FW: Adobe CEO interview

2007-05-20 Thread Peter Gold
s, than "Standard American English." The losses of literacy that Dan points out are more about the ineffectiveness of public education to bring students to a useful level of literacy, than about the media and syntax that's used to transmit recorded culture and history. ___

FW: Adobe CEO interview

2007-05-20 Thread Peter Gold
ook for information and learning to use it) out for themselves, and help others to do it. Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Re: Aligning Imported Graphics and Callouts Against the Grid

2007-05-18 Thread Peter Gold
Jim, have you tried selecting the graphic in FrameMaker, and then in Graphics Tools, choosing Fill None? Sometimes this enables transparency in an imported graphic. Worth a try. Let us know how it works for you. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Stuart Rogers

Re: OT: RE: surreptitious mountains

2007-05-18 Thread Peter Gold
, now. Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http

Re: Aligning Imported Graphics and Callouts Against the Grid

2007-05-18 Thread Peter Gold
these output steps, there's still a chance. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Pinkham, Jim wrote: I checked and had Fill defaulted to None. Thanks for the suggestion, though. It was well worth trying. -Original Message- From: Peter Gold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED

Aligning Imported Graphics and Callouts Against the Grid

2007-05-18 Thread Peter Gold
Jim, have you tried selecting the graphic in FrameMaker, and then in Graphics > Tools, choosing Fill > None? Sometimes this enables transparency in an imported graphic. Worth a try. Let us know how it works for you. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Stuart

OT: RE: surreptitious mountains

2007-05-18 Thread Peter Gold
st that rest, now. ____ Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Aligning Imported Graphics and Callouts Against the Grid

2007-05-18 Thread Peter Gold
ied these output steps, there's still a chance. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Pinkham, Jim wrote: > I checked and had Fill defaulted to None. Thanks for the suggestion, > though. It was well worth trying. > > -Original Message- > From: Peter Gold

Re: surreptitious mountains

2007-05-17 Thread Peter Gold
time you see Peking, duck!G Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

surreptitious mountains

2007-05-17 Thread Peter Gold
eking at peaks piques you. Next time you see Peking, duck! ____ Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Re: Double-spacing a PDF output doc from a structured Frame book

2007-05-15 Thread Peter Gold
explanatory text is likely to be prone to human error. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Bob Williams wrote: Hi All, This may be one of those 'Well, if I KNEW which menu and function this was - I'd have already done it myself' questions, but... Wondering HOW to simply double-space my PDF

Double-spacing a PDF output doc from a structured Frame book

2007-05-15 Thread Peter Gold
text is likely to be prone to human error. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Bob Williams wrote: > Hi All, > > This may be one of those 'Well, if I KNEW which menu and function this > was - > I'd have already done it myself' questions, but... > > Wondering

Re: Chapter Numbering in the Table of Contents

2007-05-12 Thread Peter Gold
of contents file, it retrieves the table of contents file's chapter number. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank

Chapter Numbering in the Table of Contents

2007-05-12 Thread Peter Gold
raph, or just its number, for TOC entries. <$chapnum> retrieves the chapter number of the file in which it appears, so in the table of contents file, it retrieves the table of contents file's chapter number. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Re: How many FM users are there?

2007-05-09 Thread Peter Gold
. Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Diane Gaskill wrote: Hi all, I know Adobe keeps all of their numbers a Big Secret, but I am creating a comparison spreadsheet in my research on FM vs AT and I need to have a general idea of how many FM seats have been installed. FM has

Re: How many FM users are there?

2007-05-09 Thread Peter Gold
: the common factor is ice cubes. Leave them out of drinks to avoid morning hangovers. Moral, perhaps? Be careful when buying lots of FrameMaker licenses. Perhaps companies that are late FrameMaker adopters are too precarious already to benefit from it?MG Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow

How many FM users are there?

2007-05-09 Thread Peter Gold
a personal licenses. ________ Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices > > Diane Gaskill wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I know Adobe keeps all of their numbers a Big Secret, but I am >> creating a comparison spreadsheet in my research on FM vs AT and I >> ne

How many FM users are there?

2007-05-09 Thread Peter Gold
Friday morning - royal hangover. Conclusion: the common factor is ice cubes. Leave them out of drinks to avoid morning hangovers. Moral, perhaps? Be careful when buying lots of FrameMaker licenses. Perhaps companies that are late FrameMaker adopters are too precarious already to benefit fr

Re: switched printers -- now HelvObl prints with extra slant

2007-04-19 Thread Peter Gold
. Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Art Campbell wrote: I'd set the Printer metrics line in maker.ini to ON, to get accurate screen display. And I'd also set the Adobe distiller printer instance as the default. Art ___ You are currently subscribed

Re: QuarkXPress to FrameMaker

2007-04-19 Thread Peter Gold
they may be planning. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices The filter for QuarkXPress import into FrameMaker was hacked from the equivalent InDesign filter and only supports QuarkXPress 3.x and 4.x files. Newer files (5, 6, and 7) cannot be opened in FrameMaker due

switched printers -- now HelvObl prints with extra slant

2007-04-19 Thread Peter Gold
, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Art Campbell wrote: > I'd set the Printer metrics line in maker.ini to ON, to get accurate > screen display. And I'd also set the Adobe distiller printer instance > as the default. > > Art

QuarkXPress to FrameMaker

2007-04-19 Thread Peter Gold
ion they may be planning. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices >> The filter for QuarkXPress import into FrameMaker was >> hacked from the equivalent InDesign filter and only >> supports QuarkXPress 3.x and 4.x files. Newer files >> (5, 6, and 7) cannot

Re: Better diff tool that change bars?

2007-04-18 Thread Peter Gold
, so users don't need full Acrobat. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices At 11:35 -0400 18/4/07, Molly Keegan wrote: I am wondering how others keep track of changes made to their books. I am the only technical writer at my company, and we have a rigorous system

Better diff tool that change bars?

2007-04-18 Thread Peter Gold
users don't need full Acrobat. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices > At 11:35 -0400 18/4/07, Molly Keegan wrote: > >> I am wondering how others keep track of changes made to their books. I am >> the only technical writer at my company, and we have

Re: FrameMaker and InDesign

2007-04-14 Thread Peter Gold
text. There's a lot of formatting and layout control over footnotes. No table footnotes, though. No x-refs to fake them, either. Thanks for asking. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed

FrameMaker and InDesign

2007-04-14 Thread Peter Gold
d test like mine. There were no whitespace gaps in the footnotes or the story's text. There's a lot of formatting and layout control over footnotes. No table footnotes, though. No x-refs to fake them, either. Thanks for asking. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Re: shortcut for para down

2007-04-11 Thread Peter Gold
; pasting the format stops when you copy other content to the clipboard. If you need to apply the override to different paragraph formats, create examples in a separate FrameMaker file, and copy special from it. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices You wrote: Dos

Re: Maddening problem with frame below

2007-04-11 Thread Peter Gold
perhaps that's not the issue. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Rene Stephenson wrote: We have the same problem with 2 similar BlockLine paragraph tags that use 2 pt font w/ 6 pt space above and paragraph below pointing to a line on the reference page. Both are aligned

Re: shortcut for para down

2007-04-11 Thread Peter Gold
. * Dedicated paragraph format variations are GOOD for page-flow tweaking, because they are stable and are proof against Remove Overrides actions. One takes the road that leads to that inner peach that all technical authors seek constantlyG. Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

shortcut for para down

2007-04-11 Thread Peter Gold
; pasting the format stops when you copy other content to the clipboard. If you need to apply the override to different paragraph formats, create examples in a separate FrameMaker file, and copy special from it. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices > > You wrote: &g

Maddening problem with frame below

2007-04-11 Thread Peter Gold
perhaps that's not the issue. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Rene Stephenson wrote: > We have the same problem with 2 similar BlockLine paragraph tags that use 2 > pt font w/ 6 pt space above and paragraph below pointing to a line on the > reference p

shortcut for para down

2007-04-11 Thread Peter Gold
proof against Remove Overrides actions. One takes the road that leads to that inner peach that all technical authors seek constantly. Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices > > > Shlomo Perets > > MicroType, http://www.microtype.com > Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat > > >

Re: Maddening problem with frame below

2007-04-10 Thread Peter Gold
column, perhaps the width of the reference frame is bumping into the column and pseudo-wrapping to the lower position. Have you tried using an anchored frame below, with a rule, instead of the reference frame, just to see if it's stable? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow

Maddening problem with frame below

2007-04-10 Thread Peter Gold
column, perhaps the width of the reference frame is bumping into the column and pseudo-wrapping to the lower position. Have you tried using an anchored frame below, with a rule, instead of the reference frame, just to see if it's stable? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Re: PDF comments hiding in FM...

2007-04-05 Thread Peter Gold
experimented with the comment layers in InDesign...yet! HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Art Campbell wrote: I have a PDF in a FM file imported by reference. Although it contains several comments (callouts, highlighting, etc.) they don't display in FM. I know they're

PDF comments hiding in FM...

2007-04-05 Thread Peter Gold
experimented with the comment layers in InDesign...yet! HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Art Campbell wrote: > I have a PDF in a FM file imported by reference. Although it contains > several comments (callouts, highlighting, etc.) they don't display in > F

Re: Adobe Support Package for Framemaker

2007-03-29 Thread Peter Gold
contracts with the expectation that they'd channel the support requests, then the original problem is only distributed among them - the skilled users reduce their productivity when supporting others. Do the math first, build a model, then evaluate. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow

Adobe Support Package for Framemaker

2007-03-29 Thread Peter Gold
contracts with the expectation that they'd channel the support requests, then the original problem is only distributed among them - the skilled users reduce their productivity when supporting others. Do the math first, build a model, then evaluate. HTH Regards, Peter Go

Re: Keyboard shortcut for toggling open documents

2007-03-20 Thread Peter Gold
Runaround Properties dialog box. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices David Schor wrote: What is the keyboard shortcut for toggling open documents? Thanks very much, David ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers

Keyboard shortcut for toggling open documents

2007-03-20 Thread Peter Gold
> Runaround Properties dialog box. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices David Schor wrote: > What is the keyboard shortcut for toggling open documents? > > Thanks very much, > David >

Re: Arrow navigation in FM tables

2007-03-08 Thread Peter Gold
: To get the best mnemonic value from these sequences, think of Highlight rather than Select ! t h e (table highlight entry; that is, current cell) ! t h r (table highlight row) ! t h t (table highlight table) HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices John Pilla wrote: I

Arrow navigation in FM tables

2007-03-08 Thread Peter Gold
ble: NOTE: To get the best mnemonic value from these sequences, think of "Highlight" rather than "Select" ! t h e (table highlight entry; that is, current cell) ! t h r (table highlight row) ! t h t (table highlight table) HTH ____ Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProS

Re: How to create 'Word style' bookmarks

2007-03-02 Thread Peter Gold
offer additional information. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Massimiliano Lodi wrote: Hi Mike, thanks for your interesting answer. 1. It sounds like you just need to create a user variable for each term and insert the variables at the appropriate spots

How to create 'Word style' bookmarks

2007-03-02 Thread Peter Gold
offer additional information. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Massimiliano Lodi wrote: > Hi Mike, > thanks for your interesting answer. > >> 1. It sounds like you just need to create a user variable for each term >> > and insert the vari

Re: Find / Replace special

2007-02-28 Thread Peter Gold
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Re: Frame's future

2007-02-28 Thread Peter Gold
Art Campbell wrote: Paul, I think you're breaking the rules of the conversation by applying logic... It's not about logic, it's about being a Mac fan. So, Art, you don't think that Mac fanatacism trumps compulsive speculation? Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Re: Find / Replace special

2007-02-28 Thread Peter Gold
, which would requite one more test to see that this works as required. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Combs, Richard wrote: Peter Gold wrote: Richard's point is excellent! Thank you. I believe that one way to avoid this problem is to create

Find / Replace special

2007-02-28 Thread Peter Gold
applies only the properties of the named format, not every property of the text. A quick test should clarify the behavior. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Frame's future

2007-02-28 Thread Peter Gold
Art Campbell wrote: > Paul, > > I think you're breaking the rules of the conversation by applying > logic... > It's not about logic, it's about being a Mac fan. So, Art, you don't think that Mac fanatacism trumps compulsive speculation? Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Find / Replace special

2007-02-28 Thread Peter Gold
that this works as required. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Combs, Richard wrote: > Peter Gold wrote: > > >> Richard's point is excellent! >> > > Thank you. > > >> I believe that one way to avoid this problem is

Re: Translation choices?

2007-02-22 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Art: A good test for any guideline would be to see if it's got a foolproof rule about translating y'all.G Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Art Campbell wrote: Thanks for any guidance y'all can offer! ___ You

Translation choices?

2007-02-22 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Art: A good test for any guideline would be to see if it's got a foolproof rule about translating "y'all." Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Art Campbell wrote: > > Thanks for any guidance y'all can offer! > >

Re: Reasons to Structure

2007-02-14 Thread Peter Gold
require the kind of manual effort that's worth turning over to the smart rules-inforcer, to gain efficiency. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list

Reasons to Structure

2007-02-14 Thread Peter Gold
the most return on your learning investment by having documents that often require the kind of manual effort that's worth turning over to the smart rules-inforcer, to gain efficiency. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Need help building a para Warning tag

2007-02-07 Thread Peter Gold
Search Google for: reficons cudspan Reficons is one way to do it, and it's free. There are also other free helpful FrameMaker tools at this great site. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Auto Hide Element Boundaries?

2007-02-06 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Gordon: Have you tried opening all the files in the book, then applying View > Hide Element Boundaries, before generating the PDF? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Gordon McLean wrote: > Hi all, > > Still finding my feet with Structure

Auto Hide Element Boundaries?

2007-02-06 Thread Peter Gold
used from a book window, the Open All, Save All, Close All, actions only work on book files; when used from a non-book window, the Save All and Close all work on all open files, book members or free-standing. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Gordon McLean wrote

Replacing Framemaker

2007-02-05 Thread Peter Gold
? * Is the real total cost of migrating from FrameMaker to some other product worth the advantage(s) that it provides? * Is there value in retaining FrameMaker in your workflow as you incorporate some other product for its advantages? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Art

Re: FrameMaker 5.5.6 Word InDesign help needed

2007-01-31 Thread Peter Gold
Look into the MIF-to-ID tool now in beta test phase from DTP Tools: http://www.dtptools.com/product.asp?id=mfid Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list

FrameMaker 5.5.6 > Word > InDesign help needed

2007-01-31 Thread Peter Gold
Look into the MIF-to-ID tool now in beta test phase from DTP Tools: http://www.dtptools.com/product.asp?id=mfid Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Re: Looking for books on Frame template design

2007-01-29 Thread Peter Gold
://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/tempseries/ HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices At 20:21 -0800 28/1/07, Greg Thompson wrote: I have decided to take the plunge into learning template design using Frame. Any suggestions on books/tutorials to get out of the land

Looking for books on Frame template design

2007-01-29 Thread Peter Gold
://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/tempseries/ HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices > At 20:21 -0800 28/1/07, Greg Thompson wrote: > > >> I have decided to take the plunge into learning template design using Frame. >> Any suggestions on books/tutorials t

Re: TOUGH ONE

2007-01-27 Thread Peter Gold
get stuck. I'm copying this to the list, for others to see, and perhaps comment upon. Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Michael Zaichenko wrote: Peter, thanks for such an extensive answer. I took notes. Sorry for not telling you at the start, I'm quite advanced

TOUGH ONE

2007-01-27 Thread Peter Gold
You're welcome, Michael. Once again you've only replied to me, rather than to the list. You need to understand that this is a shared community in which whoever knows something to contribute, does contribute. Writing only to one community member puts the work on that person, and also closes off

Re: TOUGH ONE

2007-01-26 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Michael: Search for Globally applying formats to text in FrameMaker's help. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Michael Zaichenko wrote: Hello there, Looking for a way to copy one property of a paragraph? like it's spacebelow or keepwithnext? and paste it over to many other

Re: Q FOR REAL FRAME GURUS

2007-01-20 Thread Peter Gold
the manual says. I need to know if there is a way to tweak FM system files to change these settings. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages

Q FOR REAL FRAME GURUS

2007-01-20 Thread Peter Gold
ions in FrameMaker? I know what the manual says. I >> need to know if there is a way to tweak FM system files to change these >> settings. >> > > HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Re: Unlocking Pgf Locked (Framers Digest, Vol 14, Issue 14)

2006-12-14 Thread Peter Gold
, or only on local files, or no significant relation to either? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Torralba, Jing wrote: Hi Fred, I'm so glad you brought this subject up. I found the same problem in some of the files I inherited from the previous staff. It's awful

Unlocking Pgf Locked (Framers Digest, Vol 14, Issue 14)

2006-12-14 Thread Peter Gold
on local files, or no significant relation to either? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Torralba, Jing wrote: > Hi Fred, > > I'm so glad you brought this subject up. > > I found the same problem in some of the files I inherited from the > previous

Re: Cross reference keyboard shortcut

2006-12-13 Thread Peter Gold
program. Yes, but FrameMaker's Escape key sequence commands work on all FrameMaker platforms, Windows, Mac and UNIX. There are some users who work in FrameMaker on more than one platform, so they only have to learn one FrameMaker keystroke set. Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow

Cross reference keyboard shortcut

2006-12-13 Thread Peter Gold
ier to remember and it > works in virtually any program. > Yes, but FrameMaker's Escape key sequence commands work on all FrameMaker platforms, Windows, Mac and UNIX. There are some users who work in FrameMaker on more than one platform, so they only have to learn one FrameMaker keystroke s

Re: Cross reference keyboard shortcut

2006-12-12 Thread Peter Gold
Tap and release these keys in sequence: Esc s c (lowercase matters), for Special Cross Reference. Navigate the dialog box to choose what you need. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Natalie Bircher wrote: Is there a keyboard shortcut for inserting cross references

Cross reference keyboard shortcut

2006-12-12 Thread Peter Gold
Tap and release these keys in sequence: Esc s c (lowercase matters), for Special > Cross Reference. Navigate the dialog box to choose what you need. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Natalie Bircher wrote: > Is there a keyboard shortcut for inserting cross references? > > > > >

Re: Links to web work from FM, but not from PDF

2006-12-07 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Linda: Have you inspected the failed links with the Link tool, to see if the addresses are correctly formed? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Linda G. Gallagher wrote: Framers, FM 7.0 Acrobat Pro 6.0 I've used links to web sites before, but for some reason

Links to web work from FM, but not from PDF

2006-12-07 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Linda: Have you inspected the failed links with the Link tool, to see if the addresses are correctly formed? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Linda G. Gallagher wrote: > Framers, > > FM 7.0 > Acrobat Pro 6.0 > > I've used links to web sites be

Re: Acro 7 Pro dies without warning

2006-11-24 Thread Peter Gold
Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices John Pitt wrote: Mark, I wasn't absolutely certain that I had followed the correct procedure as you outlined -- so I reinstalled, and checked for rogue traces of old installations, etc., again. But it is the same story. On my home login, Acrobat dies

Acro 7 Pro dies without warning

2006-11-24 Thread Peter Gold
Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices John Pitt wrote: > Mark, > > I wasn't absolutely certain that I had followed the correct procedure > as you outlined -- so I reinstalled, and checked for rogue traces of > old installations, etc., again. > > But it is the same st

Re: table numbered lists in tables - can you define it?

2006-10-21 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Joaanne: Define the Numbering attribute in the Basic Properties of the table format in the table designer as Column First. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices That Darned Writer wrote: Hi Frame gurus... I may have known this but forgotten. I checked

table numbered lists in tables - can you define it?

2006-10-20 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Joaanne: Define the Numbering attribute in the Basic Properties of the table format in the table designer as Column First. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices That Darned Writer wrote: > Hi Frame gurus... I may have known this but forgotten. I chec

Re: Any way to highlight file imports when by reference?

2006-10-17 Thread Peter Gold
Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com

Any way to "highlight" file imports when by reference?

2006-10-17 Thread Peter Gold
.com. > > Is there a URL or e-mail address for enhancement requests to Adobe? http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.1de6f27f HTH ____ Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Any way to "highlight" file imports when by reference?

2006-10-16 Thread Peter Gold
ok window, Add > List of References > Text Insets. For more information, search for generated lists in FrameMaker Help. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Re: Major problems with generating TOC

2006-10-12 Thread Peter Gold
Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Tammy Van Boening wrote: Oh yea - the other thing. The page size/margins on the body page of the TOC look just fine, but when I open the reference page, the actual text entry area is reduced significantly and the margins are shifted

Somewhat OT: Bookmarks in PDF Jumping to Wrong View

2006-10-12 Thread Peter Gold
of PDFs. Check your Acrobat Help for Batch. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Susan_Corcoran at HandHeld.com wrote: > Hello All, > > I'm not sure if this is caused by FM, or Acrobat, but I know we have > plenty of experts with both programs on this list, s

Major problems with generating TOC

2006-10-12 Thread Peter Gold
ults? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Tammy Van Boening wrote: > Oh yea - the other thing. The page size/margins on the body page of the > TOC look just fine, but when I open the reference page, the actual text > entry area is reduced significantly and the

Re: Master Pages - landscape and portrait pages

2006-10-11 Thread Peter Gold
This is a common request. Search Google for: framemaker rotate page for postings that list the steps. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Texan Scriber wrote: Fellow Framers, Does anyone know how to have landscape and portrait pages in the same Frame file. I tried

Master Pages - landscape and portrait pages

2006-10-11 Thread Peter Gold
This is a common request. Search Google for: framemaker "rotate page" for postings that list the steps. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Texan Scriber wrote: > Fellow Framers, > Does anyone know how to have landscape and portrait pages in the same &

Re: OS 9 Applications on Tiger

2006-10-09 Thread Peter Gold
this (and other stuff) in David Pogue's excellent and thorough Mac OS X: The Missing Manual (choose the cat version you need.) There's not much he overlooks explaining about common and obscure aspects of Mac-ing. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices -Original

OS 9 Applications on Tiger

2006-10-09 Thread Peter Gold
a lot about this (and other stuff) in David Pogue's excellent and thorough "Mac OS X: The Missing Manual" (choose the cat version you need.) There's not much he overlooks explaining about common and obscure aspects of Mac-ing. HTH ____ Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProSe

Re: Formula for Tech Writing Lead Time?

2006-10-05 Thread Peter Gold
email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Other good sources are Google, and the Society for Technical Communication site, stc.org. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow

Formula for Tech Writing Lead Time?

2006-10-05 Thread Peter Gold
Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices > Is anyone aware of a formula for how many words/pages a Tech Writer > can produce in a given period of time? I am being asked to take on > additional manuals and upper management wants some numbers to justify > additiona

Indexing recommendations

2006-10-04 Thread Peter Gold
Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices > > Hi all, > > I'm at the indexing stage of a 400 page book for a product I hadn't > worked with for about 3 years (so no memory of what I indexed before). > The manual has also been totally restructured, and many feat

Re: Hypertext link problems

2006-09-29 Thread Peter Gold
, etc? * Have you tried not making the addresses as hyperlinks in FrameMaker, and turning on the Acrobat (and Reader) 7.x preference to detect links? Any difference? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Karen L. Zorn wrote: FrameMaker 7.2 Acrobat Pro 7 Windows XP

Re: Hypertext link problems

2006-09-29 Thread Peter Gold
that Acrobat is failing to parse them correctly? Thanks all for the suggestions and help. Sure! I'm always curious about new things that breakG. Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL

Hypertext link problems

2006-09-29 Thread Peter Gold
, etc? * Have you tried not making the addresses as hyperlinks in FrameMaker, and turning on the Acrobat (and Reader) 7.x preference to detect links? Any difference? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices Karen L. Zorn wrote: > FrameMaker 7.2 > Acrobat Pro 7 > W

Hypertext link problems

2006-09-29 Thread Peter Gold
u saying that the links that fail in the PDF are improperly constructed, rather than that Acrobat is failing to parse them correctly? > Thanks all for the suggestions and help. > Sure! I'm always curious about new things that break. Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Re: Comparing documents w/ large tables

2006-09-27 Thread Peter Gold
is inserted (or deleted) and factor that into the comparison? Have you tried converting the tables to text before comparing the documents? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers

Comparing documents w/ large tables

2006-09-27 Thread Peter Gold
ow of a plug-in that can detect when a row is > inserted (or deleted) and factor that into the comparison? > > Have you tried converting the tables to text before comparing the documents? HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

Re: CORRECTION TO: Text in vertical tab

2006-09-26 Thread Peter Gold
Peter Gold wrote: * NOTE: THIS IS A CORRECTION TO MY EARLIER POST WHICH CONTAINED AN ERROR * * SEE BELOW FOR CORRECTION * Apologies for any confusion. Hi, Mathieu: mathieu jacquet wrote: Hi all, a question about writing text in a table that has been turned

Text in vertical tab

2006-09-26 Thread Peter Gold
in the upper-left corner, while the page on which it appears is rotated. Tables can be edited. HTH Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices

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