Hi Jeremy
Thank you for your help, but I'm afraid I cannot use MIF2Go for this job.
This is what I read in the MIF2Go Help:
If your document contains many images that were imported into FrameMaker by
copying instead of by reference, and these embedded images have not been
embellished in
On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:35:02 +0200, Yves Barbion yves.barb...@gmail.com
wrote:
Thank you for your help, but I'm afraid I cannot use MIF2Go for this job.
This is what I read in the MIF2Go Help:
If your document contains many images that were imported into FrameMaker by
copying instead of by
2009-04-09-04T11:30Z
My apologies to you, Shlomo, but I have to ask.
FrameMaker 7.1p116
Acrobat Professional 8.1.3
As they might say in New York, Not for nothing, but . . ..
¿Is there a substitute for TimeSavers?
¿If yes, what?
¡Thanks in advance for your prompt responses!
Dave Stamm
Hi Jeremy
I see that this is very difficult to explain via e-mail: we seem to
misunderstand each other here.
I'll try again:
1. I have a big Word file (+600 MB) which needs to be converted to
FrameMaker. In the Word file, the pictures have been imported copied into
document, cropped, the
The ISTC (UK version of the STC) would like to solicit a review of FrameMaker
9, if anyone is interested. No payment is involved, but you will get your
name/company name in front of a large audience in the UK, US and Europe.
--
Steve Rickaby
Hi,
I am a fanatical Frame user but it looks as though I am going to have to
convert my docs to Word (long story, but half my company's docs are written
using Word). I know this question comes up time after time, but most responses
refer to old reviews and comparisons (though probably the only
We are using Framemaker 8 (unstructured) to revise a manual and I want
to do something I know how to do in Word but can't figure out how to do
in Frame.
The chapter I'm working on has about 100 pages of standard 8 1/2 x 11
text and graphics followed by 27 different ledger-sized (11x17)
Hi All,
Software: FrameMaker 7.0 on Vista Enterprise. SnagIt 9 in .PNG format -
required by management.
Audience: Technicians in a data center - they will be using a standard laptop.
This is for a runbook, mostly will be viewed on screen, limited printed copies
in black only.
I need
Susan,
What is your output format? Print, PDF, HTML, something else?
And for the wider shots, are you using the full text container width
(sidehead and column), or staying within the column?
Art Campbell
art.campb...@gmail.com
... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world
You're using the correct approach, using two files in a book (separate
chapters aren't required -- just two files, which can be set up as a
single chapter). However, your problem seems to be resolving the
cross-refs, not starting over with a new approach.
Are both files in a book? Why can't you
You need to come up with a matrix of YOUR specific documentation
requirements, and work from that, as every comparison I'm aware of is
woefully out of date. You may want to start here for a list to work
from:
http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/comparison.html
Because everyone else
I have to agree with Carla on this point. Although, I'm tempted to amend her
statement to say it would take AT LEAST 25-30% longer. I haven't used the
most recent version of Word either, but I'm sure if things had improved, I'd
have heard about it through the grapevine.
Nadine
--- On Thu,
I have used Word 2007. They tried to fix what wasn't broken. And no,
they didn't fix either the numbering system or multi-file operations.
It's still oriented toward smaller documents with less complexity.
I also would avoid it for any XML work. My preference, but their past
history of munging
Another thought.
You can use Notepad to program in various languages, but why would you
want to? You are missing so many effective and time-saving tools.
Are you producing PDF files? If so, using Word removes a boat load of
time-saving automatic tools for indexing, hypertext linking, and TOC
As the writer states in this post:
It all comes down to this:
FrameMaker is a very mature and solid product
that can handle structural complexity very well.
http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2009/02/08/which-text-editor
Thanks to Art Campbell and Richard Combs for your thoughtful replies and
suggestions.
We do have WebWorks make most of the HTML changes, such as font, color,
borders. We never did you page numbers in our cross-references, so we haven't
had a problem with that.
The no output setting is a good
I don't use the latest version of Word but Word 2003 had a pretty good,
and reliable autonumbering method. Unfortunately, you had to know how to
fumble through the poorly designed interface and even more poorly
documented method for setting it up. I used it to successfully create a
numbering
Frame 7.2
I have a variable (government ministry of health shortform) that affects the
article in front of it. Each province has a different shortform. When I
change the variable, the article may be affected.
For example, in the Ontario doc, it's an MOH bill, while in New Brunswick,
it should be
I also agree. I have a client, that despite everything I have ever
demonstrated, tabulated, kept track of, etc. is insistent that I do all
original development in Word and yep, I have shown/demonstrated
unequivocally that things can take up to 30% longer to accomplish. Many,
many times, I fix A
[also posted to comp.text.frame on Usenet, which seems to be very inactive]
Hi all,
I need to import a book, created using MS Word, into Framemaker.
Mostly this works fine, but there are problems importing the index
markers created by the author using Word. Importing simple markers
goes fine,
Seawin22,
I don't know where you live, but I got a TW certificate from Middlesex
Community College in Bedford, MA, in 1999. It's an excellent, very
highly-rated program. I landed a job at (then) Compaq right away, stayed
there for 5 years (through the HP merger/acquisition), moved on to a
couple
On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:30:12 -0400, Dan Glover dglo...@opnet.com wrote:
We're trying to use the FDK to get at the contents of graphics in a
document. The graphics are pasted in the document, and have a facet
type of OLE2.
We do that in Mif2Go, but not in the FDK plugin. We do it
while
Your millage may vary.
I found that I could get it to work, but it would blow up, either on me
at a future date, or on someone else when they opened the file, and I
would have to go and fix it.
Scott
Jon Harvey wrote:
I don't use the latest version of Word but Word 2003 had a pretty good,
Speaking as someone who runs FrameScripts rather than someone who
writes them, I think it could be done with a 'script.
Art
Art Campbell
art.campb...@gmail.com
... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52
Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson
Hi Framers,
We are single-sourcing with TCS 1.0, using Structured FrameMaker 8, RoboHelp 7,
and DocBook 1.4.2. The writers need to be able to designate related topic links
for a topic. They also need to designate expanding text in the FM files so that
it appears correctly when it is output
Susan,
You need to resize the screenshot outside of FM. FM does not maintain DPI
settings when you scale a graphic to fit within a frame. It's one or the
other. I don't use Snagit so I do not know if you can do it with that tool. I
do knokw that you can do this in Paintshop Pro because that
Susan Curtzwiler wrote:
I need some really quick help with how to best use the DPI settings to
import screen captures by reference.
I have some wide screen captures that will not fit into the anchored
frame and retain clarity.
If I use the 96 DPI, I can get the area being emphasized,
Hi Klaus
Thank you very much. It works great!
IOU.
Cheers
--
Yves Barbion ? Managing Director ? Adobe-Certified FrameMaker Instructor
www.scripto.nu ? skype: yves.barbion ? T: +32 494 12 01 89
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Klaus Mueller wrote:
> Hello Yves,
>
> > Does anyone have a
Hi Jeremy
Thank you for your help, but I'm afraid I cannot use MIF2Go for this job.
This is what I read in the MIF2Go Help:
"If your document contains many images that were imported into FrameMaker by
copying instead of by reference, and these embedded images have not been
embellished in
On Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:35:02 +0200, Yves Barbion
wrote:
>Thank you for your help, but I'm afraid I cannot use MIF2Go for this job.
>This is what I read in the MIF2Go Help:
>
>"If your document contains many images that were imported into FrameMaker by
>copying instead of by reference, and these
2009-04-09-04T11:30Z
My apologies to you, Shlomo, but I have to ask.
FrameMaker 7.1p116
Acrobat Professional 8.1.3
As they might say in New York, "Not for nothing, but . . .."
?Is there a substitute for TimeSavers?
?If yes, what?
?Thanks in advance for your prompt responses!
Dave Stamm
Hi Jeremy
I see that this is very difficult to explain via e-mail: we seem to
misunderstand each other here.
I'll try again:
1. I have a big Word file (+600 MB) which needs to be converted to
FrameMaker. In the Word file, the pictures have been imported "copied into
document", cropped, the
The ISTC (UK version of the STC) would like to solicit a review of FrameMaker
9, if anyone is interested. No payment is involved, but you will get your
name/company name in front of a large audience in the UK, US and Europe.
--
Steve Rickaby
Hi,
I am a fanatical Frame user but it looks as though I am going to have to
convert my docs to Word (long story, but half my company's docs are written
using Word). I know this question comes up time after time, but most responses
refer to old reviews and comparisons (though probably the only
We are using Framemaker 8 (unstructured) to revise a manual and I want
to do something I know how to do in Word but can't figure out how to do
in Frame.
The chapter I'm working on has about 100 pages of standard 8 1/2 x 11
text and graphics followed by 27 different ledger-sized (11x17)
Hi All,
Software: FrameMaker 7.0 on Vista Enterprise. SnagIt 9 in .PNG format -
required by management.
Audience: Technicians in a data center - they will be using a standard laptop.
This is for a runbook, mostly will be viewed on screen, limited printed copies
in black only.
I need
Susan,
What is your output format? Print, PDF, HTML, something else?
And for the wider shots, are you using the full text container width
(sidehead and column), or staying within the column?
Art Campbell
art.campbell at gmail.com
"... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world
You're using the correct approach, using two files in a book (separate
chapters aren't required -- just two files, which can be set up as a
single chapter). However, your problem seems to be resolving the
cross-refs, not starting over with a new approach.
Are both files in a book? Why can't you
You need to come up with a matrix of YOUR specific documentation
requirements, and work from that, as every comparison I'm aware of is
woefully out of date. You may want to start here for a list to work
from:
http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/comparison.html
"Because everyone
I have to agree with Carla on this point. Although, I'm tempted to amend her
statement to say "it would take AT LEAST 25-30% longer". I haven't used the
most recent version of Word either, but I'm sure if things had improved, I'd
have heard about it through the grapevine.
Nadine
--- On Thu,
I have used Word 2007. They tried to fix what wasn't broken. And no,
they didn't fix either the numbering system or multi-file operations.
It's still oriented toward smaller documents with less complexity.
I also would avoid it for any XML work. My preference, but their past
history of munging
Another thought.
You can use Notepad to program in various languages, but why would you
want to? You are missing so many effective and time-saving tools.
Are you producing PDF files? If so, using Word removes a boat load of
time-saving automatic tools for indexing, hypertext linking, and TOC
As the writer states in this post:
"It all comes down to this:
FrameMaker is a very mature and solid product
that can handle structural complexity very well."
http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2009/02/08/which-text-editor
Thanks to Art Campbell and Richard Combs for your thoughtful replies and
suggestions.
We do have WebWorks make most of the HTML changes, such as font, color,
borders. We never did you page numbers in our cross-references, so we haven't
had a problem with that.
The "no output" setting is a good
I don't use the latest version of Word but Word 2003 had a pretty good,
and reliable autonumbering method. Unfortunately, you had to know how to
fumble through the poorly designed interface and even more poorly
documented method for setting it up. I used it to successfully create a
numbering
Hello,
We're trying to use the FDK to get at the contents of graphics in a
document. The graphics are pasted in the document, and have a facet
type of OLE2. Unfortunately, the FDK docs don't give much
information about facets. I can get data out of a facet if I know
its name. For example,
Frame 7.2
I have a variable (government ministry of health shortform) that affects the
article in front of it. Each province has a different shortform. When I
change the variable, the article may be affected.
For example, in the Ontario doc, it's "an MOH bill", while in New Brunswick,
it should
I also agree. I have a client, that despite everything I have ever
demonstrated, tabulated, kept track of, etc. is insistent that I do all
original development in Word and yep, I have shown/demonstrated
unequivocally that things can take up to 30% longer to accomplish. Many,
many times, I fix "A"
Seawin22,
I don't know where you live, but I got a TW certificate from Middlesex
Community College in Bedford, MA, in 1999. It's an excellent, very
highly-rated program. I landed a job at (then) Compaq right away, stayed
there for 5 years (through the HP merger/acquisition), moved on to a
couple
On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:30:12 -0400, Dan Glover wrote:
>We're trying to use the FDK to get at the contents of graphics in a
>document. The graphics are pasted in the document, and have a facet
>type of OLE2.
We do that in Mif2Go, but not in the FDK plugin. We do it
while processing the
Your millage may vary.
I found that I could get it to work, but it would blow up, either on me
at a future date, or on someone else when they opened the file, and I
would have to go and fix it.
Scott
Jon Harvey wrote:
> I don't use the latest version of Word but Word 2003 had a pretty good,
>
Speaking as someone who runs FrameScripts rather than someone who
writes them, I think it could be done with a 'script.
Art
Art Campbell
art.campbell at gmail.com
"... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52
Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson
Hi Framers,
We are single-sourcing with TCS 1.0, using Structured FrameMaker 8, RoboHelp 7,
and DocBook 1.4.2. The writers need to be able to designate related topic links
for a topic. They also need to designate expanding text in the FM files so that
it appears correctly when it is output
Susan,
You need to resize the screenshot outside of FM. FM does not maintain DPI
settings when you scale a graphic to fit within a frame. It's one or the
other. I don't use Snagit so I do not know if you can do it with that tool. I
do knokw that you can do this in Paintshop Pro because that
Susan Curtzwiler wrote:
> I need some really quick help with how to best use the DPI settings to
> import screen captures by reference.
>
> I have some wide screen captures that will not fit into the anchored
> frame and retain clarity.
>
> If I use the 96 DPI, I can get the area being
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