Expandable text in Web Help files
Using FM 7.1 on a networked Windows platform. Current documentation is in unstructured FM and Web Help created with RoboHelp. The new product is being written from the ground up along with the new Help files (also in RoboHelp). We want to use the information in the Help files in our training documents (in FrameMaker). We want to move to a structured FM environment so we can use the existing Help files for source information. The current version of Web Help includes expandable text (DHTML). Before we begin developing the new Help, we need to know if FM can import the DHTML information. Does structured FM support the import of DHTML along with the Web Help files? TIA Frank Harper --- Hermann Frank Harper HIDS, Incorporated 678.525.8420 ___ 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/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Expandable text in Web Help files
Using FM 7.1 on a networked Windows platform. Current documentation is in unstructured FM and Web Help created with RoboHelp. The new product is being written from the ground up along with the new Help files (also in RoboHelp). We want to use the information in the Help files in our training documents (in FrameMaker). We want to move to a structured FM environment so we can use the existing Help files for source information. The current version of Web Help includes expandable text (DHTML). Before we begin developing the new Help, we need to know if FM can import the DHTML information. Does structured FM support the import of DHTML along with the Web Help files? TIA Frank Harper --- Hermann Frank Harper HIDS, Incorporated 678.525.8420
List of insets
FrameMaker 7.1 on a Win XP Pro platform. I have a three-book library that uses screen shots imported by reference. There are close to 800 graphic files in the directory. I know that not all of the files are being used and want to move the inactive ones out of the directory for space considerations. Does anyone know of a utility that can generate a list of files that are used in the FrameMaker documents? Thanks in advance, Frank Harper --- Hermann Frank Harper HIDS, Incorporated 678.525.8420
RE: TOCs at beginning of each chapter
David, There are two methods I have used. First is to use the cross-reference feature - place cross-references to the headings you want for your TOC. Define the TOC para style to incoude a tab with a leader for the page number. Define the cross-reference format to include the paratext, tab, and pagenum variables. The page numbers are updated just like any cross-reference. The second method is more complex. Generate a chapter TOC using the Special menu. This generates a separate file. Import the TOC file by reference into the chapter at the point you want the TOC. Then when you need to update the TOC, regenerate the TOC using the Special menu again. Unfortunately, this method requires manual steps, so I prefer the first method. Good luck, Frank Harper -Original Message- From: davidaflynn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mar 6, 2006 1:04 AM To: 'Wollenberger, David' [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'Framers (FrameMaker List)' Framers@frameusers.com Subject: RE: TOCs at beginning of each chapter Hi, I understand your intent because I also require to add a table of contents in the beginning of each chapter. However, I only display all H1 cross-references in a simple table. That's my chapter toc... Thank you, Shall Close, Regards, David Flynn Technical Writer Tel: +91 11 26222890/1/2 Extn: 220 Fiorano Software www.fiorano.com _ Fiorano announces the availability of it's next generation platform - Fiorano SOAT 2006 Platform Learn more at http://www.fiorano.com/products/ Cut your SOA implementation time and cost by 80% today. Download and try Fiorano SOAT 2006 Platform at www.fiorano.com/downloads/ _ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wollenberger, David Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 2:23 AM To: Framers (FrameMaker List) Subject: TOCs at beginning of each chapter I am attempting to develop a template where there is a TOC at the beginning of each chapter. Initially, I thought that the only way I could do this would be to create a book for each chapter. These books would contain nothing but the chapter file and an autogenerated TOC. Then, I would create a master book that contains each of the book files. Although FM allows me to add a book file to a book, when I attempt to Generate or Find, I get nothing but error messages. During Searches, FM says it cannot open the book files; during Generation, FM says it cannot generate because the master book file contains no openable non-generated files. I can open these books from the master book window by double-clicking, no errors. Another approach would be to figure out some way of including the TOC inside of the chapter file. However, I cannot think how I would get FM to do this. Does anyone have any ideas about how to do this, or, if you can confirm that it can't be done, that would help also. David Wollenberger ca Technical Writer tel: +1 310 957-3969 (Internal: x63969) fax: +1 310 957-3917 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Customers First Performance Quality Innovation Teamwork with Focus Shareholder Value This e-mail message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ___ 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/davidaflynn%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ 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/hfharper%40mindspring.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. --- Hermann Frank Harper HIDS, Incorporated 678.525.8420 ___ 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/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
TOCs at beginning of each chapter
David, There are two methods I have used. First is to use the cross-reference feature - place cross-references to the headings you want for your TOC. Define the TOC para style to incoude a tab with a leader for the page number. Define the cross-reference format to include the paratext, tab, and pagenum variables. The page numbers are updated just like any cross-reference. The second method is more complex. Generate a chapter TOC using the Special menu. This generates a separate file. Import the TOC file by reference into the chapter at the point you want the TOC. Then when you need to update the TOC, regenerate the TOC using the Special menu again. Unfortunately, this method requires manual steps, so I prefer the first method. Good luck, Frank Harper -Original Message- >From: davidaflynn >Sent: Mar 6, 2006 1:04 AM >To: "'Wollenberger, David'" , "'Framers >(FrameMaker List)'" >Subject: RE: TOCs at beginning of each chapter > >Hi, > >I understand your intent because I also require to add a table of contents >in the beginning of each chapter. However, I only display all H1 >cross-references in a simple table. That's my chapter toc... > >Thank you, > >Shall Close, > >Regards, > >David Flynn >Technical Writer >Tel: +91 11 26222890/1/2 >Extn: 220 >Fiorano Software >www.fiorano.com > > >_ > >Fiorano announces the availability of it's next generation platform - >Fiorano SOAT 2006 Platform > >Learn more at http://www.fiorano.com/products/ > >Cut your SOA implementation time and cost by 80% today. >Download and try Fiorano SOAT 2006 Platform at www.fiorano.com/downloads/ > > >_ > >-Original Message- >From: framers-bounces+davidaflynn=gmail.com at lists.frameusers.com >[mailto:framers-bounces+davidaflynn=gmail.com at lists.frameusers.com] On >Behalf Of Wollenberger, David >Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 2:23 AM >To: Framers (FrameMaker List) >Subject: TOCs at beginning of each chapter > >I am attempting to develop a template where there is a TOC at the >beginning of each chapter. > >Initially, I thought that the only way I could do this would be to >create a book for each chapter. These books would contain nothing but >the chapter file and an autogenerated TOC. Then, I would create a master >book that contains each of the book files. > >Although FM allows me to add a book file to a book, when I attempt to >Generate or Find, I get nothing but error messages. During Searches, FM >says it cannot open the book files; during Generation, FM says it cannot >generate because the master book file contains no openable non-generated >files. I can open these books from the master book window by >double-clicking, no errors. > >Another approach would be to figure out some way of including the TOC >inside of the chapter file. However, I cannot think how I would get FM >to do this. > > >Does anyone have any ideas about how to do this, or, if you can confirm >that it can't be done, that would help also. > > >David Wollenberger > > >ca > >Technical Writer >tel: +1 310 957-3969 (Internal: x63969) >fax: +1 310 957-3917 >david.wollenberger at ca.com >Customers First Performance Quality & Innovation Teamwork with Focus >Shareholder Value > >This e-mail message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and >may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized >review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not >the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and >destroy all copies of the original message. > >___ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as davidaflynn at gmail.com. > >Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >or visit >http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/davidaflynn%40gmail.com > >Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > >___ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as hfharper at mindspring.com. > >Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >or visit >http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/hfharper%40mindspring.com > >Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. --- Hermann Frank Harper HIDS, Incorporated 678.525.8420
RE: Conditional Pagination
I agree with Richard. I use custom master pages and have a para style mapped to my Final master page. When I update the book, I include the Apply Master Pages option that resets all the final master pages (not to mention other master pages mapped to other para styles) and it works just fine. It deletes the additional pages after applying the master pages. Frank Harper -Original Message- From: seraphim [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Feb 9, 2006 11:28 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Conditional Pagination I might be wrong, but I think you can avoid this by forcing the next-to-last file in the book to have odd page numbers. Then, your final file would just have one page, and would make the total page count to be even. Thus, it's the second-to-last file in the book that would flex (adding a blank page when necessary to make the page count odd), and that could be done automatically. You could thereby avoid the dual-book approach. Regards, Seraphim ___ Seraphim Larsen CIG Operations / TPPE Senior Technical Writer Intel Corporation (480) 552-6504 Chandler, AZ The content of this message is my personal opinion only. Although I am an employee of Intel, the statements I make here in no way represent Intel's position on the issue, nor am I authorized to speak on behalf of Intel on this matter. ___ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DeFlorio, Dominick Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 5:39 AM To: Combs, Richard; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Conditional Pagination Solution to the pagination problem: Add two extra back cover files to the book One file for the manual that ends with even pages (adds two extra pages) One file for the manual that ends with odd pages (adds one extra page) Create two book files, one for each manual May be the long way around, but it works. Thank you to all for your advise. dominick Dominick A. DeFlorio Senior Technical Writer Plug Power, Inc. 968 Albany-Shaker Road Latham, NY 12110 (518) 738-0389 -Original Message- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 3:34 PM To: DeFlorio, Dominick; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Conditional Pagination Dominick DeFlorio wrote: I'm working with a Frame 7.2 document that is conditioned to produce two different manuals for two different (but similar) products. The last book file contains several schematics that are conditioned for one or the other product. Upon turning off the conditions for one product, several blank pages remain and do not go away after saving the file. (Pagination is configured to delete empty pages.) The caveat to this scenario is that the last page is assigned a custom master page (Back Cover). When I change the page to standard Right/Left master page, the document immediately corrects pagination. I prefer not to cob the last page to force it to work. Is there a more elegant approach to fixing this problem? FM won't delete pages that use a custom master page (or, since it starts deleting empty pages at the end of the file, any non-custom pages followed by a custom page). If you have to have a custom master page, you might be able to make it work using the Apply Master Pages feature. I'm not sure, since I haven't used it. You'd have to be able to change your last page back and forth between the standard master page and the custom page, maybe by importing the appropriate MasterPageMaps table (reference pages). If you have FrameScript, a script could switch out the master pages. Third possibility: Put the back cover into its own one-page file. HTH! Richard -- Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/theorem37%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/hfharper%40mindspring.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. --- Hermann Frank Harper HIDS, Incorporated 678.525.8420 ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED
Conditional Pagination
I agree with Richard. I use custom master pages and have a para style mapped to my "Final" master page. When I update the book, I include the Apply Master Pages option that resets all the final master pages (not to mention other master pages mapped to other para styles) and it works just fine. It deletes the additional pages after applying the master pages. Frank Harper -Original Message- >From: seraphim >Sent: Feb 9, 2006 11:28 AM >To: framers at lists.frameusers.com >Cc: Dominick_Deflorio at plugpower.com >Subject: RE: Conditional Pagination > >I might be wrong, but I think you can avoid this by forcing the >next-to-last file in the book to have odd page numbers. Then, your >final file would just have one page, and would make the total page >count to be even. > >Thus, it's the second-to-last file in the book that would flex (adding >a blank page when necessary to make the page count odd), and that >could be done automatically. > >You could thereby avoid the dual-book approach. > >Regards, >Seraphim >___ >Seraphim Larsen CIG Operations / TPPE >Senior Technical Writer Intel Corporation >(480) 552-6504 Chandler, AZ >The content of this message is my personal opinion only. >Although I am an employee of Intel, the statements I make >here in no way represent Intel's position on the issue, nor >am I authorized to speak on behalf of Intel on this matter. >___ > >-Original Message- >From: framers-bounces+theorem37=gmail.com at lists.frameusers.com >[mailto:framers-bounces+theorem37=gmail.com at lists.frameusers.com] On >Behalf Of DeFlorio, Dominick >Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 5:39 AM >To: Combs, Richard; framers at lists.frameusers.com >Subject: RE: Conditional Pagination > >Solution to the pagination problem: >Add two extra back cover files to the book > One file for the manual that ends with even pages (adds two extra >pages) > One file for the manual that ends with odd pages (adds one extra page) >Create two book files, one for each manual >May be the long way around, but it works. >Thank you to all for your advise. >dominick > > >Dominick A. DeFlorio >Senior Technical Writer >Plug Power, Inc. >968 Albany-Shaker Road >Latham, NY 12110 >(518) 738-0389 > > >-Original Message- >From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.combs at Polycom.com] >Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 3:34 PM >To: DeFlorio, Dominick; framers at lists.frameusers.com >Subject: RE: Conditional Pagination > >Dominick DeFlorio wrote: > >> I'm working with a Frame 7.2 document that is conditioned to produce >> two different manuals for two different (but similar) products. The >> last book file contains several schematics that are conditioned for >> one or the other product. Upon turning off the conditions for one >> product, several blank pages remain and do not go away after saving >> the file. >> (Pagination is configured to delete empty pages.) The caveat to this >> scenario is that the last page is assigned a custom master page (Back >> Cover). When I change the page to standard Right/Left master page, >> the document immediately corrects pagination. I prefer not to cob the > >> last page to force it to work. Is there a more elegant approach to >> fixing this problem? > >FM won't delete pages that use a custom master page (or, since it starts >deleting empty pages at the end of the file, any non-custom pages >followed by a custom page). > >If you have to have a custom master page, you might be able to make it >work using the Apply Master Pages feature. I'm not sure, since I haven't >used it. You'd have to be able to change your last page back and forth >between the standard master page and the custom page, maybe by importing >the appropriate MasterPageMaps table (reference pages). > >If you have FrameScript, a script could switch out the master pages. > >Third possibility: Put the back cover into its own one-page file. > >HTH! >Richard > > >-- >Richard G. Combs >Senior Technical Writer >Polycom, Inc. >richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom >303-223-5111 >-- >rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom >303-777-0436 >-- > > > > >___ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as theorem37 at gmail.com. > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >or visit >http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/theorem37%40gmail.com > >Send admin
Re: Watermark
Shlomo, Thanks, I discovered this morning that I WAShaving a senior moment. The problem was in the Runaround Properties. It is refreshing to know what a good nights sleep will do. I still don't know why the link was broken, but that's another story. Frank Harper -Original Message- From: Shlomo Perets [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Jan 4, 2006 1:40 AM To: Frank Harper [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Framers@FrameUsers.com Subject: Re: Watermark Frank, You wrote: ... When I re-imported the graphic on my First master page and placed it behind the text box, it now interferes with the text in the text frame on the body page. I am not sure if I am having a senior moment, but I think that the graphic should not interfere with the text since it is a background graphic not in an anchored frame. Is it time for me to toddle off to the old-folks home or is something else happening. This is the same graphic and is in .png format. ... Text on body pages can run around a bitmap contour/box when the bitmap is placed directly on a master page. To prevent this: go to the master page, select the bitmap, Graphics Runaround Properties, and choose Don't Run Around. Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * FrameMaker/Acrobat training consulting Template Design, Single Sourcing, FM-to-PDF Technical Indexing seminars ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants --- Hermann Frank Harper HIDS, Incorporated 678.525.8420 ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Watermark
Shlomo, Thanks, I discovered this morning that I WAShaving a senior moment. The problem was in the Runaround Properties. It is refreshing to know what a good nights sleep will do. I still don't know why the link was broken, but that's another story. Frank Harper -Original Message- >From: Shlomo Perets >Sent: Jan 4, 2006 1:40 AM >To: Frank Harper >Cc: Framers at FrameUsers.com >Subject: Re: Watermark > >Frank, > >You wrote: > >>... When I re-imported the graphic on my First master page and placed it >>behind the text box, it now interferes with the text in the text frame >>on the body page. >> >>I am not sure if I am having a senior moment, but I think that the >>graphic should not interfere with the text since it is a background >>graphic not in an anchored frame. Is it time for me to toddle off to >>the old-folks home or is something else happening. This is the same >>graphic and is in .png format. ... > > >Text on body pages can run around a bitmap contour/box when the bitmap is >placed directly on a master page. > >To prevent this: go to the master page, select the bitmap, Graphics > >Runaround Properties, and choose "Don't Run Around". > > >Shlomo Perets > >MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting >Template Design, Single Sourcing, FM-to-PDF & Technical Indexing seminars >ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat >TimeSavers/Assistants > > > > > > --- Hermann Frank Harper HIDS, Incorporated 678.525.8420
Watermark
I am using FM 7.1p114 on a Windows XP Pro. I have a title document of a book that has a large graphic on the first page as a watermark. I created this last August and have used it successfully ever since. When I opened it today, the graphic was grey, indicating that the link was missing. When I re-imported the graphic on my First master page and placed it behind the text box, it now interferes with the text in the text frame on the body page. I am not sure if I am having a senior moment, but I think that the graphic should not interfere with the text since it is a background graphic not in an anchored frame. Is it time for me to toddle off to the old-folks home or is something else happening. This is the same graphic and is in .png format. Help! Frank Harper Frustrated in Alpharetta --- Hermann Frank Harper HIDS, Incorporated 678.525.8420 ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Watermark
I am using FM 7.1p114 on a Windows XP Pro. I have a title document of a book that has a large graphic on the first page as a watermark. I created this last August and have used it successfully ever since. When I opened it today, the graphic was grey, indicating that the link was missing. When I re-imported the graphic on my First master page and placed it behind the text box, it now interferes with the text in the text frame on the body page. I am not sure if I am having a senior moment, but I think that the graphic should not interfere with the text since it is a background graphic not in an anchored frame. Is it time for me to toddle off to the old-folks home or is something else happening. This is the same graphic and is in .png format. Help! Frank Harper Frustrated in Alpharetta --- Hermann Frank Harper HIDS, Incorporated 678.525.8420
