Re: shortcut for para down

2007-04-11 Thread Rick Quatro
My PageBreaks plugin has a floating palette that allows you to set the Keep With Next / Keep With Previous properties with the click of a button. See http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/pagebreaks/ for more information. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com

Re: png graphic: insufficient memory to import file.....

2007-04-11 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Alex, I have seen this with certain PNG files, but I don't know exactly what causes the problem. My solution is to open the PNG with Photoshop and resave it and then try to import it again. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com i've got the following error while

Re: Superscript/Subscript Question

2007-04-12 Thread Rick Quatro
Press Control+M for the Paragraph Designer. Check the Fixed checkbox under Line Spacing and click Update All. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com FM 7.0, Windows 2000 When I use a superscript or subscript, FM always increases the leading of the line in which

Re: Resize anchored frame to fit graphic

2007-04-18 Thread Rick Quatro
Escape m p Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Drat - What's the short cut key sequence for this on FM 7.x and Win XP? I'm sure I seen it recently. Also, where can I find a comprehensive list of short cuts? There seem to be a fair number missing from the Quick

Re: FrameMaker Server User Interface??

2007-04-20 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Randy, Don't overlook FrameScript as an automation tool for FrameMaker Server development. FrameScript is only $149 per seat (http://www.framescript.com). Even adding the cost of custom scripts, your total investment can be a fraction of what some of the other products cost. Rick Quatro

OT: Registry Settings

2007-04-23 Thread Rick Quatro
, I would appreciate it. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL

Re: Problems with Save as function

2007-04-23 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Ariel, In the PDF Setup dialog box, in the Tags tag, uncheck Generate Tagged PDF. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi there, I have been working on an FM document for over year. I am using FM 7.2 and Acrobat 7.0 distiller to create PDFs. As of this morning

Re: ASCII IN FRAMESCRIPT

2007-04-30 Thread Rick Quatro
Michael, You can use this on the selected character: If TextSelection.Begin.Object = TextSelection.End.Object If TextSelection.Begin.Offset TextSelection.End.Offset Display eUtl.StringToInt{TextSelection.Begin.TextRange1.Text}; EndIf EndIf Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267

CMS for FrameMaker

2007-05-01 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, Does anyone have a ready-list of CMS that work specifically with FrameMaker documents? Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL

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

2007-05-04 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Ed, Cross-references inside of text insets do not work in the resulting PDF. This is a known issue. I have a FrameScript fix; if you are interested, contact me offlist. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Can anybody tell me why my xref's

OT: Excel Question

2007-05-12 Thread Rick Quatro
this =SUM(B#:F#) where the # sign would indicate the current row containing the formula. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list

Re: Excel Question

2007-05-13 Thread Rick Quatro
Let me explain what I am doing. I am writing a CSV file programatically. I have a column of document names across the top. Doc1 Doc2 Doc3 Each row consists of a format name and the count of that format in each document's column. Heading1 10 5 9 Body 40 12 22 So, for the last

SOLVED: Re: Excel Question

2007-05-13 Thread Rick Quatro
the formula. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL

Adobe President and COO mentions FrameMaker

2007-05-17 Thread Rick Quatro
There is a brief mention of FrameMaker in the following article: http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1741 Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL

Re: Scrollback Bug

2007-05-17 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Gena, This is not exactly it. It happens when an image has its Runaround Properties set to something besides None and there is a text frame that overlaps the image. Rick I'm not sure if this is the same issue I experienced, but I was told once by FrameMaker (pre-Adobe) that this bug is

Re: Accessing an archived FM file that shows as view only

2007-05-17 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Rene, Open the document and press (in sequence) Escape F l k (where the l is a lower-case L). Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi All, We've got an odd problem with an FM file (v 7.2b128 Win). When the doc was released, the writer used the (timesaving

Nested ul and ol elements

2007-05-17 Thread Rick Quatro
of nested ol and ul elements. I am having trouble devising the correct text formatting rules. Any help or pointers would be appreciated. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers

Re: FrameMaker.next

2007-05-17 Thread Rick Quatro
Even if you don't like his presentation, it is worth seeing the backflip he does at the conclusion. Rick As an aside (and just to make Bernard blush, if that's possible), if you ever get a chance to sit in on training or a presentation done by Bernard, DO IT!!! I have to say that he was my

Re: Accessing an archived FM file that shows as view only

2007-05-17 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Rene, Since you are giving out e-kisses, here is another way to do it in FrameMaker 7.2. Choose View Formatting Bar and click the icon that has the white page and blue ribbon. Rick AH!!! THANK YOU!! Here's an e-kiss on the cheek!! Rene Rick Quatro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi

Re: Adobe CEO interview

2007-05-18 Thread Rick Quatro
No Child Left Behind did nothing but expand the federal educational bureaucracy. The only way to reform education is to break the public education monopoly. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com don't leave any customer behind reminds me of the US don't leave any

Re: Framescript Question

2007-05-22 Thread Rick Quatro
?'; If iButton = YesButton // Branch to code to fix frame. Else // Continue loop to find next frame. EndIf Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all -- Framescript question--Frame 7.0p579, FrameScript 4.1R2. I have a script that moves through a book and sets the left margin

Help decoding Running H/F variables with attibutes

2007-05-24 Thread Rick Quatro
, but it still displays the value. In fact, I don't even have the book file where I assume the book element originates. Does this sound right? Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed

Re: Help decoding Running H/F variables with attibutes

2007-05-26 Thread Rick Quatro
, but at least it's there. As far as I can tell, you can't get the information directly from the document with FrameScript or the FDK. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com - Original Message - From: O'CONNOR Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Rick Quatro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent

Re: Updating and saving an entire book

2007-06-04 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Jennifer, There is a switch to turn off the warnings in File Preferences General. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi everyone, I recently upgraded to FM 7.2 (WinXP) and I'm finding the new Cannot be undone... OK to continue? dialog box greatly annoying

OT: Comparing 2 XML documents

2007-06-14 Thread Rick Quatro
the XML files. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe

Re: Line over footnotes

2007-06-18 Thread Rick Quatro
Choose View Reference Pages and find the Footnote reference frame. Any adjustments you make to the frame or the content of the frame will be reflected above the footnotes. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi, There is always a thin line over the footnotes

Re: Cross-references and hyperlinks: jump back to target?

2007-07-13 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Yves, For links within the same document, use Esc v P (view Previous). For links to a different document, you can hit Alt+Tab to go back to the link document (as long as it is still open). Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I think this question has been

Re: Save book as postcript

2007-07-20 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Morten, If you run into a dead end with DoBatch, you should consider FrameScript for FrameMaker automation. It is a full-featured scripting language for FrameMaker. See http://www.framescript.com. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi Bodvar, Peter (Gold

Re: FrameMaker 8 and Plugins

2007-08-01 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Mike, All of my plugins worked with the FrameMaker 8 beta. TableCleaner PageLabeler FindChangeSpecial ImportFormatsSpecial etc. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I've got quite a few plugins for my current version of FrameMaker (7.1). Does anyone know if any

FM To PowerPoint

2007-08-02 Thread Rick Quatro
in advance for any help. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: FM To PowerPoint

2007-08-02 Thread Rick Quatro
Thanks for the suggestion. My client wants PowerPoint so they can modify the slides downstream. Rick Do you need all of the bells and whistles in PowerPoint? If not, just use FrameMaker and PDF. Use disconnected pages with three workflows - one for the slide material, one below that for

Frame 7.2 and Distiller 8.1 Crash

2007-08-03 Thread Rick Quatro
, Distiller is crashing before it renames the file to .pdf. Even on successful jobs, Distiller does not clean up the .tps and .tpdf files. Has anyone else seen problems like this, particularly with documents saved without a script. Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267

SOLVED: Re: Get rid of the Windows application crashed dialog

2007-08-03 Thread Rick Quatro
Sorry to bother you all. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/northrup_03october06.mspx Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list

OT: Get rid of the Windows application crashed dialog

2007-08-03 Thread Rick Quatro
When a Windows application crashes, you get the Send Error Report dialog. Is there a way to suppress this dialog box? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers

NOT SOLVED: Re: Get rid of the Windows application crashed dialog

2007-08-03 Thread Rick Quatro
it seems to die after the PDF is created. Rick Sorry to bother you all. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/northrup_03october06.mspx Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently

Re: Frame 8 crashes on Save As PDF

2007-08-03 Thread Rick Quatro
? Art On 8/3/07, Rick Quatro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, FrameMaker 8 crashes on Save As PDF. I have Distiller 8.1 installed. Is this a known issue? Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed

Re: Structured Frame Question

2007-08-09 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Nancy, Yes, but the book's structure may not be valid. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all, Is it possible to mix unstructured Frame files with structured Frame files in the same book? Thanks, Nancy Adams

Re: FrameMaker 8 Automatic Letter Spacing Broken?

2007-08-09 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Mike, Yes, I can verify this behavior with FrameMaker 8 on Windows XP. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I posted this topic a couple of days ago with no response. Probably I made it too complicated. :) Can someone please tell me if they see the same problem

OT: DITA id attribute values

2007-08-10 Thread Rick Quatro
), then I can generate a unique number suffix. So, an id might look like abc_562387 or abc-562387 Any advice will be appreciated. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed

OT: Acrobat 8 and prologue.ps and epilogue.ps

2007-08-13 Thread Rick Quatro
of these files. Have they been replaced by another mechanism? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: OT: Acrobat 8 and prologue.ps and epilogue.ps

2007-08-13 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Mark, Thanks for the reply. I don't have this path on my Windows XP machine. I installed Acrobat 8 Pro as part of CS3, so maybe this is the difference. The closest path I have is the old Acrobat 7 path: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Adobe PDF\Data Rick Hi, These files

Re: OT: Acrobat 8 and prologue.ps and epilogue.ps

2007-08-13 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Mark, Yes, I do have this path. Thanks for the follow up. Rick Hi, The TimeSavers documentation gives the following path: \Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe PDF\Distiller\Data Where User is your user name. Regards Mark

Re: XP Home and FM6?

2007-08-22 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Ragnar, Try skipping the autorun installer and navigate to the FrameMaker folder on the CD. See if you can run the Setup.exe directly from there. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello, I have been using XP Pro and FM6 without problems after applying

Single MIF for FrameMaker book

2007-08-24 Thread Rick Quatro
. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email

Re: FM to Word conversion

2007-08-28 Thread Rick Quatro
You can Save As RTF and see how that works, or use a third-party program like Mif2Go (http://www.omsys.com). Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Good Morning Framers List, Sorry, this questions seems taboo however, I am interested in converting a FM book to an MS

Re: Keyboard shortcuts stop working

2007-09-06 Thread Rick Quatro
I have seen something similar recently with FrameMaker 7.2p158. My keyboard will suddenly become remapped. I have to quit and restart FrameMaker and all is well. I am still not sure what is triggering it. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com - Original Message

Re: Tables sorts

2007-09-14 Thread Rick Quatro
) Convert the table to paragraphs. 5) Convert the table back to a two column table. Do this by selecting the paragraphs, choose Table Convert to Table, Treat Each Paragraph As A Cell, Number of Columns: 2. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I am wrestling with tables

Re: I'm impressed with Adobe

2007-09-14 Thread Rick Quatro
for perfect software, but it should at least work as well as previous versions. Yes, we now know that FrameMaker is not dead. But it is evident that it is not getting a lot of Adobe's resources or attention, at least not compared to other Adobe products. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659

SOLVED: Re: Single MIF for FrameMaker book

2007-09-15 Thread Rick Quatro
It turns out that creating a single FM document for all of the files in the book was the best approach. I was able to do this with a FrameScript script, and I now have a happy client. Thanks for all of the suggestions. If anyone else has this need, please let me know. Rick Quatro Carmen

ANN: Excel To FrameMaker

2007-09-15 Thread Rick Quatro
of the tables are updated with the latest spreadsheet data. This is only one example of what can be done; the process can be automated further. If you have any interest in an Excel to FrameMaker workflow, please contact me offlist with your specific requirements. Thank you very much. Rick

Re: Manipulating EDDs with Framescript

2007-09-19 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Adam, You might want to check the FrameScript group at http://groups.yahoo.com. Do you want to add values to attributes that already exist, or are you trying to add new, valid attributes to the element? Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all, I

Re: adding blank pages without affecting page numbers

2007-09-19 Thread Rick Quatro
the PDF file and add the pages. But if you only have 6 pages and you are not going to make the PDF many times, you might be better off adding the pages to the PDF by hand. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I'm working on a legacy doc (unstructured; Frame 7.2

Re: adding blank pages without affecting page numbers

2007-09-19 Thread Rick Quatro
carefully. You may encounter any of the following problems: * Autonumbers will reset in each of the text frames. * Tables that break across pages will short circuit the page numbers. You can reverse the frozen pages by choosing Esc p z and clicking Unfreeze. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267

Re: Further information on Building blocks in FrameMaker

2007-09-26 Thread Rick Quatro
. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello everyone, I wanted to know if there was a way to setup a if...,them... syntax within FrameMaker. The reason I'm asking is that I am troubleshooting an issue with the header. I currently have a hierarchical system assisted

OT: Recording DVDs

2007-09-27 Thread Rick Quatro
I am sorry for the seriously off-topic post, but here goes. I need to record some VCR tapes onto DVD. I can buy hardware to do this, but is there a method for making a menu for the DVD so I can navigate to different sections on the DVD (like a commercial DVD)? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro

Re: Recording DVDs (Clarification)

2007-09-27 Thread Rick Quatro
sorry for the seriously off-topic post, but here goes. I need to record some VCR tapes onto DVD. I can buy hardware to do this, but is there a method for making a menu for the DVD so I can navigate to different sections on the DVD (like a commercial DVD)? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen

Re: Why am I losing page and column breaks?

2007-10-04 Thread Rick Quatro
In fairness to Stuart (his tone notwithstanding), I didn't attempt to answer the original question because it wasn't clear to me either. Also, if you did receive satisfactory answers from others, please share them with the list. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267

Re: Searching for empty paragraphs

2007-10-04 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Pat, How about \P\p Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all - For years I've used the following wildcat search string to locate empty paragraphs: ^\p (start of line followed by paragraph ending) It stopped working a couple releases ago (I believe in FM 7

ANN: HTML to FrameMaker Case Study

2007-10-05 Thread Rick Quatro
me know. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: FrameMaker Console

2007-10-08 Thread Rick Quatro
File Preferences General. Uncheck Show File Translation Errors and click Set. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Does anyone know how to make it so that the annoying FrameMaker console doesn't open? Thank you, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gillian Flato Technical

Re: FrameMaker Console

2007-10-08 Thread Rick Quatro
FrameScript 5 has an option to suppress the startup Console message. I have been doing that with some of my plugins as well. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Minimize it is what I do too ... :) (FrameScript pops it up each time you start FrameMaker

Re: Italics dropping out of TOC

2007-10-10 Thread Rick Quatro
the second method, as it can be triggered automatically whenever the TOC is generated. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I got no response to the below post. Is this such a well-known FrameMaker bug that it merits no response? Did I get you all on a bad day? Or am I

FrameMaker 8 Online Manuals

2007-10-12 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, I am sorry for the repeat question, as I think it has been asked before. I am looking for the FrameMaker 8 Online Manuals, particulary the Structured Application Developers Manual. Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com

Re: Adjusting table column widths in a two column layout

2007-10-15 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Jon, You could use my TableCleaner plugin to change all of the column widths before importing the files into Flare. http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/tablecleaner/ Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com - Original Message - From: Jon Harvey [EMAIL

Re: Footnote problem--long footnotes

2007-10-17 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Tina, Footnote problems like you are experiencing is a known issue at least since FrameMaker 4, possibly earlier. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all, I'm laying out a manuscript in Frame 8 that is packed full of detailed footnotes. This author is fond

Re: ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO SCRIPT IN GHOSTSCRIPT

2007-10-24 Thread Rick Quatro
I know you don't want any other suggestions, but for the sake of others on the list, I would change one or more of the fonts in my FrameMaker documents and distill them again. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello Framers, This might be slightly OT but here

OT: Web site design

2007-10-24 Thread Rick Quatro
very much. Rick Quatro New Horizons Properties 585-659-8267 585-219-8959 Fax 585-729-6746 Cell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email

OT: Need a few references

2007-10-31 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, I am look at a new FrameMaker project with a new client and they have asked for some references. If you have worked with me in the past and would like to provide a reference or recommendation, please send it to me offlist. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing

SOLVED: Re: Need a few references

2007-11-01 Thread Rick Quatro
Thanks to all who generously provided recommendations. I really appreciate it. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED

OT: Send an email when a script finishes

2007-11-07 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, I need to send an email after a script finishes. Any ideas on how to do this would be appreciated. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL

Re: Possible Frame6+SGML Issue only MIF to Native and OLE graphics

2007-11-07 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Dan, One thing to consider: it may be better to do your string replacements in FrameMaker without going to MIF and back. Since you are using FrameScript, you may be able to do these replacements in the binary file (depending on what exactly you are doing). Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing

ANN:Thanksgiving Sale

2007-11-23 Thread Rick Quatro
anything via my web store, YOU WILL PAY THE FULL PRICE and I cannot refund your money. The half-price sale is for PayPal and direct phone orders only. Thanks again for your support. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com

Re: Automatic deletion of files after saving as PDF?

2007-11-27 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Tammy, I believe that this is a known bug with this combination. The same thing happens to me. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com All, Using FM 7.2 on Windows XP/SP2 with Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0.x. I am successfully using the Save as PDF option on my

Detecting a click in the Structure View

2007-11-29 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, I want to detect a left-mouse click in the structure view, for example, when a user clicks on an element bubble. Does anyone have any FDK or FrameScript code that shows how to do this? Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com

Re: HTML to MIF?

2007-12-07 Thread Rick Quatro
. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com So, I'm looking for a way to produce a MIF file from a batch of HTML files. Looking through the list archives, I see that Omni Systems is/was considering the development of Go2Mif for this purpose. However, since I haven't

ANN: Powerful New FrameScript Functionality

2007-12-10 Thread Rick Quatro
. This functionality was previously only available with custom FDK plugins. If you have need to modify XML on import/export please send me your detailed requirements. I may be able to provide you with a prototype to demonstrate FrameScript 5's new capabilities. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing

Re: Convert MIF to .fm (Frame) in Windows environment??

2007-12-15 Thread Rick Quatro
of FrameMaker. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi, I'm no Frame expert so am hoping someone can help me here. I was able to use fmbatch in a Unix environment to basically take a MIF file, open it, import

Re: FM 7.2 and Acrobat 8: remove .tps and view PDF

2007-12-17 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Yves, These are problems that would probably require a FrameMaker 7.2 patch to fix. With FrameMaker 8 released, this is not likely to happen. You may be able to do something with FrameScript to clean things up. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi Framers

Re: Scroll Back Bug - still around in FM8?

2007-12-17 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Carla, I haven't had a chance to test this with FM 8. Even if the bug is fixed, the plugin is still useful in that it automatically sets the Runaround property to Don't Runaround for new imported graphics. If you use callouts on your graphics, this feature alone is worthwhile. Rick Quatro

Whitespace in DITA XML

2007-12-20 Thread Rick Quatro
the XML file? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL

Re: Validating all hypertext links in a FM book?

2007-12-20 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Grant, What exactly do you mean by validate? Do you want to make sure that URLs are valid? Or are you trying to make sure that gotolinks have a matching newlink? Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I've looked in the help and queried the archives

Re: Hypertext links in Acrobat8 documents generated from FM8don't work

2007-12-21 Thread Rick Quatro
an automated way to convert your 8.0 documents back to 7.x format, let me know. You could do this with a FrameScript script. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com We are feeling as if Adobe has just sabotaged our entire 15-year project. How could they have offered

OT: Setting Modification Date From Commandline

2007-12-21 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Framers, I am looking for a command line program that will allow me to set the modification date and time of a file. Thanks for any suggestions. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed

Re: cudspan dobatch plugin problem (FrameMaker crashes)

2008-01-04 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Jakob, I am biased towards FrameScript ($149, http://www.framescript.com), as it gives you so many more options for FrameMaker automation. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello and happy new year to all, I have a problem with Chris Despopoulos' DoBatch

PDF links inside a browser

2008-01-04 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, I have some PDFs that are viewed in a browser. Is there a syntax for PDF links that will force a new browser window (or tab) to open? Thanks in advance. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You

Re: different page numbering for the same files

2008-01-07 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Leah, When you update each book, it will update the numbering appropriately for that book. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Good day mavins, I have 2 books where book 1 uses files 1 - 10 and book 2 uses some of the same files (let's say files 5 - 7). I

Re: Importing single variable values?

2008-01-14 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Chuck, My ImportFormatsSpecial plugin gives you separate checkboxes for importing user variables and system variables. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Esteemed Framers, I think I once knew the answer to this question, but it escapes me now, and I can find

Re: Watched Folder

2008-01-15 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Kelly, If you have Adobe Distiller Professional, it should be under Settings Watched Folders. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Why don't I have a watched folder setting in Distiller 8 on Win XP

Re: Can hiding conditional text be set to use an And relationship andnot an Or relationship?

2008-01-24 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Marta, FrameMaker 8 has this functionality, although I haven't used it yet. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hello First, I want to thank everyone for the answers I received on my last question. I have been volunteered to field FrameMaker questions at my

Re: easy way to relink or manage links in FrameMaker ?

2008-01-26 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Bjørn, If the graphics are imported by copy, there is no way to know what the original source of the file is. If the graphics are imported by reference, you could manage the relinking with a FrameScript script. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com I am running

OT: XSLT work for barter

2008-01-28 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, I need some XSLT work done. I am willing to barter some FrameScript work for it. If you are interested, please contact me offlist. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You

FM 8: Attribute Expressions

2008-01-30 Thread Rick Quatro
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Re: How do you count the total number of words in a FM book

2008-02-07 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Esar, If you have FrameScript, I have a script that will do this. The cost for the script is $40. Please let me know if you are interested. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi, Does anyone have a method of counting the total number

Re: Limiting table/graphics table widths

2008-02-12 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Loretta, You may want to take a look at my TableCleaner plugin. It allows you to resize tables in a batch. See http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/tablecleaner/ Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi Everyone, We're looking for a way to limit the width of our

Re: Markers in the text

2008-02-13 Thread Rick Quatro
the contents of the marker. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi all: I'm working with someone eles's templates, and every now and then I find an upside down T in the text. I've seen these markers for anchored frames, and I've seen them in the TOC, but when

Re: Autonumbering at end of paragraph is right justified

2008-02-19 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Jing, What you are trying to accomplish is a good idea, but End of Paragraph autonumbers always move out to the right margin. If you are using structured FrameMaker, you could use a Suffix Rule to add a colon where the text ends. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267

Re: cross reference vs variables

2008-02-20 Thread Rick Quatro
False. Just to mix things up, the next question will appear in the form of a statement. There is very little difference between cross-references and variables. Discuss. Deirdre ___ ___ You are

ANN: FrameScript Training in San Jose Area

2008-02-22 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, I will be conducting a private FrameScript class in San Jose, CA on March 24, 25. If you have interest in a class at your location later that week, please contact me offlist right away. Thank you very much. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com

Re: Text string in title case?

2008-02-29 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Paul, For Windows FrameMaker, you can use FrameScript. If anyone is interested in a script like this, please contact me offlist. Thanks. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Hi Tina, This is impossible with FrameMaker alone. I thought perhaps Spell Catcher

Re: Text string in title case?

2008-02-29 Thread Rick Quatro
do by hand with FrameMaker. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com In the days of FM/unix, before book-wide search/replace and other come-lately power features, something like this would be done with fmbatch and one or more of GREP, AWK, and SED text-manipulation tools

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