Spanned figures in multi-column layouts
I am struggling to find a way to make an anchored frame span more than one column of a multi-column layout. If I set the frame uncropped, it messes with the text flow (the text threads to adjacent columns above the figure, which is not what I want), and if I set it cropped, half of it disappears behind the adjacent column of text. If I create a paragraph for the anchor that has 'across all columns' set, I get the same effect as setting the frame uncropped. I suspect it might be something to do with the runaround properties of the frame, but I seem to remember that this can only be accessed using Dark Magic. Can anyone suggest a solution? What I want to achieve is for a figure to span more than one column, but for the text threading to be unaffected by the presence of the figure. -- Steve ___ 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.
TWO BUILDS ON THE SAME MACHINE
Hello all, here is a technical question. I have to install 2 builds of the same FrameMaker version on one machine. Is that physically possible. I have dlls that are written for 7.1p023 and I can't rewrite them for an update, however my main powerhorse is 7.1p116. I need both to operate comfortably. I'm on XP. Any ideas? Michael _ Download din yndlingsmusik på MSN Music: http://www.msn.dk/music - det er nemt og billigt ___ 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: Spanned figures in multi-column layouts
Try setting: * Your Anchor para tag pagination to across all columns. * The Body (or whatever) tags just above the Anchor tag to Keep With Previous para. This should prevent them from jumping into the next column. Art On 12/7/06, Steve Rickaby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am struggling to find a way to make an anchored frame span more than one column of a multi-column layout. If I set the frame uncropped, it messes with the text flow (the text threads to adjacent columns above the figure, which is not what I want), and if I set it cropped, half of it disappears behind the adjacent column of text. If I create a paragraph for the anchor that has 'across all columns' set, I get the same effect as setting the frame uncropped. I suspect it might be something to do with the runaround properties of the frame, but I seem to remember that this can only be accessed using Dark Magic. Can anyone suggest a solution? What I want to achieve is for a figure to span more than one column, but for the text threading to be unaffected by the presence of the figure. -- Steve -- 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.
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Links to web work from FM, but not from PDF
Framers, FM 7.0 Acrobat Pro 6.0 I've used links to web sites before, but for some reason some that I just created work fine from my FrameMaker file, but don't work from a PDF. Here are the things I checked or tried: - Hypertext markers look fine and I've applied a character tag to denote the link area. - Ctrl + Alt + Click from FM works fine. My browser goes to the correct URL. - Generate PDF data is turned on when printing to ps file. - Links in the PDF change the cursor to the hand with the w, but nothing happens when you click them. Any ideas? My project is due tomorrow. :o ~~ Linda G. Gallagher TechCom Plus, LLC Intelligent technical communication since 1993 Technical writing, help development, FrameMaker and WebWorks Publisher conversions [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.techcomplus.com/ 303-450-9076 800-500-3144 ~~ Manager, Consulting and Independent Contracting Special Interest Group Society for Technical Communication http://www.stcsig.org/cic/index.html ~~ ___ 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: Acrobat Pro 8.0 and FM 7.2
Usually you want to have Acrobat installed before you install FrameMaker in order to get Save As PDF (a feature I personally prefer not to use, ever) to work. But one other thing to check is whether your computer has a port defined with the name FILE: (all caps and with the colon). For some strange reason, the Acrobat install occasionally clobbers that port and without it the Save As PDF feature doesn't work. My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel. Fred Ridder (fred dot ridder at intel dot com) Intel Parsippany, NJ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Modlin Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:58 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Acrobat Pro 8.0 and FM 7.2 Hi, folks. I've recently upgraded to FM 7.2 and Acrobat Pro 8 (in that order) and my Save as PDF function has gone missing. The dialog box comes us and I choose all my options, but nothing happens. No PDF, no nothing. I remember that there was a right order in which to install, but I've forgotten what it is (and the archives are next to impossible to search). Apologies if this has already been beaten to death. I'm running Windows XP Pro, SP2, and patched/updated FM to 7.2p158 after I installed Acrobat. There are no other Acrobat versions on the machine. Thanks. ...Susan . .Susan Frahm Modlin .Publications Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.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/fred.ridder%40intel. 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: Links to web work from FM, but not from PDF
Hi, Linda: Have you inspected the failed links with the Link tool, to see if the addresses are correctly formed? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Linda G. Gallagher wrote: Framers, FM 7.0 Acrobat Pro 6.0 I've used links to web sites before, but for some reason some that I just created work fine from my FrameMaker file, but don't work from a PDF. Here are the things I checked or tried: - Hypertext markers look fine and I've applied a character tag to denote the link area. - Ctrl + Alt + Click from FM works fine. My browser goes to the correct URL. - Generate PDF data is turned on when printing to ps file. - Links in the PDF change the cursor to the hand with the w, but nothing happens when you click them. Any ideas? My project is due tomorrow. :o ___ 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: Need Programming Algorithm
It's not pseudocode, but try these changes to Simon's algorithm. Make each list the same length (the maximum number of values for a property) and fill the unneeded indexes in each list with some unique marker. Test for the marker in each loop. When you find it, drop out of the current loop and all lower loops. (To skip the lower loops, set a flag when you find the marker and have each loop drop out without doing anything if the flag is set. Clear the flag each time the first loop starts.) Hi Simon, You are right, except if one or more of the lists is empty, it short-circuits everything. Rick Hi Rick. Unless I greatly misunderstand you, I believe you just need a series of nested loops, driven by a series of string lists. The rough algorithm is: New StringList NewVar(vlFirst); // Go through the first row of the table and add members to the stringlist. New StringList NewVar(vlSecond); // Go through the next row of the table and add members to the stringlist. New StringList NewVar(vlThird); // Go through the next row of the table and add members to the stringlist. // (If you don't know how many rows you'll have, you could assemble them in an EVector object.) // Now use nested loops: Loop While(vFirstIndex = vlFirst.count) LoopVar(vFirstIndex) InitVal(1) Incr(1) Set vFirstText = vlFirst[vFirstIndex]; Loop While(vSecondIndex = vlSecond.count) LoopVar(vSecondIndex) InitVal(1) Incr(1) Set vSecondText = vlSecond[vSecondIndex]; write console vFirstText + ' ' + vSecondText + ' ' + vThirdText + ' '; Loop While(vThirdIndex = vlThird.count) LoopVar(vThirdIndex) InitVal(1) Incr(1) Set vThirdText = vlThird[vThirdIndex]; EndLoop EndLoop EndLoop ??? Simon ___ 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/dtaylor%40opnet.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- David M. Taylor Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Principal Technical Writer Phone:(240) 497-3000 OPNET Technologies, Inc.Fax: (240) 497-3001 -- Register for OPNET's Online Technology Workshops at http://www.opnet.com/TechWorkshops -- ___ 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: Links to web work from FM, but not from PDF - partial solution
The links all look right when the tooltip pops up. I checked that the Create Named Destinations option was turned on (thanks, Tammy), and it was. I tried rebooting, too, (thanks Fred). Still no joy. If my browser is closed, it now opens IE (which is not my default browser), but doesn't go to the page in the link. It just opens to my default home page. If I leave IE open, the links to nothing. I'm still not exactly sure what's happening, but Rick Quatro wins the prize (just try to collect, Rick ;). He suggested opening the PDF from my browser (Firefox, in this case), then trying the links. Lo and behold, they work fine when I open the PDF from Firefox. It seems like there's something else between my Acrobat and browser that's not making them work. My firewall is not popping up anything, so I don't think it's that. Of course, the proof of the pudding will be whether they work for my client, and I haven't heard on that yet. Crossing my fingers that they do, or I'll be back. ~~ Linda G. Gallagher TechCom Plus, LLC Intelligent technical communication since 1993 Technical writing, help development, FrameMaker and WebWorks Publisher conversions [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.techcomplus.com/ 303-450-9076 800-500-3144 ~~ Manager, Consulting and Independent Contracting Special Interest Group Society for Technical Communication http://www.stcsig.org/cic/index.html ~~ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter Gold Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:12 PM To: Framers Subject: Re: Links to web work from FM, but not from PDF Hi, Linda: Have you inspected the failed links with the Link tool, to see if the addresses are correctly formed? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Linda G. Gallagher wrote: Framers, FM 7.0 Acrobat Pro 6.0 I've used links to web sites before, but for some reason some that I just created work fine from my FrameMaker file, but don't work from a PDF. Here are the things I checked or tried: - Hypertext markers look fine and I've applied a character tag to denote the link area. - Ctrl + Alt + Click from FM works fine. My browser goes to the correct URL. - Generate PDF data is turned on when printing to ps file. - Links in the PDF change the cursor to the hand with the w, but nothing happens when you click them. Any ideas? My project is due tomorrow. :o ___ 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/lindag%40techcomplus.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: Links to web work from FM, but not from PDF - partial solution 2
Well, my client says that the links work just fine for her, so this may remain a mystery, but it's a not an issue if they work for her. Thanks for the ideas! ~~ Linda G. Gallagher TechCom Plus, LLC Intelligent technical communication since 1993 Technical writing, help development, FrameMaker and WebWorks Publisher conversions [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.techcomplus.com/ 303-450-9076 800-500-3144 ~~ Manager, Consulting and Independent Contracting Special Interest Group Society for Technical Communication http://www.stcsig.org/cic/index.html ~~ -Original Message- From: Linda G. Gallagher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:41 PM To: Peter Gold; Framers Subject: RE: Links to web work from FM, but not from PDF - partial solution The links all look right when the tooltip pops up. I checked that the Create Named Destinations option was turned on (thanks, Tammy), and it was. I tried rebooting, too, (thanks Fred). Still no joy. If my browser is closed, it now opens IE (which is not my default browser), but doesn't go to the page in the link. It just opens to my default home page. If I leave IE open, the links to nothing. I'm still not exactly sure what's happening, but Rick Quatro wins the prize (just try to collect, Rick ;). He suggested opening the PDF from my browser (Firefox, in this case), then trying the links. Lo and behold, they work fine when I open the PDF from Firefox. It seems like there's something else between my Acrobat and browser that's not making them work. My firewall is not popping up anything, so I don't think it's that. Of course, the proof of the pudding will be whether they work for my client, and I haven't heard on that yet. Crossing my fingers that they do, or I'll be back. ~~ Linda G. Gallagher TechCom Plus, LLC Intelligent technical communication since 1993 Technical writing, help development, FrameMaker and WebWorks Publisher conversions [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.techcomplus.com/ 303-450-9076 800-500-3144 ~~ Manager, Consulting and Independent Contracting Special Interest Group Society for Technical Communication http://www.stcsig.org/cic/index.html ~~ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter Gold Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:12 PM To: Framers Subject: Re: Links to web work from FM, but not from PDF Hi, Linda: Have you inspected the failed links with the Link tool, to see if the addresses are correctly formed? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Linda G. Gallagher wrote: Framers, FM 7.0 Acrobat Pro 6.0 I've used links to web sites before, but for some reason some that I just created work fine from my FrameMaker file, but don't work from a PDF. Here are the things I checked or tried: - Hypertext markers look fine and I've applied a character tag to denote the link area. - Ctrl + Alt + Click from FM works fine. My browser goes to the correct URL. - Generate PDF data is turned on when printing to ps file. - Links in the PDF change the cursor to the hand with the w, but nothing happens when you click them. Any ideas? My project is due tomorrow. :o ___ 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/lindag%40techcomplus.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: Acrobat Pro 8.0 and FM 7.2
In reality, it should not make any difference what order you install Acrobat and FrameMaker with one caveat. If you are installing the full Acrobat product (which you are), you must NOT install the copy of Distiller bundled with FrameMaker. If you have already installed that bundled Distiller, you must totally uninstall it (and any other versions of Acrobat and/or Reader on your system) prior to installing Acrobat 8. If you are prompted to reboot your system after any uninstalls or after installing Acrobat 8, be sure to do so. The installation process depends on your doing that reboot immediately. Although this has not been a problem in recent versions of Acrobat, per the suggestion of another poster, you should make sure that the FILE: port is not missing from your system. To further complicate things, Acrobat 8 changed the location where .joboptions files are stored. Acrobat 7 stored the .joboptions files at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Adobe PDF\Settings. That is where FrameMaker looks for them. Acrobat 8 (actually Distiller 8) stores the bundled .joboptions files in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Settings and each user's personalized .joboption files in C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Settings where is your Windows user id. For FrameMaker 7.2 to work directly with Distiller 8 with the save as feature, you must make sure that FrameMaker 7.2 sees all your joboptions in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Adobe PDF\Settings. - Dov -Original Message- From: Susan Modlin Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:58 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Acrobat Pro 8.0 and FM 7.2 Hi, folks. I've recently upgraded to FM 7.2 and Acrobat Pro 8 (in that order) and my Save as PDF function has gone missing. The dialog box comes us and I choose all my options, but nothing happens. No PDF, no nothing. I remember that there was a right order in which to install, but I've forgotten what it is (and the archives are next to impossible to search). Apologies if this has already been beaten to death. I'm running Windows XP Pro, SP2, and patched/updated FM to 7.2p158 after I installed Acrobat. There are no other Acrobat versions on the machine. Thanks. ...Susan . .Susan Frahm Modlin .Publications Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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.
Bug - incorrect numbering a file in a book
Peter, Double-check the chapter numbering properties for the specific file in the Book. In the Paragraph tag, the selected setting is probably "Restart Paragraph Numbering." Change it to "Continue Numbering From the Previous Chapter In Book." HTH, David -- David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-mail: dschor at marvell.com Web: www.marvell.com On 12/7/06, Crimmin, Peter wrote: > > Summary: > > Framemaker insists on incorrectly numbering a file in a book. > > Scenario: > > The framemaker book contains several chapters and appendices. > Add a new file to the book. For example, a 5th chapter. > Generate the book; frame complains that numbering is different in the > document and book. Frame says it will use the book numbering. > Chapter 5 gets re-numbered as chapter 1. (When this bug strikes, it always > renumbers to 1.) > fyi, the book file is set up to continue numbering. > > Question: > > Does anyone know how this happens or how to fix it? (I have a long > workaround to fix it, but want a better solution.) > > > Thanks for advice, > > PeterC > >
Bug - incorrect numbering a file in a book
Peter, Double-check the chapter numbering properties for the specific file in the Book. In the Paragraph tag, the selected setting is probably "Restart Paragraph Numbering." Change it to "Continue Numbering From the Previous Chapter In Book." HTH, David -- David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-mail: dschor at marvell.com Web: www.marvell.com > > > On 12/7/06, Crimmin, Peter wrote: > > Summary: > > > > Framemaker insists on incorrectly numbering a file in a book. > > > > Scenario: > > > > The framemaker book contains several chapters and appendices. > > Add a new file to the book. For example, a 5th chapter. > > Generate the book; frame complains that numbering is different in the > > document and book. Frame says it will use the book numbering. > > Chapter 5 gets re-numbered as chapter 1. (When this bug strikes, it always > > renumbers to 1.) > > fyi, the book file is set up to continue numbering. > > > > Question: > > > > Does anyone know how this happens or how to fix it? (I have a long > > workaround to fix it, but want a better solution.) > > > > > > Thanks for advice, > > > > PeterC > > > > >
Alignment of Page Numbers in TOC
Joyce, You might see if there is an extra space on the Reference page for the lines that define these toc entries. I've had that happen before. ~~ Linda G. Gallagher TechCom Plus, LLC Intelligent technical communication since 1993 Technical writing, help development, FrameMaker and WebWorks Publisher conversions lindag at techcomplus.com http://www.techcomplus.com/ 303-450-9076 800-500-3144 ~~ Manager, Consulting and Independent Contracting Special Interest Group Society for Technical Communication http://www.stcsig.org/cic/index.html ~~ -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+lindag=techcomplus@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+lindag=techcomplus.com at lists.frameusers.com]On Behalf Of Joyce Uyeno Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 4:52 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Alignment of Page Numbers in TOC Hi everyone, hope you are relaxing during the holiday season. Yeah right! Anyway, I have a queston, it's about something I do NOT remember ever seeing in my long experience with FrameMaker, but who knows I may have forgotten. My ChapterTitle, Heading 1TOC, Heading2TOC, all have a right aligned tab at 6.0" - the font is ITC Gothic Book 12 pt, and 10pt. I'm using FrameMaker 7.2- what's happening is the page numbers along the right are ever so slightly wavering back and forth. No clear cut line of numbers. It's not a big difference but enough to make the eyes go crazy. Do you remember, know a fix for this? I tried applying a character tag "Page numberTOC" set at Arial, 10pt for all paragraphs starting with the tab character and ending with the page number. But still get the wave. Any help is appreciated, sorry to hear that the list was having problems with bots and other obnoxious net-folk, hope the web site is back online soon. TIA for any help you can offer Joyce ActiveVoice LLC Seattle, WA ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as lindag at techcomplus.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/lindag%40techcomplus.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Need Programming Algorithm
Hello All, I have an interesting FrameMaker programming problem that I am having trouble solving. I have a PDF that will help explain the problem at http://www.frameexpert.com/SettingsGrid.pdf Each row in the table represents a property setting (font size, leading, etc.), while each cell in the row represents a specific value for that property. Each property row can have zero or more values. I need to assemble a list of all possible property/value combinations, as in the lists below the table. I assembled this list "by hand." I am look for a programming algorithm to assemble these combinations programmatically. I will be using FrameScript, but I really just need a reliable algorithm which I can translate into FrameScript myself. Each row could be represented by a list, for example, (a,b), (1,2,3), (x,y,z), (i,ii), etc. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com
Spanned figures in multi-column layouts
I am struggling to find a way to make an anchored frame span more than one column of a multi-column layout. If I set the frame uncropped, it messes with the text flow (the text threads to adjacent columns above the figure, which is not what I want), and if I set it cropped, half of it disappears behind the adjacent column of text. If I create a paragraph for the anchor that has 'across all columns' set, I get the same effect as setting the frame uncropped. I suspect it might be something to do with the runaround properties of the frame, but I seem to remember that this can only be accessed using Dark Magic. Can anyone suggest a solution? What I want to achieve is for a figure to span more than one column, but for the text threading to be unaffected by the presence of the figure. -- Steve
TWO BUILDS ON THE SAME MACHINE
Hello all, here is a technical question. I have to install 2 builds of the same FrameMaker version on one machine. Is that physically possible. I have dlls that are written for 7.1p023 and I can't rewrite them for an update, however my main powerhorse is 7.1p116. I need both to operate comfortably. I'm on XP. Any ideas? Michael _ Download din yndlingsmusik p? MSN Music: http://www.msn.dk/music - det er nemt og billigt
Spanned figures in multi-column layouts
Try setting: * Your Anchor para tag pagination to "across all columns." * The Body (or whatever) tags just above the Anchor tag to "Keep With Previous" para. This should prevent them from jumping into the next column. Art On 12/7/06, Steve Rickaby wrote: > I am struggling to find a way to make an anchored frame span more than one > column of a multi-column layout. If I set the frame uncropped, it messes with > the text flow (the text threads to adjacent columns above the figure, which > is not what I want), and if I set it cropped, half of it disappears behind > the adjacent column of text. If I create a paragraph for the anchor that has > 'across all columns' set, I get the same effect as setting the frame > uncropped. > > I suspect it might be something to do with the runaround properties of the > frame, but I seem to remember that this can only be accessed using Dark > Magic. Can anyone suggest a solution? What I want to achieve is for a figure > to span more than one column, but for the text threading to be unaffected by > the presence of the figure. > > -- > Steve -- 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
Need Programming Algorithm
Hi Simon, You are right, except if one or more of the lists is empty, it short-circuits everything. Rick Hi Rick. Unless I greatly misunderstand you, I believe you just need a series of nested loops, driven by a series of string lists. The rough algorithm is: New StringList NewVar(vlFirst); // Go through the first row of the table and add members to the stringlist. New StringList NewVar(vlSecond); // Go through the next row of the table and add members to the stringlist. New StringList NewVar(vlThird); // Go through the next row of the table and add members to the stringlist. // (If you don't know how many rows you'll have, you could assemble them in an EVector object.) // Now use nested loops: Loop While(vFirstIndex <= vlFirst.count) LoopVar(vFirstIndex) InitVal(1) Incr(1) Set vFirstText = vlFirst[vFirstIndex]; Loop While(vSecondIndex <= vlSecond.count) LoopVar(vSecondIndex) InitVal(1) Incr(1) Set vSecondText = vlSecond[vSecondIndex]; write console vFirstText + ' ' + vSecondText + ' ' + vThirdText + ' '; Loop While(vThirdIndex <= vlThird.count) LoopVar(vThirdIndex) InitVal(1) Incr(1) Set vThirdText = vlThird[vThirdIndex]; EndLoop EndLoop EndLoop ??? Simon
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Links to web work from FM, but not from PDF
Framers, FM 7.0 Acrobat Pro 6.0 I've used links to web sites before, but for some reason some that I just created work fine from my FrameMaker file, but don't work from a PDF. Here are the things I checked or tried: - Hypertext markers look fine and I've applied a character tag to denote the link area. - Ctrl + Alt + Click from FM works fine. My browser goes to the correct URL. - Generate PDF data is turned on when printing to ps file. - Links in the PDF change the cursor to the hand with the w, but nothing happens when you click them. Any ideas? My project is due tomorrow. :o ~~ Linda G. Gallagher TechCom Plus, LLC Intelligent technical communication since 1993 Technical writing, help development, FrameMaker and WebWorks Publisher conversions lindag at techcomplus.com http://www.techcomplus.com/ 303-450-9076 800-500-3144 ~~ Manager, Consulting and Independent Contracting Special Interest Group Society for Technical Communication http://www.stcsig.org/cic/index.html ~~
Acrobat Pro 8.0 and FM 7.2
Hi, folks. I've recently upgraded to FM 7.2 and Acrobat Pro 8 (in that order) and my Save as PDF function has gone missing. The dialog box comes us and I choose all my options, but nothing happens. No PDF, no nothing. I remember that there was a right order in which to install, but I've forgotten what it is (and the archives are next to impossible to search). Apologies if this has already been beaten to death. I'm running Windows XP Pro, SP2, and patched/updated FM to 7.2p158 after I installed Acrobat. There are no other Acrobat versions on the machine. Thanks. ...Susan . .Susan Frahm Modlin .Publications Consulting .smodlin at yahoo.com Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers.yahoo.com
Links to web work from FM, but not from PDF
Hi, Linda: Have you inspected the failed links with the Link tool, to see if the addresses are correctly formed? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Linda G. Gallagher wrote: > Framers, > > FM 7.0 > Acrobat Pro 6.0 > > I've used links to web sites before, but for some reason some that I just > created work fine from my FrameMaker file, but don't work from a PDF. > > Here are the things I checked or tried: > > - Hypertext markers look fine and I've applied a character tag to denote the > link area. > > - Ctrl + Alt + Click from FM works fine. My browser goes to the correct URL. > > - Generate PDF data is turned on when printing to ps file. > > - Links in the PDF change the cursor to the hand with the w, but nothing > happens when you click them. > > Any ideas? My project is due tomorrow. :o >
Need Programming Algorithm
It's not pseudocode, but try these changes to Simon's algorithm. Make each list the same length (the maximum number of values for a property) and fill the unneeded indexes in each list with some unique marker. Test for the marker in each loop. When you find it, drop out of the current loop and all lower loops. (To skip the lower loops, set a flag when you find the marker and have each loop drop out without doing anything if the flag is set. Clear the flag each time the first loop starts.) >Hi Simon, > >You are right, except if one or more of the lists is empty, it >short-circuits everything. > >Rick > >Hi Rick. > >Unless I greatly misunderstand you, I believe you just need a series of >nested loops, driven by a series of string lists. > >The rough algorithm is: > >New StringList NewVar(vlFirst); >// Go through the first row of the table and add members to the >stringlist. >New StringList NewVar(vlSecond); >// Go through the next row of the table and add members to the >stringlist. >New StringList NewVar(vlThird); >// Go through the next row of the table and add members to the >stringlist. > >// (If you don't know how many rows you'll have, you could assemble them >in an EVector object.) > >// Now use nested loops: > >Loop While(vFirstIndex <= vlFirst.count) LoopVar(vFirstIndex) InitVal(1) >Incr(1) > Set vFirstText = vlFirst[vFirstIndex]; > > Loop While(vSecondIndex <= vlSecond.count) LoopVar(vSecondIndex) >InitVal(1) Incr(1) > Set vSecondText = vlSecond[vSecondIndex]; > > write console vFirstText + ' ' + vSecondText + ' ' + vThirdText + >' '; > > Loop While(vThirdIndex <= vlThird.count) LoopVar(vThirdIndex) >InitVal(1) Incr(1) > Set vThirdText = vlThird[vThirdIndex]; > > EndLoop > EndLoop >EndLoop > > >??? >Simon >___ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as dtaylor at opnet.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/dtaylor%40opnet.com > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- David M. Taylor Email: dtaylor at opnet.com Principal Technical Writer Phone:(240) 497-3000 OPNET Technologies, Inc.Fax: (240) 497-3001 -- Register for OPNET's Online Technology Workshops at http://www.opnet.com/TechWorkshops --
Acrobat Pro 8.0 and FM 7.2
In reality, it should not make any difference what order you install Acrobat and FrameMaker with one caveat. If you are installing the full Acrobat product (which you are), you must NOT install the copy of Distiller bundled with FrameMaker. If you have already installed that bundled Distiller, you must totally uninstall it (and any other versions of Acrobat and/or Reader on your system) prior to installing Acrobat 8. If you are prompted to reboot your system after any uninstalls or after installing Acrobat 8, be sure to do so. The installation process depends on your doing that reboot immediately. Although this has not been a problem in recent versions of Acrobat, per the suggestion of another poster, you should make sure that the FILE: port is not missing from your system. To further complicate things, Acrobat 8 changed the location where .joboptions files are stored. Acrobat 7 stored the .joboptions files at "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Adobe PDF\Settings". That is where FrameMaker looks for them. Acrobat 8 (actually Distiller 8) stores the bundled .joboptions files in "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Settings" and each user's personalized .joboption files in "C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Settings" where "" is your Windows user id. For FrameMaker 7.2 to work directly with Distiller 8 with the "save as" feature, you must make sure that FrameMaker 7.2 "sees" all your joboptions in "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Adobe PDF\Settings". - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Susan Modlin > Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 1:58 PM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Acrobat Pro 8.0 and FM 7.2 > > Hi, folks. > > I've recently upgraded to FM 7.2 and Acrobat Pro 8 (in that > order) and my Save as PDF function has gone missing. The > dialog box comes us and I choose all my options, but nothing > happens. No PDF, no nothing. I remember that there was a > right order in which to install, but I've forgotten what it > is (and the archives are next to impossible to search). > Apologies if this has already been beaten to death. > > I'm running Windows XP Pro, SP2, and patched/updated FM to > 7.2p158 after I installed Acrobat. There are no other Acrobat > versions on the machine. > > Thanks. > > ...Susan > > . > .Susan Frahm Modlin > .Publications Consulting > > .smodlin at yahoo.com >
