OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word -- new wrinkle

2008-04-29 Thread Louise Moritsugu
Hello everyone, Two weeks ago, I sent a message about a problem I was having importing Word RTFs into Frame 6 (Mac). The solution, in the end, was to import them using "RTF_Japanese_Import." Since then, a new glitch has developed -- it won't import any text in tables. The tables come in, bu

Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word -- new wrinkle

2008-04-29 Thread Louise Moritsugu
Hello everyone, Two weeks ago, I sent a message about a problem I was having importing Word RTFs into Frame 6 (Mac). The solution, in the end, was to import them using "RTF_Japanese_Import." Since then, a new glitch has developed -- it won't import any text in tables. The tables come in, bu

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word -- new wrinkle

2008-04-28 Thread Louise Moritsugu
Hello everyone, Two weeks ago, I sent a message about a problem I was having importing Word RTFs into Frame 6 (Mac). The solution, in the end, was to import them using "RTF_Japanese_Import." Since then, a new glitch has developed -- it won't import any text in tables. The tables come in, bu

Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word -- new wrinkle

2008-04-28 Thread Louise Moritsugu
Hello everyone, Two weeks ago, I sent a message about a problem I was having importing Word RTFs into Frame 6 (Mac). The solution, in the end, was to import them using "RTF_Japanese_Import." Since then, a new glitch has developed -- it won't import any text in tables. The tables come in, bu

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-22 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 14:20 -0600 21/4/08, Graeme R Forbes wrote: >In FM7 I find that the Japanese filter is still the best one, at >least for export to Word. Ok: good to know. But the key difference in the filter pack in FrameMaker 7 for Mac would seem to be the improvement in quality of the native Word import.

Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-21 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 14:20 -0600 21/4/08, Graeme R Forbes wrote: >In FM7 I find that the Japanese filter is still the best one, at >least for export to Word. Ok: good to know. But the key difference in the filter pack in FrameMaker 7 for Mac would seem to be the improvement in quality of the native Word import.

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-21 Thread Graeme R Forbes
Steve wrote: >Back in FrameMaker 6 for Mac, for some unfathomable reason, the >'Japanese' RTF import filter worked better than the other one. In FM7 I find that the Japanese filter is still the best one, at least for export to Word. Graeme Forbes

Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-21 Thread Graeme R Forbes
Steve wrote: >Back in FrameMaker 6 for Mac, for some unfathomable reason, the >'Japanese' RTF import filter worked better than the other one. In FM7 I find that the Japanese filter is still the best one, at least for export to Word. Graeme Forbes ___

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 10:12 -0400 18/4/08, Louise Moritsugu wrote: >You raise a useful point about upgrading to FM 7, and I'll set up a search on >eBay for one. > >After I sent the initial message, I Googled "Mastersoft" in the dead of night >and found a 2002 response from Jeremy Griffiths on another list that men

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 19:30 -0400 17/4/08, Louise Moritsugu wrote: >I can open FrameMaker alright, but it won't import the French Word >files. The error message reads: > >"Mastersoft Error: From -Side Converter returned error 3" If it helps at all (which it probably doesn't), my archives say that error 3 is 'ille

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread qui...@airmail.net
Though if you have an Intel Mac an upgrade to OS X 10.5 will give you Bootcamp, and the ability to run Windows natively. I know that begs the question, as then you have to have a copy of Windows, and a copy of FM for Windows. At least it allows you to move back and forth. The other method is to

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Art Campbell
Steve's right about FM running in native mode, of course... I was thinking of running FM 8 on her Mac under a Windows emulator. Art On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Steve Rickaby wrote: > At 19:30 -0400 17/4/08, Louise Moritsugu wrote: > > >I can open FrameMaker alright, but it won't import th

Re: Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread quills
Though if you have an Intel Mac an upgrade to OS X 10.5 will give you Bootcamp, and the ability to run Windows natively. I know that begs the question, as then you have to have a copy of Windows, and a copy of FM for Windows. At least it allows you to move back and forth. The other method is to

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Fred Ridder
Art Campbell wrote (in part): > The easiest way to open a Word file in Frame is not to... Instead, > save Word as an RTF and open that. (Note that I'm saying Open -- not > Import. Import implies that the file is imported as an object within > Frame, which isn't what you should be trying to do.) I

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Louise Moritsugu
You raise a useful point about upgrading to FM 7, and I'll set up a search on eBay for one. After I sent the initial message, I Googled "Mastersoft" in the dead of night and found a 2002 response from Jeremy Griffiths on another list that mentioned Importing (Copy Into Document), setting the

Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Louise Moritsugu
You raise a useful point about upgrading to FM 7, and I'll set up a search on eBay for one. After I sent the initial message, I Googled "Mastersoft" in the dead of night and found a 2002 response from Jeremy Griffiths on another list that mentioned Importing (Copy Into Document), setting the

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Gagne, Bernard (Bolton)
To: Louise Moritsugu Cc: Framers List Subject: Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word Ignoring the question of language compatibility... The easiest way to open a Word file in Frame is not to... Instead, save Word as an RTF and open that. (Note that I'm saying Open -- not Import. Imp

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Peter Gold
Mastersoft provided some of FM's conversion filters at one time. The error is in the conversion filter, not FM itself. Apparently the Japanese RTF filter is/was smarter than the standard RTF filter. I believe around that time, even Word had problems importing Word files because of file-format chan

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Art Campbell
Ignoring the question of language compatibility... The easiest way to open a Word file in Frame is not to... Instead, save Word as an RTF and open that. (Note that I'm saying Open -- not Import. Import implies that the file is imported as an object within Frame, which isn't what you should be try

Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Art Campbell
Steve's right about FM running in native mode, of course... I was thinking of running FM 8 on her Mac under a Windows emulator. Art On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Steve Rickaby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 19:30 -0400 17/4/08, Louise Moritsugu wrote: > > >I can open FrameMaker alright, but

Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Peter Gold
Mastersoft provided some of FM's conversion filters at one time. The error is in the conversion filter, not FM itself. Apparently the Japanese RTF filter is/was smarter than the standard RTF filter. I believe around that time, even Word had problems importing Word files because of file-format chan

Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 10:12 -0400 18/4/08, Louise Moritsugu wrote: >You raise a useful point about upgrading to FM 7, and I'll set up a search on >eBay for one. > >After I sent the initial message, I Googled "Mastersoft" in the dead of night >and found a 2002 response from Jeremy Griffiths on another list that men

RE: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Fred Ridder
Art Campbell wrote (in part): > The easiest way to open a Word file in Frame is not to... Instead, > save Word as an RTF and open that. (Note that I'm saying Open -- not > Import. Import implies that the file is imported as an object within > Frame, which isn't what you should be trying to do.)

RE: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Gagne, Bernard (Bolton)
: Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word Ignoring the question of language compatibility... The easiest way to open a Word file in Frame is not to... Instead, save Word as an RTF and open that. (Note that I'm saying Open -- not Import. Import implies that the file is imported

Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 19:30 -0400 17/4/08, Louise Moritsugu wrote: >I can open FrameMaker alright, but it won't import the French Word >files. The error message reads: > >"Mastersoft Error: From -Side Converter returned error 3" If it helps at all (which it probably doesn't), my archives say that error 3 is 'ille

Re: OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Art Campbell
Ignoring the question of language compatibility... The easiest way to open a Word file in Frame is not to... Instead, save Word as an RTF and open that. (Note that I'm saying Open -- not Import. Import implies that the file is imported as an object within Frame, which isn't what you should be try

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-18 Thread Louise Moritsugu
Hi, I'm just starting a French version of an English book I completed a few months ago. The Eng was done in FM 6.0 on OSX 10.3.x (9?). I'm trying to do the French in FM 6.O on OSX 10.4.11. I can open FrameMaker alright, but it won't import the French Word files. The error message reads: "M

OS X 10.4.11 -- can't import files from Word

2008-04-17 Thread Louise Moritsugu
Hi, I'm just starting a French version of an English book I completed a few months ago. The Eng was done in FM 6.0 on OSX 10.3.x (9?). I'm trying to do the French in FM 6.O on OSX 10.4.11. I can open FrameMaker alright, but it won't import the French Word files. The error message reads: "M