Re: mass update of system variable
Hi Lin, Thanks very much for this help. I created a MIF file with the system variable definitions I required and then imported that into different FM books. It worked a dream, as it didn't change the user variables defined in the document (which was my concern). thanks again, Edwin From: Lin Sims ljsims...@gmail.com To: Reng, Dr. Winfried wr...@tycoint.com, Cc: etudsb...@cpaglobal.com etudsb...@cpaglobal.com, Frame Users framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: 19/04/2013 15:17 Subject: Re: mass update of system variable If it helps any, I learned to do this from Shlomo. :) Yes, Edwin will have to open each book to do this, but it's still faster than editing one file in each book and importing from there. I don't think there's a plugin available that will do any better than that. On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Reng, Dr. Winfried wr...@tycoint.com wrote: Hi Lin, I was sure. If you open a MIF snippet to be able to import formats from it, all variables which are not defined in the MIF snippet are populatead with the default values. That’s why I never used it to import formats from it. However, if you do import formats, it seems that these default values are _not_ imported although they are there. Strange. If you import the MIF snippet as a file, then you can import it only into a single file. Of course you can then import variables into all other files of the book. However, this is not what the poster wanted. I would make a book with all the files (from all the folders and subfolders) and use one of the plugin to import a single variable. Best regards Winfried From: Lin Sims [mailto:ljsims...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 2:56 PM To: Reng, Dr. Winfried Cc: etudsb...@cpaglobal.com; Frame Users Subject: Re: mass update of system variable Really? I've used a MIF snippet in the last month to update all the variables in a book file, and that was in Frame10. (ETudsbury, I forgot to say that you have to reopen the MIF file in FrameMaker, but I figured you'd know that since the file you're importing from has to be open.) On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Reng, Dr. Winfried wr...@tycoint.com wrote: Hi, MIF snippets do not work. You can import the MIF snippet only via import by copy into a single file. If you would then import the variables from this file into other files (via import formats), you would import all variables. I would recommend to check the variable plugins from Leximation and Silicon Prairie Software: http://leximation.com/tools/ http://www.siliconprairiesoftware.com/ I do not know these plugins. However, I am sure they would help you. Best regards Winfried From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Lin Sims Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 2:36 PM To: etudsb...@cpaglobal.com Cc: Frame Users Subject: Re: mass update of system variable MIF snippet. 1. Open a blank document and edit the variables you want to update. 2. Save as a MIF file. 3. Open the MIF file in a TEXT editor. 4. Delete everything but the code for the variables you want to update. 5. Save and close the file. 6. Open the files you want to update and import variables from the MIF snippet. Let me know if you have questions. :) Lin On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 8:25 AM, etudsb...@cpaglobal.com wrote: Hello, I'd like to update the definition for the system variable Running H/F1 for hundreds of FrameMaker 7.2 files. I don't want to update other user variables, so I can't use the Import Formats Variable definitions method. Does anyone know of a painless way of doing this? regards, Edwin Tudsbery The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee; access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient: (1) you are kindly requested to return a copy of this message to the sender indicating that you have received it in error, and to destroy the received copy; and (2) any disclosure or distribution of this message, as well as any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on its content, is prohibited and may be unlawful. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as ljsims...@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/ljsims.ml%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- Lin Sims This e-mail contains privileged and confidential information intended for the use of the addressees named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in respect of any information contained in it. If you have received this
mass update of system variable
Hello, I'd like to update the definition for the system variable Running H/F1 for hundreds of FrameMaker 7.2 files. I don't want to update other user variables, so I can't use the Import Formats Variable definitions method. Does anyone know of a painless way of doing this? regards, Edwin Tudsbery The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee; access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient: (1) you are kindly requested to return a copy of this message to the sender indicating that you have received it in error, and to destroy the received copy; and (2) any disclosure or distribution of this message, as well as any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on its content, is prohibited and may be unlawful. ___ 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.
FrameMaker (dita) and SVN
Hi all, I currently use FrameMaker to author DITA files. I currently work alone but will soon be joined by three other writers. For this reason I was planning on using SVN for source control (SVN is already used in the company for the application code). I was wondering how practical it is to use this pairing. Is there any integration between the new versions of FrameMaker and SVN? Or do I have to check out the files in a separate SVN client before opening the files in FrameMaker? Thanks in advance for any information. regards, Edwin Tudsbery The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee; access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient: (1) you are kindly requested to return a copy of this message to the sender indicating that you have received it in error, and to destroy the received copy; and (2) any disclosure or distribution of this message, as well as any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on its content, is prohibited and may be unlawful. ___ 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: Training in XML, XSLT, XSL-FO
I recommend www.online-learning.com. I did their 12 week XML authoring course which was excellent. They also do an additional XSL techniques course. regards, Edwin Tudsbery From: dave.st...@gdc4s.com To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Cc: in04_information_engineer...@gdc4s.com Date: 30/08/2010 17:39 Subject:Training in XML, XSLT, XSL-FO Sent by:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com 2010-08-30-01T15:35Z I'm looking for training (on-line or in-person) in these subjects and have found some info at http://www.accelebrate.com/php_xml/default.htm. I welcome any and all recommendations you have about sources for such training (and especially about Accelebrate). Thanks. Dave Stamm ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as etudsb...@cpaglobal.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/etudsbery%40cpaglobal.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee; access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient: (1) you are kindly requested to return a copy of this message to the sender indicating that you have received it in error, and to destroy the received copy; and (2) any disclosure or distribution of this message, as well as any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on its content, is prohibited and may be unlawful. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@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.
Technical Communication Suite
Hi all, I am interested in buying the Adobe Technical Communication Suite (TCS), and was wondering if anyone had experience of upgrading to the TCS from a previous version of FrameMaker. I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does anyone know if FM 9.0 will work with ePublisher 9.2? If I buy an upgrade to TCS from Fm 7.2, can I continue to use FM 7.2 and install the other components of the TCS? If I continue to use FM7.2, can I use it with the Acrobat 9.0 Pro Extended in the TCS? Thanks, Edwin Tudsbery The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee; access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient: (1) you are kindly requested to return a copy of this message to the sender indicating that you have received it in error, and to destroy the received copy; and (2) any disclosure or distribution of this message, as well as any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on its content, is prohibited and may be unlawful. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@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.
sdl trados and FM (translation)
Hello, I am familiar with FrameMaker but not with SDL Trados. I am trying to translate some documents into French with SDL Edit, which allows *.mif files as input. When I start a new translation, I select the *.mif file, and then it creates four intermediarary *.itd files (one for the text, one for x-refs, one for index entries, one for variables and number formats. My question is that when I translate these four documents and reexport them to mif, I end up with four documents. Is there some way to re-import my translated index entries, variable entries, and numbering formats back into my main document? thanks, Edwin Tudsbery The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee; access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient: (1) you are kindly requested to return a copy of this message to the sender indicating that you have received it in error, and to destroy the received copy; and (2) any disclosure or distribution of this message, as well as any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on its content, is prohibited and may be unlawful. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Chapter title
Hello Framers, FM 7.2 I'm designing a new template, and I would like a chapter paragraph style with the chapter number on one line and the paragraph text on the line below. Given that it's not possible to enter a forced return in the Autonumber format for the chapter paragraph style, I was wondering about the best method to achieve this. If I enter a soft return after entering the chapter paragraph style, this creates a soft return in the corresponding table of contents, which then has to be manually removed. So, I'm not keen on that. Is the best method just to put a lot of spaces in the Autonumber format box to force the paragraph text onto the next line? Are there any drawbacks (perhaps with conversion to PDF or online help)? Thanks, Edwin Tudsbery The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee; access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient: (1) you are kindly requested to return a copy of this message to the sender indicating that you have received it in error, and to destroy the received copy; and (2) any disclosure or distribution of this message, as well as any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on its content, is prohibited and may be unlawful. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
word count
FM 7.2 Is it possible to do a word count on a FrameMaker book? I need to calculate the word count for a translation project and I have about 400 FM files; it's very boring having to do File Utilities Document Reports WordCount for each document. Thanks for any help. Edwin Tudsbery Technical writer CPA Software Solutions Main Switchboard: +33 (0)1 30 15 66 66 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: +33 (0)1 30 15 66 60 CPA Software Solutions (France) SAS 60 route de Sartrouville Parc des Grillons -Bâtiment 6 78232 Le Pecq Cedex France CPA is the world's leading provider of outsourced IP services. For further information about our products and services go to www.cpaglobal.com The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee; access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient: (1) you are kindly requested to return a copy of this message to the sender indicating that you have received it in error, and to destroy the received copy; and (2) any disclosure or distribution of this message, as well as any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on its content, is prohibited and may be unlawful. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Colour question
I'm trying to create some colours for a FrameMaker template which correspond to our corporate style guide and I'm finding it rather difficult. One of our corporate colours is Pantone 2627 which is a dark violet. When I select Pantone 2627 in the Colour Definitions dialog box, it does indeed look violet on the screen, but the CMYK values for Pantone 2627 (83C, 100M, 0Y, 23K) correspond to a blue -- and this is the colour I get when I generate a PDF or print to a colour printer. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for any help. Edwin Tudsbery CPA Software Solutions The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee; access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient: (1) you are kindly requested to return a copy of this message to the sender indicating that you have received it in error, and to destroy the received copy; and (2) any disclosure or distribution of this message, as well as any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on its content, is prohibited and may be unlawful. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
