FrameVector graphics
Greetings, all. I am the inheritor of a book that's got some FrameVector figures in it. I can't figure out who put these in the document or why (my suspicion is that it was a sloppy import, but I can't be sure). Anyway, about half of the signal arrow names are inverted (upside-down) and I'd like to set them right if I can. I can tell you that the figures list their object type as FrameVector with no referenced file. They present themselves as unary graphical blobs, which do not respond to my FrameMaker (7.2 on Win XP) graphics tools. Is there any way to fix these? Can I export them to some other format? Or do I have to redraw them from scratch? TIA, --William ___ 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: FrameVector graphics
On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:50:29 -0700, William Abernathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can tell you that the figures list their object type as FrameVector with no referenced file. They present themselves as unary graphical blobs, which do not respond to my FrameMaker (7.2 on Win XP) graphics tools. Is there any way to fix these? Can I export them to some other format? Or do I have to redraw them from scratch? FrameVector is usually present in conjunction with another format, either a vector format like WMF or possibly native Frame vector objects. If you'd like to send me one of the files off-list, in a .zip, I'll have a look and tell you more about what you have. More generally, it's always possible to export such graphics in another format using Frame's native graphic export filters. The demo version of Mif2Go will do that for you, for free: http://www.omsys.com/dcl/download.htm In the User's Guide, see par. 29.2, Converting and exporting graphics, for more considerations and instructions on that. HTH! -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.omsys.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.
Importing files into FM8
Hi all, When importing multiple files into a new FM 8 book the files are entered in precisely the reverse alpha-numeric order according to their file names. They have been named Sect n1 Chap n2.fm so that each section is comprised of more than one chapter. They are followed by Preface.fm, Glossary.fm,... that get added in that order. What needs to be done to change the order so that they are added in ascending order, rather than descending? Thanks Alan -- Alan Litchfield MBus (Hons), MNZCS AlphaByte PO Box 1941, Auckland http://www.alphabyte.co.nz ___ 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: Importing files into FM8
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:23:01 +1300 (NZDT), Alan Litchfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When importing multiple files into a new FM 8 book the files are entered in precisely the reverse alpha-numeric order according to their file names. They have been named Sect n1 Chap n2.fm so that each section is comprised of more than one chapter. They are followed by Preface.fm, Glossary.fm,... that get added in that order. What needs to be done to change the order so that they are added in ascending order, rather than descending? You are dragging them from an Explorer window, right? Try reversing the name sequence in Explorer by clicking on the Name header before you select them. When I do that here, I get them added to the book in the same order as in the Explorer window, regardless of how I select them (click/ shift-click or multiple ctrl-clicks). HTH! -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.omsys.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: missing fonts after changing computers; customize maker.inifile? Can't find ini file
Unfortunately, you should not believe Windows Explorer search when it tells you it cannot find a particular file. I've had it tell me File Not found when I am looking at the file in question right in the folder where the search begins! Regards, Micheal O'Laoghaire CBS Documentation Comverse Inc. Cambridge, MA. Tel: (617) 273-5414 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Combs, Richard Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 4:09 PM To: Scott Penney; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: missing fonts after changing computers;customize maker.inifile? Can't find ini file Scott Penney wrote: Following the Customizing pdf manual and advice I've received on this list, I was attempting to locate the maker.ini file (for FM 7.1) to change the font specs (the manual indicates the path UserProfile\ApplicationData\Adobe\FrameMaker\7.0). Looking under Program Files\Adobe\FrameMaker 7.1, no maker.ini file is evident. I've also run searches with no results. Any ideas? Did you see my response from yesterday afternoon? Here is the relevant portion again: --- The main maker.ini is right where it's always been -- the FM installation folder -- and that's the one you probably want to make font mapping changes in. There's another one for your personal settings, but it's mainly for things like window sizes and positions, recent files, etc. UserProfile is a variable referring to a specific user's profile data, the location of which depends on the Windows version. This is all explained on page 1 of the Customizing manual under the heading Locating customization files. There's a table there that shows you where UserProfile is for each Windows version. Are you saying that a search of your hard drive turns up _zero_ instances of maker.ini? I don't think that's possible with a functioning FM install. But I could be wrong. It happened once before. ;-) 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/micheal.olaoghaire%4 0comverse.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: Structure View Won't Appear
You can use Windows keyboard commands to locate most boxes and applications when they are 'off screen'. This often happens when you use a laptop with a 2nd monitor at the base, and then undock it for a presentation or other portable use. This stuff you want is on the 'other monitor'. For most items, use the following: Make the item active (click the icon, etc.) Ctr-[spacebar] m [arrow key] (not the ones on the numeric keypad0 Move the mouse until the item appears. (Do not click a button0 When in view, click the left button. Try this with any active item. This is not Frame specific. However, the FrameMaker Structure View is different, and usually needs an offshoot of this procedure. This issue that you cannot make the View active by clicking the icon if you dlick somewhere else after the first time. So close Frame, open it, click the icon once and do the above procedure. This keeps the View active so that you can move it. This procedure is for XP. Don't know if Vista works the same. Oran Petersen ___ 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.
Backup folder in Frame 7.0?
I like that FM can make a backup copy of files, but I don't like the backup files cluttering up the same folder as the source files. Is there any way to specify where FrameMaker 7.0 should create the backup files? I searched the documentation, the Internet, etc., but no joy. TIA, Jack Jack Molisani Executive Director, The LavaCon Conference on Technical Communication and Project Management November 6-8, 2008 Honolulu, Hawaii www.lavacon.org866-302-5774 x201 ___ 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: Backup folder in Frame 7.0?
Jack Molisani wrote: I like that FM can make a backup copy of files, but I don't like the backup files cluttering up the same folder as the source files. Is there any way to specify where FrameMaker 7.0 should create the backup files? The backup files aren't really backups. Once you understand what they actually are it will become clear that they can only exist in the same directory as the working source files. The backup are actually the last saved version of the file but with a new, secondary filename extension. When you select the Automatic backup on save option, all that FrameMaker does when you do a Save is rename the previous version of the file with a .bak extenstion rather than flagging it for deletion by the OS. The backup is therefore always one save behind the working file unless you go to the extra trouble of making FrameMaker let you do two consecutive saves. If you save frequenty, the differences between the .bak and the workng file may not be major, but the .bak will *always* lack the last set of saved changes. -Fred Ridder ___ 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.
FrameVector graphics
On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:50:29 -0700, William Abernathy wrote: >I can tell you that the figures list their object type as FrameVector with no >referenced file. They present themselves as unary graphical blobs, which do >not >respond to my FrameMaker (7.2 on Win XP) graphics tools. > >Is there any way to fix these? Can I export them to some other format? Or do I >have to redraw them from scratch? FrameVector is usually present in conjunction with another format, either a vector format like WMF or possibly native Frame vector objects. If you'd like to send me one of the files off-list, in a .zip, I'll have a look and tell you more about what you have. More generally, it's always possible to export such graphics in another format using Frame's native graphic export filters. The demo version of Mif2Go will do that for you, for free: http://www.omsys.com/dcl/download.htm In the User's Guide, see par. 29.2, "Converting and exporting graphics", for more considerations and instructions on that. HTH! -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. http://www.omsys.com/
Importing files into FM8
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:23:01 +1300 (NZDT), "Alan Litchfield" wrote: >When importing multiple files into a new FM 8 book the files are entered in >precisely the reverse alpha-numeric order according to their file names. > >They have been named "Sect n1 Chap n2.fm" so that each section is comprised of >more than one chapter. They are followed by Preface.fm, Glossary.fm,... that >get added in that order. > >What needs to be done to change the order so that they are added in ascending >order, rather than descending? You are dragging them from an Explorer window, right? Try reversing the name sequence in Explorer by clicking on the Name header before you select them. When I do that here, I get them added to the book in the same order as in the Explorer window, regardless of how I select them (click/ shift-click or multiple ctrl-clicks). HTH! -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. http://www.omsys.com/
Backup folder in Frame 7.0?
I like that FM can make a backup copy of files, but I don't like the backup files cluttering up the same folder as the source files. Is there any way to specify where FrameMaker 7.0 should create the backup files? I searched the documentation, the Internet, etc., but no joy. TIA, Jack Jack Molisani Executive Director, The LavaCon Conference on Technical Communication and Project Management November 6-8, 2008 Honolulu, Hawaii www.lavacon.org866-302-5774 x201
