Re: [Framers] Have not seen any emails in this list since ...

I think you are right, Tammy. FrameMaker is an old-school product and Adobe doesn't seem to be doing much to promote or improve it. I watched the webinar for the new release a few months ago and I was distinctly underwhelmed. That's not going to bring new users to the list. In my own case, I w

[Framers] Retired

As of last Wednesday, I am now retired, courtesy of a sudden but not entirely unexpected lay off from the TMX Group (basically the Toronto Stock Exchange) where I've been for the last seventeen years. This will likely end any further use of FrameMaker on my part, as I won't be looking for full-

Re: [Framers] Fwd: Managing Versions of documentation simultaneously

have been told that DITA is a better solution here; but I couldn't say whether structured Frame or something like Oxygen with a back-end CMS would be better. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture / Global Technology Services T +1 416 947-4397 TMX | www.tmx.com

Re: [Framers] Conditional Text Rows Outlined in FrameMaker Tables

In the Show/Hide conditional text dialog, there is a check box to turn off display of conditional text indicators. Clear this check box and the borders will go away. The conditions are still active. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture / Global Technology Services

Re: [Framers] Adobe - WTF

This is the link on the Adobe Canada site: https://www.adobe.com/ca/products/framemaker.html It's the same link (I think) as it has been for quite a while. Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture / Global Technology Services T +1 416 947-4397 TMX | www.tmx.com

Re: [Framers] Frame 2017 Export to Word

Agreed on using SmartDocs. It's Snapshots feature for managing conditional text and variables in a document is far superior to Word's as is its snippet management. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture / Global Technology Services T +1 416 947-

Re: [Framers] Converting to Word for Review

ou do things in Word that used to be only possible in Frame (and in some cases, it's easier to use). Maybe send a link to some of the developers just before you go :-). Regards Keith -- *Keith Soltys* Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ On Tue,

Re: [Framers] [WTF ramemaker] [Frame] Kinda wonky '17 support for Dropbox

I have had similar issues with Google Drive (files deleted from a book during updating) and I am pretty sure that syncing is the root of the problem. Turning off syncing while actively working on the book is a good suggestion. Regards Keith -- *Keith Soltys* Senior Technical Writer Architecture

Re: [Framers] FM 2017 Feature Request: Restore color and scaling to menu icons

I just added a comment and voted. My comment was: "This is important, especially for those of us with visual problems. Word has allowed full customization of the interface for years; I don't see why Adobe can't do the same". Regards Keith -- *Keith Soltys* Senior Technical

Re: [Framers] devolution: Framemaker to Word

I highly recommend 36 Software's SmartDocs add-in. It's not cheap but it makes Word a viable alternative to FrameMaker for many situations, and in some areas it's better than Frame (the snippet handling, variables, and snapshots). Regards Keith -- *Keith Soltys* Senior Technical Wri

Re: [Framers] OT: General writing question

large documents). If you are an STC member, you may want to look through the archives of Intercom or Technical Communication. There may be some articles there. Regards Keith -- *Keith Soltys* Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 9:

Re: [Framers] script library/catalog - not "sticky" ?

I have the same problem (with FrameMaker 10). I thought the information might be saved in maker.ini or in another configuration file but if it is, I can't find it. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ -Ori

Re: [Framers] conditions - in templates vs. applicable docs ?

Snapshots for a document. Frame could really use something like that. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ -Original Message- From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+keith.soltys=tmx@lists.frameusers.com] On

[Framers] Odd conditional text behaviour with two monitors

haven’t noticed this with any other pods or dialogs. Obviously this will never get fixed and I don’t have a more recent version of Frame to test to see if it affects later versions. I point it out just in case it might save someone else a bit of time. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior

Re: [Framers] structured content - not always called for

ve to DITA, but that's not going to happen. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ -Original Message- From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+keith.soltys=tmx@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Monique Sem

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker10 to Inkling Habitat

Inkling uses its own proprietary XML-based format called S9ML. I found an article that has a bit of information on it: http://activitypress.com/2012/08/02/online-ebook-production-tools-part-3-inkling-habitat/ Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416

Re: [Framers] Framers archives are restored!

That is great news. Please pass along my thanks. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ -Original Message- From: Framers [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Carol J. Elkins Sent: Tuesday

Re: [Framers] Win7 versus Win10 with FM2015 as of January 2016

uff and I plan to upgrade as soon as I can find some time to do backups and the like. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ -Original Message- From: Framers [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of

RE: How to clean up unwanted conditionals in book

Duh. Slaps face. I can’t believe I forgot to do that. I think it’s time for a vacation. Thanks, Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ From: Rick Quatro [mailto:r...@rickquatro.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:21 PM To

How to clean up unwanted conditionals in book

, select a file, and then open Show/Hide Conditional Text, I see many more conditions, which I’ve carefully removed from the individual files. How can I get rid of the “ghost” conditional tags showing up when I select Show/Hide Conditional Text? Thanks Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical

RE: FM12 Transparent Graphics PLUS New Question

hen I click on the pane name. I had actually created something similar using a custom toolbar in Word 2003, but this is much easier to set up and use. As always, preferences vary, and I quite appreciate that this may not work for everyone. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer A

RE: Adobe announces FrameMaker (2015 Release)

The import feature looks good, at least as much as I can tell from a two-minute video. No mention of any changes to export though. Word round-tripping would be wonderful, but I'm not holding my breath. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947

RE: Adobe announces FrameMaker (2015 Release)

And the improved Word import, which does look like a significant improvement. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ -Original Message- From: robert.lauris...@gmail.com [mailto:robert.lauris...@gmail.com] On Behalf

Adobe announces FrameMaker (2015 Release)

Adobe has announced the new version of FrameMaker. It looks like a more substantial release than FrameMaker 12. http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker.html Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ NOTICE OF

RE: cross-ref to marker(text)

form filename:Newlink. Format the text of your link and your marker with the same character style (whatever you use for a hyperlink, like blue underlined). Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ From: framers-boun

RE: stability FM 11RE: Help Creation Flow and Upgrading from version 7.2 to the latest version

I don’t know about FM 11, but I had similar problems to those reported by Craig with FM 10 and Tracked Changes, especially if I used change tracking in conjunction with conditional text. I’ve given up using change tracking because of that. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer

RE: Help Creation Flow and Upgrading from version 7.2 to the latest version

earn RoboHelp. (The publishing features in Frame 12 are fairly basic and you will need RoboHelp to do any serious customization). Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.f

RE: try not to laugh out loud at this question...

I have been using SmartDocs for several years to manage a set of technical specifications that have to be produced in Word. It's dead stable and it's features for managing text snippets and variables are light-years ahead of Frame's. My biggest document is about 300 pages and has hundreds of sn

RE: Third party tool to automatically created PDF from a FrameMaker book file

WebWorks ePublisher can create PDFs although I’ve never heard of anyone using it just to do that. Quadralay has a tool called AutoMap to automate ePublisher builds. No idea on cost or scripting capability – I suggest contacting them directly. Regards Keith From: framers-boun...@lists.frameuser

RE: Scrolling pages issue

Years ago, I went to the launch event for Adobe InDesign. They said they’d written an entirely new rendering engine using modern, modular code. There was some speculation at the time that this would eventually make it into FrameMaker, but given that it’s been more than a decade, it seems that’s

RE: Page count even or no

That's essentially the format I've adopted for our current templates. I publish to our web server using WebWorks Reverb for our primary format, but use PDFs for reviews and for externally distributed documents. Documents with large complex tables are usually easier to read on paper and some of o

RE: online FrameMaker 12 Documentation totally revamped; in PDF

Agreed too. The online help is not great. I am using Frame 10 and am trying to make up my mind about putting through a request for 12 or wait until 13, which I’m guessing will be out next year. So I want to browse through the docs to get an idea of how helpful the new features will be. The PDF

RE: What free Windows text editor should I use to look at MIF files?

Notepad++ is probably the best of the free/OSS editors; however, I don't know if it supports syntax highlighting for MIF. This may not matter to you, but it does make life easier when editing files. If you can spare a few dollars, TextPad is a good editor and does have syntax highlighting for M

RE: Help with re-install on new laptop

You might want to look at this page: http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/2013/01/update-on-the-issue-of-framemaker-10-not-launching.html BTW, Adobe patches are usually intended to be applied in order. You might need to run the 10.0.2 patch before the license updater. Regards Keith -Original Me

RE: Problems with documents imported from Word

I would not import Word into FrameMaker using the Word import filter. Given that you are working with novels, which have a fairly simple format, I would save the Word files as raw text, bring them into FrameMaker as text, and completely reformat from scratch. I am not sure why the export from P

RE: FrameMaker to HTML

details are fuzzy :-). Keith -Original Message- From: robert.lauris...@gmail.com [mailto:robert.lauris...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 4:19 PM To: Keith Soltys; Framers List Subject: Re: FrameMaker to HTML MIF Doclet used to be a free utility. I used

RE: FrameMaker to HTML

You can merge FrameMaker content and javadoc content by taking javadoc output into FrameMaker via MIF. A couple of jobs back, about 15 years ago, we did exactly that, by having a developer write an add-in (doclet?) that caused javadoc to output MIF instead of HTML. We then incorporated that con

RE: Word Tables to Frame 12Tables

I will second that recommendation. Rick’s TableCleaner is an essential tool if you have to import tables from Word and it has other useful features which make it generally useful in any FrameMaker installation. Regards Keith From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@li

RE: Jeremy Griffith has left us

Sad news indeed. It's been a while since I've used MIF2GO, but when I did, he was always helpful with support questions. And I learned a lot about DITA from his extensive posts on the dita-users list. He will be missed. Regards Keith -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frame

RE: Question about docking pods in FM10

Good tip, Stuart. I’d totally forgetting about setting up/saving workspaces. I’ll try that. Keith Keith, When you've got everything set up the way you want it, click Save Workspace in the drop-down menu to the left of the Minimize button on the title bar. Name it as you like (mine is !Stuart

Question about docking pods in FM10

at if the dialogs or pods are snapped together, when I close one, the other closes too. Is there any way of preventing this? Thanks Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail, including all mate

RE: making stuff unconditional in FM12

I'm with Scott on this one. I do have my gripes about some of the FM interface (I'm still using 10 but will upgrade to 12 as soon as WebWorks supports it), but in general, I've found the pods and tearaway catalogs useful. I use two monitors, one in portrait mode for my content, and one in landsc

RE: FM 12 + RH 11 OR WebWorks ePublisher

I’m running WebWorks on a six-year-old quad-core Pentium with 2 GB RAM under Windows XP, with my books and projects stored on our network, and have never found performance to be a serious issue. Mind you, my largest document is only about 300 pages if printed. I don’t think getting stationery o

RE: Generating web pages out of FM

I’ve been using an evaluation copy of FrameMaker to test the online capabilities. The most capable format is the Responsive HTML5, which is comparable to the Reverb format in Quadralay’s WebWorks ePublisher. It includes a slick skin editor that lets you customize the visual appearance. As with

RE: Round-trip revisions via MS Word. Alternate methods?

I saw the PDF with comments import feature being demoed at an STC meeting earlier this month and it did appear to work, at least in the simple case being shown. But the document was changed after the PDF was created and the comments ended up exactly where they should have been. It's something

RE: Windows versions for FrameMaker 10

Frame 12 is a 32-bit application but seems to run fine under 64-bit Windows 8.0. Regards Keith -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Steve Rickaby Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 11:12 AM To: framers@lists

Add-ins and FrameMaker 12

Does anyone know if any of the following add-ins will work with FrameMaker 12: WebWorks ePublisher, IXgen, FrameScript? Thanks Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail, including all materials

RE: End-of-flow wildcard?

I'll second that recommendation for Rick's Table Cleaner. I couldn't manage without it. Keith From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 9:14 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); R

Add-ins and FrameMaker 12

Does anyone know if any of the following add-ins will work with FrameMaker 12: WebWorks ePublisher, IXgen, FrameScript? Thanks Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail, including all materials

End-of-flow wildcard?

I'll second that recommendation for Rick's Table Cleaner. I couldn't manage without it. Keith From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 9:14 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.n

FrameMaker 12 released

From: Matt Sullivan [mailto:sullivanma...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:54 PM To: Keith Soltys Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FrameMaker 12 released @Keith, I am not aware of additional Word import functionality, although in the past, filters have been updated t

Need a Word VB Script

Hi, Rick. I believe that the AutoTagger macro supplied as part of Paul Beverly's Macros for Writers and Editors book will do what you want. You can get it from here: http://www.archivepub.co.uk/book.html It's an incredible resource. Keith -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at l

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

From: Matt Sullivan [mailto:sullivanma...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:54 PM To: Keith Soltys Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FrameMaker 12 released @Keith, I am not aware of additional Word import functionality, although in the past, filters have been updated t

RE: Need a Word VB Script

Hi, Rick. I believe that the AutoTagger macro supplied as part of Paul Beverly's Macros for Writers and Editors book will do what you want. You can get it from here: http://www.archivepub.co.uk/book.html It's an incredible resource. Keith -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@list

RE: FrameMaker 12 released

From a scan of their product pages and the few reviews out now, this looks like a compelling upgrade. I passed on FM 11 because most of the new features seemed oriented to structured authoring. This release has the number one item on my list of requested feature enhancements - regular expressio

FrameMaker 12 released

FrameMaker indexing frustrations

your entry. And thank god for IXgen. I'd be climbing the walls without it. Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail, including all materials contained in or attached to this e-mail, conta

FrameMaker indexing frustrations

your entry. And thank god for IXgen. I'd be climbing the walls without it. Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail, including all materials contained in or attached to this e-mail, conta

Add heading to list of paragraphs

#x27;m using FrameMaker 10 if that matters. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail, including all materials contained in or attached to this e-mail, contains proprietary and confiden

Add heading to list of paragraphs

#x27;m using FrameMaker 10 if that matters. Regards Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group (416) 947-4397 http://www.tmx.com/ NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail, including all materials contained in or attached to this e-mail, contains proprietary and confiden

Basic (Silly) Questions ?

I'm going to assume that it's an EPUB file and it's not copy protected. If that's the case, the easiest way of viewing it on your computer is to install a browser extension like EPubReader for Firefox. http://www.epubread.com/en/manual.php You can also install Adobe Digital Editions, which will

RE: Basic (Silly) Questions ?

I'm going to assume that it's an EPUB file and it's not copy protected. If that's the case, the easiest way of viewing it on your computer is to install a browser extension like EPubReader for Firefox. http://www.epubread.com/en/manual.php You can also install Adobe Digital Editions, which will

Adobe FrameMaker forum down

It looks like something bad happened to the Adobe FrameMaker forum on the community site. The page says it's not found or may have been deleted. Hopefully it's either undergoing maintenance or they have backups. Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group

Adobe FrameMaker forum down

It looks like something bad happened to the Adobe FrameMaker forum on the community site. The page says it's not found or may have been deleted. Hopefully it's either undergoing maintenance or they have backups. Keith -- Keith Soltys Senior Technical Writer Architecture TMX Group

FrameMaker -> PDF -> ePub format?

, April 05, 2013 12:18 PM > To: Keith Soltys; Framers Mailing List (framers at lists.frameusers.com) > Subject: RE: FrameMaker -> PDF -> ePub format? > > At 15:05 + 5/4/13, Keith Soltys wrote: > > >While the E-Ink based Kindles will display PDF files, I

RE: FrameMaker -> PDF -> ePub format?

pril 05, 2013 12:18 PM > To: Keith Soltys; Framers Mailing List (framers@lists.frameusers.com) > Subject: RE: FrameMaker -> PDF -> ePub format? > > At 15:05 + 5/4/13, Keith Soltys wrote: > > >While the E-Ink based Kindles will display PDF files, I've never fo

RE: FrameMaker -> PDF -> ePub format?

A year or so ago, I wrote some articles for TechWhirl about this subject. E-Books: A Tool Overview for Technical Writers http://techwhirl.com/building-e-books-a-tool-overview-for-technical-writers/ E-Book Formats http://techwhirl.com/e-book-formats/ The articles haven't dated too much since I w

FrameMaker -> PDF -> ePub format?

A year or so ago, I wrote some articles for TechWhirl about this subject. E-Books: A Tool Overview for Technical Writers http://techwhirl.com/building-e-books-a-tool-overview-for-technical-writers/ E-Book Formats http://techwhirl.com/e-book-formats/ The articles haven't dated too much since I w

RE: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

I think the memory issue came up in response to some else who posted in the thread about having a similar issue with FM11. They were running Win7 32-bit and performance had improved when they upgraded from 4 GB to 8 GB RAM. Regards Keith > -Original Message- > From: framers-boun...@list

Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

I think the memory issue came up in response to some else who posted in the thread about having a similar issue with FM11. They were running Win7 32-bit and performance had improved when they upgraded from 4 GB to 8 GB RAM. Regards Keith > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at l

RE: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

I'm surprised upgrading the RAM made any difference. I thought 32-bit Windows only recognizes 4 GB maximum (actually, I think it's something like 3.2 GB). Regards Keith From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art & Karen Braun Sent:

Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

I'm surprised upgrading the RAM made any difference. I thought 32-bit Windows only recognizes 4 GB maximum (actually, I think it's something like 3.2 GB). Regards Keith From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art & Karen Braun Sen

RE: Frame 11 Appearance

Thanks! I knew I had seen this somewhere but couldn't find it. I will have to get the upgraded version of MicroType's customization and install this. Regards Keith From: Rick Quatro [mailto:r...@rickquatro.com] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:01 PM To: Keith Solty

Frame 11 Appearance

Thanks! I knew I had seen this somewhere but couldn't find it. I will have to get the upgraded version of MicroType's customization and install this. Regards Keith From: Rick Quatro [mailto:r...@rickquatro.com] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 10:01 PM To: Keith Soltys;

RE: Frame 11 Appearance

I thought that MicroType's Express Customization tool for FrameMaker might be a partial solution to this as it does have customized toolbars with coloured icons. But alas, the toolbar customization is only available in FrameMaker 8 and earlier. The FrameMaker 9-11 version offers customized menu

Frame 11 Appearance

I thought that MicroType's Express Customization tool for FrameMaker might be a partial solution to this as it does have customized toolbars with coloured icons. But alas, the toolbar customization is only available in FrameMaker 8 and earlier. The FrameMaker 9-11 version offers customized menu

"FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

I find that rather mind boggling if true. Our policy is to keep all data files on the corporate SAN because local PCs are not backed up. I suspect that is a common scenario. In some, more tightly regulated companies, it may not even be possible to store files locally. Regards Keith From: fram

best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10?

8 at yahoo.ca] > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:37 AM > To: Keith Soltys; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10? > > > Flare has some advantages and I'd consider it for large projects where I > > > could start fr

RE: "FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

I find that rather mind boggling if true. Our policy is to keep all data files on the corporate SAN because local PCs are not backed up. I suspect that is a common scenario. In some, more tightly regulated companies, it may not even be possible to store files locally. Regards Keith From: fram

RE: best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10?

..@yahoo.ca] > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:37 AM > To: Keith Soltys; framers@lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10? > > > Flare has some advantages and I'd consider it for large projects where I > > > could start from scr

RE: Reference list formatting

You may want to check out Paul Beverley's book of Word macros. He has some that should help with this. http://www.archivepub.co.uk/macros.html Regards Keith > -Original Message- > From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- > boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of St

RE: best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10?

Ditto for me. It took a lot of work to convert my first FrameMaker book. The process with WebWorks ePublisher was (and remains), much, much quicker for conversion. Flare has some advantages and I'd consider it for large projects where I could start from scratch, but if I had a lot of FrameMaker

Reference list formatting

You may want to check out Paul Beverley's book of Word macros. He has some that should help with this. http://www.archivepub.co.uk/macros.html Regards Keith > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- > bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf

best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10?

Ditto for me. It took a lot of work to convert my first FrameMaker book. The process with WebWorks ePublisher was (and remains), much, much quicker for conversion. Flare has some advantages and I'd consider it for large projects where I could start from scratch, but if I had a lot of FrameMaker

Frame 9: Paragraph tag that's automatically conditional?

Agreed. It would be useful. It's possible to do something similar with not too much difficulty in FrameScript. I have a couple of scripts mapped to CNTRL-FN key combinations that apply a different conditionals and paragraph styles for comments to authors and reviewers, respectively. Regards Ke

RE: Frame 9: Paragraph tag that's automatically conditional?

Agreed. It would be useful. It's possible to do something similar with not too much difficulty in FrameScript. I have a couple of scripts mapped to CNTRL-FN key combinations that apply a different conditionals and paragraph styles for comments to authors and reviewers, respectively. Regards Ke

RE: Is FrameMaker 11 going down or is it a keeper?

The number of FrameMaker users was discussed on the FrameMaker History page some time ago: http://daube.ch/docu/fmhist00.html It seems that somewhere upwards of 500,000 would be a reasonable guess. Regards Keith > -Original Message- > From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:

Is FrameMaker 11 going down or is it a keeper?

The number of FrameMaker users was discussed on the FrameMaker History page some time ago: http://daube.ch/docu/fmhist00.html It seems that somewhere upwards of 500,000 would be a reasonable guess. Regards Keith > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mail

RE: Madcap Flare vs Framemaker

I used Flare for about six months before moving back to FrameMaker and WebWorks ePublisher. I found that Flare was overly complex and hard to write in and took a lot more tweaking than MadCap's promotional videos would lead you to believe. Web-based output was good and fairly easy to set up but

Madcap Flare vs Framemaker

I used Flare for about six months before moving back to FrameMaker and WebWorks ePublisher. I found that Flare was overly complex and hard to write in and took a lot more tweaking than MadCap's promotional videos would lead you to believe. Web-based output was good and fairly easy to set up but

RE: Frame 11 Stability - Upgrade or Downgrade the new copy to Frame9? HELP

I'd be interested in hearing about that too. I've given up on the track edits feature in FM10 because of crashes. Regards Keith From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of LGLists Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 3:54 PM To: 'Craig Ede';

Frame 11 Stability - Upgrade or Downgrade the new copy to Frame9? HELP

I'd be interested in hearing about that too. I've given up on the track edits feature in FM10 because of crashes. Regards Keith From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of LGLists Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 3:54 PM To: 'Craig Ede

FM 9 Blinking linked images

I'm not sure I can agree with this, although I suppose it depends on the specific network involved. I've been working here for several years with my Frame documents on a networked SAN drive and never had any issues that I could identify, other than a slight performance degradation when updating

RE: FM 9 Blinking linked images

I'm not sure I can agree with this, although I suppose it depends on the specific network involved. I've been working here for several years with my Frame documents on a networked SAN drive and never had any issues that I could identify, other than a slight performance degradation when updating

Upgrade from FM8 to 11?

Did it fix the issue that some people have reported about PDF production taking an order of magnitude longer in FM 11 than it did in FM 10? Keith From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Coatsworth Sent: Thursday, October 11,

RE: Upgrade from FM8 to 11?

Did it fix the issue that some people have reported about PDF production taking an order of magnitude longer in FM 11 than it did in FM 10? Keith From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Coatsworth Sent: Thursday, October 11, 201

RE: Bookmarks don't stay set

Ah, enlightenment dawns. I'll try that. Thanks Keith > -Original Message- > From: robert.lauris...@gmail.com [mailto:robert.lauris...@gmail.com] On > Behalf Of Robert Lauriston > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 7:09 PM > To: Keith Soltys; framers@lists.frameuse

Bookmarks don't stay set

Ah, enlightenment dawns. I'll try that. Thanks Keith > -Original Message- > From: robert.lauriston at gmail.com [mailto:robert.lauriston at gmail.com] On > Behalf Of Robert Lauriston > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 7:09 PM > To: Keith Soltys; framers at lists.fram

RE: Bookmarks don't stay set

I am having the same problem with FM10. My Acrobat version is 8.1. I go to create the PDF, set up which paragraphs I want as bookmarks, and create the PDF with the appropriate bookmarks in the file. I go back to the book later to recreate the PDF and my bookmark settings are lost and I have to r

Bookmarks don't stay set

I am having the same problem with FM10. My Acrobat version is 8.1. I go to create the PDF, set up which paragraphs I want as bookmarks, and create the PDF with the appropriate bookmarks in the file. I go back to the book later to recreate the PDF and my bookmark settings are lost and I have to r

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