is no upgrade path; I have to pay full price again, $1900. And that's only for a specific named user; each extra user is ONLY $900. Totally rediculous. Anyway, I am a small company and cannot afford to pay $2000 for an add-on frame utility that I use only once in a while. Can anyone suggest an alternative. I once looked into Flare, and they claim Flare can use the frame files as a source, so I assume I could still single source for print and online help. Also, I remember a tool called miftogo, but I cannot find anything in google about where to buy it. Is this company still in business. If so, will it does what webworks does; eg, convert a frame book to an online help format? Thanks for any help. Pat Fortino writenowdesign.com | - Web Sites - Technical Writing - Editing - Desktop Publishing Get Firefox, a Safer, Faster, and Better Browser ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/charles.beck%40infor .com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jharvey%40cambridges oft.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Flare v Webworks
I'd second the recommendation for MIF2Go, while pointing out that it can output to many more formats, some of which might give a small company some new formats to provide... Art On Nov 14, 2007 12:41 PM, Charles Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Pat, The tool you are looking for is called Mif2Go, and you can find it at http://www.omsys.com/dcl/omni.htm. The company is very much still in business, and its owner (?) Jeremy Griffiths is very active on this list. It is much more reasonably priced than WebWorks but a bit more challenging to learn. However, Jeremy is extremely helpful and supportive if you run into problems. It should do whatever you need (assuming all you need is what you described...). HTH, Chuck Beck Sr. Technical Writer | Infor | Office: 614.523.7302 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pat Fortino Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 20:42 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Flare v Webworks Hi, Sorry if this question has been answered already; I tried to find a place to search the framer's archive for my questions, but can't find it. Is there a way to search the archive? Anyway, I just talked to Webworks about upgrading my Webworks Pro 2003. First of all, they told me there is no upgrade path; I have to pay full price again, $1900. And that's only for a specific named user; each extra user is ONLY $900. Totally rediculous. Anyway, I am a small company and cannot afford to pay $2000 for an add-on frame utility that I use only once in a while. Can anyone suggest an alternative. I once looked into Flare, and they claim Flare can use the frame files as a source, so I assume I could still single source for print and online help. Also, I remember a tool called miftogo, but I cannot find anything in google about where to buy it. Is this company still in business. If so, will it does what webworks does; eg, convert a frame book to an online help format? Thanks for any help. Pat Fortino writenowdesign.com | - Web Sites - Technical Writing - Editing - Desktop Publishing Get Firefox, a Safer, Faster, and Better Browser ___ -- Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Formatting XML and other computer code
I'm wondering how other FrameMaker users handle formatting XML and other computer code samples in text. I have tried a couple of approaches and am not satisfied with either. One approach I've taken is to create a paragraph tag that contains regularly spaced tabs. This requires that I reformat the code when imported into Frame, which can be labor-intensive. The other approach I've taken is to take screen shots of the code. Yuck! (for obvious reasons). I hope I'm missing something here. Thanks for your advice! - Carol _ Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Modify Framemaker's File (graphic image) import default DPI Settings
Hi all,I know that I can change Framemaker's default line width sizes that appear in the drawing tool, but can I change the default image DPI settings that appear when I import a graphic file?The new template set I am working with only allows DPI settings which are not the default ones; historically, I have always just resized images as needed visually.Am I dreaming?Thanks! joan - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Formatting XML and other computer code
Hi Carol, Here is what I do, although I don't claim it is the best. - I have defined a paragraph style that is single spaced and which uses a mono-space font. It has NO tab stops. - When I have a code sample, I first paste it into a text editor called UltraEdit-32, change all the tabs to spaces (UltraEdit has a command for doing all at once. You can set how many spaces each tab should become). I do this because when I convert to HTML, I find that tabs are problematic, and that I don't have control over the length of the tab settings in someone's browser. As a result, if my code sample has tabs, it is possible that it will look like sh...well, hell in a browser. - While in UltraEdit, I also search for smart items such as smart quotes that might have crept in. This might happen, say, when a developer copies and pastes some code into a Word document, which you then get as the source material. It is important to get the smart stuff out if it isn't meant to be there, because you have to allow for the possibility that a user of your document might want to cut and paste your example into a program and run it. - After this, I paste sample into Frame and apply the paragraph format. Sounds a bit complicated but goes pretty fast once you get used to it. I too am interested to hear what others do. Paul -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carol Wade Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 11:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Formatting XML and other computer code I'm wondering how other FrameMaker users handle formatting XML and other computer code samples in text. I have tried a couple of approaches and am not satisfied with either. One approach I've taken is to create a paragraph tag that contains regularly spaced tabs. This requires that I reformat the code when imported into Frame, which can be labor-intensive. The other approach I've taken is to take screen shots of the code. Yuck! (for obvious reasons). I hope I'm missing something here. Thanks for your advice! - Carol _ Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/paul.inbar%40intel.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. - Intel Israel (74) Limited This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Putting line drawings in a frame doc
Theresa de Valence wrote: > One of my techniques for quickly conveying an idea is to use > a small line drawing (lines, boxes, circles and text). I have > been doing these drawings in Frame for many years, having > never developed any greater flexability with any other > drawing software. > > These drawing files are imported as Text Insets. If you're using FM's drawing tools, why not just create the drawings in the FM doc in which they appear? You can draw in a graphic frame placed on the page, if you don't want the graphic to flow with the text, or in an anchored frame if you do. A text inset seems a singularly awkward way to insert a drawing. > In this way I have NO control over how the drawing appears in > the document flow. If I put the drawing into an anchored > frame, my only choice is "run into paragraph" which places > the drawing on the left side of the paragraph. Your only choice? You don't have other Anchoring Position options (Below Current Line, At Top of Column, At Bottom of Column, etc.) and Alignment options (Left, Center, Right, etc.) in the Anchored Frame dialog? (And you can't change the alignment, indents, etc., of the container paragraph either?) Either something's wrong with your FM installation or you're doing something quite odd with this text inset procedure. How are you doing this? Are you creating the drawing in an anchored frame in the source file and importing the flow in which it resides into your destination (main) flow? Or are you importing into a text frame inside an anchored frame in your destination (main) flow? Have you tried just creating an anchored frame, playing with the size, anchoring, and alignment, and then proceeding to draw inside it? I think whatever's causing your lack of placement control has something to do with your text inset importing process, and I suggest dumping that. HTH! Richard -- Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 --
Tracing the Lineage of Text Insets
Checking back on this. It was a fascinating experiment. I was very impressed with ComboBook's ability to rapidly generate the "uber book" from 152 book files scattered amongst subdirectories in a particular folder. (I created a file list after doing a directory search in 2xExplorer, using that utility's "Print List" function on the found results, and tweaking in Excel and Word to get my final text file with the file list massaged and formatted properly.) Unfortunately, I came to a screeching halt on the Update Book run to fill in the LOR when FM said "couldn't update this book because it contains no openable nongenerated files." This is guesswork, but I'm thinking "this book" refers to one of the component sub-books of the "uber book." If that's the case, I'm not sure what caused the pause because Frame appeared to be crunching through several sub-books before coming to its screeching halt. We still have some FM 5.5 books that haven't come up for new versions yet and so haven't been converted to FM 7.1. My hunch is that may be the sticky wicket here. More ideas, thoughts, and interpretations that may lead to completing this little test are welcome! -Original Message- From: Scott Prentice [mailto:s...@leximation.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 11:25 AM To: Pinkham, Jim Cc: Martinek, Carla; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Tracing the Lineage of Text Insets Yes .. excellent idea. BTW .. if you want an easy way to make an uber book, check out our ComboBook plugin (it's free) .. http://leximation.com/tools/info/combobook.php ...scott Pinkham, Jim wrote: > Very cool idea, Carla. Thanks for this! > > -Original Message- > From: Martinek, Carla [mailto:CMartinek at zebra.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 11:07 AM > To: Pinkham, Jim; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: Tracing the Lineage of Text Insets > > Jim - > > You don't need to run the archive plug-in on each book. What you can > do is generate an LOR (List of References) file. Showing text insets > is one of the options you can select when you create that file. > You're still going to have to touch multiple files and/or books, no > matter what you do. > > Depending on how your file are stored, you *could* create a new book > just for this where you copy in all of the files from all of the books > (or folders). Then add an LOR generated file the list. > > On the reference page setup, use these building blocks (you can remove > the default pagenum building block if you don't need it). > > <$fullfilename> -- <$referencename> > > fullfilename = name of the path and container file > referencename = name of the text inset > > You will get the full path and file name of the container document, > and then the name of the text inset. Use a tab to divide the two > building blocks so that you can easily convert the text in the > generated list to a table and then sort it by the text inset name. > > Hope this helps. > > -Carla > > - CONFIDENTIAL- > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may > also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, > you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you > receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by > reply email and then delete this email. > > > >
ANN: ABCM and InsetPlus for FM8
Hi, The ABCM and InsetPlus plugins are now available for FM8. They are still free and you can get them at: http://www.weststreetconsulting.com ABCM is still version at 1.0. InsetPlus has been upgraded to 2.0, with some cool new features such as source module tracking. For more information, please visit the website. Thanks, Russ Ward West Street Consulting
Tracing the Lineage of Text Insets
Pinkham, Jim wrote: > Unfortunately, I came to a screeching halt on the Update Book > run to fill in the LOR when FM said "couldn't update this > book because it contains no openable nongenerated files." > This is guesswork, but I'm thinking "this book" refers to one > of the component sub-books of the "uber book." If that's the > case, I'm not sure what caused the pause because Frame > appeared to be crunching through several sub-books before > coming to its screeching halt. We still have some FM 5.5 > books that haven't come up for new versions yet and so > haven't been converted to FM 7.1. My hunch is that may be the > sticky wicket here. I don't recall the earlier discussion or know anything about ComboBook, but your hunch is probably correct. FM can't generate an LOR for a book if it can't open all the files in the background, without human intervention. If a file is from an earlier version, or has unavailable fonts, missing graphics, etc., then human intervention (i.e., your response to a dialog box) is necessary. You can avoid this problem by opening all files in the book before generating the LOR. But for an Ueberbook created from 152 books, this may be impractical. :-) FM's error message (or the messages in the Console window) should let you know what it couldn't open, so you could either temporarily exclude those files or open just those manually. HTH! Richard -- Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 --
Flare v Webworks
WebWorks does many things well. It has three major downsides: 1. Price 2. Support is OK, but major issues get ignored 3. Documentation gets a 0 out of 10 Other than that, it has many positive interfaces: a very Macintosh-like intuitive interface, a sensible file layout, a lot of customizability, and so on. One question: do you really need to upgrade, or can you modify your old templates to do what new ones must? --- Pat Fortino wrote: > Anyway, I just talked to Webworks about upgrading my Webworks Pro > 2003. First of all, they told me there is no upgrade path; I have to > pay full price again, $1900. And that's only for a specific named > user; each extra user is ONLY $900. Totally rediculous. http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/ technical writing | consulting | development Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Flare v Webworks
Hi Pat, The tool you are looking for is called Mif2Go, and you can find it at http://www.omsys.com/dcl/omni.htm. The company is very much still in business, and its owner (?) Jeremy Griffiths is very active on this list. It is much more reasonably priced than WebWorks but a bit more challenging to learn. However, Jeremy is extremely helpful and supportive if you run into problems. It should do whatever you need (assuming all you need is what you described...). HTH, Chuck Beck Sr. Technical Writer | Infor | Office: 614.523.7302 | Charles.Beck at infor.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Pat Fortino Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 20:42 To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Flare v Webworks Hi, Sorry if this question has been answered already; I tried to find a place to search the framer's archive for my questions, but can't find it. Is there a way to search the archive? Anyway, I just talked to Webworks about upgrading my Webworks Pro 2003. First of all, they told me there is no upgrade path; I have to pay full price again, $1900. And that's only for a specific named user; each extra user is ONLY $900. Totally rediculous. Anyway, I am a small company and cannot afford to pay $2000 for an add-on frame utility that I use only once in a while. Can anyone suggest an alternative. I once looked into Flare, and they claim Flare can use the frame files as a source, so I assume I could still single source for print and online help. Also, I remember a tool called miftogo, but I cannot find anything in google about where to buy it. Is this company still in business. If so, will it does what webworks does; eg, convert a frame book to an online help format? Thanks for any help. Pat Fortino writenowdesign.com >>| - Web Sites - Technical Writing - Editing - Desktop Publishing Get Firefox, a Safer, Faster, and Better Browser ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as Charles.Beck at infor.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/charles.beck%40infor .com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
frame 8 import graphic works differently than 7
I find that in frame 8, when I import a tiff that is 5.2 inches wide, the import dialog does not automatically choose the dpi that preserves the 5.2 inch width (which happened in frame 7). Instead, it seems that in frame 8 my only choice is to click custom and guess which dpi is going bring in the 5.2 inch wide image so that it fits in my 5.2 inch wide table. Does anyone else see this changed behavior? Thanks. best, Paul
Flare v Webworks
Vendor post I'm product manager for Madcap. I can tell you that Flare nicely single sources Frame 7 and 8 files and it's all pretty easy - much easier than setting up WWP, and I'm a WWP expert. We are also offering a competitive upgrade for about $400 off the full Flare price. I strongly recommend that you consider the maintanence package, which still brings you in for much less than WWP. You can always call Sales for more info. They're nice people and can give you actual prices. Sharon Burton Product Manager Madcap Software sburton at madcapsoftware.com Voice: 858-320-0387 x217 Fax: 858-320-0338 Quoting Charles Beck : > Hi Pat, > > The tool you are looking for is called Mif2Go, and you can find it at > http://www.omsys.com/dcl/omni.htm. > > The company is very much still in business, and its owner (?) Jeremy > Griffiths is very active on this list. It is much more reasonably priced > than WebWorks but a bit more challenging to learn. However, Jeremy is > extremely helpful and supportive if you run into problems. It should do > whatever you need (assuming all you need is what you described...). > > HTH, > Chuck Beck > > Sr. Technical Writer | Infor | Office: 614.523.7302 | > Charles.Beck at infor.com > > > > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Pat Fortino > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 20:42 > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Flare v Webworks > > Hi, > > Sorry if this question has been answered already; I tried to find a > place to search the framer's archive for my questions, but can't find > it. Is there a way to search the archive? > > Anyway, I just talked to Webworks about upgrading my Webworks Pro 2003. > First of all, they told me there is no upgrade path; I have to pay full > price again, $1900. And that's only for a specific named user; each > extra user is ONLY $900. Totally rediculous. > > Anyway, I am a small company and cannot afford to pay $2000 for an > add-on frame utility that I use only once in a while. Can anyone suggest > an alternative. I once looked into Flare, and they claim Flare can use > the frame files as a source, so I assume I could still single source for > print and online help. > > Also, I remember a tool called miftogo, but I cannot find anything in > google about where to buy it. Is this company still in business. If so, > will it does what webworks does; eg, convert a frame book to an online > help format? > > Thanks for any help. > > Pat Fortino > writenowdesign.com >>> | > - Web Sites > - Technical Writing > - Editing > - Desktop Publishing > > Get Firefox, a Safer, Faster, and Better Browser > > > > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as Charles.Beck at infor.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/charles.beck%40infor > .com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as sharon at anthrobytes.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/sharon%40anthrobytes.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
Default postscript level in Adobe Reader 7.0?
Tammy, Adobe Reader and Acrobat both select the PostScript language level based entirely upon the PostScript language level specified in the device's .PPD (PostScript Printer Definition) file. If your colleague's printer doesn't work properly with the default PostScript language level set in the PostScript options in Reader, one of the following is true: (1) Your colleague's printer driver is setup for the wrong device model - i.e., setup for a PostScript language level 3 printer model as opposed to a PostScript language level 2 printer model. Solution is to delete the PostScript printer driver instance and then install the driver for the correct printer model. (2) Your colleague's printer (a Hewlett-Packard "CloneScript" device - the species of which is known to be fairly unreliable) does not properly implement one or more PostScript language level 3 constructs although it doesn't choke on the comparable PostScript language level 2 constructs. Solution is to manually edit the device's .PPD file to indicate language level 2 (instead of 3), delete the corresponding .BPD file, and reboot. The driver will recreate the .BPD from the edited .PPD file. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Tammy Van Boening > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 2:43 PM > > All, > > Posting on behalf of a colleague who is NOT a TW and who works in a > location that has no TWs on site or any support for "writing" related > issues. When trying to print to any PDF from Adobe Reader (7.0 with all > patches/updates) to an HP printer, supposedly Adobe Reader picks the > correct PostScript level (1, 2, or 3) based on the selected printer. The > default value is PostScript Level 3 in Reader and the automatic > selection of the correct level doesn't fly when the printer is selected. > He has to manually change the postscript level to 2. Is there a way to > set the default level to PostScript Level 2 so that every single time he > prints a PDF he doesn't have to remember to do this? (I have searched > online for answers to this, but the Adobe Reader User's guide just makes > the claim that the Adobe Reader picks the correct PostScript level (1, > 2, or 3) based on the selected printer) and numerous bugs/issues around > this problem (in particular, when updating to 8) are all over the adobe > forum. > > TIA, > > TVB > > Tammy Van Boening > Senior Technical Writer > Health Language, Inc. > Office: +1 (303) 307-4400 x254 > www.healthlanguage.com
Putting line drawings in a frame doc (new question)
Hi all, thanks for all the off and on list replies. I get that I should put the graphics directly into the document in question in an anchored frame, not as an anchored frame inside a text inset. Will do herewith. With respect to text running around a graphic, i.e. the width of the graphic does not take up the whole width of the page, are there no other choices but that the graphic is flush left and the text fills in to the right? Thanks, Theresa
Flare v Webworks
I've been using Flare for a couple of years now--since its first Beta release. When you create an online Help project from FM files for the first time, it does take some time to set it up. You have to create skins, templates, assign styles, etc. The time consumption is not a limitation of the software, it's just stuff that you have to do. Once you have it set up, you can make changes to your FM files, reimport, and create online help pretty quickly. There are some quirks on how Flare handles TOCs and tables but otherwise, it's pretty good. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Pat Fortino Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 20:42 To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Flare v Webworks Hi, Sorry if this question has been answered already; I tried to find a place to search the framer's archive for my questions, but can't find it. Is there a way to search the archive? Anyway, I just talked to Webworks about upgrading my Webworks Pro 2003. First of all, they told me there is no upgrade path; I have to pay full price again, $1900. And that's only for a specific named user; each extra user is ONLY $900. Totally rediculous. Anyway, I am a small company and cannot afford to pay $2000 for an add-on frame utility that I use only once in a while. Can anyone suggest an alternative. I once looked into Flare, and they claim Flare can use the frame files as a source, so I assume I could still single source for print and online help. Also, I remember a tool called miftogo, but I cannot find anything in google about where to buy it. Is this company still in business. If so, will it does what webworks does; eg, convert a frame book to an online help format? Thanks for any help. Pat Fortino writenowdesign.com >>| - Web Sites - Technical Writing - Editing - Desktop Publishing Get Firefox, a Safer, Faster, and Better Browser ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as Charles.Beck at infor.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/charles.beck%40infor .com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as jharvey at cambridgesoft.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jharvey%40cambridges oft.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Flare v Webworks
I'd second the recommendation for MIF2Go, while pointing out that it can output to many more formats, some of which might give a small company some new formats to provide... Art On Nov 14, 2007 12:41 PM, Charles Beck wrote: > Hi Pat, > > The tool you are looking for is called Mif2Go, and you can find it at > http://www.omsys.com/dcl/omni.htm. > > The company is very much still in business, and its owner (?) Jeremy > Griffiths is very active on this list. It is much more reasonably priced > than WebWorks but a bit more challenging to learn. However, Jeremy is > extremely helpful and supportive if you run into problems. It should do > whatever you need (assuming all you need is what you described...). > > HTH, > Chuck Beck > > Sr. Technical Writer | Infor | Office: 614.523.7302 | > Charles.Beck at infor.com > > > > > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Pat Fortino > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 20:42 > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Flare v Webworks > > Hi, > > Sorry if this question has been answered already; I tried to find a > place to search the framer's archive for my questions, but can't find > it. Is there a way to search the archive? > > Anyway, I just talked to Webworks about upgrading my Webworks Pro 2003. > First of all, they told me there is no upgrade path; I have to pay full > price again, $1900. And that's only for a specific named user; each > extra user is ONLY $900. Totally rediculous. > > Anyway, I am a small company and cannot afford to pay $2000 for an > add-on frame utility that I use only once in a while. Can anyone suggest > an alternative. I once looked into Flare, and they claim Flare can use > the frame files as a source, so I assume I could still single source for > print and online help. > > Also, I remember a tool called miftogo, but I cannot find anything in > google about where to buy it. Is this company still in business. If so, > will it does what webworks does; eg, convert a frame book to an online > help format? > > Thanks for any help. > > Pat Fortino > writenowdesign.com > >>| > - Web Sites > - Technical Writing > - Editing > - Desktop Publishing > > Get Firefox, a Safer, Faster, and Better Browser > > > > > ___ -- Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358
Formatting XML and other computer code
I'm wondering how other FrameMaker users handle formatting XML and other computer code samples in text. I have tried a couple of approaches and am not satisfied with either. One approach I've taken is to create a paragraph tag that contains regularly spaced tabs. This requires that I reformat the code when imported into Frame, which can be labor-intensive. The other approach I've taken is to take screen shots of the code. Yuck! (for obvious reasons). I hope I'm missing something here. Thanks for your advice! - Carol _ Climb to the top of the charts!? Play Star Shuffle:? the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct
Modify Framemaker's File (graphic image) import default DPI Settings
Hi all,I know that I can change Framemaker's default line width sizes that appear in the drawing tool, but can I change the default image DPI settings that appear when I import a graphic file?The new template set I am working with only allows DPI settings which are not the default ones; historically, I have always just resized images as needed visually.Am I dreaming?Thanks! joan - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.
