Re: [framemaker-dita] Frame book printed to PDF - hyperlinks missing
Are you publishing to PDF using FrameMaker or the DITA Open Toolkit? If you are publishing in FrameMaker, I would suggest using the fm-xref element instead of xref. The fm-xref element is a true FrameMaker cross-reference element (providing the ability to use cross-reference formats) and will convert to live hyperlinks in FrameMaker-generated PDF output. The xref element is defined as a FrameMaker container element. This allows the author to insert the link text (rather inefficient, IMHO, but also common in several standard XML content models, including DITA and Docbook). The FrameMaker DITA plug-in automatically converts fm-xref elements to xref elements upon saving to XML, so that the XML does conform to the DITA standard. Another gotcha -- FrameMaker will only support cross-reference targets that have an id attribute of type ID. Many DITA elements have an id attribute of type CDATA. If you are generating PDF using the DITA Open Toolkit, something else is going on. -Alan -- Alan Houser, President Group Wellesley, Inc. 412-363-3481 www.groupwellesley.com Val wrote: When I want to output my DITA book created in Framemaker 7.2 using the DITA Toolkit, I opt to print the book from FM using the Adobe Acrobat (8) print driver. The book generates properly, but the only active hyperlinks in the PDF are in the Table of Contents. The hyperlinks created with the xref element are not generated; in addition, the Index links are not created. Please advise. Thanks in advance, Val Valerie L:ipow Brendan Technologies, Inc. Carlsbad, CA USA ___ 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.
Re: [framemaker-dita] Frame book printed to PDF - hyperlinks missing
Thanks, Alan, that's probably it; I'll change the xrefs to fm-xrefs. All of the items I want as targets have IDs, so it shouldn't be too time consuming. Val On 6/12/07, Alan Houser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you publishing to PDF using FrameMaker or the DITA Open Toolkit? If you are publishing in FrameMaker, I would suggest using the fm-xref element instead of xref. The fm-xref element is a true FrameMaker cross-reference element (providing the ability to use cross-reference formats) and will convert to live hyperlinks in FrameMaker-generated PDF output. The xref element is defined as a FrameMaker container element. This allows the author to insert the link text (rather inefficient, IMHO, but also common in several standard XML content models, including DITA and Docbook). The FrameMaker DITA plug-in automatically converts fm-xref elements to xref elements upon saving to XML, so that the XML does conform to the DITA standard. Another gotcha -- FrameMaker will only support cross-reference targets that have an id attribute of type ID. Many DITA elements have an id attribute of type CDATA. If you are generating PDF using the DITA Open Toolkit, something else is going on. -Alan -- Alan Houser, President Group Wellesley, Inc. 412-363-3481 www.groupwellesley.com Val wrote: When I want to output my DITA book created in Framemaker 7.2 using the DITA Toolkit, I opt to print the book from FM using the Adobe Acrobat (8) print driver. The book generates properly, but the only active hyperlinks in the PDF are in the Table of Contents. The hyperlinks created with the xref element are not generated; in addition, the Index links are not created. Please advise. Thanks in advance, Val Valerie L:ipow Brendan Technologies, Inc. Carlsbad, CA USA -- Valerie Lipow [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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.
[framemaker-dita] Frame book printed to PDF - hyperlinks missing
Are you publishing to PDF using FrameMaker or the DITA Open Toolkit? If you are publishing in FrameMaker, I would suggest using the element instead of . The element is a true FrameMaker cross-reference element (providing the ability to use cross-reference formats) and will convert to "live" hyperlinks in FrameMaker-generated PDF output. The element is defined as a FrameMaker container element. This allows the author to insert the link text (rather inefficient, IMHO, but also common in several standard XML content models, including DITA and Docbook). The FrameMaker DITA plug-in automatically converts elements to elements upon saving to XML, so that the XML does conform to the DITA standard. Another "gotcha" -- FrameMaker will only support cross-reference targets that have an "id" attribute of type "ID". Many DITA elements have an "id" attribute of type "CDATA". If you are generating PDF using the DITA Open Toolkit, something else is going on. -Alan -- Alan Houser, President Group Wellesley, Inc. 412-363-3481 www.groupwellesley.com Val wrote: > When I want to output my DITA book created in Framemaker 7.2 using the > DITA Toolkit, I opt to print the book from FM using the Adobe Acrobat > (8) print driver. The book generates properly, but the only active > hyperlinks in the PDF are in the Table of Contents. The hyperlinks > created with the element are not generated; in addition, the > Index links are not created. > > Please advise. > > Thanks in advance, > > Val > > Valerie L:ipow > Brendan Technologies, Inc. > Carlsbad, CA USA > >
[framemaker-dita] Frame book printed to PDF - hyperlinks missing
Thanks, Alan, that's probably it; I'll change the s to s. All of the items I want as targets have IDs, so it shouldn't be too time consuming. Val On 6/12/07, Alan Houser wrote: > > Are you publishing to PDF using FrameMaker or the DITA Open Toolkit? If > you are publishing in FrameMaker, I would suggest using the > element instead of . The element is a true FrameMaker > cross-reference element (providing the ability to use cross-reference > formats) and will convert to "live" hyperlinks in FrameMaker-generated > PDF output. > > The element is defined as a FrameMaker container element. This > allows the author to insert the link text (rather inefficient, IMHO, but > also common in several standard XML content models, including DITA and > Docbook). > > The FrameMaker DITA plug-in automatically converts elements to > elements upon saving to XML, so that the XML does conform to the > DITA standard. > > Another "gotcha" -- FrameMaker will only support cross-reference targets > that have an "id" attribute of type "ID". Many DITA elements have an > "id" attribute of type "CDATA". > > If you are generating PDF using the DITA Open Toolkit, something else is > going on. > > -Alan > > -- > Alan Houser, President > Group Wellesley, Inc. > 412-363-3481 > www.groupwellesley.com > > > > Val wrote: > > When I want to output my DITA book created in Framemaker 7.2 using the > > DITA Toolkit, I opt to print the book from FM using the Adobe Acrobat > > (8) print driver. The book generates properly, but the only active > > hyperlinks in the PDF are in the Table of Contents. The hyperlinks > > created with the element are not generated; in addition, the > > Index links are not created. > > > > Please advise. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Val > > > > Valerie L:ipow > > Brendan Technologies, Inc. > > Carlsbad, CA USA > > > > > > -- Valerie Lipow vallipow at gmail.com
