When I paste using this method, I can double-click the graphic in FrameMaker, the graphic opens in the original program (AutoCAD or PhotoShop), and I can make changes and save them.
I made a couple of test files and saved them as mif. There are references in the mif files to OLE2: <ImportObFile `2.0 internal inset'> <ImportObUpdater `OLE2'> But, it looks like all the image data is contained in the mif files. Each document has nothing but a single pasted graphic; the CAD test file is almost 10,000 lines, and the PhotoShop text file is almost 45,000 lines. A portion of each file looks like it represents the colors and lines in the graphics. I have written to Bruce Foster. I was just hoping to get an answer soon enough to be able to buy and use the plugin for a project that has to be completed today. Impatient can be my middle name, at times... but that's not always a bad thing. :) > If the graphics are pasted into FrameMaker directly, not referenced, > then they are part of the FM file and should not be lost. I believe -- > check with some more knowledgeable than I -- when you copy and paste via > the Windows clipboard, Windows converts your graphic to WMF and then > pastes into FrameMaker a WMF that FrameMaker stores internally as a > FrameImage. > > Graphic files imported by reference into FrameMaker are "linked" and > will not be lost, Archive will move them. > > If you have imported a file using OLE, then it sounds like that "link" > type is unsupported by archive and you need to handle it manually. > > Cheers, > > Sean ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
