Re: Fixed copy paste as text into FrameMaker 9

2012-01-15 Thread Michael Pearson
Hi Brian, If you paste as Text you get ASCII encoding; pasting as Unicode Text gives you unicode encoding. Try pasting the following characters (from the unicode range 2190 to 2265 -- well above 00FF, where the ASCII range ends) ←↑→↓↔↕∂∆∏∑√∞∩∫≈≠≡≤≥ as Text into an FM9/10 document (using Paste

Condition on Building Blocks

2012-01-15 Thread Gillian
Does anyone know how to put conditions on building blocks? In Frame, I have my tables and figures auto-numbered with chapNum - n+. When I link those files into Robohelp, I don't want the building blocks to display. I just want the figure name and table name to display in the help. Thanks,

RE: Recommended graphic file format for single-sourcing from Frame to Robohelp?

2012-01-15 Thread rebecca officer
PNGs are small files too. What's not to like? For screenshots, the quality difference between a jpeg and a png is really obvious. Jpeg just isn't designed for sharp boundaries. If you've got a heap of legacy files, you need a batch conversion tool. There may be great free ones out there, but

Re: Recommended graphic file format for single-sourcing from Frame to Robohelp?

2012-01-15 Thread Grant Hogarth
I always vote for PNG. The files may not be the smallest, but I've never had anything in the past decade choke on them (not display/corrupt display (either unreadable or artifacts)/Fail (as in crash)). JPEG is fine for Photos, and SVG for line graphics. PS is fine if you've got the time to

RE: Recommended graphic file format for single-sourcing from Frame to Robohelp?

2012-01-15 Thread John Sgammato
With all due respect to my colleagues on this forum, IMO the line between JPG and other formats is no longer as neat as it once was. Many screenshots in Win 7 require gradients that JPG handles well. IMO anything that a photo can handle might not be so far removed as you might think from basic

Recommended graphic file format for single-sourcing from Frame to Robohelp?

2012-01-15 Thread rebecca officer
PNGs are small files too. What's not to like? For screenshots, the quality difference between a jpeg and a png is really obvious. Jpeg just isn't designed for sharp boundaries. If you've got a heap of legacy files, you need a batch conversion tool. There may be great free ones out there, but