Re: [Framers] FM2019 and gremlins

Hi, I work all the time on an external USB drive and now and then either directly on our network or connected via VPN. I do not notice any issues. Therefore it could be that you had problems, but this is not a general problem. Best regards Winfried -Original Message- From: Framers On

Re: [Framers] HTML output image filenames

Hi, Which version do you have (Help | About)? The current one is 16.0.4.1062. There were some changes in the HTML5 export in the last updates. I just tested it with HTML5, and the file names were not changed. Only the file format: BMP was converted to PNG. Best regards Winfried -Original

Re: [Framers] FM 16.0.4 update...

Hi Scott, I still use FrameScript, and I can assure you that I have to register FrameScript again after each update. FrameScript adds a line in c:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker 2020\maker.ini and not in c:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\16\maker.ini Each update overrides

Re: [Framers] (no subject)

Hi Ben, You might create a feature request in the Adobe Tracker: https://tracker.adobe.com/#/home Describe your wishes as detailed as possible. You can also post the link here or in the Adobe forum so that others who would like this feature can vote. Best regards Winfried -Original

Re: [Framers] License update

Hi Betrand, I agree. I would also switch to FM 2020. In my experience FM 2019 was more stable than previous versions and FM 2020 is more stable than FM 2019. Regarding Insight: That's the software provider from which we buy our licences. Best regards Winfried -Original Message- From:

Re: [Framers] Why so many of us feel the way we do about Adobe

Hi Betrand, Sorry to hear this. However: o From your other thread I understand that you used and old version. Newer versions are definitely more stable. o My experience is that Adobe is more responsive than some years ago. The support e-mail address is: tcs...@adobe.com When you have an

Re: [Framers] Acrolinx vs Grammarly

Hi Carla, According to this web-site Acrolinx and Grammarly do different things: https://www.indoition.com/language-terminology-tools-technical-writing.htm Interesting overview. I had not known that there are now so many grammar and style applications. Best regards Winfried -Original

Re: [Framers] elusive transparent background

Hi, It's a few years ago that I had needed images with transparent background. As far as I remember: Use EPS format. Clipping path with background colour is transparent. Import this into a FM file. Select the file and in the Graphics toolbar remove the colour (Fill is None). (The display in the

Re: [Framers] transitioning from Frame 7 to 2020

Hi Wendy, I think that FM 2020 is much better than FM 7! And Acrobat does not cause any problems. In my experience FM 2020 in the latest version is very stable. After the installation update to FM 16.0.4 (Help | Updates). 16 is the internal major version number. Yes. Saving as MIF from FM 7 and

Re: [Framers] transitioning from Frame 7 to 2020

Hi Rick, But she would need the script on FM 7, wouldn't she? ExtendScript was introduced later. And I do not know, if FrameScript was already available for FM 7. On FM 2020 possibly an easy MIF wash. Best regards Winfried -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of

Re: [Framers] Including a non-breaking hyphen in a variable

Hi, I created a bug report in the Adobe Tracker. https://tracker.adobe.com/#/view/FRMAKER-11682 I only added the request to add a cross-reference from the section about special characters. Feel free to vote and add your suggestions. Best regards Winfried -Original Message- From:

Re: [Framers] Including a non-breaking hyphen in a variable

Hi Alison, This is described in the appendix in the section "Typing in dialog boxes". For a non-breaking hyphen enter: \+ https://help.adobe.com/en_US/framemaker/using/using-framemaker/user-guide/WSd817046a44e105e21e63e3d11ab7f7862b-7ffe_ver12.0.html Best regards Winfried -Original

RE: Table title alignment oddity

Hi, The table title frame spans only the text column (without sidehead area) if the table columns have only the width of the text column. If the table columns are wider than the text column, the table title frame spans the text column plus the sidehead area. Eventually your table columns are too

Import/export from/to InDesign and QuarkXPress

Hi, I have a product catalogue maintained in FrameMaker. Now I am asked to integrate data from 2 other offices. They use InDesign and QuarkXPress. What are the best export formats for InDesign and QuarkXPress to import into FrameMaker? Additionally the QuarkXPress users also have a few other

RE: Can't Change Paragraph Tag

Hi Steve, I don't know when this flag gets set. In the MIF documentation it mentions text insets. Eventually there was a text inset before/after this paragraph which was deleted and the paragraph retained its flag. I had the same problem some time ago and noticed this flag in the MIF file.

RE: Conditional Text Question

Hi Sam, When you apply a condition to a table row, the cells in this row get a thick coloured border. That's intended behaviour. When you hide the condition indicators, this border disappears. Is this what you want to achieve? Apart from that you can also delete a condition and also the text and

White paper on bleeding thumb tabs

Hi, On the FrameUser.com web-site there is supposed to be a white pager which explains how to switch bleeding thumb tabs automatically. There should also be a FrameScript script. However, I cannot access neither of them. The web-site opens completely different pages. Does anyone have this white

RE: White paper on bleeding thumb tabs

Hi, Thanks a lot for all the information, which you sent me! That was very helpful! Best regards Winfried -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]On Behalf Of Reng, Winfried Dr. Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 5:38 PM To: framers

Know bugs in FM 8?

Hi, I also heard of these bugs in FrameMaker 8: - ESC+TAB does not insert TAB when cursor in table cell, but the pound sign (#) is inserted - Opening an old file (FM version 8) with missing pictures does not allow to set Ignore all missing files or Skip this file. Only CANCEL is

RE: PDF Page Size Issues

Hi, I have the same problem every half year. When I restart my PC everything is OK again (at least until now). Best regards Winfried -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]On Behalf Of Lin Surasky Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:44 PM To: Framers

RE: FM won't create a second page

Hi, I guess your problem is that you wrote in a table cell. FrameMaker will - unlike Word - not split table cells if the cell height got too large for the text frame. Therefore you have to limit the amount of text in your table cell and continue in the next table row. Best regards Winfried

FW: FrameMaker mit Online-Hilfe in Hebräisch /Arabisch

Hi, probably in the next year we have to translate a FrameMaker book into Hebrew and Arabic and also convert the translation into an HTML Help. As FM cannot handle right-to-left languages I plan this: o Convert the FM book to Word with Mif2Go. o Get the Word file(s) translated. o Convert the

Translate FrameMaker book to Hebrew/Arabic and convert to online help

Hi, probably in the next year we have to translate a FrameMaker book into Hebrew and Arabic and also convert the translation into an HTML Help. As FM cannot handle right-to-left languages I plan this: 1 Convert the FM book to Word with Mif2Go. 2 Get the Word file(s) translated. 3 Convert the

RE: Conditional tags and translation (FM and Trados)

Hi, Text which has a condition applied and is hidden is not imported into Trados. However table rows which have a condition applied and are hidden do get imported. At least that's what I noticed with our translation agency half a year ago. As a work-around you have to assign the condition also

RE: Translate FrameMaker book to Hebrew/Arabic and convert to onlinehelp

] ]On Behalf Of Reng, Winfried Dr. Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 8:55 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Translate FrameMaker book to Hebrew/Arabic and convert to onlinehelp Hi, probably in the next year we have to translate a FrameMaker book into Hebrew and Arabic and also convert

RE: paste special ...text option

Hi Peter, Easy. Open your maker.ini file with a text editor and change the order of the ClipboardFormatsPriorities formats. Best regards Winfried -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]On Behalf Of Peter Rule Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:11 AM

RE: Major problems with generating TOC

Hi Tammy, That sounds as if you have 2 text frames on your reference page: You can select the top one and have problems to select the bottom one. Did you check what happens when you move the text frame? Does another one appear? Best regards Winfried -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

RE: Double index file names

Hi, Does your client create a regular file first with all the formatting for the index and names it something like filenameIX.fm? And then he tries to add a FM generated index file? Then he just has to skip the first step. He should create an index file only via the Add | Standard Index command

RE: Figure Numbering Problem

Hi, You said that your numbered paragraphs are in text boxes. Do you mean text frames? These won't be in the same text flow as your regular text. Therefore that might account for any pecularities. Best regards Winfried I am having a problem numbering figures in service manuals developed by

Size of the book window

Hi, FrameMaker 7.1p116 When I change the size of the book window this change is only saved when I also change anything substantial with the book, e.g. switch between the display of file names and heading text. However, when I open the book the next time, the book window has shrinked in both

RE: Translation choices?

Hi, France and Poland have a language protection law. It demands that everything must be published in French or Poland respectively. This may encompass even internal publications. Other countries in the EU demand publications in local languages if otherwise you cannot install or use the product

RE: Book update takes too long

:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]On Behalf Of Reng, Winfried Dr. Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 3:17 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Book update takes too long Hi, I inherited a book with 35 files and 160 pages. When I update the book (or rename a file or update the file info etc

FrameMaker crashes when file is opened prior to book

Hi, I have a book with 8 files (TOC, but no index), 230 pages. When I open the book first, update it and then print, everything is fine. However, when I now close everything, open one of the files first, then open the book file and print the book file, FrameMaker crashes. No recovery files, lck

RE: Creating special bullets

Hi, Yes, you can enter the hex code directly in dialog boxes. However, the hex code of the Windows character map often does not match the character which is then shown in FrameMaker. If the character is not listed in the FrameMaker Character Sets PDF file, I usually test all characters on my

RE: Strange PDF Problem

Hi Shlomo, On your web-site you assume that those internal links which point to an explicit file name (even when it's in the same file) are only created via Safe as PDF. Is this true? Can I safely use the manual process FM - PS - PDF instead? By the way, is there a link checking mechanism

Can't Change Paragraph Tag

Hi Steve, I don't know when this flag gets set. In the MIF documentation it mentions text insets. Eventually there was a text inset before/after this paragraph which was deleted and the paragraph retained its flag. I had the same problem some time ago and noticed this flag in the MIF file.

FrameMaker crashes when file is opened prior to book

Hi, I have a book with 8 files (TOC, but no index), 230 pages. When I open the book first, update it and then print, everything is fine. However, when I now close everything, open one of the files first, then open the book file and print the book file, FrameMaker crashes. No recovery files, lck

Creating special bullets

Hi, Yes, you can enter the hex code directly in dialog boxes. However, the hex code of the Windows character map often does not match the character which is then shown in FrameMaker. If the character is not listed in the FrameMaker "Character Sets" PDF file, I usually test all characters on my

Strange PDF Problem

Hi Shlomo, On your web-site you assume that those internal links which point to an explicit file name (even when it's in the same file) are only created via "Safe as PDF". Is this true? Can I safely use the manual process FM -> PS -> PDF instead? By the way, is there a link checking mechanism

Import/export from/to InDesign and QuarkXPress

Hi, I have a product catalogue maintained in FrameMaker. Now I am asked to integrate data from 2 other offices. They use InDesign and QuarkXPress. What are the best export formats for InDesign and QuarkXPress to import into FrameMaker? Additionally the QuarkXPress users also have a few other

More Elegant Indexing Solution

Hi, Just curious: Does this also work when the emphasis page is the first of the two? Will both of the two page numbers have emphasis assigned or only the first one? Best regards Winfried > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at lists.frameusers.com >

White paper on bleeding thumb tabs

Hi, On the FrameUser.com web-site there is supposed to be a white pager which explains how to switch bleeding thumb tabs automatically. There should also be a FrameScript script. However, I cannot access neither of them. The web-site opens completely different pages. Does anyone have this white

White paper on bleeding thumb tabs

Hi, Thanks a lot for all the information, which you sent me! That was very helpful! Best regards Winfried > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at lists.frameusers.com > ]On Beha

Know bugs in FM 8?

Hi, I also heard of these bugs in FrameMaker 8: > - ESC+TAB does not insert TAB when cursor in table cell, > but the pound sign (#) is inserted > - Opening an old file (FM version < 8) with missing pictures does > not allow to set "Ignore all missing files" or "Skip this file". > Only

PDF Page Size Issues

Hi, I have the same problem every half year. When I restart my PC everything is OK again (at least until now). Best regards Winfried > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at

FM won't create a second page

Hi, I guess your problem is that you wrote in a table cell. FrameMaker will - unlike Word - not split table cells if the cell height got too large for the text frame. Therefore you have to limit the amount of text in your table cell and continue in the next table row. Best regards Winfried >

FW: FrameMaker mit Online-Hilfe in Hebräisch/Arabisch

Hi, probably in the next year we have to translate a FrameMaker book into Hebrew and Arabic and also convert the translation into an HTML Help. As FM cannot handle right-to-left languages I plan this: o Convert the FM book to Word with Mif2Go. o Get the Word file(s) translated. o Convert the

Translate FrameMaker book to Hebrew/Arabic and convert to online help

Hi, probably in the next year we have to translate a FrameMaker book into Hebrew and Arabic and also convert the translation into an HTML Help. As FM cannot handle right-to-left languages I plan this: 1 Convert the FM book to Word with Mif2Go. 2 Get the Word file(s) translated. 3 Convert the

Conditional tags and translation (FM and Trados)

Hi, Text which has a condition applied and is hidden is not imported into Trados. However table rows which have a condition applied and are hidden do get imported. At least that's what I noticed with our translation agency half a year ago. As a work-around you have to assign the condition also

Translate FrameMaker book to Hebrew/Arabic and convert to onlinehelp

nt.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at lists.frameusers.com > ]On Behalf > Of Reng, Winfried Dr. > Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 8:55 AM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Translate FrameMaker book to Hebrew/Arabic and convert to > onlinehel

paste special ...text option

Hi Peter, Easy. Open your maker.ini file with a text editor and change the order of the "ClipboardFormatsPriorities" formats. Best regards Winfried > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at

Major problems with generating TOC

Hi Tammy, That sounds as if you have 2 text frames on your reference page: You can select the top one and have problems to select the bottom one. Did you check what happens when you move the text frame? Does another one appear? Best regards Winfried > -Original Message- > From:

Double index file names

Hi, Does your client create a regular file first with all the formatting for the index and names it something like filenameIX.fm? And then he tries to add a FM generated index file? Then he just has to skip the first step. He should create an index file only via the "Add | Standard Index"

Different endings when typing continuous letters

Hi Janet, In the maker.ini file there is a setting DisplayUsingPrinterMetrics. Change that to "On". Otherwise the display is optimized for screen display. But then sometimes it might differ from what you print. This setting affects only the line length. It does not change any line breaks or

Maddening problem with frame below

Hi Steve, I have a similar problem. I have an infoicon paragraph in the sidehead area with a Frame below which holds the info icon. The paragraph font size is 2 pt, the space above is 22 pt. Now and then the font size and the space above change to "normal" values (font size 10 pt and space above

Error message: Resulting columns would be too short

Hi, I want to change the height of a text frame in an anchored frame. When I try to change it from 0.661 cm to 0.265 cm with the Object properties window, I get an error message: Resulting columns would be too short. The error message starts with a value of 0.317 cm. The font size of the

Table title alignment oddity

Hi, The table title frame spans only the text column (without sidehead area) if the table columns have only the width of the text column. If the table columns are wider than the text column, the table title frame spans the text column plus the sidehead area. Eventually your table columns are too

Figure Numbering Problem

Hi, You said that your numbered paragraphs are in "text boxes". Do you mean text frames? These won't be in the same text flow as your regular text. Therefore that might account for any pecularities. Best regards Winfried > I am having a problem numbering figures in service manuals > developed

Size of the book window

Hi, FrameMaker 7.1p116 When I change the size of the book window this change is only saved when I also change anything substantial with the book, e.g. switch between the display of file names and heading text. However, when I open the book the next time, the book window has shrinked in both

Translation choices?

Hi, France and Poland have a "language protection law". It demands that everything must be published in French or Poland respectively. This may encompass even internal publications. Other countries in the EU demand publications in local languages if otherwise you cannot install or use the

Book update takes too long

Hi, I inherited a book with 35 files and 160 pages. When I update the book (or rename a file or update the file info etc.), this takes 1 to 2 minutes. That's _much_ longer than similar books. Printing, however, is normal. There aren't excessive numbers of cross-references in there. Only lots of

Book update takes too long

+wreng=tycoint.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at lists.frameusers.com > ]On Behalf > Of Reng, Winfried Dr. > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 3:17 PM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Book update takes too long > > > Hi

See entire path to graphic?

Hi, I use the excellent free FrameScript script GraphicScale.fsl from Klaus M?ller. You can download it here: http://www.itl.de/html/englisch/consulting/fsl/itl-pool.html#graphic Best regards Winfried > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at

FrameMaker in Hebrew

Hi Dov, I don't know whether it is allowed to tell that. FrameMaker 8 was said to support Unicode. Will it also support right-to-left languages? Best regards Winfried > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at lists.frameusers.com >

Conditional Text Question

Hi Sam, When you apply a condition to a table row, the cells in this row get a thick coloured border. That's intended behaviour. When you hide the condition indicators, this border disappears. Is this what you want to achieve? Apart from that you can also delete a condition and also the text and

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