As long as your Frame files don't contain hundreds of large images, I'd recommend going to linked images. It makes the Frame files smaller which makes Frame not freak out as much. (I especially hated the "memory could not be referenced / Frame must quit" error!) Pasted images always result in a degraded image quality because of inherent conversion to WWM format (8-bit?). I found this out when attempting to copy and paste images with a gradient. Huh uh. No can do.
And while standardizing image treatment isn't high on any TW's list, when you have some downtime, it's a great thing to do. Doing so will eliminate one more exception that you have to remember or write down somewhere. My motto is simplify, simplify, simplify. Tarage On Dec 19, 2006, at 1:48 PM, Lisa M. Bronson (TCP) wrote: > I heard from Bruce Foster, and it sounds like the Archive plugin will > work > for what I'm doing. He gave me permission to post what he wrote to me: > > "With OLE objects, FrameMaker doesn't store a pathname to the source > file, > which means that Archive has no way to find the source file for the > graphic > and make a copy of that file in the archive folder. FrameMaker does > include a WMF of the graphic in the document file, so if you open the > archived document, you'll still see the graphic. Also, OLE keeps the > link > to the source file intact. So, if you open the archived document and > double-click the graphic to edit it, that will still work, as long as > the > source file is available. > > "What you don't get is a complete archive with all of the graphic > source > files. Let's say you have a document on your hard drive that has a > Visio > graphic in it that you placed using File > Import > Object. Assume > that > the source file for the Visiio graphic is also on your hard drive. If > you > archive the document, creating another folder on your hard drive, > everything is fine. Now, take the archived folder and put a copy on > your > laptop, which doesn't have the Visio source file. On your laptop, > you'll be > able to open the document and see the graphic, but you won't be able to > edit it, because you don't have a copy of the source file." > > > I'll install the trial version and make sure it works, and if it does, > I > will definitely purchase it. :) > > >> Ahhh, looking at the maker ini file default settings for >> ClipboardFormatsPriorities, yes, that makes sense. It's pasting them >> as >> OLE 2 objects. (I've not had great luck with OLE in FrameMaker and >> gave >> it up ....) >> >> So, my guess is that Archive does not support those. >> >> 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 > ______________________________________________ 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
