Re: Entry Level Technical Writer - Contract - Moorpark, CA

John Sgammato wrote: This is insulting. A typist is not a technical writer, and taking edits from subject matter experts and dropping them into FrameMaker documents is not technical writing. You want a stenographer with FrameMaker experience. You probably *need* a technical writer but don't

Double-spacing a PDF output doc from a structured Frame book

Hi All, This may be one of those 'Well, if I KNEW which menu and function this was - I'd have already done it myself' questions, but... Wondering HOW to simply double-space my PDF output doc (from a structured Frame book) - so that our writers can more easily make mark ups on the hardcopy. They

Re: Double-spacing a PDF output doc from a structured Frame book

If your tags now are single space, and you want double space output, you need to change the tags. ;- ) Sounds like you want two sets of templates, one for each spacing, but that means that all your pagination will also change. It'd be a lot easier if you just used Acrobat and Reader to cut in

RE: Double-spacing a PDF output doc from a structured Frame book

Alas, there is no such thing as a double-spacing control for PDF. PDF is a final form document format. The relationship between your FrameMaker document and the resultant PostScript and PDF files is that of matching the format 1:1 as much as possible. Your only way to double space is to change

Re: Double-spacing a PDF output doc from a structured Frame book

--- Bob Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wondering HOW to simply double-space my PDF output doc (from a structured Frame book) - so that our writers can more easily make mark ups on the hardcopy. They write - we production wonks put their stuff into the frame books. (We like it this way -

Re: Double-spacing a PDF output doc from a structured Frame book

Hi, Bob: The true oracles have spoken and have left you wanting.G I'm not smart enough to give up, so I'd suggest that if using the two-template approach in FM doesn't fit your workflow - and text for hard-copy printing and markup is your primary requirement - you could consider exporting

Figure Numbering Problem

I have been writing a number of service manuals for my client. One problem I have been having is numbering figures sequentially -- some will, some won't. The command line for autonumbering in the client's template is F:Figure n+. For those that do not, I have to force the figure numbering,

RE: Entry Level Technical Writer - Contract - Moorpark, CA

As in So easy a Caveman could do it? I am sure all of us have had the experience of someone totally clueless thinking all we do is type. Had a gal at one of our square dances from our church in 1983 tell me that while she is a store clerk, she is going to become a tech writer, because if you can

Re: Figure Numbering Problem

Sounds as if it's a legacy document that was never changed to support the $chapnum and $volnum variables that were introduced in 6.x. Assuming it's using chapter numbers as part of the numbering scheme, of course, correct strings would look something like: F:Figure $chapnumn+. If you're not

RE: Entry Level Technical Writer - Contract - Moorpark, CA

because if you can do it, anyone can do it. Wow! She thinks highly of you. Perfect dating material. We told all of the shipping/warehouse people to take the Introduction to Tech Writing and the Introduction to FrameMaker class at UCSC-Extension first. Then, if they passed those classes, they

RE: Entry Level Technical Writer - Contract - Moorpark, CA

I have had secretaries apply for tech writer openings in my group. Internal candidates always get phone screening, so I'd have to call them. I always asked what they felt were their qualifications, and they all responded that they had good English and were experts with MS Word. They wrote lots

Text Insets: Any Gotchas?

Are there any gotchas with using text insets? For example, can I insert xrefs so long as all books that use the text inset have the section to which the text entity references? I assume that I'd need to regenerate to get the appropriate page number as the page number will vary from book to book.

RE: Figure Numbering Problem

Are any of the figures inside either another text frame, or a table? Numbering usually works extremely well, provided all the paragraph tags are in the same text flow. Either of these instances creates a different text flow and/or evaluation order of the numbering building blocks (counters) that

Re: Entry Level Technical Writer - Contract - Moorpark, CA

Well, I guess I can kind of see both sides. I've been a tech writer at my company for a year and a half, and it is frustrating when others assume that if you can type and spell (or *not* spell...hey, that's what spell-check is for, right?) then you're fully qualified to be a tech writer. But it

RE: How many FM users are there?

Hi Max, The PTC rep told me today that FM DITA is proprietary and not compatible with anything else. Is this true? She also told me that the PTC version of DITA is standard (whatever that means). One of our divisions in Japan has decided to go with AT. We are leaning toward structured FM.

RE: How many FM users are there?

Hi Diane, Thank you for checking with me; your timing could not be better. I am at the STC Annual Convention in Minneapolis, where I've had an opportunity to peak in on several DITA presentations and solicit feedback on FrameMaker's DITA capabilities from a variety of sources. I won't say

Entry Level Technical Writer - Contract - Moorpark, CA

John Sgammato wrote: > This is insulting. > > A typist is not a technical writer, and "taking edits from subject > matter experts and dropping them into FrameMaker documents" is not > technical writing. You want a stenographer with FrameMaker experience. > You probably *need* a technical writer

Double-spacing a PDF output doc from a structured Frame book

Hi All, This may be one of those 'Well, if I KNEW which menu and function this was - I'd have already done it myself' questions, but... Wondering HOW to simply double-space my PDF output doc (from a structured Frame book) - so that our writers can more easily make mark ups on the hardcopy. They

Double-spacing a PDF output doc from a structured Frame book

If your tags now are single space, and you want double space output, you need to change the tags. ;- ) Sounds like you want two sets of templates, one for each spacing, but that means that all your pagination will also change. It'd be a lot easier if you just used Acrobat and Reader to cut in

Double-spacing a PDF output doc from a structured Frame book

Alas, there is no such thing as a double-spacing control for PDF. PDF is a final form document format. The relationship between your FrameMaker document and the resultant PostScript and PDF files is that of matching the format 1:1 as much as possible. Your only way to "double space" is to change

Double-spacing a PDF output doc from a structured Frame book

--- Bob Williams wrote: > Wondering HOW to simply double-space my PDF output > doc (from a structured > Frame book) - so that our writers can more easily > make mark ups on the > hardcopy. They write - we production wonks put their > stuff into the frame > books. (We like it this way - less

Double-spacing a PDF output doc from a structured Frame book

Hi, Bob: The true oracles have spoken and have left you wanting. I'm not smart enough to give up, so I'd suggest that if using the two-template approach in FM doesn't fit your workflow - and text for hard-copy printing and markup is your primary requirement - you could consider exporting the

Figure Numbering Problem

I have been writing a number of service manuals for my client. One problem I have been having is numbering figures sequentially -- some will, some won't. The command line for autonumbering in the client's template is F:Figure < >. For those that do not, I have to force the figure

Entry Level Technical Writer - Contract - Moorpark, CA

As in "So easy a Caveman could do it"? I am sure all of us have had the experience of someone totally clueless thinking all we do is type. Had a gal at one of our square dances from our church in 1983 tell me that while she is a store clerk, she is going to become a tech writer, "because if you

Figure Numbering Problem

Sounds as if it's a legacy document that was never changed to support the <$chapnum> and <$volnum> variables that were introduced in 6.x. Assuming it's using chapter numbers as part of the numbering scheme, of course, correct strings would look something like: F:Figure <$chapnum>. If you're

Entry Level Technical Writer - Contract - Moorpark, CA

>>"because if you can do it, anyone can do it". Wow! She thinks highly of you. Perfect dating material. We told all of the shipping/warehouse people to take the Introduction to Tech Writing and the Introduction to FrameMaker class at UCSC-Extension first. Then, if they passed those classes,

Entry Level Technical Writer - Contract - Moorpark, CA

I have had secretaries apply for tech writer openings in my group. Internal candidates always get phone screening, so I'd have to call them. I always asked what they felt were their qualifications, and they all responded that they had "good English" and were experts with MS Word. They wrote

Text Insets: Any Gotchas?

Are there any gotchas with using text insets? For example, can I insert xrefs so long as all books that use the text inset have the section to which the text entity references? I assume that I'd need to regenerate to get the appropriate page number as the page number will vary from book to book.

Figure Numbering Problem

Are any of the figures inside either another text frame, or a table? Numbering usually works extremely well, provided all the paragraph tags are in the same text flow. Either of these instances creates a different text flow and/or evaluation order of the numbering building blocks (counters) that

Entry Level Technical Writer - Contract - Moorpark, CA

Well, I guess I can kind of see both sides. I've been a tech writer at my company for a year and a half, and it is frustrating when others assume that if you can type and spell (or *not* spell..."hey, that's what spell-check is for, right?") then you're fully qualified to be a tech writer. But it

How many FM users are there?

Hi Max, The PTC rep told me today that FM DITA is proprietary and not compatible with anything else. Is this true? She also told me that the PTC version of DITA is "standard" (whatever that means). One of our divisions in Japan has decided to go with AT. We are leaning toward structured

How many FM users are there?

Hi Diane, Thank you for checking with me; your timing could not be better. I am at the STC Annual Convention in Minneapolis, where I've had an opportunity to peak in on several DITA presentations and solicit feedback on FrameMaker's DITA capabilities from a variety of sources. I won't say