So how many of us are stuck with Frame 7.2?

2011-03-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Probably the same reason(ing) about why Adobe does not give a d*mn about the MAC, I suspect! :) :) FWIW, I think that Steve was kidding ... I doubt that Apple would buy FrameMaker from Adobe ... :) Z From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com]

RE: FM-MIF conversion (Was: RE: framers Digest, Vol 64, Issue 24)

2011-03-01 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Jeremy. Hmmm ... does the demo version of MIF2GO not jabberwocky the text a bit? :) Or is MIF washing considered a freebie that you are willing to let people do indefinitely? Thanks much, if so! (ala the FrameMaker LITE discussion), have you ever considered a low-cost (or freebie - I

RE: FM-MIF conversion (Was: RE: framers Digest, Vol 64, Issue 24)

2011-03-01 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FM-MIF conversion (Was: RE: framers Digest, Vol 64, Issue 24) On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:17:26 -0800, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) syed.hos...@aeris.net wrote: Hmmm ... does the demo version of MIF2GO not jabberwocky the text a bit? :) Not for MIF wash

RE: FM-MIF conversion (Was: RE: framers Digest, Vol 64, Issue 24)

2011-03-01 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Digest, Vol 64, Issue 24) On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:48:12 -0800, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) syed.hos...@aeris.net wrote: And, your option for this wash makes it far more simple to do (I assume I can do it to the entire book - all files contained in it - just as simply?) Yes, just do

FM-MIF conversion (Was: RE: framers Digest, Vol 64, Issue 24)

2011-03-01 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Jeremy. Hmmm ... does the demo version of MIF2GO not jabberwocky the text a bit? :) Or is "MIF washing" considered a freebie that you are willing to let people do indefinitely? Thanks much, if so! (ala the FrameMaker LITE discussion), have you ever considered a low-cost (or freebie -

FM-MIF conversion (Was: RE: framers Digest, Vol 64, Issue 24)

2011-03-01 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FM-MIF conversion (Was: RE: framers Digest, Vol 64, Issue 24) On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:17:26 -0800, "Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)" wrote: >Hmmm ... does the demo version of MIF2GO not jabberwocky the text a bit? :) Not

FM-MIF conversion (Was: RE: framers Digest, Vol 64, Issue 24)

2011-03-01 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Digest, Vol 64, Issue 24) On Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:48:12 -0800, "Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)" wrote: >And, your option for this wash makes it far more simple to do (I assume >I can do it to the entire book - all files contained in it - just as >simply?) Yes

RE: Translation cost comparison

2011-02-24 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Roy. We used a translator in Mexico to convert our technical specification docs from English to Spanish for release to our customers in Mexico. As I recall, their rates were identical for Word or FrameMaker files - these were all technical documents, with very limited graphics or drawing

Translation cost comparison

2011-02-24 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Roy. We used a translator in Mexico to convert our technical specification docs from English to Spanish for release to our customers in Mexico. As I recall, their rates were identical for Word or FrameMaker files - these were all technical documents, with very limited graphics or drawing

RE: Windows 64-bit

2011-02-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Assuming you mean Windows 7, yes, I have used FrameMaker 8 on Windows 7 64-bit without any problems (did not try it on Vista 64-bit or XP 64-bit). Z From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Flato, Gillian Sent: Wednesday, February

Windows 64-bit

2011-02-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Assuming you mean Windows 7, yes, I have used FrameMaker 8 on Windows 7 64-bit without any problems (did not try it on Vista 64-bit or XP 64-bit). Z From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Flato, Gillian Sent: Wednesday, February

RE: Revision marks (bars)

2011-02-22 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Similar to what I do, except for one important (to me, a critical) difference. After selecting the text, in character designer, the first thing I do is set Commands-Set Window to As Is, *before* selecting/deselecting the Change Bar button and applying the character format. Else I might clobber

Revision marks (bars)

2011-02-22 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Similar to what I do, except for one important (to me, a critical) difference. After selecting the text, in character designer, the first thing I do is set "Commands->Set Window to As Is", *before* selecting/deselecting the "Change Bar" button and applying the character format. Else I might

RE: Adobe Pro 7 and Windows 7

2011-02-17 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
A SWAG: You probably have to run the program as an Administrator, or disable user access checking. I find this is needed for some Adobe programs in Windows 7 ... for example, I have to run FrameMaker as the Administrator just so some plug-ins can update a file in the installation tree folder.

Adobe Pro 7 and Windows 7

2011-02-17 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
A SWAG: You probably have to run the program as an Administrator, or disable user access checking. I find this is needed for some Adobe programs in Windows 7 ... for example, I have to run FrameMaker as the Administrator just so some plug-ins can update a file in the installation tree folder.

RE: Customer-friendly word for landline

2011-02-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
refer to a dead language. How much time, effort and ink do you think is spent on explaining English words to the English-speaking? Let's use the simple words when we can. KISS Bodvar Bjorgvinsson 2011/2/4 Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) syed.hos...@aeris.net: We mostly use

RE: Customer-friendly word for landline

2011-02-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
There is also a Federal Standard on the topic, by the way: http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/ Z -Original Message- From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:00 AM To: 'Scott Prentice'; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Customer

RE: Customer-friendly word for landline

2011-02-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:21 AM To: Scott Prentice; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for landline There is also a Federal Standard on the topic, by the way: http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov

RE: Customer-friendly word for landline

2011-02-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
or to a public switched network. It also denotes any wireline circuit from a control station to remote transmitters or receivers. Z -Original Message- From: Laura Lemay [mailto:le...@lauralemay.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:52 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Cc

RE: Customer-friendly word for landline

2011-02-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Clearly, context matters! In the business I am in, wireless is cellular services (but not necessarily other radios), and landline is equivalent to POTS (which includes VOIP service to the house - from Vonage and others). :) Z -Original Message- From:

Customer-friendly word for "landline"

2011-02-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
(Latin) and abbreviations (Latin) (or shorts (Humanly > understandable language)) in England and the US, which means that you > have to constantly refer to a dead language. How much time, effort and > ink do you think is spent on explaining "English" words to the > English-spe

Customer-friendly word for "landline"

2011-02-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
There is also a "Federal Standard" on the topic, by the way: http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov/fs-1037/ Z -Original Message----- From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:00 AM To: 'Scott Prentice'; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE

Customer-friendly word for "landline"

2011-02-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:21 AM To: Scott Prentice; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline" There is also a "Federal Standard" on the topi

Customer-friendly word for "landline"

2011-02-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
cell site or to a public switched network. It also denotes any wireline circuit from a control station to remote transmitters or receivers. Z -Original Message- From: Laura Lemay [mailto:le...@lauralemay.com] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:52 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at

Customer-friendly word for "landline"

2011-02-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Clearly, context matters! In the business I am in, "wireless" is cellular services (but not necessarily other radios), and "landline" is equivalent to POTS (which includes VOIP service to the house - from Vonage and others). :) Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at

RE: FM grey GUI [WAS: Windows 7 - Snap]

2011-02-03 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Totally, TOTALLY agreed! I live with it, but detest it. :( Z -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 7:57 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com;

RE: Customer-friendly word for landline

2011-02-03 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
We mostly use wireless and wireline to distinguish the two (my company is in the wireless data business for cellular). On fewer occasions, simply landline and POTS. Depends on the audience. :) Z -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com

FM grey GUI [WAS: Windows 7 - Snap]

2011-02-03 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Totally, TOTALLY agreed! I live with it, but detest it. :( Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 7:57 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com; kverma

Customer-friendly word for "landline"

2011-02-03 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
We mostly use "wireless" and "wireline" to distinguish the two (my company is in the wireless data business for cellular). On fewer occasions, simply "landline" and "POTS". Depends on the audience. :) Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com

RE: FrameMaker 8 in Windows 7

2011-01-26 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Works just fine! I have used FM 8 and 9 on a Windows 7 (64-bit) system and I would expect them to work with Windows 7 (32-bit) too. Z -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of VLM TechSubs Sent: Wednesday,

FrameMaker 8 in Windows 7

2011-01-26 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Works just fine! I have used FM 8 and 9 on a Windows 7 (64-bit) system and I would expect them to work with Windows 7 (32-bit) too. Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of VLM TechSubs Sent:

RE: Frame 9 and 10

2011-01-12 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
On 1/11/2011 3:09 PM, Alison Craig wrote: Having only ever used Frame 9, I wonder if anyone can tell me the protocol for installing a trial of Frame 10 on the same machine as Frame 9 - without wiping out or affecting the Frame 9 installation? In one of the publicity pages I read for FM10, I

Frame 9 and 10

2011-01-12 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
On 1/11/2011 3:09 PM, Alison Craig wrote: > Having only ever used Frame 9, I wonder if anyone can tell me the protocol > for installing a trial of Frame 10 on the same machine as Frame 9 - without > wiping out or affecting the Frame 9 installation? > In one of the publicity pages I read for

RE: Font Fiasco with FM 9 Book and Distiller

2011-01-10 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I think (but not sure) you are seeing that Font Cache XP Pro problem that is resolved with a particular Microsoft hotfix. The specific hotfix number has been posted to this news list before - maybe you can search the archives for it. Z -Original Message- From:

Font Fiasco with FM 9 Book and Distiller

2011-01-10 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I think (but not sure) you are seeing that "Font Cache" XP Pro problem that is resolved with a particular Microsoft hotfix. The specific hotfix number has been posted to this news list before - maybe you can search the archives for it. Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at

RE: Moving FM9 to New Computer - Deciding on OS

2011-01-06 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
However, the driver issue in XP 64 bit seems a bigger stumbling block to me. Yes ... agreed! Many hardware mftr's never implemented 64-bit drivers for XP Pro 64, because that OS was not a big seller ... at the time, most of the Intel and AMD processors on the market were 32-bit anyway. And

Moving FM9 to New Computer - Deciding on OS

2011-01-06 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> However, the driver issue in XP 64 bit seems a bigger stumbling block to me. Yes ... agreed! Many hardware mftr's never implemented 64-bit drivers for XP Pro 64, because that OS was not a big seller ... at the time, most of the Intel and AMD processors on the market were 32-bit anyway. And

RE: Moving FM9 to New Computer - Deciding on OS

2011-01-05 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I am not knowledgeable of the specific question you asked - about whether FM 9 will work in XP Pro 64 on a new computer (with today's hardware). But: Have you considered that the new computer may not work (from a _hardware_ perspective) with XP Pro 64? You may find that it has new

Moving FM9 to New Computer - Deciding on OS

2011-01-05 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I am not knowledgeable of the specific question you asked - about whether FM 9 will work in XP Pro 64 on a new computer (with today's hardware). But: Have you considered that the new computer may not work (from a _hardware_ perspective) with XP Pro 64? You may find that it has new

RE: Space at beginning of title

2010-12-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I am pretty sure that Stephen means that the white-space was used as part of the actual title text to begin with (since it was not part of the number format) ... prior to the numbering format change. Then, when he added the space/tab (white-space) into the numbering properties (which, btw, is

RE: Space at beginning of title

2010-12-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Better yet - search for a space at the beginning of lines and remove it. I have seen the other replies addressing how to do this. Z -Original Message- From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 9:05 AM To: 'David Spreadbury'; framers

RE: Space at beginning of title

2010-12-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Good StuffT! :) By the way, if you now turn Smart Spaces on (assuming it is off), then FM will prevent inserting a space in the beginning of the paragraphs in the first place (along with the other don't allow two spaces in a row feature). To enable Smart Spaces, look at the menu item

Space at beginning of title

2010-12-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I am pretty sure that Stephen means that the white-space was used as part of the actual title text to begin with (since it was not part of the number format) ... prior to the numbering format change. Then, when he added the space/tab (white-space) into the numbering properties (which, btw, is

Space at beginning of title

2010-12-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Better yet - search for a space at the beginning of lines and remove it. I have seen the other replies addressing how to do this. Z -Original Message- From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 9:05 AM To: 'David Spreadbury'; framers

Space at beginning of title

2010-12-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Good StuffT! :) By the way, if you now turn Smart Spaces on (assuming it is off), then FM will prevent inserting a space in the beginning of the paragraphs in the first place (along with the other "don't allow two spaces in a row" feature). To enable Smart Spaces, look at the menu item

RE: Disclaimers....

2010-12-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Yes, a Good Thing to do! Separately, my take is that they are generally pretty clear careful about this anyway ... at least from what I can see. Z -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell

Disclaimers....

2010-12-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Yes, a Good Thing to do! Separately, my take is that they are generally pretty clear careful about this anyway ... at least from what I can see. Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell

RE: out of memory error

2010-11-08 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Karen. I am running FrameMaker 9 on Windows 7 64-bit. It is a 64-bit, 8GB memory Lenovo laptop with a dual-core Intel 3.0G Core Duo processor. Not entirely identical to your system, but similar enough. I can say that I do not have any problems of running out of memory on my system - even

out of memory error

2010-11-08 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Karen. I am running FrameMaker 9 on Windows 7 64-bit. It is a 64-bit, 8GB memory Lenovo laptop with a dual-core Intel 3.0G Core Duo processor. Not entirely identical to your system, but similar enough. I can say that I do not have any problems of running out of memory on my system - even

RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-10-29 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
If Adobe offered version 20 for really old operating systems would it be Acrobat DOS XX ? Steve Pawlowskis Technology Coordinator ROFL! Maybe that is what they were drinking when they came up with Acrobat X. :) :) Z ___ You are currently

[OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-10-29 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> If Adobe offered version 20 for really old operating systems would it be > Acrobat DOS XX ? > Steve Pawlowskis > Technology Coordinator ROFL! Maybe that is what they were drinking when they came up with "Acrobat X". :) :) Z

RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-10-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
On 29/10/2010, at 8:08 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) wrote: My only [usual] gripe is with the upgrade pricing (like all Adobe upgrades!). It is $199 regardless of whether you have Acrobat 9 Pro *or* Acrobat 9 Pro Extended to go to Acrobat X Pro (there is only one X

RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-10-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:08 PM To: Mike Wickham; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: [OT] Adobe's pricing policy But why

[OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-10-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> > But why bother with 9? X is shipping... > Say what? When? And are they really going to call it X instead of 10? > Mike Wickham I got my e-mail from Adobe about this sometime last week as I recall. I believe the shipping date is Nov 1, but forget where I saw that. And, I have no idea why

[OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-10-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> On 29/10/2010, at 8:08 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote: > > My only [usual] gripe is with the upgrade pricing (like all Adobe > > upgrades!). It is $199 regardless of whether you have Acrobat 9 Pro > > *or* Acrobat 9 Pro Extended to go to Acrobat

[OT] Adobe's pricing policy

2010-10-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
- Dov > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of > Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 12:08 PM > To: Mike Wickham; framers at

RE: Can't produce PDF from FM 9 + Acr 9 on Windows 7

2010-08-19 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Emmy. The consensus here in this list is that Save as PDF has problems with proper PDF creation and printing to the PDF device is better. However, I am one of the hold-outs against this general consensus. From FM 6 on through FM 8, I have found that Save as PDF gives me more correct PDF

Can't produce PDF from FM 9 + Acr 9 on Windows 7

2010-08-19 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Emmy. The "consensus" here in this list is that "Save as PDF" has problems with proper PDF creation and printing to the PDF device is better. However, I am one of the hold-outs against this general "consensus". From FM 6 on through FM 8, I have found that "Save as PDF" gives me "more

RE: FrameMaker and Version Control Software

2010-08-06 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
For that matter, I always exclude .ps files and my gut instinct is to exclude .pdfs as well, though I can see the advantage to include them. Once a document/book is released, I am a firm believer in keeping the PDF as well. In case there are any questions about the content ... for example, of

FrameMaker and Version Control Software

2010-08-06 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
My approach is very slightly different, and it is due to similar catastrophe concerns, but since these are all from a single author (me!), I don't really need to have check-in and check-out from a VSS or SVN repository. In gory detail, what I do: 1. Manual creation of a new sub-folder

FrameMaker and Version Control Software

2010-08-06 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> For that matter, I always exclude .ps files and my gut instinct is to exclude > .pdfs as well, though I can see the advantage to include them. Once a document/book is "released", I am a firm believer in keeping the PDF as well. In case there are any questions about the content ... for

RE: Circular text flow?

2010-07-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, all. I am not sure I understand the reason for the hoopla yet - at least with regard to N-up booklet output. :) I have done these kind of booklets in FrameMaker (or Word for that matter) without difficulty ... just by setting the page size correctly so that the pages do not have to shrink

RE: Circular text flow?

2010-07-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Interesting! I did not know that usage of the term ... Thanks, Z -Original Message- From: Writer [mailto:generic...@yahoo.ca] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 7:48 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com; Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Subject: RE: Circular text flow? Hey, Z

Circular text flow?

2010-07-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, all. I am not sure I understand the reason for the hoopla yet - at least with regard to N-up booklet output. :) I have done these kind of booklets in FrameMaker (or Word for that matter) without difficulty ... just by setting the page size correctly so that the pages do not have to

Circular text flow?

2010-07-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Interesting! I did not know that usage of the term ... Thanks, Z -Original Message- From: Writer [mailto:generic...@yahoo.ca] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 7:48 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com; Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) Subject: RE: Circular text flow? Hey

RE: Batch Conversion of Frame Referenced Graphic Calls

2010-07-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Save a file as MIF, globally replace .tif with .gif, and save. Then open the MIF file with FM and save as FM. If you have large numbers of FM files to process, you can script this. I also wrote/have a simple DOS command window program to change occurrences of text (no wildcards) in large

Batch Conversion of Frame Referenced Graphic Calls

2010-07-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> Save a file as MIF, globally replace .tif with .gif, and save. > Then open the MIF file with FM and save as FM. > If you have large numbers of FM files to process, you can script this. I also wrote/have a simple DOS command window program to change occurrences of text (no wildcards) in large

RE: Spell checking with em dashes in text ...

2010-06-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Jim Pinkham write: The ALT+0151 sequence is also handy for the em-dash in Frame. We do use and prefer the spaces on each side - and have never run into issues with the spell-checker. I also use the ALT+0151 sequence to insert the eM-dashes - very quick and convenient in Windows. However, I

Spell checking with em dashes in text ...

2010-06-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Jim Pinkham write: > The ALT+0151 sequence is also handy for the em-dash in Frame. We do use > and prefer the spaces on each side - and have never run into issues with > the spell-checker. I also use the ALT+0151 sequence to insert the eM-dashes - very quick and convenient in Windows. However,

Spell checking with em dashes in text ...

2010-06-25 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, all. Something that has been bugging me for a while ... time to ask the experts here! This issue is making spell checking more tedious for some larger documents ... In my documents, I use the Chicago Manual of Style requirement for spaces next to em dashes in body text. Specifically, to

Spell checking with em dashes in text ...

2010-06-25 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, all. Something that has been bugging me for a while ... time to ask the experts here! This issue is making spell checking more tedious for some larger documents ... In my documents, I use the Chicago Manual of Style requirement for spaces next to em dashes in body text. Specifically, to

RE: [framescript-users] OT: File Permissions

2010-06-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Rick. One other possibility ... I use Beyond Compare 3 from http://www.scootersoftware.com/ for disk-to-disk transfers and compares, etc. I _really_ like this tool a lot and use it quite often for manual backups - I bought three licenses for my two personal and one work computer. As I

[framescript-users] OT: File Permissions

2010-06-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Rick. One other possibility ... I use "Beyond Compare 3" from http://www.scootersoftware.com/ for disk-to-disk transfers and compares, etc. I _really_ like this tool a lot and use it quite often for manual backups - I bought three licenses for my two personal and one work computer. As I

RE: Thought for the day

2010-06-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I just got this e-mail from my sister and ... I am sorry ... I _cannot_ resist sending this one more completely off-topic response to this older thread. Please forgive me in advance! :) Z Subject: English will become official European Language. The European Commission has just announced an

Thought for the day

2010-06-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I just got this e-mail from my sister and ... I am sorry ... I _cannot_ resist sending this one more completely off-topic response to this older thread. Please forgive me in advance! :) Z Subject: English will become official European Language. The European Commission has just announced an

RE: ARE: Framemaker 9 vs Microsoft Word

2010-06-03 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Alan Litchfield wrote: On 4/06/2010, at 5:35 AM, Tim J. Slager wrote: I worked for 10 years at a company where we used Word to create professional documentation with page counts reaching into the thousands with very consistent template styles and rare file corruption. We had the

ARE: Framemaker 9 vs Microsoft Word

2010-06-03 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Alan Litchfield wrote: > On 4/06/2010, at 5:35 AM, Tim J. Slager wrote: > > I worked for 10 years at a company where we used Word to create > > professional documentation with page counts reaching into the > > thousands with very consistent template styles and rare file > > corruption. We

RE: Thought for the day

2010-05-27 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
And ... offering to give someone a ride in your car in the UK has quite a different connotation from the use in the US. :) Z -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Writer Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 9:54

Thought for the day

2010-05-27 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
And ... offering to give someone a ride in your car in the UK has quite a different connotation from the use in the US. :) Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Writer Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010

RE: Frame 8 bug

2010-05-19 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
The .lck file is created *every* time any file - book or .fm - is opened by FrameMaker. This is to prevent multiple simultaneous opens of the same file from different sessions of FrameMaker (local or on the network) by you or others. They should not *normally* cause FrameMaker to crash ...

RE: Frame 8 bug

2010-05-19 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
(to see if one of them has a problem) before an update of the book. Z -Original Message- From: Flato, Gillian [mailto:gfl...@nanometrics.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:25 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Frame 8 bug I

Frame 8 bug

2010-05-19 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
The .lck file is created *every* time any file - book or .fm - is opened by FrameMaker. This is to prevent multiple simultaneous opens of the same file from different sessions of FrameMaker (local or on the network) by you or others. They should not *normally* cause FrameMaker to crash ...

Frame 8 bug

2010-05-19 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
on each chapter file separately (to see if one of them has a problem) before an update of the book. Z -Original Message- From: Flato, Gillian [mailto:gfl...@nanometrics.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:25 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); framers at lists.frameusers.com

RE: recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached)

2010-04-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Cc: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Subject: Re: recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached) Syed, you wrote That method actually worked very well in certain places in my document, but I have a problem with it in a few others. In some cases, the dot needs

RE: recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached)

2010-04-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
-Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 11:04 PM To: mkopen; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached) Hi

recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached)

2010-04-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
6, 2010 11:21 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Cc: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) Subject: Re: recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached) Syed, you wrote > That method actually worked very well in certain places in my document, but I have a problem with it in a few other

recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached)

2010-04-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
anks much! Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 11:04 PM To: mkopen; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: recurring decimal

RE: recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached)

2010-04-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
...@transversant.ca] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 11:21 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Cc: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Subject: Re: recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached) Syed, you wrote That method actually worked very well in certain places in my document, but I have a problem

recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached)

2010-04-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
...@transversant.ca] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 11:21 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Cc: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) Subject: Re: recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached) Syed, you wrote > That method actually worked very well in certain places in my document, but I h

RE: recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached)

2010-04-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
below ... is that a correct link to your example? Thanks for the assistance! Z -Original Message- From: Klaus Daube [mailto:kl...@daube.ch] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:57 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: recurring decimals (1

recurring decimals (1 FM8 file attached)

2010-04-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
ot - but usable). Finally, I was unable to get to that link in your e-mail below ... is that a correct link to your example? Thanks for the assistance! Z -Original Message- From: Klaus Daube [mailto:kl...@daube.ch] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 2:57 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain

How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number?

2010-04-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, all. I am using FM 9 (9.0p250) on a Vista system. This document is written in English (specifically, Palatino Linotype for general text and Consolas fonts in certain places) and have a need to add the recurring decimal dot above a number. (There isn't any current need to change this

RE: How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number?

2010-04-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Ah! I had not thought about using the equation editor ... I will look into that. Thanks! Z -Original Message- From: bern...@publishingsmarter.com [mailto:bern...@publishingsmarter.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:34 PM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Cc: framers

RE: How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number?

2010-04-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
, April 13, 2010 7:15 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number? On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) syed.hos...@aeris.net wrote: This document is written in English (specifically

RE: How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number?

2010-04-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:10 PM To: bern...@publishingsmarter.com Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number? Ah! I had not thought about using the equation editor

How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number?

2010-04-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, all. I am using FM 9 (9.0p250) on a Vista system. This document is written in English (specifically, Palatino Linotype for general text and Consolas fonts in certain places) and have a need to add the "recurring decimal" dot above a number. (There isn't any current need to change this

How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number?

2010-04-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Ah! I had not thought about using the equation editor ... I will look into that. Thanks! Z -Original Message- From: bernard at publishingsmarter.com [mailto:bern...@publishingsmarter.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:34 PM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) Cc: framers

How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number?

2010-04-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
t: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:15 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number? On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 8:53 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote: > This document is written in English (specifica

How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number?

2010-04-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:10 PM To: bernard at publishingsmarter.com Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: How do I add a recurring decimal dot above the last digit of a number? Ah! I had not thought about using the equation

Font Metrics damaged?

2010-04-09 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hmmm ... I just upgraded to FrameMaker 9, downloaded all the patches and opened a file that was fine in FrameMaker 8 just yesterday. Version:9.0p250. OS: Windows Vista Business SP2 - all patches installed. I get this on the console window when opening the file:

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