RE: Importing .swf files and creating pdfs

[Shlomo Perets]

Rob,

 

You wrote:

 

> I am having no trouble importing .swf into my FM11 files.
> The FM 11 preferences are set correctly.
> FM11 does a perfect job if you "save as pdf"
> But if you print to .ps the resulting pdf is dead. The swf does not
activate.
> I would like to print to  ps, any ideas why this should not work?

 

With the FM built-in support for interactive media, "Save as PDF" is
required if you want the "live" media in the PDF.

 

If you print to a .ps file and distill it, SWF/FLV/3D will not be
interactive in the PDF. 

 

Unrelated to interactive media, with FM8 or later "Save as PDF" works fine
and I use it as the standard way to produce PDFs from FM. There are highly
exceptional cases where "Save as PDF" fails (e.g. producing very small
pages), and then switching to PS+distill is the workaround.

 

 

Shlomo Perets

 

MicroType, http://microtype.com 

FrameMaker/Acrobat/Captivate training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat
TimeSavers/Assistants 

 

 

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Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level

[David Shaked]

> Document titles, product names, and version numbers are exactly the sorts
of things for which you should define user variables. 
> And use them not just in the footer, but on the title page and throughout.
When marketing decides to change the product name, 
> you'll be glad it's a variable.

I couldn't agree more. This is especially important when the vendor has
partners who market the product under their own name. The same document
might be released with multiple product names. But I have experienced some
grammatical issues when using variables. For example:

- The first letter of the original product name was a consonant. The first
letter of the partner's proposed name was a vowel. We would have had to
change "a" to "an" throughout, or insert "a" and "an" as variables. 

- The original product name was masculine in French. The partner's proposed
name was feminine. The grammar of the existing French translation would have
been corrupted.

We persuaded marketing to give the partners some naming guidelines. They
could select any product name they like, provided that it begins with a
consonant and it is masculine in all relevant languages. The partners
accepted this, and it worked out fine.

I'm curious: Have others experienced this kind of issue with variables? How
did you handle it?

David Shaked (Wernick)

AlmondWeb Ltd.
http://www.almondweb.com
Technical Documentation * Web Development * Word and WebWorks Consultants
?

Importing .swf files and creating pdfs

[Rob Shell]

Dear Framers:
I am having no trouble importing .swf into my FM11 files.
The FM 11 preferences are set correctly.
FM11 does a perfect job if you "save as pdf"
But if you print to .ps the resulting pdf is dead. The swf does not
activate.
I would like to print to  ps, any ideas why this should not work?

Rob Shell
Windows Seven
FrameMaker 9 patched
4 GB RAM
3 TB hd

Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level?

[Gillian Flato]

The BookVars plugin from Leximation will do all of this. It's an excellent 
plugin. 
-Gillian

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Jason Nichols
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 9:44 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level?

Is there a way to use the 12 built-in Running H/F variables in FrameMaker to 
pull in text based on paragraph tags that appear only in other documents within 
the book?

For example, it'd be nice if I could define ? in the footer of each chapter in 
a book ? the Running H/F variables to pull in the document title, product name, 
and version number based on what appears on the book's title page (based on 
paragraph tags that are used only in the title page file).

Or, is the only way to set up those kinds of book-wide variables to define our 
own variables in one file and import them to all the other files in the book?

Thanks in advance,

Jason Nichols
jason at mkjn.org

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RE: Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level

[Alison Craig]

We do a lot of translation, but I have never encountered this - thanks for the 
warning of something to watch for.

As we were recently acquired and my translation will now be managed through the 
documentation department at our Danish "sister" company, it's definitely 
something I'll follow up on with them.


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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of David Shaked
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 12:50 PM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level

> Document titles, product names, and version numbers are exactly the 
> sorts
of things for which you should define user variables. 
> And use them not just in the footer, but on the title page and throughout.
When marketing decides to change the product name, 
> you'll be glad it's a variable.

I couldn't agree more. This is especially important when the vendor has 
partners who market the product under their own name. The same document might 
be released with multiple product names. But I have experienced some 
grammatical issues when using variables. For example:

- The first letter of the original product name was a consonant. The first 
letter of the partner's proposed name was a vowel. We would have had to change 
"a" to "an" throughout, or insert "a" and "an" as variables. 

- The original product name was masculine in French. The partner's proposed 
name was feminine. The grammar of the existing French translation would have 
been corrupted.

We persuaded marketing to give the partners some naming guidelines. They could 
select any product name they like, provided that it begins with a consonant and 
it is masculine in all relevant languages. The partners accepted this, and it 
worked out fine.

I'm curious: Have others experienced this kind of issue with variables? How did 
you handle it?

David Shaked (Wernick)

AlmondWeb Ltd.
http://www.almondweb.com
Technical Documentation * Web Development * Word and WebWorks Consultants
 

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Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level

[Alison Craig]

We do a lot of translation, but I have never encountered this - thanks for the 
warning of something to watch for.

As we were recently acquired and my translation will now be managed through the 
documentation department at our Danish "sister" company, it's definitely 
something I'll follow up on with them.


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Ultrasonix Medical Corporation ?| ?#130 - 4311 Viking Way, BC, Canada? V6V2K9
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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of David Shaked
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2013 12:50 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level

> Document titles, product names, and version numbers are exactly the 
> sorts
of things for which you should define user variables. 
> And use them not just in the footer, but on the title page and throughout.
When marketing decides to change the product name, 
> you'll be glad it's a variable.

I couldn't agree more. This is especially important when the vendor has 
partners who market the product under their own name. The same document might 
be released with multiple product names. But I have experienced some 
grammatical issues when using variables. For example:

- The first letter of the original product name was a consonant. The first 
letter of the partner's proposed name was a vowel. We would have had to change 
"a" to "an" throughout, or insert "a" and "an" as variables. 

- The original product name was masculine in French. The partner's proposed 
name was feminine. The grammar of the existing French translation would have 
been corrupted.

We persuaded marketing to give the partners some naming guidelines. They could 
select any product name they like, provided that it begins with a consonant and 
it is masculine in all relevant languages. The partners accepted this, and it 
worked out fine.

I'm curious: Have others experienced this kind of issue with variables? How did 
you handle it?

David Shaked (Wernick)

AlmondWeb Ltd.
http://www.almondweb.com
Technical Documentation * Web Development * Word and WebWorks Consultants
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Importing .swf files and creating pdfs

[Rob Shell]

Dear Framers:
I am having no trouble importing .swf into my FM11 files.
The FM 11 preferences are set correctly.
FM11 does a perfect job if you "save as pdf"
But if you print to .ps the resulting pdf is dead. The swf does not
activate.
I would like to print to  ps, any ideas why this should not work?

Rob Shell
Windows Seven
FrameMaker 9 patched
4 GB RAM
3 TB hd




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RE: Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level

[David Shaked]

> Document titles, product names, and version numbers are exactly the sorts
of things for which you should define user variables. 
> And use them not just in the footer, but on the title page and throughout.
When marketing decides to change the product name, 
> you'll be glad it's a variable.

I couldn't agree more. This is especially important when the vendor has
partners who market the product under their own name. The same document
might be released with multiple product names. But I have experienced some
grammatical issues when using variables. For example:

- The first letter of the original product name was a consonant. The first
letter of the partner's proposed name was a vowel. We would have had to
change "a" to "an" throughout, or insert "a" and "an" as variables. 

- The original product name was masculine in French. The partner's proposed
name was feminine. The grammar of the existing French translation would have
been corrupted.

We persuaded marketing to give the partners some naming guidelines. They
could select any product name they like, provided that it begins with a
consonant and it is masculine in all relevant languages. The partners
accepted this, and it worked out fine.

I'm curious: Have others experienced this kind of issue with variables? How
did you handle it?

David Shaked (Wernick)

AlmondWeb Ltd.
http://www.almondweb.com
Technical Documentation * Web Development * Word and WebWorks Consultants
 

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FW: Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level?

[Craig Ede]

The thing to do is to start with a template that contains all these things so 
that when you create each file in the book, all these things exist in the place 
your want them.

With already created content (say, files created in a old template that lacks 
these things), you would create a new template and then import the new template 
into the files.

Actually, if you can do it, it can be best to cut & paste content from the old 
template to the new as it eliminates "extras" that just happen to exist in the 
file, but aren't part of your template. (Note: Defined variables in the 
template will replace the ones in the old file, but undefined variables that 
exist in the original document will be added to the new file.) 


> > Or, is the only way to set up those kinds of book-wide variables to
> > define our own variables in one file and import them to all the other
> > files in the book?
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RE: Skip to Next Table Command?

[Alison Craig]

Thanks Shmuel.

That is very helpful.

Alison

From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:shmue...@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 2:09 AM
To: Alison Craig
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Skip to Next Table Command?

Attached is an AutoIt script to find the next table and go to the first cell.
You have to find the "Any Table" before running it.
You also have to install AutoIt (free) from 
http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/



Regards,

Shmuel Wolfson

Technical Writer

052-763-7133


On 26-Apr-13 1:01 AM, Alison Craig wrote:
I got that advice off-list - and it works, except there is the extra step of 
esc t m t to get to the beginning of the first cell.

It would be nicer if there was just a command to go to the beginning of the 
first cell of the next table.

Thanks, Alison

From: Stuart Rogers [mailto:srog...@phoenix-geophysics.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 3:01 PM
To: Alison Craig
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Skip to Next Table Command?

On 2013-Apr-25 4:34 PM, Alison Craig wrote:
FM 9 Version: 9.0p255
Unstructured
OS: Windows 7, 64 bit

Is there a "skip to next table" command?

I'm using Silicon Prairie tools to check everything in my books for overrides 
(tedious to say the least) and it would be so much simpler to check the tables 
is there was a keyboard command to move from "wherever" in the current table to 
the beginning of the first cell in the next table.

I checked the Frame 9 PDF and also Scriptorium's Unstructured Frame 8 book, but 
no luck.




I'm on FM 10, and can't remember if FM 9 has this command:  Edit > Find/Change 
> Find Any Table.  If FM 9 has it, there you go.  Or it might have Find Table 
Tag ?

HTH,


--

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Technical Communicator

Phoenix Geophysics Limited

3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3

Toronto, ON, Canada  M1W 3K5

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Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level?

[Robert Lauriston]

Jason's question was about how, not why.

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 6:48 AM, Combs, Richard
 wrote:
> Document titles, product names, and version numbers are exactly the sorts of 
> things for which you should define user variables. And use them not just in 
> the footer, but on the title page and throughout. When marketing decides to 
> change the product name, you'll be glad it's a variable. :-)

Skip to Next Table Command?

[Alison Craig]

Thanks Shmuel.

That is very helpful.

Alison

From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:shmue...@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 2:09 AM
To: Alison Craig
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Skip to Next Table Command?

Attached is an AutoIt script to find the next table and go to the first cell.
You have to find the "Any Table" before running it.
You also have to install AutoIt (free) from 
http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/



Regards,

Shmuel Wolfson

Technical Writer

052-763-7133


On 26-Apr-13 1:01 AM, Alison Craig wrote:
I got that advice off-list - and it works, except there is the extra step of 
esc t m t to get to the beginning of the first cell.

It would be nicer if there was just a command to go to the beginning of the 
first cell of the next table.

Thanks, Alison

From: Stuart Rogers [mailto:srog...@phoenix-geophysics.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 3:01 PM
To: Alison Craig
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com<mailto:framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Subject: Re: Skip to Next Table Command?

On 2013-Apr-25 4:34 PM, Alison Craig wrote:
FM 9 Version: 9.0p255
Unstructured
OS: Windows 7, 64 bit

Is there a "skip to next table" command?

I'm using Silicon Prairie tools to check everything in my books for overrides 
(tedious to say the least) and it would be so much simpler to check the tables 
is there was a keyboard command to move from "wherever" in the current table to 
the beginning of the first cell in the next table.

I checked the Frame 9 PDF and also Scriptorium's Unstructured Frame 8 book, but 
no luck.




I'm on FM 10, and can't remember if FM 9 has this command:  Edit > Find/Change 
> Find Any Table.  If FM 9 has it, there you go.  Or it might have Find Table 
Tag ?

HTH,


--

Stuart Rogers

Technical Communicator

Phoenix Geophysics Limited

3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3

Toronto, ON, Canada  M1W 3K5

+1 (416) 491-7340 x 325



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RE: Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level?

[Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)]

> Jason Nichols wrote:
> > For example, it'd be nice if I could define – in the footer of each 
> > chapter in a book – the Running H/F variables to pull in the document 
> > title, product name, and version number based on what appears on the 
> > book's title page (based on paragraph tags that are used only in the 
> > title page file).
> >
> > Or, is the only way to set up those kinds of book-wide variables to 
> > define our own variables in one file and import them to all the other 
> > files in the book?

Richard Combs wrote:
> Document titles, product names, and version numbers are exactly the sorts of 
> things for which you should define user variables. 
> And use them not just in the footer, but on the title page and throughout. 
> When marketing decides to change the product name, you'll be glad it's a 
> variable. :-)

And, then, please get BookVars from Leximation - the most used utility in my 
FrameMaker setup - to manage the variables far more easily! Then you can 
maintain the variables in an external text file (editable through the BookVars 
menu items too) for use with all the FM file in the book.

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[Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)]

> Jason Nichols wrote:
> > For example, it'd be nice if I could define ? in the footer of each 
> > chapter in a book ? the Running H/F variables to pull in the document 
> > title, product name, and version number based on what appears on the 
> > book's title page (based on paragraph tags that are used only in the 
> > title page file).
> >
> > Or, is the only way to set up those kinds of book-wide variables to 
> > define our own variables in one file and import them to all the other 
> > files in the book?

Richard Combs wrote:
> Document titles, product names, and version numbers are exactly the sorts of 
> things for which you should define user variables. 
> And use them not just in the footer, but on the title page and throughout. 
> When marketing decides to change the product name, you'll be glad it's a 
> variable. :-)

And, then, please get BookVars from Leximation - the most used utility in my 
FrameMaker setup - to manage the variables far more easily! Then you can 
maintain the variables in an external text file (editable through the BookVars 
menu items too) for use with all the FM file in the book.

Z

RE: Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level?

[Combs, Richard]

Jason Nichols wrote:
 
> For example, it'd be nice if I could define – in the footer of each
> chapter in a book – the Running H/F variables to pull in the document
> title, product name, and version number based on what appears on the
> book's title page (based on paragraph tags that are used only in the
> title page file).
> 
> Or, is the only way to set up those kinds of book-wide variables to
> define our own variables in one file and import them to all the other
> files in the book?

Document titles, product names, and version numbers are exactly the sorts of 
things for which you should define user variables. And use them not just in the 
footer, but on the title page and throughout. When marketing decides to change 
the product name, you'll be glad it's a variable. :-)

Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
--
rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
303-903-6372
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Variables based on paragraph tags at the book level?

[Combs, Richard]

Jason Nichols wrote:

> For example, it'd be nice if I could define ? in the footer of each
> chapter in a book ? the Running H/F variables to pull in the document
> title, product name, and version number based on what appears on the
> book's title page (based on paragraph tags that are used only in the
> title page file).
> 
> Or, is the only way to set up those kinds of book-wide variables to
> define our own variables in one file and import them to all the other
> files in the book?

Document titles, product names, and version numbers are exactly the sorts of 
things for which you should define user variables. And use them not just in the 
footer, but on the title page and throughout. When marketing decides to change 
the product name, you'll be glad it's a variable. :-)

Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
--
rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
303-903-6372
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