Re: Deja Vu?? Was: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0
According to Shlomo Perets' website (http://www.microtype.com/FM_bugs.html) people have reported issues with FM7.x and Save As PDF when using Win98, or tagged PDF, or custom page sizes, or Acrobat 6.x. We seem to be fine with it, but we're not using any of the above. ;-) Cheers, Rebecca Diane Gaskill [EMAIL PROTECTED] 18/07/06 17:45 During the years before Frame 7.0 was released, there were many, many messages on this list regarding using Save As PDF in FM 6.0. It worked for a few people who happened to have the right printer driver set up but many people complained that they were not getting the results they needed. A certain Adobe employee who sometimes posts on this list said many times, DON'T USE Save As PDF in FM 6.0 because it is badly broken and usually gives undesired results. When FM 7.0 was released, that same employee did announce on this list that Save As PDF works correctly in FM 7.0 and was OK to use. Personally, however, I still print to postscript and then distill. It always works. Diane == -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bill Swallow Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 8:29 AM To: Spreadbury, David Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 But, in a nutshell, Save As PDF is problematic in all versions of FrameMaker. You may, or may not, experience problems. Using Print to File and then Distilling eliminates all of these problems. I have not had issues since 7.0. I believe it to be finally fixed. But yes, 6.x and earlier was problemmatic and best to print to file. -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter http://techcommdood.blogspot.com ___ ___ 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.
Re: Deja Vu?? Was: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0
Rebecca Officer wrote: According to Shlomo Perets' website (http://www.microtype.com/FM_bugs.html) people have reported issues with FM7.x and Save As PDF when using Win98, or tagged PDF, or custom page sizes, or Acrobat 6.x. We seem to be fine with it, but we're not using any of the above. ;-) Some additional issues related to Save as PDF are listed in FrameMaker Annoyances -- under different FM releases, such as: * The Save as PDF function does not report switching of drivers output may not match current FrameMaker layout (line breaks, page breaks) or reflect missing fonts. (unless Adobe PDF is the default printer driver) * The combination of Save as PDF and Tagged PDF may result in some anomalies, such as missing text in shaded table cells. Other issues have been mentioned in the mailing list, see below. However way the PDF is produced, it should be thoroughly tested. Shlomo Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 07:14:55 +0200 To: Martin Polley [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Shlomo Perets [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Rename PDF, xrefs stop working (more) Cc: Framers@FrameUsers.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Martin, You wrote: With some of the PDFs that I create, if I rename them, the cross-references stop working, giving this error: The specified file old file name does not exist. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? Is there a workaround? (Other than don't rename the file...) As I mentioned earlier, some of the older FrameMaker 5.x versions specify internal links with a file name target, in which case renaming the PDF causes bad links (even when the PDF is stand-alone, with no links pointing to it from other PDFs). Upon further examination, I was able to reproduce the creation of PDF links which use a filename even though the link is internal in FrameMaker 7.0, 7.1 and 7.2, but only when Save as PDF was used. In the same tests, the problem was not encountered even once when printing books to a .ps file and then distilling to PDF. Given this FrameMaker bug, we may have yet another reason to stick to the original PDF file names, yet another reason to print to .ps rather than Save as PDF, and yet another reason to test PDF links carefully... Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker FrameMaker/Acrobat training consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants Template Design, Single Sourcing, FM-to-PDF Technical Indexing seminars ___ 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 is a media technical writer?
I got a call today from a recruiter and he wanted to know what a media technical writer is. I am not sure whether it was a test of my knowledge or whether he was looking for information himself. Here is the total job description I received minus his name (to protect identity): The Company is an Worldâs Top Most Web Portal Firm, Company is an Worldâs Fortune 500 Listed Company, When you work with this Company ( Our Direct Client), You'll work with great people, exciting technologies, and contribute to the success of an innovative By working with an Highly Skilled Professionals Team. Nandini Please send a copy to me at nandinioneoneoneatyahoo.com because I subscribe to the Digest. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Send Framers mailing list submissions to framers@lists.frameusers.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/listinfo/framers or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of Framers digest... Today's Topics: 1. RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Paul Grigg) 2. RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Spreadbury, David) 3. RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Beck, Charles) 4. Re: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Doug) 5. Re: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Bill Swallow) 6. RE: FM cannot find file message (Phil Heron) 7. Re: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (John Posada) 8. Re: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Bill Swallow) 9. RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Spreadbury, David) 10. Re: FM cannot find file message (Art Campbell) 11. Structured Table (Indents) from SGML structtired/tagged data (Richard Doll) 12. Re: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Stuart Rogers) 13. RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Joe Malin) 14. RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (John Posada) 15. Deja Vu?? Was: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Diane Gaskill) -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:05:52 +0300 From: Paul Grigg Subject: RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 To: , Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hi, Are there any advantages/disadvantages to using the SAVE AS PDF function over printing to a postscript file and then distilling? Thanks, Paul -- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:07:55 -0500 From: Spreadbury, David Subject: RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 To: Paul Grigg , , Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii There are numerous articles and threads on this subject in the archives, if they are working this morning. But, in a nutshell, Save As PDF is problematic in all versions of FrameMaker. You may, or may not, experience problems. Using Print to File and then Distilling eliminates all of these problems. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of Paul Grigg Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 2:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 Hi, Are there any advantages/disadvantages to using the SAVE AS PDF function over printing to a postscript file and then distilling? Thanks, Paul The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reproduction, dissemination or distribution of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Tellabs -- Message: 3 Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:17:49 -0400 From: Beck, Charles Subject: RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 To: Spreadbury, David , Paul Grigg , , Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii You don't even need to Print to file if you use an Adobe printer driver when printing to PDF. In versions 7.x, the printer driver is Adobe PDF. (I forget just now which one it is in version 6.x--Acrobat Distiller, maybe?) When you do it this way (making sure to *clear* the Print to file check box), you don't have to later look up the file and distill it. The print process prompts you for a PDF file name, and then proceeds to print and distill to PDF wherever you tell it to put the output. I've never had a problem doing it this way in Frame 6 or 7--though I
Re: What is a media technical writer?
If a recruiter doesn't know what the job is, time to find a new recruiter. Most ads for media tech writer I've seen are exactly the same as what you'd expect from a tech writer. Why they add media to the title, I don't know. Maybe for flair? Pizzazz? On 7/18/06, Nandini G [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got a call today from a recruiter and he wanted to know what a media technical writer is. I am not sure whether it was a test of my knowledge or whether he was looking for information himself. -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter http://techcommdood.blogspot.com ___ 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.
RE: Looking for a technique for applying conditionals
John Posada wrote: My issue: I have some instances where they are listed in a bullet list, which makes it easy to apply the conditionals as I need them. However, some instances use OS specific references in a sentence. Following is an example of one. - This utility collects version information and saves the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to a .tar file (UNIX) or a .zip file (Windows). - I'm looking for a way to apply conditionals so that when applied, the sentence becomes: - This utility collects version information and saves the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to a .tar file (UNIX). and This utility collects version information and saves the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to a .zip file (Windows). --- The tricky part is the word or. When both OSs are used, the 'or has its place. However, when either OS is used to the exclusion of the other, the or should be removed. My advice: Use three conditions, Win, Unix, and Both, and three _complete_ paragraphs, one for each condition. Applying conditions to a word here and there is just asking for trouble -- extra spaces or spaces missing, etc. Conditionalize at the pgf level (or at least, at the sentence level). Even though you end up repeating some of each pgf 3 times, it's much cleaner, easier to maintain, and less error-prone. It's my opinion and it's very true. ;-) Richard -- Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 -- ___ 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.
RE: What is a media technical writer?
Besides publishing, advertising, and print media, this terms is also use in the IT environment for services or products that are web portal technology. This recruiter may not have a clear understanding of the clients product offering. Kate Chapa Technical Recruiter, Human Resources (877) 393-2020 ext. 399 toll-free (949) 859-6219 Fax IntraLase(r) Corp. New Shape of Vision(r) www.intralase.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Swallow Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 1:40 PM To: Nandini G Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: What is a media technical writer? If a recruiter doesn't know what the job is, time to find a new recruiter. Most ads for media tech writer I've seen are exactly the same as what you'd expect from a tech writer. Why they add media to the title, I don't know. Maybe for flair? Pizzazz? On 7/18/06, Nandini G [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got a call today from a recruiter and he wanted to know what a media technical writer is. I am not sure whether it was a test of my knowledge or whether he was looking for information himself. -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter http://techcommdood.blogspot.com ___ 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/kchapa%40intralase.c om Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ 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.
RE: Looking for a technique for applying conditionals
This is rather off-topic: You're not working for Oracle by any chance, are you? At Oracle I had to deal with all four OSes: Win32, Solaris, Linux, and HP-UX. I didn't bother with conditionals, though. We had one manual to cover everything, and put all four in the same manual. I also discovered that the three variations of UN*X had enough differences between them that conditionals within a paragraph or even section wouldn't have been that useful. Just a note. Also, this meant that the technical marketing team decided to list each OS separately instead of just saying UN*X. This may not be what Linux or HP-UX people want to hear, but I think it's a useful distinction. Joe Malin Technical Writer (408)625-1623 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.tuvox.com The views expressed in this document are those of the sender, and do not necessarily reflect those of TuVox, Inc. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Posada Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 2:06 PM To: Combs, Richard; List, Framers Subject: RE: Looking for a technique for applying conditionals My advice: Use three conditions, Win, Unix, and Both, and three _complete_ paragraphs, one for each condition. Applying conditions to a word here and there is just asking for trouble -- extra spaces or spaces missing, etc. The problem with this part is that we have some applications that run on Solaris and Linux only, some that run on Solaris and HP-UX only, some that run only on Solaris...you get the idea. However, I do agree about the problms with conditionalizing at the word level...just hoping that someone will come out with an ah HAH! technique. ___ 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.
Deja Vu?? Was: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0
According to Shlomo Perets' website (http://www.microtype.com/FM_bugs.html) people have reported issues with FM7.x and Save As PDF when using Win98, or tagged PDF, or custom page sizes, or Acrobat 6.x. We seem to be fine with it, but we're not using any of the above. ;-) Cheers, Rebecca >>> "Diane Gaskill" 18/07/06 17:45 >>> During the years before Frame 7.0 was released, there were many, many messages on this list regarding using Save As PDF in FM 6.0. It worked for a few people who happened to have the right printer driver set up but many people complained that they were not getting the results they needed. A certain Adobe employee who sometimes posts on this list said many times, DON'T USE Save As PDF in FM 6.0 because it is badly broken and usually gives undesired results. When FM 7.0 was released, that same employee did announce on this list that Save As PDF works correctly in FM 7.0 and was OK to use. Personally, however, I still print to postscript and then distill. It always works. Diane == -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+dgcaller=earthlink@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+dgcaller=earthlink.net at lists.frameusers.com]On Behalf Of Bill Swallow Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 8:29 AM To: Spreadbury, David Cc: framers at omsys.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 > But, in a nutshell, Save As PDF is problematic in all versions of > FrameMaker. You may, or may not, experience problems. Using Print to > File and then Distilling eliminates all of these problems. I have not had issues since 7.0. I believe it to be finally fixed. But yes, 6.x and earlier was problemmatic and best to print to file. -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter http://techcommdood.blogspot.com ___ ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as rebecca.officer at alliedtelesyn.co.nz. 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/rebecca.officer%40alliedtelesyn.co.nz Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. 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.
Deja Vu?? Was: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0
Rebecca Officer wrote: >According to Shlomo Perets' website >(http://www.microtype.com/FM_bugs.html) people have reported issues >with FM7.x and Save As PDF when using Win98, or tagged PDF, or custom >page sizes, or Acrobat 6.x. > >We seem to be fine with it, but we're not using any of the above. ;-) Some additional issues related to "Save as PDF" are listed in "FrameMaker Annoyances" -- under different FM releases, such as: * The Save as PDF function does not report switching of drivers ? output may not match current FrameMaker layout (line breaks, page breaks) or reflect missing fonts. (unless "Adobe PDF" is the default printer driver) * The combination of "Save as PDF" and Tagged PDF may result in some anomalies, such as missing text in shaded table cells. Other issues have been mentioned in the mailing list, see below. However way the PDF is produced, it should be thoroughly tested. Shlomo >Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 07:14:55 +0200 >To: Martin Polley >From: Shlomo Perets >Subject: Re: Rename PDF, xrefs stop working (more) >Cc: Framers at FrameUsers.com, frame2acrobat at yahoogroups.com, >Kathy.Bowman at saabsystems.com.au, james.brandal at c2i.net > >Martin, > >You wrote: > >>With some of the PDFs that I create, if I rename them, the >>cross-references stop working, giving this error: >> >> The specified file does not exist. >> >>Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? Is there a workaround? >>(Other than "don't rename the file"...) > >As I mentioned earlier, some of the older FrameMaker 5.x versions specify >internal links with a file name target, in which case renaming the PDF >causes bad links (even when the PDF is stand-alone, with no links pointing >to it from other PDFs). > >Upon further examination, I was able to reproduce the creation of PDF >links which use a filename even though the link is internal in FrameMaker >7.0, 7.1 and 7.2, but only when "Save as PDF" was used. In the same >tests, the problem was not encountered even once when printing books to a >.ps file and then distilling to PDF. > >Given this FrameMaker bug, we may have yet another reason to stick to the >original PDF file names, yet another reason to print to .ps rather than >Save as PDF, and yet another reason to test PDF links carefully... > > >Shlomo Perets > >MicroType, http://www.microtype.com * ToolbarPlus Express for FrameMaker >FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat >TimeSavers/Assistants >Template Design, Single Sourcing, FM-to-PDF & Technical Indexing seminars
What is a media technical writer?
I got a call today from a recruiter and he wanted to know what a media technical writer is. I am not sure whether it was a test of my knowledge or whether he was looking for information himself. Here is the total job description I received minus his name (to protect identity): The Company is an World???s Top Most Web Portal Firm, Company is an World???s Fortune 500 Listed Company, When you work with this Company ( Our Direct Client), You'll work with great people, exciting technologies, and contribute to the success of an innovative By working with an Highly Skilled Professionals Team. Nandini Please send a copy to me at nandinioneoneoneatyahoo.com because I subscribe to the Digest. framers-request at lists.frameusers.com wrote: Send Framers mailing list submissions to framers at lists.frameusers.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/listinfo/framers or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to framers-request at lists.frameusers.com You can reach the person managing the list at framers-owner at lists.frameusers.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Framers digest..." Today's Topics: 1. RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Paul Grigg) 2. RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Spreadbury, David) 3. RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Beck, Charles) 4. Re: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Doug) 5. Re: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Bill Swallow) 6. RE: FM "cannot find file" message (Phil Heron) 7. Re: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (John Posada) 8. Re: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Bill Swallow) 9. RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Spreadbury, David) 10. Re: FM "cannot find file" message (Art Campbell) 11. Structured Table (Indents) from SGML structtired/tagged data (Richard Doll) 12. Re: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Stuart Rogers) 13. RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Joe Malin) 14. RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (John Posada) 15. Deja Vu?? Was: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 (Diane Gaskill) -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:05:52 +0300 From: "Paul Grigg" Subject: RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 To: , Message-ID: <200607170705.k6H75rRk017134 at michael.checkpoint.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hi, Are there any advantages/disadvantages to using the SAVE AS PDF function over printing to a postscript file and then distilling? Thanks, Paul -- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:07:55 -0500 From: "Spreadbury, David" Subject: RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 To: "Paul Grigg" , , Message-ID: <23C49E970389F047BF74F32972845AAA01B7765C at USDTEX1.tellabs-west.tellabsinc.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" There are numerous articles and threads on this subject in the archives, if they are working this morning. But, in a nutshell, Save As PDF is problematic in all versions of FrameMaker. You may, or may not, experience problems. Using Print to File and then Distilling eliminates all of these problems. -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+david.spreadbury=tellabs@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+david.spreadbury=tellabs.com at lists.frameusers.co m] On Behalf Of Paul Grigg Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 2:06 AM To: framers at omsys.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 Hi, Are there any advantages/disadvantages to using the SAVE AS PDF function over printing to a postscript file and then distilling? Thanks, Paul The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reproduction, dissemination or distribution of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. Tellabs -- Message: 3 Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:17:49 -0400 From: "Beck, Charles" Subject: RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0 To: "Spreadbury, David" , "Paul Grigg" , , Message-ID: <6577742F9F71C1498F29D69F24C6DDC6022770E7 at us-atl-mx03.infor.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" You don't even need to "Print to file" if you use an Adobe printer driver when printing to PDF. In versions 7.x, the printer driver is "Adobe PDF." (I forget just now which one it is in version 6.x--"Acrobat Distiller", maybe?) When you do
What is a media technical writer?
If a recruiter doesn't know what the job is, time to find a new recruiter. Most ads for media tech writer I've seen are exactly the same as what you'd expect from a tech writer. Why they add "media" to the title, I don't know. Maybe for flair? Pizzazz? On 7/18/06, Nandini G wrote: > I got a call today from a recruiter and he wanted to know what a media > technical writer is. I am not sure whether it was a test of my knowledge or > whether he was looking for information himself. -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter http://techcommdood.blogspot.com
Looking for a technique for applying conditionals
Hi, guys...I'm reworking our boilerplate to allow a more accurate application of our conditional settings from the perspective of operating systems. Our applications support anywhere from one to four operatings systems (Window, Solaris, Linux, and HP-UX). Sometimes we are specific between the four and sometimes we group the last three under the catch-all of UNIX. (sorry, open sourcers...this aint gonna change) My issue: I have some instances where they are listed in a bullet list, which makes it easy to apply the conditionals as I need them. However, some instances use OS specific references in a sentence. Following is an example of one. - This utility collects version information and saves the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to a .tar file (UNIX) or a .zip file (Windows). - I'm looking for a way to apply conditionals so that when applied, the sentence becomes: - This utility collects version information and saves the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to a .tar file (UNIX). and This utility collects version information and saves the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to a .zip file (Windows). --- The tricky part is the word "or". When both OSs are used, the 'or" has its place. However, when either OS is used to the exclusion of the other, the "or" should be removed. Short of rewriting the paragraph, has anyone worked out how to deal with this situation? John Posada Senior Technical Writer "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is."
Looking for a technique for applying conditionals
John Posada wrote: > My issue: I have some instances where they are listed in a > bullet list, which makes it easy to apply the conditionals as > I need them. > However, some instances use OS specific references in a sentence. > Following is an example of one. > > - > This utility collects version information and saves > the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to > a .tar file (UNIX) or a .zip file (Windows). > - > > I'm looking for a way to apply conditionals so that when > applied, the sentence becomes: > > - >This utility collects version information and saves >the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to >a .tar file (UNIX). > > and > >This utility collects version information and saves >the /conf, /local, /rules, and /setup directories to >a .zip file (Windows). > --- > > The tricky part is the word "or". When both OSs are used, the 'or" > has its place. However, when either OS is used to the > exclusion of the other, the "or" should be removed. My advice: Use three conditions, Win, Unix, and Both, and three _complete_ paragraphs, one for each condition. Applying conditions to a word here and there is just asking for trouble -- extra spaces or spaces missing, etc. Conditionalize at the pgf level (or at least, at the sentence level). Even though you end up repeating some of each pgf 3 times, it's much cleaner, easier to maintain, and less error-prone. "It's my opinion and it's very true." ;-) Richard -- Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 --
What is a media technical writer?
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Looking for a technique for applying conditionals
> My advice: Use three conditions, Win, Unix, and Both, and three > _complete_ paragraphs, one for each condition. Applying conditions > to a word here and there is just asking for trouble -- extra spaces > or spaces missing, etc. The problem with this part is that we have some applications that run on Solaris and Linux only, some that run on Solaris and HP-UX only, some that run only on Solaris...you get the idea. However, I do agree about the problms with conditionalizing at the word level...just hoping that someone will come out with an "ah HAH!" technique. John Posada Senior Technical Writer "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is."
Looking for a technique for applying conditionals
framers-bounces+eric.dunn=ca.transport.bombardier.com at lists.frameusers.com wrote on 07/18/2006 05:05:52 PM: > However, I do agree about the problms with conditionalizing at the > word level...just hoping that someone will come out with an "ah HAH!" > technique. > John Posada > Senior Technical Writer As long as FrameMaker is limited to OR logic only for show/hide, I doubt there is an "ah HAH!" technique. :( If your number of conditions is limited enough, I've found that in many cases it is easier to rewrite and conditionalise paragraphs or at a minimum sentences to avoid word level conditions. But eventually, in my experience, every attempt and conditionalising becomes too complex very quickly. Eric L. Dunn Senior Technical Writer ___ This e-mail communication (and any attachment/s) may contain confidential or privileged information and is intended only for the individual(s) or entity named above and to others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose the contents of this communication to others. Please notify the sender that you have received this e-mail in error by reply e-mail, and delete the e-mail subsequently. Please note that in order to protect the security of our information systems an AntiSPAM solution is in use and will browse through incoming emails. Thank you. _ Ce message (ainsi que le(s) fichier/s), transmis par courriel, peut contenir des renseignements confidentiels ou prot?g?s et est destin? ? l?usage exclusif du destinataire ci-dessus. Toute autre personne est par les pr?sentes avis?e qu?il est strictement interdit de le diffuser, le distribuer ou le reproduire. Si vous l?avez re?u par inadvertance, veuillez nous en aviser et d?truire ce message. Veuillez prendre note qu'une solution antipollupostage (AntiSPAM) est utilis?e afin d'assurer la s?curit? de nos systems d'information et qu'elle fur?tera les courriels entrant. Merci. _
Looking for a technique for applying conditionals
This is rather off-topic: You're not working for Oracle by any chance, are you? At Oracle I had to deal with all four OSes: Win32, Solaris, Linux, and HP-UX. I didn't bother with conditionals, though. We had one manual to cover everything, and put all four in the same manual. I also discovered that the three variations of UN*X had enough differences between them that conditionals within a paragraph or even section wouldn't have been that useful. Just a note. Also, this meant that the technical marketing team decided to list each OS separately instead of just saying "UN*X". This may not be what Linux or HP-UX people want to hear, but I think it's a useful distinction. Joe Malin Technical Writer (408)625-1623 jmalin at tuvox.com www.tuvox.com The views expressed in this document are those of the sender, and do not necessarily reflect those of TuVox, Inc. -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+jmalin=tuvox@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+jmalin=tuvox.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of John Posada Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 2:06 PM To: Combs, Richard; List, Framers Subject: RE: Looking for a technique for applying conditionals > My advice: Use three conditions, Win, Unix, and Both, and three > _complete_ paragraphs, one for each condition. Applying conditions to > a word here and there is just asking for trouble -- extra spaces or > spaces missing, etc. The problem with this part is that we have some applications that run on Solaris and Linux only, some that run on Solaris and HP-UX only, some that run only on Solaris...you get the idea. However, I do agree about the problms with conditionalizing at the word level...just hoping that someone will come out with an "ah HAH!" technique.
