RE: Text reflows when converting to PDF
Hi Ed, This may have been it! I had unchecked that system/document font box, but never expected that I would have to keep doing it. We'll have to see if it lasts the day or requires constant re-unchecking. The latest PDF looks exactly like the earlier print version and current screen view. I have also changed my Windows default printer to Adobe PDF; it remains to be seen what happens when I need to use a physical printer. Users shouldn't have to keep resetting this stuff. Ideally the choice should stick with the document, or at least the application should remember everything you set until you change it. Thanks for the tip! Best, Karen At 3:45 PM + 7/2/12, De Rosier, Edward wrote: Hi Karen, My writing group also prints from FrameMaker to PostScript and then distills to PDF. When you print from FrameMaker using the Adobe PDF printer, click the printer Setup button and then the Adobe PDF (printer) Properties button. In the Adobe PDF Document Properties dialog box, under the Adobe PDF Settings tab, a check box is available and states: Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts. I am using FrameMaker 9 and Acrobat 9 Pro. Each time I start FrameMaker for the day, I must uncheck that box the first time that I print to PostScript. For the rest of the day, FrameMaker and Adobe PDF printer remember my choice. In other applications (printing from Windows Outlook, for example), I need to uncheck that box every time I print with Adobe PDF printer. I do not know of any way to set the default to have that box unchecked. This is an annoyance in the current writing software within my work group. This is all speculation that your print sequence may include a change of fonts that may affect your text flow and word wrapping. That may not be your problem, but it is worth checking. Best Regards, Ed DeRosier MMD Technical Publications Anritsu Company Morgan Hill, California ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Text reflows when converting to PDF
De Rosier, Edward wrote: When you print from FrameMaker using the Adobe PDF printer, click the printer Setup button and then the Adobe PDF (printer) Properties button. In the Adobe PDF Document Properties dialog box, under the Adobe PDF Settings tab, a check box is available and states: Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts. I am using FrameMaker 9 and Acrobat 9 Pro. Each time I start FrameMaker for the day, I must uncheck that box the first time that I print to PostScript. For the rest of the day, FrameMaker and Adobe PDF printer remember my choice. In other applications (printing from Windows Outlook, for example), I need to uncheck that box every time I print with Adobe PDF printer. Karen Robbins replied: This may have been it! I had unchecked that system/document font box, but never expected that I would have to keep doing it. We'll have to see if it lasts the day or requires constant re-unchecking. The latest PDF looks exactly like the earlier print version and current screen view. There are two places (at least!) where that option can be set: -- The Adobe PDF Document Properties dialog (where you guys changed it via File Print Setup in FM). I believe that setting persists only during the current FM session. -- The Adobe PDF Printing Preferences dialog. This is the place where you make that setting the default so that it persists (so long as the setting in Document Properties doesn't override it). To change the latter: 1) Go to Start Devices and Printers (Win 7) or Start Printers and Faxes (Win XP). 2) Right-click Adobe PDF and select Printing Preferences. 3) On the Adobe PDF Settings tab of the Printing Preferences dialog, turn off Rely on system fonts only and click OK. Note: There have been a couple of times in the last six or so months when this option was mysteriously turned back on in the Printing Preferences dialog. I suspect the cause was an Acrobat update. I have also changed my Windows default printer to Adobe PDF; it remains to be seen what happens when I need to use a physical printer. Well, you'll have to select a different printer (which means, in most apps, you have to go to File Print instead of clicking a toolbar button). A better alternative, IMHO, is to install Sundorne's free SetPrint plugin (http://www.sundorne.com/FrameMaker/Freeware/setPrint.htm). It automatically makes Adobe PDF your printer in FM without requiring you to change your system default printer. Highly recommended -- and the price is right. :-) HTH! Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Text reflows when converting to PDF
Hi Karen, My writing group also prints from FrameMaker to PostScript and then distills to PDF. When you print from FrameMaker using the Adobe PDF printer, click the printer Setup button and then the Adobe PDF (printer) Properties button. In the Adobe PDF Document Properties dialog box, under the Adobe PDF Settings tab, a check box is available and states: Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts. I am using FrameMaker 9 and Acrobat 9 Pro. Each time I start FrameMaker for the day, I must uncheck that box the first time that I print to PostScript. For the rest of the day, FrameMaker and Adobe PDF printer remember my choice. In other applications (printing from Windows Outlook, for example), I need to uncheck that box every time I print with Adobe PDF printer. I do not know of any way to set the default to have that box unchecked. This is an annoyance in the current writing software within my work group. This is all speculation that your print sequence may include a change of fonts that may affect your text flow and word wrapping. That may not be your problem, but it is worth checking. Best Regards, Ed DeRosier MMD Technical Publications Anritsu Company Morgan Hill, California ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Text reflows when converting to PDF
Hi Ed, This may have been it! I had unchecked that system/document font box, but never expected that I would have to keep doing it. We'll have to see if it lasts the day or requires constant re-unchecking. The latest PDF looks exactly like the earlier print version and current screen view. I have also changed my Windows default printer to Adobe PDF; it remains to be seen what happens when I need to use a physical printer. Users shouldn't have to keep resetting this stuff. Ideally the choice should stick with the document, or at least the application should remember everything you set until you change it. Thanks for the tip! Best, Karen At 3:45 PM + 7/2/12, De Rosier, Edward wrote: >Hi Karen, > >My writing group also prints from FrameMaker to PostScript and then >distills to PDF. > >When you print from FrameMaker using the Adobe PDF printer, click >the printer Setup button and then the Adobe PDF (printer) Properties >button. In the "Adobe PDF Document Properties" dialog box, under >the "Adobe PDF Settings" tab, a check box is available and states: >Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts. > >I am using FrameMaker 9 and Acrobat 9 Pro. Each time I start >FrameMaker for the day, I must uncheck that box the first time that >I print to PostScript. For the rest of the day, FrameMaker and >Adobe PDF printer "remember" my choice. In other applications >(printing from Windows Outlook, for example), I need to uncheck that >box every time I print with Adobe PDF printer. > >I do not know of any way to set the default to have that box >unchecked. This is an annoyance in the current writing software >within my work group. > >This is all speculation that your print sequence may include a >change of fonts that may affect your text flow and word wrapping. >That may not be your problem, but it is worth checking. > >Best Regards, > >Ed DeRosier >MMD Technical Publications >Anritsu Company >Morgan Hill, California
Text reflows when converting to PDF
De Rosier, Edward wrote: >When you print from FrameMaker using the Adobe PDF printer, click >the printer Setup button and then the Adobe PDF (printer) Properties >button. In the "Adobe PDF Document Properties" dialog box, under >the "Adobe PDF Settings" tab, a check box is available and states: >Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts. > >I am using FrameMaker 9 and Acrobat 9 Pro. Each time I start >FrameMaker for the day, I must uncheck that box the first time that >I print to PostScript. For the rest of the day, FrameMaker and >Adobe PDF printer "remember" my choice. In other applications >(printing from Windows Outlook, for example), I need to uncheck that >box every time I print with Adobe PDF printer. Karen Robbins replied: > This may have been it! I had unchecked that system/document font box, > but never expected that I would have to keep doing it. We'll have to > see if it lasts the day or requires constant re-unchecking. The > latest PDF looks exactly like the earlier print version and current > screen view. There are two places (at least!) where that option can be set: -- The Adobe PDF Document Properties dialog (where you guys changed it via File > Print Setup in FM). I believe that setting persists only during the current FM session. -- The Adobe PDF Printing Preferences dialog. This is the place where you make that setting the default so that it persists (so long as the setting in Document Properties doesn't override it). To change the latter: 1) Go to Start > Devices and Printers (Win 7) or Start > Printers and Faxes (Win XP). 2) Right-click Adobe PDF and select Printing Preferences. 3) On the Adobe PDF Settings tab of the Printing Preferences dialog, turn off Rely on system fonts only and click OK. Note: There have been a couple of times in the last six or so months when this option was mysteriously turned back on in the Printing Preferences dialog. I suspect the cause was an Acrobat update. > I have also changed my Windows default printer to Adobe PDF; it > remains to be seen what happens when I need to use a physical printer. Well, you'll have to select a different printer (which means, in most apps, you have to go to File > Print instead of clicking a toolbar button). A better alternative, IMHO, is to install Sundorne's free SetPrint plugin (http://www.sundorne.com/FrameMaker/Freeware/setPrint.htm). It automatically makes Adobe PDF your printer in FM without requiring you to change your system default printer. Highly recommended -- and the price is right. :-) HTH! Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 --
Text reflows when converting to PDF
Hi Karen, My writing group also prints from FrameMaker to PostScript and then distills to PDF. When you print from FrameMaker using the Adobe PDF printer, click the printer Setup button and then the Adobe PDF (printer) Properties button. In the "Adobe PDF Document Properties" dialog box, under the "Adobe PDF Settings" tab, a check box is available and states: Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts. I am using FrameMaker 9 and Acrobat 9 Pro. Each time I start FrameMaker for the day, I must uncheck that box the first time that I print to PostScript. For the rest of the day, FrameMaker and Adobe PDF printer "remember" my choice. In other applications (printing from Windows Outlook, for example), I need to uncheck that box every time I print with Adobe PDF printer. I do not know of any way to set the default to have that box unchecked. This is an annoyance in the current writing software within my work group. This is all speculation that your print sequence may include a change of fonts that may affect your text flow and word wrapping. That may not be your problem, but it is worth checking. Best Regards, Ed DeRosier MMD Technical Publications Anritsu Company Morgan Hill, California
Unstructured to Structured: Question about retaining paragraph formats
Hello All, FM10 - We are converting an unstructured Frame file to Structured. Due to unfortunate circumstances, we are not able to use a conversion table (sigh). The issue is that during the hand tagging of this file, we have to wrap the text in the element tags in para tags to match the schema. When we wrap the text, we lose the paragraph's formatting properties. Everything turns to "body" and we have to reapply the format. We are able to manipulate the EDD somewhat but can't stray from the structure. We've looked at Read\Write rules but they don't appear to help in this case. We've also looked at using the "TextFormatRules, ElementPgfFormatTag" options but we have more than one paragraph style that goes to an individual element. Does anyone have any other ideas? BTW, everything works great when a new document is created using the template, EDD, etc. Thank you in advance! Sincerely, Lisa Freeman Publication Support Analyst E-mail: lfreeman at oneil.com<mailto:lfreeman at oneil.com> ** Confidentiality Notice The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and intended for use only by the person(s) or organization listed in the address. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender at O'Neil & Associates, Inc., immediately. Any copying, dissemination, or distribution of this communication, other than by the intended recipient, is strictly prohibited. ** -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120702/4cfba342/attachment.html>
Cleaning up color definitions
Anyone know of a tool that allows you to clean up color definitions like BookVars cleans up variables? Thank You, Gillian Flato Senior Content Developer Skype: Gillian.B.Flato Gillian.Flato at nexenta.com [Description: os-oct] -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120702/9dee0bdb/attachment.html> -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 80567 bytes Desc: image001.png URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120702/9dee0bdb/attachment.png>
Text reflows when converting to PDF
When you change to the non-PDF printer you will get a message saying that the text may reflow. But the thing to do when you want to print to the printer is just print to PDF and then send your PDF to the printer from Acrobat. That way you won't get any surprises. Craig -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Karen Robbins Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 1:46 PM To: De Rosier, Edward Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Text reflows when converting to PDF Hi Ed, This may have been it! I had unchecked that system/document font box, but never expected that I would have to keep doing it. We'll have to see if it lasts the day or requires constant re-unchecking. The latest PDF looks exactly like the earlier print version and current screen view. I have also changed my Windows default printer to Adobe PDF; it remains to be seen what happens when I need to use a physical printer. Users shouldn't have to keep resetting this stuff. Ideally the choice should stick with the document, or at least the application should remember everything you set until you change it. Thanks for the tip! Best, Karen At 3:45 PM + 7/2/12, De Rosier, Edward wrote: >Hi Karen, > >My writing group also prints from FrameMaker to PostScript and then >distills to PDF. > >When you print from FrameMaker using the Adobe PDF printer, click the >printer Setup button and then the Adobe PDF (printer) Properties >button. In the "Adobe PDF Document Properties" dialog box, under the >"Adobe PDF Settings" tab, a check box is available and states: >Rely on system fonts only; do not use document fonts. > >I am using FrameMaker 9 and Acrobat 9 Pro. Each time I start >FrameMaker for the day, I must uncheck that box the first time that I >print to PostScript. For the rest of the day, FrameMaker and Adobe PDF >printer "remember" my choice. In other applications (printing from >Windows Outlook, for example), I need to uncheck that box every time I >print with Adobe PDF printer. > >I do not know of any way to set the default to have that box unchecked. >This is an annoyance in the current writing software within my work >group. > >This is all speculation that your print sequence may include a change >of fonts that may affect your text flow and word wrapping. >That may not be your problem, but it is worth checking. > >Best Regards, > >Ed DeRosier >MMD Technical Publications >Anritsu Company >Morgan Hill, California ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as craigede at hotmail.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/craigede%40hotmail.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Using Extendscript to Set PDF Options in a FrameMaker Book
Hi all, With some extremely helpful pointers from Rick Quatro, I believe I have more or less figured out how this has to be done. The script would need to do this: 1. in the FM book, save each file to MIF. 2. add/modify MIF statements in the file. 3. save the file back to the FrameMaker format. For example, I have it figured out for the default PDF zoom level at least. I had to review the mif reference guide (could only find it for FM 8, any later guide out there?) and map that to the mif statements for FM 10 documents. They are similar to FM 8, but also slightly different. There's the following MIF document statements: In each document in the book, I need to set the above MIF statements. Then, the FM book will print the document to PDF, where the default zoom level is 125%. A big thanks to Rick on this one. Joe -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120702/ea42e827/attachment.html>
