Hi Verner,
I usually use the "Archive" structure, that is to say an overall directory
(Product x.y. English) containing, on the same level :
. the fm files an book file ;
. a "graphic" directory containing all graphics ;
. a "text" directory containing all text insets.
I copy paste this overal
Swapping a language-specific \Graphics folder in and out of the
document structure, depending on the language, would certainly work.
All it takes to break it is a slight difference in file naming
conventions though.
Another option is to use conditional text. If each graphic is in a
frame attached
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMQ2eATq1OI
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Anyone interested in using language-specific graphics without having
the hassle of manually re-importing the graphics into each language
document can contact me off-list. Our Single Source plug-in, which is
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this task. If w
Hi All!
FM 8.0, XP.
I don't even know how to ask this question.
Let's say you have a 50 page document, and each page has the date of
original issue on it. The date of original issue is a cross-reference
(I know, I know) on the master page.
If you want to make changes to a document and you want
Hi,
An alternative would be to create a dedicated, named flow on the
master page with auto-connect turned off. This would result in a text
field on each page that you could use to enter the issue or revision
date.
However, some potential issues come to mind. Whether you use a master
page
Deirdre,
That's exactly what we do. I create a cross reference marker next to
each revision date on the Record of Revisions page. This date is then
referenced anywhere in the manual that I need that particular date, such
as on the List of Effective Pages or the master page for a new part of
the ma
I would like to create a hypertext zone in a FM
doc that launches a FrameScript script...is that
even possible...any ideas anyone...
Thx
Stephen O'Brien
R?dacteur technique / Technical Writer
InnovMetric Logiciels inc. / InnovMetric Software Inc.
2014, Cyrille-Duquet, suite 310
Qu?bec (Qu?bec)
This question and answer got me looking at the FM help to see how this work.
But, I'm still not sure how to get some numerics to sort correctly.
This is what I get:
100 mm stud
150 mm stud
200 mm stud
70 mm stud
90 mm stud
This is what I want:
70 mm stud
90 mm stud
100 mm stud
150 mm stud
200
Hi Linda,
100 mm stud [00100 mm stud]
150 mm stud [00150 mm stud]
200 mm stud [00200 mm stud]
70 mm stud [00070 mm stud]
90 mm stud [00090 mm stud]
Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing
585-659-8267
www.frameexpert.com
- Original Message -
From: "Linda G. Gallagher"
To: "'Lester C. Smalley'"
Yep, even just one leading 0 [0100 mm] worked (someone suggested that
offlist).
Now I think I get how this works better.
Thanks!
~
Linda G. Gallagher
TechCom Plus, LLC
lindag at techcomplus dot com
www.techcomplus.com
303-450-9076 or 800-500-3144
User guides, online he
Hi Stephen,
First of all, you need an installed event script that "waits" for the
message from the hypertext click. The event script needs a Message event
that receives the call from the hypertext click.
Event Message
//
Local sMessage(Message);
Display sMessage;
//
EndEvent
Then your Hyperte
OK. I must be really slow on the uptake today.
This worked to sort the entries that start with the numbers:
70 mm stud:roller locations[070 mm]
90 mm stud:roller locations[090 mm];
But the following did not work to sort the entries under stud.
studs:70 mm roller locations[studs:070 mm]
studs:
Linda G. Gallagher wrote:
> This worked to sort the entries that start with the numbers:
>
> 70 mm stud:roller locations[070 mm]
> 90 mm stud:roller locations[090 mm];
>
>
> But the following did not work to sort the entries under stud.
>
> studs:70 mm roller locations[studs:070 mm]
> studs:90
Yes, this is a copy and paste of the exact marker entry that works for the
numerics:
70 mm stud:roller locations[070 mm]
Just tried these, but they ended up putting a blank entry (just the page
number, not text) above the Numerics group:
studs:70 mm roller locations[070 mm]
studs:90 mm roller l
Linda,
Try adding a space before the opening square bracket of the sort order:
studs:70 mm roller locations [studs:070 mm]
studs:90 mm roller locations [studs:090 mm]
Also, it may help if you specify the FM version, OS and platform that
you're working with just in case there are subtle di
Lester is on the right track...
He said this:
Try adding a space before the opening square bracket of the sort order:
studs:70 mm roller locations [studs:070 mm]
studs:90 mm roller locations [studs:090 mm]
The spaces don't affect the sorting. The importing thing to note is t
Spacing didn't make any difference. One example in the help shows no spacing
(other examples fall onto a new line in a table, so you can't tell).
Also, must have the first level index entry, or it puts it into the
Numerics, so it must have [stud:70 mm], but it still won't sort under stud
or profil
What do you mean by a complete index entry? It doesn't seem to have to match
the complete second level portion of the index entry, so I'm not clear.
No matter what I do, space, no space before the [, these still won't sort
right under the stud and rollers first level entries.
~
To add to what Rick said, there are several methods to use FrameScript with
hypertext. You can create an event script as Rick suggested or, in
FrameScript 5.x, you can specify a standard script to run by including its
file name in the hypertext command, as follows:
message fsl cmd RunFileScrip
Thanks all for these responses.
The solution for my specific issue is to have multiple master pages.
Because of the type of document I'm writing the date has to be in the
footer (so master page) and any page with a change bar has to have a
revision date (so, new master page).
Deirdre
On 7/1/0
Deirdre,
There is another little trick that we use if the content of a page has
changed because of additional material on a previous page.
We create a new master page as before, including the date of the
revision, and put a change bar next to the footer. This indicates to the
user that the flow
Windows XP - SP 2
Dell 490 WorkStation, 2-meg mem, 2 80-meg disks, dual monitors
FrameMaker 7.2p158, Acrobat 7.1.0, GhostScript 8.60, Publi PDF 1.50.0292
SGML 2-column Catalog with Foredge aligned running heads (2/pg) and foredge
bleed Section numbers in one col. table-12rows deep.
1. Running H
Hey
I am describing a software product and have hundreds of screen shots in
my manual that is to be translated into several languages.
Have you a good idea for directory structure and file naming of graphics
inserted by reference?
My idea is the following:
Product version x.y
- Generic graphcis
-
Hey
I am describing a software product and have hundreds of screen shots in
my manual that is to be translated into several languages.
Have you a good idea for directory structure and file naming of graphics
inserted by reference?
My idea is the following:
Product version x.y
- Generic graphcis
Hi Verner,
I usually use the "Archive" structure, that is to say an overall directory
(Product x.y. English) containing, on the same level :
. the fm files an book file ;
. a "graphic" directory containing all graphics ;
. a "text" directory containing all text insets.
I copy paste this overal
Swapping a language-specific \Graphics folder in and out of the
document structure, depending on the language, would certainly work.
All it takes to break it is a slight difference in file naming
conventions though.
Another option is to use conditional text. If each graphic is in a
frame attached
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMQ2eATq1OI
Clinton Owen | Senior Technical Writer | Crane Aerospace & Electronics |
+1 425-743-8674 | F: +1 425-743-8113
We value your opinion! How may we serve you better?
Please
Anyone interested in using language-specific graphics without having
the hassle of manually re-importing the graphics into each language
document can contact me off-list. Our Single Source plug-in, which is
not commercially available, has most of the code required to perform
this task. If w
Hi All!
FM 8.0, XP.
I don't even know how to ask this question.
Let's say you have a 50 page document, and each page has the date of
original issue on it. The date of original issue is a cross-reference
(I know, I know) on the master page.
If you want to make changes to a document and you want
Hi,
An alternative would be to create a dedicated, named flow on the
master page with auto-connect turned off. This would result in a text
field on each page that you could use to enter the issue or revision
date.
However, some potential issues come to mind. Whether you use a master
page
Deirdre,
That's exactly what we do. I create a cross reference marker next to
each revision date on the Record of Revisions page. This date is then
referenced anywhere in the manual that I need that particular date, such
as on the List of Effective Pages or the master page for a new part of
the ma
I would like to create a hypertext zone in a FM
doc that launches a FrameScript script...is that
even possible...any ideas anyone...
Thx
Stephen O'Brien
Rédacteur technique / Technical Writer
InnovMetric Logiciels inc. / InnovMetric Software Inc.
2014, Cyrille-Duquet, suite 310
Québec (Québec)
This question and answer got me looking at the FM help to see how this work.
But, I'm still not sure how to get some numerics to sort correctly.
This is what I get:
100 mm stud
150 mm stud
200 mm stud
70 mm stud
90 mm stud
This is what I want:
70 mm stud
90 mm stud
100 mm stud
150 mm stud
200
Hi Linda,
100 mm stud [00100 mm stud]
150 mm stud [00150 mm stud]
200 mm stud [00200 mm stud]
70 mm stud [00070 mm stud]
90 mm stud [00090 mm stud]
Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing
585-659-8267
www.frameexpert.com
- Original Message -
From: "Linda G. Gallagher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'
Yep, even just one leading 0 [0100 mm] worked (someone suggested that
offlist).
Now I think I get how this works better.
Thanks!
~
Linda G. Gallagher
TechCom Plus, LLC
lindag at techcomplus dot com
www.techcomplus.com
303-450-9076 or 800-500-3144
User guides, online he
Hi Stephen,
First of all, you need an installed event script that "waits" for the
message from the hypertext click. The event script needs a Message event
that receives the call from the hypertext click.
Event Message
//
Local sMessage(Message);
Display sMessage;
//
EndEvent
Then your Hyperte
OK. I must be really slow on the uptake today.
This worked to sort the entries that start with the numbers:
70 mm stud:roller locations[070 mm]
90 mm stud:roller locations[090 mm];
But the following did not work to sort the entries under stud.
studs:70 mm roller locations[studs:070 mm]
studs:
Linda G. Gallagher wrote:
> This worked to sort the entries that start with the numbers:
>
> 70 mm stud:roller locations[070 mm]
> 90 mm stud:roller locations[090 mm];
>
>
> But the following did not work to sort the entries under stud.
>
> studs:70 mm roller locations[studs:070 mm]
> studs:9
Yes, this is a copy and paste of the exact marker entry that works for the
numerics:
70 mm stud:roller locations[070 mm]
Just tried these, but they ended up putting a blank entry (just the page
number, not text) above the Numerics group:
studs:70 mm roller locations[070 mm]
studs:90 mm roller l
Linda,
Try adding a space before the opening square bracket of the sort order:
studs:70 mm roller locations [studs:070 mm]
studs:90 mm roller locations [studs:090 mm]
Also, it may help if you specify the FM version, OS and platform that
you're working with just in case there are subtle di
Lester is on the right track...
He said this:
Try adding a space before the opening square bracket of the sort order:
studs:70 mm roller locations [studs:070 mm]
studs:90 mm roller locations [studs:090 mm]
The spaces don't affect the sorting. The importing thing to note is t
Spacing didn't make any difference. One example in the help shows no spacing
(other examples fall onto a new line in a table, so you can't tell).
Also, must have the first level index entry, or it puts it into the
Numerics, so it must have [stud:70 mm], but it still won't sort under stud
or profil
What do you mean by a complete index entry? It doesn't seem to have to match
the complete second level portion of the index entry, so I'm not clear.
No matter what I do, space, no space before the [, these still won't sort
right under the stud and rollers first level entries.
This is what I would be inclined to do, what Martin suggested. It
strikes me as pointless having more master pages than the final
document page count, when instead you can simply type the date the
page was edited.
From your post I think you want any edits on the page to be reflected
in th
To add to what Rick said, there are several methods to use FrameScript with
hypertext. You can create an event script as Rick suggested or, in
FrameScript 5.x, you can specify a standard script to run by including its
file name in the hypertext command, as follows:
message fsl cmd RunFileScrip
Thanks all for these responses.
The solution for my specific issue is to have multiple master pages.
Because of the type of document I'm writing the date has to be in the
footer (so master page) and any page with a change bar has to have a
revision date (so, new master page).
Deirdre
On 7/1/0
Deirdre,
Just because the text is in the position of a footer on a page does
not mean it therefore has to be on a master page.
Cheers
Alan
On 2/07/2008, at 9:55 AM, Deirdre Reagan wrote:
> Thanks all for these responses.
>
> The solution for my specific issue is to have multiple master pages.
Deirdre,
There is another little trick that we use if the content of a page has
changed because of additional material on a previous page.
We create a new master page as before, including the date of the
revision, and put a change bar next to the footer. This indicates to the
user that the flow
Windows XP - SP 2
Dell 490 WorkStation, 2-meg mem, 2 80-meg disks, dual monitors
FrameMaker 7.2p158, Acrobat 7.1.0, GhostScript 8.60, Publi PDF 1.50.0292
SGML 2-column Catalog with Foredge aligned running heads (2/pg) and foredge
bleed Section numbers in one col. table-12rows deep.
1. Running H
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