OT: Is Acrobat Professional 8 shipping?

2006-11-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
I just received my Upgrade disks from Amazon yesterday ... order wa placed a few weeks ago. Z cseal at sympatico.ca wrote: > My employer's supplier says that Acrobat Professional 8 is not shipping yet > (as of 20 Nov). Is this true? I've had an order in since October. > > I'm told I have to

Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0

2006-11-03 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Good info! But be aware that this link is for Acrobat Pro 8.0 ... not Acrobat Reader 8.0 (like the original requester asked). Z Art Campbell wrote: Press release on the Adobe site dated yesterday 11/02 says immediate availability. Eval version is available at:

Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0

2006-11-03 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Good info! But be aware that this link is for Acrobat Pro 8.0 ... not Acrobat Reader 8.0 (like the original requester asked). Z Art Campbell wrote: > Press release on the Adobe site dated yesterday 11/02 says "immediate > availability." > Eval version is available at: >

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

2006-10-20 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Oleg. Oleg A. Paraschenko wrote: Hi! On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:54:00 -0700 Syed Zaeem Hosain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... 1. When I am working on a particular FM file with these file imports, I'd like to highlight them (like with a gray background or something like that) during my editing

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

2006-10-19 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Oleg. Oleg A. Paraschenko wrote: > Hi! > > On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:54:00 -0700 > Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: > > ... >> 1. When I am working on a particular FM file with these file imports, >> I'd like to "highlight" them (like with a gray backgro

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

2006-10-17 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Peter. Thanks for your suggestions. Peter Gold wrote: For editing purposes, you could define and apply a conditional text tag whose text indicator (underline, overline, strikethrough) or color (standard or one you define) would identify the inset. For more information, search for

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

2006-10-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, all. A couple of related questions. In some of my documents, I am using a large number of file imports by reference - keeping the common text and information into separate files (these get imported into multiple final documents). 1. When I am working on a particular FM file with these file

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

2006-10-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Peter. Thanks for your suggestions. Peter Gold wrote: > For editing purposes, you could define and apply a conditional text tag > whose text indicator (underline, overline, strikethrough) or color > (standard or one you define) would identify the inset. For more > information, search for

Re: Clarification of table title problem.

2006-10-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
I have noted a related (well, not really, but sort of!) problem with using side-head columns and table. In some of my documents, the table title uses both the side-head and the text column (the table number is in the side-head in these documents). When I make the table width small, the table

Clarification of table title problem.

2006-10-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
I have noted a related (well, not really, but sort of!) problem with using side-head columns and table. In some of my documents, the table title uses both the side-head and the text column (the table number is in the side-head in these documents). When I make the table width small, the table

Re: Recommended Laptop Hardware Requirements help please

2006-09-19 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Rene. Rene Stephenson wrote: Personally, I can't get by with an integrated chipset for graphics, because we use a lot of detailed isometric drawings in our FM docs that can really slow down the ability to page through a document. However, that puts you at the high end of the Dell laptops.

Recommended Laptop Hardware Requirements help please

2006-09-19 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Rene. Rene Stephenson wrote: > Personally, I can't get by with an integrated chipset for graphics, because > we use a lot of detailed isometric drawings in our FM docs that can really > slow down the ability to page through a document. However, that puts you at > the high end of the Dell

Re: Recommended Laptop Hardware Requirements help please

2006-09-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
We have a bunch of Dell Latitudes here too. They work very well! My current machine is an Alienware super-fast laptop. You might convince your IT department to get that - since Alienware is now owned by Dell! :) Anyway, one of Dell's high-end laptops, with at least 1GB of RAM (more preferred -

Recommended Laptop Hardware Requirements help please

2006-09-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
We have a bunch of Dell Latitudes here too. They work very well! My current machine is an Alienware super-fast laptop. You might convince your IT department to get that - since Alienware is now owned by Dell! :) Anyway, one of Dell's high-end laptops, with at least 1GB of RAM (more preferred -

good flowchart software to use with Frame

2006-09-14 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Beth Prince wrote: > Hi, all, > I need to make up some flowcharts to import into frame. I used > SmartDraw, but when I import the SmartDraw file, it's not very clear and > it does not resize well. Anyone have any suggestions?? I use Visio for this ... save it in a vector format and it will

Re: Monitor issue

2006-08-27 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
The Dell 20 LCD is a very good value! I use it (at home) and one of their 24 wide-screen LCD at work. The 20 has 1600x1200 native resolution, and the 24 has 1920x1200 native. Excellent results, and there are occasionally sales at Dell on the LCD monitors. The 20 is often on sale (go to the Small

Monitor issue

2006-08-26 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
The Dell 20" LCD is a very good value! I use it (at home) and one of their 24" wide-screen LCD at work. The 20" has 1600x1200 native resolution, and the 24" has 1920x1200 native. Excellent results, and there are occasionally sales at Dell on the LCD monitors. The 20" is often on sale (go to the

OT: Syntax for if/then statement

2006-06-29 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
You need to replace your new editor! Eek. Here are some references that *might* be helpful, although none of them *directly* answer your question. http://users.ipfw.edu/blythes/teach/toolkit/dc.htm http://grammar.uoregon.edu/clauses/dependent.html

inserting Trademark symbols

2006-06-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, John. John Olds wrote: > Help! I need to find and insert the registered (R) and (TM) symbols in frame > doc. > Thanks In Windows, I put the keyboard numlock on and then hold the ALT key down and type three numbers from the numeric keypad: (tm)? = 153 (c) ? = 169 (r) ? = 174 There are

inserting Trademark symbols

2006-06-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
I also forgot to mention that FM 7.2 has a short pulldown menu for inserting a small list of commonly used symbols. It includes the ones you asked about. Z John Olds wrote: > Help! I need to find and insert the registered (R) and (TM) symbols in frame > doc. > Thanks >

Re: What do you use for PDF Generation?

2006-05-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/syed.hosain%40aeris.net Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- | Syed Zaeem HosainSenior Vice

What do you use for PDF Generation?

2006-05-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
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Re: 7.2 crash on exit

2006-05-25 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Mark. Mark Barratt wrote: And does everyone get the 'undo history will be lost' every time they save or print? This one I know about! :) You can set this up in the TFrameMaker to only come up once (or not at all) per FrameMaker session. Use File-Preferences-General to see the check box

7.2 crash on exit

2006-05-25 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Mark. Mark Barratt wrote: > And does everyone get the 'undo history will be lost' every time they > save or print? This one I know about! :) You can set this up in the TFrameMaker to only come up once (or not at all) per FrameMaker session. Use File->Preferences->General to see the check

Re: What do you use for PDF Generation?

2006-05-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
:28 -0700 From: Syed Zaeem Hosain [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: What do you use for PDF generation? To: framers framers@frameusers.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi, all. Pardon the slightly unrelated to FrameMaker questions, but I am

Re: What do you use for PDF Generation?

2006-05-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
employees total!), we would not be looking at cheaper alternatives. Hint, hint! :) Thanks for the input regardless! It is appreciated. Z -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:09 AM To: Ron

Re: What do you use for PDF Generation?

2006-05-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
it up properly. Is there a way to disable this permanently, like a setting, in Acrobat so that it does not occur as a matter of course? Z -Original Message- From: Syed Zaeem Hosain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:36 PM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Ron Teplitz; Framers

What do you use for PDF Generation?

2006-05-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
. Thanks! Z >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 16:01:28 -0700 >> From: Syed Zaeem Hosain >> Subject: What do you use for PDF generation? >> To: framers >> Message-ID: <4470F148.1010807 at aeris.net> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=I

What do you use for PDF Generation?

2006-05-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
om: framers-bounces+isaacs=adobe.com at lists.frameusers.com >> [mailto:framers-bounces+isaacs=adobe.com at lists.frameusers.com] >> On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain >> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:09 AM >> To: Ron Teplitz >> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com &

What do you use for PDF Generation?

2006-05-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
I did not know this happened. I will check my stuff very carefully then and set it up properly. Is there a way to disable this "permanently", like a setting, in Acrobat so that it does not occur as a matter of course? Z >> -Original Message- >> From: Syed Zaeem H

What do you use for PDF Generation?

2006-05-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Excellent! Thanks much ... I have modified this setting in my system. Regards, Z Dov Isaacs wrote: > Yes, go to PDFMaker's /Change Conversion Settings/ screen and > *uncheck* the > box for /Convert Document Information/! See below > > - Dov > > > By the way, when dealing with

What do you use for PDF generation?

2006-05-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, all. Pardon the slightly unrelated to FrameMaker questions, but I am figure I am not too far off the mark here, since you all are likely to be very familiar with similar polices to what I describe here. We are standardizing on a new policy that documents/files sent outside the company must

Re: What do you use for PDF generation?

2006-05-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
. Has anybody used their stuff? Z On 5/21/06, Syed Zaeem Hosain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, all. Pardon the slightly unrelated to FrameMaker questions, but I am figure I am not too far off the mark here, since you all are likely to be very familiar with similar polices to what I describe here. We

What do you use for PDF generation?

2006-05-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, all. Pardon the slightly unrelated to FrameMaker questions, but I am figure I am not too far off the mark here, since you all are likely to be very familiar with similar polices to what I describe here. We are standardizing on a new policy that documents/files sent "outside" the company must

What do you use for PDF generation?

2006-05-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
e Enterprise license. Has anybody used their stuff? Z > On 5/21/06, Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: >> Hi, all. >> >> Pardon the slightly unrelated to FrameMaker questions, but I am figure >> I am not too far off the mark here, since you all are likely to be very >> familiar

Re: Career advice--which application to focus on: FM or Word?

2006-05-19 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Diane. Diane Gaskill wrote: Word is also a memory hog. It uses more than twice as much RAM as FM at launch and sucks up more as time goes on. It often runs out of memory and sends error messages about no longer letting you undo anything. If you are working in a Word doc over 150 pages or

Career advice--which application to focus on: FM or Word?

2006-05-19 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Diane. Diane Gaskill wrote: > Word is also a memory hog. It uses more than twice as much RAM as FM at > launch and sucks up more as time goes on. It often runs out of memory and > sends error messages about no longer letting you undo anything. If you are > working in a Word doc over 150

Hyperlinks in Acrobat not present?

2006-05-17 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, all. I hope this issue has an obvious answer. Here is the context: 1. I am using FrameMaker 7.2p158 on a Windows PC and Acrobat 7.0.7 Professional. 2. My FrameMaker book has text insets (relevance will become clear in a moment). 3. I use cross-references to header paragraphs, tables and

Re: Hyperlinks in Acrobat not present?

2006-05-17 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Martha. Martha J Davidson wrote: At 04:14 PM 5/17/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have not isolated this to the text insets, although that was my initial reaction to the problem. That's exactly it. Cross-references in text insets don't become clickable links in PDF. Unfortunately,

Hyperlinks in Acrobat not present?

2006-05-17 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, all. I hope this issue has an obvious answer. Here is the context: 1. I am using FrameMaker 7.2p158 on a Windows PC and Acrobat 7.0.7 Professional. 2. My FrameMaker book has text insets (relevance will become clear in a moment). 3. I use cross-references to header paragraphs, tables and

Hyperlinks in Acrobat not present?

2006-05-17 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Martha. Martha J Davidson wrote: > At 04:14 PM 5/17/2006, Syed.Hosain at aeris.net wrote: >> I have not isolated this to the text insets, although that was my initial >> reaction to the problem. > > That's exactly it. Cross-references in text insets don't become > clickable links in PDF.

Hyperlinks in Acrobat not present?

2006-05-17 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
to:framers-bounces+lindag=techcomplus.com at lists.frameusers.com]On > Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:15 PM > To: Framers List > Subject: Hyperlinks in Acrobat not present? > > > Hi, all. > > I hope this issue has an obvious answer. H

Hyperlinks in Acrobat not present?

2006-05-17 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Thanks much, Linda! I will check out that link. Z Linda G. Gallagher wrote: > Yes, that is precisely why we did this. We (Tammy Van Boening) and I > developed this method to work on docs in her previous job to resolve the > exact issue you mention, xrefs to and from text insets. > > You can

Re: Converting FM to Word (was RE: Creating Popup menus in FrameMaker)

2006-04-27 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Richard Combs, Richard wrote: David Levy wrote: I'm at the point where, if a client wants the work done in Word, I build it in FM, PDF it, and then use an OCR program to convert it to Word. The results are better than FM's Save as feature. shudder / OCR??? The PDF contains *real

Re: Converting FM to Word (was RE: Creating Popup menus in FrameMaker)

2006-04-27 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Richard Combs, Richard wrote: Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: Hmmm ... I would be surprised if he is using a true image OCR program. I suspect a mis-speak! :) Perhaps you're right. But in fact, there's no _other_ kind of OCR program. OCR stands for optical character recognition. It's

Converting FM to Word (was RE: Creating Popup menus in FrameMaker)

2006-04-27 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Richard Combs, Richard wrote: > David Levy wrote: >> I'm at the point where, if a client wants the work done in >> Word, I build it in FM, PDF it, and then use an OCR program >> to convert it to Word. The results are better than FM's >> "Save as" feature. > > OCR??? The PDF contains

Converting FM to Word (was RE: Creating Popup menus in FrameMaker)

2006-04-27 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Richard Combs, Richard wrote: > Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: > >> Hmmm ... I would be surprised if he is using a true "image" >> OCR program. I suspect a mis-speak! :) > > Perhaps you're right. But in fact, there's no _other_ kind of OCR > progr

Re: PDF to FrameMaker?

2006-03-20 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
I go from PDF to Word using Scansoft (now called Nuance) PDF Converter Professional and then this can be output as an RTF for FrameMaker to read. Relatively inexpensive solution! Z [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi - FrameMaker 7, Windows 2000 Professional. Does anyone know of a way to convert a

PDF to FrameMaker?

2006-03-20 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
I go from PDF to Word using Scansoft (now called Nuance) PDF Converter Professional and then this can be output as an RTF for FrameMaker to read. Relatively inexpensive solution! Z pxenson at comcast.net wrote: > Hi - > > FrameMaker 7, Windows 2000 Professional. > > Does anyone know of a way

Re: Frame vs. Quicksilver - Please help me save Frame

2006-01-20 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Richard, et. al. Combs, Richard wrote: BTW, back when I was working in Interleaf (on Sun 3/50s), we demo'd this new software called FrameMaker. My evaluation? It had a brilliant paradigm and lots of potential, but it wasn't robust and full-featured enough to replace Interleaf. Times

Frame vs. Quicksilver - Please help me save Frame

2006-01-20 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, Richard, et. al. Combs, Richard wrote: > BTW, back when I was working in Interleaf (on Sun 3/50s), we demo'd this > new software called FrameMaker. My evaluation? It had a brilliant > paradigm and lots of potential, but it wasn't robust and full-featured > enough to replace Interleaf. > >

Re: Frame vs. Quicksilver - Please help me save Frame

2006-01-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, all. A related sidebar: Ever use FrameMaker and put the Interleaf in a document and then spell-check it in FrameMaker? Try it! :) Z Karen L. Zorn wrote: Cost. Last I heard Interleaf was thousands per seat, while FM is much, much less. Karen L. Zorn Zorn Technologies, Inc. Mesa, AZ

Frame vs. Quicksilver - Please help me save Frame

2006-01-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, all. A related sidebar: Ever use FrameMaker and put the "Interleaf" in a document and then spell-check it in FrameMaker? Try it! :) Z Karen L. Zorn wrote: > Cost. Last I heard Interleaf was thousands per seat, while FM is much, much > less. > > Karen L. Zorn > Zorn Technologies, Inc. >

Re: POLL: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics?

2006-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, John. John Wilcox wrote: This came up as a possible style standards issue here. Please reply off-list, and I'll summarize the results next week. Thanks for your time! A. Click the B and I buttons, or press Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I. B. Select Bold and Emphasis from the Character Catalog. I

POLL: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics?

2006-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain
Hi, John. John Wilcox wrote: > This came up as a possible style standards issue here. Please reply > off-list, and I'll summarize the results next week. Thanks for your time! > > A. Click the B and I buttons, or press Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I. > B. Select Bold and Emphasis from the Character Catalog.

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