Re: Autoinsert two siblings under a parent

You can't do this elegantly, that is, in the EDD. But, you could script it with Framescript, or even a basic windows scripting tool, like AutoIt. Anything that you can do from the keyboard, you can script. Fred -- Fred Wersan Senior Technical Writer VT MAK 68 Moulton St. Cambridge, MA 02138

RE: Replace a para tag throughout book?

That's what I do...Kelly. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:51 AM To: Fred Ridder; Framers Subject: Re: Replace a para tag throughout book? Good point

Mouse-scrolling solutions

Hi, all. I've been googling ways to get my mouse to scroll, and I see several. I don't want to screw up my system, so I thought I'd ask, which solution did you use that was easy and successful? I'm using Framemaker 7.1b023 on Windows XP SP3. Thankee.

Re: Mouse-scrolling solutions

Freewheel. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2060/freewheel.html Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson No

Re: Quick Access Bar Menu Help

SOLVED!  Thank you all who responded. --- On Thu, 2/19/09, theboggette thebogge...@yahoo.com wrote: From: theboggette thebogge...@yahoo.com Subject: Quick Access Bar Menu Help To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 10:48 AM I mistakenly moved the Quick Access

RE: Autoinsert two siblings under a parent

Yves, for FM 7.1 you can only AutoInsert one element at a given level of the structure. You can AutoInsert multiple children but each will be a child of the previous auto inserted child. Gary -Original Message- From: Yves Barbion [mailto:yves.barb...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February

Re: Replace a para tag throughout book?

Another way to replace a para tag throughout a book involves using mif files and maybe some scripting. 1. Make mif versions of all your book files. 2. Identify the para tag string text that you want to replace. For ex. 'Heading2'. 3. Identify the para tag string you want to replace it with. For

Re: Mouse-scrolling solutions

Gawd, you guys are the BEST! All fixed! (I used Freewheel. Took maybe 30 seconds tops.) On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Art Campbell wrote: Freewheel. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2060/freewheel.html http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2060/freewheel.html  

FrameMaker index question

When I make an index in FM, only the page number is hyperlinked. Someone asked me to make the text in the index also hyperlinked. Is this possible, and if so, how would I do this? -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 ___ You are

Re: FrameMaker index question

Shmuel, This really isn't something you'd want to do as a default, because this type of link would only work if the index string is only used once -- a single entry. As soon at you use the same term on two or more pages, which is the usual situation in a good index, where does the link from the

Re: FrameMaker index question

Good point. In general, you don't want this. But we have some manual that have an index consisting of a list of functions. In these cases, it would be preferable to have the function name hyperlinked as well. Is there any automatic way of doing this? -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical

RE: FrameMaker index question

Shmuel Wolfson wrote: In general, you don't want this. But we have some manual that have an index consisting of a list of functions. In these cases, it would be preferable to have the function name hyperlinked as well. Is there any automatic way of doing this? Yes. Don't make an index,

Re: FrameMaker index question

If you have to deliver it in an Index, no, I don't think there is. If you have the freedom to generate the other kind of front/rear matter list, like a TOC but a List of Functions, that would be both a better solution for your readers and easier to implement. You could try generating a list of

Re: FrameMaker index question

Shmuel, You wrote: When I make an index in FM, only the page number is hyperlinked. Someone asked me to make the text in the index also hyperlinked. Is this possible, and if so, how would I do this? If there is no character formatting present in the index, differentiating the page number

RE: FrameMaker index question

Shlomo Perets wrote: If there is no character formatting present in the index, differentiating the page number from the index term, the hypertext marker present in front of the first page number extends its active area on both sides of the marker: to the beginning of the paragraph

RE: FrameMaker index question

Richard, You wrote: Well, I'm reluctant to contradict someone of Shlomo's stature, but index entries don't follow the standard hypertext behavior as he described it. The index term is never part of the active area. Thanks for the compliment. If you examine the index in the sample Ecology book

RE: Mouse-scrolling solutions

The Microsoft mouse drivers (built into the Intellipoint stuff) from version 6.0 onwards - currently at version 6.3 - worked very well for me for the scroll wheel support inside FrameMaker. With FrameMaker 7.2 and 8.0. on Windows XP SP2, SP3 and I am now on Windows Vista. I was going to test

Aligning Autonumbers

This one is a little odd. I'm trying to match a graphic artist's iodea of what our numbering should look like. It goes in outline still from n to n.n to n.n.n, like 9 9.9 9.9.9 but he wants it to align on the right, not the left. I can sort of kluge it with spaces in text, but not so in the

Re: Aligning Autonumbers

Although I think it's kind of a bass-ackward design, you can do it with a right, or maybe a decimal, tab in the Heading1TOC (and other) tags. Just set it to the correct indent location in the tag and in the correct position in the Autonumbering stream, save, then insert a tab stop into the correct

Re: Aligning Autonumbers

Like Art said, pretty strange way to do it, but that's what graphic designers are for right ;) I would handle it this way: 1. Create the auto-number sequence but put a tab symbol after it and in the Basic Paragraph settings put in a right aligned tab. When the numbers are created they should all

RE: FrameMaker index question

Shlomo Perets wrote: If you examine the index in the sample Ecology book (included in the samples/overview/book folder under the FrameMaker installation folder), and inspect the hypertext markers and their active area, you will see that the index terms are active together with the first

RE: Aligning Autonumbers

Alan Litchfield wrote: Like Art said, pretty strange way to do it, but that's what graphic designers are for right ;) Actually, right-aligning numbers of varying lengths isn't that strange. It gives you a consistent amount of space between the number and the following text, regardless of the

RE: Aligning Autonumbers

Good stuff, thanks Richard :) Combs, Richard wrote: Almost right. But the first tab has to come _before_ the number or it won't have any effect on the number. Something like this: A:\tn.n.n.n+\t That was what I meant ;) For the pgf formats, figure out how much space the biggest number

Re: Replace a para tag throughout book?

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:43:07 -0800 (PST), meg miranda megmira...@yahoo.com wrote: If you have access to WebWorks 2003, UNIX, and perl, I can help with more details on efficiently doing this sort of change for a doc set. Yes, this is a good approach. But you don't need WebWorks to get MIF for

Re: Aligning Autonumbers

Thanks to all for your help. I am translating the German specs from the graphic designer, and yes, he did come up with that TOC design by himself. 100 bucks says he never used FM. They are big on Interleaf/Quicksilver. -- Jack DeLand :: member, information architecture institute ::

Transparency in graphics?

Hi, all, Does anyone have any work-arounds/plug-ins for maintaining transparency in imported graphics in FM8? Is there any hope for this or other improved graphics functions in FM9? Thanks- Amy Vogt PPI Technical Communications 440-498-8529 ___

RE: FrameMaker index question

Don't feel bad Richard. I am right there with you!! Thanks Shlomo - after all these years, duh! Learned something new and learned it the right way. sigh It's only Monday, right? /sigh Tammy Van Boening Curriculum Developer Charter University Charter Communications, Inc.

Numbering question

Hi All, I have a quick question about simple numbering options. I am creating a doco with numbered paragraphs i.e. 2 2.1 2.1.1 2.2 2.2.1 I have set these as heading 1, heading 2 and heading 3 but having difficulty with the numbering. I'm still new to FM and therefore fumbling my way through it

Autoinsert two siblings under a parent

You can't do this elegantly, that is, in the EDD. But, you could script it with Framescript, or even a basic windows scripting tool, like AutoIt. Anything that you can do from the keyboard, you can script. Fred -- Fred Wersan Senior Technical Writer VT MAK 68 Moulton St. Cambridge, MA 02138

Replace a para tag throughout book?

That's what I do...Kelly. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:51 AM To: Fred Ridder; Framers Subject: Re: Replace a para tag throughout book? Good

Mouse-scrolling solutions

Hi, all. I've been googling ways to get my mouse to scroll, and I see several. I don't want to screw up my system, so I thought I'd ask, which solution did you use that was easy and successful? I'm using Framemaker 7.1b023 on Windows XP SP3. Thankee.

Mouse-scrolling solutions

Freewheel. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2060/freewheel.html 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

Mouse-scrolling solutions

Gawd, you guys are the BEST! All fixed! (I used Freewheel. Took maybe 30 seconds tops.) On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Art Campbell wrote: > Freewheel. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2060/freewheel.html ?

FrameMaker index question

When I make an index in FM, only the page number is hyperlinked. Someone asked me to make the text in the index also hyperlinked. Is this possible, and if so, how would I do this? -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133

FrameMaker index question

Shmuel, This really isn't something you'd want to do as a default, because this type of link would only work if the index string is only used once -- a single entry. As soon at you use the same term on two or more pages, which is the usual situation in a good index, where does the link from the

FrameMaker index question

Good point. In general, you don't want this. But we have some manual that have an index consisting of a list of functions. In these cases, it would be preferable to have the function name hyperlinked as well. Is there any automatic way of doing this? -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical

FrameMaker index question

Shmuel Wolfson wrote: > In general, you don't want this. But we have some manual that have an > index consisting of a list of functions. In these cases, it would be > preferable to have the function name hyperlinked as well. > > Is there any automatic way of doing this? Yes. Don't make an

FrameMaker index question

If you have to deliver it in an Index, no, I don't think there is. If you have the freedom to generate the other kind of front/rear matter list, like a TOC but a List of Functions, that would be both a better solution for your readers and easier to implement. You could try generating a list of

FrameMaker index question

Shmuel, You wrote: > When I make an index in FM, only the page number is hyperlinked. > Someone asked me to make the text in the index also hyperlinked. > Is this possible, and if so, how would I do this? If there is no character formatting present in the index, differentiating the page

FrameMaker index question

Shlomo Perets wrote: > If there is no character formatting present in the index, differentiating > the page number from the index term, the hypertext marker present in front > of the first page number extends its active area on both sides of the > marker: to the beginning of the paragraph

FrameMaker index question

Richard, You wrote: >Well, I'm reluctant to contradict someone of Shlomo's stature, but index >entries don't follow the standard hypertext behavior as he described it. >The index term is never part of the active area. Thanks for the compliment. If you examine the index in the sample Ecology

Mouse-scrolling solutions

The Microsoft mouse drivers (built into the Intellipoint stuff) from version 6.0 onwards - currently at version 6.3 - worked very well for me for the scroll wheel support inside FrameMaker. With FrameMaker 7.2 and 8.0. on Windows XP SP2, SP3 and I am now on Windows Vista. I was going to test

Aligning Autonumbers

This one is a little odd. I'm trying to match a graphic artist's iodea of what our numbering should look like. It goes in outline still from n to n.n to n.n.n, like 9 9.9 9.9.9 but he wants it to align on the right, not the left. I can sort of kluge it with spaces in text, but not so in the

Aligning Autonumbers

Although I think it's kind of a bass-ackward design, you can do it with a right, or maybe a decimal, tab in the Heading1TOC (and other) tags. Just set it to the correct indent location in the tag and in the correct position in the Autonumbering stream, save, then insert a tab stop into the correct

FrameMaker index question

Shlomo Perets wrote: > If you examine the index in the sample Ecology book (included in the > samples/overview/book folder under the FrameMaker installation folder), and > inspect the hypertext markers and their active area, you will see that the > index terms are active together with the first

Aligning Autonumbers

Alan Litchfield wrote: > Like Art said, pretty strange way to do it, but that's what graphic > designers > are for right ;) Actually, right-aligning numbers of varying lengths isn't that strange. It gives you a consistent amount of space between the number and the following text, regardless of

Replace a para tag throughout book?

On Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:43:07 -0800 (PST), meg miranda wrote: >If you have access to WebWorks 2003, UNIX, and perl, I can >help with more details on efficiently doing this sort of >change for a doc set. Yes, this is a good approach. But you don't need WebWorks to get MIF for all the files in

Aligning Autonumbers

Thanks to all for your help. I am translating the German specs from the graphic designer, and yes, he did come up with that TOC design by himself. 100 bucks says he never used FM. They are big on Interleaf/Quicksilver. -- Jack DeLand :: member, information architecture institute ::

Transparency in graphics?

Hi, all, Does anyone have any work-arounds/plug-ins for maintaining transparency in imported graphics in FM8? Is there any hope for this or other improved graphics functions in FM9? Thanks- Amy Vogt PPI Technical Communications 440-498-8529

FrameMaker index question

Don't feel bad Richard. I am right there with you!! Thanks Shlomo - after all these years, duh! Learned something new and learned it the right way. It's only Monday, right? Tammy Van Boening Curriculum Developer Charter University Charter Communications, Inc. tammy.vanboening at