Re: Linking to non-Frame files
Lisa, You wrote: I'm working on a Frame (7.0, Macintosh) document that will be delivered as a .pdf. The client wants the final .pdf file to contain links not only to other places within the book, but to images and files that are not part of the book. I've been playing with the hypertext link feature, but it appears to only allow linking to other Frame documents. Is there a way to include in Frame a link that will open an outside image or .pdf file when clicked? I don't want to include the whole file, just a pointer that users can click on to open the additional information. You can establish a link to a file (carried over as a link in a PDF file), by using the "message openfile filename" hypertext marker (no quotes, filename replaced with the specific file to be launched by the PDF link). The linked file may of any file type that can be handled in the end-user system, and it is displayed using the associated application. The linked item may also be a PDF (in which case it opens in Acrobat/Reader at the default opening page; useful when you want to link to PDFs authored with other tools). When links in PDFs launch a non-PDF file, an Acrobat/Reader security message is displayed (can be turned off for the current session). Acrobat does not have a separate mechanism to open outside images, but using the multimedia features of Acrobat/Reader 6 (and later versions) it is possible to display linked JPEG images in a floating window (no automatic security messages). A sample PDF with linked JPEG screen captures, displayed in a floating window, is available at: http://www.microtype.com/showcase/MultimediaAsst/LinkedJPEG.pdf (76K, Acrobat/Reader 6 or higher required) Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat ___ 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.
Query in Framemaker
venkatesh subramanian wrote : > I would like to have a detailed explanation on how to create > a Special Bullets in FrameMaker 7.0. > > I tried several times, but, not able to reach the success point in > the output. A special bullet? You mean, something that looks different from the ordinary bullet as seen in FrameMaker's own templates? In general, you create a bulleted paragraph style using the Numbering tab of the Paragraph designer. The standard bullet character is shown as \b, but you can substitute any character for it. If you want to use a bullet character that is only present in a special font like Wingdings, you need to create a Character tag that uses this font, and then select this character tag in the Numbering tab of the Paragraph designer. You can find the procedures for doing this in the FrameMaker help file. Look for the topics "Formatting text as bulleted lists", and "Using a designer to change font properties". Harro de Jong
Re: AW: Conditional Text and Numbering
Hi Winfried A thin blank line isn't quite the only fix. You can also try conditioning the paragraph mark of the *second-last* paragraph in the same way as the last paragraph. That way, when you hide the last paragraph, you also hide a paragraph mark. I think this only works if the last 2 paragraphs are tagged with the same paragraph tag, and it's definitely a pain to create and maintain, and it doesn't work if every paragraph in the flow is conditioned - but it is an alternative approach. Cheers, Rebecca >>> "Reng, Winfried" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 29/05/06 20:31 >>> Hi, When the last paragraph in a text flow has autonumbering applied, and you hide it with a condition, only the text part gets hidden. The autonumbering is still there (together with the paragraph mark). The only fix is to insert a paragraph (preferably with a very small font size of 2 pt) without autonumbering after the one with autonumbering. Best regards Winfried > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Auftrag von Ariel Kahana > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 25. Mai 2006 00:40 > An: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Betreff: Conditional Text and Numbering > > > I am using Framemaker 7.2 on a Win XP SP2 platform. I have limited > experience with conditional text and have to maintain a user > guide for two > rather similar products. I have been able designate text > conditional. My > only problem has been to designate graphic captions as conditional. My > graphic captions paragraph style contains an automatically generated > numbering scheme. When I set a graphic and caption as conditional, the > graphic (frame) and the caption title disappear. However the > graphic number > (Figure X.X) does not. How can I use conditional text to eliminate the > graphic caption and maintain my numbering scheme? > > > > Any clues who be appreciated, > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > AK ___ 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/rebecca.officer%40alliedtelesyn.co.nz Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. NOTICE: This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify Allied Telesis Labs Ltd immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender has the authority to issue and specifically states them to be the views of Allied Telesis Labs. ___ 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.
Linking to non-Frame files
I'm working on a Frame (7.0, Macintosh) document that will be delivered as a .pdf. The client wants the final .pdf file to contain links not only to other places within the book, but to images and files that are not part of the book. I've been playing with the hypertext link feature, but it appears to only allow linking to other Frame documents. Is there a way to include in Frame a link that will open an outside image or .pdf file when clicked? I don't want to include the whole file, just a pointer that users can click on to open the additional information. Lisa -- --- Lisa M. Balbes, Ph.D. lisa at balbes.com http://www.balbes.com/ Balbes Consultants Scientific Writing/Editing since 1992
Linking to non-Frame files
I'm working on a Frame (7.0, Macintosh) document that will be delivered as a .pdf. The client wants the final .pdf file to contain links not only to other places within the book, but to images and files that are not part of the book. I've been playing with the hypertext link feature, but it appears to only allow linking to other Frame documents. Is there a way to include in Frame a link that will open an outside image or .pdf file when clicked? I don't want to include the whole file, just a pointer that users can click on to open the additional information. Lisa -- --- Lisa M. Balbes, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.balbes.com/ Balbes Consultants Scientific Writing/Editing since 1992 ___ 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.
Query in Framemaker
Hi All, Greetings to your from India. I am a New member of this team. I am a Technical writer, with 2 years of experience. When, I was browsing, I found this forum for Frameusers. I would like to have a detailed explanation on how to create a Special Bullets in FrameMaker 7.0. I tried several times, but, not able to reach the success point in the output. With Best Regards Venkatesh S
AW: Conditional Text and Numbering
Hi, When the last paragraph in a text flow has autonumbering applied, and you hide it with a condition, only the text part gets hidden. The autonumbering is still there (together with the paragraph mark). The only fix is to insert a paragraph (preferably with a very small font size of 2 pt) without autonumbering after the one with autonumbering. Best regards Winfried > -Urspr?ngliche Nachricht- > Von: framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+wreng=tycoint.com at lists.frameusers.com]Im > Auftrag von Ariel Kahana > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 25. Mai 2006 00:40 > An: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Betreff: Conditional Text and Numbering > > > I am using Framemaker 7.2 on a Win XP SP2 platform. I have limited > experience with conditional text and have to maintain a user > guide for two > rather similar products. I have been able designate text > conditional. My > only problem has been to designate graphic captions as conditional. My > graphic captions paragraph style contains an automatically generated > numbering scheme. When I set a graphic and caption as conditional, the > graphic (frame) and the caption title disappear. However the > graphic number > (Figure X.X) does not. How can I use conditional text to eliminate the > graphic caption and maintain my numbering scheme? > > > > Any clues who be appreciated, > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > AK
AW: anchored frame import defaults
Hi, I do not think that this is a general problem. I copy and paste tables with their anchored frames (with text frames and cross-references in them) all the time, and I did not encounter any numbering problems. Best regards Winfried > Paul Findon wrote on 05/24/2006 01:11:11 PM: > > I usually copy and paste an anchored frame that already has the > > settings I want, delete what's in it, then import the new graphic. > > Paul > > DANGER! > > Copying anchored frames may result in numbering madness. Well, in our > case, anchored frames include text frames for the captions. > Occasionally, > copying the frames results in a file with broken numbering. > Ultimately, > the only fix is to recreate all frames from the scratch from > the position > at which the numbering breaks. Saving to MIF doesn't seem to work. > > To eliminate the drudgery of inserting frames, try FrameScript > > Eric L. Dunn > Senior Technical Writer
RE: Query in Framemaker
venkatesh subramanian wrote : > I would like to have a detailed explanation on how to create > a Special Bullets in FrameMaker 7.0. > > I tried several times, but, not able to reach the success point in > the output. A special bullet? You mean, something that looks different from the ordinary bullet as seen in FrameMaker's own templates? In general, you create a bulleted paragraph style using the Numbering tab of the Paragraph designer. The standard bullet character is shown as \b, but you can substitute any character for it. If you want to use a bullet character that is only present in a special font like Wingdings, you need to create a Character tag that uses this font, and then select this character tag in the Numbering tab of the Paragraph designer. You can find the procedures for doing this in the FrameMaker help file. Look for the topics "Formatting text as bulleted lists", and "Using a designer to change font properties". Harro de Jong ___ 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.
Query in Framemaker
Hi All, Greetings to your from India. I am a New member of this team. I am a Technical writer, with 2 years of experience. When, I was browsing, I found this forum for Frameusers. I would like to have a detailed explanation on how to create a Special Bullets in FrameMaker 7.0. I tried several times, but, not able to reach the success point in the output. With Best Regards Venkatesh S ___ 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.
AW: Conditional Text and Numbering
Hi, When the last paragraph in a text flow has autonumbering applied, and you hide it with a condition, only the text part gets hidden. The autonumbering is still there (together with the paragraph mark). The only fix is to insert a paragraph (preferably with a very small font size of 2 pt) without autonumbering after the one with autonumbering. Best regards Winfried > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Auftrag von Ariel Kahana > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 25. Mai 2006 00:40 > An: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Betreff: Conditional Text and Numbering > > > I am using Framemaker 7.2 on a Win XP SP2 platform. I have limited > experience with conditional text and have to maintain a user > guide for two > rather similar products. I have been able designate text > conditional. My > only problem has been to designate graphic captions as conditional. My > graphic captions paragraph style contains an automatically generated > numbering scheme. When I set a graphic and caption as conditional, the > graphic (frame) and the caption title disappear. However the > graphic number > (Figure X.X) does not. How can I use conditional text to eliminate the > graphic caption and maintain my numbering scheme? > > > > Any clues who be appreciated, > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > AK ___ 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.
AW: anchored frame import defaults
Hi, I do not think that this is a general problem. I copy and paste tables with their anchored frames (with text frames and cross-references in them) all the time, and I did not encounter any numbering problems. Best regards Winfried > Paul Findon wrote on 05/24/2006 01:11:11 PM: > > I usually copy and paste an anchored frame that already has the > > settings I want, delete what's in it, then import the new graphic. > > Paul > > DANGER! > > Copying anchored frames may result in numbering madness. Well, in our > case, anchored frames include text frames for the captions. > Occasionally, > copying the frames results in a file with broken numbering. > Ultimately, > the only fix is to recreate all frames from the scratch from > the position > at which the numbering breaks. Saving to MIF doesn't seem to work. > > To eliminate the drudgery of inserting frames, try FrameScript > > Eric L. Dunn > Senior Technical Writer ___ 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.
What do you use for PDF Generation?
Good grief - that google search for "Documents and Settings\ filetype:pdf" has
14 million hits!! Is there anything you can do to stop Word doing that when you
print direct to Distiller?
Cheers, Rebecca
>>> Shlomo Perets 05/28/06 10:56 PM >>>
Dov Isaacs wrote:
>... By the way, when dealing with Wurd documents, even with
>PDF, be very careful that the "properties" don't migrate
>to the PDF file. When you use the PDFMaker facility of
>Acrobat some of that information in the Wurd document
>does make its way into the "Description" part of
>"Document Properties" !
An Adobe Technical Note I saw a while ago had a similar recommendation (=
turn off "Convert Document Information" in PDFMaker).
I disagree with this recommendation; more in this month's Hmmm...,
http://www.microtype.com/Hmmm.html
("Why bother learning how to use a feature, if you can simply disable it?")
Shlomo Perets
MicroType, http://www.microtype.com
Training, consulting & add-ons: FrameMaker, Structured FM and Acrobat
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