Find Apply

2009-10-26 Thread Avraham Makeler
Thanks all, avi On 10/23/09, Syed.Hosain at aeris.net wrote: > Richard, you are absolutely correct! > > I just tested EZVars as well, and the method works perfectly. > > Using EZVars, combined with Sharon's "add the character tag" to a > variable recommendation: > > (a) creates the new v

TOC causing PDF to fail

2009-10-26 Thread Shuttleworth, Roger
Hello Ellen It would help to have more information, such as: How are you creating the PDF? Print to Adobe PDF? Save Book As? Print to File? Do you see a Distiller error? If so, what does it say? What do you mean by "fails"? No PDF created? Does Distiller get up to a certain page and then stop? Is

JOB - technical author in Sunbury/UK

2009-10-26 Thread Reng, Dr. Winfried
Hi, Our office in Sunbury in the UK is looking for a technical author. If you are interested, please reply to the contact at the bottom. Best regards Winfried --- 1. OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB * Preparation of technical documents for safety products and systems, as part of a Re

6 CDs remaining for 30 day trial of Adobe TCS2 - all gone!

2009-10-26 Thread Tammy Van Boening
I was inundated with requests and I just responded in the order received. however, if all the requestors don't send in an SASE, I post again. FWIW, you might still be able to get a free CD from Adobe - you don't have to download from the site (I was informed of this offlist so I hope it does work!

Importing MathCAD Files

2009-10-26 Thread jdela...@comcast.net
Win XP Pro 3, FM 9.0p250 Any suggestions for the best way to import MathCAD files into FM9? I will be receiving one file with a lot of equations, and several graphics. Don't know what format the graphics are in, but my main concern is the equation text. ? Jack

Importing MathCAD Files

2009-10-26 Thread Art Campbell
If you're not sure of the content, I'd ask for them as PDFs with embedded fonts. 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

OT: Upgrading from Vista to Win7 troubles and questions

2009-10-26 Thread Tammy Van Boening
So, after suffering through Vista, I happily was an early adopter of the upgrade to Win7 this past weekend and yes, despite all the guarantees/assurances/promises of it being a seamless/transparent upgrade, I must pick myself up off the floor after collapsing in laughter at all the issues/gotchya's

Can you copy an entire master page from one document into another?

2009-10-26 Thread Avraham Makeler
Hi all, Can you copy an entire master page from one document into another? Thanks, - avi

Can you copy an entire master page from one document into another?

2009-10-26 Thread Avraham Makeler
I mean to copy just one or more *specific* master pages from one document to another. The 'Import' operation imports all master pages, I suppose. On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Avraham Makeler wrote: > Hi all, > > Can you copy an entire master page from one document into another? > > Thanks

ESC + m + p

2009-10-26 Thread Kelly McDaniel
A while back, someone posted a solution to . I have graded to FM9 and lost the hack. I want it back. If you have a fix, please post...tnx, Kelly. I want Esc + m + P to default to Below Current Line, Centered.

Can you copy an entire master page from one document into another?

2009-10-26 Thread Combs, Richard
Avraham Makeler wrote: > Can you copy an entire master page from one document into another? You can import _all_ master pages using File > Import > Formats and selecting only Page Layouts. But you can't delete the default Left and Right (for 2-sided docs) master pages, so if you're trying to ret

Moving my text inset source

2009-10-26 Thread Fei Min Lorente
I'm using FrameMaker 7.2 on Windows XP, and I have FrameScript. I'm looking for ideas on the easiest way to resolve the text inset references if I move the source files. I have about 150 files all together, divided up among about 40 folders. The text insets are unstructured, although most of them

Moving my text inset source

2009-10-26 Thread Art Campbell
It depends a lot on what you mean by "move the source files." In general, you don't move components of a book -- anything less than an entire book -- manually. The easiest way to move a project or part of a project is to use Bruce Foster's Archive Plug-in. http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.foster/Arc

Conditional Text - Best Practices

2009-10-26 Thread Alison Craig
Version: FM9 OS: XP Pro with SP3 I have just completed my first Frame manual (conversion from Word to FM9) and am now beginning to create Conditional markers for a second product within the same manual (this will eventfully become 4 products). All of our manuals are translated into at least 6

Framemaker 8 document won't print photo

2009-10-26 Thread Gordon Maney
I have used Framemaker for about eight years. I have had very few problems with documents. I now have a document that won't print a photo imported as a .jpg file. I do this all the time and have no problems. I discover it is the document and not the photo. I am unsure as to why this problem develop

Strategy for reading list

2009-10-26 Thread Gordon Maney
I greatly appreciate the value to be found in this mailing list. I admit I am really accustomed to using web forums, and have no experience using lists such as this. It has been hard for me to engage with the emails and be able to pick my way meaningfully through the information. It is often confu

Framemaker 8 document won't print photo

2009-10-26 Thread Art Campbell
OK, if Frame can generate a PDF of the document with the photo in place, it's unlikely to be Frame that's the problem. Which would leave your physical printer or something else in the system as suspects. Second, although you're copying the JPG in, that's not a recommended way to handle most graphi

Importing MathCAD Files

2009-10-26 Thread Matt Sullivan
Given that there's CAD in the program name, and since Acroba will import the lion's ahare of 3d formats, you might try importing the native MathCAD file into Acrobat. Since it works with nearly all 3d modeling programs, you may be able to produce the PDF yourself and avoid having to explain what yo

Strategy for reading list

2009-10-26 Thread Pinkham, Jim
Gordon, it's great that you've discovered the resource that is this list. The folks around here tend to be both very skilled and very helpful -- and you can't ask for much more than that. I suspect you'll find it impractical to try to read everything all of the time. For me, the easiest thing is t

Strategy for reading list

2009-10-26 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Gordon: On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Pinkham, Jim wrote: > Gordon, it's great that you've discovered the resource that is this > list. The folks around here tend to be both very skilled and very > helpful -- and you can't ask for much more than that. [snipped] > -Original Message--

Strategy for reading list

2009-10-26 Thread Stuart Rogers
Gordon Maney wrote: > > It has been hard for me to engage with the emails and be able to pick my > way meaningfully through the information. It is often confusing to me. > It seems that to stay connected with the process you would have to read > absolutely everything, all the time, otherwise the c

Strategy for reading list

2009-10-26 Thread Combs, Richard
Peter Gold wrote: > In addition to Jim's suggestions, you may find it useful to search > Google with terms that you're interested in knowing more about, and > including FrameMaker in the search terms. Google finds much of this > list's archived conversations, as well as information from other > fo

Conditional Text - Best Practices

2009-10-26 Thread David Spreadbury
Using your example, two sentences, translation or not. The sentences are different enough that it would be real confusing if all conditions were turned on. If it were simply a different product name, without translation, then one sentence. Translation, in my mind, would dictate having separate se

Re: Find Apply

2009-10-26 Thread Avraham Makeler
Thanks all, avi On 10/23/09, syed.hos...@aeris.net wrote: > Richard, you are absolutely correct! > > I just tested EZVars as well, and the method works perfectly. > > Using EZVars, combined with Sharon's "add the character tag" to a > variable recommendation: > > (a) creates the new vari

RE: TOC causing PDF to fail

2009-10-26 Thread Shuttleworth, Roger
Hello Ellen It would help to have more information, such as: How are you creating the PDF? Print to Adobe PDF? Save Book As? Print to File? Do you see a Distiller error? If so, what does it say? What do you mean by "fails"? No PDF created? Does Distiller get up to a certain page and then stop? Is

JOB - technical author in Sunbury/UK

2009-10-26 Thread Reng, Dr. Winfried
Hi, Our office in Sunbury in the UK is looking for a technical author. If you are interested, please reply to the contact at the bottom. Best regards Winfried --- 1. OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB * Preparation of technical documents for safety products and systems, as part of a Re

RE: 6 CDs remaining for 30 day trial of Adobe TCS2 - all gone!

2009-10-26 Thread Tammy Van Boening
I was inundated with requests and I just responded in the order received. however, if all the requestors don't send in an SASE, I post again. FWIW, you might still be able to get a free CD from Adobe - you don't have to download from the site (I was informed of this offlist so I hope it does work!

Importing MathCAD Files

2009-10-26 Thread jdeland1
Win XP Pro 3, FM 9.0p250 Any suggestions for the best way to import MathCAD files into FM9? I will be receiving one file with a lot of equations, and several graphics. Don't know what format the graphics are in, but my main concern is the equation text. ? Jack ___

Re: Importing MathCAD Files

2009-10-26 Thread Art Campbell
If you're not sure of the content, I'd ask for them as PDFs with embedded fonts. 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

OT: Upgrading from Vista to Win7 troubles and questions

2009-10-26 Thread Tammy Van Boening
So, after suffering through Vista, I happily was an early adopter of the upgrade to Win7 this past weekend and yes, despite all the guarantees/assurances/promises of it being a seamless/transparent upgrade, I must pick myself up off the floor after collapsing in laughter at all the issues/gotchya's

Can you copy an entire master page from one document into another?

2009-10-26 Thread Avraham Makeler
Hi all, Can you copy an entire master page from one document into another? Thanks, - avi ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email

Re: Can you copy an entire master page from one document into another?

2009-10-26 Thread Avraham Makeler
I mean to copy just one or more *specific* master pages from one document to another. The 'Import' operation imports all master pages, I suppose. On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Avraham Makeler wrote: > Hi all, > > Can you copy an entire master page from one document into another? > > Thanks

ESC + m + p

2009-10-26 Thread Kelly McDaniel
A while back, someone posted a solution to . I have graded to FM9 and lost the hack. I want it back. If you have a fix, please post...tnx, Kelly. I want Esc + m + P to default to Below Current Line, Centered. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framer

RE: Can you copy an entire master page from one document into another?

2009-10-26 Thread Combs, Richard
Avraham Makeler wrote: > Can you copy an entire master page from one document into another? You can import _all_ master pages using File > Import > Formats and selecting only Page Layouts. But you can't delete the default Left and Right (for 2-sided docs) master pages, so if you're trying to re

Moving my text inset source

2009-10-26 Thread Fei Min Lorente
I'm using FrameMaker 7.2 on Windows XP, and I have FrameScript. I'm looking for ideas on the easiest way to resolve the text inset references if I move the source files. I have about 150 files all together, divided up among about 40 folders. The text insets are unstructured, although most of them

Re: Moving my text inset source

2009-10-26 Thread Art Campbell
It depends a lot on what you mean by "move the source files." In general, you don't move components of a book -- anything less than an entire book -- manually. The easiest way to move a project or part of a project is to use Bruce Foster's Archive Plug-in. http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.foster/Arc

Conditional Text - Best Practices

2009-10-26 Thread Alison Craig
Version: FM9 OS: XP Pro with SP3 I have just completed my first Frame manual (conversion from Word to FM9) and am now beginning to create Conditional markers for a second product within the same manual (this will eventfully become 4 products). All of our manuals are translated into at least 6

Framemaker 8 document won't print photo

2009-10-26 Thread Gordon Maney
I have used Framemaker for about eight years. I have had very few problems with documents. I now have a document that won't print a photo imported as a .jpg file. I do this all the time and have no problems. I discover it is the document and not the photo. I am unsure as to why this problem develop

Strategy for reading list

2009-10-26 Thread Gordon Maney
I greatly appreciate the value to be found in this mailing list. I admit I am really accustomed to using web forums, and have no experience using lists such as this. It has been hard for me to engage with the emails and be able to pick my way meaningfully through the information. It is often confu

Re: Framemaker 8 document won't print photo

2009-10-26 Thread Art Campbell
OK, if Frame can generate a PDF of the document with the photo in place, it's unlikely to be Frame that's the problem. Which would leave your physical printer or something else in the system as suspects. Second, although you're copying the JPG in, that's not a recommended way to handle most graphi

RE: Importing MathCAD Files

2009-10-26 Thread Matt Sullivan
Given that there's CAD in the program name, and since Acroba will import the lion's ahare of 3d formats, you might try importing the native MathCAD file into Acrobat. Since it works with nearly all 3d modeling programs, you may be able to produce the PDF yourself and avoid having to explain what yo

RE: Strategy for reading list

2009-10-26 Thread Pinkham, Jim
Gordon, it's great that you've discovered the resource that is this list. The folks around here tend to be both very skilled and very helpful -- and you can't ask for much more than that. I suspect you'll find it impractical to try to read everything all of the time. For me, the easiest thing is t

Re: Strategy for reading list

2009-10-26 Thread Dave Reynolds
I agree with Jim. I set Thunderbird to sort the messages into threads. I watch threads that are interesting or relevant to my work, perhaps archive anything useful, and delete the rest. If you check the messages at least daily, it only takes a few minutes and you can keep on top of it. Cheer

Re: Strategy for reading list

2009-10-26 Thread Peter Gold
Hi, Gordon: On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Pinkham, Jim wrote: > Gordon, it's great that you've discovered the resource that is this > list. The folks around here tend to be both very skilled and very > helpful -- and you can't ask for much more than that. [snipped] > -Original Message--

Re: Strategy for reading list

2009-10-26 Thread Stuart Rogers
Gordon Maney wrote: > > It has been hard for me to engage with the emails and be able to pick my > way meaningfully through the information. It is often confusing to me. > It seems that to stay connected with the process you would have to read > absolutely everything, all the time, otherwise the c

RE: Strategy for reading list

2009-10-26 Thread Combs, Richard
Peter Gold wrote: > In addition to Jim's suggestions, you may find it useful to search > Google with terms that you're interested in knowing more about, and > including FrameMaker in the search terms. Google finds much of this > list's archived conversations, as well as information from other > f

RE: Conditional Text - Best Practices

2009-10-26 Thread David Spreadbury
Using your example, two sentences, translation or not. The sentences are different enough that it would be real confusing if all conditions were turned on. If it were simply a different product name, without translation, then one sentence. Translation, in my mind, would dictate having separate se