RE: FM 7.2 deletes files from disk

[David Shaked (Wernick)]

Thanks to all who replied online and offline. The problem is now solved.

For the benefit of others who might encounter a similar problem, it might be
worth explaining the solution.

The FM files are stored in a source-control system. For OS compatibility
reasons, I had FrameMaker 7.2  and my local copy of the FM files on a
virtual disk managed by Microsoft Virtual PC. When I moved the files to a
physical disk, the problem disappeared. Likewise, the problem disappeared
when I left the files on the virtual disk and compacted the disk.

It seems possible that the problem was caused by disk corruption. I can't be
sure of this, however. In all other respects, the virtual disk worked fine.
The disk passed diagnostic tests without error. 

I have worked in FrameMaker in the virtual environment for approximately two
years with no previous problem. At regular intervals, I defragment the
physical disk and the virtual disk, and I compact the virtual disk.

In any event, I moved my local workspace to the physical disk, and all is
well. FrameMaker remains on the virtual disk.

David Shaked (Wernick)

AlmondWeb Ltd.
http://www.almondweb.com
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Technical Communication Suite

[ETudsbery]

Hi all,

I am interested in buying the Adobe Technical Communication Suite (TCS),
and was wondering if anyone had experience of upgrading to the TCS from a
previous version of FrameMaker.

I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does anyone know if FM
9.0 will work with ePublisher 9.2?

If I buy an upgrade to TCS from Fm 7.2, can I continue to use FM 7.2 and
install the other components of the TCS? If I continue to use FM7.2, can I
use it with the Acrobat 9.0 Pro Extended in the TCS?

Thanks,

Edwin Tudsbery

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Re: With Apologies to RJ - just can't quite feel the love or embrace this FM9 interface

[Chris Despopoulos]

Has *anybody* tried Open All Files in Book?  Don't you get all the document 
file windows nested within each other such that the 10th document file is a 
slit of a page?  (Or am I suffering hallucinations?)  Doesn't anybody find that 
a problem?  Basically, it seems the new windowing paradigm isn't completely 
under control.  Are there plans to address that?  And are there plans to expose 
it in the API?


  
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RE: TOC generation in multiple language environment

[Reng, Dr. Winfried]

Hi Klaus,

My solution is this:

1 In your TDM file on the reference pages set up an addtional
  new page. If you already have a page TDM then call the new
  page IVZ.

2 Copy everything from the TDM page to the new IVZ page.
  Change the name of the text frame to IVZ.

3 Copy the first paragraph at the top of the IVZ page:
  openObjectId $relfilename:$ObjectType $ObjectId
  Insert it 3 more times. Assign them these paragraph names:
  ActiveIVZ
  AktivIVZ
  ActiveTDM
  AktivTDM
  This way the contents file will always work, no matter,
  whether someone renames a TDM file to IVZ or vice versa.

4 Copy alle headings with TDM and insert them below the TDM
  headings. Rename the TDM in these paragraph formats to
  IVZ.

5 Repeat this on the TDM page.

Now you have a contents file which you can always use no
matter whether FrameMaker would create contents files with TDM
or IVZ. Just put your contents file template into the same folder
of the book with its contents file. Then rename your template to
the name of the existing contents file. Update the book.

However, in my oppinion FrameMaker should be able to do such
a mapping (TDM - IVZ - TOC) internally. Let's see what we
get in version 10.

Best regards

Winfried

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 [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Klaus Daube
 Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 5:40 PM
 To: fram...@omsys.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com
 Subject: TOC generation in multiple language environment
 
 Dear all,
 
 I came across the following situation (FM-9, but this does 
 not matter):
 
 - A documentation company using the French version of FM has 
 developed 
 the
   template and created documentation, for example, a maintenance 
 manual. 
   Since they are `French´ the template uses style names such as texte,
   titre-1 and titre-2. The table of contents file is named xyzTDM.fm 
 and
   the relevant style names are titre-1TDM and titre-2TDM (Table De
   Matières).
 
 - It is not a problem using the German version of FM to 
 maintain such a
   book and re-generate the table of contents. Everything works fine.
 
 - But when you use this `French´ template for a new FM book, you are
   not happy with the results when adding the table of contents to the 
 book. 
   Although you set up the TOC file with suffix TDM, the existing style
   names titre-1TDM and titre-2TDM are not used by the 
 process. Instead 
 new
   style names titre-1IVZ and titre-2IVZ (InhaltsVerZeichnis) are 
 defined
   and used for example in the reference page.
 
 This seems to be a result of an early mislead localistion process 
 (similar
 to the attempt of MS to translate the macro language of Word, which
 created havoc).
 
 How to get a correctly formatted table of contents with the German
 FrameMaker?
 
 I see only this method:
 - Make a copy of the template and rename the 'automatic' 
 'french' style
   names to 'german' ones: titre-1TDM = titre-1IVZ
 - The flow on the reference page must be renamed from TDM to IVZ.
 - Build the book from this template
 - Insert a TOC using the 'german' suffix IVZ to avoid confusion. 
   The process will use the 'german' styles titre-1IVZ etc. and the TOC
   will be correctly formatted from the beginning.
 
 Is this correct?
 I expected that the setting of the suffix would also influence the 
 naming
 of the automatically generated styles and reference page - but this is
 wishful thingking
 
 Klaus Daube
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RE: Technical Communication Suite

[Richard Melanson]

I, too, am in the process of reviewing if it is worth it to upgrade to
the TCS. I have Framemaker 8. My initial impression is the TCS is not
stable. Thank you everyone for your input. 
Rick 

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Subject: Technical Communication Suite


Hi all,

I am interested in buying the Adobe Technical Communication Suite (TCS),
and was wondering if anyone had experience of upgrading to the TCS from
a previous version of FrameMaker.

I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does anyone know if
FM 9.0 will work with ePublisher 9.2?

If I buy an upgrade to TCS from Fm 7.2, can I continue to use FM 7.2 and
install the other components of the TCS? If I continue to use FM7.2, can
I use it with the Acrobat 9.0 Pro Extended in the TCS?

Thanks,

Edwin Tudsbery


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RE: Technical Communication Suite

[Writer]

You cannot use FM 9 with ePub 9.2. Support for FM9 does not start until ePub 
2009.2.

Nadine

 I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does
 anyone know if
 FM 9.0 will work with ePublisher 9.2?


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Re: Technical Communication Suite

[Art Campbell]

However, you can use fm 7* with all TCS components, although as noted, your
old version of ePublisher doesn't support FM 9.

And in general, it's pretty stable, especially if you've applied all patches
and have a decent amount of RAM.

You may get more info if you post on the TCS User group list at
http://groups.google.com/group/TCS-Users?hl=en

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On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Writer generic...@yahoo.ca wrote:

 You cannot use FM 9 with ePub 9.2. Support for FM9 does not start until
 ePub 2009.2.

 Nadine

  I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does
  anyone know if
  FM 9.0 will work with ePublisher 9.2?


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RE: Technical Communication Suite

[Jacob Schäffer]

We have several customers that jumped from 7.2 to 9.03 with very little
difficulty. 9.0 was a disaster, but if you patch up to 9.01, then 9.02 and
then 9.03 *before* loading old documents I don't think you will meet much
trouble (our customers work with *Structured* FrameMaker and don't use the
GUI much -- they primarily use automation and the publishing kernel).

Last week a 7.2 customer using CMYK TIFF images in a catalogue (7.449
images) had a problem because his printer implemented new Printing
Technology and therefore no longer accepted pre-separated PS or PDF files
for print (hmmm ... perhaps he didn't want pre-separated files because of
the extra work and added responsibility, but that's another story).

7.2 (Windows version) can NOT provide proper composite CMYK output in any
way; in addition, any version before 9.X simply destroy CMYK TIFF images on
composite output (and 9.X still does when you Print to PDF instead of using
the Save to PDF option, so please *use* the Save option if you possibly can
- and ignore what others have said about their preference for Print to PDF).

Play hazard and stay with pre-9.X versions or play safe and upgrade. That's
the plain and simple choice you have - if you have a realistic view on this
matter!

Best regards / Med venlig hilsen
Jacob Schäffer  |  Chief Developer
--
Grafikhuset (House of Graphics)
Paradis Allé 22, Ramløse
DK-3200 Helsinge, Denmark
Phone: +45 4439 4400
Email: j...@grafikhuset.dk
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Re: With Apologies to RJ - just can't quite feel the love or embrace this FM9 interface

[Huntley Eshenroder]

It seems to work for me. All of the files open and tabbed across the
top. Are you up-to-date on patches?

-Huntley



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despopoulos_chr...@yahoo.com wrote:
 Has *anybody* tried Open All Files in Book?  Don't you get all the document 
 file windows nested within each other such that the 10th document file is a 
 slit of a page?  (Or am I suffering hallucinations?)  Doesn't anybody find 
 that a problem?  Basically, it seems the new windowing paradigm isn't 
 completely under control.  Are there plans to address that?  And are there 
 plans to expose it in the API?
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Re: missing PDF chapter

[Art Campbell]

Have you applied the Microsoft XP hotfix for printer/PDF issues? But it's
not just a Frame fix, it's for all PDFs.
Because you didn't supply any system details, it's hard to know if it'd
would apply, but it's the first, basic step to establish a baseline

* http://support.microsoft.com/?id=952909 (Gives details on the Hotfix) *

* 
http://support.microsoft.com/Hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=952909kbln=en-us(Direct
Download Link)
*


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On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Crimmin, Peter
peter.crim...@nuance.comwrote:

 Here's an interesting problem for any automap users out there:

 *   From FrameMaker, manually generate a book and create a PDF. No
 problems.
 *   From an Automap job, automatically create a PDF. One chapter
 goes missing in the PDF output. Instead, automap creates a MIF file with
 this naming fomat: MyFile.MIF.hex (where hex is a hex number of
 length=3).

 Previously, I discovered this error when the FM file contained a graphic
 pasted into an anchored frame (instead of imported by reference). But in
 this case, the missing chapter has no graphics whatsoever.


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RE: With Apologies to RJ - just can't quite feel the love or embracethis FM9 interface

[John Sgammato]

I got stuck with that, too. It had a certain Art Deco geometric charm...
At first I did not like the tabs for each file, so I unchecked
FilePreferencesInterfaceDocumentsOpen Documents as Tabs

Later, I wanted the tabs back, so I checked it again, but it didn't
convert the untabbed chapters back to the tabbed UI, I had to do it
myself.
I did it by dragging each file to a magic spot where the tabs belong,
and then dropping it when the magic blue line appeared. 

Good luck!
john
 

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Subject: Re: With Apologies to RJ - just can't quite feel the love or
embracethis FM9 interface

Has *anybody* tried Open All Files in Book?  Don't you get all the
document file windows nested within each other such that the 10th
document file is a slit of a page?  (Or am I suffering hallucinations?)
Doesn't anybody find that a problem?  Basically, it seems the new
windowing paradigm isn't completely under control.  Are there plans to
address that?  And are there plans to expose it in the API?


  
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FM9 UI modification: rows of tabs possible?

[Art Campbell]

Following up on a couple recent threads about the FM 9 interface:

The only really thing that I seriously hate is having to scroll back and
forth along a longish bar of open file tabs to find the window I want.
Has anyone figure out a way to control the tab bar so as to make them wrap?
So you can have several lines of tabs and that all files are visible?

Cheers,
Art

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Posted how-to and RoboHelp 8 scripts for recreating FrameMaker warning/notes/tips paragraphs in TCS2

[RJ Jacquez]

Dear TCS2 Users,

Here's the full blog post: 
http://blogs.adobe.com/rjacquez/2009/11/using_scripting_in_robohelp_8.html

One of the most powerful new features in RoboHelp 8, which rarely gets 
mentioned, is the new Scripting engine, which Incidentally is the same 
scripting language also used in Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge, Soundbooth and 
other CS4 products

Put simply, the RoboHelp Scripting Language is a Javascript-based scripting 
language that exposes APIs to invoke most of the basic functionality of 
RoboHelp in an effort to automate complex or repetitive tasks.

For developing new scripts, all of our Adobe applications with scripting 
support use Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit CS4, which naturally ships with Adobe 
RoboHelp 8.

For more information about ExtendScript Toolkit CS4, please click 
HEREhttp://www.adobe.com/devnet/scripting/.

Here's a practical example of a RoboHelp 8 Script

A common question we hear from our Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 
customers is how do I recreate warning/tip/note tables created in FrameMaker in 
RoboHelp 8, where the images used are in the Reference Pages.

The following recording shows how two scripts can be used, based on the 
following two scenarios:

1.  If you use a two-cell table in FrameMaker.

2.  A slightly modified version if you use side-heads instead, to create 
warning/tip/note paragraphs.

To apply this to your documentation, please watch the recording in its entirety 
and at the end of it, you will have the ability to download both scripts and 
put them to work with your own FrameMaker files.

Sincerely,

RJ Jácquez
Senior Product Evangelist
Adobe Technical Communication Suite
Adobe eLearning Suite
http://blogs.adobe.com/rjacquez
Twitter: @rjacquezhttp://twitter.com/rjacquez/

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RE: Technical Communication Suite

[RJ Jacquez]

Hi Rick, I work for Adobe as an Evangelist for the Tech Comm Suite 2 and I can 
assure you that our Suite is extremely stable and I'd be happy to address any 
concerns you may have regarding any of the tools in the Suite and their 
integration.  Feel free to contact me directly offline at rjacq...@adobe.com. I 
extend the same to everyone else on this list.

Sincerely,

RJ Jácquez
Senior Product Evangelist
Adobe Technical Communication Suite 
Adobe eLearning Suite
http://blogs.adobe.com/rjacquez
Twitter: @rjacquez

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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Richard Melanson
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Subject: RE: Technical Communication Suite

I, too, am in the process of reviewing if it is worth it to upgrade to
the TCS. I have Framemaker 8. My initial impression is the TCS is not
stable. Thank you everyone for your input. 
Rick 

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Subject: Technical Communication Suite


Hi all,

I am interested in buying the Adobe Technical Communication Suite (TCS),
and was wondering if anyone had experience of upgrading to the TCS from
a previous version of FrameMaker.

I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does anyone know if
FM 9.0 will work with ePublisher 9.2?

If I buy an upgrade to TCS from Fm 7.2, can I continue to use FM 7.2 and
install the other components of the TCS? If I continue to use FM7.2, can
I use it with the Acrobat 9.0 Pro Extended in the TCS?

Thanks,

Edwin Tudsbery


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FM 7.2 deletes files from disk

[David Shaked (Wernick)]

Thanks to all who replied online and offline. The problem is now solved.

For the benefit of others who might encounter a similar problem, it might be
worth explaining the solution.

The FM files are stored in a source-control system. For OS compatibility
reasons, I had FrameMaker 7.2  and my local copy of the FM files on a
virtual disk managed by Microsoft Virtual PC. When I moved the files to a
physical disk, the problem disappeared. Likewise, the problem disappeared
when I left the files on the virtual disk and compacted the disk.

It seems possible that the problem was caused by disk corruption. I can't be
sure of this, however. In all other respects, the virtual disk worked fine.
The disk passed diagnostic tests without error. 

I have worked in FrameMaker in the virtual environment for approximately two
years with no previous problem. At regular intervals, I defragment the
physical disk and the virtual disk, and I compact the virtual disk.

In any event, I moved my local workspace to the physical disk, and all is
well. FrameMaker remains on the virtual disk.

David Shaked (Wernick)

AlmondWeb Ltd.
http://www.almondweb.com
Technical Documentation * Web Development * Word and WebWorks Consultants

Technical Communication Suite

[etudsb...@cpaglobal.com]

Hi all,

I am interested in buying the Adobe Technical Communication Suite (TCS),
and was wondering if anyone had experience of upgrading to the TCS from a
previous version of FrameMaker.

I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does anyone know if FM
9.0 will work with ePublisher 9.2?

If I buy an upgrade to TCS from Fm 7.2, can I continue to use FM 7.2 and
install the other components of the TCS? If I continue to use FM7.2, can I
use it with the Acrobat 9.0 Pro Extended in the TCS?

Thanks,

Edwin Tudsbery

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With Apologies to RJ - just can't quite feel the love or embrace this FM9 interface

[Chris Despopoulos]

Has *anybody* tried Open All Files in Book?  Don't you get all the document 
file windows nested within each other such that the 10th document file is a 
slit of a page?  (Or am I suffering hallucinations?)  Doesn't anybody find that 
a problem?  Basically, it seems the new windowing paradigm isn't completely 
under control.  Are there plans to address that?  And are there plans to expose 
it in the API?

TOC generation in multiple language environment

[Reng, Dr. Winfried]

Hi Klaus,

My solution is this:

1 In your TDM file on the reference pages set up an addtional
  new page. If you already have a page TDM then call the new
  page IVZ.

2 Copy everything from the TDM page to the new IVZ page.
  Change the name of the text frame to IVZ.

3 Copy the first paragraph at the top of the IVZ page:
  openObjectId <$relfilename>:<$ObjectType> <$ObjectId>
  Insert it 3 more times. Assign them these paragraph names:
  ActiveIVZ
  AktivIVZ
  ActiveTDM
  AktivTDM
  This way the contents file will always work, no matter,
  whether someone renames a TDM file to IVZ or vice versa.

4 Copy alle headings with TDM and insert them below the TDM
  headings. Rename the TDM in these paragraph formats to
  IVZ.

5 Repeat this on the TDM page.

Now you have a contents file which you can always use no
matter whether FrameMaker would create contents files with TDM
or IVZ. Just put your contents file template into the same folder
of the book with its contents file. Then rename your template to
the name of the existing contents file. Update the book.

However, in my oppinion FrameMaker should be able to do such
a mapping (TDM <-> IVZ <-> TOC) internally. Let's see what we
get in version 10.

Best regards

Winfried

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> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Klaus Daube
> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 5:40 PM
> To: framers at omsys.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: TOC generation in multiple language environment
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> I came across the following situation (FM-9, but this does 
> not matter):
> 
> - A documentation company using the French version of FM has 
> developed 
> the
>   template and created documentation, for example, a maintenance 
> manual. 
>   Since they are `French? the template uses style names such as texte,
>   titre-1 and titre-2. The table of contents file is named xyzTDM.fm 
> and
>   the relevant style names are titre-1TDM and titre-2TDM (Table De
>   Mati?res).
> 
> - It is not a problem using the German version of FM to 
> maintain such a
>   book and re-generate the table of contents. Everything works fine.
> 
> - But when you use this `French? template for a new FM book, you are
>   not happy with the results when adding the table of contents to the 
> book. 
>   Although you set up the TOC file with suffix TDM, the existing style
>   names titre-1TDM and titre-2TDM are not used by the 
> process. Instead 
> new
>   style names titre-1IVZ and titre-2IVZ (InhaltsVerZeichnis) are 
> defined
>   and used for example in the reference page.
> 
> This seems to be a result of an early mislead localistion process 
> (similar
> to the attempt of MS to translate the macro language of Word, which
> created havoc).
> 
> How to get a correctly formatted table of contents with the German
> FrameMaker?
> 
> I see only this method:
> - Make a copy of the template and rename the 'automatic' 
> 'french' style
>   names to 'german' ones: titre-1TDM => titre-1IVZ
> - The flow on the reference page must be renamed from TDM to IVZ.
> - Build the book from this template
> - Insert a TOC using the 'german' suffix IVZ to avoid confusion. 
>   The process will use the 'german' styles titre-1IVZ etc. and the TOC
>   will be correctly formatted from the beginning.
> 
> Is this correct?
> I expected that the setting of the suffix would also influence the 
> naming
> of the automatically generated styles and reference page - but this is
> wishful thingking
> 
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Technical Communication Suite

[Richard Melanson]

I, too, am in the process of reviewing if it is worth it to upgrade to
the TCS. I have Framemaker 8. My initial impression is the TCS is not
stable. Thank you everyone for your input. 
Rick 

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Hi all,

I am interested in buying the Adobe Technical Communication Suite (TCS),
and was wondering if anyone had experience of upgrading to the TCS from
a previous version of FrameMaker.

I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does anyone know if
FM 9.0 will work with ePublisher 9.2?

If I buy an upgrade to TCS from Fm 7.2, can I continue to use FM 7.2 and
install the other components of the TCS? If I continue to use FM7.2, can
I use it with the Acrobat 9.0 Pro Extended in the TCS?

Thanks,

Edwin Tudsbery


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Technical Communication Suite

[Writer]

You cannot use FM 9 with ePub 9.2. Support for FM9 does not start until ePub 
2009.2.

Nadine

> I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does
> anyone know if
> FM 9.0 will work with ePublisher 9.2?

Technical Communication Suite

[Art Campbell]

However, you can use fm 7* with all TCS components, although as noted, your
old version of ePublisher doesn't support FM 9.

And in general, it's pretty stable, especially if you've applied all patches
and have a decent amount of RAM.

You may get more info if you post on the TCS User group list at
http://groups.google.com/group/TCS-Users?hl=en

Art Campbell
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redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
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On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Writer  wrote:

> You cannot use FM 9 with ePub 9.2. Support for FM9 does not start until
> ePub 2009.2.
>
> Nadine
>
> > I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does
> > anyone know if
> > FM 9.0 will work with ePublisher 9.2?
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Technical Communication Suite

[Jacob Schäffer]

We have several customers that jumped from 7.2 to 9.03 with very little
difficulty. 9.0 was a disaster, but if you patch up to 9.01, then 9.02 and
then 9.03 *before* loading old documents I don't think you will meet much
trouble (our customers work with *Structured* FrameMaker and don't use the
GUI much -- they primarily use automation and the publishing kernel).

Last week a 7.2 customer using CMYK TIFF images in a catalogue (7.449
images) had a problem because his printer implemented new Printing
Technology and therefore no longer accepted pre-separated PS or PDF files
for print (hmmm ... perhaps he didn't want pre-separated files because of
the extra work and added responsibility, but that's another story).

7.2 (Windows version) can NOT provide proper composite CMYK output in any
way; in addition, any version before 9.X simply destroy CMYK TIFF images on
composite output (and 9.X still does when you Print to PDF instead of using
the Save to PDF option, so please *use* the Save option if you possibly can
- and ignore what others have said about their preference for Print to PDF).

Play hazard and stay with pre-9.X versions or play safe and upgrade. That's
the plain and simple choice you have - if you have a realistic view on this
matter!

Best regards / Med venlig hilsen
Jacob Sch?ffer? |? Chief Developer
--
Grafikhuset (House of Graphics)
Paradis All? 22, Raml?se
DK-3200 Helsinge, Denmark
Phone: +45 4439 4400
Email: js at grafikhuset.dk
Web: www.grafikhuset.net

With Apologies to RJ - just can't quite feel the love or embrace this FM9 interface

[Huntley Eshenroder]

It seems to work for me. All of the files open and tabbed across the
top. Are you up-to-date on patches?

-Huntley



On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Chris Despopoulos
 wrote:
> Has *anybody* tried Open All Files in Book? ?Don't you get all the document 
> file windows nested within each other such that the 10th document file is a 
> slit of a page? ?(Or am I suffering hallucinations?) ?Doesn't anybody find 
> that a problem? ?Basically, it seems the new windowing paradigm isn't 
> completely under control. ?Are there plans to address that? ?And are there 
> plans to expose it in the API?

missing PDF chapter

[Art Campbell]

Have you applied the Microsoft XP hotfix for printer/PDF issues? But it's
not just a Frame fix, it's for all PDFs.
Because you didn't supply any system details, it's hard to know if it'd
would apply, but it's the first, basic step to establish a baseline

* http://support.microsoft.com/?id=952909 (Gives details on the Hotfix) *

* 
http://support.microsoft.com/Hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=952909=en-us(Direct
Download Link)"
*


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redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
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  DoD 358


On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Crimmin, Peter
wrote:

> Here's an interesting problem for any automap users out there:
>
> *   From FrameMaker, manually generate a book and create a PDF. No
> problems.
> *   From an Automap job, automatically create a PDF. One chapter
> goes missing in the PDF output. Instead, automap creates a MIF file with
> this naming fomat: MyFile.MIF.hex (where "hex" is a hex number of
> length=3).
>
> Previously, I discovered this error when the FM file contained a graphic
> pasted into an anchored frame (instead of imported by reference). But in
> this case, the missing chapter has no graphics whatsoever.
>
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With Apologies to RJ - just can't quite feel the love or embracethis FM9 interface

[John Sgammato]

I got stuck with that, too. It had a certain Art Deco geometric charm...
At first I did not like the tabs for each file, so I unchecked
File>Preferences>Interface>Documents>Open Documents as Tabs

Later, I wanted the tabs back, so I checked it again, but it didn't
convert the untabbed chapters back to the tabbed UI, I had to do it
myself.
I did it by dragging each file to a magic spot where the tabs belong,
and then dropping it when the magic blue line appeared. 

Good luck!
john


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Despopoulos
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To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: With Apologies to RJ - just can't quite feel the love or
embracethis FM9 interface

Has *anybody* tried Open All Files in Book?  Don't you get all the
document file windows nested within each other such that the 10th
document file is a slit of a page?  (Or am I suffering hallucinations?)
Doesn't anybody find that a problem?  Basically, it seems the new
windowing paradigm isn't completely under control.  Are there plans to
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FM9 UI modification: rows of tabs possible?

[Art Campbell]

Following up on a couple recent threads about the FM 9 interface:

The only really thing that I seriously hate is having to scroll back and
forth along a longish bar of open file tabs to find the window I want.
Has anyone figure out a way to control the tab bar so as to make them wrap?
So you can have several lines of tabs and that all files are visible?

Cheers,
Art

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  DoD 358

Posted how-to and RoboHelp 8 scripts for recreating FrameMaker warning/notes/tips paragraphs in TCS2

[RJ Jacquez]

Dear TCS2 Users,

Here's the full blog post: 
http://blogs.adobe.com/rjacquez/2009/11/using_scripting_in_robohelp_8.html

One of the most powerful new features in RoboHelp 8, which rarely gets 
mentioned, is the new Scripting engine, which Incidentally is the same 
scripting language also used in Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge, Soundbooth and 
other CS4 products

Put simply, the RoboHelp Scripting Language is a Javascript-based scripting 
language that exposes APIs to invoke most of the basic functionality of 
RoboHelp in an effort to automate complex or repetitive tasks.

For developing new scripts, all of our Adobe applications with scripting 
support use Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit CS4, which naturally ships with Adobe 
RoboHelp 8.

For more information about ExtendScript Toolkit CS4, please click 
HERE.

Here's a practical example of a RoboHelp 8 Script

A common question we hear from our Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 
customers is how do I recreate warning/tip/note tables created in FrameMaker in 
RoboHelp 8, where the images used are in the Reference Pages.

The following recording shows how two scripts can be used, based on the 
following two scenarios:

1.  If you use a two-cell table in FrameMaker.

2.  A slightly modified version if you use side-heads instead, to create 
warning/tip/note paragraphs.

To apply this to your documentation, please watch the recording in its entirety 
and at the end of it, you will have the ability to download both scripts and 
put them to work with your own FrameMaker files.

Sincerely,

RJ J?cquez
Senior Product Evangelist
Adobe Technical Communication Suite
Adobe eLearning Suite
http://blogs.adobe.com/rjacquez
Twitter: @rjacquez

Technical Communication Suite

[RJ Jacquez]

Hi Rick, I work for Adobe as an Evangelist for the Tech Comm Suite 2 and I can 
assure you that our Suite is extremely stable and I'd be happy to address any 
concerns you may have regarding any of the tools in the Suite and their 
integration.  Feel free to contact me directly offline at rjacquez at 
adobe.com. I extend the same to everyone else on this list.

Sincerely,

RJ J?cquez
Senior Product Evangelist
Adobe Technical Communication Suite 
Adobe eLearning Suite
http://blogs.adobe.com/rjacquez
Twitter: @rjacquez

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To: ETudsbery at cpaglobal.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Technical Communication Suite

I, too, am in the process of reviewing if it is worth it to upgrade to
the TCS. I have Framemaker 8. My initial impression is the TCS is not
stable. Thank you everyone for your input. 
Rick 

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Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 6:04 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Technical Communication Suite


Hi all,

I am interested in buying the Adobe Technical Communication Suite (TCS),
and was wondering if anyone had experience of upgrading to the TCS from
a previous version of FrameMaker.

I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does anyone know if
FM 9.0 will work with ePublisher 9.2?

If I buy an upgrade to TCS from Fm 7.2, can I continue to use FM 7.2 and
install the other components of the TCS? If I continue to use FM7.2, can
I use it with the Acrobat 9.0 Pro Extended in the TCS?

Thanks,

Edwin Tudsbery


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