Xref's from Tables don't work from text insets

2007-05-04 Thread Ed Lightle
Can anybody tell me why my xref's inside tables don't work in the PDF output when the table is part of a FM file that has been imported into another FM file? The xref's work fine in my help output (CHM generated via WebWorks 9.0). I'm using FM 7.0, by the way. Thanks! Ed Lightle Sr. Technical

Auto-Generation of PDF's

2007-08-30 Thread Ed Lightle
to learn how to distill to watched folders using Acrobat? If so, where do I go to learn how? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list

I want WebWorks Pro to output .map file and CHM together

2007-10-24 Thread Ed Lightle
I use FrameMaker 7.0 and WebWorks 9.2 to generate Microsoft HTML Help 1.x. But it puts my .map file in a folder under the one where the CHM is output. Is there an XSL file or something I can edit to cause the .map file to be output to the same directory as the CHM? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr

Training in Structured FrameMaker

2007-10-26 Thread Ed Lightle
of what DITA is all about but still don't know enough to decide if I should direct future publishing efforts in that direction. I am assuming that Structured FrameMaker training would be a good start?? Thanks! Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 614-799-0600 ext. 5225 www.commandalkon.com

Can HTML Help Display in Other Languages (like Russian)?

2007-10-30 Thread Ed Lightle
and Russian, and maybe Chinese. Will FrameMaker 7.0 and WebWorks 9.2 handle all the different characters and number, currency, and date formats associated with these languages? And can these languages be displayed okay in HTML Help? Thanks! Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 614

RE: Taking screen shot with the cursor

2008-04-10 Thread Ed Lightle
Gillian, I use Snagit and it allows me to include or not include the cursor. Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 614-799-0600 ext. 5225 www.commandalkon.com Flato, Gillian wrote: Does anyone know how to take a screenshot so that the screenshot includes the mouse and where

How To Delete Condition Tags in a Book

2009-12-09 Thread Ed Lightle
I would like to delete unused condition tags from a large FrameMaker book (FM V7.0) and the Ixgen tool doesn't seem to have a selection for tags, just markers. Is there any way to do this besides opening each file and deleting the tags? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 614

RE: Best tool for creating context-sensitive help?

2010-11-15 Thread Ed Lightle
haven't needed to. There are several other HAT (Help Authoring Tools) out there but I found WebWorks very easy to use. Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225 www.commandalkon.com -- Message: 1 Date

Auto-Numbering Problem

2010-12-20 Thread Ed Lightle
) Second substep c) Third substep 5. (Should be 4th step) What can I do? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225 www.commandalkon.com ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch

Does Acrobat 9 work with FrameMaker 7.0?

2011-01-14 Thread Ed Lightle
I have used Acrobat 6 with FrameMaker 7.0 for years but I am getting a Windows 7 PC. Our company uses Acrobat 9, so I will probably have to upgrade. Will FM 7 work with later versions of Acrobat? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225

Frame 7.0 Internal Error When Trying to Generate a Book

2011-08-08 Thread Ed Lightle
I keep receiving an internal error message and Frame crashes when I try to generate a book. The error log contains these Internal Error numbers: 7004, 4817875, 4817573, 5204561 I can generate other books, however. Any ideas what I can do to fix this one book? Thanks in advance, Ed Lightle

RE: Frame 7.0 Internal Error When Trying to Generate a Book

2011-08-09 Thread Ed Lightle
Fred and Stuart: Thanks for the suggestions. I checked each file in the book and found the one that was corrupt. My solution was to copy everything into a new file and save it and then save it as the original file. The book now updates correctly. Thanks, Ed Lightle Senior Technical Writer

Turkish Characters Don't Display

2012-05-24 Thread Ed Lightle
this is happening? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer 614-799-0600 Ext. 5225 Command Alkon 5168 Blazer Parkway | Dublin, Ohio 43017-1339 Tel: +1 (614) 799-6650 Ext. 1222 | www.commandalkon.comhttp://www.commandalkon.com/ Connect With Us: Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/cmdalkon | Twitterhttp

RE: Turkish Characters Don't Display

2012-05-24 Thread Ed Lightle
to Arial TUR and it is working. - Destination paragraph style font is Arial TUR. Check and see that you have Arial TUR in your list of fonts for FM. Thanks, Ed Lightle From: Ed Lightle Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:07 AM To: 'framers@lists.frameusers.com' Subject: Turkish Characters Don't

RE: Turkish Characters Don't Display

2012-05-24 Thread Ed Lightle
Rick, I'm still using FrameMaker 7.0. Thanks, Ed From: Rick Quatro [mailto:r...@rickquatro.com] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:55 AM To: Ed Lightle; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Turkish Characters Don't Display Hi Ed, What version of FrameMaker are you using? FrameMaker 8

RE: framers Digest, Vol 81, Issue 24

2012-07-24 Thread Ed Lightle
. I know that doesn't help with your immediate problem but I just wanted you to know that the Frame/Webworks option is out there. Cheers, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer 614-799-0600 Ext. 5225 Command Alkon 5168 Blazer Parkway | Dublin, Ohio 43017-1339 Tel: +1 (614) 799-6650  Ext. 1222

Keeping Graphics Sizes in PDF's

2006-10-05 Thread Ed Lightle
Everyone: I am creating PDF's from FM7 using Acrobat 6.0. I need the graphics to keep their exact dimensions because they are templates for cutting holes in metal. What are the settings in Acrobat for keeping image sizes exactly as they are in the original FrameMaker document? Thank You, Ed

Re: Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-20 Thread Ed Lightle
suppose) will not appear in the HTML output. Is there any way around this? Thanks! Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon Inc. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Need help building a para Warning tag - SOLVED

2007-02-21 Thread Ed Lightle
happy. Thanks to everybody who provided advice! Sincerely, Ed Lightle Sr. Techiical Writer Command Alkon Inc. Original Question: I tried Richard Comb's method for putting graphics for warning symbols on a reference page and creating 2-column tables. Everything worked great for printed output

How to Delete Conditional Text Markers from a Book

2013-10-21 Thread Ed Lightle
Hi, everybody. Is there an easy way to delete unused conditional text markers from a FrameMaker book? I'm still using version 7.0. Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 5168 Blazer Parkway | Dublin, Ohio 43017-1339 Tel: +1 (614) 799-6650 Ext. 5225 | www.commandalkon.comhttp

RE: FM, How to Delete Unused Conditional Text Names from a Book

2013-10-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Shmuel, Thanks so much! Saved book as a MIF as you recommended, deleted the condition markers and then saved back as a book. Took about 4 minutes! Thanks so much! Ed Lightle -Original Message- From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:shmue...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:45 AM

RE: FM, How to Delete Unused Conditional Text Names from a Book

2013-10-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Edited to add: This worked for the book but did not remove the condition tags in the individual files. Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon -Original Message- From: Ed Lightle Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 10:22 AM To: 'Shmuel Wolfson'; Framers Subject: RE: FM, How

RE: FM, How to Delete Unused Conditional Text Names from a Book

2013-10-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Thanks, Fred. At least I learned something. 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' probably applies here. Thanks, everybody for the responses! -Ed Lightle From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:01 AM To: Ed Lightle; Shmuel Wolfson; framers

How To Delete Condition Tags in a Book

2009-12-09 Thread Ed Lightle
I would like to delete unused condition tags from a large FrameMaker book (FM V7.0) and the Ixgen tool doesn't seem to have a selection for tags, just markers. Is there any way to do this besides opening each file and deleting the tags? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 614

Auto-Numbering Problem

2010-12-20 Thread Ed Lightle
substep b) Second substep c) Third substep 5. (Should be 4th step) What can I do? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225 www.commandalkon.com

Auto-Numbering Problem

2010-12-22 Thread Ed Lightle
David, Thanks for the simplified examples. They work! Of course, I'd also like to thank all the other people who provided similar information and schooled me at little on this topic ;>) Sincerely, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225 www.commandalkon.

Best tool for creating context-sensitive help?

2010-11-15 Thread Ed Lightle
because I haven't needed to. There are several other HAT (Help Authoring Tools) out there but I found WebWorks very easy to use. Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225 www.commandalkon.com

Xref's from Tables don't work from text insets

2007-05-04 Thread Ed Lightle
Can anybody tell me why my xref's inside tables don't work in the PDF output when the table is part of a FM file that has been imported into another FM file? The xref's work fine in my help output (CHM generated via WebWorks 9.0). I'm using FM 7.0, by the way. Thanks! Ed Lightle Sr. Technical

I want WebWorks Pro to output .map file and CHM together

2007-10-24 Thread Ed Lightle
I use FrameMaker 7.0 and WebWorks 9.2 to generate Microsoft HTML Help 1.x. But it puts my .map file in a folder under the one where the CHM is output. Is there an XSL file or something I can edit to cause the .map file to be output to the same directory as the CHM? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr

Training in Structured FrameMaker

2007-10-26 Thread Ed Lightle
of what DITA is all about but still don't know enough to decide if I should direct future publishing efforts in that direction. I am assuming that Structured FrameMaker training would be a good start?? Thanks! Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 614-799-0600 ext. 5225 www.commandalkon.com

Can HTML Help Display in Other Languages (like Russian)?

2007-10-30 Thread Ed Lightle
and Russian, and maybe Chinese. Will FrameMaker 7.0 and WebWorks 9.2 handle all the different characters and number, currency, and date formats associated with these languages? And can these languages be displayed okay in HTML Help? Thanks! Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 614-799

Taking screen shot with the cursor

2008-04-10 Thread Ed Lightle
Gillian, I use Snagit and it allows me to include or not include the cursor. Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 614-799-0600 ext. 5225 www.commandalkon.com Flato, Gillian wrote: > Does anyone know how to take a screenshot so that the screenshot > includes the

Keeping Graphics Sizes in PDF's

2006-10-04 Thread Ed Lightle
Everyone: I am creating PDF's from FM7 using Acrobat 6.0. I need the graphics to keep their exact dimensions because they are templates for cutting holes in metal. What are the settings in Acrobat for keeping image sizes exactly as they are in the original FrameMaker document? Thank You, Ed

Auto-Generation of PDF's

2007-08-30 Thread Ed Lightle
to learn how to distill to "watched folders" using Acrobat? If so, where do I go to learn how? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon Inc. elightle at commandalkon.com

Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-20 Thread Ed Lightle
suppose) will not appear in the HTML output. Is there any way around this? Thanks! Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon Inc.

Need help building a para Warning tag - SOLVED

2007-02-21 Thread Ed Lightle
happy. Thanks to everybody who provided advice! Sincerely, Ed Lightle Sr. Techiical Writer Command Alkon Inc. Original Question: I tried Richard Comb's method for putting graphics for warning symbols on a reference page and creating 2-column tables. Everything worked great for printed output

Frame 7.0 Internal Error When Trying to Generate a Book

2011-08-08 Thread Ed Lightle
I keep receiving an internal error message and Frame crashes when I try to generate a book. The error log contains these Internal Error numbers: 7004, 4817875, 4817573, 5204561 I can generate other books, however. Any ideas what I can do to fix this one book? Thanks in advance, Ed Lightle

Frame 7.0 Internal Error When Trying to Generate a Book

2011-08-09 Thread Ed Lightle
Fred and Stuart: Thanks for the suggestions. I checked each file in the book and found the one that was corrupt. My solution was to copy everything into a new file and save it and then save it as the original file. The book now updates correctly. Thanks, Ed Lightle Senior Technical Writer

Does Acrobat 9 work with FrameMaker 7.0?

2011-01-14 Thread Ed Lightle
I have used Acrobat 6 with FrameMaker 7.0 for years but I am getting a Windows 7 PC. Our company uses Acrobat 9, so I will probably have to upgrade. Will FM 7 work with later versions of Acrobat? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon +1-614-799-0600 EXT. 5225

framers Digest, Vol 81, Issue 24

2012-07-24 Thread Ed Lightle
. I know that doesn't help with your immediate problem but I just wanted you to know that the Frame/Webworks option is out there. Cheers, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer 614-799-0600 Ext. 5225 Command Alkon 5168 Blazer Parkway | Dublin, Ohio 43017-1339 Tel: +1 (614) 799-6650 ?Ext. 1222

Turkish Characters Don't Display

2012-05-24 Thread Ed Lightle
quot;. Any idea why this is happening? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer 614-799-0600 Ext. 5225 Command Alkon 5168 Blazer Parkway | Dublin, Ohio 43017-1339 Tel: +1 (614) 799-6650 Ext. 1222 | www.commandalkon.com<http://www.commandalkon.com/> Connect With Us: Facebook<http://www.facebook.

Turkish Characters Don't Display

2012-05-24 Thread Ed Lightle
to Arial TUR and it is working. - Destination paragraph style font is Arial TUR. Check and see that you have Arial TUR in your list of fonts for FM. Thanks, Ed Lightle From: Ed Lightle Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:07 AM To: 'framers at lists.frameusers.com' Subject: Turkish Characters Don't

Turkish Characters Don't Display

2012-05-24 Thread Ed Lightle
Rick, I'm still using FrameMaker 7.0. Thanks, Ed From: Rick Quatro [mailto:r...@rickquatro.com] Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:55 AM To: Ed Lightle; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Turkish Characters Don't Display Hi Ed, What version of FrameMaker are you using? FrameMaker 8

How to Delete Conditional Text Markers from a Book

2013-10-21 Thread Ed Lightle
Hi, everybody. Is there an easy way to delete unused conditional text markers from a FrameMaker book? I'm still using version 7.0. Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 5168 Blazer Parkway | Dublin, Ohio 43017-1339 Tel: +1 (614) 799-6650 Ext. 5225 | www.commandalkon.com<h

FM, How to Delete Unused Conditional Text Names from a Book

2013-10-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Shmuel, Thanks so much! Saved book as a MIF as you recommended, deleted the condition markers and then saved back as a book. Took about 4 minutes! Thanks so much! Ed Lightle -Original Message- From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:shmue...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:45 AM

FM, How to Delete Unused Conditional Text Names from a Book

2013-10-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Edited to add: This worked for the book but did not remove the condition tags in the individual files. Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon -Original Message- From: Ed Lightle Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 10:22 AM To: 'Shmuel Wolfson'; Framers Subject: RE: FM, How

FM, How to Delete Unused Conditional Text Names from a Book

2013-10-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Thanks, Fred. At least I learned something. 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' probably applies here. Thanks, everybody for the responses! -Ed Lightle From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:01 AM To: Ed Lightle; Shmuel Wolfson; framers

[Framers] WebWorks Menu doesn't appear in FrameMaker 9

2016-12-02 Thread Ed Lightle
, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 6750 Crosby Court | Dublin, Ohio 43016-7644 Tel: +1 (614) 799-0600 Ext. 5225 | www.commandalkon.com<http://www.commandalkon.com/?utm_medium=emaill_source=sigblock> Connect With Us: Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/cmdalkon> |

[Framers] TOC Issues in FM 11

2017-08-22 Thread Ed Lightle
the spacing problem? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer Command Alkon 6750 Crosby Court, Dublin, OH 43016 Tel: +1 (614) 799-0600 Ext. 5225 | www.commandalkon.com<http://www.commandalkon.com/?utm_medium=emaill_source=sigblock> Connect With Us: Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/cmdalkon>

Re: [Framers] :TOC Issues in FM 11

2017-08-22 Thread Ed Lightle
Thanks, Fred and Tino for the help. I found that my TOC file has a different set of Master Pages. How can I make this file use the same Master Pages as other files in the book? Thanks, Ed Lightle Sr. Technical Writer -Original Message- From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+elightle