Need help with text justification

2007-08-15 Thread Tina Ricks
? Tina tina ricks | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 503-531-3233 technical writing and editing ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL

Help with footnote numbers

2007-08-27 Thread Tina Ricks
style to it, Frame selects the footnote body also. and character styles don't seem to have any effect. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Tina tina ricks | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 503-531-3233 ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL

Problems with PDF

2007-09-10 Thread Tina Ricks
Ricks tina ricks | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 503-531-3233 ___ 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

RE: Problems with PDF

2007-09-10 Thread Tina Ricks
Hi all-- Schlomo's fix worked. I turned on tagged PDF, and now I can create a PDF that includes a generated file. Life is good, thanks! Tina tina ricks | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 503-531-3233 technical writing and editing ___ You are currently

Frame 8 bug: Importing RTF misplaces footnotes and index tags

2007-09-17 Thread Tina Ricks
). This happens with index tags too, which after RTF import are now randomly in the middle of words instead of neatly at the beginning or end. I can see them in RTF in the right place, but they don't come across to Frame that way. Has anyone seen this or know of a workaround? Tina tina

RE: Frame 8 bug: Importing RTF misplaces footnotes and index tags

2007-09-17 Thread Tina Ricks
to footnote references and index references. The index references moving to the middle of a word is only annoying to me, no one else can see the tags. But the footnote references moving means that the RTF to Frame translation is introducing errors. Tina tina ricks | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 503-531-3233

Footnotes and frames

2007-09-18 Thread Tina Ricks
to be just like all the other footnotes, numbered correctly and appearing at the bottom of the page. The Frame help on footnotes isn't helpful. Would love some input from a Frame footnote expert, or some other way to get my text in a black box. Thanks. Tina tina ricks | [EMAIL PROTECTED

Another Frame 8 bug--reversed Smart Quotes

2007-09-25 Thread Tina Ricks
way to specify which quote marks I want to search for (opening or closing)? Tina tina ricks | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send

Dictionary style layout in Frame

2007-10-05 Thread Tina Ricks
think of it like a floating section break. But it needs to go across two columns. Any ideas? Tina Ricks Editor Trial Guides, LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages

Footnote problem--long footnotes

2007-10-17 Thread Tina Ricks
to deal with long footnotes in Frame other than go back to the author and tell him to rewrite? Tina Tina Ricks | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editor Trial Guides, LLC 503-531-3233 ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED

forced line breaks, URLs, and justified text

2007-10-19 Thread Tina Ricks
this is the level of line and character control I would get with something like InDesign, but I couldn't stomach InDesign's lack of automatic cross references. Does anyone know how to do this in Frame-break lines exactly where I want them, but still maintain justified text? Tina Ricks | [EMAIL

Frame Bug in Index of Markers--disappearing index entries

2008-01-27 Thread Tina Ricks
. Also, for whatever it's worth, this document originated in Word, and I imported it into Frame. Does anyone know of a workaround? Or am I stuck with no formatting in parts of my bibliography? Do I go back to Frame 7? Tina Ricks [EMAIL PROTECTED

Great News! Formatted index marker bug in FM8 fixed

2008-02-08 Thread Tina Ricks
or disappear altogether. The fix (before) was just to remove all formatting from the markers. I installed the patch, formatted some particularly difficult index markers which always caused the bug before, and voila! My index entries are formatted correctly. Life is good. Tina Ricks Editor Trial

Text string in title case?

2008-02-27 Thread Tina Ricks
to skip conjunctions like of and and etc. I can see in the character designer how to change a set of characters to small caps, lowercase, or uppercase. Does anyone know of a way to make this ability go one step further and become title case? Tina Ricks Editor Trial Guides, LLC [EMAIL

RE: Text string in title case?

2008-02-27 Thread Tina Ricks
they need to be cap/lowercase (title case). So a search/replace doesn't work. I'm trying to avoid retyping all these titles. Seems like the best so far is to change the case to lower, and retype the initial caps where needed. Tina Ricks -Original Message- From: Mike Wickham [mailto:[EMAIL

Export a FM book to single Word file?

2008-03-20 Thread Tina Ricks
for the reader on the other end. There's no RTF option in File Save Book As. Ideas? Tina Ricks Editor, Trial Guides [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Export a FM book to single Word file?

2008-03-20 Thread Tina Ricks
the PDF. Tina Ricks Editor, Trial Guides [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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

Installation issues: Acrobat Pro 8 on top of FM 8

2008-03-21 Thread Tina Ricks
and Acrobat Pro 8 get installed in? Do I have to de-install FM8, then install Acrobat Pro 8, then reinstall? There's no button to just tell Acrobat Pro 8 to install anyway. Tina Ricks Editor, Trial Guides [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ You are currently

Acrobat Pro reviewing tools bug?

2008-03-31 Thread Tina Ricks
that this file has already been sent, so I can't send it again? Somehow, some flag is being set in this file and I don't know how to fix it. Ideas? Tina Ricks Editor, Trial Guides [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers

asterisks and footnote numbers

2008-12-05 Thread Tina Ricks
is. Has anyone dealt with this? Word actually allows symbols and numbers in the same series, but Frame doesn't. Tina Ricks, Editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Trial Guides www.trialguides.com http://www.trialguides.com/ ___ You are currently subscribed

Three general documentation questions

2009-03-17 Thread Tina Ricks
. Tina Ricks | Editor | Trial Guides t...@trialguides.com www.trialguides.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email

Publishing a Frame book on the Amazon Kindle

2009-05-08 Thread Tina Ricks
might be created in. It seems as if most of the traditional publishing world (big publishers like Random House, Harper, and so on) use InDesign, not FrameMaker. If anyone has tips or a useful site, please point me in that direction. Thanks. Tina Ricks | Editor | Trial Guides www.trialguides.com

FM 9 vs. InDesign

2009-10-21 Thread Tina Ricks
. I've read that InDesign CS4 recently added cross references. Does anyone know how they compare to Frame's feature? Also, what about creating an index in InDesign. What features does it have for dynamic indexing? Thanks. Tina Ricks | Managing Editor | Trial Guides www.trialguides.com

Frame to iBook format?

2010-01-30 Thread Tina Ricks
Does anyone have any pointers to exporting Frame documents to the new iBook format for the as-yet-unavailable iPad? I know it's based on XML, but I'm searching for specifics, if there are any. Tina Ricks Tina Ricks, Managing Editor, Trial Guides t...@trialguides.com www.trialguides.com

Frame 8 pagination in long book

2010-12-02 Thread Tina Ricks
on either left or right as needed, with no blank pages. Does anyone know how to do this? Tina Ricks | Managing Editor | Trial Guides t...@trialguides.com http://www.trialguides.com http://www.trialguides.com/ ___ You are currently subscribed

Dot leaders in an index of markers

2010-12-10 Thread Tina Ricks
the page number) will make these dot leaders show up. I've deleted the whole Index of Markers and started over again (figuring I messed something up irreparably), no dice. No dot leaders. I would love any advice to make dot leaders behave themselves. Tina Tina Ricks | Managing Editor

Links not working: Frame 8 to PDF to external file

2010-12-23 Thread Tina Ricks
, my giant PDF can't find the PPS files. Why? All internal links within the PDF work fine. What am I doing wrong? Would love any assistance. Tina Ricks Tina Ricks | Managing Editor | Trial Guides Tina at trialguides dot com office: 503.531.3233 cell: 503.890.5536 http

RE: Links not working: Frame 8 to PDF to external file

2010-12-23 Thread Tina Ricks
with Computer #2. However. since this is going on a CD that will be replicated for several thousand conference attendees (many of which are strikingly non-technical) I need to figure out why this works on some machines and not others. Thanks so much. Tina Tina Ricks | Managing Editor

RE: Links not working: Frame 8 to PDF to external file

2010-12-23 Thread Tina Ricks
Yup... my Frame files are in the same folder with my Attachments folder. I was trying to think of ways for Acrobat and Frame NOT to create absolute paths. This is so weird, it works on System #1 and #3, but not on #2. Tina Ricks | Managing Editor | Trial Guides t...@trialguides.com office

FM 8 to ePub?

2011-11-04 Thread Tina Ricks
I need to upgrade to a more current version of Frame to do this? --Is there an intermediary piece of software I need to buy? --Can anyone recommend a good reference (web site, book, etc.) describing how to convert Frame documents to ePub? Thanks in advance. Tina Tina Ricks | Managing

Three general documentation questions

2009-03-17 Thread Tina Ricks
someone to print them out on a 2-sided printer, it makes sense for the blanks to be there. If you expect your reader to read online or print on a 1-sided printer, I'd vote to take the blanks out. I don't see a problem with blanks, and I hate "This page intentionally left blank."

Publishing a Frame book on the Amazon Kindle

2009-05-08 Thread Tina Ricks
might be created in. It seems as if most of the traditional publishing world (big publishers like Random House, Harper, and so on) use InDesign, not FrameMaker. If anyone has tips or a useful site, please point me in that direction. Thanks. Tina Ricks | Editor | Trial Guides www.trialguides.com

FM 9 vs. InDesign

2009-10-21 Thread Tina Ricks
. I've read that InDesign CS4 recently added cross references. Does anyone know how they compare to Frame's feature? Also, what about creating an index in InDesign. What features does it have for dynamic indexing? Thanks. Tina Ricks | Managing Editor | Trial Guides www.trialguides.com

Frame 8 pagination in long book

2010-12-02 Thread Tina Ricks
flow together, the files starting on either left or right as needed, with no blank pages. Does anyone know how to do this? Tina Ricks | Managing Editor | Trial Guides tina at trialguides.com http://www.trialguides.com <http://www.trialguides.com/>

Dot leaders in an index of markers

2010-12-10 Thread Tina Ricks
in the tab character where I want it (after every Level 2 entry, before the page number) will make these dot leaders show up. I've deleted the whole Index of Markers and started over again (figuring I messed something up irreparably), no dice. No dot leaders. I would love any advice to make dot le

Links not working: Frame 8 to PDF to external file

2010-12-22 Thread Tina Ricks
my giant PDF can't find the PPS files. Why? All internal links within the PDF work fine. What am I doing wrong? Would love any assistance. Tina Ricks Tina Ricks | Managing Editor | Trial Guides Tina at trialguides dot com office: 503.531.3233 cell: 503.890.5536 h

Links not working: Frame 8 to PDF to external file

2010-12-23 Thread Tina Ricks
with Computer #2. However. since this is going on a CD that will be replicated for several thousand conference attendees (many of which are strikingly non-technical) I need to figure out why this works on some machines and not others. Thanks so much. Tina Tina Ricks | Managing Editor | Trial Guides

Links not working: Frame 8 to PDF to external file

2010-12-23 Thread Tina Ricks
Yup... my Frame files are in the same folder with my Attachments folder. I was trying to think of ways for Acrobat and Frame NOT to create absolute paths. This is so weird, it works on System #1 and #3, but not on #2. Tina Ricks | Managing Editor | Trial Guides tina at trialguides.com office

Frame to iBook format?

2010-01-30 Thread Tina Ricks
Does anyone have any pointers to exporting Frame documents to the new iBook format for the as-yet-unavailable iPad? I know it's based on XML, but I'm searching for specifics, if there are any. Tina Ricks Tina Ricks, Managing Editor, Trial Guides tina at trialguides.com www.trialguides.com

Dictionary style layout in Frame

2007-10-05 Thread Tina Ricks
Word, I'd think of it like a floating section break. But it needs to go across two columns. Any ideas? Tina Ricks Editor Trial Guides, LLC kristina.ricks at verizon.net

Footnote problem--long footnotes

2007-10-17 Thread Tina Ricks
about how to deal with long footnotes in Frame other than go back to the author and tell him to rewrite? Tina Tina Ricks | kristina.ricks at verizon.net Editor Trial Guides, LLC 503-531-3233

forced line breaks, URLs, and justified text

2007-10-19 Thread Tina Ricks
essing this is the level of line and character control I would get with something like InDesign, but I couldn't stomach InDesign's lack of automatic cross references. Does anyone know how to do this in Frame-break lines exactly where I want them, but still maintain justified text? Tina

Problems with PDF

2007-09-08 Thread Tina Ricks
ina Ricks tina ricks | kristina.ricks at verizon.net | 503-531-3233

Problems with PDF

2007-09-10 Thread Tina Ricks
Hi all-- Schlomo's fix worked. I turned on tagged PDF, and now I can create a PDF that includes a generated file. Life is good, thanks! Tina tina ricks | kristina.ricks at verizon.net | 503-531-3233 technical writing and editing

I'm impressed with Adobe

2007-09-14 Thread Tina Ricks
are in the history of the universe. I am impressed by their responsiveness though, the fact that they are following this list, and they're actively paying attention to bugs. Tina tina ricks | kristina.ricks at verizon.net | 503-531-3233 technical writing and editing

Footnotes and frames

2007-09-18 Thread Tina Ricks
e footnote to be just like all the other footnotes, numbered correctly and appearing at the bottom of the page. The Frame help on footnotes isn't helpful. Would love some input from a Frame footnote expert, or some other way to get my text in a black box. Thanks. Tina tina ricks | kris

Another Frame 8 bug--reversed Smart Quotes

2007-09-25 Thread Tina Ricks
re any way to specify which quote marks I want to search for (opening or closing)? Tina tina ricks | kristina.ricks at verizon.net

Rotated graphics

2008-04-28 Thread Tina Ricks
would the quality suddenly change with a different orientation? I am not resizing anything by hand, just rotating. Ideas? Tina Ricks Editor, Trial Guides, LLC tina at trialguides.com

Rotated graphics

2008-04-28 Thread Tina Ricks
Sorry. nevermind. I figured it out. My first attempt who knows what I did. When I re-imported and rotated, it looks awful on the screen (and I have a very nice monitor), but looks fine in PDF and print. Tina Ricks Editor, Trial Guides, LLC tina at trialguides.com

asterisks and footnote numbers

2008-12-05 Thread Tina Ricks
the book is. Has anyone dealt with this? Word actually allows symbols and numbers in the same series, but Frame doesn't. Tina Ricks, Editor tina at trialguides.com Trial Guides www.trialguides.com <http://www.trialguides.com/>

Great News! Formatted index marker bug in FM8 fixed

2008-02-08 Thread Tina Ricks
ncorrectly or disappear altogether. The fix (before) was just to remove all formatting from the markers. I installed the patch, formatted some particularly difficult index markers which always caused the bug before, and voila! My index entries are formatted correctly. Life is good. Tina Ricks Edi

Text string in title case?

2008-02-27 Thread Tina Ricks
conjunctions like "of" and "and" etc. I can see in the character designer how to change a set of characters to small caps, lowercase, or uppercase. Does anyone know of a way to make this ability go one step further and become title case? Tina Ricks Editor Tri

Text string in title case?

2008-02-27 Thread Tina Ricks
they need to be cap/lowercase (title case). So a search/replace doesn't work. I'm trying to avoid retyping all these titles. Seems like the best so far is to change the case to lower, and retype the initial caps where needed. Tina Ricks -Original Message- From: Mike Wickham [mailto:mewick

Frame Bug in Index of Markers--disappearing index entries

2008-01-27 Thread Tina Ricks
whatever it's worth, this document originated in Word, and I imported it into Frame. Does anyone know of a workaround? Or am I stuck with no formatting in parts of my bibliography? Do I go back to Frame 7? Tina Ricks kristina.ricks at verizon.net

Export a FM book to single Word file?

2008-03-20 Thread Tina Ricks
ery efficient for the reader on the other end. There's no RTF option in File > Save Book As. Ideas? Tina Ricks Editor, Trial Guides tina at trialguides.com

Export a FM book to single Word file?

2008-03-20 Thread Tina Ricks
the PDF. Tina Ricks Editor, Trial Guides tina at trialguides.com

Installation issues: Acrobat Pro 8 on top of FM 8

2008-03-21 Thread Tina Ricks
order FM8 and Acrobat Pro 8 get installed in? Do I have to de-install FM8, then install Acrobat Pro 8, then reinstall? There's no button to just tell Acrobat Pro 8 to install anyway. Tina Ricks Editor, Trial Guides tina at trialguides.com

Acrobat Pro reviewing tools bug?

2008-03-31 Thread Tina Ricks
Acrobat interpreting that this file has already been sent, so I can't send it again? Somehow, some flag is being set in this file and I don't know how to fix it. Ideas? Tina Ricks Editor, Trial Guides tina at trialguides.com

Need help with text justification

2007-08-15 Thread Tina Ricks
tina ricks | kristina.ricks at verizon.net | 503-531-3233 technical writing and editing

Help with footnote numbers

2007-08-27 Thread Tina Ricks
racter style to it, Frame selects the footnote body also. and character styles don't seem to have any effect. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Tina tina ricks | kristina.ricks at verizon.net | 503-531-3233