Case of attribute values modified on import SGML-FrameMaker 5.5.6

2006-02-02 Thread Jakob Fix
Hello, consider this puzzling little problem: I have an SGML document containing a number of unique ID attributes following this kind of scheme: id=ABCD.03.55816DE001BDF8FA. When importing this document into FrameMaker+SGML 5.5.6 (but 7.2 showed the same results), some values are, surpisingly,

RE: Framers Digest, Vol 4, Issue 2

2006-02-02 Thread russ
Hi Greg, You can indeed invoke the structure generator/conversion table process directly, without going through the menu path. The structure generator is run by an API client, and this client is exposed through ApiCallClient calls, which are possible through FrameScript. I believe it's something

Importing Graphics from XML

2006-02-02 Thread Laura Sponhour
Hi, everybody. I cannot get a .JPG to import from XML into Frame. Here's the background: My database administrator pulls a data model from a data dictionary, and in some magic way translates it into XML. Included in the XML is a reference to a .JPG for the model's entity relationship

Re: Importing Graphics from XML

2006-02-02 Thread Lynne A. Price
Laura, Try changing: ERDJpgPolicyContract.jpg/ERDJpg to: ERDJpg file=PolicyContract.jpg/ and thanks for including all relevant parts of your application in your message. --Lynne At 07:08 AM 2/2/2006, Laura Sponhour wrote: I cannot get a .JPG to import from XML into Frame.

Re: FM and Intel Macs

2006-02-02 Thread Raman Pfaff
That sounds interesting. Looking forward to the news :) On 2/2/06, Paul Findon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1 Feb 2006, at 14:22, Raman Pfaff wrote: For those few Mac people are still on the list, FM got mentioned as one reason not to upgrade to Intel in a Wired story: We're still here and

RE: Frame documnet saved as XML losing formatting

2006-02-02 Thread Michael.Long
Bernard-- Please send the PDF, or a link to it if that's more convenient. I think I will have time to experiment with it over the next couple of months. A question please: If I wanted to send the resulting XML output to others for editing, what inexpensive/open source tool with wysiwyg

how to get mouse wheel to work with FM

2006-02-02 Thread John Wilcox
I know this issue has been dealt with here, but since the archives aren't searchable, I can't find the relevant post. My wheel was working fine with FM, but I had to reinstall FM and now it doesn't recognize the wheel. I have the latest Intellipoint driver. What am I missing?

Re: how to get mouse wheel to work with FM

2006-02-02 Thread Stuart Rogers
John Wilcox wrote: I know this issue has been dealt with here, but since the archives aren't searchable, I can't find the relevant post. My wheel was working fine with FM, but I had to reinstall FM and now it doesn't recognize the wheel. I have the latest Intellipoint driver. What am I missing?

RE: Frame documnet saved as XML losing formatting

2006-02-02 Thread Bernard Aschwanden
I like XML Spy Home from www.altova.com because it's free and does a pretty good job. You can also activate and test advanced features in it. Bernard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 9:43 AM To:

Re: Structure/Schema - Custom or off the shelf?

2006-02-02 Thread mcarr
Mike Feimster wrote: The Real Life Migration to Stuctured Doc thread got me thinking. What is better? A custom schema or one the standards such as Docbook or DITA. DITA was designed by IBM for data interchange, so was never really intended as a data authoring structure. This can be confirmed

SOLVED, SUMMARY RE: how to get mouse wheel to work with FM

2006-02-02 Thread John Wilcox
Thanks ever so much for the replies. Someone suggested: Try version 4.1 of the Intellimouse driver. While looking for it among Microsoft's downloads, I found an IntelliPoint 5.5 driver. I thought I had the latest (5.1) because that's what came on the CD with a brand new Microsoft Optical Wheel

Syntax for relative path links from pdf to html topics in a chm

2006-02-02 Thread Joe Campo
Hi Framers Shlomo has been helping me with this issue. With a TimeSavers shortcut, we want to link from PDF to HTML topics in a chm. We concluded that Acrobat Reader v5.05 supported relative paths, but that as of Acrobat Reader v6, absolute paths are required, or the links fail. I've finally

survey of apps wanted on Linux

2006-02-02 Thread rebecca officer
Hi everyone Novell are pushing linux, and have a survey up to find out which Windows apps people really want on it. I thought some people might be interested in adding FM to the list - especially those who've been using it on a MAC and don't want to convert to Windoze.

Re: FM and Intel Macs

2006-02-02 Thread John Root
On 2/1/06 9:58 AM, Jeremy H. Griffith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And for those Mac users running Frame under Virtual PC... that won't work any more on the Intel Macs: For now . . . ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] To

Re: Structure/Schema - Custom or off the shelf?

2006-02-02 Thread Alan Houser
Marcus, I've valued your opinions over the years, but I must take exception to your assessments of both DITA and DocBook. DITA architect Michael Priestley (a co-author of the 2001 paper you cited) has more recently addressed the misconception that DITA is an exchange format, not an authoring

Re: Structure/Schema - Custom or off the shelf?

2006-02-02 Thread Marcus Carr
Alan Houser wrote: I've valued your opinions over the years, but I must take exception to your assessments of both DITA and DocBook. DITA architect Michael Priestley (a co-author of the 2001 paper you cited) has more recently addressed the misconception that DITA is an exchange format, not

Interchange vs Analysis

2006-02-02 Thread mc...@allette.com.au
Bernard wrote: > I generally have to agree with what is written below, but I have to take a > minor exception on (a) regarding 'the line that you can do it with DITA or > DocBook'. Out of the box does a good job, but unfortunately the 'good job' > is at scaring people away. I consider DITA to be

Case of attribute values modified on import SGML->FrameMaker 5.5.6

2006-02-02 Thread Jakob Fix
Hello, consider this puzzling little problem: I have an SGML document containing a number of unique ID attributes following this kind of scheme: id="ABCD.03.55816DE001BDF8FA". When importing this document into FrameMaker+SGML 5.5.6 (but 7.2 showed the same results), some values are, surpisingly,

FM and Intel Macs

2006-02-02 Thread Paul Findon
On 1 Feb 2006, at 14:22, Raman Pfaff wrote: > For those few Mac people are still on the list, FM got mentioned as > one reason not to upgrade to Intel in a Wired story: We're still here and are in the process of purchasing some new Power Mac G5s. I'm working on a few things right now and will

Framers Digest, Vol 4, Issue 2

2006-02-02 Thread r...@weststreetconsulting.com
Hi Greg, You can indeed invoke the structure generator/conversion table process directly, without going through the menu path. The structure generator is run by an API client, and this client is exposed through ApiCallClient calls, which are possible through FrameScript. I believe it's something

Importing Graphics from XML

2006-02-02 Thread Laura Sponhour
Hi, everybody. I cannot get a .JPG to import from XML into Frame. Here's the background: My database administrator pulls a data model from a data dictionary, and in some magic way translates it into XML. Included in the XML is a reference to a .JPG for the model's entity relationship

Importing Graphics from XML

2006-02-02 Thread Lynne A. Price
Laura, Try changing: PolicyContract.jpg to: and thanks for including all relevant parts of your application in your message. --Lynne At 07:08 AM 2/2/2006, Laura Sponhour wrote: >I cannot get a .JPG to import from XML into Frame. --Lynne Lynne A. Price Text

[SOLVED] Case of attribute values modified on import SGML->FrameMaker 5.5.6

2006-02-02 Thread Jakob Fix
Dave, On 02/02/06, Dave Searle wrote: > Hi Jakob, > > It sounds as if your "id" attribute is declared in the DTD to have a > value of type "ID" which is a name. Thus it has to conform the name > character rules and is also affected by the NAMECASE settings. pure genius! Yes, I just checked,

FM and Intel Macs

2006-02-02 Thread Raman Pfaff
That sounds interesting. Looking forward to the news :) On 2/2/06, Paul Findon wrote: > On 1 Feb 2006, at 14:22, Raman Pfaff wrote: > > > For those few Mac people are still on the list, FM got mentioned as > > one reason not to upgrade to Intel in a Wired story: > > We're still here and are in

Frame documnet saved as XML losing formatting

2006-02-02 Thread michael.l...@thomson.com
Bernard-- Please send the PDF, or a link to it if that's more convenient. I think I will have time to experiment with it over the next couple of months. A question please: If I wanted to send the resulting XML output to others for editing, what inexpensive/open source tool with wysiwyg

how to get mouse wheel to work with FM

2006-02-02 Thread John Wilcox
I know this issue has been dealt with here, but since the archives aren't searchable, I can't find the relevant post. My wheel was working fine with FM, but I had to reinstall FM and now it doesn't recognize the wheel. I have the latest Intellipoint driver. What am I missing?

how to get mouse wheel to work with FM

2006-02-02 Thread Stuart Rogers
John Wilcox wrote: > I know this issue has been dealt with here, but since the archives aren't > searchable, I can't find the relevant post. > > My wheel was working fine with FM, but I had to reinstall FM and now it > doesn't recognize the wheel. I have the latest Intellipoint driver. What am >

Frame documnet saved as XML losing formatting

2006-02-02 Thread Bernard Aschwanden
I like XML Spy Home from www.altova.com because it's free and does a pretty good job. You can also activate and test advanced features in it. Bernard -Original Message- From: Michael.Long at thomson.com [mailto:michael.l...@thomson.com] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 9:43 AM To:

SOLVED, SUMMARY RE: how to get mouse wheel to work with FM

2006-02-02 Thread John Wilcox
Thanks ever so much for the replies. Someone suggested: > Try version 4.1 of the Intellimouse driver. While looking for it among Microsoft's downloads, I found an IntelliPoint 5.5 driver. I thought I had the latest (5.1) because that's what came on the CD with a brand new Microsoft Optical

Syntax for relative path links from pdf to html topics in a chm

2006-02-02 Thread Joe Campo
Hi Framers Shlomo has been helping me with this issue. With a TimeSavers shortcut, we want to link from PDF to HTML topics in a chm. We concluded that Acrobat Reader v5.05 supported relative paths, but that as of Acrobat Reader v6, absolute paths are required, or the links fail. I've finally

Hold the Presses: PDF Successful

2006-02-02 Thread donandjudy1
Folks: Sorry for the knee jerk request earlier about my PDF generation problem. Seems all I had to do was designate the Adobe PDF driver as the default printer, and whammo, 190 pages generated in 35 seconds. And a darned, good looking PDF book it is, too, if I do say so myself. Anybody

FM and Intel Macs

2006-02-02 Thread John Root
On 2/1/06 9:58 AM, "Jeremy H. Griffith" wrote: > And for those Mac users running Frame under Virtual PC... > that won't work any more on the Intel Macs: For now . . .

how to get mouse wheel to work with FM

2006-02-02 Thread Veronica Kütt
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