Re: Can a PDF behave like context-sensitive help?

2014-05-20 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Beverly I'm not saying that it's a good idea, but you can make a PDF behave like context-sensitive help. We have done this recently for one of our customers. The idea is that you insert context hooks (custom markers) in your FrameMaker files and then use those markers in the URL which points

Re: Can a PDF behave like context-sensitive help?

2014-05-20 Thread Robert Lauriston
No post-processing required. Insert a Hypertext marker with the Specify Named Destination (newlink linkname) option, then use the nameddest parameter in the URL: www.adobe.com/.../pdfs/pdf_open_parameters_v9.pdf If you want complete control of the nameddest string:

Can a PDF behave like context-sensitive help?

2014-05-19 Thread Beverly Robinson
I am using FrameMaker 12.0.2.389 and Acrobat 9.5.5 Pro Extended on a Windows 7 64-bit computer. One of the projects I support would like to open a PDF User's Guide from the user interface but, and here's the catch, they want to open to the specific page of the PDF that applies to the page of

Re: Can a PDF behave like context-sensitive help?

2014-05-19 Thread David Spreadbury
Beverly, Simple answer, Yes. If you search for How to Open a PDF to a specific page you will get a lot of hits. One, with a short description of how is http://www.ehow.com/how_6975556_open-pdf-file-specific.html. On Monday, May 19, 2014 1:42 PM, Beverly Robinson beverly_robin...@datacard.com

Re: Can a PDF behave like context-sensitive help?

2014-05-19 Thread Writer
, 2014 2:41:26 PM Subject: Can a PDF behave like context-sensitive help? I am using FrameMaker 12.0.2.389 and Acrobat 9.5.5 Pro Extended on a Windows 7 64-bit computer.   One of the projects I support would like to open a PDF User’s Guide from the user interface but, and here’s the catch