I wonder if anyone can help me with an inexplicable irritation.
I have a para format with an under-rule graphic taken off the reference page
and applied with the Frame blow pgf feature in the Advanced pane of the para
designer.
When the format is initially applied to the para, the rule appears
At 10:08 -0600 30/3/07, Eason, David wrote:
>The entire civilized, English-speaking world calls the background text or
>image on a page a "watermark"--but apparently not Adobe. I looked in the
>index. I looked in the table of contents. I looked in the online help. I did a
>search for the term "
Hello All,
I have inserted individual pdf files/pages (4 to 10 for wiring diagrams, B
size) into blank pages of a FrameMaker Appendix with success. I have a
situation now where I need to include a number of individual PDF books into
a given FrameMaker Appendix. The pages will consist of different
Years ago, I said something about reading the manual to an Adobe
employee and was told that "only weenies read the manual."
I like to believe she was joking since I do read manuals and make my
living producing them.
Pat
Years ago, I said something about reading the manual to an Adobe
employee and was told that "only weenies read the manual."
I like to believe she was joking since I do read manuals and make my
living producing them.
Pat
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Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote:
> When using Sideheads, I found that if the table widths are relatively
> small, table titles do not go into the sideheads.
>
> Somebody once sent me a solution, which I find myself unable to do
> again in a new document I am working on. This solution, as I recall,
> was t
Hello All,
I have inserted individual pdf files/pages (4 to 10 for wiring diagrams, B
size) into blank pages of a FrameMaker Appendix with success. I have a
situation now where I need to include a number of individual PDF books into
a given FrameMaker Appendix. The pages will consist of different
Howdy -
The index title should not be on the master page, but in the regular
text flow of the first body page. Check out the FM Manual index topic -
text:static. This will solve the vexing problem.
And yes, I've learnt and forgotten this same issue several times.
IMHO this topic is poorly indexed.
Richard,
Why are you assuming that I was going to use a graphic for the
watermark?
If I was using a graphic, I would have used that as a search term.
Watermarks also come in text versions, such as the word "DRAFT" centered
on the page.
David
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I don't know. I never got far enough into the documentation to come
close to anything resembling a term.
I just created a text frame on the master page, typed some text in it,
rotated it to the position I wanted, used the color definitions process
to create a gray-shaded new color, named it "wa
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From: "Gillian Flato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Will PDF converter work if the originator of the PDF put security on it?
Apparently not, but there are a number of products out there that will
bypass the security. Google for "PDF Password Recovery".
Kenneth Benson
Pegas
OK...I would need a PowerPoint presentation of a Captivate session to
visualize that process!
Regards,
David Eason
LSI Logic
Contract Technical Writer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: 303-544-5433
Cell: 303-941-3512
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From: Steve Rickaby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED
I'm new to FM and so far my experience locating a printed FM 7.x Users
Guide has been akin to my quest for the Holy Grail. Perhaps some of the
more knowledgeable members of the list could point out how one gets a
printed manual for FM 7.x from Adobe?
A couple weeks ago, I did find a PDF of the FM
Set the paragraph type to "run in".
Grant
-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+grant.hogarth=reuters@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+grant.hogarth=reuters.com at lists.frameusers.com]
On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 1:37 PM
To: framers at
Thanks for the offlist replies. Got it figured out - man, what a senior
moment that was!
TVB
Tammy L. Van Boening
Senior Technical Writer
Fiserv Insurance Solutions
Property and Casualty Division
303-729-7733
tammy.vanboening at fiserv.com
**
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:36:55 -0700, Syed Zaeem Hosain
wrote:
>the extra space does not go away (although it is less than before
>due to the font size) - remains the same as if I had left the
>space setting at 0!
>
>Any hints as to how to fix this extra space problem?
Remember, in Frame the spac
It almost sounds like a display problem. Does it snap back into place
when you do a Ctrl-L?
Art
On 3/30/07, Steve Rickaby wrote:
> I wonder if anyone can help me with an inexplicable irritation.
>
> I have a para format with an under-rule graphic taken off the reference page
> and applied with
Of those who were at the WritersUA conference this past week, did any
of you go to the Adobe demo at the end of the day on Tuesday? I
wanted to go but needed to go to the MadCap demo. If you did go, can
you tell me what they talked about? Was it all RoboHelp?
Thanks.
Will.
--
Wil Gaffga
In
- Original Message -
From: "Gillian Flato"
> Will PDF converter work if the originator of the PDF put security on it?
Apparently not, but there are a number of products out there that will
bypass the security. Google for "PDF Password Recovery".
Kenneth Benson
Pegasus Type, Inc.
www.p
Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote:
>>> You may also find it useful to set a unique colour for the
>>> TableAnchor pgf tag, so that the pilcrow is easy to identify when
>>> text symbols are visible.
>>
>> Ah! I do keep my text symbols on, as I find it useful. This color
>> suggestion will make it easier. Th
Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote:
> Hi, Stuart
>
> Stuart Rogers wrote:
>> Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote:
>>> When using Sideheads, I found that if the table widths are relatively
>>> small, table titles do not go into the sideheads.
>>>
>>> Somebody once sent me a solution, which I find myself unable to do
>>>
Hi, Stuart
Stuart Rogers wrote:
> Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote:
>> When using Sideheads, I found that if the table widths are relatively
>> small, table titles do not go into the sideheads.
>>
>> Somebody once sent me a solution, which I find myself unable to do
>> again in a new document I am working
Just out of curiosity, what *does* Adobe call a watermark?
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From: framers-bounces+charles.beck=infor@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+charles.beck=infor.com at lists.frameusers.com] On
Behalf Of Eason, David
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 12:09 PM
To: Gord
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:36:55 -0700, Syed Zaeem Hosain
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>the extra space does not go away (although it is less than before
>due to the font size) - remains the same as if I had left the
>space setting at 0!
>
>Any hints as to how to fix this extra space problem?
Remember
Set the paragraph type to "run in".
Grant
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 1:37 PM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Table anchors and extra spaces in sideheads ...
When using Sidehea
Of those who were at the WritersUA conference this past week, did any
of you go to the Adobe demo at the end of the day on Tuesday? I
wanted to go but needed to go to the MadCap demo. If you did go, can
you tell me what they talked about? Was it all RoboHelp?
Thanks.
Will.
--
Wil Gaffga
In
Thank you Will - and you're right - this topic is indeed poorly indexed.
I searched and searched the OLH, but couldn't find what I needed. I
would have never thought to look up anything about static text.
Thanks,
TVB
Tammy L. Van Boening
Senior Technical Writer
Fiserv Insurance Solutions
Prop
I'm new to FM and so far my experience locating a printed FM 7.x Users
Guide has been akin to my quest for the Holy Grail. Perhaps some of the
more knowledgeable members of the list could point out how one gets a
printed manual for FM 7.x from Adobe?
A couple weeks ago, I did find a PDF of the FM
Thanks for the offlist replies. Got it figured out - man, what a senior
moment that was!
TVB
Tammy L. Van Boening
Senior Technical Writer
Fiserv Insurance Solutions
Property and Casualty Division
303-729-7733
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
***
When using Sideheads, I found that if the table widths are relatively
small, table titles do not go into the sideheads.
Somebody once sent me a solution, which I find myself unable to do
again in a new document I am working on. This solution, as I recall,
was to create a new paragraph format, whic
Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote:
You may also find it useful to set a unique colour for the
TableAnchor pgf tag, so that the pilcrow is easy to identify when
text symbols are visible.
Ah! I do keep my text symbols on, as I find it useful. This color
suggestion will make it easier. Thanks!
One more t
Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote:
Hi, Stuart
Stuart Rogers wrote:
Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote:
When using Sideheads, I found that if the table widths are relatively
small, table titles do not go into the sideheads.
Somebody once sent me a solution, which I find myself unable to do
again in a new document
A seriously senior moment here or it's just Friday and my brain has
already shut-off.
I am setting up the templates (Cover, TOC, LOF, LOT, Chapter, Appendix,
and Index) to use for our departmental end-user guides. Setting up the
templates for the TOC, LOF, and LOT are a snap; the index, however,
Hi, Stuart
Stuart Rogers wrote:
Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote:
When using Sideheads, I found that if the table widths are relatively
small, table titles do not go into the sideheads.
Somebody once sent me a solution, which I find myself unable to do
again in a new document I am working on. This solu
Eason, David wrote:
> Why are you assuming that I was going to use a graphic for
> the watermark?
>
> If I was using a graphic, I would have used that as a search term.
> Watermarks also come in text versions, such as the word
> "DRAFT" centered on the page.
I'm not. I'm assuming you can ex
Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote:
When using Sideheads, I found that if the table widths are relatively
small, table titles do not go into the sideheads.
Somebody once sent me a solution, which I find myself unable to do
again in a new document I am working on. This solution, as I recall,
was to create a
Howdy -
The index title should not be on the master page, but in the regular
text flow of the first body page. Check out the FM Manual index topic -
text:static. This will solve the vexing problem.
And yes, I've learnt and forgotten this same issue several times.
IMHO this topic is poorly indexed.
Richard,
Why are you assuming that I was going to use a graphic for the
watermark?
If I was using a graphic, I would have used that as a search term.
Watermarks also come in text versions, such as the word "DRAFT" centered
on the page.
David
-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces+da
I don't know. I never got far enough into the documentation to come
close to anything resembling a term.
I just created a text frame on the master page, typed some text in it,
rotated it to the position I wanted, used the color definitions process
to create a gray-shaded new color, named it "wat
When using Sideheads, I found that if the table widths are relatively
small, table titles do not go into the sideheads.
Somebody once sent me a solution, which I find myself unable to do
again in a new document I am working on. This solution, as I recall,
was to create a new paragraph format, whi
OK...I would need a PowerPoint presentation of a Captivate session to
visualize that process!
Regards,
David Eason
LSI Logic
Contract Technical Writer
David.eason at lsi.com
Phone: 303-544-5433
Cell: 303-941-3512
-Original Message-
From: Steve Rickaby [mailto:srick...@wordmo
Hi,
I'm working with Structured FM 7.0 on Windows XP.
I use a lot of variables in my manuals, typically for product lines and
product names. Sometimes after I generate a structured book, the
variable content appears in Times New Roman instead of Verdana. It's
really weird because it doesn't occu
Eason, David wrote:
> The entire civilized, English-speaking world calls the
> background text or image on a page a "watermark"--but
> apparently not Adobe. I looked in the index. I looked in the
> table of contents. I looked in the online help. I did a
> search for the term "watermark." Usi
Thank you Will - and you're right - this topic is indeed poorly indexed.
I searched and searched the OLH, but couldn't find what I needed. I
would have never thought to look up anything about static text.
Thanks,
TVB
Tammy L. Van Boening
Senior Technical Writer
Fiserv Insurance Solutions
Prop
Dodd, Frank J wrote:
> You get a manual. ?
> We only get the software package installed on our computer.
You get an F1 key, don't you? It's not the greatest help in the world,
but it's not that bad, either.
> The manual is the guy next to you who has been learning it
> for the last
> 5 y
A seriously senior moment here or it's just Friday and my brain has
already shut-off.
I am setting up the templates (Cover, TOC, LOF, LOT, Chapter, Appendix,
and Index) to use for our departmental end-user guides. Setting up the
templates for the TOC, LOF, and LOT are a snap; the index, however,
Glenn Voyles wrote:
> I tried putting a watermark in a file once, but it messed up my monitor.
> First there was a loud sizzle and then a small explosion. All for naught.
> When I opened the file on another computer, the watermark was not there.
>
> Now I just try to imitate the watermark elect
Hi,
Gillian Flato wrote:
> Will PDF converter work if the originator of the PDF put security on it?
No, that will not work. That is a limitation of almost all those
products, I think (but not sure).
Z
I tried putting a watermark in a file once, but it messed up my monitor. First
there was a loud sizzle and then a small explosion. All for naught. When I
opened the file on another computer, the watermark was not there.
Now I just try to imitate the watermark electronically. Real water doesn't
Hi, David.
Eason, David wrote:
> Brad Simons wrote:
>> "Then, I used a program called "PDF to Word" which is manufactured by a
>> company called Very PDF. (http://www.verypdf.com/pdf2word/index.html)"
>
> I tried that program one time, and it worked very well. However, it is
> one-dimensional. My
That is a good question, and I wanted to know the answer myself, so I
called the vendor's customer support and asked.
The answer is, "no, it won't convert a password-protected pdf.
Regards,
David Eason
LSI Logic
Contract Technical Writer
David.eason at lsi.com
Phone: 303-544-5433
Cell
Eason, David wrote:
> Why are you assuming that I was going to use a graphic for
> the watermark?
>
> If I was using a graphic, I would have used that as a search term.
> Watermarks also come in text versions, such as the word
> "DRAFT" centered on the page.
I'm not. I'm assuming you can e
It almost sounds like a display problem. Does it snap back into place
when you do a Ctrl-L?
Art
On 3/30/07, Steve Rickaby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I wonder if anyone can help me with an inexplicable irritation.
I have a para format with an under-rule graphic taken off the reference page
an
I usually turn to the Adobe documentation as a last resort because,
frankly, it is not very good. On a 1-to-10 scale of user-friendliness
and usability, it is about a 6...well, maybe a 7.
For example, years ago, I knew how to create watermarks and did them
routinely and automatically. Last
I wonder if anyone can help me with an inexplicable irritation.
I have a para format with an under-rule graphic taken off the reference page
and applied with the Frame blow pgf feature in the Advanced pane of the para
designer.
When the format is initially applied to the para, the rule appears
Glenn Voyles wrote:
I tried putting a watermark in a file once, but it messed up my monitor. First there was a loud sizzle and then a small explosion. All for naught. When I opened the file on another computer, the watermark was not there.
Now I just try to imitate the watermark electronically.
Hi,
Gillian Flato wrote:
Will PDF converter work if the originator of the PDF put security on it?
No, that will not work. That is a limitation of almost all those
products, I think (but not sure).
Z
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I tried putting a watermark in a file once, but it messed up my monitor. First
there was a loud sizzle and then a small explosion. All for naught. When I
opened the file on another computer, the watermark was not there.
Now I just try to imitate the watermark electronically. Real water doesn't
Just out of curiosity, what *does* Adobe call a watermark?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Eason, David
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 12:09 PM
To: Gordon McLean
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: NagGram
I usually turn to
Hi, David.
Eason, David wrote:
Brad Simons wrote:
"Then, I used a program called "PDF to Word" which is manufactured by a
company called Very PDF. (http://www.verypdf.com/pdf2word/index.html)"
I tried that program one time, and it worked very well. However, it is
one-dimensional. My program o
Eason, David wrote:
> The entire civilized, English-speaking world calls the
> background text or image on a page a "watermark"--but
> apparently not Adobe. I looked in the index. I looked in the
> table of contents. I looked in the online help. I did a
> search for the term "watermark." Us
Dodd, Frank J wrote:
> You get a manual. ?
> We only get the software package installed on our computer.
You get an F1 key, don't you? It's not the greatest help in the world,
but it's not that bad, either.
> The manual is the guy next to you who has been learning it
> for the last
> 5
At 10:08 -0600 30/3/07, Eason, David wrote:
>The entire civilized, English-speaking world calls the background text or
>image on a page a "watermark"--but apparently not Adobe. I looked in the
>index. I looked in the table of contents. I looked in the online help. I did a
>search for the term "
Will PDF converter work if the originator of the PDF put security on it?
Thank you,
Gillian Flato
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From: framers-bounces+gflato=nanometrics@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces+gflato=nanometrics.com at lists.frameusers.com] On
Behalf Of Eason, David
Sen
That is a good question, and I wanted to know the answer myself, so I
called the vendor's customer support and asked.
The answer is, "no, it won't convert a password-protected pdf.
Regards,
David Eason
LSI Logic
Contract Technical Writer
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: 303-544-5433
Cell:
I usually turn to the Adobe documentation as a last resort because,
frankly, it is not very good. On a 1-to-10 scale of user-friendliness
and usability, it is about a 6...well, maybe a 7.
For example, years ago, I knew how to create watermarks and did them
routinely and automatically. Las
Hi,
I'm working with Structured FM 7.0 on Windows XP.
I use a lot of variables in my manuals, typically for product lines and
product names. Sometimes after I generate a structured book, the
variable content appears in Times New Roman instead of Verdana. It's
really weird because it doesn't occu
You get a manual. ?
We only get the software package installed on our computer.
The manual is the guy next to you who has been learning it for the last
5 years.
And I absolutely refuse to let him accompany me to the bathroom!
Frank
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From: Gordon McLean [mailto:[EM
Read the manual? Are you mad? NO-ONE DOES THAT!!
Call yerself a technical author... ;-)
And yes, it's Friday.
(valid point though, although I use The Complete Reference book more than
the manual).
Gordon
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Subject: NagGram
From the tenor of a lot of the recent postin
Will PDF converter work if the originator of the PDF put security on it?
Thank you,
Gillian Flato
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Eason, David
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 2:03 PM
To: Brad Simmons; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Cc:
You get a manual. ?
We only get the software package installed on our computer.
The manual is the guy next to you who has been learning it for the last
5 years.
And I absolutely refuse to let him accompany me to the bathroom!
Frank
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From: Gordon McLean [mailto:gor
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