RE: Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text Edits

2010-04-27 Thread Reng, Dr. Winfried
Hi, > Format > Document > Change Bars shows that something on the > line changed, but isn't specific about what changed. Can be > searched for using the Find dialog though. Change bars are a character property. Therefore you can search for them on the book level. In the Find dialog select "Ch

Re: Dinner's on Me

2010-04-27 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Carla I can create a prototype of a DITA map for you. Just send me a representative chapter from your programming guide and your user manual. I don't use Fm's mapping tables for the conversion. I use MIF2Go instead, because MIF2Go allows you to add elements and attributes to your topics for wh

Running Headers

2010-04-27 Thread Steve Johnson
I'm not aware of having a variable pull a value from a different physical file. Have you ever done that before? I expect the solution is to use text insets rather than have one chapter split into multiple files. One chapter should be one physical file for sanity's sake. Alternatively, you might ha

RE: Running Headers

2010-04-27 Thread Mike Bradley
We had a somewhat similar problem, but with document names. We finally defined a variable for each doc name and imported all the variables into all our files. You might have to do the same sort of thing for the chapter titles in each manual; there might be a slicker way to go, but this way would ce

Running Headers

2010-04-27 Thread Mike Bradley
We had a somewhat similar problem, but with document names. We finally defined a variable for each doc name and imported all the variables into all our files. You might have to do the same sort of thing for the chapter titles in each manual; there might be a slicker way to go, but this way would ce

Frame 9 Unstructured: Conditional Text Won't Apply

2010-04-27 Thread LaBarre, Susan
Hi All, I'm returning to Frame after a long hiatus. My last project was done in v7.1, so you can see how long it's been. Except for the workspaces, I'm finding most of the Macromedia functionality still intact in v.9, but I'm having trouble applying a condition to a portion of my text. I used to

Running Headers

2010-04-27 Thread Tim J. Slager
FM 7.2 --- I have running headers that reference Chapter Title on left pages and Heading 1 on right pages. Some chapters have multiple files, so they don't include a Chapter Title and sometimes not even a Heading 1. I expected that within a book the variable would pick up the referenced

hexadecimal paragraph counter

2010-04-27 Thread Dick Spierings
Dear Framers, For a series of technical manuals I am asked to describe sections with menu items. In the device these items are numbered numerically from 1 to 9 and then (due to lack of available digits) numbering continues alphanumerically with A, B, C etc. To make life easy for both reade

Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text Edits

2010-04-27 Thread Lief Erickson
If you are using Special > Track Text Edits, there is no change bar automatically. You must have change bars turned on, too. That's two things to turn on/off/clear. With lots of files that quickly becomes a hassle. Special > Track Text Edits uses two hidden conditional text settings to show wha

Training materials for Structured FrameMaker 9

2010-04-27 Thread Fred Wersan
If your only reason for considering structured FrameMaker is because you want some kind of XML solution, then read up about XML. However, there are benefits to using a structured authoring environment that have nothing to do with converting to XML. They involve controlling the quality and consi

RE: Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text Edits

2010-04-27 Thread Mike Bradley
> -Original Message- > From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] > On Behalf Of Lief Erickson > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 12:05 PM > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text Edits >

Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text Edits

2010-04-27 Thread Mike Bradley
> -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] > On Behalf Of Lief Erickson > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 12:05 PM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text

hexadecimal paragraph counter

2010-04-27 Thread Dick Spierings
Dear Framers, For a series of technical manuals I am asked to describe sections with menu items. In the device these items are numbered numerically from 1 to 9 and then (due to lack of available digits) numbering continues alphanumerically with A, B, C etc. To make life easy for both reader

Running Headers

2010-04-27 Thread Tim J. Slager
FM 7.2 --- I have running headers that reference Chapter Title on left pages and Heading 1 on right pages. Some chapters have multiple files, so they don't include a Chapter Title and sometimes not even a Heading 1. I expected that within a book the variable would pick up the referenced

RE: Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text Edits

2010-04-27 Thread Lief Erickson
If you are using Special > Track Text Edits, there is no change bar automatically. You must have change bars turned on, too. That's two things to turn on/off/clear. With lots of files that quickly becomes a hassle. Special > Track Text Edits uses two hidden conditional text settings to show wha

RE: Training materials for Structured FrameMaker 9

2010-04-27 Thread Alison Craig
I'm just beginning the process of looking at what a (more) structured environment could give me rather than XML as a specific solution. However, as budget is a big issue and I have Frame 9, Structured Frame seemed a good place to start. I read Sarah O'Keefe's piece "XML and Lone Writers" this

Training materials for Structured FrameMaker 9

2010-04-27 Thread Alison Craig
I'm just beginning the process of looking at what a (more) structured environment could give me rather than XML as a specific solution. However, as budget is a big issue and I have Frame 9, Structured Frame seemed a good place to start. I read Sarah O'Keefe's piece "XML and Lone Writers" this

Dinner's on Me

2010-04-27 Thread Bernard Aschwanden (Publishing Smarter)
Pfah. I do that type of demo and so on all the time. I'm in. If others are interested in a similar demo let me know. Also, if you are at STC in Dallas next week look for me at the Adobe booth and we can discuss it in greater detail. Dinner is nice, but I'm happy to do it regardless :) That offer

RE: Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text Edits

2010-04-27 Thread Mike Bradley
Right! Of course. = Mike B > -Original Message- > From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:shmue...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 12:35 AM > To: mbrad...@techpubs.com; Framers > Subject: Re: Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text Edits > > I don't use the tracked changes, but

Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text Edits

2010-04-27 Thread Mike Bradley
Right! Of course. = Mike B > -Original Message- > From: Shmuel Wolfson [mailto:shmuelw1 at gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 12:35 AM > To: mbradley at techpubs.com; Framers > Subject: Re: Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text Edits > > I don't use the tracked change

Training materials for Structured FrameMaker 9

2010-04-27 Thread Sarah O'Keefe
Hi Fei Min! The article is available (along with all of my other XML Strategist columns) on our web site: http://www.scriptorium.com/resources/xml-strategist-columns Regards, Sarah On Apr 27, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Fei Min Lorente wrote: > Hi Alison: > > Are you an STC member? If so, did you re

Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text Edits

2010-04-27 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
I don't use the tracked changes, but I think it creates change bars. If so, you should be able to do a book-level search for the change bars. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 26-Apr-10 10:10 PM, mbradley at techpubs.com wrote: > Is there a utility/plug-in that does book-

RE: Training materials for Structured FrameMaker 9

2010-04-27 Thread Fred Wersan
If your only reason for considering structured FrameMaker is because you want some kind of XML solution, then read up about XML. However, there are benefits to using a structured authoring environment that have nothing to do with converting to XML. They involve controlling the quality and consi

Dinner's on Me

2010-04-27 Thread Martinek, Carla
Seriously. :) If you're interested in helping me out, contact me OFF LIST. We've been wanting to convert our content to DITA for a couple of years now. This is one of my "spare-time" projects - and of course I never have any spare time because we have three fewer people than we did three years a

Frame 9 Unstructured: Conditional Text Won't Apply

2010-04-27 Thread LaBarre, Susan
Hi All, I'm returning to Frame after a long hiatus. My last project was done in v7.1, so you can see how long it's been. Except for the workspaces, I'm finding most of the Macromedia functionality still intact in v.9, but I'm having trouble applying a condition to a portion of my text. I used to

Adobe's New Corporate Strategies

2010-04-27 Thread Alan T Litchfield
Hey Chris, No, no sarcasm intended at all. Just a view of the proto-organic business medium. For the likes of me, well I guess I am no better than one of those small mammalian creatures trying to break into the acorn of my future, in the hope that my efforts aren't thwarted by some big nast

Adobe's New Corporate Strategies

2010-04-27 Thread Alan T Litchfield
So Chris, If we extend your prehistoric analogy, Adobe has become like the semi- stationary sauropod who's legs are so vast that it must stand in one place and swings its great neck to reach the greenest morsels. The reach of its head and mouth are limited to the extent and range of motion

RE: Dinner's on Me

2010-04-27 Thread Bernard Aschwanden (Publishing Smarter)
Pfah. I do that type of demo and so on all the time. I'm in. If others are interested in a similar demo let me know. Also, if you are at STC in Dallas next week look for me at the Adobe booth and we can discuss it in greater detail. Dinner is nice, but I'm happy to do it regardless :) That offer

Adobe's New Corporate Strategies

2010-04-27 Thread Eduardo F. Cidade Sr.
My two cents...if only that: So what is it we seek? and Does Adobe Systems listen? As for me, I'm perfectly content with the latest version of Frame. I can only take so much technology upgrade. Opinion is my own. >From New York Eduardo

Dinner's on Me

2010-04-27 Thread Martinek, Carla
Seriously. :) If you're interested in helping me out, contact me OFF LIST. We've been wanting to convert our content to DITA for a couple of years now. This is one of my "spare-time" projects - and of course I never have any spare time because we have three fewer people than we did three years a

Re: Training materials for Structured FrameMaker 9

2010-04-27 Thread Sarah O'Keefe
Hi Fei Min! The article is available (along with all of my other XML Strategist columns) on our web site: http://www.scriptorium.com/resources/xml-strategist-columns Regards, Sarah On Apr 27, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Fei Min Lorente wrote: Hi Alison: Are you an STC member? If so, did you read

RE: Training materials for Structured FrameMaker 9

2010-04-27 Thread Fei Min Lorente
Hi Alison: Are you an STC member? If so, did you read Sarah O'Keefe's article in the December 2009 issue of Intercom? It's called "XML and Lone Writers: Can They Go Together?" and the description says "Even lone writers need help sometimes, and XML might be an option. O'Keefe presents the value of

Training materials for Structured FrameMaker 9

2010-04-27 Thread Fei Min Lorente
Hi Alison: Are you an STC member? If so, did you read Sarah O'Keefe's article in the December 2009 issue of Intercom? It's called "XML and Lone Writers: Can They Go Together?" and the description says "Even lone writers need help sometimes, and XML might be an option. O'Keefe presents the value of

Re:Adobe's New Corporate Strategies

2010-04-27 Thread Eduardo F . Cidade Sr .
My two cents...if only that: So what is it we seek? and Does Adobe Systems listen? As for me, I'm perfectly content with the latest version of Frame. I can only take so much technology upgrade. Opinion is my own. >From New York Eduardo __

Re: Utility for Book-Level Searches for Tracked Text Edits

2010-04-27 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
I don't use the tracked changes, but I think it creates change bars. If so, you should be able to do a book-level search for the change bars. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 26-Apr-10 10:10 PM, mbrad...@techpubs.com wrote: Is there a utility/plug-in that does book-lev