First Time Framer! Fix for Rivers in Word 2003
Dammit that works GREAT! Shmuel I cannot thank you enough, you have really made my day, my week and possibly my future report writing with Word. The option of which you speak is found in Word 2003 ToolsOptionsCompatibility[tick]'Do full justification like Word Perfect 6.x for Windows', I've just printed off two Word documents, one with and one without and the difference is astounding. Again, thanks very much Mark Lawrence Director First Read This +44 01865 30 40 52 www.firstreadthis.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: FM layout causing inconsistency when printing a PDF?
Hi Rene, I can only tell you how it is with Acrobat 6. When one prints a pdf from Acrobat other than the standard set size (Letter size in the US, A4 in Europe), Acrobat usually does something of the sort you explain. I have a lot of users that have to be able to print different sizes, and my solution has been this: Before you print from Acrobat, you have to go to Acrobat's File Print Setup (SHIFT+CTRL+P) and set the size in there. Then and only then can you expect to print in the normal way (CTRL+P). It seems that it is not enough to set the settings int the regular Print window. The downside is that this is something you have to tell your customers to do, because Adobe did not exactly advertise this clumsiness. Hopefully this has been solved in later versions of Acrobat. HTH, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson On 5/31/07, Rene Stephenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, We have a quick reference guide that uses a (US) legal-size landscape layout. It is set up in FM as a custom page size 14x8 with 3 columns in the text frame. It's to be printed duplex and then folded accordian-style. Initially, we were going to be working with a professional printer, but now the customers are requiring that we deliver the file in PDF format. So far, no big deal, right? Well, when the customers print the PDF of the file, it doesn't align properly on the paper. It's as if the printer is adding an additional 1/4 margin to the top (long) edge if it's printed directly from FM. If we create the PDF file first and THEN print the PDF on the same printer, there seems to be an additional margin added to both the long and short edges (top and left). I'm assuming these odd results are due to the printer drivers involved. In light of the fact that we cannot know what printers our customers might use, is there any way that we can make some settings in the PDF Setup in FM 7.2 or in Distiller 7 that would default the printer settings to no margin to get a proper print result? Otherwise, the only thing I know to do is provide a ReadMe file to the customer informing them that the file is to be printed on legal paper, but due to variances in printer drivers, we cannot guarantee alignment of the layout...? Thanks, Rene Stephenson ___ 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/bodvar%40gmail.com 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: FM crashes on print book to file (surprise! No?)
I had the same problem this morning: Frame crashed whenever I tried to create a PDF, using various methods (save as PDF, print to PS, print to Adobe PDF printer driver instance, single Frame file or book, Frame 7.2 and Frame 7.0). I didn't have the character dropout problem, but I did follow Dov's recommendation and deleted the FNTCACHE.DAT file and rebooted. Everything works like a charm now. By the way, this FNTCACHE.DAT file was 2.3 GB, is that normal? -- Yves Barbion Documentation Architect Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor Scripto bvba Asselsstraat 65 9031 Gent Belgium T: +32 494 12 01 89 F: +32 9 366 50 32 BTW (VAT) BE 0886.192.394 skype: yves.barbion ___ 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: FM crashes on print book to file (surprise! No?)
My FNTCACHE.DAT was only 767 kb this morning. I deleted it nevertheless and rebooted. Now it is the same size as before (767 kb). And I am trying to print again. Result: Crash at the same point as before, page 13 in chapter 3. :-( To answer Art's questions: Platform: WinXP SP2. Acrobat Configuration: I guess you mean the the PDF settings of FrameMaker (since this happens as FM is printing out the PS file. I am using what I call TS-OnlineA4.joboption and it looks like this (I hope the list admins don't find this to long): /ASCII85EncodePages false /AllowTransparency false /AutoPositionEPSFiles true /AutoRotatePages /All /Binding /Left /CalGrayProfile (Gray Gamma 2.2) /CalRGBProfile (sRGB IEC61966-2.1) /CalCMYKProfile (U.S. Web Coated \050SWOP\051 v2) /sRGBProfile (sRGB IEC61966-2.1) /CannotEmbedFontPolicy /Warning /CompatibilityLevel 1.4 /CompressObjects /Tags /CompressPages true /ConvertImagesToIndexed true /PassThroughJPEGImages true /CreateJDFFile false /CreateJobTicket false /DefaultRenderingIntent /Default /DetectBlends true /ColorConversionStrategy /LeaveColorUnchanged /DoThumbnails false /EmbedAllFonts true /EmbedJobOptions false /DSCReportingLevel 0 /SyntheticBoldness 1.00 /EmitDSCWarnings false /EndPage -1 /ImageMemory 1048576 /LockDistillerParams false /MaxSubsetPct 100 /Optimize true /OPM 1 /ParseDSCComments true /ParseDSCCommentsForDocInfo true /PreserveCopyPage true /PreserveEPSInfo false /PreserveHalftoneInfo false /PreserveOPIComments false /PreserveOverprintSettings true /StartPage 1 /SubsetFonts true /TransferFunctionInfo /Apply /UCRandBGInfo /Remove /UsePrologue true /ColorSettingsFile (Color Management Off) /AlwaysEmbed [ true ] /NeverEmbed [ true ] /AntiAliasColorImages false /DownsampleColorImages true /ColorImageDownsampleType /Bicubic /ColorImageResolution 192 /ColorImageDepth -1 /ColorImageDownsampleThreshold 1.04167 /EncodeColorImages true /ColorImageFilter /DCTEncode /AutoFilterColorImages true /ColorImageAutoFilterStrategy /JPEG /ColorACSImageDict /QFactor 0.76 /HSamples [2 1 1 2] /VSamples [2 1 1 2] /ColorImageDict /QFactor 0.76 /HSamples [2 1 1 2] /VSamples [2 1 1 2] /JPEG2000ColorACSImageDict /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 15 /JPEG2000ColorImageDict /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 15 /AntiAliasGrayImages false /DownsampleGrayImages true /GrayImageDownsampleType /Bicubic /GrayImageResolution 192 /GrayImageDepth -1 /GrayImageDownsampleThreshold 1.5 /EncodeGrayImages true /GrayImageFilter /DCTEncode /AutoFilterGrayImages true /GrayImageAutoFilterStrategy /JPEG /GrayACSImageDict /QFactor 0.76 /HSamples [2 1 1 2] /VSamples [2 1 1 2] /GrayImageDict /QFactor 0.76 /HSamples [2 1 1 2] /VSamples [2 1 1 2] /JPEG2000GrayACSImageDict /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 15 /JPEG2000GrayImageDict /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 15 /AntiAliasMonoImages true /DownsampleMonoImages true /MonoImageDownsampleType /Bicubic /MonoImageResolution 192 /MonoImageDepth 4 /MonoImageDownsampleThreshold 1.5 /EncodeMonoImages true /MonoImageFilter /CCITTFaxEncode /MonoImageDict /K -1 /AllowPSXObjects true /PDFX1aCheck false /PDFX3Check false /PDFXCompliantPDFOnly false /PDFXNoTrimBoxError true /PDFXTrimBoxToMediaBoxOffset [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] /PDFXSetBleedBoxToMediaBox true /PDFXBleedBoxToTrimBoxOffset [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] /PDFXOutputIntentProfile (None) /PDFXOutputCondition () /PDFXRegistryName (http://www.color.org) /PDFXTrapped /False /Description /JPN FEFF3053306e8a2d5b9a306f300130d330b830cd30b9658766f8306e8868793a304a3088307353705237306b90693057305f00200050004400460020658766f830924f5c62103059308b3068304d306b4f7f75283057307e305930023053306e8a2d5b9a30674f5c62103057305f00200050004400460020658766f8306f0020004100630072006f0062006100740020304a30883073002000520065006100640065007200200035002e003000204ee5964d30678868793a3067304d307e30593002 /DEU
List of imported graphics
My apologies in advance - I know that this has been discussed before on the list, but I can't find it in the archives. I have a graphics folder for a Frame book that contains not only all of the graphics that are imported by reference into the various book files, but also, a bunch of graphic that I don't need to use anymore, that are outdated and/or incorrect graphics and so on. Before I check all of my folders into ClearCase, I want to delete these junk graphics that are just taking up space. How do I go about generating a list of what graphics are actually used where in the book. (I obviously want to compare this list to the actual directory contents and nuke those from the directory that don't appear on the list.) If I had only a small amount of graphics, I could do this manually, but I have over several hundred graphics (it's a BIG book), so . . . TIA, TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Keep smiling, at least until you get your own way. ___ 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: List of imported graphics
If you do an Index of References for the book and select imported graphics, you'll get an alphabetized list of each imported graphic and where it's used. However, we have found it more expedient to use Bruce Foster's Archive plugin. ;-) HTH Rene Stephenson Van Boening, Tammy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My apologies in advance - I know that this has been discussed before on the list, but I can't find it in the archives. I have a graphics folder for a Frame book that contains not only all of the graphics that are imported by reference into the various book files, but also, a bunch of graphic that I don't need to use anymore, that are outdated and/or incorrect graphics and so on. Before I check all of my folders into ClearCase, I want to delete these junk graphics that are just taking up space. How do I go about generating a list of what graphics are actually used where in the book. (I obviously want to compare this list to the actual directory contents and nuke those from the directory that don't appear on the list.) If I had only a small amount of graphics, I could do this manually, but I have over several hundred graphics (it's a BIG book), so . . . TIA, TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Keep smiling, at least until you get your own way. ___ 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/rinnie1%40yahoo.com 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: List of imported graphics
I use Bruce Foster's Archive plug-in for this purpose (http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.foster/Archive.htm): 1. Archive my Frame book to a different (target) folder. 2. Delete all the graphics in the source folder. 3. Move the target folder back to the source. Works great, but you need to be careful when you have several books in several folders which use common graphics. Yves Barbion Documentation Architect Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor Scripto bvba Asselsstraat 65 9031 Gent Belgium T: +32 494 12 01 89 F: +32 9 366 50 32 BTW (VAT) BE 0886.192.394 skype: yves.barbion Van Boening, Tammy wrote: My apologies in advance - I know that this has been discussed before on the list, but I can't find it in the archives. I have a graphics folder for a Frame book that contains not only all of the graphics that are imported by reference into the various book files, but also, a bunch of graphic that I don't need to use anymore, that are outdated and/or incorrect graphics and so on. Before I check all of my folders into ClearCase, I want to delete these junk graphics that are just taking up space. How do I go about generating a list of what graphics are actually used where in the book. (I obviously want to compare this list to the actual directory contents and nuke those from the directory that don't appear on the list.) If I had only a small amount of graphics, I could do this manually, but I have over several hundred graphics (it's a BIG book), so . . . TIA, TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Keep smiling, at least until you get your own way. ___ 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/yves.barbion%40gmail.com 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: List of imported graphics
Van Boening, Tammy wrote: just taking up space. How do I go about generating a list of what graphics are actually used where in the book. (I obviously want to compare this list to the actual directory contents and nuke those from the directory that don't appear on the list.) To compare the list with the directory contents, you need it in alphabetical order. So you don't want a list, but an index. From the book window, select Add Index of References, and in the dialog, select Imported Graphics. 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: List of imported graphics
We still include the Index of References before using the archive plugin, so that you can tell at a glance if the graphic was originally a shared graphic with some other project... due to the way we've named our shared folders. We don't keep the IOR in the book file, but we do keep it in the project folder and include it with the archive. HTH Rene Stephenson Yves Barbion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use Bruce Foster's Archive plug-in for this purpose (http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.foster/Archive.htm): 1. Archive my Frame book to a different (target) folder. 2. Delete all the graphics in the source folder. 3. Move the target folder back to the source. Works great, but you need to be careful when you have several books in several folders which use common graphics. Yves Barbion Documentation Architect Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor Scripto bvba Asselsstraat 65 9031 Gent Belgium T: +32 494 12 01 89 F: +32 9 366 50 32 BTW (VAT) BE 0886.192.394 skype: yves.barbion Van Boening, Tammy wrote: My apologies in advance - I know that this has been discussed before on the list, but I can't find it in the archives. I have a graphics folder for a Frame book that contains not only all of the graphics that are imported by reference into the various book files, but also, a bunch of graphic that I don't need to use anymore, that are outdated and/or incorrect graphics and so on. Before I check all of my folders into ClearCase, I want to delete these junk graphics that are just taking up space. How do I go about generating a list of what graphics are actually used where in the book. (I obviously want to compare this list to the actual directory contents and nuke those from the directory that don't appear on the list.) If I had only a small amount of graphics, I could do this manually, but I have over several hundred graphics (it's a BIG book), so . . . TIA, TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Keep smiling, at least until you get your own way. ___ 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/yves.barbion%40gmail.com 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/rinnie1%40yahoo.com 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: List of imported graphics
In the Book window go to Add -- List Of -- References and then choose Imported Graphics. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Van Boening, Tammy Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 9:38 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: List of imported graphics My apologies in advance - I know that this has been discussed before on the list, but I can't find it in the archives. I have a graphics folder for a Frame book that contains not only all of the graphics that are imported by reference into the various book files, but also, a bunch of graphic that I don't need to use anymore, that are outdated and/or incorrect graphics and so on. Before I check all of my folders into ClearCase, I want to delete these junk graphics that are just taking up space. How do I go about generating a list of what graphics are actually used where in the book. (I obviously want to compare this list to the actual directory contents and nuke those from the directory that don't appear on the list.) If I had only a small amount of graphics, I could do this manually, but I have over several hundred graphics (it's a BIG book), so . . . TIA, TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Keep smiling, at least until you get your own way. ___ 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/jim.pinkham%40voith. com 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: List of imported graphics
Richard, Rene, Yves, et. al. Thanks so much for the valuable information. Nice way to manage project information. This list is awesome. TGIF, TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Keep smiling, at least until you get your own way. From: Rene Stephenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 8:52 AM To: Yves Barbion; Van Boening, Tammy Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: List of imported graphics We still include the Index of References before using the archive plugin, so that you can tell at a glance if the graphic was originally a shared graphic with some other project... due to the way we've named our shared folders. We don't keep the IOR in the book file, but we do keep it in the project folder and include it with the archive. HTH Rene Stephenson Yves Barbion [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use Bruce Foster's Archive plug-in for this purpose (http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.foster/Archive.htm): 1. Archive my Frame book to a different (target) folder. 2. Delete all the graphics in the source folder. 3. Move the target folder back to the source. Works great, but you need to be careful when you have several books in several folders which use common graphics. Yves Barbion Documentation Architect Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor Scripto bvba Asselsstraat 65 9031 Gent Belgium T: +32 494 12 01 89 F: +32 9 366 50 32 BTW (VAT) BE 0886.192.394 skype: yves.barbion Van Boening, Tammy wrote: My apologies in advance - I know that this has been discussed before on the list, but I can't find it in the archives. I have a graphics folder for a Frame book that contains not only all of the graphics that are imported by reference into the various book files, but also, a bunch of graphic that I don't need to use anymore, that are outdated and/or incorrect graphics and so on. Before I check all of my folders into ClearCase, I want to delete these junk graphics that are just taking up space. How do I go about generating a list of what graphics are actually used where in the book. (I obviously want to compare this list to the actual directory contents and nuke those from the directory that don't appear on the list.) If I had only a small amount of graphics, I could do this manually, but I have over several hundred graphics (it's a BIG book), so . . . TIA, TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Keep smiling, at least until you get your own way. ___ 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/yves.barbion%40gmail .com 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/rinnie1%40yahoo.com 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.
Skewed graphic boxes
Folks I have a client who when she creates a ps file from Frmae 7.2 and distills her background boxes look skewed, ie the box narrows in some places and looks normal in others. From what I gathered from her is she creates a box, fills it with a solid color, lays a text box inside and types what ever words she wants or just types a text line inside the filled box. Either way the outside, or simulated shadow box, narrows in some places instead maintaining a constant size. I tried following her steps and I couldn't get the same results. She is using ariel font, frame 7.2, distiller 7.0. I was using distiller 6.0. Any thoughts??? Scott White Media Production Manager Implementation Coordinator 210-704-8239 [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.
Re: Skewed graphic boxes
Scott White wrote: Folks I have a client who when she creates a ps file from Frmae 7.2 and distills her background boxes look skewed, ie the box narrows in some places and looks normal in others. From what I gathered from her is she creates a box, fills it with a solid color, lays a text box inside and types what ever words she wants or just types a text line inside the filled box. Either way the outside, or simulated shadow box, narrows in some places instead maintaining a constant size. I tried following her steps and I couldn't get the same results. She is using ariel font, frame 7.2, distiller 7.0. I was using distiller 6.0. Any thoughts??? Is the customer creating the shadow box with the text tool (a text frame), the graphic frame tool (a graphics frame), the polygon tool (a closed shape that can be drawn rectangular or free-form), or the polyline tool (an open shape)? Is the box skewed before the text object (line or frame) is placed on top of it? You can't place an object inside a rectangle, or a polygon; only on them. You can group a rectangle or polygon, and a text frame or text line. You can drag an object inside a graphic frame. My best guess is that the box is not drawn with the rectangle tool, but with the polygon tool, and it's not perfectly rectangular to begin with. You use the polygon tool by clicking it to make corners, and double clicking to stop making corners; then you deselect. If you hold Shift while clicking to make the corners, the lines and corners will be at 45- or 90-degrees. To resize polygons, you drag a corner. You can also reshape it - drag the corners - by choosing Graphics Reshape, then drag a corner. Reshaping by dragging without holding Shift, can break the rectangularity. Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ 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: Skewed graphic boxes
Scott White wrote: Folks I have a client who when she creates a ps file from Frmae 7.2 and distills her background boxes look skewed, ie the box narrows in some places and looks normal in others. From what I gathered from her is she creates a box, fills it with a solid color, lays a text box inside and types what ever words she wants or just types a text line inside the filled box. Either way the outside, or simulated shadow box, narrows in some places instead maintaining a constant size. I tried following her steps and I couldn't get the same results. She is using ariel font, frame 7.2, distiller 7.0. I was using distiller 6.0. Any thoughts??? It might have to do with the resolution setting in the AdobePDF printer properties. IIRC, too high a setting can cause problems. On the Layout or Paper/Quality tab, click Advanced, and set the Graphic print quality to 600 dpi. Also, if the effect she wants is reverse-colour callouts for a graphic or something similar, there's a simpler way. There's no need to draw a separate coloured rectangle. Just insert a text frame, type the text, tag it with a pgf tag that sets the text colour, then select the text frame and set its fill to the background colour. HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com I'll stop saying Microsoft is arrogant when Windows stops saying Welcome and instead asks May I? ___ 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: Skewed graphic boxes
I have a client who when she creates a ps file from Frmae 7.2 and distills her background boxes look skewed, ie the box narrows in some places and looks normal in others. From what I gathered from her is she creates a box, fills it with a solid color, lays a text box inside and types what ever words she wants or just types a text line inside the filled box. Either way the outside, or simulated shadow box, narrows in some places instead maintaining a constant size. I seem to recall Shlomo Perets of microtype.com mentioning a bug distilling boxes with rounded corners. The straight sides would come out wavy. This sounds a little like your problem. I believe the fix was to uncheck the Convert smooth lines to curves option in the Acrobat job options. Mike Wickham ___ 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.
FM crashes on print book to file (surprise! No?)
I had the same problem this morning: Frame crashed whenever I tried to create a PDF, using various methods (save as PDF, print to PS, print to Adobe PDF printer driver instance, single Frame file or book, Frame 7.2 and Frame 7.0). I didn't have the "character dropout" problem, but I did follow Dov's recommendation and deleted the FNTCACHE.DAT file and rebooted. Everything works like a charm now. By the way, this FNTCACHE.DAT file was 2.3 GB, is that normal? -- Yves Barbion Documentation Architect Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor Scripto bvba Asselsstraat 65 9031 Gent Belgium T: +32 494 12 01 89 F: +32 9 366 50 32 BTW (VAT) BE 0886.192.394 skype: yves.barbion
FM layout causing inconsistency when printing a PDF?
Hi Rene, I can only tell you how it is with Acrobat 6. When one prints a pdf from Acrobat other than the standard set size (Letter size in the US, A4 in Europe), Acrobat usually does something of the sort you explain. I have a lot of users that have to be able to print different sizes, and my solution has been this: Before you print from Acrobat, you have to go to Acrobat's File > Print Setup (SHIFT+CTRL+P) and set the size in there. Then and only then can you expect to print in the normal way (CTRL+P). It seems that it is not enough to set the settings int the regular Print window. The downside is that this is something you have to tell your customers to do, because Adobe did not exactly advertise this clumsiness. Hopefully this has been solved in later versions of Acrobat. HTH, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson On 5/31/07, Rene Stephenson wrote: > All, > > We have a quick reference guide that uses a (US) legal-size landscape > layout. It is set up in FM as a custom page size 14x8" with 3 columns in the > text frame. It's to be printed duplex and then folded accordian-style. > Initially, we were going to be working with a professional printer, but now > the customers are requiring that we deliver the file in PDF format. So far, > no big deal, right? Well, when the customers print the PDF of the file, it > doesn't align properly on the paper. It's as if the printer is adding an > additional 1/4" margin to the top (long) edge if it's printed directly from > FM. If we create the PDF file first and THEN print the PDF on the same > printer, there seems to be an additional margin added to both the long and > short edges (top and left). > > I'm assuming these odd results are due to the printer drivers involved. In > light of the fact that we cannot know what printers our customers might use, > is there any way that we can make some settings in the PDF Setup in FM 7.2 or > in Distiller 7 that would default the printer settings to "no margin" to get > a proper print result? Otherwise, the only thing I know to do is provide a > ReadMe file to the customer informing them that the file is to be printed on > legal paper, but due to variances in printer drivers, we cannot guarantee > alignment of the layout...? > > Thanks, > Rene Stephenson > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as bodvar at gmail.com. > > 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/bodvar%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
FM crashes on print book to file (surprise! No?)
My FNTCACHE.DAT was only 767 kb this morning. I deleted it nevertheless and rebooted. Now it is the same size as before (767 kb). And I am trying to print again. Result: Crash at the same point as before, page 13 in chapter 3. :-( To answer Art's questions: Platform: WinXP SP2. Acrobat Configuration: I guess you mean the the PDF settings of FrameMaker (since this happens as FM is printing out the PS file. I am using what I call TS-OnlineA4.joboption and it looks like this (I hope the list admins don't find this to long): << /ASCII85EncodePages false /AllowTransparency false /AutoPositionEPSFiles true /AutoRotatePages /All /Binding /Left /CalGrayProfile (Gray Gamma 2.2) /CalRGBProfile (sRGB IEC61966-2.1) /CalCMYKProfile (U.S. Web Coated \050SWOP\051 v2) /sRGBProfile (sRGB IEC61966-2.1) /CannotEmbedFontPolicy /Warning /CompatibilityLevel 1.4 /CompressObjects /Tags /CompressPages true /ConvertImagesToIndexed true /PassThroughJPEGImages true /CreateJDFFile false /CreateJobTicket false /DefaultRenderingIntent /Default /DetectBlends true /ColorConversionStrategy /LeaveColorUnchanged /DoThumbnails false /EmbedAllFonts true /EmbedJobOptions false /DSCReportingLevel 0 /SyntheticBoldness 1.00 /EmitDSCWarnings false /EndPage -1 /ImageMemory 1048576 /LockDistillerParams false /MaxSubsetPct 100 /Optimize true /OPM 1 /ParseDSCComments true /ParseDSCCommentsForDocInfo true /PreserveCopyPage true /PreserveEPSInfo false /PreserveHalftoneInfo false /PreserveOPIComments false /PreserveOverprintSettings true /StartPage 1 /SubsetFonts true /TransferFunctionInfo /Apply /UCRandBGInfo /Remove /UsePrologue true /ColorSettingsFile (Color Management Off) /AlwaysEmbed [ true ] /NeverEmbed [ true ] /AntiAliasColorImages false /DownsampleColorImages true /ColorImageDownsampleType /Bicubic /ColorImageResolution 192 /ColorImageDepth -1 /ColorImageDownsampleThreshold 1.04167 /EncodeColorImages true /ColorImageFilter /DCTEncode /AutoFilterColorImages true /ColorImageAutoFilterStrategy /JPEG /ColorACSImageDict << /QFactor 0.76 /HSamples [2 1 1 2] /VSamples [2 1 1 2] >> /ColorImageDict << /QFactor 0.76 /HSamples [2 1 1 2] /VSamples [2 1 1 2] >> /JPEG2000ColorACSImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 15 >> /JPEG2000ColorImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 15 >> /AntiAliasGrayImages false /DownsampleGrayImages true /GrayImageDownsampleType /Bicubic /GrayImageResolution 192 /GrayImageDepth -1 /GrayImageDownsampleThreshold 1.5 /EncodeGrayImages true /GrayImageFilter /DCTEncode /AutoFilterGrayImages true /GrayImageAutoFilterStrategy /JPEG /GrayACSImageDict << /QFactor 0.76 /HSamples [2 1 1 2] /VSamples [2 1 1 2] >> /GrayImageDict << /QFactor 0.76 /HSamples [2 1 1 2] /VSamples [2 1 1 2] >> /JPEG2000GrayACSImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 15 >> /JPEG2000GrayImageDict << /TileWidth 256 /TileHeight 256 /Quality 15 >> /AntiAliasMonoImages true /DownsampleMonoImages true /MonoImageDownsampleType /Bicubic /MonoImageResolution 192 /MonoImageDepth 4 /MonoImageDownsampleThreshold 1.5 /EncodeMonoImages true /MonoImageFilter /CCITTFaxEncode /MonoImageDict << /K -1 >> /AllowPSXObjects true /PDFX1aCheck false /PDFX3Check false /PDFXCompliantPDFOnly false /PDFXNoTrimBoxError true /PDFXTrimBoxToMediaBoxOffset [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] /PDFXSetBleedBoxToMediaBox true /PDFXBleedBoxToTrimBoxOffset [ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ] /PDFXOutputIntentProfile (None) /PDFXOutputCondition () /PDFXRegistryName (http://www.color.org) /PDFXTrapped /False /Description << /JPN /DEU /FRA /PTB /DAN /NLD /ESP /SUO /ITA /NOR /SVE /ENU >> >> setdistillerparams << /HWResolution [96 96] /PageSize [595.276 841.890] >> setpagedevice There is nothing suspicious to me here except maybe this part: /AlwaysEmbed [ true ] /NeverEmbed [ true ] Actually this is a Distiller 6 settings and resides in the Acrobat Distiller 6 folder, but it has worked for me before even though FM 7.2 comes with Distiller 7. Any problems with this anyone? Bodvar On 6/1/07, Yves Barbion wrote: > I had the same problem this morning: Frame crashed whenever I tried to > create a PDF, using various methods (save as PDF, print to PS, print to > Adobe PDF printer driver instance, single Frame file or book, Frame 7.2 and > Frame 7.0). > > I didn't have the "character dropout" problem, but I did follow Dov's > recommendation and deleted the FNTCACHE.DAT file and rebooted. Everything > works like a charm now. By the way, this FNTCACHE.DAT file was 2.3 GB, is > that normal? > > > > -- > Yves Barbion > Documentation Architect >
List of imported graphics
My apologies in advance - I know that this has been discussed before on the list, but I can't find it in the archives. I have a graphics folder for a Frame book that contains not only all of the graphics that are imported by reference into the various book files, but also, a bunch of graphic that I don't need to use anymore, that are outdated and/or incorrect graphics and so on. Before I check all of my folders into ClearCase, I want to delete these "junk" graphics that are just taking up space. How do I go about generating a list of what graphics are actually used where in the book. (I obviously want to compare this list to the actual directory contents and nuke those from the directory that don't appear on the list.) If I had only a small amount of graphics, I could do this manually, but I have over several hundred graphics (it's a BIG book), so . . . TIA, TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 tammy.vanboening at fiserv.com *** Keep smiling, at least until you get your own way.
List of imported graphics
If you do an Index of References for the book and select imported graphics, you'll get an alphabetized list of each imported graphic and where it's used. However, we have found it more expedient to use Bruce Foster's Archive plugin. ;-) HTH Rene Stephenson "Van Boening, Tammy" wrote: My apologies in advance - I know that this has been discussed before on the list, but I can't find it in the archives. I have a graphics folder for a Frame book that contains not only all of the graphics that are imported by reference into the various book files, but also, a bunch of graphic that I don't need to use anymore, that are outdated and/or incorrect graphics and so on. Before I check all of my folders into ClearCase, I want to delete these "junk" graphics that are just taking up space. How do I go about generating a list of what graphics are actually used where in the book. (I obviously want to compare this list to the actual directory contents and nuke those from the directory that don't appear on the list.) If I had only a small amount of graphics, I could do this manually, but I have over several hundred graphics (it's a BIG book), so . . . TIA, TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 tammy.vanboening at fiserv.com *** Keep smiling, at least until you get your own way. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as rinnie1 at yahoo.com. 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/rinnie1%40yahoo.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
List of imported graphics
In the Book window go to Add -- List Of -- References and then choose Imported Graphics. -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+jim.pinkham=voith@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+jim.pinkham=voith.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Van Boening, Tammy Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 9:38 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: List of imported graphics My apologies in advance - I know that this has been discussed before on the list, but I can't find it in the archives. I have a graphics folder for a Frame book that contains not only all of the graphics that are imported by reference into the various book files, but also, a bunch of graphic that I don't need to use anymore, that are outdated and/or incorrect graphics and so on. Before I check all of my folders into ClearCase, I want to delete these "junk" graphics that are just taking up space. How do I go about generating a list of what graphics are actually used where in the book. (I obviously want to compare this list to the actual directory contents and nuke those from the directory that don't appear on the list.) If I had only a small amount of graphics, I could do this manually, but I have over several hundred graphics (it's a BIG book), so . . . TIA, TVB Tammy L. Van Boening Senior Technical Writer Fiserv Insurance Solutions Property and Casualty Division 303-729-7733 tammy.vanboening at fiserv.com *** Keep smiling, at least until you get your own way. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as jim.pinkham at voith.com. 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/jim.pinkham%40voith. com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Skewed graphic boxes
Folks I have a client who when she creates a ps file from Frmae 7.2 and distills her background boxes look skewed, ie the box narrows in some places and looks normal in others. From what I gathered from her is she creates a box, fills it with a solid color, lays a text box inside and types what ever words she wants or just types a text line inside the filled box. Either way the outside, or simulated shadow box, narrows in some places instead maintaining a constant size. I tried following her steps and I couldn't get the same results. She is using ariel font, frame 7.2, distiller 7.0. I was using distiller 6.0. Any thoughts??? Scott White Media Production Manager Implementation Coordinator 210-704-8239 swhite at alamark.com
Skewed graphic boxes
Scott White wrote: > Folks > I have a client who when she creates a ps file from Frmae 7.2 and > distills her background boxes look skewed, ie the box narrows in some > places and looks normal in others. From what I gathered from her is she > creates a box, fills it with a solid color, lays a text box inside and > types what ever words she wants or just types a text line inside the > filled box. Either way the outside, or simulated shadow box, narrows in > some places instead maintaining a constant size. > > I tried following her steps and I couldn't get the same results. > > She is using ariel font, frame 7.2, distiller 7.0. I was using distiller > 6.0. > > Any thoughts??? Is the customer creating the shadow box with the text tool (a text frame), the graphic frame tool (a graphics frame), the polygon tool (a closed shape that can be drawn rectangular or free-form), or the polyline tool (an open shape)? Is the box skewed before the text object (line or frame) is placed on top of it? You can't place an object inside a rectangle, or a polygon; only on them. You can group a rectangle or polygon, and a text frame or text line. You can drag an object inside a graphic frame. My best guess is that the box is not drawn with the rectangle tool, but with the polygon tool, and it's not perfectly rectangular to begin with. You use the polygon tool by clicking it to make corners, and double clicking to stop making corners; then you deselect. If you hold Shift while clicking to make the corners, the lines and corners will be at 45- or 90-degrees. To resize polygons, you drag a corner. You can also reshape it - drag the corners - by choosing Graphics > Reshape, then drag a corner. Reshaping by dragging without holding Shift, can break the rectangularity. Regards, Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices
Skewed graphic boxes
Scott White wrote: > Folks > I have a client who when she creates a ps file from Frmae 7.2 and > distills her background boxes look skewed, ie the box narrows in some > places and looks normal in others. From what I gathered from her is she > creates a box, fills it with a solid color, lays a text box inside and > types what ever words she wants or just types a text line inside the > filled box. Either way the outside, or simulated shadow box, narrows in > some places instead maintaining a constant size. > > I tried following her steps and I couldn't get the same results. > > She is using ariel font, frame 7.2, distiller 7.0. I was using distiller > 6.0. > > Any thoughts??? It might have to do with the resolution setting in the AdobePDF printer properties. IIRC, too high a setting can cause problems. On the Layout or Paper/Quality tab, click Advanced, and set the Graphic print quality to 600 dpi. Also, if the effect she wants is reverse-colour callouts for a graphic or something similar, there's a simpler way. There's no need to draw a separate coloured rectangle. Just insert a text frame, type the text, tag it with a pgf tag that sets the text colour, then select the text frame and set its fill to the background colour. HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com I'll stop saying Microsoft is arrogant when Windows stops saying "Welcome" and instead asks "May I?"
Skewed graphic boxes
> I have a client who when she creates a ps file from Frmae 7.2 and > distills her background boxes look skewed, ie the box narrows in some > places and looks normal in others. From what I gathered from her is she > creates a box, fills it with a solid color, lays a text box inside and > types what ever words she wants or just types a text line inside the > filled box. Either way the outside, or simulated shadow box, narrows in > some places instead maintaining a constant size. > I seem to recall Shlomo Perets of microtype.com mentioning a bug distilling boxes with rounded corners. The straight sides would come out wavy. This sounds a little like your problem. I believe the fix was to uncheck the "Convert smooth lines to curves" option in the Acrobat job options. Mike Wickham
First Time Framer! Fix for Rivers in Word 2003
Dammit that works GREAT! Shmuel I cannot thank you enough, you have really made my day, my week and possibly my future report writing with Word. The option of which you speak is found in Word 2003 Tools>Options>Compatibility>[tick]'Do full justification like Word Perfect 6.x for Windows', I've just printed off two Word documents, one with and one without and the difference is astounding. Again, thanks very much Mark Lawrence Director First Read This +44 01865 30 40 52 www.firstreadthis.com
