Ursula: At Friday, 22/02/2008, 02:29 AM;, you wrote: >Hi, Headley
Hedley >I didn't see a reply to your very interesting question on the >list... [FrameMaker 8 won't import SVG graphics correctly] ... did >you get any useful feedback privately? An Adobe employee emailed me that this was a bug dating back to FM 7.0. The Inkscape-created graphic displays correctly in a number of SVG viewers, so it is definitely a FM problem. I am beginning to think that grouped objects in SVG have a transparent fill and FM has never been able to handle transparency but translates it to white. (Since FM 3.0; how about fixing it, Adobe?) I will test whether it can be "fixed" by changing stacking order or using layers. Also, it may render correctly to PDF as I believe Acrobat references the original SVG, not the pixmap or FrameImage conversion in FM. Come to think of it, I specified that all graphics are to include a FrameImage facet, so perhaps switching that off might be a solution. Watch this space for results of tests ... >We've not moved to FM/DITA >yet, ... but the lack of support for FM >callouts would be unhappy if there is a problem with text in embedded >graphics. The nice part about SVG is that you can embed or reference PNG for screen captures and then add leader lines and callout text which is editable. As it is XML itself, it can be imported into other XML editors and tools. Since FM DITA does not allow compound graphics (e.g. an anchored frame containing two or three pixmaps, some text, and drawn lines and shapes), SVG seemed like a good way to go as you can double-click on the graphic and up comes Inkscape (or Sketsa, or Illustrator, etc.) to edit and save. >Perhaps too simplistic, but what about embedding as a PNG rather than an >SVG? Inkscape (Sketsa, etc) saves to PNG so this is doable, just not as convenient. >Or using another program other than Inkscape to add the callouts? Illustrator, perhaps. >Finally, though less optimally, what about handling it all in a bitmap >format with the original text/callouts created at the correct size? No way; what if you have to edit the text? Regards, Hedley <-------- -- Hedley Stewart Finger 28 Regent Street Camberwell VIC 3124 Australia Tel. +61 3 9809 1229 Mobile +61 412 461 558, E-mail <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.