RE: Estimating hrs for docs

2009-03-19 Thread Diane Gaskill
Joanne Hackos' book Managing the Development of Documentation, has some good information about calculating the number of hours per page. It includes information on several types of documents. Diane Gaskill Hitachi Data Systems -Original Message- From:

RE: FM 9 bugs - I have noticed.

2009-03-19 Thread Kelly McDaniel
Thanks. I was about to upgrade. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Karen Mann Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 5:31 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Ref: FM 9 bugs - I have noticed. 1.

Table Title disappear,help!

2009-03-19 Thread luca finocchiaro
I have this element inside TGroup Element (Table Title) TTitle General rule: TEXT and this rule element TTitle is fm table title element; but when I save as xml TTitle disappear, otherwise modifying from xml editor, putting the TTitle tag and importing my doc TTitle is there. Can someone

Combining separate FM files in print out

2009-03-19 Thread Writer
I'm using FM 8 9. I have several small files (unstructured). I want to print them to a PDF in a continuous flow, rather than having each file start on a new page. For example, if the first file stops half a page down, the next file starts on the second half of the page. Can this be done?

Re: Combining separate FM files in print out

2009-03-19 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Nadine: On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Writer generic...@yahoo.ca wrote: I'm using FM 8 9. I have several small files (unstructured). I want to print them to a PDF in a continuous flow, rather than having each file start on a new page. For example, if the first file stops half a

RE: Combining separate FM files in print out

2009-03-19 Thread Fred Ridder
Nadine asked: I'm using FM 8 9. I have several small files (unstructured). I want to print them to a PDF in a continuous flow, rather than having each file start on a new page. For example, if the first file stops half a page down, the next file starts on the second half of the page.

Resources about Structured FrameMaker

2009-03-19 Thread Joseph
Hi all, As time passes, I have become increasingly convinced that XML-authoring will become the standard for creating technical documentation. I have always heard about people using structured framemaker to do XML-authoring and the corresponding benefits. I have also heard that there’s a high

RE: Resources about Structured FrameMaker

2009-03-19 Thread Kristy Nolan
Hi, Joseph! Try this one: http://wiki.scriptorium.com/tiki-index.php It is a great introduction to structured Frame without being overwhelming. Kristy -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Sent:

FM9: some more bugs

2009-03-19 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Mahesh Thank you for the workarounds. I have also seen some other bugs today (after using your workaround, quitting and restarting FM): - The Paragraph Designer does not respond at some point: clicking a different tab (button) does not display the contents of that tab for example

Re: [TCS Users] FM9: some more bugs

2009-03-19 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi Yves... Note that the DITA-FMx crash is something that we're working on, and does not look like (at this point) a specific problem with FM9. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Yves Barbion wrote: Hi Mahesh Thank you for the

Re: Resources about Structured FrameMaker

2009-03-19 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Joseph - To do XML authoring in FrameMaker, use DITA-FMx: http://leximation.com/dita-fmx/ - To convert your unstructured FM files to XML, use mif2Go: http://www.omsys.com/dcl/mif2go_main.htm We also have a Captivate Flash movie that shows you how to do it. If you're interested,

RE: [OT] Security hole in Acrobat and Reader

2009-03-19 Thread Fred Ridder
On Fri, 20 Feb 2009, Art Campbell warned us: It sounds as if a security hole in all versions of Acrobat and Reader allows a booby-trapped pdf to execute code on a computer... you can plug the hole by disabling Javascript in the applications (until Adobe releases a fix). Adobe issued the

Re: [OT] Security hole in Acrobat and Reader

2009-03-19 Thread Art Campbell
Just as a PostScript to this (sorry...) When one of my 9.0 systems automatically downloaded the 9.1 patch last week, it totally trashed the installation and I had to uninstall, reinstall, and re-patch. Two other systems pulled it in and it worked fine. Art Art Campbell

FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug

2009-03-19 Thread Mike Wickham
Is anyone else seeing this? FrameMaker 9 no longer remembers a history of the recent files I've opened. Once I close FrameMaker, the recent file list reverts to one that is a couple of weeks old. So File History did work at some point. The same eight files are listed from a couple of weeks ago.

Using Framers to network for job-hunting?

2009-03-19 Thread Valerie Lipow
I don't know if this is appropriate or effective. Would anyone care to calibrate me offline? -- Valerie Lipow valli...@gmail.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to

[TCS Users] FM9: empty list of building blocks in Para Designer

2009-03-19 Thread Mahesh Kumar Gupta
* I work with Adobe Systems * Hello All I know that 9.0.1 has brought many fixes but unfortunately, a couple of issues have crept in. However, there is a workaround which is: a)Make sure "Hide Panels on Close" if OFF in File->Preferences->Interface dialog (once we do this, this

Estimating hrs for docs

2009-03-19 Thread Diane Gaskill
Joanne Hackos' book Managing the Development of Documentation, has some good information about calculating the number of hours per page. It includes information on several types of documents. Diane Gaskill Hitachi Data Systems -Original Message- From:

FM 9 bugs - I have noticed.

2009-03-19 Thread Kelly McDaniel
Thanks. I was about to upgrade. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Karen Mann Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 5:31 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Ref: FM 9 bugs - I have noticed.

Table Title disappear,help!

2009-03-19 Thread luca finocchiaro
I have this element inside TGroup Element (Table Title) TTitle General rule: and this rule element "TTitle" is fm table title element; but when I save as xml TTitle disappear, otherwise modifying from xml editor, putting the TTitle tag and importing my doc TTitle is there. Can someone help

Combining separate FM files in print out

2009-03-19 Thread Writer
I'm using FM 8 & 9. I have several small files (unstructured). I want to print them to a PDF in a continuous flow, rather than having each file start on a new page. For example, if the first file stops half a page down, the next file starts on the second half of the page. Can this be done?

Combining separate FM files in print out

2009-03-19 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Nadine: On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Writer wrote: > > I'm using FM 8 & 9. I have several small files (unstructured). I want to > print them to a PDF in a continuous flow, rather than having each file start > on a new page. > > For example, if the first file stops half a page down, the

Combining separate FM files in print out

2009-03-19 Thread Fred Ridder
Nadine asked: > I'm using FM 8 & 9. I have several small files (unstructured). I want to > print them to a PDF in a continuous flow, rather than having each file start > on a new page. > > For example, if the first file stops half a page down, the next file starts > on the second half of the

Resources about Structured FrameMaker

2009-03-19 Thread Joseph
Hi all, As time passes, I have become increasingly convinced that XML-authoring will become the standard for creating technical documentation. I have always heard about people using structured framemaker to do XML-authoring and the corresponding benefits. I have also heard that there?s a high

Resources about Structured FrameMaker

2009-03-19 Thread Kristy Nolan
Hi, Joseph! Try this one: http://wiki.scriptorium.com/tiki-index.php It is a great introduction to structured Frame without being overwhelming. Kristy -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Joseph

FM9: some more bugs

2009-03-19 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Mahesh Thank you for the workarounds. I have also seen some other bugs today (after using your workaround, quitting and restarting FM): - The Paragraph Designer does not respond at some point: clicking a different tab (button) does not display the contents of that tab for example

[TCS Users] FM9: some more bugs

2009-03-19 Thread Scott Prentice
Hi Yves... Note that the DITA-FMx crash is something that we're working on, and does not look like (at this point) a specific problem with FM9. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Yves Barbion wrote: > Hi Mahesh > > Thank you for the

Resources about Structured FrameMaker

2009-03-19 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Joseph - To do XML authoring in FrameMaker, use DITA-FMx: - To convert your unstructured FM files to XML, use mif2Go: We also have a Captivate Flash movie that shows you how to do it. If you're

[OT] Security hole in Acrobat and Reader

2009-03-19 Thread Fred Ridder
On Fri, 20 Feb 2009, Art Campbell warned us: > It sounds as if a security hole in all versions of Acrobat and Reader > allows a booby-trapped pdf to execute code on a computer... you can > plug the hole by disabling Javascript in the applications (until Adobe > releases a fix). Adobe issued

[OT] Security hole in Acrobat and Reader

2009-03-19 Thread Art Campbell
Just as a PostScript to this (sorry...) When one of my 9.0 systems automatically downloaded the 9.1 patch last week, it totally trashed the installation and I had to uninstall, reinstall, and re-patch. Two other systems pulled it in and it worked fine. Art Art Campbell

FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug

2009-03-19 Thread Mike Wickham
Is anyone else seeing this? FrameMaker 9 no longer remembers a history of the recent files I've opened. Once I close FrameMaker, the recent file list reverts to one that is a couple of weeks old. So File> History did work at some point. The same eight files are listed from a couple of weeks

Using Framers to network for job-hunting?

2009-03-19 Thread Valerie Lipow
I don't know if this is appropriate or effective. Would anyone care to calibrate me offline? -- Valerie Lipow vallipow at gmail.com