Re: FrameMaker indexing frustrations

2013-09-07 Thread Frank Stearns
On Fri, 6 Sep 2013, Keith Soltys wrote: I've had to spend a bit of time updating some indexes in FrameMaker. Based on that, I've got two suggestions for improvements: - FrameMaker should spell check index entries in the indexing dialog box. - FrameMaker should warn you when you move out

FrameMaker indexing frustrations

2013-09-07 Thread Frank Stearns
On Fri, 6 Sep 2013, Keith Soltys wrote: > I've had to spend a bit of time updating some indexes in FrameMaker. > Based on that, I've got two suggestions for improvements: > > - FrameMaker should spell check index entries in the indexing dialog box. > - FrameMaker should warn yo

FrameMaker indexing frustrations

2013-09-06 Thread Keith Soltys
I've had to spend a bit of time updating some indexes in FrameMaker. Based on that, I've got two suggestions for improvements: - FrameMaker should spell check index entries in the indexing dialog box. - FrameMaker should warn you when you move out of the indexing box without saving your entry

FrameMaker indexing frustrations

2013-09-06 Thread Keith Soltys
I've had to spend a bit of time updating some indexes in FrameMaker. Based on that, I've got two suggestions for improvements: - FrameMaker should spell check index entries in the indexing dialog box. - FrameMaker should warn you when you move out of the indexing box without saving your entry

RE: Word indexing to Frame question

2012-09-24 Thread Harding, Dan
, September 22, 2012 7:00 AM To: Framer's List Subject: Word indexing to Frame question Hey all can any of you point me in the direction of converting Word index entries to Framemaker? Don't ask! Grin. -- love and light, hugs and blessings  [http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85825/mamared

Word indexing to Frame question

2012-09-24 Thread Harding, Dan
: Saturday, September 22, 2012 7:00 AM To: Framer's List Subject: Word indexing to Frame question Hey all can any of you point me in the direction of converting Word index entries to Framemaker? Don't ask! Grin. -- love and light, hugs and blessings ? [http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85825/mamared

Word indexing to Frame question

2012-09-22 Thread MamaRed Knight
Hey all can any of you point me in the direction of converting Word index entries to Framemaker? Don't ask! Grin. -- love and light, hugs and blessings ? MamaRed Knight intuitive business strategist| kick-a$$ cosultant Cook up recipes to leverage your

Re: Indexing problem report back

2012-07-25 Thread Robert Lauriston
If you copy the complex formatting back to the reference pages the problem comes back? On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Rob Shell rsh...@iafrica.com wrote: Dear Framers: Thanks for the suggestions, very helpful. I never found the error. What I did finally was delete all the reference pages in

Indexing problem report back

2012-07-25 Thread Rob Shell
Dear Framers: Thanks for the suggestions, very helpful. I never found the error. What I did finally was delete all the reference pages in my template file which direct the formatting of the indexes. This allowed FM to start again. So I lost some complex formatting. Very thankful for this lifeline

Indexing problem report back

2012-07-25 Thread Robert Lauriston
If you copy the complex formatting back to the reference pages the problem comes back? On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Rob Shell wrote: > Dear Framers: > Thanks for the suggestions, very helpful. I never found the error. > What I did finally was delete all the reference pages in my template

Re: Persistent issues with indexing in FM 9

2012-07-24 Thread Stuart Rogers
On 23/07/2012 11:07 AM, Rob Shell wrote: Dear Framers: I posted a plea for help with an indexing issue of book. I have used the indexing function of FM for years with no problems. Now whenever I update my files I get a white screen and the application hangs. I have tried other files

Persistent issues with indexing in FM 9

2012-07-24 Thread Stuart Rogers
On 23/07/2012 11:07 AM, Rob Shell wrote: > Dear Framers: > I posted a plea for help with an indexing issue of book. > I have used the indexing function of FM for years with no problems. > Now whenever I update my files I get a white screen and the application > hangs. > I have

Persistent issues with indexing in FM 9

2012-07-23 Thread Rob Shell
Dear Framers: I posted a plea for help with an indexing issue of book. I have used the indexing function of FM for years with no problems. Now whenever I update my files I get a white screen and the application hangs. I have tried other files with the same result. I have reinstalled with a full

RE: Persistent issues with indexing in FM 9

2012-07-23 Thread Gillian Flato
@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Persistent issues with indexing in FM 9 Dear Framers: I posted a plea for help with an indexing issue of book. I have used the indexing function of FM for years with no problems. Now whenever I update my files I get a white screen and the application hangs. I have tried other files

Persistent issues with indexing in FM 9

2012-07-23 Thread Rob Shell
Dear Framers: I posted a plea for help with an indexing issue of book. I have used the indexing function of FM for years with no problems. Now whenever I update my files I get a white screen and the application hangs. I have tried other files with the same result. I have reinstalled with a full

Persistent issues with indexing in FM 9

2012-07-23 Thread Gillian Flato
at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Persistent issues with indexing in FM 9 Dear Framers: I posted a plea for help with an indexing issue of book. I have used the indexing function of FM for years with no problems. Now whenever I update my files I get a white screen and the application hangs. I have tried other

Indexing a book of books revisited

2012-05-30 Thread Harding, Dan
This one has me stumped. Filenames below simplified for the sake of brevity. FM 10/Win 7 Enterprise, 64-bit. I have a master book (BIG.book). Within it I have 3 books (A.book, B.book, C.book) and a generated index (BIGIX.fm). Within each of those 3 books are individual chapter FM files. At

Indexing a book of books revisited

2012-05-30 Thread Harding, Dan
This one has me stumped. Filenames below simplified for the sake of brevity. FM 10/Win 7 Enterprise, 64-bit. I have a master book (BIG.book). Within it I have 3 books (A.book, B.book, C.book) and a generated index (BIGIX.fm). Within each of those 3 books are individual chapter FM files. At

RE: Indexing a book of books?

2012-01-23 Thread Nakshatra Bhardwaj
, Nakshatra From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Harding, Daniel B Sent: 20 January 2012 21:15 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Indexing a book of books? Thanks. I had read that thread, but that doesn't tell me what I'm doing

RE: Indexing a book of books?

2012-01-23 Thread Harding, Daniel B
; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Indexing a book of books? Dan, One thing that I feel you might be doing wrong is- I've gone in and edited the $volnum variable in each of the individual .fm files and made them A, B, and C. Instead of editing the individual fm files in the book, you

Indexing a book of books?

2012-01-23 Thread Nakshatra Bhardwaj
kflows. Regards, Nakshatra From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Harding, Daniel B Sent: 20 January 2012 21:15 To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Indexing a book of books? Thanks. I had read that thread, but that doesn't

Indexing a book of books?

2012-01-23 Thread Harding, Daniel B
; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Indexing a book of books? Dan, One thing that I feel you might be doing wrong is- "I've gone in and edited the <$volnum> variable in each of the individual .fm files and made them A, B, and C." Instead of editing the individual fm f

RE: Indexing a book of books?

2012-01-20 Thread Harding, Daniel B
. Anyone? From: Baruch Brodersen [mailto:bar...@technitext.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 4:00 PM To: Harding, Daniel B Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Indexing a book of books? This thread may be of use: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2011-September/024037.html Best

Indexing a book of books?

2012-01-20 Thread Harding, Daniel B
. Anyone? From: Baruch Brodersen [mailto:bar...@technitext.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 4:00 PM To: Harding, Daniel B Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Indexing a book of books? This thread may be of use: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2011-September/024037.html

Indexing a book of books?

2012-01-17 Thread Harding, Daniel B
For the first time I'm needing to have books within a book and I'm having a bit of a logical disconnect. What we ultimately want is 3 separate books with a single index that spans all 3 voumes. We want to differentiate the volumes in the master index such that all entries from the first volume

Re: Indexing a book of books?

2012-01-17 Thread Baruch Brodersen
This thread may be of use: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2011-September/024037.html Best, Baruch On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Harding, Daniel B dhard...@illinois.eduwrote: For the first time I’m needing to have “books within a book” and I’m having a bit of a logical

Indexing a book of books?

2012-01-17 Thread Harding, Daniel B
For the first time I'm needing to have "books within a book" and I'm having a bit of a logical disconnect. What we ultimately want is 3 separate books with a single index that spans all 3 voumes. We want to differentiate the volumes in the master index such that all entries from the first

Indexing a book of books?

2012-01-17 Thread Baruch Brodersen
This thread may be of use: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2011-September/024037.html Best, Baruch On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Harding, Daniel B wrote: > For the first time I?m needing to have ?books within a book? and I?m > having a bit of a logical disconnect. What we

Re: RE: Indexing front matter

2011-01-14 Thread Nancy Allison
Thank you, everyone! This list is a treasure. --Nancy ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to

RE: Indexing front matter

2011-01-14 Thread DeRosier, Edward
esthetically pleasing to your document style. Sorry, this is not a real answer to your question. Good luck, Ed DeRosier Anritsu Company ** ** ** ** from framers Digest, Vol 63, Issue 9 ** ** ** ** From: Nancy Allison ma...@verizon.net Subject: Indexing front matter Hi, all. My manuals use

Indexing front matter

2011-01-14 Thread Nancy Allison
Thank you, everyone! This list is a treasure. --Nancy

Indexing front matter

2011-01-14 Thread DeRosier, Edward
something esthetically pleasing to your document style. Sorry, this is not a real answer to your question. Good luck, Ed DeRosier Anritsu Company ** ** ** ** from framers Digest, Vol 63, Issue 9 ** ** ** ** From: Nancy Allison <ma...@verizon.net> Subject: Indexing front matter Hi,

Indexing front matter

2011-01-13 Thread Nancy Allison
Hi, all. My manuals use chapter numbering, so an index entry for page 3 of chapter 5 comes out like this: Apple pie recipe, 5-3 The front matter has roman numerals with no prefixes, so a reference to Technical Support in the Preface should look like this: Technical Support, xiii However,

Re: Indexing front matter

2011-01-13 Thread Art Campbell
You can set the Chapnum variable for the Preface (in the book file) to text and the value to a space. Still need to get rid of the hyphen, but if that's manually added to the $chapnum-$pagenuum string, it's easy to remove. Art Campbell               art.campb...@gmail.com   ... In my opinion,

RE: Indexing front matter

2011-01-13 Thread Lief Erickson
...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Nancy Allison Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 2:14 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Indexing front matter Hi, all. My manuals use chapter numbering, so an index entry for page 3 of chapter 5 comes out like this: Apple pie recipe, 5-3 The front matter has roman

RE: Indexing front matter

2011-01-13 Thread Combs, Richard
Nancy Allison wrote: My manuals use chapter numbering, so an index entry for page 3 of chapter 5 comes out like this: Apple pie recipe, 5-3 The front matter has roman numerals with no prefixes, so a reference to Technical Support in the Preface should look like this: Technical

RE: Indexing front matter

2011-01-13 Thread Combs, Richard
I forgot step 6. Maybe it doesn't need to be said, but... 1) Create a new marker type named IndexFront. 2) Create a new paragraph format named IndexFrontIX that's a clone of IndexIX and add it to your pgf catalog. 3) In your ref page IX flow, add an IndexFrontIX pgf that contains only

Indexing front matter

2011-01-13 Thread Nancy Allison
Hi, all. My manuals use chapter numbering, so an index entry for page 3 of chapter 5 comes out like this: Apple pie recipe, 5-3 The front matter has roman numerals with no prefixes, so a reference to Technical Support in the Preface should look like this: Technical Support, xiii However,

Indexing front matter

2011-01-13 Thread Art Campbell
You can set the Chapnum variable for the Preface (in the book file) to text and the value to a space. Still need to get rid of the hyphen, but if that's manually added to the <$chapnum>-<$pagenuum> string, it's easy to remove. Art Campbell ? ? ? ? ? ? ? art.campbell at gmail.com ? "... In my

Indexing front matter

2011-01-13 Thread Lief Erickson
...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Nancy Allison Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 2:14 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Indexing front matter Hi, all. My manuals use chapter numbering, so an index entry for page 3 of chapter 5 comes out like this: Apple pie recipe, 5-3 The front matter has

Indexing front matter

2011-01-13 Thread Combs, Richard
Nancy Allison wrote: > My manuals use chapter numbering, so an index entry for page 3 of chapter 5 > comes out like this: > > Apple pie recipe, 5-3 > > The front matter has roman numerals with no prefixes, so a reference to > Technical Support in the Preface should look like this: > >

Indexing front matter

2011-01-13 Thread Combs, Richard
I forgot step 6. Maybe it doesn't need to be said, but... > 1) Create a new marker type named IndexFront. > 2) Create a new paragraph format named IndexFrontIX that's a clone of > IndexIX and add it to your pgf catalog. > 3) In your ref page IX flow, add an IndexFrontIX pgf that contains only >

RE: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and pagelimits

2009-08-05 Thread Phil Heron
...@aim.com Sent: 04 August 2009 23:48 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits And if Martians abducted me I'd not be able to finish the document... I've never heard of anyone borrowing a monitor

Re: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-05 Thread Art Campbell
I worked at a place (Leading Edge computers, now defunct) a couple of decades ago where the offices of 5-6 people -- a department -- were moved during a (long) lunch hour, without their knowledge. When they came back from lunch, they discovered their department had moved. ;- ) Art Campbell

RE: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-05 Thread Syed.Hosain
@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits I worked at a place (Leading Edge computers, now defunct) a couple of decades ago where the offices of 5-6 people -- a department -- were moved during a (long) lunch hour, without their knowledge. When

Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and pagelimits

2009-08-05 Thread Phil Heron
On Behalf Of davec2...@aim.com Sent: 04 August 2009 23:48 To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits And if Martians abducted me I'd not be able to finish the document... I've never heard of anyone "borro

Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-05 Thread Art Campbell
I worked at a place (Leading Edge computers, now defunct) a couple of decades ago where the offices of 5-6 people -- a department -- were moved during a (long) lunch hour, without their knowledge. When they came back from lunch, they discovered their department had moved. ;- ) Art Campbell

Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-05 Thread syed.hos...@aeris.net
at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits I worked at a place (Leading Edge computers, now defunct) a couple of decades ago where the offices of 5-6 people -- a department -- were moved during a (long) lunch hour, without

Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-04 Thread Shell, Robert
Dear Framers: I have been enjoying unparalleled stability with my FM 8.p20? running on Vista Business edition (with all updates). I have now graduated to the Professional Communications Suite 2 and also bought FrameScript. I am a very happy camper, although surveying many learning curves.

Re: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-04 Thread Art Campbell
on indexing either. If I were you, I'd pick from the several index tools available -- I like IXGen -- and talk to the vendor about best practices for their tool Frank Stearns, the guy behind IXGen, is a great resource. Two monitors? I think they're pretty much mandatory for any kind of serious work

Re: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-04 Thread Gary Schnabl
Shell, Robert wrote: Dear Framers: I have been enjoying unparalleled stability with my FM 8.p20? running on Vista Business edition (with all updates). I have now graduated to the Professional Communications Suite 2 and also bought FrameScript. I am a very happy camper, although surveying

Re: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-04 Thread Barry.Kieffer
The real problem with this is if you move all of your boxes and pods to the second monitor, and someone borrows your second monitor when you are in the rest room, when you get back you no longer have any FrameMaker 9 controls. Finally, does anyone with FM use two screens? I am unhappy

RE: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing andpage limits

2009-08-04 Thread Matt Sullivan
-Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of barry.kief...@jeppesen.com Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 3:18 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing andpage limits

Re: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-04 Thread davec2468
And if Martians abducted me I'd not be able to finish the document... I've never heard of anyone borrowing a monitor that was on and connected to someone's computer. As well, it seems a reach... Dave From: barry.kief...@jeppesen.com The real problem with this is if you move

Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-04 Thread Shell, Robert
Dear Framers: I have been enjoying unparalleled stability with my FM 8.p20? running on Vista Business edition (with all updates). I have now graduated to the Professional Communications Suite 2 and also bought FrameScript. I am a very happy camper, although surveying many learning curves.

Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-04 Thread Art Campbell
on indexing either. If I were you, I'd pick from the several index tools available -- I like IXGen -- and talk to the vendor about best practices for their tool Frank Stearns, the guy behind IXGen, is a great resource. Two monitors? I think they're pretty much mandatory for any kind of serious work

Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-04 Thread Gary Schnabl
Shell, Robert wrote: > Dear Framers: > I have been enjoying unparalleled stability with my FM 8.p20? running on > Vista Business edition (with all updates). I have now graduated to the > Professional Communications Suite 2 and also bought FrameScript. I am a very > happy camper, although

Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-04 Thread barry.kief...@jeppesen.com
The real problem with this is if you move all of your boxes and pods to the second monitor, and someone "borrows" your second monitor when you are in the rest room, when you get back you no longer have any FrameMaker 9 controls. > Finally, does anyone with FM use two screens? I am unhappy

Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing andpage limits

2009-08-04 Thread Matt Sullivan
ivan -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Barry.Kieffer at jeppesen.com Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 3:18 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and

Frame Maker 9 and some questions about its indexing and page limits

2009-08-04 Thread davec2...@aim.com
And if Martians abducted me I'd not be able to finish the document... I've never heard of anyone "borrowing" a monitor that was on and connected to someone's computer. As well, it seems a reach... Dave From: barry.kief...@jeppesen.com The real problem with this is if you move

RE: FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error

2009-04-30 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
@lists.frameusers.com Subject: FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error Hi All, I had previously discovered this bug on the initial TCS 2.0 version of FM 9 (and reported it to Adobe), and thought I should test it again on the latest patch version that just came out. Bad news is - it's still broken. Here's

RE: FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error

2009-04-30 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
Does it work with unstructured FM? -Original Message- From: Scott Prentice [mailto:s...@leximation.com] Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:05 PM To: Jeff Coatsworth Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error Hi Jeff... DITA-FMx supports any number

Re: FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error

2009-04-30 Thread Scott Prentice
...@leximation.com] Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:05 PM To: Jeff Coatsworth Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error Hi Jeff... DITA-FMx supports any number of index levels. The 1.1 version (still in beta) also provides complete control over the formatting

FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error

2009-04-30 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
ers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error Hi All, I had previously discovered this bug on the initial TCS 2.0 version of FM 9 (and reported it to Adobe), and thought I should test it again on the latest patch version that just came out. Bad news is - it's still bro

FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error

2009-04-30 Thread Scott Prentice
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Jeff > Coatsworth > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:17 AM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error > > Hi All, > > I had previously discovered this bug on the in

FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error

2009-04-30 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
Does it work with unstructured FM? -Original Message- From: Scott Prentice [mailto:s...@leximation.com] Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:05 PM To: Jeff Coatsworth Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error Hi Jeff... DITA-FMx supports any

FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error

2009-04-30 Thread Scott Prentice
e [mailto:sp at leximation.com] > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:05 PM > To: Jeff Coatsworth > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error > > Hi Jeff... > > DITA-FMx supports any number of index levels. The 1.1 version (still in &g

FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error

2009-03-25 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
Hi All, I had previously discovered this bug on the initial TCS 2.0 version of FM 9 (and reported it to Adobe), and thought I should test it again on the latest patch version that just came out. Bad news is - it's still broken. Here's the details on the error: I created an Index marker with

FM 9 p230 - 3 Level Indexing Error

2009-03-25 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
Hi All, I had previously discovered this bug on the initial TCS 2.0 version of FM 9 (and reported it to Adobe), and thought I should test it again on the latest patch version that just came out. Bad news is - it's still broken. Here's the details on the error: I created an Index marker with

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-05 Thread Fred Wersan
I have Indexing Tools Pro. I use the Merge Index feature, which is pretty nifty. ITP also helps make creation of Master Indexes easier. However, its main feature - embedding index marker text in the main flow, so you can see index text in a reasonable font size and do search and replace

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-05 Thread Fred Wersan
I have Indexing Tools Pro. I use the Merge Index feature, which is pretty nifty. ITP also helps make creation of Master Indexes easier. However, its main feature - embedding index marker text in the main flow, so you can see index text in a reasonable font size and do search and replace

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Art Campbell
are in desperate need of a indexing tool. What are your recommendations? I've done some research but I'd like to hear what's working well in the field. Thanks in advance for your input. Jen Collier Horizon Software International, LLC Technical Publications Manager 770-554-6353 ext. 283

RE: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Michael O'Neill
I use Index Tools Professional from Silicon Prairie Software. By and large, I am happy with it. It has sped up indexing tremendously...and makes it pretty darn easy to see what index tags are currently in place. I haven't tried other tools. This was the first we tried and it was such a clear

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Yves Barbion
, Jennifer Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are currently using FrameMaker 6.0 but are going to move to FrameMaker 8 (Structured) within the next year. We are in desperate need of a indexing tool. What are your recommendations? I've done some research but I'd like to hear what's working well

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread obair
FrameMaker 6.0 but are going to move to FrameMaker 8 (Structured) within the next year. We are in desperate need of a indexing tool. What are your recommendations? I've done some research but I'd like to hear what's working well in the field. Thanks in advance for your input. Jen Collier

RE: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread quills
I like this one also, for two reasons, it's simple, and it's inexpensive. That makes this tool VERY cost-effective. Scott At 8:05 AM -0500 9/4/08, Michael O'Neill wrote: I use Index Tools Professional from Silicon Prairie Software. By and large, I am happy with it. It has sped up indexing

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Robert Rogge
chapter table of contents manually, indexing is not even performed at the moment . . . I am missing special find/replace functions that I know exist . . . and so, it would be great to see what collection of plugins you use and recommend. I intend to take a list of these to my company and see if we

RE: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Kristy Nolan
PROTECTED] Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com; Jennifer Collier Subject: Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker? Hi Guys, Not sure if it is acceptable to continue a thread like this, but in fact I would be interested to learn the full list of plugins you guys use, at least the ones that are most

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Robert Rogge
, September 04, 2008 8:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com; Jennifer Collier Subject: Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker? Hi Guys, Not sure if it is acceptable to continue a thread like this, but in fact I would be interested to learn the full list of plugins you guys use

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Hedley Finger
are producing a PDF and want readers to be able to jump from the non-preferred to preferred entry while viewing a PDF on screen. The plethora of index add-ons should be alerting Adobe to the necessity of producing a more professional plug-in or shipped-with-product indexing functionality along the lines

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Bruce Wolf
Top-notch is a bit of an understatement. Superb works for me. :) BW --- On Thu, 9/4/08, Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker? To: Jennifer Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Date

Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Rick Quatro
of plugins you guys use, at least the ones that are most important and useful to you. I currently work without plugins in *unstructured framemaker*, and must create my chapter table of contents manually, indexing is not even performed at the moment . . . I am missing special find/replace functions

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Art Campbell
e need > of a indexing tool. What are your recommendations? I've done some > research but I'd like to hear what's working well in the field. Thanks > in advance for your input. > > > > Jen Collier > > Horizon Software International, LLC > > Technical Publica

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Michael O'Neill
I use Index Tools Professional from Silicon Prairie Software. By and large, I am happy with it. It has sped up indexing tremendously...and makes it pretty darn easy to see what index tags are currently in place. I haven't tried other tools. This was the first we tried and it was such a clear

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Yves Barbion
> > On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Jennifer Collier > wrote: > > We are currently using FrameMaker 6.0 but are going to move to > > FrameMaker 8 (Structured) within the next year. We are in desperate need > > of a indexing tool. What are your recommendations? I've done

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread obair
currently using FrameMaker 6.0 but are going to move to >> FrameMaker 8 (Structured) within the next year. We are in >> desperate need >> of a indexing tool. What are your recommendations? I've done some >> research but I'd like to hear what's working well in

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread qui...@airmail.net
I like this one also, for two reasons, it's simple, and it's inexpensive. That makes this tool VERY cost-effective. Scott At 8:05 AM -0500 9/4/08, Michael O'Neill wrote: >I use Index Tools Professional from Silicon Prairie Software. By and >large, I am happy with it. It has sped up in

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Robert Rogge
chapter table of contents manually, indexing is not even performed at the moment . . . I am missing special find/replace functions that I know exist . . . and so, it would be great to see what collection of plugins you use and recommend. I intend to take a list of these to my company and see if we

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Kristy Nolan
Rogge Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 8:59 AM To: quills at airmail.net Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com; Jennifer Collier Subject: Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker? Hi Guys, Not sure if it is acceptable to continue a thread like this, but in fact I would be interested to learn the

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Robert Rogge
-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Rogge > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 8:59 AM > To: quills at airmail.net > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com; Jennifer Collier > Subject: Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker? > > Hi Guys, > > Not sure if it

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Hedley Finger
are producing a PDF and want readers to be able to jump from the non-preferred to preferred entry while viewing a PDF on screen. The plethora of index add-ons should be alerting Adobe to the necessity of producing a more professional plug-in or shipped-with-product indexing functionality along the lines

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Bruce Wolf
Top-notch is a bit of an understatement. Superb works for me. :) BW --- On Thu, 9/4/08, Art Campbell wrote: > From: Art Campbell > Subject: Re: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker? > To: "Jennifer Collier" > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Thursday, S

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-04 Thread Rick Quatro
of plugins you guys use, at least the ones that are most important and useful to you. I currently work without plugins in *unstructured framemaker*, and must create my chapter table of contents manually, indexing is not even performed at the moment . . . I am missing special find/replace functions

Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?

2008-09-03 Thread Jennifer Collier
We are currently using FrameMaker 6.0 but are going to move to FrameMaker 8 (Structured) within the next year. We are in desperate need of a indexing tool. What are your recommendations? I've done some research but I'd like to hear what's working well in the field. Thanks in advance for your input

ANN: Heavy duty indexing

2008-06-20 Thread Rick Quatro
Hello Framers, I just finished a big index project for a client. The index has 50 sections in a single FrameMaker document. Like a regular generated document, each entry is hyperlinked back to its source. The text that needs to be indexed is formatted with a particular character tag. As the

A final question about indexing and formatting same

2007-07-01 Thread Rob Shell
Dear Framers: I would like to thank the correspondents who helped so promptly with my previous request. The "save all open files" ; "close all open files" seemed to be the thing I was not doing. Colouring the reference pages sure was interesting... Now my last problem before I pour concrete:

OT: Indexing

2007-06-13 Thread Ann Zdunczyk
Hi all, I know some of you guys do indexing a lot. I have been asked to quote doing an index in Pagemaker (sorry). There are 1300 terms that are to be listed in the index. In Pagemaker, as in Framemaker, I would need to add an index entry for each instance of the term in a 300 page book. I have

Re: OT: Indexing

2007-06-13 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 14:57 -0400 13/6/07, Ann Zdunczyk wrote: I know some of you guys do indexing a lot. I have been asked to quote doing an index in Pagemaker (sorry). There are 1300 terms that are to be listed in the index. In Pagemaker, as in Framemaker, I would need to add an index entry for each instance

RE: More Elegant Indexing Solution

2007-05-08 Thread Ridder, Fred
, 2007 2:38 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: More Elegant Indexing Solution Hi, Just curious: Does this also work when the emphasis page is the first of the two? Will both of the two page numbers have emphasis assigned or only the first one? Best regards Winfried -Original

Re: More Elegant Indexing Solution

2007-05-08 Thread Miriam Lezak
07, 2007 4:43 PM Subject: Re: More Elegant Indexing Solution I've already responded to Kevin, and we have a solution that works. When inserting an index marker for Kevin's tutorial passages, you need to append the marker text with Emphasis . This would be the only difference between the regular

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