FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug SOLVED
It turns out that the cudlog.dll plugin is responsible for breaking the recent file history list (File> History) in FrameMaker (structured interface only). It took a while to pin it down, but removing that files restores recent history functionality. I believe some of the other CudSpan plugins use the cudlog.dll file, so I'm guessing some of them may now be broken. I don't use them much, so I probably won't specifically test to see. Mike Wickham - Original Message - From: "Mike Wickham" To: "Frame Users" Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 5:39 PM Subject: FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug > Is anyone else seeing this? FrameMaker 9 no longer remembers a history of > the recent files I've opened. Once I close FrameMaker, the recent file > list > reverts to one that is a couple of weeks old. So File> History did work at > some point. The same eight files are listed from a couple of weeks ago. I > noticed this bug before the 9.01 update, but didn't have time to see if I > could figure out the cause. I still can't figure it out. > > Mike Wickham > > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as info at mikewickham.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/info%40mikewickham.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > >
Re: FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug SOLVED
It turns out that the cudlog.dll plugin is responsible for breaking the recent file history list (File> History) in FrameMaker (structured interface only). It took a while to pin it down, but removing that files restores recent history functionality. I believe some of the other CudSpan plugins use the cudlog.dll file, so I'm guessing some of them may now be broken. I don't use them much, so I probably won't specifically test to see. Mike Wickham - Original Message - From: "Mike Wickham" To: "Frame Users" Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 5:39 PM Subject: FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug > Is anyone else seeing this? FrameMaker 9 no longer remembers a history of > the recent files I've opened. Once I close FrameMaker, the recent file > list > reverts to one that is a couple of weeks old. So File> History did work at > some point. The same eight files are listed from a couple of weeks ago. I > noticed this bug before the 9.01 update, but didn't have time to see if I > could figure out the cause. I still can't figure it out. > > Mike Wickham > > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as i...@mikewickham.com. > > Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/info%40mikewickham.com > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > ___ 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 to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug
Hi Mike, I am not able to reproduce the issue. When one closes FrameMaker, it updates the recent file information in maker.ini placed in user area. Pls. try the following: 1. Delete maker.ini from the user area. 2 .Launch FrameMaker. This will copy maker.ini from install directory to user area. 3. Open some files. 4. Close FrameMaker. (This should update the make.ini in user area with recent files visited) 5. Launch FrameMaker again. Does this display the recent files? If not, pls. check the maker.ini of the user area. Did this have updated in step 4? Regards, Megha
FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug
Hi, Megha, That didn't work. However, it lead me to a solution. Until recently, I have always used the unstructured interface. However, I recently watched one of the online FrameMaker 9 videos about the new FM9 interface and workspaces. In it, the speaker (RJ Jacquez?) suggested choosing the structured interface, since the user loses nothing and the extra tools are available if needed. So I recently switched to structured interface. I had forgotten that. I was reminded when, after deleting the maker.ini file in the user area as you suggested, FrameMaker again asked me to choose between the structured and unstructured interface. I chose structured interface. I opened FrameMaker, opened some files, and saw that they appeared (for now) in the recent file list. I closed FrameMaker. When I reloaded it, the recent file list had reverted to the previous one. The newly opened files were no longer listed. The problem remained. So I switched back to the unstructured interface, and closed FrameMaker. I reloaded FrameMaker and opened some files. Then closed and reopened FrameMaker. Aha! The recent file list is now correct. _So it appears this problem exists only with the structured interface._ As a test, I switched back to structured interface and the problem returned. So I am back to running unstructured interface, as that is really all I need. Thanks for your help. I really appreciate that your team has been actively trying to squash bugs. The work you've all done on the new FrameMaker 9 has been impressive. I think you've made some really good and major improvements to a program that I've been using since version 6, and have found to be very capable and stable. Mike Wickham - Original Message - From: "Megha Chaitanya" To: Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 8:43 AM Subject: FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug > Hi Mike, > > I am not able to reproduce the issue. When one closes FrameMaker, it > updates the recent file information in maker.ini placed in user area. Pls. > try the following: > > 1. Delete maker.ini from the user area. > 2 .Launch FrameMaker. This will copy maker.ini from install directory to > user area. > 3. Open some files. > 4. Close FrameMaker. (This should update the make.ini in user area with > recent files visited) > 5. Launch FrameMaker again. > > Does this display the recent files? If not, pls. check the maker.ini of > the user area. Did this have updated in step 4? > > Regards, > Megha
Re: FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug
Hi, Megha, That didn't work. However, it lead me to a solution. Until recently, I have always used the unstructured interface. However, I recently watched one of the online FrameMaker 9 videos about the new FM9 interface and workspaces. In it, the speaker (RJ Jacquez?) suggested choosing the structured interface, since the user loses nothing and the extra tools are available if needed. So I recently switched to structured interface. I had forgotten that. I was reminded when, after deleting the maker.ini file in the user area as you suggested, FrameMaker again asked me to choose between the structured and unstructured interface. I chose structured interface. I opened FrameMaker, opened some files, and saw that they appeared (for now) in the recent file list. I closed FrameMaker. When I reloaded it, the recent file list had reverted to the previous one. The newly opened files were no longer listed. The problem remained. So I switched back to the unstructured interface, and closed FrameMaker. I reloaded FrameMaker and opened some files. Then closed and reopened FrameMaker. Aha! The recent file list is now correct. _So it appears this problem exists only with the structured interface._ As a test, I switched back to structured interface and the problem returned. So I am back to running unstructured interface, as that is really all I need. Thanks for your help. I really appreciate that your team has been actively trying to squash bugs. The work you've all done on the new FrameMaker 9 has been impressive. I think you've made some really good and major improvements to a program that I've been using since version 6, and have found to be very capable and stable. Mike Wickham - Original Message - From: "Megha Chaitanya" To: Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 8:43 AM Subject: FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug > Hi Mike, > > I am not able to reproduce the issue. When one closes FrameMaker, it > updates the recent file information in maker.ini placed in user area. Pls. > try the following: > > 1. Delete maker.ini from the user area. > 2 .Launch FrameMaker. This will copy maker.ini from install directory to > user area. > 3. Open some files. > 4. Close FrameMaker. (This should update the make.ini in user area with > recent files visited) > 5. Launch FrameMaker again. > > Does this display the recent files? If not, pls. check the maker.ini of > the user area. Did this have updated in step 4? > > Regards, > Megha ___ 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 to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug
Hi Mike, I am not able to reproduce the issue. When one closes FrameMaker, it updates the recent file information in maker.ini placed in user area. Pls. try the following: 1. Delete maker.ini from the user area. 2 .Launch FrameMaker. This will copy maker.ini from install directory to user area. 3. Open some files. 4. Close FrameMaker. (This should update the make.ini in user area with recent files visited) 5. Launch FrameMaker again. Does this display the recent files? If not, pls. check the maker.ini of the user area. Did this have updated in step 4? Regards, Megha ___ 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 to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug
Is anyone else seeing this? FrameMaker 9 no longer remembers a history of the recent files I've opened. Once I close FrameMaker, the recent file list reverts to one that is a couple of weeks old. So File> History did work at some point. The same eight files are listed from a couple of weeks ago. I noticed this bug before the 9.01 update, but didn't have time to see if I could figure out the cause. I still can't figure it out. Mike Wickham
FrameMaker 9 Recent File History Bug
Is anyone else seeing this? FrameMaker 9 no longer remembers a history of the recent files I've opened. Once I close FrameMaker, the recent file list reverts to one that is a couple of weeks old. So File> History did work at some point. The same eight files are listed from a couple of weeks ago. I noticed this bug before the 9.01 update, but didn't have time to see if I could figure out the cause. I still can't figure it out. Mike Wickham ___ 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 to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
