Hmmm. Just now reading up on dynamic forms. Did NOT realize they rerendered; I have mistaken interactive for dynamic, I guess.
My apologies, David. On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Lin Sims <ljsims...@gmail.com> wrote: > If by a dynamic form you're talking about a PDF form that can be filled in > and saved, then yes, it can. There's a plugin for forms call Forms > Assistant. Fillable fields, drop-down selection, radio buttons, check > marks, the works. I took one of his courses years ago, and the order form > was a PDF he made using Frame and TimeSavers. It was very slick. > > > > On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 9:46 AM, David Artman <da...@davidartman.com> > wrote: > >> Oh, yes, I'm well aware of MicroType TimeSavers. I do not think they >> will do dynamic forms, though. >> >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: Re: [Framers] PDFs in a FM book file >> From: Lin Sims <[1]ljsims...@gmail.com> >> Date: Mon, March 20, 2017 4:18 pm >> To: "An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software." >> <[2]framers@lists.frameusers.com> >> Dave, >> If you want to create forms and other things in Frame for output to >> PDF, >> check out Shlomo Perets' Microtypes website. His TimeSavers tools >> insert >> postscript code into Frame files to do things like create dynamic >> forms. >> [3]http://microtype.com/showcase.html >> On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 3:52 PM, David Artman >> <[4]da...@davidartman.com> wrote: >> > You can use Acrobat Pro to append a PDF file to another PDF file, in >> > whole or in part, and (IIRC) at any location using Document > Insert >> > Pages. >> > >> > Yes, this adds a step (or more!) to workflow. Yes, the inserted PDF >> > will have its own footers, etc; and thus, you might have to do some >> > fancy footwork with page numbering in the two source files to get it >> > all to align. Yes, any other autonumbering will be similarly >> > problematic, requiring you to force it to start with a specific value >> > (e.g., n=25). But you'll have a PDF "in" another PDF. >> > >> > As for "is [it] recommended", I think it's a good practice if you get >> > content from a business partner, legal, or some other entity that >> would >> > not want you to have any chance of editing it. (Hmm... but such a >> > locked-down PDF might not be appendable, in part or in whole, to >> > another one? And you can always use Advanced Text Tools on unlocked >> > PDFs, so maybe this use case ISN'T a good one! You'd probably have to >> > insert into FrameMaker as full-page "images" if locked down.) >> > >> > OK, another use case is a PDF created in another editor, for example >> a >> > dynamic form made in LiveCycle Designer. VERY hard to do such things >> in >> > FrameMaker, but easy in LCD. I've never tried that workflow, but it >> > seems kosher. >> > >> > Finally, you could have an 'example' PDF that is a sample of output >> > resulting from a process that is documented in the earlier PDF. That >> > would avoid you having to setup several master pages in the same book >> > to show the variations. OR, if you are, say, making a training manual >> > for using your publishing environment, and you want to show a sample >> of >> > all the output types, but Help won't append: make the Help output >> save >> > as PDF and then append tot he "how to" main PDF: >> > >> > * How To Run Output (1 PDF with 'internal style') >> > >> > ** PDF Output Example (1 PDF of single-sourced sample book with >> > 'external style') >> > >> > ** Help Output Example (1 PDF of single-sourced sample book rendered >> as >> > Help then exported/saved as PDF) >> > >> > ** (etc.) >> > >> > So, sure! It's recommended in cases where sourcing everything in >> > FrameMaker is impossible, too time consuming, or a poor content-reuse >> > scenario. Hope this helps; >> > >> > David >> > >> > -------- Original Message -------- >> > Subject: [Framers] PDFs in a FM book file >> > From: lklane64 <[1][5]lklan...@gmail.com> >> > Date: Fri, March 17, 2017 9:35 am >> > To: [2][6]framers@lists.frameusers.com >> > I was wondering if anyone answered the question about adding PDFs to >> a >> > FM book file. Does anyone know if this is possible or even >> > recommended? >> > Thanks in advance,Laura >> > >> > References >> > >> > 1. [7]mailto:lklan...@gmail.com >> > 2. 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