I agree that the writer must love the language, but he/she must
refrain from using "words such as 'transmogrify'" unless there is a
very good reason for it _and_ you have the word explained in the
"Terms and Definitions" section. ;-)
Have KISS in mind - as much as practicable, when writing technica
There's no doubt something I'm missing here, but for the life of me I
don't know what it might be.
I have a document with one text flow (A) that has been defined with
side-heads, and the side-heads are enabled.
I have paragraph tags that are defined as "Across all columns and side-heads".
When I
Have you had a look at all your Master Pages? There might be one that
you are not using but is assigned to text flow (A).
Bodvar
2009/5/22 Lin Sims :
> There's no doubt something I'm missing here, but for the life of me I
> don't know what it might be.
>
> I have a document with one text flow (A
It isn't clear whether you get the message when you change one
particular para format, or any one para format. If it's one particular
para format, I'd look for paragraphs of that type that may contain an
override and remove it...
If it's all para tags, I'd suspect an issue with one or more pages,
Follow-up based on some off-list responses (thanks, guys).
I obviously did not make clear that the Master Page is where I defined
the side head, and it is indeed enabled. The document was created from
a template containing this master page, so both its master and body
pages have side heads.
This
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
wrote:
> I agree that the writer must love the language, but he/she must
> refrain from using "words such as 'transmogrify'" unless there is a
> very good reason for it _and_ you have the word explained in the
> "Terms and Definitions" section.
I get it whenever I update a paragraph format with the property
"Across all columns and side heads" turned on.
Both Master Pages have side-heads turned on.
I am currently looking at a text inset file that has some odd things
going on with the frames on the body page not matching the frames on
the
Jing Torralba wrote:
>
> I use Richard's technique in creating insets in multiple flows within
> the same source document. The insets populate cells of many similar
> tables where one table uses 100% of the insets and the rest, only a
> subset of all insets in different combinations. The tables
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Bernd Meissner
wrote:
> Lin Sims wrote:
>>
>> I get it whenever I update a paragraph format with the property
>> "Across all columns and side heads" turned on.
>>
>> Both Master Pages have side-heads turned on.
>
>
> Lin,
>
> there's still a difference between Ma
Ah ... the old NUXI problem. :)
> I also ran into "endian" while documenting a UNIX application. A
> subject-matter expert (SME) patiently explained it to me, though my
> impression at the time was that he was a little uncertain. Perhaps the
> uncertainty was about the explanation itself, not abo
I had my heading paragraph tags on a reference page for easy global
updating of JUST the heading tags.
That reference page flow did NOT have side heads. Now it does.
No more message.
Sheesh.
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Lin Sims wrote:
>
> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Bernd Meissner
Sorry for the long silence on this - been busy.
I'm not certain, but I think this message only started when I installed
FM9. Off list I've heard that others are getting the same message.
I only get the message when opening FM6.
I've been selecting 'No' to adding information to the registry. If
The item that I thought of that may cause a slow-down is not your
local config as much as if all those files and insets are across the
network on one or more servers. If they're all open, and you're
performing a file-intensive operation, you're going to be using up a
lot of bandwidth.
I'd try an e
Thanks to the folks who sent suggestions. They were very helpful.
best,
Paul
On Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 12:19PM, "Combs, Richard" wrote:
>obair wrote:
>
>> My boss is asking me to do some research to determine the "correct
>form of
>> legal notice for our patent and how it should be worded
Take 2. Sorry for blank email.
Hi, everyone. How do I add a master page that is 11 x 17 in a document that is
otherwise 8.5 x 11?
If I add the master page and then use Format/Page Layout/Page Size, and change
the dimensions there, all the master pages are changed to the new size.
Thanks.
You can't...
The elegant way to do it is to create a second template with the
proper page sizes and use that for the 11x17 size. If you need to
intermingle the pages in a book, you can do that by setting up the
book numbering properties to treat multiple files as a single chapter.
Art
Art Campbe
You can't. Frame doesn't allow multiple page sizes within a file.
Could you put it in an appendix and just refer people to it?
If it's the last page of the document or the book, you could put it in
a separate file and "hard code" the page and chapter numbers, if
necessary. Or maybe split your cur
Nancy,
As far as I know, you need to create a separate file for each different
size master page. You can't mix master page sizes in a file.
Clint
Clinton Owen | Senior Technical Writer | Crane Aerospace & Electronics |
Telephone: +1 425-743-8674 | Fax: +1 425-743-8113
-Original Message-
Thanks, everyone. You're great!
--Nancy
On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:36:11 +, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
wrote:
>Regarding the "endianess", I had a problem some 13 years ago with some
>UNIX software that was supposed to work on Linux. It did not. I sent a
>query to an Icelandic guy on the "Basic Linux Training" list I
>subscribed to and he cam
Wow! What an education for a Friday ;>)
I remember playing with DEC PDP-11's when I was a kid visiting my
father's office. I used to play some pseudo-D&D command line game and
fool around with some graphics software that would draw overlapping
circles & fill them with a limited palette of colours
Now I finally understand and, consequently revoke my warning words
against using 'endianess' in a manual. :D
What? I understand it, why shouldn't everyone else? :-/
B??var
-- Enlightened on a Friday
2009/5/22 Jeremy H. Griffith :
> On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:36:11 +, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
> wrote
This discussion has brought to mind a couple of points of usage.
First, the property is (or should be) referred to as "endianness," with two
n's.
An endianess is a female endian.
Second, since there is no country called "Endia," there is no need to
capitalize
little- or big-endian.
Thank you
> Wheildon's book is rather narrowly addressed to advertisers who
> typically need to get a reader's attention in the split second they flip
> the pages of a magazine. I don't think it's valid to extrapolate his
> conclusions to book length technical documents. (And to read some of
> the comments
The wikipedia definition can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endianness
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http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Mobile1_052009
Hi all,
I thought this was an interesting topic, and I wanted to jump in as well.
I see three possible issues, listed from easiest to hardest to solve:
1. Despite your efforts, the doc doesn't meet the needs of the field engineers.
As others have pointed out, your text can be verbose. Are thes
I've enjoyed reading all the input on this thread, and I had a few more
thoughts.
Unfortunately, the way Reid writes it below, it looks like anyone can have the
writer role. I would've written:
4. Technical Writer who knows enough to understand the SME, learns about the
audience and its lingo,
Good points, Mike. Let's not forget that devil reverse type (drives me crazy
regardless of colors), proper use of sans serif vs. serif type, line length,
etc., etc.
There are so many considerations regarding document design you could write a
book about it. In fact, several people have. A text from
I agree that the writer must love the language, but he/she must
refrain from using "words such as 'transmogrify'" unless there is a
very good reason for it _and_ you have the word explained in the
"Terms and Definitions" section. ;-)
Have KISS in mind - as much as practicable, when writing technica
There's no doubt something I'm missing here, but for the life of me I
don't know what it might be.
I have a document with one text flow (A) that has been defined with
side-heads, and the side-heads are enabled.
I have paragraph tags that are defined as "Across all columns and side-heads".
When I
Have you had a look at all your Master Pages? There might be one that
you are not using but is assigned to text flow (A).
Bodvar
2009/5/22 Lin Sims :
> There's no doubt something I'm missing here, but for the life of me I
> don't know what it might be.
>
> I have a document with one text flow (A
It isn't clear whether you get the message when you change one
particular para format, or any one para format. If it's one particular
para format, I'd look for paragraphs of that type that may contain an
override and remove it...
If it's all para tags, I'd suspect an issue with one or more pages,
Follow-up based on some off-list responses (thanks, guys).
I obviously did not make clear that the Master Page is where I defined
the side head, and it is indeed enabled. The document was created from
a template containing this master page, so both its master and body
pages have side heads.
This
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson wrote:
> I agree that the writer must love the language, but he/she must
> refrain from using "words such as 'transmogrify'" unless there is a
> very good reason for it _and_ you have the word explained in the
> "Terms and Definitions" section.
I get it whenever I update a paragraph format with the property
"Across all columns and side heads" turned on.
Both Master Pages have side-heads turned on.
I am currently looking at a text inset file that has some odd things
going on with the frames on the body page not matching the frames on
the
Jing Torralba wrote:
>
> I use Richard's technique in creating insets in multiple flows within
> the same source document. The insets populate cells of many similar
> tables where one table uses 100% of the insets and the rest, only a
> subset of all insets in different combinations. The tables
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Bernd Meissner
wrote:
> Lin Sims wrote:
>>
>> I get it whenever I update a paragraph format with the property
>> "Across all columns and side heads" turned on.
>>
>> Both Master Pages have side-heads turned on.
>
>
> Lin,
>
> there's still a difference between Ma
Ah ... the old NUXI problem. :)
> I also ran into "endian" while documenting a UNIX application. A
> subject-matter expert (SME) patiently explained it to me, though my
> impression at the time was that he was a little uncertain. Perhaps the
> uncertainty was about the explanation itself, not abo
I had my heading paragraph tags on a reference page for easy global
updating of JUST the heading tags.
That reference page flow did NOT have side heads. Now it does.
No more message.
Sheesh.
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Lin Sims wrote:
>
> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Bernd Meissner
Sorry for the long silence on this - been busy.
I'm not certain, but I think this message only started when I installed
FM9. Off list I've heard that others are getting the same message.
I only get the message when opening FM6.
I've been selecting 'No' to adding information to the registry. If
The item that I thought of that may cause a slow-down is not your
local config as much as if all those files and insets are across the
network on one or more servers. If they're all open, and you're
performing a file-intensive operation, you're going to be using up a
lot of bandwidth.
I'd try an e
Thanks to the folks who sent suggestions. They were very helpful.
best,
Paul
On Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 12:19PM, "Combs, Richard"
wrote:
>obair wrote:
>
>> My boss is asking me to do some research to determine the "correct
>form of
>> legal notice for our patent and how it should be worde
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Hi, everyone. How do I add a master page that is 11 x 17 in a document that is
otherwise 8.5 x 11?
If I add the master page and then use Format/Page Layout/Page Size, and change
the dimensions there, all the master pages are changed to the new size.
Thanks.
_
You can't...
The elegant way to do it is to create a second template with the
proper page sizes and use that for the 11x17 size. If you need to
intermingle the pages in a book, you can do that by setting up the
book numbering properties to treat multiple files as a single chapter.
Art
Art Campbe
You can't. Frame doesn't allow multiple page sizes within a file.
Could you put it in an appendix and just refer people to it?
If it's the last page of the document or the book, you could put it in
a separate file and "hard code" the page and chapter numbers, if
necessary. Or maybe split your cur
Nancy,
As far as I know, you need to create a separate file for each different
size master page. You can't mix master page sizes in a file.
Clint
Clinton Owen | Senior Technical Writer | Crane Aerospace & Electronics |
Telephone: +1 425-743-8674 | Fax: +1 425-743-8113
-Original Message-
Thanks, everyone. You're great!
--Nancy
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On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:36:11 +, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
wrote:
>Regarding the "endianess", I had a problem some 13 years ago with some
>UNIX software that was supposed to work on Linux. It did not. I sent a
>query to an Icelandic guy on the "Basic Linux Training" list I
>subscribed to and he cam
Wow! What an education for a Friday ;>)
I remember playing with DEC PDP-11's when I was a kid visiting my
father's office. I used to play some pseudo-D&D command line game and
fool around with some graphics software that would draw overlapping
circles & fill them with a limited palette of colours
Now I finally understand and, consequently revoke my warning words
against using 'endianess' in a manual. :D
What? I understand it, why shouldn't everyone else? :-/
Böðvar
-- Enlightened on a Friday
2009/5/22 Jeremy H. Griffith :
> On Fri, 22 May 2009 13:36:11 +, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
> wrote
This discussion has brought to mind a couple of points of usage.
First, the property is (or should be) referred to as "endianness," with two
n's.
An endianess is a female endian.
Second, since there is no country called "Endia," there is no need to
capitalize
little- or big-endian.
Thank you
> Wheildon's book is rather narrowly addressed to advertisers who
> typically need to get a reader's attention in the split second they flip
> the pages of a magazine. I don't think it's valid to extrapolate his
> conclusions to book length technical documents. (And to read some of
> the comments
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