Framemaker fields and Trados Translation Workbench

[Andersen, Verner Engell VEA]

Hi
I use FM8 and we are in the process of translating my Framemaker manual
into German via the Trados Transltion Workbench. Then, after translation
we find out that the conversion back to .mif isn't possible.

We find errors in Glossary fields and Index entry fields that are too
long. I have reduced the number of characters in those fields by
dividing index entries into several fields and shortening the glossary
explanaition fields.

Are there other ways to solve this issue?

Best regards,

Verner



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RE: Framemaker fields and Trados Translation Workbench

[Ann Zdunczyk]

Hi Verner,

The Rule is 256 characters. Your character strings cannot be longer that 256
characters. This goes for index entries, marker entries, text in the
autonumber area of the Paragraph tag. The best rule of thumb is only place
one entry per marker. Even though you can have more than one entry in a
marker you can run into problems when this is translated. If the entry does
grow past 256 character in the translation then your entry will be truncated
when it is pulled back into FrameMaker, or will not return at all. If you
have IXGen then you can use it to split markers that have multiple entries
into separate markers automatically.

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Subject: Framemaker fields and Trados Translation Workbench

Hi
I use FM8 and we are in the process of translating my Framemaker manual
into German via the Trados Transltion Workbench. Then, after translation
we find out that the conversion back to .mif isn't possible.

We find errors in Glossary fields and Index entry fields that are too
long. I have reduced the number of characters in those fields by
dividing index entries into several fields and shortening the glossary
explanaition fields.

Are there other ways to solve this issue?

Best regards,

Verner



Radiometer Medical ApS 
Akandevej 21 
2700 Bronshoj 
Denmark 
Phone: +45 38 27 38 27 
CVR: 27 50 91 85 
www.radiometer.com
For the latest trends in acute care testing, go to Radiometer's knowledge
site www.acutecaretesting.org





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Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Spectrum Writing]

All,

 

The name of the application for which I am currently developing a manual is
a hideous mix of upper and  lower case letters and numbers. (Marketing
really outdid themselves on this one.) Obviously, it's a PITA to type this
creature every time I need to use it , so I set it up as a variable and have
been inserting it when needed. Of course, the Special  Variable  option
requires me to scroll through a list of variables to find the one that I
want and that's not that efficient either.

 

Deep in the fuzzy recesses of my  mind,  I remember something about a nifty
little keyboard shortcut to use to insert a variable (compliments of Fred
Ridder or John Posada or Richard Combs - one of you FM gurus out there!) I
remember something about the list appearing in the bottom tray of the FM
window and you used this keyboard command to scroll through the list
onscreen and select the one that you want - does this even sound close or
right to what I remember?

 

Anyway, if y'all have the answer, it would be much appreciated.

 

TVB

 

Tammy Van Boening

Owner/Principal

Spectrum Writing, LLC

www.spectrumwritingllc.com

i...@spectrumwritingllc.com

 

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RE: Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Lief Erickson]

Ctrl+0.
Type the first letter of your variable.
Arrow down, if necessary.
Press Enter.

Smile that entering a variable is really quite easy.

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Subject: Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

All,

 

The name of the application for which I am currently developing a manual is
a hideous mix of upper and  lower case letters and numbers. (Marketing
really outdid themselves on this one.) Obviously, it's a PITA to type this
creature every time I need to use it , so I set it up as a variable and have
been inserting it when needed. Of course, the Special  Variable  option
requires me to scroll through a list of variables to find the one that I
want and that's not that efficient either.

 

Deep in the fuzzy recesses of my  mind,  I remember something about a nifty
little keyboard shortcut to use to insert a variable (compliments of Fred
Ridder or John Posada or Richard Combs - one of you FM gurus out there!) I
remember something about the list appearing in the bottom tray of the FM
window and you used this keyboard command to scroll through the list
onscreen and select the one that you want - does this even sound close or
right to what I remember?

 

Anyway, if y'all have the answer, it would be much appreciated.

 

TVB

 

Tammy Van Boening

Owner/Principal

Spectrum Writing, LLC

www.spectrumwritingllc.com

i...@spectrumwritingllc.com

 

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Re: Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Huntley Eshenroder]

You can also try EZVars, which provides a non-modal dialog box for
inserting variales. It isn't free, but it is cheap and EZ.

Don't remember the shortcut off the top of my head.

-Huntley



On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Spectrum Writing
i...@spectrumwritingllc.com wrote:
 All,



 The name of the application for which I am currently developing a manual is
 a hideous mix of upper and  lower case letters and numbers. (Marketing
 really outdid themselves on this one.) Obviously, it's a PITA to type this
 creature every time I need to use it , so I set it up as a variable and have
 been inserting it when needed. Of course, the Special  Variable  option
 requires me to scroll through a list of variables to find the one that I
 want and that's not that efficient either.



 Deep in the fuzzy recesses of my  mind,  I remember something about a nifty
 little keyboard shortcut to use to insert a variable (compliments of Fred
 Ridder or John Posada or Richard Combs - one of you FM gurus out there!) I
 remember something about the list appearing in the bottom tray of the FM
 window and you used this keyboard command to scroll through the list
 onscreen and select the one that you want - does this even sound close or
 right to what I remember?



 Anyway, if y'all have the answer, it would be much appreciated.



 TVB



 Tammy Van Boening

 Owner/Principal

 Spectrum Writing, LLC

 www.spectrumwritingllc.com

 i...@spectrumwritingllc.com



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RE: Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Combs, Richard]

Huntley Eshenroder wrote: 
 
 You can also try EZVars, which provides a non-modal dialog box for
 inserting variales. It isn't free, but it is cheap and EZ.

Lief provided the shortcut (Ctrl+0), but I'll second Huntley's recommendation 
of EZVars, which gives you a modeless dialog for picking vars (like the pgf and 
char catalogs) and other nifty features like converting existing instances of 
WeiRdCaPApp3 to a variable. Check it out at electropubs.com. 


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FW: [Free Framers] Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?/FM crashing when deleting multiple variables?

[Spectrum Writing]

 

 

thanks all for the responses. BTW, I wanted to delete some old variables
from this document, and when I tried to delete multiple variables before
saving the file, the file crashes - i.e., Special  Variables and scroll to
the user-defined variables portion of the list. Select a variable for
deletion and then click the Delete (Trash can) icon. Next user-defined
variable in  list is automatically  highlighted. Click the Delete icon.
After doing this for a few variables, BOOM, FM crashes. the only way I can
get around this - after I delete a variable, save the file, and THEN click
the Delete icon for the next selected variable in the list.

 

Major annoyance and not useful at all and I have noticed this behavior in
other pods that have the Delete option. has anybody else? If so, it's a yet
another bug in FM9 that didn't exist in previous versions.

 

TVB

 

Tammy Van Boening

Owner/Principal

Spectrum Writing, LLC

www.spectrumwritingllc.com

i...@spectrumwritingllc.com

 

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Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:52 PM
To: Free Framers Subscriber
Subject: [Free Framers] Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

 

All,

 

The name of the application for which I am currently developing a manual is
a hideous mix of upper and  lower case letters and numbers. (Marketing
really outdid themselves on this one.) Obviously, it's a PITA to type this
creature every time I need to use it , so I set it up as a variable and have
been inserting it when needed. Of course, the Special  Variable  option
requires me to scroll through a list of variables to find the one that I
want and that's not that efficient either.

 

Deep in the fuzzy recesses of my  mind,  I remember something about a nifty
little keyboard shortcut to use to insert a variable (compliments of Fred
Ridder or John Posada or Richard Combs - one of you FM gurus out there!) I
remember something about the list appearing in the bottom tray of the FM
window and you used this keyboard command to scroll through the list
onscreen and select the one that you want - does this even sound close or
right to what I remember?

 

Anyway, if y'all have the answer, it would be much appreciated.

 

TVB

 

Tammy Van Boening

Owner/Principal

Spectrum Writing, LLC

www.spectrumwritingllc.com

i...@spectrumwritingllc.com

 

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Re: Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Peter Gold]

Hi, Tammy:

It's a good idea to mention when you're cross-posting to multiple fora.

You want a quick shortcut, hence you need to start with the Escape key
and a q. Because you want a variable, you need to p. G So the
shortcut is: Escape q p (tap and release each key in sequence, case
matters.) Then type the first few letters of the variable's name; when
you see it in the tag information area, in the lower-left area of the
status bar, press Enter/Return to insert the variable.

Other quickies: Escape q then:

p for paragraph catalog
c for character catalog
C for Conditional text tags

Search Google and FrameMaker help for lists of popular and useful shortcuts.

Also, siliconprairiesoftware.com's autotext is an inexpensive and
useful keystroke saver.

HTH

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On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Spectrum Writing
i...@spectrumwritingllc.com wrote:
 All,



 The name of the application for which I am currently developing a manual is
 a hideous mix of upper and  lower case letters and numbers. (Marketing
 really outdid themselves on this one.) Obviously, it's a PITA to type this
 creature every time I need to use it , so I set it up as a variable and have
 been inserting it when needed. Of course, the Special  Variable  option
 requires me to scroll through a list of variables to find the one that I
 want and that's not that efficient either.



 Deep in the fuzzy recesses of my  mind,  I remember something about a nifty
 little keyboard shortcut to use to insert a variable (compliments of Fred
 Ridder or John Posada or Richard Combs - one of you FM gurus out there!) I
 remember something about the list appearing in the bottom tray of the FM
 window and you used this keyboard command to scroll through the list
 onscreen and select the one that you want - does this even sound close or
 right to what I remember?



 Anyway, if y'all have the answer, it would be much appreciated.



 TVB



 Tammy Van Boening

 Owner/Principal

 Spectrum Writing, LLC

 www.spectrumwritingllc.com

 i...@spectrumwritingllc.com



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Re: Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[John Posada]

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Lief Erickson
l...@networkinstruments.com wrote:
 Ctrl+0.
 Type the first letter of your variable.
 Arrow down, if necessary.
 Press Enter.

Correct

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RE: Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Combs, Richard]

Peter Gold wrote: 
 
 You want a quick shortcut, hence you need to start with the Escape key
 and a q. Because you want a variable, you need to p. G So the
 shortcut is: Escape q p snip

Nope, it's Esc q v. As you noted later Esc q p is for paragraphs. 

And in this case, it's not the _quick_ shortcut either -- Ctrl+0 is faster. :-)


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RE: Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Syed.Hosain]

I also endorse EZVars ... its ability to allow me search for and convert
existing text to a variable throughout a document makes it great! It is
my second most used FM add-on ... just after BookVars to manage all the
variables in the first place. :)

Z

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Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:09 PM
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Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com; Free Framers
Subject: RE: Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

Huntley Eshenroder wrote: 
 
 You can also try EZVars, which provides a non-modal dialog box for
 inserting variales. It isn't free, but it is cheap and EZ.

Lief provided the shortcut (Ctrl+0), but I'll second Huntley's
recommendation of EZVars, which gives you a modeless dialog for picking
vars (like the pgf and char catalogs) and other nifty features like
converting existing instances of WeiRdCaPApp3 to a variable. Check it
out at electropubs.com. 
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Re: Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Peter Gold]

Hi, Richard:

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Combs, Richard
richard.co...@polycom.com wrote:
 Peter Gold wrote:

 You want a quick shortcut, hence you need to start with the Escape key
 and a q. Because you want a variable, you need to p. G So the
 shortcut is: Escape q p snip

 Nope, it's Esc q v. As you noted later Esc q p is for paragraphs.

Ooops, good catch. I wasn't watching my p's and q's. Of course you're correct!

 And in this case, it's not the _quick_ shortcut either -- Ctrl+0 is faster. 
 :-)

I prefer the semi-mnemonic q shortcuts to the fully-arbitrary
Ctrl+number which I find often makes me question which application I'm
in, before I key it. From the swap of p and v you caught me on, you
can see I need all the help available.

Regards,

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Problems with updating unresolved internal xrefs in FrameMaker 7.2p158

[lsachs2]

Can someone on this list possibly explain why suddenly I'm not able to update 
unresolved internal cross-references with this version of FrameMaker? I can 
find unresolved external cross-referneces to other chapters, but not unresolved 
internal cross-references. As a result, I can't update a book file. All the 
chapters are open, of course. I'm using conditional text to generate two 
different versions of a book. 



Any suggestions would be appreciated, except telling me I need to upgrade 
FrameMaker. That's not an option for me. 



Thanks much for your help. 



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RE: Problems with updating unresolved internal xrefs in FrameMaker 7.2p158

[Lief Erickson]

Hi Linda--

Are any of the references to text that is hidden? If so, the x-ref will appear 
to be broken. It will resolve just fine when the text is showing, but as soon 
as you hide destination, the x-ref becomes unresolved. The solution is to 
either unhide the hidden text, or, more logically, hide the unresolved x-ref, 
since the text it is linking to is already hidden.

-Lief

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Can someone on this list possibly explain why suddenly I'm not able to update 
unresolved internal cross-references with this version of FrameMaker? I can 
find unresolved external cross-referneces to other chapters, but not unresolved 
internal cross-references. As a result, I can't update a book file. All the 
chapters are open, of course. I'm using conditional text to generate two 
different versions of a book. 



Any suggestions would be appreciated, except telling me I need to upgrade 
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Re: Problems with updating unresolved internal xrefs in FrameMaker 7.2p158

[Ankur Srivastava]

Have you checked the Master pages for unresolved xrefs ?

regards,
Ankur

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 Hi Linda--

 Are any of the references to text that is hidden? If so, the x-ref will
 appear to be broken. It will resolve just fine when the text is showing, but
 as soon as you hide destination, the x-ref becomes unresolved. The solution
 is to either unhide the hidden text, or, more logically, hide the unresolved
 x-ref, since the text it is linking to is already hidden.

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 Can someone on this list possibly explain why suddenly I'm not able to
 update unresolved internal cross-references with this version of FrameMaker?
 I can find unresolved external cross-referneces to other chapters, but not
 unresolved internal cross-references. As a result, I can't update a book
 file. All the chapters are open, of course. I'm using conditional text to
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FDK MinGW

[Andrey 'ABacus' Bondarenko]

Is it possible to compile FDK client with MinGW package? Does FM recognize it 
in run-time?


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Re: Problems with updating unresolved internal xrefs in FrameMaker 7.2p158

[Baruch Brodersen]

Hi Linda,
Both source and target cross references must share the same conditional text
tag or they will *report* as unresolved if either are hidden in the final
book. To see if there are really unresolved xrefs present (and not just
reported ones), add a list or index of unresolved cross references to your
book. You may get lots of unresolved xrefs in the book-generated error.log,
but none in your generated file. Go by the generated file. You might also
add a list or index of external cross references to see what's going on
there. If you have xrefs to files outside of your book path, you may have
problems. Xrefs to files outside your book in another directory path will
report as resolved if the path is good even though the files are not part of
your book. Frame can find those files. However, the hypertext link will not
work in the resultant PDF because those files are quite obviously not part
of your book.
Baruch Brodersen
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 1:22 AM, lsac...@comcast.net wrote:




 Can someone on this list possibly explain why suddenly I'm not able to
 update unresolved internal cross-references with this version of FrameMaker?
 I can find unresolved external cross-referneces to other chapters, but not
 unresolved internal cross-references. As a result, I can't update a book
 file. All the chapters are open, of course. I'm using conditional text to
 generate two different versions of a book.



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Variables in inset files viewed through container file

[Shlomo Perets]

Whitney,

You wrote:

...
>Inset file has <$filename> variable.
>
>Container file imports by reference.
>
>With "Retain Source's Formatting" the file name shown through the container
>is the name of the inset. Good. I want this file name to appear as-is.
>
>With "Reformat Using Current Document's Formats" the file name shown through
>the container is the name of the container file. Nope. I want this format
>control, but not that content, that file name. It's the name of the inset
>that I want to be visible.
>
>Doesn't look like a "format" difference, at least not in the visual sense.
>
>How do I make the inset file name from its <$filename> variable to appear
>through "Reformat Using Current Document's Formats" in the container file?
>Without structured FM? Without script? (Can consider both; looking cheaply
>first.)
...

"Use current document's formatting" applies to formats, including variables 
(both user and system variables).
To identify the inset in the container, the file name would have to be 
typed text, not a file name variable.

If you switch to "Retain Source's Formatting", you may create a utility 
book of all insets, and then use import formats to update formats in all 
insets.


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Framemaker fields and Trados Translation Workbench

[Andersen, Verner Engell VEA]

Hi
I use FM8 and we are in the process of translating my Framemaker manual
into German via the Trados Transltion Workbench. Then, after translation
we find out that the conversion back to .mif isn't possible.

We find errors in Glossary fields and Index entry fields that are too
long. I have reduced the number of characters in those fields by
dividing index entries into several fields and shortening the glossary
explanaition fields.

Are there other ways to solve this issue?

Best regards,

Verner



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Framemaker fields and Trados Translation Workbench

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Hi Verner,

The Rule is 256 characters. Your character strings cannot be longer that 256
characters. This goes for index entries, marker entries, text in the
autonumber area of the Paragraph tag. The best rule of thumb is only place
one entry per marker. Even though you can have more than one entry in a
marker you can run into problems when this is translated. If the entry does
grow past 256 character in the translation then your entry will be truncated
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Subject: Framemaker fields and Trados Translation Workbench

Hi
I use FM8 and we are in the process of translating my Framemaker manual
into German via the Trados Transltion Workbench. Then, after translation
we find out that the conversion back to .mif isn't possible.

We find errors in Glossary fields and Index entry fields that are too
long. I have reduced the number of characters in those fields by
dividing index entries into several fields and shortening the glossary
explanaition fields.

Are there other ways to solve this issue?

Best regards,

Verner



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Akandevej 21 
2700 Bronshoj 
Denmark 
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Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Spectrum Writing]

All,



The name of the application for which I am currently developing a manual is
a hideous mix of upper and  lower case letters and numbers. (Marketing
really outdid themselves on this one.) Obviously, it's a PITA to type this
creature every time I need to use it , so I set it up as a variable and have
been inserting it when needed. Of course, the Special > Variable  option
requires me to scroll through a list of variables to find the one that I
want and that's not that efficient either.



Deep in the fuzzy recesses of my  mind,  I remember something about a nifty
little keyboard shortcut to use to insert a variable (compliments of Fred
Ridder or John Posada or Richard Combs - one of you FM gurus out there!) I
remember something about the list appearing in the bottom tray of the FM
window and you used this keyboard command to scroll through the list
onscreen and select the one that you want - does this even sound close or
right to what I remember?



Anyway, if y'all have the answer, it would be much appreciated.



TVB



Tammy Van Boening

Owner/Principal

Spectrum Writing, LLC

www.spectrumwritingllc.com

info at spectrumwritingllc.com

Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Lief Erickson]

Ctrl+0.
Type the first letter of your variable.
Arrow down, if necessary.
Press Enter.

Smile that entering a variable is really quite easy.

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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Spectrum Writing
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 1:49 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com; Free Framers
Subject: Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

All,



The name of the application for which I am currently developing a manual is
a hideous mix of upper and  lower case letters and numbers. (Marketing
really outdid themselves on this one.) Obviously, it's a PITA to type this
creature every time I need to use it , so I set it up as a variable and have
been inserting it when needed. Of course, the Special > Variable  option
requires me to scroll through a list of variables to find the one that I
want and that's not that efficient either.



Deep in the fuzzy recesses of my  mind,  I remember something about a nifty
little keyboard shortcut to use to insert a variable (compliments of Fred
Ridder or John Posada or Richard Combs - one of you FM gurus out there!) I
remember something about the list appearing in the bottom tray of the FM
window and you used this keyboard command to scroll through the list
onscreen and select the one that you want - does this even sound close or
right to what I remember?



Anyway, if y'all have the answer, it would be much appreciated.



TVB



Tammy Van Boening

Owner/Principal

Spectrum Writing, LLC

www.spectrumwritingllc.com

info at spectrumwritingllc.com



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Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Huntley Eshenroder]

You can also try EZVars, which provides a non-modal dialog box for
inserting variales. It isn't free, but it is cheap and EZ.

Don't remember the shortcut off the top of my head.

-Huntley



On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Spectrum Writing
 wrote:
> All,
>
>
>
> The name of the application for which I am currently developing a manual is
> a hideous mix of upper and ?lower case letters and numbers. (Marketing
> really outdid themselves on this one.) Obviously, it's a PITA to type this
> creature every time I need to use it , so I set it up as a variable and have
> been inserting it when needed. Of course, the Special > Variable ?option
> requires me to scroll through a list of variables to find the one that I
> want and that's not that efficient either.
>
>
>
> Deep in the fuzzy recesses of my ?mind, ?I remember something about a nifty
> little keyboard shortcut to use to insert a variable (compliments of Fred
> Ridder or John Posada or Richard Combs - one of you FM gurus out there!) I
> remember something about the list appearing in the bottom tray of the FM
> window and you used this keyboard command to scroll through the list
> onscreen and select the one that you want - does this even sound close or
> right to what I remember?
>
>
>
> Anyway, if y'all have the answer, it would be much appreciated.
>
>
>
> TVB
>
>
>
> Tammy Van Boening
>
> Owner/Principal
>
> Spectrum Writing, LLC
>
> www.spectrumwritingllc.com
>
> info at spectrumwritingllc.com
>
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Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Combs, Richard]

Huntley Eshenroder wrote: 

> You can also try EZVars, which provides a non-modal dialog box for
> inserting variales. It isn't free, but it is cheap and EZ.

Lief provided the shortcut (Ctrl+0), but I'll second Huntley's recommendation 
of EZVars, which gives you a modeless dialog for picking vars (like the pgf and 
char catalogs) and other nifty features like converting existing instances of 
WeiRdCaPApp3 to a variable. Check it out at electropubs.com. 


Richard G. Combs
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FW: [Free Framers] Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?/FM crashing when deleting multiple variables?

[Spectrum Writing]

thanks all for the responses. BTW, I wanted to delete some old variables
from this document, and when I tried to delete multiple variables before
saving the file, the file crashes - i.e., Special > Variables and scroll to
the user-defined variables portion of the list. Select a variable for
deletion and then click the Delete (Trash can) icon. Next user-defined
variable in  list is automatically  highlighted. Click the Delete icon.
After doing this for a few variables, BOOM, FM crashes. the only way I can
get around this - after I delete a variable, save the file, and THEN click
the Delete icon for the next selected variable in the list.



Major annoyance and not useful at all and I have noticed this behavior in
other pods that have the Delete option. has anybody else? If so, it's a yet
another bug in FM9 that didn't exist in previous versions.



TVB



Tammy Van Boening

Owner/Principal

Spectrum Writing, LLC

www.spectrumwritingllc.com

info at spectrumwritingllc.com



From: Spectrum Writing [mailto:i...@spectrumwritingllc.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:52 PM
To: Free Framers Subscriber
Subject: [Free Framers] Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?



All,



The name of the application for which I am currently developing a manual is
a hideous mix of upper and  lower case letters and numbers. (Marketing
really outdid themselves on this one.) Obviously, it's a PITA to type this
creature every time I need to use it , so I set it up as a variable and have
been inserting it when needed. Of course, the Special > Variable  option
requires me to scroll through a list of variables to find the one that I
want and that's not that efficient either.



Deep in the fuzzy recesses of my  mind,  I remember something about a nifty
little keyboard shortcut to use to insert a variable (compliments of Fred
Ridder or John Posada or Richard Combs - one of you FM gurus out there!) I
remember something about the list appearing in the bottom tray of the FM
window and you used this keyboard command to scroll through the list
onscreen and select the one that you want - does this even sound close or
right to what I remember?



Anyway, if y'all have the answer, it would be much appreciated.



TVB



Tammy Van Boening

Owner/Principal

Spectrum Writing, LLC

www.spectrumwritingllc.com

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Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Peter Gold]

Hi, Tammy:

It's a good idea to mention when you're cross-posting to multiple fora.

You want a quick shortcut, hence you need to start with the Escape key
and a q. Because you want a variable, you need to p.  So the
shortcut is: Escape q p (tap and release each key in sequence, case
matters.) Then type the first few letters of the variable's name; when
you see it in the tag information area, in the lower-left area of the
status bar, press Enter/Return to insert the variable.

Other quickies: Escape q then:

p for paragraph catalog
c for character catalog
C for Conditional text tags

Search Google and FrameMaker help for lists of popular and useful shortcuts.

Also, siliconprairiesoftware.com's autotext is an inexpensive and
useful keystroke saver.

HTH

Regards,

Peter
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On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Spectrum Writing
 wrote:
> All,
>
>
>
> The name of the application for which I am currently developing a manual is
> a hideous mix of upper and ?lower case letters and numbers. (Marketing
> really outdid themselves on this one.) Obviously, it's a PITA to type this
> creature every time I need to use it , so I set it up as a variable and have
> been inserting it when needed. Of course, the Special > Variable ?option
> requires me to scroll through a list of variables to find the one that I
> want and that's not that efficient either.
>
>
>
> Deep in the fuzzy recesses of my ?mind, ?I remember something about a nifty
> little keyboard shortcut to use to insert a variable (compliments of Fred
> Ridder or John Posada or Richard Combs - one of you FM gurus out there!) I
> remember something about the list appearing in the bottom tray of the FM
> window and you used this keyboard command to scroll through the list
> onscreen and select the one that you want - does this even sound close or
> right to what I remember?
>
>
>
> Anyway, if y'all have the answer, it would be much appreciated.
>
>
>
> TVB
>
>
>
> Tammy Van Boening
>
> Owner/Principal
>
> Spectrum Writing, LLC
>
> www.spectrumwritingllc.com
>
> info at spectrumwritingllc.com
>
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Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[John Posada]

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Lief Erickson
 wrote:
> Ctrl+0.
> Type the first letter of your variable.
> Arrow down, if necessary.
> Press Enter.

Correct

-- 
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
NYMetro STC President

Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Combs, Richard]

Peter Gold wrote: 

> You want a quick shortcut, hence you need to start with the Escape key
> and a q. Because you want a variable, you need to p.  So the
> shortcut is: Escape q p 

Nope, it's Esc q v. As you noted later Esc q p is for paragraphs. 

And in this case, it's not the _quick_ shortcut either -- Ctrl+0 is faster. :-)


Richard G. Combs
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Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[syed.hos...@aeris.net]

I also endorse EZVars ... its ability to allow me search for and convert
existing text to a variable throughout a document makes it great! It is
my second most used FM add-on ... just after BookVars to manage all the
variables in the first place. :)

Z

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Richard
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:09 PM
To: Huntley Eshenroder; Spectrum Writing
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com; Free Framers
Subject: RE: Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

Huntley Eshenroder wrote: 

> You can also try EZVars, which provides a non-modal dialog box for
> inserting variales. It isn't free, but it is cheap and EZ.

Lief provided the shortcut (Ctrl+0), but I'll second Huntley's
recommendation of EZVars, which gives you a modeless dialog for picking
vars (like the pgf and char catalogs) and other nifty features like
converting existing instances of WeiRdCaPApp3 to a variable. Check it
out at electropubs.com. 

Keyboard shortcut control for inserting a variable?

[Peter Gold]

Hi, Richard:

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Combs, Richard
 wrote:
> Peter Gold wrote:
>
>> You want a quick shortcut, hence you need to start with the Escape key
>> and a q. Because you want a variable, you need to p.  So the
>> shortcut is: Escape q p 
>
> Nope, it's Esc q v. As you noted later Esc q p is for paragraphs.

Ooops, good catch. I wasn't watching my p's and q's. Of course you're correct!

> And in this case, it's not the _quick_ shortcut either -- Ctrl+0 is faster. 
> :-)

I prefer the semi-mnemonic q shortcuts to the fully-arbitrary
Ctrl+number which I find often makes me question which application I'm
in, before I key it. From the swap of p and v you caught me on, you
can see I need all the help available.

Regards,

Peter
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Problems with updating unresolved internal xrefs in FrameMaker 7.2p158

[lsac...@comcast.net]

Can someone on this list possibly explain why suddenly I'm not able to update 
unresolved internal cross-references with this version of FrameMaker? I can 
find unresolved external cross-referneces to other chapters, but not unresolved 
internal cross-references. As a result, I can't update a book file. All the 
chapters are open, of course. I'm using conditional text to generate two 
different versions of a book. 



Any suggestions would be appreciated, except telling me I need to upgrade 
FrameMaker. That's not an option for me. 



Thanks much for your help. 



Linda Sachs 

lsachs2 at comcast.net 

Problems with updating unresolved internal xrefs in FrameMaker 7.2p158

[Lief Erickson]

Hi Linda--

Are any of the references to text that is hidden? If so, the x-ref will appear 
to be broken. It will resolve just fine when the text is showing, but as soon 
as you hide destination, the x-ref becomes unresolved. The solution is to 
either unhide the hidden text, or, more logically, hide the unresolved x-ref, 
since the text it is linking to is already hidden.

-Lief

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Subject: Problems with updating unresolved internal xrefs in FrameMaker 7.2p158




Can someone on this list possibly explain why suddenly I'm not able to update 
unresolved internal cross-references with this version of FrameMaker? I can 
find unresolved external cross-referneces to other chapters, but not unresolved 
internal cross-references. As a result, I can't update a book file. All the 
chapters are open, of course. I'm using conditional text to generate two 
different versions of a book. 



Any suggestions would be appreciated, except telling me I need to upgrade 
FrameMaker. That's not an option for me. 



Thanks much for your help. 



Linda Sachs 

lsachs2 at comcast.net 
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