Re: Formatting in EDD
Hi Kristy, I have found Structured FM hard to tame in this way too. I have found that making Format Change Lists in the EDD itself and have the relevant element call the particular format from there never fails. Haven't tried this extensively in FM10, but it worked like a charm in 7.2. :-) The only thing you always have to check is if you are allowing options of fonts that some fonts don't have 'bold' as an option and then FM tries to force a 'bolded' instead which can give problems in a searchable pdf. But I guess you already know that. HTH, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson Iceland 2012/7/5 Kristy Nolan kristy.no...@wnco.com Hi guys! ** ** Frame 10, structured question. I am trying to clean up our EDD and can’t figure out how to designate some formatting. I have elements for Note, Caution, and Warning. Most of the formatting is fine (e.g., font, size, weight). However, the direction I have is single underline “Caution” and double underline “Warning.” Not the whole paragraph, just the term. I know how to do this if I go the style sheet route where I designate everything there. ** ** I tried creating character formats in the EDD – one for single and one for double underlines, but not working. May not even be on the right track there. ** ** Thoughts? ** ** Thanks! Kristy ** ** ** ** Kristy Nolan Manager, Flight Operations Central Publications HDQ-1CP Southwest Airlines 2702 Love Field Dr. Dallas, TX 75235 214-792-6142 ** ** ** ** -- * * CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE * This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message from your system. Thank you. * ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as bod...@gmail.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/bodvar%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried. -- Gilbert K. Chesterton image001.jpg___ 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: Variables pod problems
My understanding is that FM9 had some issues dealing with Win7. Upgrading is the solution, but in the meantime, you could try turning off the aero interface and see if that improves your FM issue. From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Tim Pann Sent: July-06-12 1:26 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Variables pod problems Windows 7 64 bit, Frame 9, just updated to latest version today. My Variables pod is fouled up. There is a white rectangle across all but the Insert and Create New buttons. Some of them still pop up tooltips on mouse over but some don't. On top of this, when I select a custom variable that I want to change and click the Edit button (based on the tool tip, I can't actually see the button), it takes me to the Add/Edit Variable pod, but the Name and Definition fields are blank. Combined, these two problems totally prevent me from making any changes to my variables. My other activated copy of Frame is on an XP machine (SP 3) and this problem doesn't occur there. It's not really an option, though, to do my work on that computer. Help? Thank you, Tim CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, or responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, any review, forwarding, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or any attachment(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately, and delete it and all attachments from your computer and network. ___ 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: Import PDF Comments
Lots of discussion of this on the forums - the key thing is that you have to make sure that you don't modify the FM doc after creating the review PDF, otherwise you can't import their comments back into FM. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: July-06-12 6:38 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Import PDF Comments I just noticed that command next to Import Formats. Anybody used it? ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as jeff.coatswo...@jonassoftware.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/jeff.coatsworth%40jonassoftware.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ 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: comparing variables in .fm files in FM10
I think he wants to compare first, before changing. This is another situation where scanning the file for the variable definitions via script is fairly easy. Powershell is slow but would work on Windows to scan the two mifs and spit out what each variable is defined as. Craig -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Writer Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 9:33 PM To: rebecca officer; Robert Lauriston; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: comparing variables in .fm files in FM10 Create a third, blank FM file with the correct variables set. Import the variables from that template into each of the two other FM files so that they are using the same variables. Nadine ___ 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: comparing variables in .fm files in FM10
This could work as a compare as well if you save the original file before the import and then do a file compare with the resulting file after import. Any changed variables would then be flagged so you could revert or otherwise alter them. Craig -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Writer Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 9:33 PM To: rebecca officer; Robert Lauriston; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: comparing variables in .fm files in FM10 Create a third, blank FM file with the correct variables set. Import the variables from that template into each of the two other FM files so that they are using the same variables. Nadine Robert Lauriston rob...@lauriston.com 7/07/12 09:06 I inherited this book so I don't know what kind of messes are lurking in the source, so I want to check that all the variables in two .fm files are the same before I modify one to update the other. The obvious thing seemed to be to bring up the Variables pod and switch between the two files to see if there are any differences, but (1) the pod can't be maximized, (2) at its maximum size it displays only about 2/3 of the variables, and (3) when I switch from one file to the other the pod scrolls back up to the top. (What idiot designed this?) Suggestions? I can use the Select: All Open Docs option, but the differences aren't as immediately apparent as switching between windows, so I'm afraid I'll miss something. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as rebecca.offi...@alliedtelesis.co.nz. 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/rebecca.officer%40a lliedtelesis.co.nz Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. 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. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as generic...@yahoo.ca. 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/generic668%40yahoo. ca Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as craig...@hotmail.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/craigede%40hotmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ 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: comparing variables in .fm files in FM10
I inherited this project and it'll take me a while to figure out what the correct variables are. In the meantime, I need to start updating it for the next release, and I have to avoid accidentally causing errors by overwriting inconsistently used variables. I have SnagIt so that's an option. On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Writer generic...@yahoo.ca wrote: Create a third, blank FM file with the correct variables set. Import the variables from that template into each of the two other FM files so that they are using the same variables. ___ 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: Cleaning up color definitions
George, It didn't work. I got an error message. -Gillian From: Georg Eck [mailto:e...@squidds.de] Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 12:14 AM To: Gillian Flato; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Cleaning up color definitions Hi Gillian, please test the feature: 'Formats' of TOOLBOX for FrameMaker 5 to 9 (www.toolboxforme.comhttp://www.toolboxforme.com) or Finalyser for FrameMaker 10 (www.finalyser-shop.comhttp://www.finalyser-shop.com) you can delete the unused colors. See online-help: http://www.finalyser.com/help/#page/Finalyser%2520Online-Help/formats.xml.07.1.html - Georg Your questions: Anyone know of a tool that allows you to clean up color definitions like BookVars cleans up variables? Thank You, Gillian Flato ___ 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: Comparing variables in FM files in FM10
Hello Robert, I have had the same problem often in the past, and one of the annoying things about the Variabled pod is that you cannot easily see whether or not a variable is actually used. The suggestions done so far on this list did not impress me at all, but give me a challenge and I will not rest until I have cooked something up. I wrote an ExtendScript that lists all user-defined variables in two files and writes a report as CSV textile, which can be opened and studied in Excel. With that you will be able to determine which variables need to be deleted, copied, imported and in which direction the copying should be done. The CSV lists all variable names and shows whether or not they are defined in both input files, how many times they are used in both input files and whether they have different values in the two files. If I had a little more time I would include a dialog with checkboxes and an option to cleanup both files automatically, but I do have some paid scripting work to do and deadlines coming up. If you are interested, send me an e-mail and I will send you the script. As FM10 includes ExtendScript out of the box, you do not need to install anything to run it. I will also see if Adobe wants to make the script available on their site somewhere. It might be handy for more Frame users in this world. Kind regards from Amsterdam JANG Communication Coaching - Copywriting - Consulting Amsterdam - Netherlands Tel. +31 20 755 8466 Cell +31 6 5478 1632 http://www.jang.nl Message: 1 Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:50:22 +1200 From: rebecca officer rebecca.offi...@alliedtelesis.co.nz To: Robert Lauriston rob...@lauriston.com, framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: comparing variables in .fm files in FM10 Message-ID: 4ffaa95e02380004a...@gwia.alliedtelesyn.co.nz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Take a screen snapshot of each variable pod and compare them from the snapshots. If you've got snagit, you can even use the scroll capture mode and get the whole pod in one snapshot. Cheers Rebecca Robert Lauriston rob...@lauriston.com 7/07/12 09:06 I inherited this book so I don't know what kind of messes are lurking in the source, so I want to check that all the variables in two .fm files are the same before I modify one to update the other. The obvious thing seemed to be to bring up the Variables pod and switch between the two files to see if there are any differences, but (1) the pod can't be maximized, (2) at its maximum size it displays only about 2/3 of the variables, and (3) when I switch from one file to the other the pod scrolls back up to the top. (What idiot designed this?) ___ 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: Cleaning up color definitions
Gillian Flato wrote: George, It didn't work. I got an error message. You're much more likely to get a helpful response if you begin with: It didn't work. I got the following error message: ... :-) 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: Another Year of HTML Mapping Page Woes
Book file must have been corrupted. I built a new book file--the documents inside were and are fine. The BookHTML reference page has appeared. I have hand-edited the first document's HTML mapping table, then copied it to that document's BookHTML table (it overflows the text box that's already as big as the page, but all the data is there even if I can't see it). Resulting HTML conversion works as expected. Woo-hoo! --Karen ___ 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.
comparing variables in .fm files in FM10
Take a screen snapshot of each variable pod and compare them from the snapshots. If you've got snagit, you can even use the scroll capture mode and get the whole pod in one snapshot. Cheers Rebecca >>> Robert Lauriston 7/07/12 09:06 >>> I inherited this book so I don't know what kind of messes are lurking in the source, so I want to check that all the variables in two .fm files are the same before I modify one to update the other. The obvious thing seemed to be to bring up the Variables pod and switch between the two files to see if there are any differences, but (1) the pod can't be maximized, (2) at its maximum size it displays only about 2/3 of the variables, and (3) when I switch from one file to the other the pod scrolls back up to the top. (What idiot designed this?) Suggestions? I can use the Select: All Open Docs option, but the differences aren't as immediately apparent as switching between windows, so I'm afraid I'll miss something. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as rebecca.officer at alliedtelesis.co.nz. 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/rebecca.officer%40alliedtelesis.co.nz Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. 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. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120709/16f43719/attachment.html>
Single sourcing from Frame and a wiki ... or something ...
I just want to say thank you to everyone who's replied, both on and off-list. I'll get back to people individually, and I'll write up a summary of the options for the list, once I've got them more sorted out! Cheers Rebecca 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. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120709/5ee40d55/attachment.html>
Formatting in EDD
Hi Kristy, I have found Structured FM hard to tame in this way too. I have found that making Format Change Lists in the EDD itself and have the relevant element call the particular format from there never fails. Haven't tried this extensively in FM10, but it worked like a charm in 7.2. :-) The only thing you always have to check is if you are allowing options of fonts that some fonts don't have 'bold' as an option and then FM tries to force a 'bolded' instead which can give problems in a searchable pdf. But I guess you already know that. HTH, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson Iceland 2012/7/5 Kristy Nolan > Hi guys! > > ** ** > > Frame 10, structured question. I am trying to clean up our EDD and can?t > figure out how to designate some formatting. I have elements for Note, > Caution, and Warning. Most of the formatting is fine (e.g., font, size, > weight). However, the direction I have is single underline ?Caution? and > double underline ?Warning.? Not the whole paragraph, just the term. I know > how to do this if I go the style sheet route where I designate everything > there. > > ** ** > > I tried creating character formats in the EDD ? one for single and one for > double underlines, but not working. May not even be on the right track > there. > > ** ** > > Thoughts? > > ** ** > > Thanks! > > Kristy > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Kristy Nolan > > Manager, Flight Operations > > Central Publications HDQ-1CP > > Southwest Airlines > > 2702 Love Field Dr. > > Dallas, TX 75235 > > 214-792-6142 > > ** ** > > ** ** > > -- > > * * > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE * > This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain > legally privileged and confidential information intended solely for the use > of the addressee. If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, > distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please > notify the sender immediately and delete this message from your system. > Thank you. * > > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as bodvar at gmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/bodvar%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > -- Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried. -- Gilbert K. Chesterton -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120709/f4b870f9/attachment.html> -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 12516 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120709/f4b870f9/attachment.jpe>
Variables pod problems
My understanding is that FM9 had some issues dealing with Win7. Upgrading is the solution, but in the meantime, you could try turning off the "aero" interface and see if that improves your FM issue. From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Tim Pann Sent: July-06-12 1:26 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Variables pod problems Windows 7 64 bit, Frame 9, just updated to latest version today. My Variables pod is fouled up. There is a white rectangle across all but the Insert and Create New buttons. Some of them still pop up tooltips on mouse over but some don't. On top of this, when I select a custom variable that I want to change and click the Edit button (based on the tool tip, I can't actually see the button), it takes me to the Add/Edit Variable pod, but the Name and Definition fields are blank. Combined, these two problems totally prevent me from making any changes to my variables. My other activated copy of Frame is on an XP machine (SP 3) and this problem doesn't occur there. It's not really an option, though, to do my work on that computer. Help? Thank you, Tim CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this message may be privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, or responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, any review, forwarding, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication or any attachment(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately, and delete it and all attachments from your computer and network. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120709/90b40f65/attachment.html>
Import PDF Comments
Lots of discussion of this on the forums - the key thing is that you have to make sure that you don't modify the FM doc after creating the review PDF, otherwise you can't import their comments back into FM. -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: July-06-12 6:38 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Import PDF Comments I just noticed that command next to Import Formats. Anybody used it? ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as jeff.coatsworth at jonassoftware.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/jeff.coatsworth%40jonassoftware.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
The results are in on the consumer opinions on product instructions
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comparing variables in .fm files in FM10
I think he wants to compare first, before changing. This is another situation where scanning the file for the variable definitions via script is fairly easy. Powershell is slow but would work on Windows to scan the two mifs and spit out what each variable is defined as. Craig -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Writer Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 9:33 PM To: rebecca officer; Robert Lauriston; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: comparing variables in .fm files in FM10 Create a third, blank FM file with the correct variables set. Import the variables from that template into each of the two other FM files so that they are using the same variables. Nadine
comparing variables in .fm files in FM10
This could work as a compare as well if you save the original file before the import and then do a file compare with the resulting file after import. Any changed variables would then be flagged so you could revert or otherwise alter them. Craig -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Writer Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2012 9:33 PM To: rebecca officer; Robert Lauriston; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: comparing variables in .fm files in FM10 Create a third, blank FM file with the correct variables set. Import the variables from that template into each of the two other FM files so that they are using the same variables. Nadine Robert Lauriston 7/07/12 09:06 >>> >I inherited this book so I don't know what kind of messes are lurking >in the source, so I want to check that all the variables in two .fm >files are the same before I modify one to update the other. > >The obvious thing seemed to be to bring up the Variables pod and switch >between the two files to see if there are any differences, but >(1) the pod can't be maximized, (2) at its maximum size it displays >only about 2/3 of the variables, and (3) when I switch from one file to >the other the pod scrolls back up to the top. (What idiot designed >this?) > >Suggestions? I can use the Select: All Open Docs option, but the >differences aren't as immediately apparent as switching between >windows, so I'm afraid I'll miss something. >___ > > >You are currently subscribed to framers as rebecca.officer at alliedtelesis.co.nz. > >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/rebecca.officer%40a >lliedtelesis.co.nz > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > >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. >___ > > >You are currently subscribed to framers as generic668 at yahoo.ca. > >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/generic668%40yahoo. >ca > >Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > > ___ 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.
comparing variables in .fm files in FM10
I inherited this project and it'll take me a while to figure out what the correct variables are. In the meantime, I need to start updating it for the next release, and I have to avoid accidentally causing errors by overwriting inconsistently used variables. I have SnagIt so that's an option. On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Writer wrote: > Create a third, blank FM file with the correct variables set. Import the > variables from that template into each of the two other FM files so that they > are using the same variables.
Cleaning up color definitions
George, It didn't work. I got an error message. -Gillian From: Georg Eck [mailto:e...@squidds.de] Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 12:14 AM To: Gillian Flato; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Cleaning up color definitions Hi Gillian, please test the feature: 'Formats' of TOOLBOX for FrameMaker 5 to 9 (www.toolboxforme.com<http://www.toolboxforme.com>) or Finalyser for FrameMaker 10 (www.finalyser-shop.com<http://www.finalyser-shop.com>) you can delete the unused colors. See online-help: http://www.finalyser.com/help/#page/Finalyser%2520Online-Help/formats.xml.07.1.html - Georg Your questions: Anyone know of a tool that allows you to clean up color definitions like BookVars cleans up variables? Thank You, Gillian Flato -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120709/69b40086/attachment.html>
Comparing variables in FM files in FM10
Hello Robert, I have had the same problem often in the past, and one of the annoying things about the Variabled pod is that you cannot easily see whether or not a variable is actually used. The suggestions done so far on this list did not impress me at all, but give me a challenge and I will not rest until I have cooked something up. I wrote an ExtendScript that lists all user-defined variables in two files and writes a report as CSV textile, which can be opened and studied in Excel. With that you will be able to determine which variables need to be deleted, copied, imported and in which direction the copying should be done. The CSV lists all variable names and shows whether or not they are defined in both input files, how many times they are used in both input files and whether they have different values in the two files. If I had a little more time I would include a dialog with checkboxes and an option to cleanup both files automatically, but I do have some paid scripting work to do and deadlines coming up. If you are interested, send me an e-mail and I will send you the script. As FM10 includes ExtendScript out of the box, you do not need to install anything to run it. I will also see if Adobe wants to make the script available on their site somewhere. It might be handy for more Frame users in this world. Kind regards from Amsterdam JANG Communication Coaching - Copywriting - Consulting Amsterdam - Netherlands Tel. +31 20 755 8466 Cell +31 6 5478 1632 http://www.jang.nl > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:50:22 +1200 > From: "rebecca officer" > To: "Robert Lauriston" , > > Subject: Re: comparing variables in .fm files in FM10 > Message-ID: <4FFAA95E02380004AF94 at gwia.alliedtelesyn.co.nz> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Take a screen snapshot of each variable pod and compare them from the > snapshots. If you've got snagit, you can even use the scroll capture mode and > get the whole pod in one snapshot. > > Cheers > Rebecca > > Robert Lauriston 7/07/12 09:06 >>> > I inherited this book so I don't know what kind of messes are lurking > in the source, so I want to check that all the variables in two .fm > files are the same before I modify one to update the other. > > The obvious thing seemed to be to bring up the Variables pod and > switch between the two files to see if there are any differences, but > (1) the pod can't be maximized, (2) at its maximum size it displays > only about 2/3 of the variables, and (3) when I switch from one file > to the other the pod scrolls back up to the top. (What idiot designed > this?) >
Cleaning up color definitions
Gillian Flato wrote: > George, > > It didn't work. I got an error message. You're much more likely to get a helpful response if you begin with: "It didn't work. I got the following error message: ..." :-) Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 --
Another Year of HTML Mapping Page Woes
Book file must have been corrupted. I built a new book file--the documents inside were and are fine. The BookHTML reference page has appeared. I have hand-edited the first document's HTML mapping table, then copied it to that document's BookHTML table (it overflows the text box that's already as big as the page, but all the data is there even if I can't see it). Resulting HTML conversion works as expected. Woo-hoo! --Karen
