Re: Can't open FrameMaker 7.2 - resolved

Thanks for all those who replied. I tried rebooting several times, and running the repair process of the installer. It did not help. Eventually I bit the bullet and uninstalled Frame and reinstalled, and it worked. The uninstaller gave me the option to keep my settings, which I did. After

RE: Cover page heading shows up as last PDF bookmark- SOLVED

The solution: 1. Ensure the document title body page frame and the body page frame of the rest of the document are in the same flow (they already were) 2. Connect the frames in the right order (as explained in the FrameMaker 6.0 online help topic Connecting text frames. Thanks to Shlomo Perets

Finding a font

FM7.2 WinXPPro A 700-page document I've been given indicates in the console that the 'Times' font is not available. How do I find where in the book (22 components) where Times is specified? The FindCharacter Format... does not list Times as a Family to search for (of course). Regards...Chris

Re: Finding a font

Christopher, You could save the file as MIF and then search the MIF file for Times.   Once you find it, go back to the Frame file(s) and look for the format that is using it, probably on a master page, then fix, replace or delete, the format using the Times font. You could also edit the MIF to

RE: Finding a font

Does this message appear when you try to print the document, or when opening it? The fonts available may depend on which printer is currently selected. (and usually will in Windows :-( ) Missing fonts can also hide in reference pages, cross-reference formats, table definitions (e.g., the

Re: Finding a font

As Lester points out, the fonts in use may be dependent on what printer you have set as the system default. Try setting it to the Adobe PDF logical printer. Beyond that, I think the procedure differs a bit depending on whether you think Times is used by any important components or not. The first

RE: Can't open FrameMaker 7.2

We have found in FM 7.0 that FrameMaker creates a bunch of temporary files that accumulate in the temp directory under the user profile. Eventually some limit is reached and FM stops working. You can run disk cleanup within Windows or create a batch file to delete these and FM will work again.

Source Control for Frame

Is there any source control out there that works really well with Frame? We have subversion here, but that can only read ASCII files. It stores Frame's proprietary files and graphics, but it can't do a diff report on them. Or at least, is there any source control that can read PDFs and do diff

Paragraph catalog sort order

Has anyone found a workaround for the change in the sort order used in the Paragraph Catalog and other listings of paragraph tags? Our company's templates were set up with 1- or 2-character prefixes for all the common paragraph tags to facilitate keyboard selection via the F9 key. The most

Broken xrefs -- how to avoid

Frame 7.2 on WinXP We are doing some work where I am getting book files from the writers and converting them from one template to another. Book files consist of chapters, text inset files, and graphic files that are referenced. The conversion itself is a piece of cake. However, there is a

Re: Source Control for Frame

I'm not aware of any way to use source control for binary files (FM or otherwise) other than just being able to know if the file has changed (even that may not really be very accurate). And there's no way to do a useful diff of two FM files other than using the Compare utility in FM. This is

Re: Broken xrefs -- how to avoid

Without knowing more about your environment, I would try Bruce Foster's Archive plugin to collect and submit files. It would be an easy way to make things work, and make the process simple. The plugin will resolve cross-refs and also set up a common directory structure that you can easily import.

Re: Source Control for Frame

When I was at EMC, we used Documentum for source control and it handled binaries just fine. You may, however, find the price tag a bit steep. Is there any source control out there that works really well with Frame? We have subversion here, but that can only read ASCII files. It stores -- John

Re: Source Control for Frame

Hi John... By handle binaries .. what did it actually do? Did it do a binary diff on the files and only store the changes or did it store each update as a whole blob? And did it provide you with the actual diffs of the content without running FM? ...scott John Posada wrote: When I was at

Re: Finding a font

Hi Chris I see you've already had some replies. One other thing you can try is to generate an Index of References for fonts. In Frame 8 this is done as follows: * With the book file open, select Add Index Of References. This opens the Set Up Index of References dialog. *

Re: Source Control for Frame

Have you looked at Sourcerer, from Advantica, Inc?   Adobe has a Success Story at www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/pdfs/advantica_ss.pdf. --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Scott Prentice [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Scott Prentice [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Source Control for Frame To: John Posada

Re: Paragraph catalog sort order

Hi, Fred: Just off the top of my head I wonder if the change is from an ASCII sort order to a Unicode sort order. Have you tried choosing a different character set for your OS (I'm on my Mac right now, and can't remember the exact name or location on a Windows machine.) On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at

RE: Source Control for Frame

Documentum with FrameLink worked pretty well and we used it in my company for several years. But then FrameLink got discontinued and the last/best version was incompatible with the latest Documentum. We had to revert back to file servers. Some day, we will probably convert to XML, for which

Re: Source Control for Frame

Sourcerer .. or it's replacement, ABCM, from West Street Consulting (http://www.weststreetconsulting.com/WSC_ABCM.htm), is a great tool for single sourcing with structured FM, but I'm not sure how it relates to source control systems. Cheers, ...scott David Spreadbury wrote: Have you

Re: Paragraph catalog sort order

FWIW, one of our writers reported that the paragraph catalog sorts differently on her home PC than her work PC. At first glance, it appeared to be a simple reverse sort, but it was her home PC so we did not investigate closely. The tag tp, table para was showing up at the bottom of the list

RE: Paragraph catalog sort order

I think you might be on the right track, Peter, given someone else's observation that they have seen FM8 behave differently in this regard on two different machnies. But I have to say that I have no clue about where/how to change to a different character set for my OS (Windows XP Pro SP2).

Re: Paragraph catalog sort order

Fred Ridder wrote: I think you might be on the right track, Peter, given someone else's observation that they have seen FM8 behave differently in this regard on two different machnies. But I have to say that I have no clue about where/how to change to a different character set for my OS

Re: Paragraph catalog sort order

Stuart gives me more credit than I deserve for my wild guess. I dreamed this up by remembering some of the reported problems with Unicode-aware FM and spurious characters in PDF bookmarks, and in moving legacy files created in earlier versions into FM 8. On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Stuart

RE: Paragraph catalog sort order

Hi, When the tag you want to access is the last one in a series, you could also use the Shift key to select the last item. Example: F9 Shift+t to select TH. Best regards Winfried -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder Sent:

Can't open FrameMaker 7.2 - resolved

Thanks for all those who replied. I tried rebooting several times, and running the repair process of the installer. It did not help. Eventually I bit the bullet and uninstalled Frame and reinstalled, and it worked. The uninstaller gave me the option to keep my settings, which I did. After

Cover page heading shows up as last PDF bookmark- SOLVED

The solution: 1. Ensure the document title body page frame and the body page frame of the rest of the document are in the same flow (they already were) 2. Connect the frames in the right order (as explained in the FrameMaker 6.0 online help topic "Connecting text frames". Thanks to Shlomo

Finding a font

FM7.2 WinXPPro A 700-page document I've been given indicates in the console that the 'Times' font is not available. How do I find where in the book (22 components) where Times is specified? The Find>Character Format... does not list Times as a Family to search for (of course).

Finding a font

Christopher, You could save the file as MIF and then search the MIF file for Times. ? Once you find it, go back to the Frame file(s) and look for the format that is using it, probably on a master page, then fix, replace or delete, the format using the Times font. You could also edit the MIF to

Finding a font

Does this message appear when you try to print the document, or when opening it? The fonts available may depend on which printer is currently selected. (and usually will in Windows :-( ) "Missing" fonts can also hide in reference pages, cross-reference formats, table definitions (e.g., the

Finding a font

As Lester points out, the fonts in use may be dependent on what printer you have set as the system default. Try setting it to the Adobe PDF logical printer. Beyond that, I think the procedure differs a bit depending on whether you think Times is used by any important components or not. The first

Can't open FrameMaker 7.2

We have found in FM 7.0 that FrameMaker creates a bunch of temporary files that accumulate in the temp directory under the user profile. Eventually some limit is reached and FM stops working. You can run disk cleanup within Windows or create a batch file to delete these and FM will work again.

Source Control for Frame

Is there any source control out there that works really well with Frame? We have subversion here, but that can only read ASCII files. It stores Frame's proprietary files and graphics, but it can't do a diff report on them. Or at least, is there any source control that can read PDFs and do diff

Paragraph catalog sort order

Has anyone found a workaround for the change in the sort order used in the Paragraph Catalog and other listings of paragraph tags? Our company's templates were set up with 1- or 2-character prefixes for all the common paragraph tags to facilitate keyboard selection via the F9 key. The most

Broken xrefs -- how to avoid

Frame 7.2 on WinXP We are doing some work where I am getting book files from the writers and converting them from one template to another. Book files consist of chapters, text inset files, and graphic files that are referenced. The conversion itself is a piece of cake. However, there is a

Source Control for Frame

I'm not aware of any way to use source control for binary files (FM or otherwise) other than just being able to know if the file has changed (even that may not really be very accurate). And there's no way to do a useful diff of two FM files other than using the Compare utility in FM. This is

Broken xrefs -- how to avoid

Without knowing more about your environment, I would try Bruce Foster's Archive plugin to collect and submit files. It would be an easy way to make things work, and make the process simple. The plugin will resolve cross-refs and also set up a common directory structure that you can easily import.

Source Control for Frame

When I was at EMC, we used Documentum for source control and it handled binaries just fine. You may, however, find the price tag a bit steep. >> Is there any source control out there that works really well with Frame? >> We have subversion here, but that can only read ASCII files. It stores --

Source Control for Frame

Hi John... By "handle binaries" .. what did it actually do? Did it do a binary diff on the files and only store the changes or did it store each update as a whole blob? And did it provide you with the actual diffs of the content without running FM? ...scott John Posada wrote: > When I was

Source Control for Frame

Have you looked at Sourcerer, from Advantica, Inc? ? Adobe has a Success Story at www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/pdfs/advantica_ss.pdf. --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Scott Prentice wrote: From: Scott Prentice Subject: Re: Source Control for Frame To: "John Posada" Cc:

Paragraph catalog sort order

Hi, Fred: Just off the top of my head I wonder if the change is from an ASCII sort order to a Unicode sort order. Have you tried choosing a different character set for your OS (I'm on my Mac right now, and can't remember the exact name or location on a Windows machine.) On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at

Source Control for Frame

Documentum with FrameLink worked pretty well and we used it in my company for several years. But then FrameLink got discontinued and the last/best version was incompatible with the latest Documentum. We had to revert back to file servers. Some day, we will probably convert to XML, for which

Source Control for Frame

Sourcerer .. or it's replacement, ABCM, from West Street Consulting (http://www.weststreetconsulting.com/WSC_ABCM.htm), is a great tool for single sourcing with structured FM, but I'm not sure how it relates to source control systems. Cheers, ...scott David Spreadbury wrote: > Have you

Paragraph catalog sort order

FWIW, one of our writers reported that the paragraph catalog sorts differently on her home PC than her work PC. At first glance, it appeared to be a simple reverse sort, but it was her home PC so we did not investigate closely. The tag "tp, table para" was showing up at the bottom of the list

Paragraph catalog sort order

I think you might be on the right track, Peter, given someone else's observation that they have seen FM8 behave differently in this regard on two different machnies. But I have to say that I have no clue about where/how to change to a different character set for my OS (Windows XP Pro SP2).

Paragraph catalog sort order

Fred Ridder wrote: > I think you might be on the right track, Peter, given someone else's > observation that they have seen FM8 behave differently in this regard > on two different machnies. > > But I have to say that I have no clue about where/how to change to > a different character set for

Paragraph catalog sort order

Stuart gives me more credit than I deserve for my wild guess. I dreamed this up by remembering some of the reported problems with Unicode-aware FM and spurious characters in PDF bookmarks, and in moving legacy files created in earlier versions into FM 8. On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Stuart