On 7/8/10 12:50 PM, LW White wrote: The difficult part is taking the EDD and putting in your formatting rules. Once you do that it works great. Also, you can convert a flat document to structured. I've played with that, and once you figure it out its golden. Though for a single document, it would be easier to simply open the FM files in Structured FrameMaker and add the structure there.
Scott > > Hi Mathieu, > > Frame ships with a DocBook structured application. ([Frame installation > folder]\structure\sgml\docbook\app) which includes the EDD and a starter > template. So, what you would do is basically open your DocBook files using > the DocBook structured app, which is called something like DocBook 2.1. (When > you open the file, Frame will detect the DOCTYPE declaration for the doc and > display a window where you can select the structured app you want to use to > open it.) You may need to do some clean-up and you'll need to edit the > template to give the docs the look and feel within Frame that you want. You > might also need to edit the rules if you have any roundtripping requirements > that they don't already cover. Although the EDD is already created for you, > you might also need to edit it, as it not only defines the structure but also > "matches" each element within context to the appropriate Frame format. If > you're going to use Frame at all for this, then yes, you must use the > structured vers io > n if you want to preserve the structure of the documents. > > How much work required to turn an unstructured Frame doc into a structured > one depends on a lot of things. If the document faithfully follows a > template, it will be much simpler because conversion tools can match formats > to elements in a predictible way. The Frame conversion table is a built-in > method, but there are a number of third-party tools as well. If the document > does not follow a template, the work is more difficult and largely manual, > though there are some tools that can find and convert on manually-applied > formatting vs. formatting applied via a template style. > > There are several good "getting started" videos and PDFs at > http://www.adobe.com/support/framemaker/. A great resource is the Structure > Application Developer Guide. Unfortunately, it has not been updated for Frame > 9 as far as I am aware, but the Frame 8 version is still very useful. Find it > at http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FrameMaker/8.0/structapp_dev.pdf. There is > also a Structure Application Developer Reference Guide guide at > http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FrameMaker/8.0/structapp_dev_ref.pdf. > > Best, > Leigh > > > > On 7/7/2010 8:56 AM, mathieu jacquet wrote: >> Hi everybody, >> >> I am working on Vista 64 with FM 9. >> >> I have read that it was possible to import DocBook files into FM. But I've >> also read that this could turn to nightmare when it comes to create the >> proper EDD. I am not familiar at all with structured Frame. So my question >> is, how easy is it to import a DocBook file into FM, and what would it >> require to achieve that nicely ? Also, is it mandatory to use structured FM >> for doing so ? And if yes, how much work would it be to turn an unstructured >> "light" FM document (3 chapters, about 75 pages) into a structured one ? >> >> Thank you all for your valuable expertise, >> Mathieu. > _________________________________________________________________ > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as quills at airmail.net. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/quills%40airmail.net > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
