Re: Imported text
I use text insets for several items that are reused in more than one book. I keep all the text insets in a central location in a folder called Shared. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 22-Apr-13 9:04 PM, meg miranda wrote: Hi all, I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in Frame books. Do you use this Frame feature? If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? Example---this tends to be my go to solution for copyright text in doc sets. So we can have one file with the text from legal and then we can import it into the cover page of all 20 of our books. thanks, meg ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as shmue...@gmail.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/shmuelw1%40gmail.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 framers@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.
Re: Imported text
That's how I do it. I always use text insets for copyright and contact info, and very seldom for anything else. On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 2:04 PM, meg miranda megmira...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi all, I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in Frame books. Do you use this Frame feature? If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? Example---this tends to be my go to solution for copyright text in doc sets. So we can have one file with the text from legal and then we can import it into the cover page of all 20 of our books. thanks, meg ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as john.sgamm...@actifio.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/john.sgammato%40actifio.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- *John Sgammato * Documentation Architect *e* john.sgamm...@actifio.com *w* +1-(508) 927-2083 *Recover anything instantly for up to 90% less than you're paying now.* ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@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.
Re: Imported text
I use insets (File Import File Import By Reference) for copyright and other boilerplate. I generally use .fm files for that. I use .txt for the browser support boilerplate, though I can't remember why (it's a workaround for some problem I encountered). On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 11:04 AM, meg miranda megmira...@yahoo.com wrote: Example---this tends to be my go to solution for copyright text in doc sets. So we can have one file with the text from legal and then we can import it into the cover page of all 20 of our books. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@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.
RE: Imported text
meg miranda wrote: I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in Frame books. Do you use this Frame feature? If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? Example---this tends to be my go to solution for copyright text in doc sets. So we can have one file with the text from legal and then we can import it into the cover page of all 20 of our books. Text insets are very common. I usually create text insets for all common files in a book: Copyright, most of 'About this manual', safety, some Maintenance sections. Or did you mean actual .txt files? I've used those as well, to import loads of 'screen shots' from an old DOS-based application. Harro de Jong Triview ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@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.
Re: Imported text
At 11:04 -0700 22/4/13, meg miranda wrote: I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in Frame books. Do you use this Frame feature? If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? In contrast to what others have posted, I work on textbooks mainly in Frame and the copyright info tends to change, so I don't use text imports for that. Perhaps the most common use for me is importing the author's software code examples. But now that I think about that, there's not a lot of advantage over copy-paste unless they get updated often. Duplicated common text can also be handled using xrefs. -- Steve [Trim e-mails: use less disk, use less power, use less planet] ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@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.
RE: Imported text
I write for a Medical Device company and repeated Warnings and Cautions are common - so I keep that text in file and import it as needed. It's much simpler to update a single Warning in the Inset file than to try to find every occurrence of that Warning within 20+ files. It also saves on translation costs. Alison -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Steve Rickaby Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:34 AM To: meg miranda; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Imported text At 11:04 -0700 22/4/13, meg miranda wrote: I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in Frame books. Do you use this Frame feature? If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? In contrast to what others have posted, I work on textbooks mainly in Frame and the copyright info tends to change, so I don't use text imports for that. Perhaps the most common use for me is importing the author's software code examples. But now that I think about that, there's not a lot of advantage over copy-paste unless they get updated often. Duplicated common text can also be handled using xrefs. -- Steve [Trim e-mails: use less disk, use less power, use less planet] ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as alison.cr...@ultrasonix.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alison.craig%40ultrasonix.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 framers@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.
Re: Imported text
meg miranda wrote: Hi all, I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in Frame books. Do you use this Frame feature? If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? Example---this tends to be my go to solution for copyright text in doc sets. So we can have one file with the text from legal and then we can import it into the cover page of all 20 of our books. thanks, meg ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as qui...@airmail.net. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/quills%40airmail.net Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. I use it for process steps. Since the high level process steps are a subset of the work instructions, I build the entire thing in one file, set conditional text for the Work instruction only part, and then import by reference into the Work Instructions template, and into the SOP process file. The conditional text settings hides the detailed steps in the SOP, and displays them in the Work Instructions file. It would be easier if it were DITA, but you can't have everything. Scott ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@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.
Imported text
I use text insets for several items that are reused in more than one book. I keep all the text insets in a central location in a folder called Shared. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 22-Apr-13 9:04 PM, meg miranda wrote: > Hi all, > > I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in > Frame books. > > Do you use this Frame feature? > If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? > > Example---this tends to be my go to solution for copyright text in doc > sets. So we can have one file with the text from legal and then we > can import it into the cover page of all 20 of our books. > > thanks, > meg > > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as shmuelw1 at gmail.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/shmuelw1%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Imported text
meg miranda wrote: > > I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in Frame > books. > > Do you use this Frame feature? > If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? > > Example---this tends to be my go to solution for copyright text in doc sets.? > So we > can have one file with the text from legal and then we can import it into the > cover > page of all 20 of our books. Text insets are very common. I usually create text insets for all common files in a book: Copyright, most of 'About this manual', safety, some Maintenance sections. Or did you mean actual .txt files? I've used those as well, to import loads of 'screen shots' from an old DOS-based application. Harro de Jong Triview
Imported text
At 11:04 -0700 22/4/13, meg miranda wrote: >I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in Frame >books. > >Do you use this Frame feature? >If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? In contrast to what others have posted, I work on textbooks mainly in Frame and the copyright info tends to change, so I don't use text imports for that. Perhaps the most common use for me is importing the author's software code examples. But now that I think about that, there's not a lot of advantage over copy-paste unless they get updated often. Duplicated common text can also be handled using xrefs. -- Steve [Trim e-mails: use less disk, use less power, use less planet]
Imported text
I write for a Medical Device company and repeated Warnings and Cautions are common - so I keep that text in file and import it as needed. It's much simpler to update a single Warning in the Inset file than to try to find every occurrence of that Warning within 20+ files. It also saves on translation costs. Alison -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Steve Rickaby Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:34 AM To: meg miranda; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Imported text At 11:04 -0700 22/4/13, meg miranda wrote: >I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in Frame >books. > >Do you use this Frame feature? >If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? In contrast to what others have posted, I work on textbooks mainly in Frame and the copyright info tends to change, so I don't use text imports for that. Perhaps the most common use for me is importing the author's software code examples. But now that I think about that, there's not a lot of advantage over copy-paste unless they get updated often. Duplicated common text can also be handled using xrefs. -- Steve [Trim e-mails: use less disk, use less power, use less planet] ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as alison.craig at ultrasonix.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/alison.craig%40ultrasonix.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Imported text
meg miranda wrote: > Hi all, > > I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in > Frame books. > > Do you use this Frame feature? > If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? > > Example---this tends to be my go to solution for copyright text in doc > sets. So we can have one file with the text from legal and then we can > import it into the cover page of all 20 of our books. > > thanks, > meg > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as quills at airmail.net. > > 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/quills%40airmail.net > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. I use it for process steps. Since the high level process steps are a subset of the work instructions, I build the entire thing in one file, set conditional text for the Work instruction only part, and then import by reference into the Work Instructions template, and into the SOP process file. The conditional text settings hides the detailed steps in the SOP, and displays them in the Work Instructions file. It would be easier if it were DITA, but you can't have everything. Scott
Imported text
Hi all, I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in Frame books. Do you use this Frame feature? If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? Example---this tends to be my go to solution for copyright text in doc sets. So we can have one file with the text from legal and then we can import it into the cover page of all 20 of our books. thanks, meg ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@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.
Imported text
That's how I do it. I always use text insets for copyright and contact info, and very seldom for anything else. On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 2:04 PM, meg miranda wrote: > Hi all, > > I just wanted to see how common it is to use imported text files in Frame > books. > > Do you use this Frame feature? > If so, do you use it to reuse or share text? > > Example---this tends to be my go to solution for copyright text in doc > sets. So we can have one file with the text from legal and then we can > import it into the cover page of all 20 of our books. > > thanks, > meg > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as john.sgammato at actifio.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/john.sgammato%40actifio.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > -- *John Sgammato * Documentation Architect *e* john.sgammato at actifio.com *w* +1-(508) 927-2083 *Recover anything instantly for up to 90% less than you're paying now.* -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130422/bdceb27e/attachment.html>
Imported text
I use insets (File > Import > File > Import By Reference) for copyright and other boilerplate. I generally use .fm files for that. I use .txt for the browser support boilerplate, though I can't remember why (it's a workaround for some problem I encountered). On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 11:04 AM, meg miranda wrote: > Example---this tends to be my go to solution for copyright text in doc sets. > So we can have one file with the text from legal and then we can import it > into the cover page of all 20 of our books.
