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RE: comprehensive list of causes of blank pages?
Dunno if this is comprehensive, but at least it's a start. Blank pages at any position: - Manual page break - Page break in paragraph format or as paragraph override, or start: top of page setting - Table or graphic frame anchors (set to 'below current line', if the table/figure is large enough that the table and anchor, plus any paragraphs with 'keep with next' settings above the anchor, don't fit on the page) - tables/graphic frames that are too large to fit on a page - Tables with too-greedy Keep with next/previous settings - Tables with straddled columns - pages with disconnected text frames (or no body text frame at all) Blank pages at the start or end of a chapter: - rightclick chapter in book-Pagination-Make page count odd/even (can add empty page at end of chapter) - rightclick chapter in book-Pagination- 1st page side (can add empty page at start of chapter) - Page break in paragraph format or as paragraph override, or start: top of page setting Kind regards, Harro de Jong Technical Writer Triview Technical Communication Head Office: Nieuweweg 91b, 3765GC Soest, The Netherlands UK Office: 11 Tamworth Road, Staffordshire WS14 9EY, Lichfield - UK Phone: +31 (0)35 602 9696 (menu 221) | Mobile: 06 5473 4783 mailto:harro.dej...@triviewgroup.com | www.triviewgroup.com From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] on behalf of Robert Lauriston [rob...@lauriston.com] Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 20:50 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: comprehensive list of causes of blank pages? Does anyone have a comprehensive list of the three? five? FM settings that can cause blank pages? Every once in a while I need to clean them out of an inherited document but I always forget to make a list. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as harro.dej...@triviewgroup.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/harro.dejong%40triviewgroup.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.
Finding overrides in Framemaker files
Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that overrides to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in the Information Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for a client using a 15 year old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't have an option to change that right now. In the tool that I use, ePublisher, reports are generated including a Styles report that specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an override to them. This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the Framemaker source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, or is there a way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do this? Thanks, TVB ___ 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: Finding overrides in Framemaker files
On 22/01/2013 3:13 PM, Tammy Van Boening wrote: Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that overrides to paragraph stylesin a fileare marked with an asteriskin the Information Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for a client using a 15 year old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't have an option to change that right now. In the tool that I use, ePublisher, reports are generated including a Styles report that specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an override to them. This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for many reasonsbut I stillneed tobe able to find overrides in the Framemaker source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, or is there a way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do this? Thanks, Free from Chris Despopoulos: http://www.cudspan.net/plugins/ http://www.cudspan.net/plugins/tools/10/HuntOverrides.zip HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com ___ 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: Finding overrides in Framemaker files
Tammy Van Boening wrote: Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that overrides to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in the Information Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for a client using a 15 year old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't have an option to change that right now. In the tool that I use, ePublisher, reports are generated including a Styles report that specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an override to them. This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the Framemaker source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, or is there a way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do this? In addition to Stuart's suggestion, I can recommend Silicon Prarie's very reasonable Paragraph Tools and Character Tools plugins for this and many other tasks (siliconprairiesoftware.com). But if you're in a hurry and not afraid of removing all overrides in a file without regard for the consequences, do the following: 1) Ensure that you have a file whose pgf catalog (and anything else you want to unify) has the definitions you want all the chapters to use. 2) In the book window, select all the chapters and select File Import Formats. 3) In the dialog box, set Import from Document to the file with the correct definitions and under Import and Update, select what you want to update. 4) Under While Updating, Remove, select Other Format/Layout Overrides and click Import. 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: Finding overrides in Framemaker files
Thanks Richard. -Original Message- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:49 PM To: Tammy Van Boening; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Finding overrides in Framemaker files Tammy Van Boening wrote: Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that overrides to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in the Information Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for a client using a 15 year old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't have an option to change that right now. In the tool that I use, ePublisher, reports are generated including a Styles report that specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an override to them. This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the Framemaker source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, or is there a way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do this? In addition to Stuart's suggestion, I can recommend Silicon Prarie's very reasonable Paragraph Tools and Character Tools plugins for this and many other tasks (siliconprairiesoftware.com). But if you're in a hurry and not afraid of removing all overrides in a file without regard for the consequences, do the following: 1) Ensure that you have a file whose pgf catalog (and anything else you want to unify) has the definitions you want all the chapters to use. 2) In the book window, select all the chapters and select File Import Formats. 3) In the dialog box, set Import from Document to the file with the correct definitions and under Import and Update, select what you want to update. 4) Under While Updating, Remove, select Other Format/Layout Overrides and click Import. 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: Finding overrides in Framemaker files
FM also provides the ability to search for character/paragraph/table format overrides in the Find/Change dialog box (that is, CTRL + F). Those options are at the bottom of the Find list. Richard, do those tools provide something extra to the FM functionality? Nadine From: Combs, Richard richard.co...@polycom.com To: Tammy Van Boening tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:48:47 PM Subject: RE: Finding overrides in Framemaker files Tammy Van Boening wrote: Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that overrides to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in the Information Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for a client using a 15 year old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't have an option to change that right now. In the tool that I use, ePublisher, reports are generated including a Styles report that specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an override to them. This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the Framemaker source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, or is there a way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do this? In addition to Stuart's suggestion, I can recommend Silicon Prarie's very reasonable Paragraph Tools and Character Tools plugins for this and many other tasks (siliconprairiesoftware.com). But if you're in a hurry and not afraid of removing all overrides in a file without regard for the consequences, do the following: 1) Ensure that you have a file whose pgf catalog (and anything else you want to unify) has the definitions you want all the chapters to use. 2) In the book window, select all the chapters and select File Import Formats. 3) In the dialog box, set Import from Document to the file with the correct definitions and under Import and Update, select what you want to update. 4) Under While Updating, Remove, select Other Format/Layout Overrides and click Import. 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 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 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: comprehensive list of causes of blank pages?
On 22/01/2013 4:41 AM, Harro de Jong wrote: Dunno if this is comprehensive, but at least it's a start. Blank pages at any position: - Manual page break - Page break in paragraph format or as paragraph override, or start: top of page setting - Table or graphic frame anchors (set to 'below current line', if the table/figure is large enough that the table and anchor, plus any paragraphs with 'keep with next' settings above the anchor, don't fit on the page) - tables/graphic frames that are too large to fit on a page - Tables with too-greedy Keep with next/previous settings - Tables with straddled columns - pages with disconnected text frames (or no body text frame at all) Blank pages at the start or end of a chapter: - rightclick chapter in book-Pagination-Make page count odd/even (can add empty page at end of chapter) - rightclick chapter in book-Pagination- 1st page side (can add empty page at start of chapter) - Page break in paragraph format or as paragraph override, or start: top of page setting And if Pagination is set to Double-sided, even with Delete Empty Pages before saving, you may get an empty page if the following file in the book is set to anything other than Next Available. s. -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com ___ 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: Finding overrides in Framemaker files
Craig, Yep, like you, I have mixed luck w/ the remove override option being automatically selected. I can't figure out why it works sometimes and not others. At this point, just finding them is the start that I need and I can go from there. Thanks everyone who responded. I appreciate the professional courtesy and consideration. TVB From: Craig Ede [mailto:craig...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 2:09 PM To: tamm...@spectrumwritingllc.com; framers Subject: RE: Finding overrides in Framemaker files Tammy, In FM 10 (and 11) you can use the find/change function by selecting Find Paragraph Format Override from the drop-down list. There are also drop down selections for Character Format Override and Table Format Override as well. I've had mixed luck with the remove override option that is automatically selected in the replace selection for all these, but it does find all the overrides so you can fix them. If your goal is only to catalog them, this is of little help if there are many overrides. Maybe someone has already suggested this. Craig Tammy Van Boening wrote: Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that overrides to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in the Information Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for a client using a 15 year old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't have an option to change that right now. In the tool that I use, ePublisher, reports are generated including a Styles report that specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an override to them. This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the Framemaker source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, or is there a way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do 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: Finding overrides in Framemaker files
Writer wrote: FM also provides the ability to search for character/paragraph/table format overrides in the Find/Change dialog box (that is, CTRL + F). Those options are at the bottom of the Find list. Richard, do those tools provide something extra to the FM functionality? Although I have TCS 3 and have used FM 10 for a few tasks, my primary tool is still FM 7.2. I hadn't even noticed those new options in the Find list. That's nice, thanks for pointing it out. But the Silicon Prairie tools offer significantly more functionality and IMO are well worth the modest cost. Check out the brief descriptions here: http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/Products.html 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: Finding overrides in Framemaker files
Writer wrote: FM also provides the ability to search for character/paragraph/table format overrides in the Find/Change dialog box (that is, CTRL + F). Those options are at the bottom of the Find list. Richard, do those tools provide something extra to the FM functionality? Although I have TCS 3 and have used FM 10 for a few tasks, my primary tool is still FM 7.2. I hadn't even noticed those new options in the Find list. That's nice, thanks for pointing it out. But the Silicon Prairie tools offer significantly more functionality and IMO are well worth the modest cost. Check out the brief descriptions here: http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/Products.html Okey dokey. Thanks, 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: Finding overrides in Framemaker files
Tammy, In FM 10 (and 11) you can use the find/change function by selecting Find Paragraph Format Override from the drop-down list. There are also drop down selections for Character Format Override and Table Format Override as well. I've had mixed luck with the remove override option that is automatically selected in the replace selection for all these, but it does find all the overrides so you can fix them. If your goal is only to catalog them, this is of little help if there are many overrides. Maybe someone has already suggested this. Craig Tammy Van Boening wrote: Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that overrides to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in the Information Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for a client using a 15 year old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't have an option to change that right now. In the tool that I use, ePublisher, reports are generated including a Styles report that specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an override to them. This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the Framemaker source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, or is there a way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do 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.
Free webinar Feb 5 at 9am Pac
Clear Writing: Simple steps to make your communication clear Feb 5 at 9am Pac https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/721326694 Good communication starts with clear writing. Regardless of what you're writing, people need to understand what you're trying to say. In this one hour webinar, learn specific steps and actions to make your writing clearer and convey your powerful message. You'll leave with 10 simple actions you can apply to your writing today. Your message will be clearer and easier to understand. Do yourself a favor - if you work with someone who could use some written communication tips, send this on to them and ask them to sign up. This will help them - I promise. https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/721326694 The webinar will be recorded, making the webinar available to you, even if the time does not work for you. To automatically get the link to the recording the next day, sign up as tho you were going to attend live. sharon Sharon Burton 951-369-8590 www.sharonburton.com Twitter: sharonburton Author of 8 Steps to Amazing Webinars, available on Amazon and bn.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130122/f0dd8535/attachment.html>
comprehensive list of causes of blank pages?
Dunno if this is comprehensive, but at least it's a start. Blank pages at any position: - Manual page break - Page break in paragraph format or as paragraph override, or start: top of page setting - Table or graphic frame anchors (set to 'below current line', if the table/figure is large enough that the table and anchor, plus any paragraphs with 'keep with next' settings above the anchor, don't fit on the page) - tables/graphic frames that are too large to fit on a page - Tables with too-greedy Keep with next/previous settings - Tables with straddled columns - pages with disconnected text frames (or no body text frame at all) Blank pages at the start or end of a chapter: - rightclick chapter in book->Pagination->Make page count odd/even (can add empty page at end of chapter) - rightclick chapter in book->Pagination-> 1st page side (can add empty page at start of chapter) - Page break in paragraph format or as paragraph override, or start: top of page setting Kind regards, Harro de Jong Technical Writer Triview Technical Communication Head Office: Nieuweweg 91b, 3765GC Soest, The Netherlands UK Office: 11 Tamworth Road, Staffordshire WS14 9EY, Lichfield - UK Phone: +31 (0)35 602 9696 (menu 221) | Mobile: 06 5473 4783 mailto:Harro.deJong at triviewgroup.com | www.triviewgroup.com From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] on behalf of Robert Lauriston [rob...@lauriston.com] Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 20:50 To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: comprehensive list of causes of blank pages? Does anyone have a comprehensive list of the three? five? FM settings that can cause blank pages? Every once in a while I need to clean them out of an inherited document but I always forget to make a list. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as harro.dejong at triviewgroup.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/harro.dejong%40triviewgroup.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Finding overrides in Framemaker files
Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that overrides to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in the Information Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for a client using a 15 year old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't have an option to change that right now. In the tool that I use, ePublisher, reports are generated including a Styles report that specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an override to them. This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the Framemaker source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, or is there a way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do this? Thanks, TVB -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130122/bf5a70db/attachment.html>
Finding overrides in Framemaker files
On 22/01/2013 3:13 PM, Tammy Van Boening wrote: > Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. > > I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that > overrides to paragraph stylesin a fileare marked with an asteriskin the > Information Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for a > client using a 15 year old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't have an > option to change that right now. In the tool that I use, ePublisher, > reports are generated including a Styles report that specifically lists > all paragraph tags that have an override to them. This report, however, > is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for many reasonsbut I > stillneed tobe able to find overrides in the Framemaker source files. Is > there a script that is available to do this, or is there a way to use > FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do this? > > Thanks, > Free from Chris Despopoulos: http://www.cudspan.net/plugins/ http://www.cudspan.net/plugins/tools/10/HuntOverrides.zip HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com
Finding overrides in Framemaker files
Tammy Van Boening wrote: > Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. > I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that overrides > to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in the Information > Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for a client using a 15 year > old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't have an option to change that right > now. In the tool that I use, ePublisher, reports are generated including a > Styles report that specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an override > to them. This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for > many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the Framemaker > source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, or is there a > way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do this? In addition to Stuart's suggestion, I can recommend Silicon Prarie's very reasonable Paragraph Tools and Character Tools plugins for this and many other tasks (siliconprairiesoftware.com). But if you're in a hurry and not afraid of removing all overrides in a file without regard for the consequences, do the following: 1) Ensure that you have a file whose pgf catalog (and anything else you want to "unify") has the definitions you want all the chapters to use. 2) In the book window, select all the chapters and select File > Import > Formats. 3) In the dialog box, set Import from Document to the file with the correct definitions and under Import and Update, select what you want to update. 4) Under While Updating, Remove, select Other Format/Layout Overrides and click Import. HTH! Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 --
Finding overrides in Framemaker files
Thanks Richard. -Original Message- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 1:49 PM To: Tammy Van Boening; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Finding overrides in Framemaker files Tammy Van Boening wrote: > Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. > I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that > overrides to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in > the Information Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for > a client using a 15 year old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't > have an option to change that right now. In the tool that I use, > ePublisher, reports are generated including a Styles report that > specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an override to them. > This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for > many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the > Framemaker source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, or is there a way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do this? In addition to Stuart's suggestion, I can recommend Silicon Prarie's very reasonable Paragraph Tools and Character Tools plugins for this and many other tasks (siliconprairiesoftware.com). But if you're in a hurry and not afraid of removing all overrides in a file without regard for the consequences, do the following: 1) Ensure that you have a file whose pgf catalog (and anything else you want to "unify") has the definitions you want all the chapters to use. 2) In the book window, select all the chapters and select File > Import > Formats. 3) In the dialog box, set Import from Document to the file with the correct definitions and under Import and Update, select what you want to update. 4) Under While Updating, Remove, select Other Format/Layout Overrides and click Import. HTH! Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 --
Finding overrides in Framemaker files
FM also provides the ability to search for character/paragraph/table format overrides in the Find/Change dialog box (that is, CTRL + F). Those options are at the bottom of the Find list.? Richard, do those tools provide something extra to the FM functionality? Nadine > > From: "Combs, Richard" >To: Tammy Van Boening ; "framers at >lists.frameusers.com" >Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:48:47 PM >Subject: RE: Finding overrides in Framemaker files > >Tammy Van Boening wrote: > >> Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. >> I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that overrides >> to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in the Information >> Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for a client using a 15 >> year >> old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't have an option to change that right >> now. In the tool that I use, ePublisher, reports are generated including a >> Styles report that specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an >> override >> to them. This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for >> many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the Framemaker >> source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, or is there a >> way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do this? > >In addition to Stuart's suggestion, I can recommend Silicon Prarie's very >reasonable Paragraph Tools and Character Tools plugins for this and many other >tasks (siliconprairiesoftware.com). > >But if you're in a hurry and not afraid of removing all overrides in a file >without regard for the consequences, do the following: > >1) Ensure that you have a file whose pgf catalog (and anything else you want >to "unify") has the definitions you want all the chapters to use. >2) In the book window, select all the chapters and select File > Import > >Formats. >3) In the dialog box, set Import from Document to the file with the correct >definitions and under Import and Update, select what you want to update. >4) Under While Updating, Remove, select Other Format/Layout Overrides and >click Import. > >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 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. > > >
comprehensive list of causes of blank pages?
On 22/01/2013 4:41 AM, Harro de Jong wrote: > Dunno if this is comprehensive, but at least it's a start. > > Blank pages at any position: > - Manual page break > - Page break in paragraph format or as paragraph override, or start: top of > page setting > - Table or graphic frame anchors (set to 'below current line', if the > table/figure is large enough that the table and anchor, plus any paragraphs > with 'keep with next' settings above the anchor, don't fit on the page) > - tables/graphic frames that are too large to fit on a page > - Tables with too-greedy Keep with next/previous settings > - Tables with straddled columns > - pages with disconnected text frames (or no body text frame at all) > > Blank pages at the start or end of a chapter: > - rightclick chapter in book->Pagination->Make page count odd/even (can add > empty page at end of chapter) > - rightclick chapter in book->Pagination-> 1st page side (can add empty page > at start of chapter) > - Page break in paragraph format or as paragraph override, or start: top of > page setting > And if Pagination is set to Double-sided, even with Delete Empty Pages before saving, you may get an empty page if the following file in the book is set to anything other than Next Available. s. -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com
Finding overrides in Framemaker files
Craig, Yep, like you, I have mixed luck w/ the remove override option being automatically selected. I can't figure out why it works sometimes and not others. At this point, just finding them is the start that I need and I can go from there. Thanks everyone who responded. I appreciate the professional courtesy and consideration. TVB From: Craig Ede [mailto:craig...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 2:09 PM To: tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com; framers Subject: RE: Finding overrides in Framemaker files Tammy, In FM 10 (and 11) you can use the find/change function by selecting Find > Paragraph Format Override from the drop-down list. There are also drop down selections for Character Format Override and Table Format Override as well. I've had mixed luck with the remove override option that is automatically selected in the replace selection for all these, but it does find all the overrides so you can fix them. If your goal is only to catalog them, this is of little help if there are many overrides. Maybe someone has already suggested this. Craig > Tammy Van Boening wrote: > > > Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. > > I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that > > overrides to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in > > the Information Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for > > a client using a 15 year old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't > > have an option to change that right now. In the tool that I use, > > ePublisher, reports are generated including a Styles report that > > specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an override to them. > > This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for > > many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the > > Framemaker source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, > or is there a way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do > this? > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130122/f472c537/attachment.html>
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Writer wrote: > FM also provides the ability to search for character/paragraph/table format > overrides in the Find/Change dialog box (that is, CTRL + F). Those options are > at the bottom of the Find list. > > Richard, do those tools provide something extra to the FM functionality? Although I have TCS 3 and have used FM 10 for a few tasks, my primary tool is still FM 7.2. I hadn't even noticed those new options in the Find list. That's nice, thanks for pointing it out. But the Silicon Prairie tools offer significantly more functionality and IMO are well worth the modest cost. Check out the brief descriptions here: http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/Products.html Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 --
Finding overrides in Framemaker files
> Writer wrote: > >> FM also provides the ability to search for character/paragraph/table format >> overrides in the Find/Change dialog box (that is, CTRL + F). Those options > are >> at the bottom of the Find list. >> >> Richard, do those tools provide something extra to the FM functionality? > > Although I have TCS 3 and have used FM 10 for a few tasks, my primary tool is > still FM 7.2. I hadn't even noticed those new options in the Find list. > That's nice, thanks for pointing it out. > > But the Silicon Prairie tools offer significantly more functionality and IMO > are > well worth the modest cost. Check out the brief descriptions here: > > http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/Products.html Okey dokey. Thanks, Nadine
Finding overrides in Framemaker files
Tammy, In FM 10 (and 11) you can use the find/change function by selecting Find > Paragraph Format Override from the drop-down list. There are also drop down selections for Character Format Override and Table Format Override as well. I've had mixed luck with the remove override option that is automatically selected in the replace selection for all these, but it does find all the overrides so you can fix them. If your goal is only to catalog them, this is of little help if there are many overrides. Maybe someone has already suggested this. Craig > Tammy Van Boening wrote: > > > Framemaker 10, all patched, Win 7, 64 bit. > > I have a Framemaker book that contains 8 chapter files. I know that > > overrides to paragraph styles in a file are marked with an asterisk in > > the Information Bar at the bottom of the file. I am producing OLH for > > a client using a 15 year old technology (Sun JavaHelp) and I don't > > have an option to change that right now. In the tool that I use, > > ePublisher, reports are generated including a Styles report that > > specifically lists all paragraph tags that have an override to them. > > This report, however, is not available for a Sun JavaHelp output for > > many reasons but I still need to be able to find overrides in the > > Framemaker source files. Is there a script that is available to do this, > or is there a way to use FM's functionality that I am not aware of to do > this? > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20130122/6ff0e77c/attachment.html>
