Re: [Framers] Lines

You're missing the InDesign property that aligns a stroke's weight from its center, or inside/outside, if it is a shape's border. Probably other graphic applications have the same abilities. Keep in mind that FM evolved around the time when the use of thin lead strips to separate lines of metal

Re: [Framers] X-ref issue: FM links that work in the FM file but don't work in the PDF file that is generated from it

IIRC there's a way to expose the information in links within a PDF. Perhaps the "missing link" to the failure can be found there. Unfortunately, I've forgotten how to do that magic. On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 11:39 AM Rick Quatro wrote: > What version of FrameMaker are you using? If you have the

Re: [Framers] Mif2Go

During lockdown, it may seem that we're all dating ourselves. >**< On Thu, Apr 30, 2020, 7:02 AM K Grace wrote: > Does anyone still use Mif2Go or am I dating myself? > ___ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to

Re: [Framers] Framers Digest, Vol 169, Issue 8

person managing the list at > > framers-ow...@lists.frameusers.com When replying, please edit your > > Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Framers > > digest..." > > > > Today's Topics: > > > >1. Re: Nostalgia - was Re: Fr

Re: [Framers] Nostalgia - was Re: FrameMaker 2015

Dang autocorrect. Should have been "first-hand" not "first-have." Ok, I won't start your feet moving down that path. ;) On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 9:13 PM Jerilynne Knight wrote: > Oh lordy Peter, don't even get me started on that topic!!! lol > > > > On Tue,

Re: [Framers] Nostalgia - was Re: FrameMaker 2015

Corel's not the first company to have shot itself in the foot. Many of us have first-have experience. Oooops, should that be "first-foot?" On Tue, Apr 7, 2020, 1:41 PM Mark Soiseth wrote: > I got a job with a company who used Ventura on the GEM environment. It > allowed me to shoot myself in

Re: [Framers] Nostalgia - was Re: FrameMaker 2015

On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 7:31 PM Robert Lauriston wrote: > I used FullWrite on an SE/30 in the late 80s. I think it was my > preferred word processor for a while. > WordStar's Ctrl-key "diamond" s, d, e, and x, for cursor movement, and many text operations, are still burnt into my synapses, only

Re: [Framers] Nostalgia - was Re: FrameMaker 2015

Just when I've been wondering if I’m really as old as I look, or only as old as I've always thought I was (meaning 20-something), in jumps Frank Stearns! Like Lin Sims, Lynne Price, et. al. You're one of the early-on posters I remember saving lives - mine and those of others - back in the days of

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker 2015

I first saw FM in 1989 on a Sun. Also Interleaf. Tech pubs was evaluating both, against their established unix text-based workflow (vi and others), that used UNIX scripts to perform miraculous manipulations, and author-embedded dot-commands to format output with customized xroff. A few of us got

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker 2015

Some of us are old enough to remember using Escape-key sequences with FM 3 on Unix, Mac, and Windows. Do we win anything other than being grateful that our memories are still functioning? BOOM! ;) On Wed, Apr 1, 2020, 4:40 PM Jerilynne Knight wrote: > Thanks for all the responses...I'll walk

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker 2015

CIUJwOnFVZ81xmWdCPpIYIay4D7R/view?usp=sharing > > > > Have a fantabulous day... > > > > Jerilynne Knight > > The Encourager > > 317.593.5551 > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 1:46 PM Peter Gold > > wrote: > > > > > I

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker 2015

If your UI is too small, maybe you need a bigger boat, like in "Jaws"? ;) Seriously, if fiddling with screen resolution doesn't fix the problem, consider posting your screenshot to a location like Dropbox, and post the link here. On Wed, Apr 1, 2020, 12:05 PM Jerilynne Knight wrote: > Hi

Re: [Framers] Questions re upgrading Frame from 7.1

10. Yes though we walk through the valley of asking price, we fear all auto-corrections.  Seriously, if you will ever think of converting to a future version of FM but retain the earlier version and use the same files in both versions, be religious about identifying the creator version, and

Re: [Framers] Applying different paragraph tags to same element

I first saw this in Framebuilder training class, around 1994. It won me over immediately. Pure AI. You train a machine to think the way you want it to, after you walk away. Ronco for TWrs, "Just set it and forget it." FWIW, InDesign's smart GREP styles offer a lot of similar AI-ish formatting,

Re: [Framers] Resp. HTML issue

Sounds like the beginning of a great novel! On Wed, Mar 11, 2020, 2:45 PM Alan Litchfield wrote: > It's one of the reasons I gave up on FM. On one occasion in a hotel > room, spending 12 hours with Adobe techs trying to enable license > authentication because it thought I was still in the US,

Re: [Framers] Framemaker 2019, Conditional Text, and ToCs

Consider posting a request for better distribution packaging, to the FM wishlist. IIRC, there's also a features petition somewhere. On Tue, Mar 3, 2020, 12:19 PM Lea Rush wrote: > Hi all, > > Thanks for the prompt. That did fix the problem. The irony is that the > lack of an up-to-date

Re: [Framers] MadCap Flare

I started training people to use personal computers and productivity software in the '80s. IIRC, web pages were almost non-existent back then.;) Seriously, consider looking at the company's site, maybe even be proactive and ask to discuss them with someone who can indicate what they are thinking

Re: [Framers] How would you approach this? Listing New Stuff

Would the List of Effective Pages help? A web search gave some results. On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 10:46 AM John Posada wrote: > Good morning, everyone. I'm looking for ideas. > > I have a book, will call it a "Run Book". > > This book contains files on how to do and fix things on our network. > >

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker 2020

Hi, Doug: I don't have any running FM versions to test these ideas, but two possibly helpful hoops might be: * Run additional instances of FM to display the items caught in modal-dialog limbo, but this might be a problem if FM's lock files prevent opening the same file multiple times, (like

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker 2020

...and... participants in Adobe pre-release programs (AKA beta testing) sign NDAs that preclude them from disclosing information about unreleased products unless and until Adobe gives permission. On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 11:02 AM Art Campbell wrote: > What Jeff said. And recent releases are on

Re: [Framers] FM2019 Volume and Chapter Numbering

Thanks! On Sun, Jan 5, 2020 at 7:12 PM wrote: > >So, have you found any drawbacks to this approach, other than the problem > of getting other users to refer to the reference page? > > The only problem I've run into is when an extra heading needs to be added > in--assuming you want all the

Re: [Framers] FM2019 Volume and Chapter Numbering

I'm sure you know that an all-in-one numbering scheme can be de-mystified by documenting it on a reference page. I'm also sure you've tried it. So, have you found any drawbacks to this approach, other than the problem of getting other users to refer to the reference page? Not implying there's

Re: [Framers] Batch Publish Multiple of Same Type of Output

of FM can be running at the same time on > the same machine. I often have one instance in which I work on > application development and another in which I test the environment I > will provide to end users. > --Lynne > > On 12/19/2019 8:30 PM, Peter Gold wrote: > > In

Re: [Framers] Batch Publish Multiple of Same Type of Output

In the olden days, you could run multiple instances of FM from a single installation on a single PC, just by re-launching it. Not sure this is possible now. Also, there's a possible problem with the instances trying to use the same document file or program file simultaneously, A script or watched

Re: [Framers] Backup in different folder?

Lin, this proves that not only is FM really smart, but the FM community is brilliantly self-correcting! ;) On Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 7:15 AM Lin Sims wrote: > I take it back. You can do anything in Frame if you put your mind to it! > > > ___ This message

Re: [Framers] Backup in different folder?

Just one more reason to believe that, in the right hands, FrameMaker can do anything authors discover that they need it to do, and that the collective community knowledge probably contains a solution! Thanks, Rick! On Tue, Dec 17, 2019, 6:20 AM Rick Quatro wrote: > I posted a free script that

Re: [Framers] Backup in different folder?

On Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 12:18 PM John Posada wrote: > Hi guys...FM19...I like having an auto backup on Save, but I'd like them > put in another folder. Possible? > * What about a script that's triggered by autosave events? * Alternatively, a background script that writes a copy of a newly-saved

Re: [Framers] Changing Setup Files

Sounds like InDesign's Quick Apply feature: type Ctrl+Enter then type any portion of a command or menu item, scroll, arrow, or select, and press Enter to execute. It's been in there for a few years. On Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 7:48 PM Lynne A. Price wrote: > Orly, > The FM menus and shortcuts

Re: [Framers] OT: (Kinda') Spam to Adobe Partners

Hi, Tammy: This is what happens when you reply to spam email | James Veitch ... IIRC, when I watched it, there were

Re: [Framers] News about the FrameMaker history

Thanks, Klaus: I first encountered FrameMaker3 on a Mac computer when I started as a technical writer at Sybase in 1989, a week after the Loma Prieta earthquake that flattened the Cypress highway ramp which exited a few blocks from the company's Emeryville, CA, headquarters. The quake hit when I

Re: [Framers] OT: National Pencil Day, 3/30/19

Consulting, LLC > > +1 734 972 3026 > > http://www.adamcharlesconsulting.com/ > http://www.jackdeland.com/ > https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackdeland/ > > -Original Message- > From: Framers > > On Behalf Of Peter Gold > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 1:0

Re: [Framers] OT: National Pencil Day, 3/30/19

Modernists can buy them at a buck-a-dozen at Dollar Tree stores. However, their erasers are unknown synthetic materials, not pink rubber. Even at this low-low price, the guarantee is the same: the accuracy and quality of the content they produce depends on the intelligence and creativity of the

Re: [Framers] Compatability with FM11 non-structured files

reason. > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 1:47 PM Peter Gold > wrote: > > > Hi, John: > > > > My point was that if the company was using InDesign, it would have to be > an > > early-enough standalone version that doesn't phone home to Adobe. I use > ID > >

Re: [Framers] Compatability with FM11 non-structured files

t; -Original Message- > From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+john.x.posada= > us.hsbc....@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Peter Gold > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 1:20 PM > To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. < > framers@lists.frameusers.com

Re: [Framers] Compatability with FM11 non-structured files

Looks like my earlier response got truncated. Apologies for any confusion. Would it be acceptable to install FM on a stand-alone machine, save as MIF, and export/convert to formats of apps the corporate network supports, then copy these outputs to the network? Or, have that work done by a

Re: [Framers] Color Views: what are they FOR?

Perhaps I missed it, but another use for color views is to define colors for different outputs. Some defined colors may appear differently on different print or display devices, or within different container formats like PDS, HTML, etc. So, a color view can make it easy to choose among color

Re: [Framers] Expected Size of HTML5 Help file - from your experience and knowledge

Is it possible to deliver very-low resolution versions of the graphics in the Help that hyperlink to full-resolution versions online? This would depend on security policies for online connections, and whether users would have access to online resources, and if they need the information only

Re: [Framers] Framemaker Crashing

>From my ancient past, I recall one occasion after installing memory when my PC became erratic. That turned out to have been caused by my inadvertantly disturbing some of the hardware components. After I firmly re-seated them all, the problem disappeared. So, just a wild thought. On Thu, Dec 6,

Re: [Framers] Retired

Hi, Keith: It sounds as if you're bittersweet about being downsized. Wishing you the best with the sweet side of what's ahead. Old Frame-sters never really retire, they just lurk on this list, and, after a prudent amount of time passes, and they're convinced it's their singular mission to fill

Re: [Framers] Arbortext v Frame

What are the expectations of switching? Efficiency of production, lower ongoing cost, using a platform which doesn't support FrameMaker, better integration with existing or planned new systems, or…? There's always a cost to changing a working system and retraining users, as well as migrating

Re: [Framers] Switching from InDesign to FM 11

I'd tend to agree with John's suggestion, but would do a copy edit to replace "him" with "him or her." Long ago, I planned to write a course on moving from FM to ID, but, plans change. However, I wrote an article comparing these tools: https://indesignsecrets.com/better-framemaker-indesign.php

Re: [Framers] ANN: Where is my PDF?

Happy birthday, Rick! I started using FrameMaker 3 on UNIX in 1989. It's folks like you who've been developing and contributing products and improvements to the FM community, that were born in your individual brilliant creative minds, which have benefitted so many of us over the years. Thanks

Re: [Framers] Graphics quality

In the olden days, IIRC, Dov Isaacs of Adobe, or Shlomo Perets of microtype.com, periodically posted a detailed set of steps for use with Photoshop, to optimize images for use in FrameMaker. Odds are good an archive search will be successful. HTH. On Sep 29, 2018 10:52 AM, wrote: > The

Re: [Framers] FM 2017 Columns and Continued Lines

Hi, Julie: It's not clear what you expect from a three-column layout. Wim's solution will work with a one-column table. FM tables will flow across page breaks, so the Table Continuation variable will work correctly. It doesn't appear in the first column in which the table resides, but does appear

Re: [Framers] Losing Page Breaks in FM2015

Stop it, stop it, stop it!!! I don't really use FM any more, but I watch the forum out of habit (or addiction.) Every time some rare or obscure problem pops up, I love the mental exercise of sweeping away the cobwebs to see if I can find what I remember the solution(s) to be. It's rare that one

Re: [Framers] Using Folders and Groups

This is a great way to organize content, but individual documents require new page starts in printed output. One FrameMaker technique that may help is creating container documents with import-by-reference content. HTH. On Aug 3, 2018 11:49 AM, "Lin Sims" wrote: Setting to next available

Re: [Framers] Final note about Adobe Licensing

ave and even use different tools if so required. > > Great explanation from you. > > -- Ken in Atlanta > > > -- > *From:* Peter Gold > *To:* Ken Poshedly ; An email list for people > using Adobe FrameMaker software. > *Sent:* Tu

Re: [Framers] Final note about Adobe Licensing

gt; Subject: Re: [Framers] Final note about Adobe Licensing > > Program software, yes. Customer support and licensing, no. > > At times it feels like FrameMaker is "abandonware", at least with respect > to the attitudes coming from within Adobe... a begrudged ne

Re: [Framers] Final note about Adobe Licensing

These recent threads about licensing and related Adobe corporate-level failings, and the associated sense of abandonment that's been voiced by long-long-long-time FrameMaker users who represent a community of talented technical authors and publishers prompt me to think "Is there any next step that

Re: [Framers] Final note about Adobe Licensing

Thanks for the update, Tammy. Glad to hear that somehow at least one empowered Adobe employes was able to take action and restore your license. Let's hope that this indicates that the system might be getting the attention to fix the issue for the rest of us. I received an email about my AdobeID

Re: [Framers] Final note about Adobe Licensing

Hi, Tammy and all Framers: In response to a comment I posted on this list a few weeks ago I received a couple of responses from alleged Adobe folks, both private and public. One in particular seemed to make the best and clearest statement of the problem. It was so innocent and naïve I won't

Re: [Framers] Adobe "support?"" Priyank Shrivastava.

tc. - it's mostly invisible when it works...until it doesn't. It's long-past time that FrameMaker gets the support and respect within Adobe that it deserves. What's the best way to organize advocacy for this? Thanks for your attention. Regards, Peter _______ Peter Gold On Tue, J

Re: [Framers] Windows Anti-virus prevents PDF generation in unique graphic setup

Great persistent detective work, Carla. Kudos to you and your colleagues. Please be sure the info gets reported to the FM development team. Let's hope any fix doesn't cause another puzzlement. It sounds like some kind of validation is repeating unnecessarily. Back in the days of FM on UNIX, one

Re: [Framers] old FM files

Esc O H (open heroic) It might be possible to open (a copy of) the file in a binary editor and look at the header. There may be a file-designator that can be changed. On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 11:39 AM, Art Campbell wrote: > There used to be an undocumented Force Open

Re: [Framers] Frame alone or Adobe too?

This reminds me of a story I heard back when edlin, an early text editor had been left in the dust by newer tools. Allegedly, an engineer wrote a 60-page document using edlin, since it was the only tool he knew then. It just proves that stick-to-it-ness has some value. As to one-word-per-line,

Re: [Framers] Going bonkers with an x-ref format

On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 2:36 PM, wrote: > Tried that and no go. In frustration, I moved the two auto-numbered tags so > that they were BEFORE the ChapterTitle tag and not after and voila - the > x-refs now work, but this was a Hail Mary and for whatever reason, it

Re: [Framers] question re getting an old Frame version without a license key

Adobe used to have a procedure for transferring product licenses to new owners. Search adobe.com. However, keep in mind that if an old license was used as the basis for a reduced-price upgrade to a newer release, it likely won't qualify for a legal transfer. On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 5:54 PM, Carol

Re: [Framers] Question about using a building block in a variable that is on a master page

If it's a legacy document, a MIF wash is always a good troubleshooting starting point. If that doesn't fix the problem, read on: It's possibly a string-truncation bug. Have you tried using a different Running H/F variable, to see if the error is in how the variable container is processed? It's

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker tab bug workaround

Very cool insight, Shmuel! This sounds like it took persistence and practice to get it right. It reminds me about how it's important to be fast enough when it matters. When I was little, I believed that people in magazine photographs relaxed their expressions when the pages were closed, and

Re: [Framers] Extendscript: Suppress console logging (FM 2017)?

I know it sounds crude, but if the messages and panel can't be suppressed, perhaps adding the font to the system, or replacing the font spec in the doc set, by a script, are workarounds. HTH On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 10:35 AM, Alan Houser wrote: > I'm updating a large

Re: [Framers] Permanent paragraph tag in a selected table cell?

Is it possible that in the olden days, you imported or copied the appropriately-set-up table from a separate file? Perhaps as a MIF snippet? On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 11:12 AM, Tammy Van Boening < tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com> wrote: > OK, > > > > I know somehow I did this a gazillion years ago

Re: [Framers] Anyone know of a way to include a non-breaking hyphen/dash in a variable definition?

A Google search for "special characters in framemaker user variable" is worth a try - lots of results there. On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Art Campbell wrote: > On FM '17 > > Art Campbell > art.campb...@gmail.com > "... In my opinion, there's nothing in

Re: [Framers] Tomorrow - Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen to open Adobe DITA World 2017

This could be a good time to start advocating for providing a useful index in FM's documentation, and also, perhaps, a smarter (AKA AI/Machine Learning) help search tool that returns terms similar to a specific search term. On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 10:07 AM, Stefan Gentz wrote: >

Re: [Framers] I may be upgrading at last...

​If there's a Win 10 compatibility setting ​for earlier releases, you might want to try that. Perhaps also reinstall FM 8 in that earlier-release environment. Just a thought. HTH On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 5:40 PM, Lea Rush wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been running Frame 8

Re: [Framers] Keystroke for editing variables?

Have you looked into utilities and plug-ins from cudspan, weststreetconsulting, and siliconprairiesoftware? HTH ​ ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker Tables in Responsive HTML5

Thanks. Well, in that case, my tech-support-troubleshooting mindset suggests that if converting individual files works correctly, and converting books of files doesn't, then there's likely a bug in the book-processing code. Probably something like assuming that storing an early determination of

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker Tables in Responsive HTML5

Are all affected tables assigned the same style? On Thu, Aug 31, 2017 at 10:16 AM, Ben Anderson < ben.ander...@bankerstoolbox.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > I have a FrameMaker (2017 Version: 14.0.0.361) book with about 24 > sections/chapters and roughly 100 or so tables throughout. Some of the >

Re: [Framers] Save as PDF

Thanks for the community-service alert, Austin. Would it be useful/possible to incorporate this useful information about the possibility of the problem reading the document on Chrome in or with the document itself? On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 4:43 PM, Austin Meredith wrote: >

Re: [Framers] Can I make a setting that will launch 4 books?

On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 12:15 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > As I recall there was a specific restriction in the license against > running regular FrameMaker with scripts on a shared server. It wasn't > the number of licenses, they wanted $6000 or whatever for FrameMaker >

Re: [Framers] Can I make a setting that will launch 4 books?

On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 11:44 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > In FM7, FrameMaker.exe accepted command-line arguments, I used them to > write scripts at an old job. There were license limitations on using > that to run builds on a server, you were supposed to buy FrameMaker >

Re: [Framers] Can I make a setting that will launch 4 books?

* Drag-select the group, then Ctrl-O, saves a few clicks, especially for multi-multi-file projects. * The mention of using a batch file earlier in this thread reminded me that in the olden days of wood-fired UNIX FM, we'd pass filenames on the command line that invoked FM and opened the specified

Re: [Framers] framer relocating to Las Cruces, NM

On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 10:41 AM, Craig Ede wrote: > ...snip... > Sounds like "Margaritaville." Enjoy! > ... > Not quite, more of a earthquake zone than that. But the views available on > a clear day of the four volcanoes hereabouts can be pretty stunning. > ​It only takes

Re: [Framers] framer relocating to Las Cruces, NM

On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 9:57 AM, Craig Ede wrote: > I'm looking to replace the remote work with something local to my new > region. 100% screen time wears on one after awhile. > ​Eureka?!?! ​ > We'll see how the new climate treats us. I have to say that the last > winter

Re: [Framers] framer relocating to Las Cruces, NM

Good luck in your new location. By working virtually in MN, where I live, you've not had to deal with the occasional reality of cold Arctic temperatures. On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 4:09 PM, Craig Ede wrote: > Framers, > > > I will be relocating in a couple of weeks to Las

Re: [Framers] Hairline Frame Borders (Alan Salo (Ariens Plant 1)

There may be a setting in the fminit file that controls the menu options for line widths. If that's not available, consider creating a library file of empty frames to keep in a central location, and import them by cross-reference. HTH On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 7:48 AM, Michael Heine

Re: [Framers] Display full path in FrameMaker book or list of references

I had a faint memory that it's possible to name a single Windows drive with multiple drive specifiers. In the thread mentioned earlier, https://forums.adobe.com/thread/767183 I found that Lynne Price mentioned the subst command-line command about a year ago, and suggested a strategy that might

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker vs InDesign

Good summary, David. I think I learned a couple of new points of comparison between FM and ID beyond those in the several articles and discussions that result from the Google search I suggested earlier. On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 8:08 AM, David Creamer wrote: > I

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker vs InDesign

Converting publications from any application to another is always a challenge. Search Google for "framemaker vs indesign" for opinions and experiences and advice. dtptools.com introduced its MIF filter for InDesign, a utility that converts FrameMaker files saved as MIF (Maker Interchange Format)

Re: [Framers] Search for text + tag?

Wolfson <shmue...@gmail.com> wrote: > She does want to change the text string in a paragraph tagged *with a > specific format*, without having to keep an eye on the lower-left corner > of the status bar. > > This is an important feature in Word that is missing in FM. > > --

Re: [Framers] Search for text + tag?

As I saw the range of suggestions, I wondered if I'd oversimplified the issue by working from memory, since I haven't actually fired FM up for a few years. So, I invoked FM 9 on WinXP SP2 under Parallels on my early 2008 MacBookPro, to see what's what. Although your original statement of

Re: [Framers] Crash with Internal Errors: 13054, 21985197, 21967009, 21686210

As far back as I can remember, the lore was that those error numbers only had meaning to whomever created the message. There were no specific fixes. My old troubleshooting mind remembers when tweaking some resource settings in early Windows releases sometimes helped fix application problems. I

Re: [Framers] OT: CMS Scope

On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 3:44 AM, Wim Hooghwinkel - idtp wrote: > Hi, you didn’t mention your name, > > what you describe is very organization centric. Try to look at it form a > client perspective, from the users point of view. > What do your users need? What do your clients need,

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker keyboard shortcuts just stop

You're welcome, Pat. I got a big laugh from it the first time I saw it back in the '90s. IIRC, Janice Gelb originally posted it. As I think more on it, I'm pretty sure that she claimed to have translated it. Whatever, she deserves the credit! On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:46 AM, Pat Christenson <

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker keyboard shortcuts just stop

r that transmits > the keystrokes from the new layer to the legacy code occasionally > stops working. > > I've never seen similar behavior in any other application on the > half-dozen systems where I've run FM9 or later. I never used anything > but a generic keyboard with the de

Re: [Framers] FrameMaker keyboard shortcuts just stop

Just a couple of wild thoughts pulled from long-ago experiences: It sounds as if the normal flow of keystrokes is being affected somehow. In the hardware domain, is it possible that there are keyboard driver issues - updates needed, multiple conflicting keyboards or other input devices, multiple

Re: [Framers] Suddenly not working FM functionality? - also, a shout-out to Tech Support for being so responsive!!!!

The first time I ever saw FM, it was on a UNIX system, probably FM 2 or earlier. The tech writer showing it off blew my mind by using FM's built-in screen capture to shoot the screen and bring in the image, without missing a beat in the content-creation process. IIRC, there was an option to copy

Re: [Framers] "Secret" Freeze Pagination Feature

Ian, thanks for mentioning List of Effective Pages. A search for Framemaker LEP turned up a number of references that folks might find useful. HTH On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 7:13 AM, Ian Proudfoot wrote: > Hi Stefan, > Yes I tried to use the feature, but it's lack of

Re: [Framers] "Secret" Freeze Pagination Feature

Good question, Stephan. Thanks. There is lots of good info in these replies. I think Grant makes the key point: point pages are vestiges of printed documentation. They are based on retaining a historical record as documentation goes through revisions. IMO, the idea is like sci-fi time travel,

Re: [Framers] [EXTERNAL] Corel Paintshop / Adobe Photoshop

​If your questions are about expert-level issues with the applications, I suggest posting to their dedicated user forums. If their about interactions with FrameMaker, perhaps posting a bit of detail might elicit more-informative replies. HTH > On Behalf Of Wendy Studinski > Sent: Wednesday,

Re: [Framers] FM 2017 Feature Request: Restore color and scaling to menu icons

Hi, David: On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:43 AM, David Creamer < ideasli...@ideastraining.com> wrote: > I liked the color icons because it is easier for the (my?) brain to quickly > recognize a color icon. For example, I just need to look for the red arrow > for the file import icon. It takes less

Re: [Framers] FM 2017 Feature Request: Restore color and scaling to menu icons

Once, again, Stefan, with all due respect. I agree with Hedley's point: > > On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 8:38 PM, Hedley Finger > wrote: Stefan: > > Usability trumps calming. > > Hedley The current main issue, from a user's point of view, is how the product performs. In

Re: [Framers] using variables

I'm just working from personal memory, so this could just be wishful thinking. It might be possible to create the behavior by using a dedicated run-in autonumbered paragraph format, in combination with a cross-reference, in the table title or in a heading or footing row to emulate the current

Re: [Framers] Font Size in Index Marker Pod (FRMAKER-2451)

Search Google for Cudspan Markerworker. It might work with current releases. On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 12:50 PM, Rick Quatro wrote: > The problem here is simply that the text size in the marker window is too > small. It would be nice to be able to configure the size and

Re: [Framers] FM 2017 Feature Request: Restore color and scaling to menu icons

dobeTCS> | [image: > http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/files/2015/12/Blog.jpg] Our Blog > <http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/> | [image: > http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/files/2015/12/Forum-Chats.jpg] Adobe TCS > User Forum > <https://forums.adobe.com/community/technical_commun

Re: [Framers] FM 2017 Feature Request: Restore color and scaling to menu icons

​Hi, Stefan: Thanks for your detailed reply. Again, with all due respect, your short history with FrameMaker puts you at a disadvantage, because, over the decades, many of the detailed recent feature enhancements, additions, and bug-fixes you noted, have been kicked to the "for future action"

Re: [Framers] FM 2017 Feature Request: Restore color and scaling to menu icons

​With all due respect, Stefan: You're pointing out Adobe's longest-running lame excuse for denying development resources to FrameMaker. Other Adobe products adjusted to high-resolution screens long ago. There's always been the sense in replies to user requests, that users who ask for product

Re: [Framers] OT: Stopping Adobe's auto install of Reader DC

On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 12:58 PM, Craig, Alison wrote: > As for shortcut keys, I love them as well. But every time a program is > redesigned, the shortcut keys seem to change - or even worse, *some* keys > change - so you have to learn them all over again. ​That's why I

Re: [Framers] FM2017 menu shift/search for commands

For several years, now, InDesign has had the Quick Apply feature: 1. Press Ctrl+Enter (Windows) or Command+Return (Mac OS), then type a few unique characters within the command's name. For example, typing "grep" brings up a list of available GREP commands, and typing "en ch" (include the

Re: [Framers] Machinations of .Portrait and .Landscape

Yes, altering text frame size is a high-maintenance error-prone strategy. One thing I've done, when really fine control is needed, is to work with authors to get permission to edit text so it fits layout better. Depending on the material, subject matter experts, perhaps even lawyers and marketers

Re: [Framers] Up for discussion: changing Framers' default Reply-To behavior

I think most mailers have a modifier-key option that offers Reply to All. IMO, this is the simplest solution. Some of us might have to learn that alternate-fact key combination, but it would avoid unintentionally posting to the list. As to changing one's habits, it would be helpful if messages

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