Footnote Out of Sequence

[Christopher Seal]

Jim,

I had an instance where I had to replicate a published report, and that 
report had Tables with footnotes as part of the regular footnote sequence. 
In FM this was not possible so I faked it as follows. I created a real 
footnote in the anchor paragraph for the table, and coloured the in-text 
footnote number white so it wouldn't show. Then I added a superscript number 
(same as the footnote number) in the table to make the reader think this was 
the real reference.

...Chris

>From: "Pinkham, Jim" 
>To: ,"Art Campbell" 
>CC: framers at lists.frameusers.com
>Subject: RE: Footnote Out of Sequence
>Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 13:15:39 -0600
>
>Hi, Peter --
>
>Thanks for taking this on. The sequence is 1,2,2,1. The first three are
>fine. The second 2 is indeed accomplished by the cross-reference
>technique. The only thing I had expected, based on the marked-up manual
>I'm revising, was that the final footnote would be a 3, not a 1. Based
>on Art's comment, the 1 is apparently what should be expected because it
>is a new table. If there's another way to get to 3 for the final note,
>in addition to the approach Art suggested, I'd be interested to learn
>about it and consider going that route.
>
>Regards,
>Jim
>
>-Original Message-
>From: knowhowpro at gmail.com [mailto:knowhowpro at gmail.com] On Behalf Of
>Peter Gold
>Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:15 PM
>To: Art Campbell
>Cc: Pinkham, Jim; framers at lists.frameusers.com
>Subject: Re: Footnote Out of Sequence
>
>
>  On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Pinkham, Jim 
>wrote:
> >> I have a series of footnotes associated with tables on the same page.
> >> The first and second are normal. The third references the same
> >> footnote as the second. Because the precedent is not to add an
> >> identical footnote and call it 3, this is accomplished by a
> >> cross-reference to the third footnote. However, the next footnote
> >> should be footnote 3, and the numbering instead reverts to 1. My
> >> fiddling with Format - Document - Numbering and the footnote tab is,
>thus far, to no avail.
> >>
> >> Here's what my section of this page looks like:
> >>
> >> http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=484457. (Beware the big
> >> download button and look instead for the small "Proceed to file
>download page"
> >> just above it.)
> >> What to do?
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >> BTW, I'm also open to suggestions for a better way to share a file
> >> but not attach it.
> >> ___
>
>Hi, Jim:
>
>If I understand your situation correctly, I believe multiple references
>to the same footnote should use the same reference number in the main
>text or table cell text.
>
>Using this model, your second reference to footnote 2 should also
>display 2, so you may want to change your approach and use the
>cross-reference technique to capture the number 2 from the second
>footnote, rather than faking an increment to 3.
>
>If a new footnote reference is inserted before footnote 1 or 2, they'll
>increment correctly; the cross-reference to multiple instances of 2 may
>require a cross-reference update action, but otherwise, as any
>cross-reference, these are self-maintaining.
>
>HTH
>
>Regards,
>
>Peter
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Automating the import of multi-page PDFs

[Christopher Seal]

A project requires that FM is used to publish a collection of reports that 
were created in WordPerfect. The reports in the collection must look like 
the original reports - this is a condition.

I can either copy text from the WordPerfect file and paste into the FM 
document (then format), or I can import sequential pages from the PDF 
version of each report.

The report collection will be published as PDF.

As there are hundreds of PDF pages to be imported (if I go that route), I 
was wondering if there is an automated method of doing this. Any suggestions 
would be welcome.

I am using FM7.2/WP11

OT: capturing graphical user interfaces on LCD panels

[Christopher Seal]

When writing user guides for PC or Mac software applications I can capture 
screen shots with no problem.



I have to write user guides for stand-alone terminals that use a pair of 
Samsung 4.8-in LCD 1024x600 panels p/n LMS480JC01 for their MMI.



Any suggestions on how to capture the user interface?



Some thoughts:

Photography? cannot because cameras are forbidden where I work.

Redraw in Visio? Lots of screens, would take a long time.

Add-on device, like a box with an input connector that can be clipped on to the 
LCD connector, a USB output to a computer, and a software application. I've 
done lots of searching and haven't found such as beast.

Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics

[Christopher Seal]

FrameMaker 7.2
Windows XP Pro

I have a FrameMaker document that incorporates PDF graphics within anchored 
frames. When trying to make a PDF of this document the process stops once 
the first PDF page is encountered.

What do I need to do to create a PDF from a FrameMaker document that 
contains referenced PDF pages? The document displays OK and prints OK.

BTW. The referenced PDFs are a sequence of pages from a PDF document. They 
are inserted by reference.

Regards...Chris

Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics

[Christopher Seal]

Thank you to those who responded.

I found there is a problem with one of the PDF pages. The error message I 
got was:
-
%%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%%
%%[Page: 1]%%
%%[ Error: invalidfont; OffendingCommand: definefont; ErrorInfo: .notdef 
--nostringval-- ]%%

Stack:
/Font
-dict-
/Garamond-BookCondensedItalic


%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%

Now I have to find out how to fix this issue in the PDF.

Regards...Chris


>From: "Combs, Richard" 
>To: "Christopher Seal" ,lists.frameusers.com>
>Subject: RE: Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics
>Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:09:09 -0700
>
>Christopher Seal wrote:
>
> > I have a FrameMaker document that incorporates PDF graphics within
>anchored
> > frames. When trying to make a PDF of this document the process stops
>once
> > the first PDF page is encountered.
> >
> > What do I need to do to create a PDF from a FrameMaker document that
> > contains referenced PDF pages? The document displays OK and prints OK.
>
>You shouldn't need to do anything special, it should just work. Many of
>my FM books contain referenced PDFs -- sixty-odd flow diagrams from
>Visio, in one case (PDF is the best way to get Visio output into FM,
>IMHO). I've never had a problem.
>
>What do you mean by "the process stops"? Is Distiller reporting an error
>and aborting the job? What does the log say? Distiller error messages
>are generally somewhat inscrutable to me, but there are people on this
>list who can translate them into English for you. :-)
>
>Are you using Save As PDF or Print to Adobe PDF? Try the other.
>
>If you're always getting an error on the first page containing a PDF, it
>might be just that specific PDF, or even something else on that page.
>Try printing other pages containing PDFs, one at a time, to the Adobe
>PDF printer.
>
>HTH!
>Richard
>
>
>Richard G. Combs
>Senior Technical Writer
>Polycom, Inc.
>richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
>303-223-5111
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>
>
>
>

Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics

[Christopher Seal]

Thanks Jo.
The problem was a bad PDF page. See my follow up post ...

Regards...Chris


>From: "Jo Watkiss" 
>To: "Christopher Seal" ,lists.frameusers.com>
>Subject: RE: Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics
>Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:09:18 -
>
>The only time I've witnessed this is when the referenced PDF is
>encrypted.  Worth a check?
>
>Jo Watkiss
>
>-Original Message-
>From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
>[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Christopher
>Seal
>Sent: 05 December 2008 16:31
>To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
>Subject: Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics
>
>FrameMaker 7.2
>Windows XP Pro
>
>I have a FrameMaker document that incorporates PDF graphics within
>anchored frames. When trying to make a PDF of this document the process
>stops once the first PDF page is encountered.
>
>What do I need to do to create a PDF from a FrameMaker document that
>contains referenced PDF pages? The document displays OK and prints OK.
>
>BTW. The referenced PDFs are a sequence of pages from a PDF document.
>They are inserted by reference.
>
>Regards...Chris
>
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Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics

[Christopher Seal]

My work around is to type the offending page in FrameMaker and use available 
fonts.

The other PDF pages are OK.

Regards...Chris


>From: Fred Ridder 
>To: 
>Subject: RE: Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics
>Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:33:20 -0500
>
>
>My guess would be that the PDF you are inserting does not have
>fonts embedded and that your system does not have the matching
>fonts installed to allow you to embed them in the PDF you are making.If so, 
>there is no nice way out of the situation other than obtaining
>a legitimate installation of the font for your system.-Fred Ridder
> > From: cseal at sympatico.ca> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com> Subject: 
> > RE: 
>Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics> Date: Fri, 
>5 Dec 2008 17:27:52 +> CC: richard.combs at Polycom.com> > Thank you to 
>those who responded.> > I found there is a problem with one of the PDF 
>pages. The error message I > got was:> -> %%[ 
>ProductName: Distiller ]%%> %%[Page: 1]%%> %%[ Error: invalidfont; 
>OffendingCommand: definefont; ErrorInfo: .notdef > --nostringval-- ]%%> > 
>Stack:> /Font> -dict-> /Garamond-BookCondensedItalic> > > %%[ Flushing: 
>rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%> %%[ Warning: PostScript 
>error. No PDF file produced. ] %%> ----> Now I have to 
>find out how to fix this issue in the PDF.> > Regards...Chris> > > >From: 
>"Combs, Richard" > >To: "Christopher Seal" 
>,> >Subject: RE: 
>Making 
>PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics> >Date: Fri, 5 Dec 
>2008 10:09:09 -0700> >> >Christopher Seal wrote:> >> > > I have a 
>FrameMaker document that incorporates PDF graphics within> >anchored> > > 
>frames. When trying to make a PDF of this document the process stops> 
> >once> > > the first PDF page is encountered.> > >> > > What do I need to 
>do to create a PDF from a FrameMaker document that> > > contains referenced 
>PDF pages? The document displays OK and prints OK.> >> >You shouldn't need 
>to do anything special, it should just work. Many of> >my FM books contain 
>referenced PDFs -- sixty-odd flow diagrams from> >Visio, in one case (PDF 
>is the best way to get Visio output into FM,> >IMHO). I've never had a 
>problem.> >> >What do you mean by "the process stops"? Is Distiller 
>reporting an error> >and aborting the job? What does the log say? Distiller 
>error messages> >are generally somewhat inscrutable to me, but there are 
>people on this> >list who can translate them into English for you. :-)> >> 
> >Are you using Save As PDF or Print to Adobe PDF? Try the other.> >> >If 
>you're always getting an error on the first page containing a PDF, it> 
> >might be just that specific PDF, or even something else on that page.> 
> >Try printing other pages containing PDFs, one at a time, to the Adobe> 
> >PDF printer.> >> >HTH!> >Richard> >> >> >Richard G. Combs> >Senior 
>Technical Writer> >Polycom, Inc.> >richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom> 
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Finding a font

[Christopher Seal]

FM7.2
WinXPPro

A 700-page document I've been given indicates in the console that the 
'Times' font is not available.

How do I find where in the book (22 components) where Times is specified?

The Find>Character Format... does not list Times as a Family to search for 
(of course).

Regards...Chris

Section TOCs

[Christopher Seal]

As the question relates to a document with continuous numbering I think that 
the overall book should be updated first in order to get the page numbers 
correct. Then the section TOCs can be updated. If a section is done first 
how can it take into account page count changes in front of it?

...Chris

>From: "Art Campbell" 
>To: "Flo Flosten" 
>CC: framers at lists.frameusers.com
>Subject: Re: Section TOCs
>Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:28:03 -0500
>
>Create small additional books containing the component files for each 
>section.
>
>Set up your section TOC and generate it.
>
>In your parent book, add the section TOC in the appropriate spot.
>
>When you update, remember that you have to update the section
>"booklets" first so the TOC will be accurate.
>You could automate this with FrameScript if you have it.
>
>Art
>
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>   art.campbell at gmail.com
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>Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
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>apply.
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>
>
>
>On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Flo Flosten  wrote:
> > Hi list,
> >
> > as I find it hard to search the archive, can anyone give an idea of how 
>to make section TOCs?
> >
> > I use Frame 7.2. I have a book that consists of several parts, each part 
>has a number of chapters in it. I would like to have an overall TOC at the 
>beginning, with lets say two levels, and at the location where a new part 
>starts, I'd like to have a TOC for the section only which might then 
>include three levels. The whole book has continuous page numbers, i.e. the 
>individual parts do not start with page no. 1. Can you give any idea how to 
>proceed without having a to copy and paste items manually?
> >
> > Thanks a lot, Flo
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Section TOCs

[Christopher Seal]

However, as the originator wants to have an overall TOC as well as section 
TOCs, surely the parent book would have to be updated to make the overall 
TOC correct?

I am in a similar situation, but trying to fix a document made by another. 
In my case the section TOCs are created and inserted into a section page by 
reference. The section TOC does not form a component of any book.

Chris


>From: "Art Campbell" 
>To: "Christopher Seal" 
>CC: framers at lists.frameusers.com
>Subject: Re: Section TOCs
>Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:52:43 -0500
>
>Good question.
>
>The numbering properties in the Section books need to be set to use
>the existing value in the component files, a value that is set by the
>parent book.  But the parent book doesn't require an update action
>because the page / figure / table numbers are dynamic in the component
>files. The parent book would only require an update to refresh chapter
>/ volume numbers if files are added or deleted.
>
>Art
>
>Art Campbell
>   art.campbell at gmail.com
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>Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
>   No disclaimers 
>apply.
>    DoD 358
>
>
>
>On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Christopher Seal  
>wrote:
> > As the question relates to a document with continuous numbering I think 
>that
> > the overall book should be updated first in order to get the page 
>numbers
> > correct. Then the section TOCs can be updated. If a section is done 
>first
> > how can it take into account page count changes in front of it?
> >
> > ...Chris
> >
> >> From: "Art Campbell" 
> >> To: "Flo Flosten" 
> >> CC: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> >> Subject: Re: Section TOCs
> >> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:28:03 -0500
> >>
> >> Create small additional books containing the component files for each
> >> section.
> >>
> >> Set up your section TOC and generate it.
> >>
> >> In your parent book, add the section TOC in the appropriate spot.
> >>
> >> When you update, remember that you have to update the section
> >> "booklets" first so the TOC will be accurate.
> >> You could automate this with FrameScript if you have it.
> >>
> >> Art
> >>
> >> Art Campbell
> >>  art.campbell at gmail.com
> >>  "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52
> >> Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
> >>  No disclaimers 
>apply.
> >>   DoD 358
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Flo Flosten  wrote:
> >> > Hi list,
> >> >
> >> > as I find it hard to search the archive, can anyone give an idea of 
>how
> >> > to make section TOCs?
> >> >
> >> > I use Frame 7.2. I have a book that consists of several parts, each 
>part
> >> > has a number of chapters in it. I would like to have an overall TOC 
>at the
> >> > beginning, with lets say two levels, and at the location where a new 
>part
> >> > starts, I'd like to have a TOC for the section only which might then 
>include
> >> > three levels. The whole book has continuous page numbers, i.e. the
> >> > individual parts do not start with page no. 1. Can you give any idea 
>how to
> >> > proceed without having a to copy and paste items manually?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks a lot, Flo
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Footnote placement

[Christopher Seal]

FrameMaker 7.2 on WinXP

A document I am working on has many footnotes.

Sometimes a footnote reference in text is on one page but the footnote is on 
the following page.

>From an editorial viewpoint is it OK to have a footnote on the page 
following the in-text reference?
If not OK, how do I get FrameMaker to ensure the footnote is on the same 
page as its reference?

...Chris

Revision marks (bars)

[Christopher Seal]

If memory serves me right, select the text and press Esc c h

Regards...Chris

> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Revision marks (bars)
> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:19:27 -0500
> From: kgrace4715 at aol.com
> 
> I would really like to make the use of revision bars to indicate 
> changes made to a document that I am working on. I am aware of 
> automatic change bars. I don't think this is the best option because it 
> indicates all changes with a revision bar. I would like to be able to 
> handle which "revisions" get highlighted as a change. I seem to recall 
> the use of character tag or something along those lines but that method 
> seemed to have some drawbacks. The criteria that is most important to 
> me is being able to remove the revisions marks when going from version 
> 2 to 3 so that the next set of revision marks only indicates the 
> changes in version 3 and not versions 2 and 3. Has someone developed a 
> "bulletproof" process or methodology for handling revisions to 
> documents?
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Wondering about Ghost Fonts & Odd Replacements

[Christopher Seal]

I did a Google search on "Adobe Garamond Pro Bold Bold" (include the quotes) 
and got 840 results.

> Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 20:17:07 +0100
> To: karendesign at gmail.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com
> From: srickaby at wordmongers.demon.co.uk
> Subject: Re: Wondering about Ghost Fonts & Odd Replacements
> 
> At 11:32 -0700 7/6/11, Karen Robbins wrote:
> 
> >Why does FrameMaker believe that fonts are missing when neither Frame's own 
> >search nor Paragraph Tools can find any instance of those fonts? They aren't 
> >in the master or reference pages (that I can find). I know these ghost fonts 
> >should not be there, because I built the file and stripped all the text 
> >before importing it.
> 
> Font declarations can hide in odd and sometimes invisible places, such as 
> table formats you aren't using, which cannot be searched unless they are 
> instantiated.
> 
> Try saving a copy of your document to MIF and searching that for the Ps name 
> of the problem font. That might reveal where it's lurking.
> 
> >What about this console message: 'The "Adobe Garamond Pro Bold" Font is not 
> >available. It will be replaced by "Adobe Garamond Pro Bold Bold".'?
> 
> Huh?
> 
> > Although I'm a Mac person, I have learned that in Windows the bold style is 
> > applied to the roman font even though the bold font is installed.
> 
> In Word maybe, but surely not in FrameMaker? FrameMaker has always been 
> anally retentive about fonts.
> 
> As you are discovering.
> 
> > But I am not aware of any font with "Bold Bold" in its name.
> >
> >I can turn off remember missing font names, but I'm curious.
> 
> So would I be, in this instance. Maybe a font expert can shed more light on 
> it.
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missing menu items in Acrobat X Pro

[Christopher Seal]

Jon,

I had a similar problem recently.

A PDF that was from a scanned document opened but I had no major tools 
available and the following message was displayed beneath the toolbar:
'You are viewing this document in PDF/A mode.'

When I changed my viewing mode (Edit > Preferences > Documents > PDF/A View 
Mode > View documents in PDF/A mode: never) I got all my tools back.

Regards...Chris





From: jhar...@cambridgesoft.com
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: missing menu items in Acrobat X Pro
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:54:07 -0400








Everyone,

I?m using Acrobat X Pro (not the reader) to view PDFs.  I want to enable 
document rights. I have instructions that tell me that I to go to the Comments 
or  Advanced menu to do so.  There is no Advanced item on the main menu. On 
further investigation, I find that my main menu is missing several items: 
Document, Comments, Forms, Tools, Advanced.

However, I do have File, Edit, View, Window, Help.

How do I get all the menu items in Acrobat X Pro  to appear in Adobe Acrobat 
Pro?

Jon Harvey
Manager, Desktop Documentation
Perkin Elmer, Inc.
100 CambridgePark Drive
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OT: Scary responsibility in job ad

[Christopher Seal]

The real danger, and I'm writing from experience, is that once the engineers 
get the skills and tools to create documents the writers could be let go.

In that type of firm, the engineer's customer-facing documents would then be 
reviewed for format and style by the in-house editor, whose main job is the 
CEO's assistant.





Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:51:16 -0700
From: generic...@yahoo.ca
Subject: OT: Scary responsibility in job ad
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com



A local company listed this as one of the responsibilities in a job ad for a 
technical writer:


"coach engineers to improve their writing skills"


It makes me laugh and cringe in equal measures.


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OT: Employment sought in the Ottawa area (Canada)

[Christopher Seal]

My apologies for this post.

The economy is really bad for Tech Writers in my area (613) at the moment
and I have been searching for my next job (contract, temp, or full time) for
almost six months.

Does any Framer know of current or anticipated opportunities in the Ottawa,
Ontario area?

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RE: What free Windows text editor should I use to look at MIF files?

[Christopher Seal]

I have to say that I do not remember seeing in this discussion that in the 
context of FrameMaker MIF stands for Maker Interchange Format (i.e. Maker, not 
Model). 
When I used FrameMaker (last time was with 7.2) I used MIF to clean FM files, 
and also for FUN! For example, by editing MIF files (which are/were pure ascii 
text) in MSWord (Yes I did), I could cause formatting changes that could not be 
done through the FM menus (and were likely not supported).
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RE: Training

[Christopher Seal]

Hi Alison,I've taken a couple of online courses at www.coursera.org  (computer 
networking, and Python).These are free and put on by various 
universitiesChris

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Subject: Training
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 18:47:57 +











Hi:
 
Over the years, I’ve seen several of you mention a training website where you 
can take courses
 on various programs – but the name completely escapes me.
 
Can someone send me the link?
 
Thanks, Alison

 
 
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RE: Revision marks (bars)

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If memory serves me right, select the text and press Esc c h
 
Regards...Chris
 
> To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Revision marks (bars)
> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:19:27 -0500
> From: kgrace4...@aol.com
> 
> I would really like to make the use of revision bars to indicate 
> changes made to a document that I am working on. I am aware of 
> automatic change bars. I don't think this is the best option because it 
> indicates all changes with a revision bar. I would like to be able to 
> handle which "revisions" get highlighted as a change. I seem to recall 
> the use of character tag or something along those lines but that method 
> seemed to have some drawbacks. The criteria that is most important to 
> me is being able to remove the revisions marks when going from version 
> 2 to 3 so that the next set of revision marks only indicates the 
> changes in version 3 and not versions 2 and 3. Has someone developed a 
> "bulletproof" process or methodology for handling revisions to 
> documents?
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RE: Wondering about Ghost Fonts & Odd Replacements

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I did a Google search on "Adobe Garamond Pro Bold Bold" (include the quotes) 
and got 840 results.
 
> Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 20:17:07 +0100
> To: karendes...@gmail.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com
> From: srick...@wordmongers.demon.co.uk
> Subject: Re: Wondering about Ghost Fonts & Odd Replacements
> 
> At 11:32 -0700 7/6/11, Karen Robbins wrote:
> 
> >Why does FrameMaker believe that fonts are missing when neither Frame's own 
> >search nor Paragraph Tools can find any instance of those fonts? They aren't 
> >in the master or reference pages (that I can find). I know these ghost fonts 
> >should not be there, because I built the file and stripped all the text 
> >before importing it.
> 
> Font declarations can hide in odd and sometimes invisible places, such as 
> table formats you aren't using, which cannot be searched unless they are 
> instantiated.
> 
> Try saving a copy of your document to MIF and searching that for the Ps name 
> of the problem font. That might reveal where it's lurking.
> 
> >What about this console message: 'The "Adobe Garamond Pro Bold" Font is not 
> >available. It will be replaced by "Adobe Garamond Pro Bold Bold".'?
> 
> Huh?
> 
> > Although I'm a Mac person, I have learned that in Windows the bold style is 
> > applied to the roman font even though the bold font is installed.
> 
> In Word maybe, but surely not in FrameMaker? FrameMaker has always been 
> anally retentive about fonts.
> 
> As you are discovering.
> 
> > But I am not aware of any font with "Bold Bold" in its name.
> >
> >I can turn off remember missing font names, but I'm curious.
> 
> So would I be, in this instance. Maybe a font expert can shed more light on 
> it.
> 
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RE: missing menu items in Acrobat X Pro

[Christopher Seal]

Jon,
 
I had a similar problem recently.
 
A PDF that was from a scanned document opened but I had no major tools 
available and the following message was displayed beneath the toolbar:
'You are viewing this document in PDF/A mode.'
 
When I changed my viewing mode (Edit > Preferences > Documents > PDF/A View 
Mode > View documents in PDF/A mode: never) I got all my tools back.
 
Regards...Chris

 



From: jhar...@cambridgesoft.com
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: missing menu items in Acrobat X Pro
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:54:07 -0400








Everyone,
 
I’m using Acrobat X Pro (not the reader) to view PDFs.  I want to enable 
document rights. I have instructions that tell me that I to go to the Comments 
or  Advanced menu to do so.  There is no Advanced item on the main menu. On 
further investigation, I find that my main menu is missing several items: 
Document, Comments, Forms, Tools, Advanced.
 
However, I do have File, Edit, View, Window, Help.
 
How do I get all the menu items in Acrobat X Pro  to appear in Adobe Acrobat 
Pro?
 
Jon Harvey
Manager, Desktop Documentation
Perkin Elmer, Inc.
100 CambridgePark Drive
Cambridge, MA 02140
Office: 617-588-9354
Email: jhar...@cambridgesoft.com
 

 
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RE: OT: Scary responsibility in job ad

[Christopher Seal]

The real danger, and I'm writing from experience, is that once the engineers 
get the skills and tools to create documents the writers could be let go.
 
In that type of firm, the engineer's customer-facing documents would then be 
reviewed for format and style by the in-house editor, whose main job is the 
CEO's assistant.
 
 



Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:51:16 -0700
From: generic...@yahoo.ca
Subject: OT: Scary responsibility in job ad
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com



A local company listed this as one of the responsibilities in a job ad for a 
technical writer:


"coach engineers to improve their writing skills"


It makes me laugh and cringe in equal measures.


Nadine

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OT: Employment sought in the Ottawa area (Canada)

[Christopher Seal]

My apologies for this post.

The economy is really bad for Tech Writers in my area (613) at the moment
and I have been searching for my next job (contract, temp, or full time) for
almost six months.

Does any Framer know of current or anticipated opportunities in the Ottawa,
Ontario area?

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Re: Section TOCs

[Christopher Seal]

As the question relates to a document with continuous numbering I think that 
the overall book should be updated first in order to get the page numbers 
correct. Then the section TOCs can be updated. If a section is done first 
how can it take into account page count changes in front of it?


...Chris


From: "Art Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Flo Flosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Section TOCs
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:28:03 -0500

Create small additional books containing the component files for each 
section.


Set up your section TOC and generate it.

In your parent book, add the section TOC in the appropriate spot.

When you update, remember that you have to update the section
"booklets" first so the TOC will be accurate.
You could automate this with FrameScript if you have it.

Art

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On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Flo Flosten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> as I find it hard to search the archive, can anyone give an idea of how 
to make section TOCs?

>
> I use Frame 7.2. I have a book that consists of several parts, each part 
has a number of chapters in it. I would like to have an overall TOC at the 
beginning, with lets say two levels, and at the location where a new part 
starts, I'd like to have a TOC for the section only which might then 
include three levels. The whole book has continuous page numbers, i.e. the 
individual parts do not start with page no. 1. Can you give any idea how to 
proceed without having a to copy and paste items manually?

>
> Thanks a lot, Flo
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Re: Section TOCs

[Christopher Seal]

However, as the originator wants to have an overall TOC as well as section 
TOCs, surely the parent book would have to be updated to make the overall 
TOC correct?


I am in a similar situation, but trying to fix a document made by another. 
In my case the section TOCs are created and inserted into a section page by 
reference. The section TOC does not form a component of any book.


Chris



From: "Art Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Christopher Seal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Section TOCs
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:52:43 -0500

Good question.

The numbering properties in the Section books need to be set to use
the existing value in the component files, a value that is set by the
parent book.  But the parent book doesn't require an update action
because the page / figure / table numbers are dynamic in the component
files. The parent book would only require an update to refresh chapter
/ volume numbers if files are added or deleted.

Art

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On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Christopher Seal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> As the question relates to a document with continuous numbering I think 
that
> the overall book should be updated first in order to get the page 
numbers
> correct. Then the section TOCs can be updated. If a section is done 
first

> how can it take into account page count changes in front of it?
>
> ...Chris
>
>> From: "Art Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Flo Flosten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> CC: framers@lists.frameusers.com
>> Subject: Re: Section TOCs
>> Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:28:03 -0500
>>
>> Create small additional books containing the component files for each
>> section.
>>
>> Set up your section TOC and generate it.
>>
>> In your parent book, add the section TOC in the appropriate spot.
>>
>> When you update, remember that you have to update the section
>> "booklets" first so the TOC will be accurate.
>> You could automate this with FrameScript if you have it.
>>
>> Art
>>
>> Art Campbell
>>  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>  "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52
>> Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
>>  No disclaimers 
apply.

>>   DoD 358
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Flo Flosten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > Hi list,
>> >
>> > as I find it hard to search the archive, can anyone give an idea of 
how

>> > to make section TOCs?
>> >
>> > I use Frame 7.2. I have a book that consists of several parts, each 
part
>> > has a number of chapters in it. I would like to have an overall TOC 
at the
>> > beginning, with lets say two levels, and at the location where a new 
part
>> > starts, I'd like to have a TOC for the section only which might then 
include

>> > three levels. The whole book has continuous page numbers, i.e. the
>> > individual parts do not start with page no. 1. Can you give any idea 
how to

>> > proceed without having a to copy and paste items manually?
>> >
>> > Thanks a lot, Flo
>> > --
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>> > für nur 16,37 Euro/mtl.!* 
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Footnote placement

[Christopher Seal]

FrameMaker 7.2 on WinXP

A document I am working on has many footnotes.

Sometimes a footnote reference in text is on one page but the footnote is on 
the following page.

>From an editorial viewpoint is it OK to have a footnote on the page 
following the in-text reference?
If not OK, how do I get FrameMaker to ensure the footnote is on the same 
page as its reference?

...Chris


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Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics

[Christopher Seal]

FrameMaker 7.2
Windows XP Pro

I have a FrameMaker document that incorporates PDF graphics within anchored 
frames. When trying to make a PDF of this document the process stops once 
the first PDF page is encountered.

What do I need to do to create a PDF from a FrameMaker document that 
contains referenced PDF pages? The document displays OK and prints OK.

BTW. The referenced PDFs are a sequence of pages from a PDF document. They 
are inserted by reference.

Regards...Chris


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RE: Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics

[Christopher Seal]

Thank you to those who responded.

I found there is a problem with one of the PDF pages. The error message I 
got was:
-
%%[ ProductName: Distiller ]%%
%%[Page: 1]%%
%%[ Error: invalidfont; OffendingCommand: definefont; ErrorInfo: .notdef 
--nostringval-- ]%%

Stack:
/Font
-dict-
/Garamond-BookCondensedItalic


%%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%
%%[ Warning: PostScript error. No PDF file produced. ] %%

Now I have to find out how to fix this issue in the PDF.

Regards...Chris


>From: "Combs, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Christopher Seal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Subject: RE: Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics
>Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:09:09 -0700
>
>Christopher Seal wrote:
>
> > I have a FrameMaker document that incorporates PDF graphics within
>anchored
> > frames. When trying to make a PDF of this document the process stops
>once
> > the first PDF page is encountered.
> >
> > What do I need to do to create a PDF from a FrameMaker document that
> > contains referenced PDF pages? The document displays OK and prints OK.
>
>You shouldn't need to do anything special, it should just work. Many of
>my FM books contain referenced PDFs -- sixty-odd flow diagrams from
>Visio, in one case (PDF is the best way to get Visio output into FM,
>IMHO). I've never had a problem.
>
>What do you mean by "the process stops"? Is Distiller reporting an error
>and aborting the job? What does the log say? Distiller error messages
>are generally somewhat inscrutable to me, but there are people on this
>list who can translate them into English for you. :-)
>
>Are you using Save As PDF or Print to Adobe PDF? Try the other.
>
>If you're always getting an error on the first page containing a PDF, it
>might be just that specific PDF, or even something else on that page.
>Try printing other pages containing PDFs, one at a time, to the Adobe
>PDF printer.
>
>HTH!
>Richard
>
>
>Richard G. Combs
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RE: Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics

[Christopher Seal]

Thanks Jo.
The problem was a bad PDF page. See my follow up post ...

Regards...Chris


>From: "Jo Watkiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Christopher Seal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Subject: RE: Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics
>Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:09:18 -
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>The only time I've witnessed this is when the referenced PDF is
>encrypted.  Worth a check?
>
>Jo Watkiss
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>To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
>Subject: Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics
>
>FrameMaker 7.2
>Windows XP Pro
>
>I have a FrameMaker document that incorporates PDF graphics within
>anchored frames. When trying to make a PDF of this document the process
>stops once the first PDF page is encountered.
>
>What do I need to do to create a PDF from a FrameMaker document that
>contains referenced PDF pages? The document displays OK and prints OK.
>
>BTW. The referenced PDFs are a sequence of pages from a PDF document.
>They are inserted by reference.
>
>Regards...Chris
>
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RE: Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics

[Christopher Seal]

My work around is to type the offending page in FrameMaker and use available 
fonts.

The other PDF pages are OK.

Regards...Chris


>From: Fred Ridder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics
>Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:33:20 -0500
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>
>My guess would be that the PDF you are inserting does not have
>fonts embedded and that your system does not have the matching
>fonts installed to allow you to embed them in the PDF you are making.If so, 
>there is no nice way out of the situation other than obtaining
>a legitimate installation of the font for your system.-Fred Ridder
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: framers@lists.frameusers.com> Subject: RE: 
>Making PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics> Date: Fri, 
>5 Dec 2008 17:27:52 +> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Thank you to 
>those who responded.> > I found there is a problem with one of the PDF 
>pages. The error message I > got was:> -> %%[ 
>ProductName: Distiller ]%%> %%[Page: 1]%%> %%[ Error: invalidfont; 
>OffendingCommand: definefont; ErrorInfo: .notdef > --nostringval-- ]%%> > 
>Stack:> /Font> -dict-> /Garamond-BookCondensedItalic> > > %%[ Flushing: 
>rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%%> %%[ Warning: PostScript 
>error. No PDF file produced. ] %%> ----> Now I have to 
>find out how to fix this issue in the PDF.> > Regards...Chris> > > >From: 
>"Combs, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >To: "Christopher Seal" 
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,> >Subject: RE: Making 
>PDF of a FrameMaker document that contains PDF graphics> >Date: Fri, 5 Dec 
>2008 10:09:09 -0700> >> >Christopher Seal wrote:> >> > > I have a 
>FrameMaker document that incorporates PDF graphics within> >anchored> > > 
>frames. When trying to make a PDF of this document the process stops> 
> >once> > > the first PDF page is encountered.> > >> > > What do I need to 
>do to create a PDF from a FrameMaker document that> > > contains referenced 
>PDF pages? The document displays OK and prints OK.> >> >You shouldn't need 
>to do anything special, it should just work. Many of> >my FM books contain 
>referenced PDFs -- sixty-odd flow diagrams from> >Visio, in one case (PDF 
>is the best way to get Visio output into FM,> >IMHO). I've never had a 
>problem.> >> >What do you mean by "the process stops"? Is Distiller 
>reporting an error> >and aborting the job? What does the log say? Distiller 
>error messages> >are generally somewhat inscrutable to me, but there are 
>people on this> >list who can translate them into English for you. :-)> >> 
> >Are you using Save As PDF or Print to Adobe PDF? Try the other.> >> >If 
>you're always getting an error on the first page containing a PDF, it> 
> >might be just that specific PDF, or even something else on that page.> 
> >Try printing other pages containing PDFs, one at a time, to the Adobe> 
> >PDF printer.> >> >HTH!> >Richard> >> >> >Richard G. Combs> >Senior 
>Technical Writer> >Polycom, Inc.> >richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom> 
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Finding a font

[Christopher Seal]

FM7.2
WinXPPro

A 700-page document I've been given indicates in the console that the 
'Times' font is not available.

How do I find where in the book (22 components) where Times is specified?

The Find>Character Format... does not list Times as a Family to search for 
(of course).

Regards...Chris


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Automating the import of multi-page PDFs

[Christopher Seal]

A project requires that FM is used to publish a collection of reports that 
were created in WordPerfect. The reports in the collection must look like 
the original reports - this is a condition.

I can either copy text from the WordPerfect file and paste into the FM 
document (then format), or I can import sequential pages from the PDF 
version of each report.

The report collection will be published as PDF.

As there are hundreds of PDF pages to be imported (if I go that route), I 
was wondering if there is an automated method of doing this. Any suggestions 
would be welcome.

I am using FM7.2/WP11


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RE: Footnote Out of Sequence

[Christopher Seal]

Jim,

I had an instance where I had to replicate a published report, and that 
report had Tables with footnotes as part of the regular footnote sequence. 
In FM this was not possible so I faked it as follows. I created a real 
footnote in the anchor paragraph for the table, and coloured the in-text 
footnote number white so it wouldn't show. Then I added a superscript number 
(same as the footnote number) in the table to make the reader think this was 
the real reference.

...Chris

>From: "Pinkham, Jim" 
>To: ,"Art Campbell" 
>CC: framers@lists.frameusers.com
>Subject: RE: Footnote Out of Sequence
>Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 13:15:39 -0600
>
>Hi, Peter --
>
>Thanks for taking this on. The sequence is 1,2,2,1. The first three are
>fine. The second 2 is indeed accomplished by the cross-reference
>technique. The only thing I had expected, based on the marked-up manual
>I'm revising, was that the final footnote would be a 3, not a 1. Based
>on Art's comment, the 1 is apparently what should be expected because it
>is a new table. If there's another way to get to 3 for the final note,
>in addition to the approach Art suggested, I'd be interested to learn
>about it and consider going that route.
>
>Regards,
>Jim
>
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>From: knowhow...@gmail.com [mailto:knowhow...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of
>Peter Gold
>Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:15 PM
>To: Art Campbell
>Cc: Pinkham, Jim; framers@lists.frameusers.com
>Subject: Re: Footnote Out of Sequence
>
>
>  On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Pinkham, Jim 
>wrote:
> >> I have a series of footnotes associated with tables on the same page.
> >> The first and second are normal. The third references the same
> >> footnote as the second. Because the precedent is not to add an
> >> identical footnote and call it 3, this is accomplished by a
> >> cross-reference to the third footnote. However, the next footnote
> >> should be footnote 3, and the numbering instead reverts to 1. My
> >> fiddling with Format - Document - Numbering and the footnote tab is,
>thus far, to no avail.
> >>
> >> Here's what my section of this page looks like:
> >>
> >> http://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=484457. (Beware the big
> >> download button and look instead for the small "Proceed to file
>download page"
> >> just above it.)
> >> What to do?
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >> BTW, I'm also open to suggestions for a better way to share a file
> >> but not attach it.
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>Hi, Jim:
>
>If I understand your situation correctly, I believe multiple references
>to the same footnote should use the same reference number in the main
>text or table cell text.
>
>Using this model, your second reference to footnote 2 should also
>display 2, so you may want to change your approach and use the
>cross-reference technique to capture the number 2 from the second
>footnote, rather than faking an increment to 3.
>
>If a new footnote reference is inserted before footnote 1 or 2, they'll
>increment correctly; the cross-reference to multiple instances of 2 may
>require a cross-reference update action, but otherwise, as any
>cross-reference, these are self-maintaining.
>
>HTH
>
>Regards,
>
>Peter
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OT: capturing graphical user interfaces on LCD panels

[Christopher Seal]

When writing user guides for PC or Mac software applications I can capture 
screen shots with no problem.

 

I have to write user guides for stand-alone terminals that use a pair of 
Samsung 4.8-in LCD 1024x600 panels p/n LMS480JC01 for their MMI.

 

Any suggestions on how to capture the user interface?

 

Some thoughts:

Photography? cannot because cameras are forbidden where I work.

Redraw in Visio? Lots of screens, would take a long time.

Add-on device, like a box with an input connector that can be clipped on to the 
LCD connector, a USB output to a computer, and a software application. I've 
done lots of searching and haven't found such as beast.
  
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