Re: FM9: Resource manager bugs?
Hi Yves... Yes .. this is a known "limitation". The FM9 API does not expose methods for handling or dealing with actions in the new UI elements, and because DITA-FMx requires the replacement of the core DITA DLLs many of the features in the resource manager are non-functional or don't work as expected. I'm hoping that a future patch will add access to the UI features. However, in general I find that the resource manager is of limited use for DITA authoring since you have limited access to the attributes and element structure and no ability to edit relationship tables. When opening a map (using FMx or standard FM DITA) I'd immediately switch to the "Document View". Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Yves Barbion wrote: > Hi FM9/DITA users > > I'm using FM 9.0p250 with DITA-FMx 1.1 on Windows XP SP3. > > I have a ditamap open in "Resource Manager" view. When I create a new topic, > I am asked to "insert the new file as a topicref". I click Yes, but I don't > see the new topicref appear in my ditamap until I "refresh" the Resource > Manager view manually: > >- By closing and opening the ditamap >- By switching to "Document View" and then to Resource Manager view >again. > > Also, when I select a topicref in the Resource Manager view and then click > one of the Insert Child/Sibling Topicref/Conref buttons, nothing seems to > happen. > > Are these known bugs? > > Cheers > > > ___ 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.
Re: FM9: Resource manager bugs?
Yes .. I've been asking for this for a while. In particular, it would be nice to be able to specify that a custom modeless dialog should NOT be opened in a pod (when it's too big to fit). Also, it would be great to be able to open a DITA map in document view instead of the resource manager. But also .. complete access to configuring and managing the UI elements. :) ...scott Chris Despopoulos wrote: > I'm glad (in an ironic sense) to see that I'm not the only person who is > asking for the API to expose the GUI elements. In a more literal sense, I'm > sorry to see it. Please, please, please... Expose the new GUI to the API so > we can make plug-ins that interact reasonably with the user's session. This > is especially important now because the whole point of the new GUI is to give > the user more control over the environment. And yet, any plug-in that adds > documents or uses FrameMaker in any way to display or capture information > runs the risk of disrupting the user's setup. This puts plug-in developers > in the unfortunate position of being at cross-purposes with Adobe and the > FrameMaker users. > > (And while you're at it, make a notification for every time you generate an > ID Val attribute -- PLEASE How hard can it be?) > > > The FM9 API does not expose methods > for handling or dealing with actions in the new UI elements, and because > DITA-FMx requires the replacement of the core DITA DLLs many of the > features in the resource manager are non-functional or don't work as > expected. I'm hoping that a future patch will add access to the UI features. > * > > > ___ 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.
RE: FM9: Resource manager bugs?
Here here. These limitations are really a problem for any serious FDK developer working on interactive software. I add my voice to the (small) chorus of protest thus far. My personal thoughts are that this is an important issue, because without third-party add-ons, FM would not be nearly the powerhouse that it is. Russ >> >> -- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 04:44:50 -0800 (PST) From: Chris Despopoulos Subject: FM9: Resource manager bugs? To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Message-ID: <603716.41400...@web45016.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I'm glad (in an ironic sense) to see that I'm not the only person who is asking for the API to expose the GUI elements. In a more literal sense, I'm sorry to see it. Please, please, please... Expose the new GUI to the API so we can make plug-ins that interact reasonably with the user's session. This is especially important now because the whole point of the new GUI is to give the user more control over the environment. And yet, any plug-in that adds documents or uses FrameMaker in any way to display or capture information runs the risk of disrupting the user's setup. This puts plug-in developers in the unfortunate position of being at cross-purposes with Adobe and the FrameMaker users. (And while you're at it, make a notification for every time you generate an ID Val attribute -- PLEASE How hard can it be?) The FM9 API does not expose methods for handling or dealing with actions in the new UI elements, and because DITA-FMx requires the replacement of the core DITA DLLs many of the features in the resource manager are non-functional or don't work as expected. I'm hoping that a future patch will add access to the UI features. * >>> >> ___ 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.
