OT: Monitor for color correction

2008-04-30 Thread Mike Wickham
ms to have changed. Is anyone still selling CRTs for this purpose, or are LCDs by LaCie, Eizo, and others the only options now? I'm not against LCDs-- and would actually prefer one, if not outrageously expensive. Mike Wickham ___ You are curre

Re: Learning curve for FrameMaker

2008-04-30 Thread Mike Wickham
ld be covered in help. They often are not. Or, at least, search cannot find them. Of course, these same terms are usually lacking from the indexes in the printed manuals, too. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTE

Re: Extracting copied-in graphics from documents

2008-05-02 Thread Mike Wickham
do a better job than Acrobat.) Export Copied Graphics, part of the Systec Toolbox, might be what you're looking for: https://www.systec-gmbh.com/os/product_info.php?info=p264_Export-copied-graphics--TB-8-0-WIN-.html&XTCsid=afec57784912ef717

Re: Framemaker Books

2008-05-07 Thread Mike Wickham
Add Thomas Neuburger's _The Masters Series: FrameMaker 6_ to the list of good titles. He also sells them from his site: twelfthnight.com. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [

Re: Questions about look and feel.

2008-05-08 Thread Mike Wickham
some that were yellow and nearly invisible on the pages. All recto pages have color backgrounds. Do you know how hard it is to read tiny, thin, black type on a blue page? Anyway, the book was clearly a designer's dream, but it's a reader's nightmare. I still haven't read more

Re: Questions about look and feel.

2008-05-09 Thread Mike Wickham
out viewing text on screen. I would also note that the original poster said his documents had no "web page formats." Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Out of print FrameMaker books

2008-05-14 Thread Mike Wickham
> You might be able to find out of print books, like Jahred's "Beyond the > Basics" or any other, using www.bookbutler.com Another great used book site is http://used.addall.com. It searches a whole bunch of used book sites in one fell

Re: FrameMaker 8.0.3 Update Now Available (POSSIBLE WORKAROUND)

2008-05-16 Thread Mike Wickham
Linda, Perhaps running the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility will help. There might be a mangled Installer process stuck somewhere. Here is the description: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 The download link is inconspicuous about halfway down the page. Mike Wickham

Re: Entering unicode characters directly in an FM 8 document

2008-06-01 Thread Mike Wickham
The only method I'm aware of is to cut and paste characters from the Windows Character Map program. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a

Re: Entering unicode characters directly in an FM 8 document

2008-06-01 Thread Mike Wickham
ode character. (I used the Arial Unicode MS font.) Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit h

Re: Entering unicode characters directly in an FM 8 document

2008-06-01 Thread Mike Wickham
g the registry key got it working for me. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.co

Re: Entering unicode characters directly in an FM 8 document

2008-06-03 Thread Mike Wickham
our digit extended ASCII code, and then release the alt key. For Unicode characters, you hold down the alt key, _press and release the plus key_, press and release the Unicode code numbers/letters, and then release the alt key. Of course, the font must support those Unicode characters. Mik

Re: Strange Frame to PDF problem

2008-06-04 Thread Mike Wickham
Check File> Preferences> General> Cross Platform File Naming. That setting can affect how many characters are allowed in the filename, as well as disallow certain characters in the filename because they are illegal characters in the chosen OS. Mik

Re: FM8 and Acrobat Pro 9

2008-06-05 Thread Mike Wickham
> Acrobat Pro 9 is just being released. Since we presently distill our > FM8 files into PDFs with Acrobat8 -- should we upgrade immediately to > Acrobat9, or should we "wait for the dust to settle"? I'll get it when Creative Suite 4 comes out. There's no sense buying

Re: FM8 and Acrobat Pro 9

2008-06-05 Thread Mike Wickham
uld be installed on any one computer, due to possible conflicts. They do not support such installations. If you have both on the same computer, or more than one version of the same, you should uninstall them in reverse order, and then reinstall only one copy of Acrobat

Re: FM8 and Acrobat Pro 9

2008-06-06 Thread Mike Wickham
s fixed Austin's problem. His wish that Adobe's installer prevented this issue makes it sound like it was the fix for him. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: table and figure captions

2008-06-11 Thread Mike Wickham
number it in a single series: http://www.techknowledgecorp.com/nonum.html. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://l

Re: New figure object [was "Re: table and figure captions"]

2008-06-12 Thread Mike Wickham
ated 90°. I use this to display the photographer's name next to the photo's edge. A figure style probably wouldn't have that capability. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAI

Re: adding user variables to the TOC

2008-06-16 Thread Mike Wickham
have sight-impaired readers of your resultant PDF, they'll hear the variable text pronounced with the other text. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscr

Re: Adobe Garamond font in bold doesn't distill properly

2008-06-17 Thread Mike Wickham
s on disk, so that you can truly install them. However, that installation isn't part of the printer setup. You have to manually look for the fonts on the installation CD and then manually install them. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribe

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

2008-06-19 Thread Mike Wickham
top's hardware. Then I'm going to reformat the disk, install Windows XP Professional, and install the proper drivers instead. It'll eliminate the junk trialware, too. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EM

Re: How FM use impacts purchasing decisions

2008-06-19 Thread Mike Wickham
d free at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualpc/default.mspx. It's limited to running virtual machines of Windows 98 or later and OS/2, though. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send li

Re: update file paths easyli?

2008-06-25 Thread Mike Wickham
Bruce Foster's "Archive" plugin will do it for you easily, and for only 25 bucks!: http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.foster/products.htm Mike ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To

Re: question about overrides

2008-06-27 Thread Mike Wickham
600 pt. Then insert this paragraph before the item you want to force to the next page. It functions similarly to Special> Page Break, but has the advantage that FM doesn't see it as an override, and removing overrides leaves it in place. Mike Wickham ___

Re: question about overrides

2008-07-11 Thread Mike Wickham
other useful functions, and are highly recommended. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit

Re: new computer woes

2008-07-15 Thread Mike Wickham
and tried to save to a filename that was too long for Macs. Windows had let the file be created when the setting was, earlier, set to Windows, and Frame let the file load in Windows, but would not let it save when the Macintosh cross-platform file naming was

Re: Frameusers.com website

2008-07-17 Thread Mike Wickham
take it over. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/ar

Re: Generating a PDF through Adobe Distiller

2008-07-18 Thread Mike Wickham
where previous Acrobat versions placed the files. Perhaps someone else will chime in. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank

Re: Generating a PDF through Adobe Distiller

2008-07-18 Thread Mike Wickham
tion of only one version of EITHER Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader on one system at one time. - Dov" Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a bla

Re: question about usage

2008-07-23 Thread Mike Wickham
rer. Others have mentioned alphanumerics as including both letters and numbers, but doesn't it also include punctuation? Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To

Re: slow cursor movement in Frame 8 with Para Designer open

2008-09-03 Thread Mike Wickham
Catalog, the Paragraph Designer, Character Designer, and Table Designer. That version is the one that introduced the slow cursor problem for me. Scott was unable to fix it because he was unable to duplicate the problem on his computer. Mike Wickham ___ Yo

Re: Installing FM 7.2 and FM 8.0 on a PC

2008-09-13 Thread Mike Wickham
last version installed as the default version to use for opening a .FM file when you double-click on it in Windows Explorer. Right-click and use OpenWith to choose to open the file with other installed versions of FM from Explorer. Mike Wickham ___ You a

Re: Problem with run-in heads

2008-09-18 Thread Mike Wickham
problems with line spacing instead." Maybe that will help point your toward a fix, but be aware that I may have made other changes that affected the behavior, after I made the above note. Mike Wickham - Original Message - From: "Roger Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <

Re: missing fonts after changing computers;customize maker.ini file?

2008-09-25 Thread Mike Wickham
ht that there was a bug caused by uninstalling ATM Lite, and Adobe had a downloadable patch to repair Windows (or the PS driver?) after doing so. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to

Re: Two-column layout and large graphics

2008-10-27 Thread Mike Wickham
create a text block that would also include the empty paragraph that holds the two-cell table. You can pop it all in with a menu click, instead of creating the table anchor paragraph and inserting the table separately. Mike Wickham ___ You are curr

Re: Two-column layout and large graphics

2008-10-28 Thread Mike Wickham
and I remembered it wrong. I don't use a two-cell table-- though it would work. I use a one-cell table to hold the graphic and use the table title to hold the caption. It works great. Mike Wickham > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] O

Re: Standard tags for technical templates

2008-10-28 Thread Mike Wickham
ably resets the autonumbering to start over at Step 1. S probably continues the numbering from the previous step. And S+ is probably for those situations where a step has more than one paragraph. You don't want "Step n" at the beginning of such a paragraph

Re: Strange behaviour of anchored frames inserted at insertion pointwith distance 0 pt above baseline

2008-11-12 Thread Mike Wickham
varies to above or below the anchor position, depending on whether or not that box is checked. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank em

Re: Can't open files - FM crashes!

2008-11-13 Thread Mike Wickham
> Check to see if XP Service Patch 3 was installed. If so, uninstall it. > It will prevent you from being able to save Frame files with referenced > graphics (in XP). I use only referenced graphics and have no problems with them under XP SP3. Mik

Re: Section TOCs

2008-11-14 Thread Mike Wickham
a trial version of the entire Systec Toolbox in the site download area. You could use the trial to see if the plugin is what you want. https://www.systec-gmbh.com/os/index.php?cat=c178_7-6-x.html The Systec site is horrible to navigate, but their software is goo

Re: Set file order in directory?

2008-11-25 Thread Mike Wickham
ul feature. You may want to submit a feature request to http://www.adobe.com/support/feature.html. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank e

Re: Default anchored frame settings

2008-12-02 Thread Mike Wickham
is well worth the money. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/optio

Re: Book file > PDF problem

2008-12-11 Thread Mike Wickham
n reinstall Acrobat 8. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or

Re: Paragraph and Character styles in FrameMaker and InDesign

2008-12-12 Thread Mike Wickham
. If you're only converting a template, it might be cheap. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-

Re: Adobe Community Forums and Obtuse website

2012-06-19 Thread Mike Wickham
Find the Adobe forums at http://forums.adobe.com. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr

Re: FM9 does not support helvetica font (any workaround)

2012-06-20 Thread Mike Wickham
directory and you should be set. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or

Re: Searching the archive

2012-06-27 Thread Mike Wickham
You can use Google to search the archives. Just follow your search term with "site:frameusers.com". Examples: DITA site:frameusers.com "Save as PDF" site:frameusers.com Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to fra

Re: Text reflows when converting to PDF

2012-06-29 Thread Mike Wickham
printer should have the fonts on it, available for manual installation on the computer. Simply find the fonts and follow the proper installation procedure for your version of Windows. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to fra

Re: Cleaning up color definitions

2012-07-03 Thread Mike Wickham
On 7/2/2012 1:39 PM, Gillian Flato wrote: Anyone know of a tool that allows you to clean up color definitions like BookVars cleans up variables? Check out Color Tools ($10): http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/index.html Mike Wickham

Re: Searching the archive

2012-07-06 Thread Mike Wickham
Insert a spot cross-reference, this time in the document that contains the inset. The cross-reference uses the marker in the updated inset. == Mike Wickham On 6/28/2012 3:35 PM, Jay Mahler wrote: Thanks Alan and Mike. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the discussion that I needed. I

Re: Xref to text inset (was RE: Searching the archive)

2012-07-06 Thread Mike Wickham
-0A1F-4b6e-90BE-5B64A61C4563.html) and tag your corrected sequence onto it. It would benefit many. Mike Wickham On 7/6/2012 9:48 AM, Combs, Richard wrote: They tell you to insert a paragraph cross-reference and then delete it? That's a pretty convoluted way to insert a Cross-Ref marke

Re: Support needed!

2012-07-11 Thread Mike Wickham
ws the creating applicaton as FrameMaker on some and InDesign on others. None show Word! Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe sen

Re: Minor typos and the QA guy/scrummaster

2012-07-18 Thread Mike Wickham
usive-microsoft-word-2013-to-support-built-in-pdf-editing/.) PDFs are meant to be final output only. To fix typos in a PDF, the standard procedure is to fix the source file and regenerate a corrected PDF. (If you don't fix the source, the typo just reappears the next time an updated PDF is g

Re: Hello

2012-07-25 Thread Mike Wickham
umentation in the Adobe Store-- though often a ridiculous six months or more after the product release! I used to order those when they were available. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list m

Re: Hello

2012-07-25 Thread Mike Wickham
On 7/25/2012 10:53 AM, Theresa de Valence wrote: On 7/25/2012 10:27 AM, Mike Wickham wrote: Many settings are documented in the Customizing_Frame_Products.pdf Mike, can you tell me where to find this document? Customizing_Frame_Products.pdf can be found here: http://wwwimages.adobe.com

Re: FNTCACHE.DAT missing

2012-08-20 Thread Mike Wickham
. I also seem to recall a few times when Windows 7 search didn't find files for me that were definitely there. Mike Wickham On 8/20/2012 10:35 AM, Shmuel Wolfson wrote: I used to delete FNTCACHE.DAT to help prevent FrameMaker from crashing, but ever since I switched computers I can'

Re: FM 11 somewhat disappointing. Am I alone?

2012-09-22 Thread Mike Wickham
the cause, changing the port setting from the documents port to COM1! Sheesh! Going to control panel and using the Uninstall>repair option has worked to fix things up, but what an annoyance. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to

Re: Frame 7.1/Acrobat 9: unable to generate PS or save as PDF

2012-09-23 Thread Mike Wickham
r is that it is device independent and able to handle all features. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to frame

Re: Frame 7.1/Acrobat 9: unable to generate PS or save as PDF

2012-09-23 Thread Mike Wickham
feature still helplessly looks for them in the old location. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-

Re: Buying an old copy of FrameMaker

2012-10-02 Thread Mike Wickham
I'm pretty sure there was also a 7.1 version. Mike Wickham On 10/2/2012 9:22 AM, Combs, Richard wrote: Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: The Windows versions that I used/upgraded-to were (early numbering may be incorrect, but everything after 7.0 is correct): 5.0, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 7.0, 7.2, 8.0

Re: Framemaker 8 freezing with Win7, do Frame 8 patches apply to Win7?

2012-10-02 Thread Mike Wickham
You can find your two missing updates for FM8 here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=22&platform=Windows But I think what you really need is the "Adobe FrameMaker 8 with Windows XP SP3 fix " at the top of the FrameMaker 8 patch list. If I recall correctly, that patch

Re: Printing paragraph styles

2012-10-03 Thread Mike Wickham
Format List from squidds.de ($49) will do a very nice job of that. It creates a table with a row for each of the formats. It makes it very easy to scroll down a column and see, for example, which paragraph formats use a certain font. (It doesn't show every single format, though-- but does cover

Re: Cannot remove autonumber format

2012-10-10 Thread Mike Wickham
bering for the paragraph format. Then click Update All. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to f

Re: FW: FM10 - font error

2012-10-20 Thread Mike Wickham
font) as a permanent replacement for Times. Save the document. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-uns

Re: ANN: List of FrameMaker Utilities and Plugins, v4.0, now available

2012-11-19 Thread Mike Wickham
Thanks, Lin! Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http

Re: Updating older versions of Adobe fonts? Slightly off-topic, but related in a way!

2013-01-16 Thread Mike Wickham
ilities at http://www.fontlab.com. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com

Re: why is FM's UI so weird and buggy?

2013-03-05 Thread Mike Wickham
Craig, if you haven't already, you should report that bug. I checked in my copy of FM10, and get the same behavior. You can report it here: http://www.adobe.com/misc/bugreport.html Mike Wickham On 3/5/2013 9:45 AM, Craig Ede wrote: The kind of UI thing that bugs me is this: You hav

Re: Frame 11 catastrophe -- unable to open old Frame files

2013-03-10 Thread Mike Wickham
.RTF won't overwrite the original .FM file. So if your .FM files are gone and something is there in their place, blame a human being, not FrameMaker. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send lis

Re: 5. Frame 11 catastrophe, framers Digest, Vol 89, Issue 10

2013-03-11 Thread Mike Wickham
This example demonstrates that Frame needs to use a standard format. I suggest EPUB... EPUB? Yeesh. I do books for print. The typography in EPUB is horrible. There's no letterpacing in justified text. You get big, fat word spaces instead-- and rivers of white. EPUB is just plain ugly.

Re: FrameMaker-specific preflight problem

2013-03-12 Thread Mike Wickham
Try saving the drop shadows as EPS. (I use EPS for all my FrameMaker graphics.) FrameMaker seems to handle EPS graphics best of all-- except that the preview is low resolution. I've used EPS drop shadows that I created in Photoshop without problems. Mike Wi

Re: Get rid of the console

2013-03-13 Thread Mike Wickham
closing a panel doesn't actually close it. It only hides it. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to fr

Re: Straight-through numbering in FM book

2013-03-13 Thread Mike Wickham
a big fan of using the same series label for both figures and tables. It makes things so much easier to find. See this document, "The case for simple numbering:" http://www.techknowledgecorp.com/nonum.html Mike Wickham ___ You are curre

Re: Cursor key navigation in tables - and another thing (graphic frame placement)

2013-03-18 Thread Mike Wickham
e your customizations to future FM versions. Mike Wickham On 3/18/2013 8:40 AM, Heidi Bailey wrote: Hi Rick, I'd love to apply what you describe below. However, in my FM10 Fminit folder, I have a configui folder (no config folder), and no customui.cfg file. Can you tell me which of the f

Re: Cursor key navigation in tables - and another thing (graphic frame placement)

2013-03-18 Thread Mike Wickham
Find the file here: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/framemaker/online_manuals.html This link also has a lot of FrameMaker info: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/framemaker.html Mike Wickham On 3/18/2013 9:39 AM, Fred Ridder wrote: BTW, all of this is documented in a PDF called

Re: attach Caption to floating Anchored Frame

2013-03-21 Thread Mike Wickham
One method is to use a one-cell table with title to hold graphics. Put the graphic in the cell and assign your caption paragraph format to the title. They will always stay together. You can set the "Start" setting for the table to "Float." Mike Wickham On 3/19/2013 6:25 P

Re: Keyboard shortcut for frame anchoring position?

2013-03-21 Thread Mike Wickham
I believe WS Utilities will automatically shrink wrap: http://www.weststreetconsulting.com/WSC_Utils.htm Mike Wickham On 3/20/2013 9:14 AM, Harding, Dan wrote: Alternatively, is there a way to set FrameMaker so that all imported graphics are automatically shrinkwrapped, or have no padding

Re: Slightly OT: Where to find a good reference on building indexes?

2013-03-24 Thread Mike Wickham
If you have a copy of _The Chicago Manual of Style_ laying around, it has a whole chapter on indexing. There are also good books out there, such as _Indexing Books_ by Nancy Mulvany. Mike Wickham On 3/24/2013 6:58 PM, Theresa de Valence wrote: I want to improve my understanding of how good

Re: Inside scoop on FrameMaker documentation development

2013-04-02 Thread Mike Wickham
ho will believe it, nor whether they will ever see the impending retraction. Mike Wickham On 4/1/2013 12:26 PM, John Garison wrote: http://bit.ly/10rnwnO ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fr

Re: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

2013-04-04 Thread Mike Wickham
"Or the next release?" A bug fix like this, which would return normal functionality, should not require a paid upgrade. It should be put in a patch. Mike Wickham On 4/3/2013 6:00 PM, Maxwell Hoffmann wrote: Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We do take your needs very

Re: FrameMaker -> PDF -> ePub format?

2013-04-05 Thread Mike Wickham
Not sure about PDF to EPUB, but there is FM to EPUB capability with the EPubFm2 plugin: http://www.elmsoftonline.com/ElmProducts.html And the Adobe Tech Comm Suite also produces EPUB. Mike Wickham On 4/5/2013 6:49 AM, Steve Rickaby wrote: I am wondering if there is any simple route from a

Re: Modifying Image Paths

2013-04-24 Thread Mike Wickham
You can use the free Archive or Book Packager script to do this. It moves all graphics to a single directory. You can find it here: http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/2011/07/create-a-book-packager-using-extendscript.html Be sure to get v2, at the "script attached" link. The "original script can be

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-09 Thread Mike Wickham
Unfortunately, it's not a rumor. They made a mistake calling the subscription CC, though. It should have been called FU. To paraphrase someone else's quote on one of the Adobe forums, "It's like paying for air. Stop paying and everything stops." I've always upgraded my CS every version, even t

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-09 Thread Mike Wickham
mably work for some time, so that I can continue to use my native files as is. But a lot of CC users are going to start out as CC users-- not as former CS users with existing perpetual-license software on their computers. When they unsubscribe, they won't have an old version to fall back on. T

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-22 Thread Mike Wickham
plan to Creative Cloud. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameu

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription

2013-05-22 Thread Mike Wickham
The law is the same here, but we have a generous Section 179 deduction that most businesses can use to deduct 100% of all capital expenses each year. I believe there are also some other temporary "stimulus" provisions in place that allow other methods of deducting the full 100%. The subscripti

Re: BookMifWash

2013-05-28 Thread Mike Wickham
client’s DLL. mode determines what product interfaces your client supports—can be one of all, maker, or structured. * 3. Launch FrameMaker 10. To verify that the client has been registered successfully open a new book. A menu bar with “Book MIF Wash” name should get added. */ Mike Wickham On

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription

2013-05-31 Thread Mike Wickham
are, worth $. It increases the value of the company. With the CC model, you will hold no assets, and instead have a liability for future rentals. This could potentially cost a business owner WAY more than any tax benefit. Mike Wickham ___ You are

Re: Automate resolution of broken x-refs after renaming target files?

2013-06-01 Thread Mike Wickham
If I remember right, renaming the files from inside the book window takes care of all that automatically. If you rename the files outside FrameMaker using Windows Explorer or other method, you break the links. Mike On 6/1/2013 7:54 PM, Duncan, Gary wrote: Hi, everyone, If I rename Frame fil

Re: Modifying Image Paths

2013-06-10 Thread Mike Wickham
ave obtained the script, and I don't want to seem dense, but where am I to file the script? Thanks. Dave Stamm Information Engineer *From:*framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Mike Wickham *Sent:* 2013-04-24-W

Re: Color setting Don't Print doesn't work (WAS: Modifying FM's default R/L master pages)

2013-06-10 Thread Mike Wickham
color into the Invisible column. It is rather non-intuitive. Mike Wickham On 6/10/2013 1:31 PM, Christenson, Pat wrote: I've just verified that this is true in both FrameMaker 10 and 11. RECAP: Create a new color and choose Don't Print as its Print As setting. Apply the color

Re: Problem Proof Printing Grayscale Photos

2013-06-19 Thread Mike Wickham
black (a mixture of cyan, magenta, and yellow toner or ink) for the black and gray portions of text, line art, photos, and images. Mike Wickham On 6/18/2013 5:46 PM, Karen Robbins wrote: Hi Framers, Several grayscale image files in my FM 11 document appear tinted slightly purple wh

Re: Problem Proof Printing Grayscale Photos

2013-06-20 Thread Mike Wickham
that are pure black. There's no wasted toner and no risk of obvious plate misalignment on thin lines. If you ask me, this should be the default setting for Xerox printers, but then I'm not trying to sell unnecessary toner. :) Mike Wickham _

Re: Convert text to variables

2013-06-28 Thread Mike Wickham
do it for you. Mike Wickham On 6/28/2013 2:44 PM, Christenson, Pat wrote: Is there a plugin that allows you to convert text to a variable? We have a long list of terms that correspond to existing variables in numerous documents. If we can convert the text to variables (without manually redef

Re: Special character: punctuation space

2013-07-01 Thread Mike Wickham
ress 8 and then release the Alt key. Some Unicode characters have the hex letters a to f in them. Simply enter them from the main keyboard (while still holding down the Left-Alt key). PLEASE NOTE that the punctuation space that you want to enter will ONLY appear if the font you are using contains it as

Re: Special character: punctuation space

2013-07-02 Thread Mike Wickham
y combinations work, i.e. you don't type the plus sign and there is a limit of three characters. So I don't think the 4-digit code you listed would work. Mike Wickham On 7/2/2013 1:49 AM, Shmuel Wolfson wrote: 2008 hex is 8200 decimal. Instead of changing your keypad to hex, can you u

Re: Font messages at start of FM-11

2013-07-02 Thread Mike Wickham
You've probably already checked this, but could it be that you changed the "custom" or "shellnew.fm" files to use Lucida, so that it would be your default font for new documents? Mike Wickham On 7/2/2013 8:57 AM, Klaus Daube wrote: Dear all, I have a strange situ

Re: Font messages at start of FM-11

2013-07-02 Thread Mike Wickham
I notice that Diagrams.fm is not present in my FM10 installation. Maybe temporarily removing it will help you pin it down as the culprit in FM11. Mike Wickham The only (unusual) use of Lucida fonts is in file $HOME\clipart\Diagrams.fm - but i have never heard that these files are 'insp

Re: Replacing one paragraph/character format with another

2013-07-04 Thread Mike Wickham
One post-import method is the inexpensive Paragraph Tools plugin from http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/ Mike Wickham On 7/1/2013 10:11 AM, Alastair Dent wrote: I need to import Word documents, some of them large, into FM. Is there any way of automatically mapping the Word styles to

Re: Cleaning Character Formats

2013-07-09 Thread Mike Wickham
een assigned a character style. Mike Wickham On 7/9/2013 2:15 PM, Karen Robbins wrote: I want to remove rogue character formats and replace them with correct ones. I've used Character Tools to generate a list of formats by file so I know which ones are in each document of my book. I choose

Re: PDF Job Options - Standard versus High Quality Print

2013-07-09 Thread Mike Wickham
f the output is going to printing press, you want High Quality Print, but if it's only for screen or desktop printer, Standard may be okay. Or Smallest File Size may be an even better choice for Web display. Mike Wickham On 7/9/2013 1:40 PM, Melissa Clark wrote: Hi, I'm writ

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