Re: [Framers] Automated index or list of keywords in Frame or Word?

Hi Dan: In his retirement, my husband Don has taken up a third career as an indexer - and no, I'm not trying to sell you his services. ;-) He recently completed a Word project with 250,000 indexable words (39 articles for a publication on the Anthropology of Technology) and for that he used an

[Framers] Frame Won't Keep Color Settings for Track Text Edits

Win 10, Frame 2020 (16.0.2.916) This worked fine until this morning. For some reason, Frame has lost the configured Color settings for Track Text Edits. Yesterday, I sent off a single file from a book attached to an e-mail, and if I open that specific file from the e-mail, the

Re: [Framers] Why so many of us feel the way we do about Adobe

I'm working with the latest monthly licence version of Frame at work. My system significantly beats all the Adobe requirements and I *still* get several crashes a week - even though I'm working with small books or single files (which I've taken to doing to protect the integrity of the book).

Re: [Framers] FM2019 and gremlins

Thanks - #2 just might be why I get crashes as my files are on a network. Have you ever worked out what constitutes a "slow" response? Currently I am working at home and remoting in to the server with Citrix. Previous pandemic configurations used different software to work remotely and were

Re: [Framers] Question about FrameMaker subscription less than a full year

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[Framers] OT: Job Opportunity

My company is looking for a 6 month, remote contractor at the intermediate to senior level.. You can find the job description here: https://greenlightinnovation.betterteam.com/technical-writer-temporary If you have any questions, contact me off-list: acr...@shaw.ca

[Framers] Save as MIF

Does Frame (subscription version) include a batch method to save all files in a book to MIF? I couldn't find anything in the manual and none of the included scripts appear suitable (based on the limited info given by folder names). Alison ___

[Framers] Including a "Subject" in an e-mail link

This may not be possible in Frame (2020), but in Word I can include an e-mail link and format it such that when the new e-mail opens, the Subject line includes what I want (in this case, the word "Documentation" as I am inviting people to ask questions or provide feedback and suggestions about

Re: [Framers] Including a "Subject" in an e-mail link

Thanks Tammy! -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com Sent: April 13, 2022 4:31 PM To: 'An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.' Subject: Re: [Framers] Including a "Subject" in an e-mail link Hi Alison, Yes you can. Here is an

Re: [Framers] Updating Para Tag Language in a Translated FM Book

Yes it is. I just went into every MIF file and did a search and replace on the language - a real pain as there were so many files, but it's done. Alison -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of Craig Ede Sent: August 10, 2022 4:30 PM To: An email list for people using Adobe

Re: [Framers] Updating Para Tag Language in a Translated FM Book

Hi Peter: Thanks. I'm still waiting for permission from HQ IT Security to buy and install a set of Silicon Prairie tools. They have to evaluate everything before I can install anything. (The guy who runs SP even provided me with a statement about how his programs work.) I think I've been waiting

Re: [Framers] Playing chin music WAS: Updating Para Tag Language in a Translated FM Book

I just assumed "creo" was some kind of coding word I'd never heard of before! ;-)) Alison -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of Craig Ede Sent: August 11, 2022 10:36 AM To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. Subject: Re: [Framers] Playing chin music

Re: [Framers] Updating Para Tag Language in a Translated FM Book

In this particular case, the parent company simply has really high security fences, and as a "privacy wacko" - per my spouse :-) - I am on board with that. But yes, I will keep plugging away get permission to spend less that $100 to automate and/or speed up some tasks (it's especially important

Re: [Framers] Have not seen any emails in this list since ...

I'm guessing they're just jumping on the gouging-under-the-guise-of-inflation bandwagon. Alison -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of Scott Prentice Sent: January 12, 2023 6:12 PM To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. Subject: Re: [Framers] Have not

Re: [Framers] Variable Preferences - custome colurs available?

Hi Sue: I can't shed any light on the feature's operation, but I would like to ask where I can find this option within the program. (I was the one who entered the feature request into Adobe's system and was kept updated as it progressed through the development phase - but I've never been able

[Framers] Numbered List Issue

Win 10 with FrameMaker 20 (not the latest Frame version as my company doesn't allow updates as they are released). I'm sure the answer to this is easy, but I can't figure it out. I have a list of numbered instructions. Within that list is an alpha sub-list under one of the instructions.

Re: [Framers] Numbered List Issue

I knew there was a way to do it! I'll fix things on Monday - tomorrow I have to complete a different project. From: Alan Houser Sent: March 30, 2023 6:09 PM To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. Cc: acr...@shaw.ca Subject: Re: [Framers] Numbered List Issue

[Framers] FrameMaker Feature Request (Conditional Text): Please review and comment/vote

I just added a FrameMaker Feature Request on Adobe's site regarding Conditional text (adding colours to pilcrows and manual line breaks). Please have a look and vote for it if you think it's a good idea. Thanks, Alison https://tracker.adobe.com/#/view/FRMAKER-13548

[Framers] Annoying Built-in Conditions

Win 10 Unstructured Frame Subscription (16.0.5.1096) NOTE: for security purposes, our subscription is frozen at this level and will not be updated until next year. That means the permanent fix implemented in September 2022 is not yet available to me. I've been trying to remove the following

Re: [Framers] Table Footnote question

What about creating the next heading level *before* adding the footnotes? Possibly with the extra pilcrow after the table as an added buffer? -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of Tammy Van Boening Sent: February 12, 2024 1:43 PM To: An email list for people using Adobe

[Framers] Printing Tag Properties

Is there a way to print Character, Paragraph and Table tag properties directly from a Frame file? As a lone writer, I never have time to create a decent style guide, but in the Spring I'm going to have access to a student from a local tech comm program and I want them to at least start

Re: [Framers] Regarding "Converting a frame maker document to a word document"

I've been using the FRAME > PDF > WORD option a lot lately (50-150 page docs) so the engineers can do their editing and commenting in the Word doc. But I always preface my explanation to them with the caveat... "this creates an incredibly ugly Word file". If you do the test run on 20 pages or

Re: [Framers] Printing Tag Properties

Unfortunately, due to the security precautions that our company takes, third party apps can take months to be approved - it they are approved at all. I do have the Silicon Prairie tools, so I'll have to explore them in depth. I only took a quick glance and didn't see what I was looking for - I

Re: [Framers] Printing Tag Properties

I've "self-documented" inside Word templates - which other people use. However, no one else in the company (or at least in my division) uses Frame so that's not an issue-except when I have a contractor, as I have right now. But it's worth considering, thanks. Alison -Original

[Framers] Batch conversion from Frame 2022 *down* to Frame 2020?

>From the latest Frame manual I see that you can use the MifWash utility to batch convert older Frame files to a newer version, but can you do the opposite? I need to have my remote contractor convert a Frame book from 2022 down to 2020 and I'm trying to find the easiest way to do that.

Re: [Framers] Batch conversion from Frame 2022 *down* to Frame 2020?

Thanks -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of r...@rickquatro.com Sent: November 22, 2023 11:11 AM To: 'An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.' Subject: Re: [Framers] Batch conversion from Frame 2022 *down* to Frame 2020? Hi Alison, See my ConvertDocs script

Re: [Framers] Single quotation mark in French

Wow! That's a stupid idea. Hopefully, it's a bug not a feature and will soon be fixed. Alison -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of de Rouck, Tom (Zelzate) Sent: February 1, 2024 12:53 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: [Framers] Single quotation mark in French Hi

[Framers] Track Changes has stopped working

I'm posting this for my contractor. And note that sometimes something he tries works for a bit, then it stops working. Track Changes has stopped working. At the start of the project, it was working great...and then it wasn't. I can only assume I have somehow blocked the process. I have

[Framers] HELP: Appendix Numbering Issue on Deadline

Frame 2020, Version: 16.0.5.1096 Windows 10 I'm having issues with the appendices in a book. No matter what I do, they keep reverting from Appendix A and Appendix B, to Appendix 8 and Appendix 9. I've tried configuring Format > Document > Numbering so it matches exactly with a book where the

Re: [Framers] HELP: Appendix Numbering Issue on Deadline

That's not what I have in my other books, so no. I didn't try that. Now that I have tried it, that sets the page number to A, not the heading number. But thanks, Alison -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of Thomas Bain Sent: November 19, 2023 2:45 PM To: 'An email list for

Re: [Framers] HELP: Appendix Numbering Issue on Deadline (SOLVED)

Thanks, Rick and Winfried. You nailed it. I knew I had to be missing something simple but not obvious, I just couldn't figure out what it was. Alison -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of r...@rickquatro.com Sent: November 20, 2023 5:39 AM To: 'An email list for people using

Re: [Framers] San Serif Font?

Off topic from the original question, but I give two thumbs up to the book "Just my Type"! Alison -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain Sent: March 21, 2024 7:19 PM To: Framers ; tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com Subject: Re: [Framers] San Serif Font? I like

[Framers] Test message

I'm testing for someone else to see if I get a copy of this e-mail. Alison ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at