Issue in Optimizing PDF size

2006-10-07 Thread Radha Padmanabhan
Hi, I use FM 7.1 with Windows XP. I got a 500 page FM Book with 16 files including TOC and Index. When I opened it was detected to be of version 5.5. I was also prompted to Optimize for PDF size during conversion to pdf. But when doing that (selecting the book), the files to which

RE: Frame2000 still available?

2006-10-07 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 17:04 -0600 6/10/06, Combs, Richard wrote: Charles Grinnell wrote: Anyone knows whether Frame2000 is still available for purchase? Thanks in advance! Huh? What's a Frame2000? It's not a FrameMaker version -- those are (going back to mid-90s) 5.5.6, 6, 7, 7.1, and 7.2. It is, or was, a

Re: FrameMaker 7.0 for Mac?

2006-10-07 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 11:12 -0400 6/10/06, Neil Tubb wrote: I use Frame 7.1 for Windows at work, but use a PowerPC Mac at home. I would really like to be able to work a bit from home, so was wondering if it would be worth picking up Frame 7.0 for Mac. So: 1. Did they actually make Frame 7.0 for Mac...I keep

Re: FrameMaker 7.0 for Mac?

2006-10-07 Thread David Creamer
1. Did they actually make Frame 7.0 for Mac...I keep reading about an upgrade, but not a real product. I realize it is now discontinued. Yes--as mentioned, you are probably hunting for a used copy now. Just be sure that the license transfer is part of the deal, so you become the official owner.

Copy-and-paste from FrameMaker PDF to text editor, preserving leading spaces?

2006-10-07 Thread Guy K. Haas
If I create a document in FrameMaker, and it contains some blocks of sample code... and the code indents blocks for readability... and I want the reader to be able to copy from the code material and paste into a Plain Old Text Editor... is there any way you know of to do this in a manner

Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-07 Thread Joe Malin
Hi! Well, I *finally* finished the new book for our next software release, so I can justifiably turn my attention to getting myself into structured docs. I am not going to go with DITA just yet. My plan is to convert my existing unstructured docs to structure first, and then start the next

Frame2000 still available?

2006-10-07 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 17:04 -0600 6/10/06, Combs, Richard wrote: >Charles Grinnell wrote: > >> Anyone knows whether Frame2000 is still available for >> purchase? Thanks in advance! > >Huh? What's a Frame2000? > >It's not a FrameMaker version -- those are (going back to mid-90s) >5.5.6, 6, 7, 7.1, and 7.2. It is,

FrameMaker 7.0 for Mac?

2006-10-07 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 11:12 -0400 6/10/06, Neil Tubb wrote: >I use Frame 7.1 for Windows at work, but use a PowerPC Mac at home. I >would really like to be able to work a bit from home, so was wondering >if it would be worth picking up Frame 7.0 for Mac. So: > >1. Did they actually make Frame 7.0 for Mac...I keep

FrameMaker 7.0 for Mac?

2006-10-07 Thread David Creamer
> 1. Did they actually make Frame 7.0 for Mac...I keep reading about an > upgrade, but not a real product. I realize it is now discontinued. Yes--as mentioned, you are probably hunting for a used copy now. Just be sure that the license transfer is part of the deal, so you become the official

Issue in Optimizing PDF size

2006-10-07 Thread Ridder, Fred
For *any* book-level operation (updating, printing, etc.) to succeed, FrameMaker has to be able to open, save, and close each file "silently" (not displaying the file) with no messages. Any warning message upon opening any file (e.g., the "older version" message you report, an unresolved

Copy-and-paste from FrameMaker PDF to text editor, preserving leading spaces?

2006-10-07 Thread Guy K. Haas
If I create a document in FrameMaker, and it contains some blocks of sample code... and the code indents blocks for readability... and I want the reader to be able to copy from the code material and paste into a Plain Old Text Editor... is there any way you know of to do this in a manner that

Docbook versus Home-Grown

2006-10-07 Thread Joe Malin
Hi! Well, I *finally* finished the new book for our next software release, so I can justifiably turn my attention to getting myself into structured docs. I am not going to go with DITA just yet. My plan is to convert my existing unstructured docs to structure first, and then start the next