Drop-Down Menu Using FrameScript: Is it possible
Hello Framers, I am working on an application where I need drop down lists for a table or text. Is it possible through using FrameScript. Does any one know whether FrameScript can provide controls such as check boxes, combo boxes and drop down menus. You can also reply off-list at agoyal2006 at gmail.com. Thanks, Amita Goyal
Re: Drop-Down Menu Using FrameScript: Is it possible
Hi Amita, Yes, FrameScript has all of these things. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com > Hello Framers, > > I am working on an application where I need drop down lists for a table or > text. > > Is it possible through using FrameScript. > > Does any one know whether FrameScript can provide controls such as check > boxes, combo boxes and drop down menus. > > You can also reply off-list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Thanks, > > Amita Goyal > ___ ___ 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.
Find/change Special
Hi Robert, Rick Quatro's Find/Change Special plug-in works in FrameMaker 8, but I think Rick still needs to update the information on his site: http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/findchangespecial/index.htm Cheers -- Yves Barbion ? Managing Director Scripto ? Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor www.scripto.nu ? skype: yves.barbion ? T: +32 494 12 01 89 On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Robert Rogge wrote: > Hi Framiacs, > > Is there a super find/change that is compatible with FrameMaker 8, > officially or unofficially? I have seen a couple in these lists, but they > do > not appear to be compatible with 8.0. Anyone know better? > > Regarding your list, Scott, very helpful but it would be really great if > you > could organize your plugin list by Framemaker compatibility . . . I run > unstructured Framemaker 8 and it was hard to go through your list, and I > was > not confident that typing "8" in the keyword field was going to do the job. > > Thanks! > > Robert > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:36 PM, Robert Rogge > wrote: > > > Really great information guys, thanks! I?ll take a good look at your > > recommendations! > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 5:41 PM, Scott Prentice > wrote: > > > >> You can find a list of *all* (that I'm aware of) plugins for FM at .. > >> > >> http://www.leximation.com/toolsearch/ > >> > >> (I know that wasn't exactly your question, but it seemed relevant.) > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> ...scott > >> > >> Scott Prentice > >> Leximation, Inc. > >> www.leximation.com > >> +1.415.485.1892 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Robert Rogge wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Framers, > >>> > >>> I currently use Framemaker 8 to create unstructured pdf manuals. > >>> > >>> I do not have any of the cool plugins for chapter TOCs, indexes, wicked > >>> find/replace utilities, and I am not sure about what is available, so I > >>> thought I would ask the Framers! > >>> > >>> What plugins do you use and recommend? I imagine this thread being a > >>> discussion of what is available and what is recommended. > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Robert Rogge > > 93-423-1784 > > > > > > -- > Robert Rogge > 93-423-1784 > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as yves.barbion 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/yves.barbion%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
Plugins, Framescripts, etc.
Hi Framiacs, Is there a super find/change that is compatible with FrameMaker 8, officially or unofficially? I have seen a couple in these lists, but they do not appear to be compatible with 8.0. Anyone know better? Regarding your list, Scott, very helpful but it would be really great if you could organize your plugin list by Framemaker compatibility . . . I run unstructured Framemaker 8 and it was hard to go through your list, and I was not confident that typing "8" in the keyword field was going to do the job. Thanks! Robert On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:36 PM, Robert Rogge wrote: > Really great information guys, thanks! I?ll take a good look at your > recommendations! > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 5:41 PM, Scott Prentice wrote: > >> You can find a list of *all* (that I'm aware of) plugins for FM at .. >> >> http://www.leximation.com/toolsearch/ >> >> (I know that wasn't exactly your question, but it seemed relevant.) >> >> Cheers, >> >> ...scott >> >> Scott Prentice >> Leximation, Inc. >> www.leximation.com >> +1.415.485.1892 >> >> >> >> >> Robert Rogge wrote: >> >>> Hi Framers, >>> >>> I currently use Framemaker 8 to create unstructured pdf manuals. >>> >>> I do not have any of the cool plugins for chapter TOCs, indexes, wicked >>> find/replace utilities, and I am not sure about what is available, so I >>> thought I would ask the Framers! >>> >>> What plugins do you use and recommend? I imagine this thread being a >>> discussion of what is available and what is recommended. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Robert Rogge > 93-423-1784 > -- Robert Rogge 93-423-1784
Drop-Down Menu Using FrameScript: Is it possible
Do you mean in a dialog box? If so, see the manual EslObjects.pdf that comes with FrameScript. All typical controls, and tabbed dialog boxes, are available. At 07:12 AM 05/09/2008, Amita Goyal wrote: >Hello Framers, > >I am working on an application where I need drop down lists for a table or >text. > >Is it possible through using FrameScript. > >Does any one know whether FrameScript can provide controls such as check >boxes, combo boxes and drop down menus. > >You can also reply off-list at agoyal2006 at gmail.com. > > >Thanks, > >Amita Goyal >___ > > >You are currently subscribed to Framers as sobrien at innovmetric.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/sobrien%40innovmetric.com > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Stephen O'Brien R?dacteur technique / Technical Writer InnovMetric Logiciels inc. / InnovMetric Software Inc. 2014, Cyrille-Duquet, suite 310 Qu?bec (Qu?bec) Canada G1N 4N6 Tel.: (418) 688-2061 Fax: (418) 688-3001 E-mail: sobrien at innovmetric.com www.innovmetric.com PolyWorks, the Universal 3D Metrology Software Platform for Manufacturing (TM)
Fwd: OT: matching dual LCD monitors
Hi Dave, I asked a friend who I know is pedantic about these things: There are a bunch of things that could be causing problems. Using DVI-D (digital) connections for both displays will probably help, at least you will be using the same image processing circuitry in both displays and same behaviour from the display driver then. Go through all of the display menus on both panels and make sure they match (particularly colour/white point temperature). Having the same settings on both doesn't guarantee that they'll match (see below), but you should start there and then, from that point, try tweaking one of them towards the other. Often the displays don't offer much control via the on-screen displays when using DVI-D connections, so you may have to use options in the display drivers instead or in combination. The backlight in the displays becomes dimmer with age (and takes longer to reach peak brightness). This is affected by the number of hours the backlight has been running rather than the actual age of the display. A dimmer backlight affects both the brightness (obviously) and will also affect colour to some degree. If you need accurate colour rendition, the you need to use a colourimeter to calibrate the monitors. If the displays are quite different, this will not get them looking the same, because the colourimeter can't deal with differents in brightness or dynamic range, but at least the colours will be accurate. If there's already a colourimeter in the company, this might be the best place to start first... otherwise the cost of a colourimeter starts at around $250. Manufacturers make changes to the monitor builds over time, so it's possible that the same model monitor may be built with a completely different image processors, firmware, LCD panel, and backlight. If the serial numbers are very close, this is unlikely, and for higher end displays the parts used in the build tends to be much more consistent. Having said that, I have two 24" Dell displays (hardly print-press quality, but they are higher end displays) that were bought about 2 months apart that have different panels and quite different brightness and colour rendition. Cheers, -mjg > > >>> Dave Reynolds 5/09/2008 1:51 p.m. >>> > Hi > > Not exactly Frame related, but I'm after some advice about LCD > monitors. After being the only tech writer in our team with a single > monitor, I finally got given another monitor a couple of weeks ago. > Hurray!! It's been a long wait. So now I have matching Viewsonic VA912 > 19" monitors. The second one is not new, but reassigned to me from > someone else. Judging from the numbers, it is about the same age as my > first monitor. > > Apparently my PC has an on-board video card, so they connected the > second monitor via an adaptor card (budget constraints!). This meant I > had the first monitor on an analog feed, and the second monitor on a > digital feed. > > The display on the second monitor is quite different from the first > monitor in terms of colour, brightness and contrast. I have tried to > adjust the second monitor to match the display of the first monitor, but > I've been unsuccessful. I've tried the adjustments on the monitor and > in the driver, but the display on the second monitor is still inferior > to that on the first monitor. After complaining to our IST people, they > fitted a new video card that they happened to have in stock (still > budget constraints), but I notice that the first monitor is still on > analog, and the second is still on digital, and I still can't get the > displays to match. > > For many applications this is only a nuisance. However, for editing > photographs it is a major problem. I take quite a few photos for my > manuals and it is important that the edited versions of the photos I > take are consistent for colour, brightness and contrast. This means > that I cannot currently use the second monitor for editing photos, as > the same photo looks so different on each monitor. > > Is there a way to get the second monitor to match the first one, or am I > fighting a losing battle trying to get the digital input display to > match the analog input display? > > Any help appreciated. > > Thanks > > Dave -- Matthew Gregan |/ /|kinetik at flim.org 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.
OT: matching dual LCD monitors
Hi Not exactly Frame related, but I'm after some advice about LCD monitors. After being the only tech writer in our team with a single monitor, I finally got given another monitor a couple of weeks ago. Hurray!! It's been a long wait. So now I have matching Viewsonic VA912 19" monitors. The second one is not new, but reassigned to me from someone else. Judging from the numbers, it is about the same age as my first monitor. Apparently my PC has an on-board video card, so they connected the second monitor via an adaptor card (budget constraints!). This meant I had the first monitor on an analog feed, and the second monitor on a digital feed. The display on the second monitor is quite different from the first monitor in terms of colour, brightness and contrast. I have tried to adjust the second monitor to match the display of the first monitor, but I've been unsuccessful. I've tried the adjustments on the monitor and in the driver, but the display on the second monitor is still inferior to that on the first monitor. After complaining to our IST people, they fitted a new video card that they happened to have in stock (still budget constraints), but I notice that the first monitor is still on analog, and the second is still on digital, and I still can't get the displays to match. For many applications this is only a nuisance. However, for editing photographs it is a major problem. I take quite a few photos for my manuals and it is important that the edited versions of the photos I take are consistent for colour, brightness and contrast. This means that I cannot currently use the second monitor for editing photos, as the same photo looks so different on each monitor. Is there a way to get the second monitor to match the first one, or am I fighting a losing battle trying to get the digital input display to match the analog input display? Any help appreciated. Thanks Dave -- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ Dave Reynolds Phone: (64) (3) 358 1029 Senior Technical Author Fax: (64) (3) 359 4632 Tait Electronics Ltd Email: dave.reynolds at tait.co.nz PO Box 1645 Christchurch New Zealand === This email, including any attachments, is only for the intended addressee. It is subject to copyright, is confidential and may be the subject of legal or other privilege, none of which is waived or lost by reason of this transmission. If the receiver is not the intended addressee, please accept our apologies, notify us by return, delete all copies and perform no other act on the email. Unfortunately, we cannot warrant that the email has not been altered or corrupted during transmission. ===
Plugins, Framescripts, etc.
> I'll definitely add a filtering option for FM versions, excellent idea. Wow--thanks! Colour me _chuffed_. > Or if you (anyone) knows of any tools that have been updated > or have suggestions for other tools that should be added, please let me know. Character Tools and Paragraph Tools (both from Silicon Prairie Software) have both been updated to work with FrameMaker 8. I have a sneaking suspicion that their other plugins are okay for FM8 too, but I don't know that of my own knowledge. Doug
Re: Drop-Down Menu Using FrameScript: Is it possible
Do you mean in a dialog box? If so, see the manual EslObjects.pdf that comes with FrameScript. All typical controls, and tabbed dialog boxes, are available. At 07:12 AM 05/09/2008, Amita Goyal wrote: >Hello Framers, > >I am working on an application where I need drop down lists for a table or >text. > >Is it possible through using FrameScript. > >Does any one know whether FrameScript can provide controls such as check >boxes, combo boxes and drop down menus. > >You can also reply off-list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Thanks, > >Amita Goyal >___ > > >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/sobrien%40innovmetric.com > >Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. Stephen O'Brien Rédacteur technique / Technical Writer InnovMetric Logiciels inc. / InnovMetric Software Inc. 2014, Cyrille-Duquet, suite 310 Québec (Québec) Canada G1N 4N6 Tel.: (418) 688-2061 Fax: (418) 688-3001 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.innovmetric.com PolyWorks, the Universal 3D Metrology Software Platform for Manufacturing (TM) ___ 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.
Superscript characters
When we import our export from our filemaker database into Frame we are noticing that unique superscript characters are not showing up as we typed them in our database. Instead of showing up as 4(superscript3) or a 5(superscript negative 4) they are showing up as an S with a "v" over the top. Is there a way to fix those with an edit and replace? I don't see how if the same searchable character means several different things. Could we fix the database to look like this in filemaker -- 3(3) or 6(-6) -- and then do a find and replace that way? Any help would be appreciated. Mac OSX running parallels and Windows XP, Frame 7.2 Scott White Media Production Manager Implementation Coordinator 210-704-8239 swhite at alamark.com
Drop-Down Menu Using FrameScript: Is it possible
Hi Amita, Yes, FrameScript has all of these things. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com > Hello Framers, > > I am working on an application where I need drop down lists for a table or > text. > > Is it possible through using FrameScript. > > Does any one know whether FrameScript can provide controls such as check > boxes, combo boxes and drop down menus. > > You can also reply off-list at agoyal2006 at gmail.com. > > > Thanks, > > Amita Goyal > ___
Plugins, Framescripts, etc.
> Regarding your list, Scott, very helpful but it would be really great if you > could organize your plugin list by Framemaker compatibility Actually, what would be even nicer is in the search could include an option exclude-FrameMaker-versions-earlier-than. Yeah, that's kinda greedy of me. But my larger problem isn't with Scott's terrific list but rather with the fact that too many of the plugins I supported by buying are no longer being updated. (Silicon Prairie Software is one terrific exception.) My employer provides me with a FrameMaker 8 license on my work desktop, but this week I am using my own personal laptop with my own personal FrameMaker 7.1 license. Two plugins that simply do not work under FM8 will allow me to burn through tedious monkey-work in hours rather than days. Sadly, when I need a really complex find-and-replace, I save my files as MIF and use TextPipe Lite on 'em (datamystic.com/textpipe/web.html). That too is my own personal license, but now that I think of it, I shall point out to my employer just how useful it is in hopes they buy a few licenses. And since TextPipe Lite isn't a FrameMaker utility, it doesn't support finding and changing paragraph formats or anything like that.
Re: Plugins, Framescripts, etc.
OK .. you can now search on FM versions .. http://leximation.com/toolsearch/?type=P&baseapp=FM&ver=8.0 Cheers! ...scott Doug Cuff wrote: >> I'll definitely add a filtering option for FM versions, excellent idea. >> > > Wow--thanks! Colour me _chuffed_. > > >> Or if you (anyone) knows of any tools that have been updated >> or have suggestions for other tools that should be added, please let me know. >> > > Character Tools and Paragraph Tools (both from Silicon Prairie Software) have > both been updated to > work with FrameMaker 8. I have a sneaking suspicion that their other plugins > are okay for FM8 too, > but I don't know that of my own knowledge. > > Doug > > > ___ 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.
Plugins, Framescripts, etc.
OK .. you can now search on FM versions .. http://leximation.com/toolsearch/?type=P&baseapp=FM&ver=8.0 Cheers! ...scott Doug Cuff wrote: >> I'll definitely add a filtering option for FM versions, excellent idea. >> > > Wow--thanks! Colour me _chuffed_. > > >> Or if you (anyone) knows of any tools that have been updated >> or have suggestions for other tools that should be added, please let me know. >> > > Character Tools and Paragraph Tools (both from Silicon Prairie Software) have > both been updated to > work with FrameMaker 8. I have a sneaking suspicion that their other plugins > are okay for FM8 too, > but I don't know that of my own knowledge. > > Doug > > >
RE: How to get tables to span pages
Thanks for your help. You guys are so smart! -Original Message- From: Art Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 6:04 AM To: Carl Yorke Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: How to get tables to span pages I'm thinking that the table has fairly long copy blocks in the first row or two, which means that the cells don't have good break points... so the solution is to break the first rows manually into multiple rows to create natural break points for the first row. Add several rows and manually break the text from your current first or first couple rows into multiple rows. Then apply custom ruling (eliminate internal row rulings) to make the new cells blend and appear to be a single cell. Also, check the row break points, but making shorter rows should do it.. Art On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:21 PM, Carl Yorke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm using Frame 7.2. I have a table that is the size of one page, but > the text above it only takes a quarter of a page. The table positions > itself at the top of the next page. I'm looking for a way to make it > flow from one page to the next so that it stays close to the text > directly above it. Hope you can help. > > > > Best, > > Carl Yorke > > TAG Systems > > -- Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 ___ 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.
How to get tables to span pages
Thanks for your help. You guys are so smart! -Original Message- From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campb...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 6:04 AM To: Carl Yorke Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: How to get tables to span pages I'm thinking that the table has fairly long copy blocks in the first row or two, which means that the cells don't have good break points... so the solution is to break the first rows manually into multiple rows to create natural break points for the first row. Add several rows and manually break the text from your current first or first couple rows into multiple rows. Then apply custom ruling (eliminate internal row rulings) to make the new cells blend and appear to be a single cell. Also, check the row break points, but making shorter rows should do it.. Art On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:21 PM, Carl Yorke wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm using Frame 7.2. I have a table that is the size of one page, but > the text above it only takes a quarter of a page. The table positions > itself at the top of the next page. I'm looking for a way to make it > flow from one page to the next so that it stays close to the text > directly above it. Hope you can help. > > > > Best, > > Carl Yorke > > TAG Systems > > -- Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358
Superscript characters
When we import our export from our filemaker database into Frame we are noticing that unique superscript characters are not showing up as we typed them in our database. Instead of showing up as 4(superscript3) or a 5(superscript negative 4) they are showing up as an S with a "v" over the top. Is there a way to fix those with an edit and replace? I don't see how if the same searchable character means several different things. Could we fix the database to look like this in filemaker -- 3(3) or 6(-6) -- and then do a find and replace that way? Any help would be appreciated. Mac OSX running parallels and Windows XP, Frame 7.2 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.
Plugins, Framescripts, etc.
Robert and Doug .. thanks for the suggestion! I'll definitely add a filtering option for FM versions, excellent idea. Until I can get to that, here's the list of plugins that are listed as FM8 compatible .. BookPageCount BookReport (FrameScript) ChapterTOC (FrameScript) DITA Open Toolkit Support DITA-FMx 1.0 FindChangeSpecial FrameSLT GlossBase ( FrameScript) IniSwitcher PageBreaks PageLabeler Structure Snippets TableCleaner Unfortunately this may not really be up to date, since I don't regularly track these things. This database is set up to allow the tool developers to log in and update their data and add new tools. I'm relying on those tool developers to update the system when they release a new version. Or if you (anyone) knows of any tools that have been updated or have suggestions for other tools that should be added, please let me know. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Doug Cuff wrote: >> Regarding your list, Scott, very helpful but it would be really great if you >> could organize your plugin list by Framemaker compatibility >> > > Actually, what would be even nicer is in the search could include an option > exclude-FrameMaker-versions-earlier-than. Yeah, that's kinda greedy of me. > > But my larger problem isn't with Scott's terrific list but rather with the > fact that too many of > the plugins I supported by buying are no longer being updated. (Silicon > Prairie Software is one > terrific exception.) > > My employer provides me with a FrameMaker 8 license on my work desktop, but > this week I am using my > own personal laptop with my own personal FrameMaker 7.1 license. Two plugins > that simply do not > work under FM8 will allow me to burn through tedious monkey-work in hours > rather than days. > > Sadly, when I need a really complex find-and-replace, I save my files as MIF > and use TextPipe Lite > on 'em (datamystic.com/textpipe/web.html). That too is my own personal > license, but now that I > think of it, I shall point out to my employer just how useful it is in hopes > they buy a few > licenses. And since TextPipe Lite isn't a FrameMaker utility, it doesn't > support finding and > changing paragraph formats or anything like that. > > >
Re: Plugins, Framescripts, etc.
Robert and Doug .. thanks for the suggestion! I'll definitely add a filtering option for FM versions, excellent idea. Until I can get to that, here's the list of plugins that are listed as FM8 compatible .. BookPageCount BookReport (FrameScript) ChapterTOC (FrameScript) DITA Open Toolkit Support DITA-FMx 1.0 FindChangeSpecial FrameSLT GlossBase ( FrameScript) IniSwitcher PageBreaks PageLabeler Structure Snippets TableCleaner Unfortunately this may not really be up to date, since I don't regularly track these things. This database is set up to allow the tool developers to log in and update their data and add new tools. I'm relying on those tool developers to update the system when they release a new version. Or if you (anyone) knows of any tools that have been updated or have suggestions for other tools that should be added, please let me know. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Doug Cuff wrote: >> Regarding your list, Scott, very helpful but it would be really great if you >> could organize your plugin list by Framemaker compatibility >> > > Actually, what would be even nicer is in the search could include an option > exclude-FrameMaker-versions-earlier-than. Yeah, that's kinda greedy of me. > > But my larger problem isn't with Scott's terrific list but rather with the > fact that too many of > the plugins I supported by buying are no longer being updated. (Silicon > Prairie Software is one > terrific exception.) > > My employer provides me with a FrameMaker 8 license on my work desktop, but > this week I am using my > own personal laptop with my own personal FrameMaker 7.1 license. Two plugins > that simply do not > work under FM8 will allow me to burn through tedious monkey-work in hours > rather than days. > > Sadly, when I need a really complex find-and-replace, I save my files as MIF > and use TextPipe Lite > on 'em (datamystic.com/textpipe/web.html). That too is my own personal > license, but now that I > think of it, I shall point out to my employer just how useful it is in hopes > they buy a few > licenses. And since TextPipe Lite isn't a FrameMaker utility, it doesn't > support finding and > changing paragraph formats or anything like that. > > > ___ 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.
Plugins, Framescripts, etc.
Just to let you know, all of our plug-ins (including Super Find) are compatible with Frame 8. When you find a plug-in on the list, I suggest you go to the developer's website to find out about the most current version. The list is great, but I imagine quite difficult to keep current. By the way, thanks to Scott Prentice for creating this fabulous resource. Regards, Robert Stoker Seatech Publications, Inc. www.seatechpubs.com > Hi Framiacs, > > Is there a super find/change that is compatible with FrameMaker 8, > officially or unofficially? I have seen a couple in these lists, > but they do > not appear to be compatible with 8.0. Anyone know better? > > Regarding your list, Scott, very helpful but it would be really > great if you > could organize your plugin list by Framemaker compatibility . . . I > run > unstructured Framemaker 8 and it was hard to go through your list, > and I was > not confident that typing "8" in the keyword field was going to do > the job. > > Thanks! > > Robert ___ 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.
Plugins, Framescripts, etc.
Just to let you know, all of our plug-ins (including Super Find) are compatible with Frame 8. When you find a plug-in on the list, I suggest you go to the developer's website to find out about the most current version. The list is great, but I imagine quite difficult to keep current. By the way, thanks to Scott Prentice for creating this fabulous resource. Regards, Robert Stoker Seatech Publications, Inc. www.seatechpubs.com > Hi Framiacs, > > Is there a super find/change that is compatible with FrameMaker 8, > officially or unofficially? I have seen a couple in these lists, > but they do > not appear to be compatible with 8.0. Anyone know better? > > Regarding your list, Scott, very helpful but it would be really > great if you > could organize your plugin list by Framemaker compatibility . . . I > run > unstructured Framemaker 8 and it was hard to go through your list, > and I was > not confident that typing "8" in the keyword field was going to do > the job. > > Thanks! > > Robert
How to get tables to span pages
I'm thinking that the table has fairly long copy blocks in the first row or two, which means that the cells don't have good break points... so the solution is to break the first rows manually into multiple rows to create natural break points for the first row. Add several rows and manually break the text from your current first or first couple rows into multiple rows. Then apply custom ruling (eliminate internal row rulings) to make the new cells blend and appear to be a single cell. Also, check the row break points, but making shorter rows should do it.. Art On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:21 PM, Carl Yorke wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm using Frame 7.2. I have a table that is the size of one page, but > the text above it only takes a quarter of a page. The table positions > itself at the top of the next page. I'm looking for a way to make it > flow from one page to the next so that it stays close to the text > directly above it. Hope you can help. > > > > Best, > > Carl Yorke > > TAG Systems > > -- Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358
OT: matching dual LCD monitors
Assuming that:you have some kind of calibration sensor and software in place already, the problem is your video card. Most cards more than a year or so old only have one chip set and can only read and apply one profile, even if there are two output ports. And if the graphics are on the motherboard, there isn't a good way to do this. You'll need either a set of two matching cond graphics cards or a new graphics card. that has two chip sets and the capability to discretely drive two monitors in order to profile both monitors because each monitor is unique. Otherwise, I'd calibrate whichever monitor you're going to use as the primary and use the second for tools and tasks that aren't color-criven. Art On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Dave Reynolds wrote: > Hi > > The display on the second monitor is quite different from the first > monitor in terms of colour, brightness and contrast. > For many applications this is only a nuisance. However, for editing > photographs it is a major problem. > Is there a way to get the second monitor to match the first one, or am I > fighting a losing battle trying to get the digital input display to > match the analog input display? -- Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358
Plugins, Framescripts, etc.
> Regarding your list, Scott, very helpful but it would be really great if you > could organize your plugin list by Framemaker compatibility Actually, what would be even nicer is in the search could include an option exclude-FrameMaker-versions-earlier-than. Yeah, that's kinda greedy of me. But my larger problem isn't with Scott's terrific list but rather with the fact that too many of the plugins I supported by buying are no longer being updated. (Silicon Prairie Software is one terrific exception.) My employer provides me with a FrameMaker 8 license on my work desktop, but this week I am using my own personal laptop with my own personal FrameMaker 7.1 license. Two plugins that simply do not work under FM8 will allow me to burn through tedious monkey-work in hours rather than days. Sadly, when I need a really complex find-and-replace, I save my files as MIF and use TextPipe Lite on 'em (datamystic.com/textpipe/web.html). That too is my own personal license, but now that I think of it, I shall point out to my employer just how useful it is in hopes they buy a few licenses. And since TextPipe Lite isn't a FrameMaker utility, it doesn't support finding and changing paragraph formats or anything like that. ___ 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.
Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?
I have Indexing Tools Pro. I use the Merge Index feature, which is pretty nifty. ITP also helps make creation of Master Indexes easier. However, its main feature - embedding index marker text in the main flow, so you can see index text in a reasonable font size and do search and replace on index text (the main failings of the FrameMaker indexing, IMO) didn't work well for me. I don't know if it is because I use structured frame or what, but it just wasn't working right. But the basic idea was a good one. So I changed my EDD to add an inline indexEntry element and wrote some FrameScript scripts to support it. Now I have inline indexing, but in a way more to my liking. If anyone who is using structured Frame and Framescript is interested, I'd be happy to send the scripts to you with a brief explanation of how they work. Then you're on your own. Fred -- Fred Wersan Senior Technical Writer MAK Technologies 68 Moulton St. Cambridge, MA 02138 617-876-8085
Graphic causing Frame to crash
Ah! Yes, I did indeed use Copy + Paste. I'll try the Import option in the morning. As I recall, the only thing I did to my ClipboardFormatPriorities was move Text to the front. And before things started crashing, it listed Facets as DIB. (I don't know what DIB is.) UPDATE: This is morning. I am, as Art suggested, using Import by Reference and, as Richard suggested, NOT using copy&paste. so far, things seem to be working. Keep the fingers crossed. Thanks for the help. On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 6:50 PM, Combs, Richard wrote: > Lin Sims wrote: > >> FrameMaker 8 >> Windows XP SP3 >> >> I have a a couple of .png graphics that I copied to a Master Page. >> Every time I use the right-click menu to select Object Properties, >> Frame crashes. I tried converting the graphics to GIF but got the same >> result. >> >> These same graphics will, sometimes but not reproducibly always (at >> least not that I've noticed), disappear, leaving a grey box behind. So >> far that's been fixable by reimporting the page layout from elsewhere, >> but I'd rather not have to worry about that happening. > > Just a guess: You said you "copied" them -- did you by chance _paste_ > them into FM? If so (depending on your ClipboardFormatPriorities setting > in maker.ini), you may have inserted them as embedded OLE objects. You > do _not_ want that. It brings along a ton of overhead from the > application associated with PNG files on your system. And it can be > quite unstable, especially in a low-memory, low-resource situation. > > If you pasted them (or used File > Import > Object), delete them and > insert them properly, using the File > Import > File command and > selecting Copy into Document. > > Someone suggested saving as 8-bit PNG. IMHO, that's a bad idea, too. The > file size savings is remarkably small. And 8-bit color uses a 256-color > palette. All the defined palette colors (like RGB 150,88,127) in all > your PNGs get added to the FM document's list of defined colors. A bit > of a nuisance, if you ask me. > > HTH! > Richard > > > Richard G. Combs > Senior Technical Writer > Polycom, Inc. > richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom > 303-223-5111 > -- > rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom > 303-777-0436 > --
How to get tables to span pages
Hi, Carl! First, check your Table Designer (CTRL + T). On the Basic tab, check that the Start is set for anywhere. Then, click in the row you want to be the top of your next page (if there is a specific row you want to break the table at) and go to Table/Row Format. In the Start Row drop-down, choose Top of Page. That should fix it. If you have a header row, and it is marked as such, it will repeat at the top of the page. Hope that helps! Kristy Kristy Nolan Lead Publications Specialist Ground Ops Publications DAL-3TR Southwest Airlines 8008 Cedar Springs Rd. Dallas, TX 75230 214-792-2472 -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Carl Yorke Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 6:22 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: How to get tables to span pages Hi all, I'm using Frame 7.2. I have a table that is the size of one page, but the text above it only takes a quarter of a page. The table positions itself at the top of the next page. I'm looking for a way to make it flow from one page to the next so that it stays close to the text directly above it. Hope you can help. Best, Carl Yorke TAG Systems ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as kristy.nolan at wnco.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/kristy.nolan%40wnco. com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Find/change Special
Hi Robert, Rick Quatro's Find/Change Special plug-in works in FrameMaker 8, but I think Rick still needs to update the information on his site: http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/findchangespecial/index.htm Cheers -- Yves Barbion • Managing Director Scripto • Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor www.scripto.nu • skype: yves.barbion • T: +32 494 12 01 89 On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Robert Rogge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Framiacs, > > Is there a super find/change that is compatible with FrameMaker 8, > officially or unofficially? I have seen a couple in these lists, but they > do > not appear to be compatible with 8.0. Anyone know better? > > Regarding your list, Scott, very helpful but it would be really great if > you > could organize your plugin list by Framemaker compatibility . . . I run > unstructured Framemaker 8 and it was hard to go through your list, and I > was > not confident that typing "8" in the keyword field was going to do the job. > > Thanks! > > Robert > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:36 PM, Robert Rogge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Really great information guys, thanks! I´ll take a good look at your > > recommendations! > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 5:41 PM, Scott Prentice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> You can find a list of *all* (that I'm aware of) plugins for FM at .. > >> > >> http://www.leximation.com/toolsearch/ > >> > >> (I know that wasn't exactly your question, but it seemed relevant.) > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> ...scott > >> > >> Scott Prentice > >> Leximation, Inc. > >> www.leximation.com > >> +1.415.485.1892 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Robert Rogge wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Framers, > >>> > >>> I currently use Framemaker 8 to create unstructured pdf manuals. > >>> > >>> I do not have any of the cool plugins for chapter TOCs, indexes, wicked > >>> find/replace utilities, and I am not sure about what is available, so I > >>> thought I would ask the Framers! > >>> > >>> What plugins do you use and recommend? I imagine this thread being a > >>> discussion of what is available and what is recommended. > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Robert Rogge > > 93-423-1784 > > > > > > -- > Robert Rogge > 93-423-1784 > ___ > > > 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: Plugins, Framescripts, etc.
Hi Framiacs, Is there a super find/change that is compatible with FrameMaker 8, officially or unofficially? I have seen a couple in these lists, but they do not appear to be compatible with 8.0. Anyone know better? Regarding your list, Scott, very helpful but it would be really great if you could organize your plugin list by Framemaker compatibility . . . I run unstructured Framemaker 8 and it was hard to go through your list, and I was not confident that typing "8" in the keyword field was going to do the job. Thanks! Robert On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:36 PM, Robert Rogge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Really great information guys, thanks! I´ll take a good look at your > recommendations! > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 5:41 PM, Scott Prentice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> You can find a list of *all* (that I'm aware of) plugins for FM at .. >> >> http://www.leximation.com/toolsearch/ >> >> (I know that wasn't exactly your question, but it seemed relevant.) >> >> Cheers, >> >> ...scott >> >> Scott Prentice >> Leximation, Inc. >> www.leximation.com >> +1.415.485.1892 >> >> >> >> >> Robert Rogge wrote: >> >>> Hi Framers, >>> >>> I currently use Framemaker 8 to create unstructured pdf manuals. >>> >>> I do not have any of the cool plugins for chapter TOCs, indexes, wicked >>> find/replace utilities, and I am not sure about what is available, so I >>> thought I would ask the Framers! >>> >>> What plugins do you use and recommend? I imagine this thread being a >>> discussion of what is available and what is recommended. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > Robert Rogge > 93-423-1784 > -- Robert Rogge 93-423-1784 ___ 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: How to get tables to span pages
I'm thinking that the table has fairly long copy blocks in the first row or two, which means that the cells don't have good break points... so the solution is to break the first rows manually into multiple rows to create natural break points for the first row. Add several rows and manually break the text from your current first or first couple rows into multiple rows. Then apply custom ruling (eliminate internal row rulings) to make the new cells blend and appear to be a single cell. Also, check the row break points, but making shorter rows should do it.. Art On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:21 PM, Carl Yorke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm using Frame 7.2. I have a table that is the size of one page, but > the text above it only takes a quarter of a page. The table positions > itself at the top of the next page. I'm looking for a way to make it > flow from one page to the next so that it stays close to the text > directly above it. Hope you can help. > > > > Best, > > Carl Yorke > > TAG Systems > > -- Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 ___ 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: OT: matching dual LCD monitors
Assuming that:you have some kind of calibration sensor and software in place already, the problem is your video card. Most cards more than a year or so old only have one chip set and can only read and apply one profile, even if there are two output ports. And if the graphics are on the motherboard, there isn't a good way to do this. You'll need either a set of two matching cond graphics cards or a new graphics card. that has two chip sets and the capability to discretely drive two monitors in order to profile both monitors because each monitor is unique. Otherwise, I'd calibrate whichever monitor you're going to use as the primary and use the second for tools and tasks that aren't color-criven. Art On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Dave Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > The display on the second monitor is quite different from the first > monitor in terms of colour, brightness and contrast. > For many applications this is only a nuisance. However, for editing > photographs it is a major problem. > Is there a way to get the second monitor to match the first one, or am I > fighting a losing battle trying to get the digital input display to > match the analog input display? -- Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 ___ 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: How to get tables to span pages
Hi, Carl! First, check your Table Designer (CTRL + T). On the Basic tab, check that the Start is set for anywhere. Then, click in the row you want to be the top of your next page (if there is a specific row you want to break the table at) and go to Table/Row Format. In the Start Row drop-down, choose Top of Page. That should fix it. If you have a header row, and it is marked as such, it will repeat at the top of the page. Hope that helps! Kristy Kristy Nolan Lead Publications Specialist Ground Ops Publications DAL-3TR Southwest Airlines 8008 Cedar Springs Rd. Dallas, TX 75230 214-792-2472 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carl Yorke Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 6:22 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: How to get tables to span pages Hi all, I'm using Frame 7.2. I have a table that is the size of one page, but the text above it only takes a quarter of a page. The table positions itself at the top of the next page. I'm looking for a way to make it flow from one page to the next so that it stays close to the text directly above it. Hope you can help. Best, Carl Yorke TAG Systems ___ 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/kristy.nolan%40wnco. 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.
Drop-Down Menu Using FrameScript: Is it possible
Hello Framers, I am working on an application where I need drop down lists for a table or text. Is it possible through using FrameScript. Does any one know whether FrameScript can provide controls such as check boxes, combo boxes and drop down menus. You can also reply off-list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Amita Goyal ___ 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: Fwd: OT: matching dual LCD monitors
Hi Dave, I asked a friend who I know is pedantic about these things: There are a bunch of things that could be causing problems. Using DVI-D (digital) connections for both displays will probably help, at least you will be using the same image processing circuitry in both displays and same behaviour from the display driver then. Go through all of the display menus on both panels and make sure they match (particularly colour/white point temperature). Having the same settings on both doesn't guarantee that they'll match (see below), but you should start there and then, from that point, try tweaking one of them towards the other. Often the displays don't offer much control via the on-screen displays when using DVI-D connections, so you may have to use options in the display drivers instead or in combination. The backlight in the displays becomes dimmer with age (and takes longer to reach peak brightness). This is affected by the number of hours the backlight has been running rather than the actual age of the display. A dimmer backlight affects both the brightness (obviously) and will also affect colour to some degree. If you need accurate colour rendition, the you need to use a colourimeter to calibrate the monitors. If the displays are quite different, this will not get them looking the same, because the colourimeter can't deal with differents in brightness or dynamic range, but at least the colours will be accurate. If there's already a colourimeter in the company, this might be the best place to start first... otherwise the cost of a colourimeter starts at around $250. Manufacturers make changes to the monitor builds over time, so it's possible that the same model monitor may be built with a completely different image processors, firmware, LCD panel, and backlight. If the serial numbers are very close, this is unlikely, and for higher end displays the parts used in the build tends to be much more consistent. Having said that, I have two 24" Dell displays (hardly print-press quality, but they are higher end displays) that were bought about 2 months apart that have different panels and quite different brightness and colour rendition. Cheers, -mjg > > >>> Dave Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5/09/2008 1:51 p.m. >>> > Hi > > Not exactly Frame related, but I'm after some advice about LCD > monitors. After being the only tech writer in our team with a single > monitor, I finally got given another monitor a couple of weeks ago. > Hurray!! It's been a long wait. So now I have matching Viewsonic VA912 > 19" monitors. The second one is not new, but reassigned to me from > someone else. Judging from the numbers, it is about the same age as my > first monitor. > > Apparently my PC has an on-board video card, so they connected the > second monitor via an adaptor card (budget constraints!). This meant I > had the first monitor on an analog feed, and the second monitor on a > digital feed. > > The display on the second monitor is quite different from the first > monitor in terms of colour, brightness and contrast. I have tried to > adjust the second monitor to match the display of the first monitor, but > I've been unsuccessful. I've tried the adjustments on the monitor and > in the driver, but the display on the second monitor is still inferior > to that on the first monitor. After complaining to our IST people, they > fitted a new video card that they happened to have in stock (still > budget constraints), but I notice that the first monitor is still on > analog, and the second is still on digital, and I still can't get the > displays to match. > > For many applications this is only a nuisance. However, for editing > photographs it is a major problem. I take quite a few photos for my > manuals and it is important that the edited versions of the photos I > take are consistent for colour, brightness and contrast. This means > that I cannot currently use the second monitor for editing photos, as > the same photo looks so different on each monitor. > > Is there a way to get the second monitor to match the first one, or am I > fighting a losing battle trying to get the digital input display to > match the analog input display? > > Any help appreciated. > > Thanks > > Dave -- Matthew Gregan |/ /|[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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.
Re: FM7 and OLE
Thanks for the Frame.ini file tip. It works fine as far as cut and paste goes into Frame from other text sources such as Word. It is certainly better than "Special Paste" which we tend to forget at times and end up introducing a 'persona non grata' font. Importing or pasting a Visio 7 drawing into Frame 7.2 is still a problem for which I found no viable solution. I certainly have not tried removing SP3 simply because I do not know how it will affect my system. Frame is simply refusing to save any changes even if you simply double-clicked on a Visio drawing, got into the editing mode, but did not make any changes at all. For some reason Frame thinks you have made some changes to the Visio drawing which is not true. Regards Tarlochan S. Nahal Sr. Technical Writer --- On Thu, 9/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: FM7 and OLE To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], framers@lists.frameusers.com, "Cal Callahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, September 4, 2008, 6:51 AM This is a default behavior in FrameMaker, and one that many users detest. Fortunately, the programmers made it a behavior that can be customized. Open the Maker.ini file in your FrameMaker directory. Search for the string ClipboardFormatsPriorities The list of formats behind this property dictate the preference of pasting a clipboard item. Change the property to read as follows: ClipboardFormatsPriorities=TEXT, FILE, OLE 2, EMF, META, DIB, BMP, MIF, RTF This will make your past from the clipboard use plain text first, then default to the other formats in the order listed. This will enable you to paste plain ASCII text directly from a copy paste operation. Scott At 7:42 PM -0700 9/3/08, David Spreadbury wrote: >We had the same problem, pasted text from Word going into an >anchored frame, until we noticed the 'other' right-click paste >option "Paste Special." > >This option presents a new menu of what the Special represents. >Select Text and it should work. > >--- On Sat, 8/30/08, Cal Callahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: Cal Callahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: FM7 and OLE >To: framers@lists.frameusers.com >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 2:06 PM > >The problem is with MS OLE. You MIGHT work around it by removing SP3, >although this didn't work for me. (That was the only suggested solution I >found in an extensive search of the web.) > >My problem, however, was a little different. After importing a Visio file, >all attempts to copy & paste text from a Word doc into Frame resulted in >the >text coming in an anchored frame. I got around it by running the text >through OpenOfficeWriter first. > >I had no problems with Frame 8. > >I would very interested in hearing how anyone else resolved this problem. > >cal ___ 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.
How to get tables to span pages
Hi all, I'm using Frame 7.2. I have a table that is the size of one page, but the text above it only takes a quarter of a page. The table positions itself at the top of the next page. I'm looking for a way to make it flow from one page to the next so that it stays close to the text directly above it. Hope you can help. Best, Carl Yorke TAG Systems ___ 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: Best Indexing Tool for FrameMaker?
I have Indexing Tools Pro. I use the Merge Index feature, which is pretty nifty. ITP also helps make creation of Master Indexes easier. However, its main feature - embedding index marker text in the main flow, so you can see index text in a reasonable font size and do search and replace on index text (the main failings of the FrameMaker indexing, IMO) didn't work well for me. I don't know if it is because I use structured frame or what, but it just wasn't working right. But the basic idea was a good one. So I changed my EDD to add an inline indexEntry element and wrote some FrameScript scripts to support it. Now I have inline indexing, but in a way more to my liking. If anyone who is using structured Frame and Framescript is interested, I'd be happy to send the scripts to you with a brief explanation of how they work. Then you're on your own. Fred -- Fred Wersan Senior Technical Writer MAK Technologies 68 Moulton St. Cambridge, MA 02138 617-876-8085 ___ 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: Graphic causing Frame to crash
Ah! Yes, I did indeed use Copy + Paste. I'll try the Import option in the morning. As I recall, the only thing I did to my ClipboardFormatPriorities was move Text to the front. And before things started crashing, it listed Facets as DIB. (I don't know what DIB is.) UPDATE: This is morning. I am, as Art suggested, using Import by Reference and, as Richard suggested, NOT using copy&paste. so far, things seem to be working. Keep the fingers crossed. Thanks for the help. On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 6:50 PM, Combs, Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lin Sims wrote: > >> FrameMaker 8 >> Windows XP SP3 >> >> I have a a couple of .png graphics that I copied to a Master Page. >> Every time I use the right-click menu to select Object Properties, >> Frame crashes. I tried converting the graphics to GIF but got the same >> result. >> >> These same graphics will, sometimes but not reproducibly always (at >> least not that I've noticed), disappear, leaving a grey box behind. So >> far that's been fixable by reimporting the page layout from elsewhere, >> but I'd rather not have to worry about that happening. > > Just a guess: You said you "copied" them -- did you by chance _paste_ > them into FM? If so (depending on your ClipboardFormatPriorities setting > in maker.ini), you may have inserted them as embedded OLE objects. You > do _not_ want that. It brings along a ton of overhead from the > application associated with PNG files on your system. And it can be > quite unstable, especially in a low-memory, low-resource situation. > > If you pasted them (or used File > Import > Object), delete them and > insert them properly, using the File > Import > File command and > selecting Copy into Document. > > Someone suggested saving as 8-bit PNG. IMHO, that's a bad idea, too. The > file size savings is remarkably small. And 8-bit color uses a 256-color > palette. All the defined palette colors (like RGB 150,88,127) in all > your PNGs get added to the FM document's list of defined colors. A bit > of a nuisance, if you ask me. > > HTH! > 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.
