[Framers] FrameMaker variable language

2017-10-31 Thread Art Campbell
May be a novice question for you guys who work in translation, but it's new to me. I'm updating an already translated-into-Spanish document with some new screen shots (I don't speak Spanish, so I'm not messing with the text at all). The problem is that the variables, like the Table Continuation, a

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker variable language

2017-10-31 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Art, You will have to edit the variable definitions and translate the literal text to Spanish. You can then import the variable definitions from the one document into the rest of the book (File > Import > Formats). You have to do the same thing with the literal text in the autonumbers of paragr

Re: [Framers] [TCS Users] FrameMaker variable language

2017-10-31 Thread Art Campbell
I was thinking I'd have to install another instance to get Spanish; don't remember seeing a language switch anywhere. Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker variable language

2017-10-31 Thread Art Campbell
Quick update: ​P philippe ​ Zingoni on the TCS User's list was sure you could edit it from the Variables list, so I tried again. I played with it some more, and discovered there's a little "gotcha" designed in. You can't edit it (Table continuation) just by clicking the pencil icon in the list li

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker variable language

2017-10-31 Thread A Craig
Art: For next time, make sure the translators are given instructions to translate the relevant variables in the variable file (you may need to specify the specific variables) as well as any auto-numbering para formats that contain words (eg, Chapter, Appendix, etc). I always provide a specific va