Re: how to change the papercolor in FM

At 08:27 -0700 8/8/06, Lynne A. Price wrote: It's actually not necessary to create such a rectangle. You can set the fill pattern and color for the text frame. Ah yes, but... the text frame doesn't cover the entire printed page. To emulate colored paper, which I think is what the original

Structured Frame Maker issue

Hello Everyone, I wonder if any one could solve this issue that I am facing when generating TOC in a Structured Book. 1. I have defined an element Index as EMPTY. 2. I have defined another element Glossary with some sub elements. 3. My book is defined with the above elements as optional with

Error while importing Word documents

Hello all, We are having trouble while trying to import some Word 2000/2003 documents into FrameMaker 7.0. We tried both the File-Open and the File-Import-File methods. Contents of one file do get imported when we use the File-Open method. But once you save and close the resultant FM file, we

Re: Structured Frame Maker issue

At 11:15 PM 8/8/2006, Venkatesh wrote: 1. I have defined an element Index as EMPTY. 2. I have defined another element Glossary with some sub elements. 3. My book is defined with the above elements as optional with only one occurrence in it (Glossary?, Index?) 4. I have included both these

Re: Error while importing Word documents

I don't know if the archives are up or not, but there are several things that are recommended procedure that have been discussed / recommended a number of times that you're not doing. First, save the Word files as .rtf and open those in FM. Second, Frame's Japanese .RTF import filter seems, for

Copying from Another Instance of FM

Hello Framers FM 6.0; Windows 2000 It seems that I was once able to copy from one instance of FM and paste into another instance, and if in the original instance I had anchored frames and images, then these got to be successfully pasted in the second instance. Now, when I try it, I only get

Re: Run WinOS (and FM) on a MAC OS X

No. It will run only software for Intel processors, like Parallels desktop which I have found to be very solid so far. Parallels works well, but has one limitation which will probably apply to VMWare Mac as well. It supports only virtual hard drives (drive image in a Mac OS file) not actual

The weirdest thing...

When I highlight a single character and apply a character format, the status bar at the bottom of FrameMaker displays the name of the character format. If I unselect this newly formatted character, of course, the character format name no longer displays there. However, if I again highlight the

Re: Copying from Another Instance of FM

I believe if you have two instances, that copy-and-paste goes through the Windows clipboard, which would probably scrub anything it didn't like/recognize. s there a Paste As option that lets you pick a format to paste? Why not just use one instance, two windows, and keep it within Frame? Art

Re: Copying from Another Instance of FM

I can't help with the addicentally saving the wrong document problem, but Ctrl+Tab lets you swap between document windows within FM... As far as pasting goes, though, do you have a File Paste Special entry when you're working with two instances? If so, one of those options might let you paste

Re: Error while importing Word documents

Have you tried saving the Word files as rtf or txt before bringing them into FM? Pearl Rosenberg TeleHealth Services - Original Message - From: Aruna Panangipally [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 8:30 am Subject: Error while importing Word documents To:

RE: Copying from Another Instance of FM

Steven Mays wrote: It seems that I was once able to copy from one instance of FM and paste into another instance, and if in the original instance I had anchored frames and images, then these got to be successfully pasted in the second instance. Now, when I try it, I only get text; I

Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

Hi, everybody! Just joined the list at my Dad's suggestion (Dad = Guy Haas). I have been beating my head against a FrameMaker issue for several days with no success. I am a newbie tech writer having a FrameMaker problem. Nothing new here. BUT! It has totally stumped the Frame guru AND all

Re: Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

What version and platform are you using? There are different methods settings for different FM versions... Thanks, Art On 8/9/06, Ealasaid A. Haas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip For a chapter structured like this: ChapterTitleChapter Title! H1F.Heading1FirstThe First Bit H1.Heading1The

RE: Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

Hi Ealasaid! Have you tried deleting the TOC and re-generating it? If you need additional help off-list, write me an e-mail directly. Joe Malin Technical Writer (408)625-1623 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tuvox.com The views expressed in this document are those of the sender, and do not necessarily

RE: Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

Ealasaid A. Haas wrote: I have a good-sized book with several chapters. When I generate the Table of Contents, it produces a bizarrely reordered mess. For a chapter structured like this: ChapterTitleChapter Title! H1F.Heading1FirstThe First Bit H1.Heading1The Second Bit

RE: Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

Combs, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 08/09/2006 02:10:22 PM: Are all the bits in the same connected text flow? The Symptom certainly seems to point to disconnected text flows. My guess would go further and suppose that the following items are in fact on the same page: The First Bit The

Re: Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Combs, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 08/09/2006 02:10:22 PM: Are all the bits in the same connected text flow? The Symptom certainly seems to point to disconnected text flows. Or possibly headings that reside in tables. Regards, Sarah PS It is not true that

Re: Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

Sarah O'Keefe wrote on 08/09/2006 03:07:05 PM: Or possibly headings that reside in tables. Absolutely. But I shudder to think what Machiavellian template is built that way... Unless perhaps it's to get the effect of a shaded box. But as noted, that would destroy the usefulness of generated

Another TOC Question

FrameMaker 7.0p576 Windows XP professional Hi Folks, I created a TOC template with the toc entries formatted just the way I want them on the reference page. When I generate a TOC in any book, the TOC is formatted according to a reference page from H***. Short of opening the template file,

Re: Another TOC Question

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FrameMaker 7.0p576 Windows XP professional Hi Folks, I created a TOC template with the toc entries formatted just the way I want them on the reference page. When I generate a TOC in any book, the TOC is formatted according to a reference page from H***. Short

RE: Another TOC Question

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I created a TOC template with the toc entries formatted just the way I want them on the reference page. When I generate a TOC in any book, the TOC is formatted according to a reference page from H***. Short of opening the template

RE: Error while importing Word documents

Try saving the Word document as an earlier version of Word, and then try opening it with Frame. That usually works for us. ~Heli QUADRAMED Corp. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Art Campbell Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:15 AM To:

Re: wmf files across platforms

Hi, Agreed: use EPS as it is cross platform. WMF and EMF are really for Windows. On 8/7/06, Combs, Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a problem transferring wmf files from a PC to a Mac. WMF stands for Windows Metafile Format. I'm not a Mac user, but I

Re: Error while importing Word documents

Doe the word document have a lot of screenshots/graphics? If yes, they are usually the primary culprits. A lot of times the embedded graphics bloat a Word document and when that document comes to Frame, the problem is compounded. What worked for me was: 1. Removed all the graphics 2. Pasted them

FM Error: "Cannot write to specified print file"

Hi Roger Make sure he has a "FILE:" port in his printer setup. Nothing has to use it, it just has to exist. To check if it exists, open up the properties for any printer and check the ports tab. If it doesn't exist, note the port that the printer is currently using, then add the FILE: port as

FM crashes when trying to save a certain .book as .mif

We had a file crash a couple of weeks ago when saving to MIF. Turned out the problem was that it had a table of contents imported as a text inset at the start, and the second page of that had two copies of the text frame. Once we deleted the spare, problem gone. Cheers, Rebecca >>> "Aronsson,

Book printing as cropped A4 not letter

Can anyone help us. We've got a document that is defined as Letter, which when saved as PDF from Frame+SGML 6.0 to Acrobat 7.0 becomes an A4 document cropped down to 11in high (but with A4 width of 8.27in). We've had this issue before when there was a mismatch between the document size and the

how to change the papercolor in FM

At 08:27 -0700 8/8/06, Lynne A. Price wrote: > It's actually not necessary to create such a rectangle. You can set the fill > pattern and color for the text frame. Ah yes, but... the text frame doesn't cover the entire printed page. To emulate colored paper, which I think is what the original

Structured Frame Maker issue

Hello Everyone, I wonder if any one could solve this issue that I am facing when generating TOC in a Structured Book. 1. I have defined an element "Index" as . 2. I have defined another element "Glossary" with some sub elements. 3. My book is defined with the above elements as optional with

Error while importing Word documents

Hello all, We are having trouble while trying to import some Word 2000/2003 documents into FrameMaker 7.0. We tried both the "File->Open" and the "File->Import->File" methods. Contents of one file do get imported when we use the "File->Open" method. But once you save and close the resultant FM

Structured Frame Maker issue

At 11:15 PM 8/8/2006, Venkatesh wrote: >1. I have defined an element "Index" as . >2. I have defined another element "Glossary" with some sub elements. >3. My book is defined with the above elements as optional with only one >occurrence in it (Glossary?, Index?) >4. I have included both these

Error while importing Word documents

I don't know if the archives are up or not, but there are several things that are recommended procedure that have been discussed / recommended a number of times that you're not doing. First, save the Word files as .rtf and open those in FM. Second, Frame's Japanese .RTF import filter seems, for

Copying from Another Instance of FM

Hello Framers FM 6.0; Windows 2000 It seems that I was once able to copy from one instance of FM and paste into another instance, and if in the original instance I had anchored frames and images, then these got to be successfully pasted in the second instance. Now, when I try it, I only get

Run WinOS (and FM) on a MAC OS X

No. It will run only software for Intel processors, like Parallels desktop which I have found to be very solid so far. Parallels works well, but has one limitation which will probably apply to VMWare Mac as well. It supports only virtual hard drives (drive image in a Mac OS file) not actual

The weirdest thing...

When I highlight a single character and apply a character format, the status bar at the bottom of FrameMaker displays the name of the character format. If I unselect this newly formatted character, of course, the character format name no longer displays there. However, if I again highlight the

Copying from Another Instance of FM

I believe if you have two instances, that copy-and-paste goes through the Windows clipboard, which would probably scrub anything it didn't like/recognize. s there a Paste As option that lets you pick a format to paste? Why not just use one instance, two windows, and keep it within Frame? Art On

Copying from Another Instance of FM

I can't help with the addicentally saving the wrong document problem, but Ctrl+Tab lets you swap between document windows within FM... As far as pasting goes, though, do you have a File > Paste Special entry when you're working with two instances? If so, one of those options might let you paste

Error while importing Word documents

Have you tried saving the Word files as rtf or txt before bringing them into FM? Pearl Rosenberg TeleHealth Services - Original Message - From: Aruna Panangipally Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 8:30 am Subject: Error while importing Word documents To:

Copying from Another Instance of FM

Steven Mays wrote: > It seems that I was once able to copy from one instance of FM > and paste into another instance, and if in the original > instance I had anchored frames and images, then these got to > be successfully pasted in the second instance. > Now, when I try it, I only get text;

Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

Hi, everybody! Just joined the list at my Dad's suggestion (Dad = Guy Haas). I have been beating my head against a FrameMaker issue for several days with no success. I am a newbie tech writer having a FrameMaker problem. Nothing new here. BUT! It has totally stumped the Frame guru AND all our

Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

What version and platform are you using? There are different methods & settings for different FM versions... Thanks, Art On 8/9/06, Ealasaid A. Haas wrote: For a chapter > structured like this: > > Chapter Title! > The First Bit > The Second Bit > The Third Bit > The Fourth Bit > > It

Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

Hi Ealasaid! Have you tried deleting the TOC and re-generating it? If you need additional help off-list, write me an e-mail directly. Joe Malin Technical Writer (408)625-1623 jmalin at tuvox.com www.tuvox.com The views expressed in this document are those of the sender, and do not necessarily

Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

Ealasaid A. Haas wrote: > I have a good-sized book with several chapters. When I > generate the Table of Contents, it produces a bizarrely > reordered mess. For a chapter structured like this: > > Chapter Title! > The First Bit > The Second Bit > The Third Bit > The Fourth Bit > > It

Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

"Combs, Richard" wrote on 08/09/2006 02:10:22 PM: > Are all the bits in the same connected text flow? The Symptom certainly seems to point to disconnected text flows. My guess would go further and suppose that the following items are in fact on the same page: The First Bit The Second Bit

Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

eric.dunn at ca.transport.bombardier.com wrote: > "Combs, Richard" wrote on 08/09/2006 02:10:22 > PM: >> Are all the bits in the same connected text flow? > > The Symptom certainly seems to point to disconnected text flows. Or possibly headings that reside in tables. Regards, Sarah PS It is

Newbie here with a TOC issue in Frame

"Sarah O'Keefe" wrote on 08/09/2006 03:07:05 PM: > Or possibly headings that reside in tables. Absolutely. But I shudder to think what Machiavellian template is built that way... Unless perhaps it's to get the effect of a shaded box. But as noted, that would destroy the usefulness of

Another TOC Question

FrameMaker 7.0p576 Windows XP professional Hi Folks, I created a TOC template with the toc entries formatted just the way I want them on the reference page. When I generate a TOC in any book, the TOC is formatted according to a reference page from H***. Short of opening the template file,

Another TOC Question

pearlrosenberg at nc.rr.com wrote: > FrameMaker 7.0p576 > Windows XP professional > > Hi Folks, > > I created a TOC template with the toc entries formatted just the way I > want them on the reference page. When I generate a TOC in any book, > the TOC is formatted according to a reference page

Another TOC Question

> -Original Message- > From: pearlrosenberg at nc.rr.com > I created a TOC template with the toc entries formatted just > the way I > want them on the reference page. When I generate a TOC in any book, > the TOC is formatted according to a reference page from H***. > Short of >

Error while importing Word documents

Try saving the Word document as an earlier version of Word, and then try opening it with Frame. That usually works for us. ~Heli QUADRAMED Corp. -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+hroosild=quadramed@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+hroosild=quadramed.com at

wmf files across platforms

Hi, Agreed: use EPS as it is cross platform. WMF and EMF are really for Windows. On 8/7/06, Combs, Richard wrote: > > elizfee at abacom.com wrote: > > > I have a problem transferring wmf files from a PC to a Mac. > > WMF stands for Windows Metafile Format. I'm not a Mac user, but I > believe