Does anyones have an EDD for the Bible?

2007-06-19 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
I am about to undertake the task of preparing special issue NT plus based on a new translation (Icelandic) of the Bible that is ready to be printed. I will only be getting the files in PDF (hopefully no ligatures) as the last changes were made at the layout company, in Denmark, I think. Maybe I wil

Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread Müller, Klaus
Hello David, > 1.b. After following a cross reference (Alt+Ctrl+Click), > go back to the cross reference? - Jumps within the same document: Esc vP (internal FM command GotoPreviousView) - Jumps to other documents: Ctrl+Tab If you have FrameScript (http://www.framescript.com), there are free

Re: BookName Variable Doesn't Appear in Xrefs

2007-06-19 Thread Angela Akridge
Thank you, Fred and Stuart! My collection is now working just fine. :) Once I replaced BookName with BookTitle in the paragraph tag AND (very important) removed the text frame from the Body, things worked perfectly. :) Thank you so much. Once I have time, I'll probably switch my implementation to

BookName Variable Doesn't Appear in Xrefs

2007-06-19 Thread Angela Akridge
Thank you, Fred and Stuart! My collection is now working just fine. :) Once I replaced BookName with BookTitle in the paragraph tag AND (very important) removed the text frame from the Body, things worked perfectly. :) Thank you so much. Once I have time, I'll probably switch my implementation to

BookName Variable Doesn't Appear in Xrefs

2007-06-19 Thread Stuart Rogers
Angela Akridge wrote: > Hi, > > I still can't figure out how to get BookName variable into my xrefs. I > tried > Zoe's solution: I inserted the variable into a text frame, then applied a > BookTitle para tag. The xref will not display the book name. Here's a > screen > shot: > > http://i4.photo

Does anyones have an EDD for the Bible?

2007-06-19 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
I am about to undertake the task of preparing special issue NT plus based on a new translation (Icelandic) of the Bible that is ready to be printed. I will only be getting the files in PDF (hopefully no ligatures) as the last changes were made at the layout company, in Denmark, I think. Maybe I wi

BookName Variable Doesn't Appear in Xrefs

2007-06-19 Thread Ridder, Fred
Cross-references can only display content that falls into three or four general categories: --text from the paragraph where the cross-reference marker is located, via the <$paratext> building block --autonumbering associated with the paragraph where the cross-reference marker is located, vi

OT: Acrobat 8 Forms Design

2007-06-19 Thread Gillian Flato
I am creating a form in Acrobat 8. It does this really annoying thing where when you place a field, it takes forever. It starts in invisible mode and then slowly fades into 100%. It does 4 views, 0%, 25% opacity, 50% opacity, 75% than 100%. In Designer 7, I just dragged the field and dropped it in.

OT: Acrobat 8 Forms Design

2007-06-19 Thread Gillian Flato
I am creating a form in Acrobat 8. It does this really annoying thing where when you place a field, it takes forever. It starts in invisible mode and then slowly fades into 100%. It does 4 views, 0%, 25% opacity, 50% opacity, 75% than 100%. In Designer 7, I just dragged the field and dropped it in.

Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
See answers below. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson David Shaked (Wernick) wrote: > Can I ask the list members for some tips on various FM techniques? I am > using FM 7.2. Most of these questions (except #6) are about techniques that > are easy to use in Word, and I haven't yet found an FM equivalent. >

Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread Jo Walsh
>> 4. On one computer, I accidentally moved my toolbar (the Quick Access >> Bar) >> to a floating position within the document window. How can I can move it >> back to the docked position at the top of the FM window? It refuses >> to dock. There's a button on the main toolbar - the one that cont

Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread David Shaked (Wernick)
Can I ask the list members for some tips on various FM techniques? I am using FM 7.2. Most of these questions (except #6) are about techniques that are easy to use in Word, and I haven't yet found an FM equivalent. 1. Navigation techniques. Are there quick ways, such as shortcut keys, to do the f

Re: Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread rebecca officer
> b. After following a cross reference (Alt+Ctrl+Click), go back to the cross reference? If you get ToolbarPlus from www.microtype.com/resources.html it has a tool button for this. Cheers, Rebecca NOTICE: This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of

Any structured users in Hampton Roads?

2007-06-19 Thread Pierce Tyler
Curious to know if anyone reading this list is located in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. I'm a long-time FrameMaker user trying to export my content to .XML (DocBook). Am looking for someone local who may be able to help me out. Please feel free to contact me off list if you would prefer. T

Re: BookName Variable Doesn't Appear in Xrefs

2007-06-19 Thread Stuart Rogers
Angela Akridge wrote: Hi, I still can't figure out how to get BookName variable into my xrefs. I tried Zoe's solution: I inserted the variable into a text frame, then applied a BookTitle para tag. The xref will not display the book name. Here's a screen shot: http://i4.photobucket.com/album

RE: BookName Variable Doesn't Appear in Xrefs

2007-06-19 Thread Ridder, Fred
Cross-references can only display content that falls into three or four general categories: --text from the paragraph where the cross-reference marker is located, via the <$paratext> building block --autonumbering associated with the paragraph where the cross-reference marker is located, vi

Any structured users in Hampton Roads?

2007-06-19 Thread Pierce Tyler
Curious to know if anyone reading this list is located in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. I'm a long-time FrameMaker user trying to export my content to .XML (DocBook). Am looking for someone local who may be able to help me out. Please feel free to contact me off list if you would prefer.

BookName Variable Doesn't Appear in Xrefs

2007-06-19 Thread Angela Akridge
Hi, I still can't figure out how to get BookName variable into my xrefs. I tried Zoe's solution: I inserted the variable into a text frame, then applied a BookTitle para tag. The xref will not display the book name. Here's a screen shot: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/aakridge/BookName.pn

BookName Variable Doesn't Appear in Xrefs

2007-06-19 Thread Angela Akridge
Hi, I still can't figure out how to get BookName variable into my xrefs. I tried Zoe's solution: I inserted the variable into a text frame, then applied a BookTitle para tag. The xref will not display the book name. Here's a screen shot: http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/aakridge/BookName.png

Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread John Sgammato
FWIW - I keep a folder in Outlook called Tips & Tricks, and when something useful comes across a list like this, I just drag it in there. If the email does not have a helpful title, then I forward it to myself and rename it before saving it. john

Line over footnotes

2007-06-19 Thread Deborah Wible
In addition to reference page frames, there are footnote controls for text and table footnotes in several places. >From a body page, check out: Format/Document/Footnote properties. There is a Footnote and a Table Footnote tab. (For example, our template has ".\t" as a suffix for each of these foot

Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread Stuart Rogers
David Shaked (Wernick) wrote: > Can I ask the list members for some tips on various FM techniques? I am > using FM 7.2. Most of these questions (except #6) are about techniques that > are easy to use in Word, and I haven't yet found an FM equivalent. > > > 1. Navigation techniques. Are there quic

Line over footnotes

2007-06-19 Thread Deborah Wible
In addition to reference page frames, there are footnote controls for text and table footnotes in several places.

Can't Change Paragraph Tag

2007-06-19 Thread Parcell, Michelle
Hello, all. I'm having a problem removing or changing a paragraph tag. It's at the end of a chapter and is a Heading 1 tag, which means my TOC is picking it up as a blank H1 at the end of the chapter. Of course I can manually remove that line from the TOC, but we use AutoMap to generate our PDFs

Graphics that are too large

2007-06-19 Thread Art Campbell
Judie, Stuart is quite correct -- use the program the way it was designed to be used; minimal master pages and overrides -- you can do the "exception" graphics and text blocks (sidebars) the same way, by inserting an anchored frame and using it as a container for the graphic or text. You may want

Graphics that are too large

2007-06-19 Thread Stuart Rogers
Judie Vegh wrote: > Doug and Art, > > Thanks so much for your responses, I will try these methods out and see > what works best for my situation. > > As a follow up to this, would it be possible if I wanted text to expand > across both columns at the bottom of the page? Say, instead of adding i

RE: Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread John Sgammato
FWIW - I keep a folder in Outlook called Tips & Tricks, and when something useful comes across a list like this, I just drag it in there. If the email does not have a helpful title, then I forward it to myself and rename it before saving it. john ___

Acrobat 8 / Distiller on Mac

2007-06-19 Thread Paul Findon
On 16 Jun 2007, at 09:52, Steve Rickaby wrote: > I currently have a good sound working FrameMaker set-up with > FrameMaker 7.0 and Acrobat 6 Pro on Mac. > > I may have to go to Acrobat 8 for non-FrameMaker reasons. As there > have been reports [Windows only?] of Acrobat 8 installations > int

Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread Scott Prentice
David Shaked (Wernick) wrote: > 6. Can I create a book of books? My idea is to create a "super-book" that I > can use for global operations such as find/replace or import-formats > throughout a documentation set. However, I must be careful not to > inadvertently change the page and chapter numb

Re: Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread Scott Prentice
David Shaked (Wernick) wrote: 6. Can I create a book of books? My idea is to create a "super-book" that I can use for global operations such as find/replace or import-formats throughout a documentation set. However, I must be careful not to inadvertently change the page and chapter numbering

Graphics that are too large

2007-06-19 Thread Judie Vegh
Yes, I considered the table usage soon after I wrote that comment. What I am trying to achieve is much like the set-up in a Flash MX manual I've been looking through. I like the use of two column text, though I think the headers need to be defined more. I've found a problem with graphics we have

RE: Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread Müller , Klaus
Hello David, > 1.b. After following a cross reference (Alt+Ctrl+Click), > go back to the cross reference? - Jumps within the same document: Esc vP (internal FM command GotoPreviousView) - Jumps to other documents: Ctrl+Tab If you have FrameScript (http://www.framescript.com), there are free

Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread Combs, Richard
David Shaked (Wernick) wrote: > Can I ask the list members for some tips on various FM > techniques? I am using FM 7.2. Most of these questions > (except #6) are about techniques that are easy to use in > Word, and I haven't yet found an FM equivalent. > > > 1. Navigation techniques. Are the

Re: Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread Stuart Rogers
David Shaked (Wernick) wrote: Can I ask the list members for some tips on various FM techniques? I am using FM 7.2. Most of these questions (except #6) are about techniques that are easy to use in Word, and I haven't yet found an FM equivalent. 1. Navigation techniques. Are there quick ways, su

Re: Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread Jo Walsh
4. On one computer, I accidentally moved my toolbar (the Quick Access Bar) to a floating position within the document window. How can I can move it back to the docked position at the top of the FM window? It refuses to dock. There's a button on the main toolbar - the one that contains the basi

Can't Change Paragraph Tag

2007-06-19 Thread Parcell, Michelle
Hello, all. I'm having a problem removing or changing a paragraph tag. It's at the end of a chapter and is a Heading 1 tag, which means my TOC is picking it up as a blank H1 at the end of the chapter. Of course I can manually remove that line from the TOC, but we use AutoMap to generate our PDFs

RE: Graphics that are too large

2007-06-19 Thread Judie Vegh
Yes, I considered the table usage soon after I wrote that comment. What I am trying to achieve is much like the set-up in a Flash MX manual I've been looking through. I like the use of two column text, though I think the headers need to be defined more. I've found a problem with graphics we have

RE: Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread Combs, Richard
David Shaked (Wernick) wrote: > Can I ask the list members for some tips on various FM > techniques? I am using FM 7.2. Most of these questions > (except #6) are about techniques that are easy to use in > Word, and I haven't yet found an FM equivalent. > > > 1. Navigation techniques. Are th

Re: Graphics that are too large

2007-06-19 Thread Art Campbell
Judie, Stuart is quite correct -- use the program the way it was designed to be used; minimal master pages and overrides -- you can do the "exception" graphics and text blocks (sidebars) the same way, by inserting an anchored frame and using it as a container for the graphic or text. You may wan

Re: Graphics that are too large

2007-06-19 Thread Stuart Rogers
Judie Vegh wrote: Doug and Art, Thanks so much for your responses, I will try these methods out and see what works best for my situation. As a follow up to this, would it be possible if I wanted text to expand across both columns at the bottom of the page? Say, instead of adding in a graphic

Re: Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
See answers below. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson David Shaked (Wernick) wrote: Can I ask the list members for some tips on various FM techniques? I am using FM 7.2. Most of these questions (except #6) are about techniques that are easy to use in Word, and I haven't yet found an FM equivalent. 1. N

Need some FM tips

2007-06-19 Thread David Shaked \(Wernick\)
Can I ask the list members for some tips on various FM techniques? I am using FM 7.2. Most of these questions (except #6) are about techniques that are easy to use in Word, and I haven't yet found an FM equivalent. 1. Navigation techniques. Are there quick ways, such as shortcut keys, to do the f

Re: Acrobat 8 / Distiller on Mac

2007-06-19 Thread Paul Findon
On 16 Jun 2007, at 09:52, Steve Rickaby wrote: I currently have a good sound working FrameMaker set-up with FrameMaker 7.0 and Acrobat 6 Pro on Mac. I may have to go to Acrobat 8 for non-FrameMaker reasons. As there have been reports [Windows only?] of Acrobat 8 installations interfering