Ways to remember how to spell tricky words
Check out this poster on funny ways to remember how to spell tricky words: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling Thank you, Gillian Flato Senior Technical Writer (Software) nanometrics 1550 Buckeye Dr. Milpitas, CA. 95035 *408.545.6316 7 408.232.5911 * gfl...@nanometrics.commailto:gfl...@nanometrics.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
AW: PDFs having a mixture of A4 and A3 page sizes
Hi Claire, There's a solution for your problem using FrameMaker 10. The new version of the plug-in collection 'Finalyser' (http://www.finalyser.de/en/finalyser.html) supports creating PDFs with books/documents that contain different page orientations and page sizes. There's a free 30-day trial during which you can try this feature (just activate it under 'Extended Scripts PDF tools'). Be sure to set the page size in the printer settings in FM to the largest page size in your book (A3). - Maike Von: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] Im Auftrag von Wood, Claire (GE Oil Gas) Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. Juli 2011 16:33 An: framers@lists.frameusers.com Betreff: PDFs having a mixture of A4 and A3 page sizes Dear all I was recently asked to test whether we could produce a PDF with mixed page sizes. I did some experimentation with a colleague using Framemaker 7.2 and Acrobat 8/9, to find out if I could. The results were: 1) All chapters except one had their master page size set to A4, with the one chapter at the end set to A3. Both versions of Acrobat created the manual but the A3 sized chapters were cropped to A4. 2) Having set the Acrobat setting in Distiller to A3, it only created the whole document as A3. I tried it again to size to A4, but got the same result as in Number 1. 3) My colleague tried separating the files. He created the main chapters of the pdf as A4 and created the A3 sized chapter separately, outside the book file. Then he tried to insert the pages, but Acrobat didn't like it. Does anyone know of a setting that I've missed so that when someone sends a pdf to print, it will automatically print my last chapter as A3, instead of A4? I thought that due to the nature of Acrobat, it would only create a PDF as one size, not varying sizes, otherwise there would be an option to automatically resize pages. In the event of the latter, does anyone know of any changes, to support this option, with respect to this in Acrobat 10? Kind regards Claire Wood Product Development Technical Author GE Oil Gas DL: +44 (0)1252 862 264 T +44 (0)1252 862 200 (switchboard) E claire.w...@ge.com mailto:claire.w...@ge.com Cody Technology Park, Range Road, Farnborough Hampshire, GU14 0FG, UK Sondex Wireline Limited GE imagination at work ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
FrameMaker 10 Interface/Accessibility questions
I suspect I'm out of luck on these, but it doesn't hurt to ask: FrameMaker 10.0.1.1402 Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit 1. When I am reconciling index entries, I keep all the individual book files open in separate undocked windows, which keeps them from opening in the primary workspace as I edit a zillion index markers. With 10-20 windows open, it becomes difficult to know which window is the currently active chapter (sometimes I need to open that window a bit larger to check context of a marker) because there is ZERO color difference between active and inactive windows. I have not found any way to make the active file window stand out from all the others. This appears to be a Framemaker issue rather than Windows, as all Aero effects are disabled on windows generated within FrameMaker 2. I need the i-frame text position indicator (cursor) within the document (not the hovering cursor that moves as you move your mouse) to be more prominent on the screen. I frequently lose track of where I am, and have to either hit up and down arrows to see where the text indicator is moving. Ideally there would be a way to set the color, thickness, and blink frequency for it, for no other reason than aiding accessibility. Thanks in advance. Dan Harding Technical Editorial Specialist University of Illinois Tax School 339 Mumford Hall 1301 West Gregory Drive Urbana, IL 61801 217-333-0935 ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
FM8: Bookmarks problem
At 11:42 PM 7/07/2011, Fred Ridder wrote: >I think you are runnign up against one of FrameMaker's undocumented features. > >When you generate a PDF, FrameMaker passes bookmark data to Acrobat for all >the tag names that are set in the book file's PDF Setup, *plus* data for any >additional tags in a specific chapter if that chapter's file-level PDF Setup. >This behavior has been this way for a while--at least since FrameMaker 6 and >Acrobat 6, which was the first time I came up against it--and was apparently >done as a feature (although it is completely undocumented). > >If you look at the PDF Setup for the TOC file, I am certain you will see all >of the ...TOC styles in the "Include" list box on the Bookmarks tab. Just move >them to the "Don't Include" list and then save the TOC file with these >changes. When you next make the PDF, the TOC entries should be gone from the >bookmarks list. Indeed, indeed! Thanks to all who helped out with this - I had totally forgotten about the document-level settings. Cheers, Helen
Ways to remember how to spell tricky words
Check out this poster on funny ways to remember how to spell tricky words: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling Thank you, Gillian Flato Senior Technical Writer (Software) nanometrics 1550 Buckeye Dr. Milpitas, CA. 95035 *408.545.6316 7 408.232.5911 * gflato at nanometrics.com<mailto:gflato at nanometrics.com> -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20110708/333c3d12/attachment.html>
AW: PDFs having a mixture of A4 and A3 page sizes
Hi Claire, There's a solution for your problem using FrameMaker 10. The new version of the plug-in collection 'Finalyser' (http://www.finalyser.de/en/finalyser.html) supports creating PDFs with books/documents that contain different page orientations and page sizes. There's a free 30-day trial during which you can try this feature (just activate it under 'Extended Scripts > PDF tools'). Be sure to set the page size in the printer settings in FM to the largest page size in your book (A3). - Maike Von: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] Im Auftrag von Wood, Claire (GE Oil & Gas) Gesendet: Donnerstag, 7. Juli 2011 16:33 An: framers at lists.frameusers.com Betreff: PDFs having a mixture of A4 and A3 page sizes Dear all I was recently asked to test whether we could produce a PDF with mixed page sizes. I did some experimentation with a colleague using Framemaker 7.2 and Acrobat 8/9, to find out if I could. The results were: 1) All chapters except one had their master page size set to A4, with the one chapter at the end set to A3. Both versions of Acrobat created the manual but the A3 sized chapters were cropped to A4. 2) Having set the Acrobat setting in Distiller to A3, it only created the whole document as A3. I tried it again to size to A4, but got the same result as in Number 1. 3) My colleague tried separating the files. He created the main chapters of the pdf as A4 and created the A3 sized chapter separately, outside the book file. Then he tried to insert the pages, but Acrobat didn't like it. Does anyone know of a setting that I've missed so that when someone sends a pdf to print, it will automatically print my last chapter as A3, instead of A4? I thought that due to the nature of Acrobat, it would only create a PDF as one size, not varying sizes, otherwise there would be an option to automatically resize pages. In the event of the latter, does anyone know of any changes, to support this option, with respect to this in Acrobat 10? Kind regards Claire Wood Product Development Technical Author GE Oil & Gas DL: +44 (0)1252 862 264 T +44 (0)1252 862 200 (switchboard) E claire.wood at ge.com <mailto:claire.wood at ge.com> Cody Technology Park, Range Road, Farnborough Hampshire, GU14 0FG, UK Sondex Wireline Limited GE imagination at work -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20110708/ed9fe256/attachment.html>
FrameMaker 10 Interface/Accessibility questions
I suspect I'm out of luck on these, but it doesn't hurt to ask: FrameMaker 10.0.1.1402 Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit 1. When I am reconciling index entries, I keep all the individual book files open in separate undocked windows, which keeps them from opening in the primary workspace as I edit a zillion index markers. With 10-20 windows open, it becomes difficult to know which window is the currently active chapter (sometimes I need to open that window a bit larger to check context of a marker) because there is ZERO color difference between active and inactive windows. I have not found any way to make the active file window stand out from all the others. This appears to be a Framemaker issue rather than Windows, as all Aero effects are disabled on windows generated within FrameMaker 2. I need the i-frame text position indicator (cursor) within the document (not the hovering cursor that moves as you move your mouse) to be more prominent on the screen. I frequently lose track of where I am, and have to either hit up and down arrows to see where the text indicator is moving. Ideally there would be a way to set the color, thickness, and blink frequency for it, for no other reason than aiding accessibility. Thanks in advance. Dan Harding Technical Editorial Specialist University of Illinois Tax School 339 Mumford Hall 1301 West Gregory Drive Urbana, IL 61801 217-333-0935 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20110708/da9c79c8/attachment.html>
Cannot create PDF from one chapter in my book
Hi all: xp, Frame 9 Cannot create a PDF (ps -> distill) from a chapter in my book. All other chapters are OK except one. Below are the error messages. What do they mean? How do I fix this problem. Thanks. %%[Page: 8]%% %%[ Error: ioerror; OffendingCommand: readstring ]%% Stack: (???|kaepxolrpjjjhhhdbeghjmy?|s`ZZfhhklieffdcceeelw~?...) -file- -mark- -save- %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% %%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %% Distill Time: 00 Hour(s) : 00 Minute(s) : 03.219 Second(s) End of Job - -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20110708/d75d1c5e/attachment.html>
