RE: EDDs for MIL-STD-38784

2012-03-21 Thread Dave.Stamm
2012-03-21-03T12:25Z Mike - Based on my experience, there is no DTD (on which an EDD would be based) for MIL-STD 38784. There doesn't need to be. I expect that you'll be required to conform to MIL-STD 2361 and 40051-1 or 40051-2 or both. For 2361, there is a DTD available. You can use

Re: Cannot print book PDFs from network drive

2012-03-21 Thread Art Campbell
This sounds like a symptom of the network timing out as Frame sequentially requests files to do the printing and each one has to be processed by the computer's anti-virus programs as it's opened -- it comes up every now and again and you can see similar stuff in the archives. You may be able to

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Art Campbell
My take on your questions: 1. SnagIt from TechSmith, which is integrated into the FM interface. 15-30 seconds or so if you use automated naming. 2. No, you should take the time to do it right the first time. 3. Quality of the document has a direct relationship both to how customers view the

RE: EDDs for MIL-STD-38784

2012-03-21 Thread David Spreadbury
The printed, or PDF, of 38784 contains the DTD, in Appendix B I believe. If you google for MIL-STD 38784 you should get a hit to AMCOM (https://pubsweb.redstone.army.mil/DTD-FOSI/DTD-N-FOSI.html). They have a modified version the 38784 DTD and FOSIs in one zip file. --- On Wed, 3/21/12,

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Writer
My take on your questions: 1. SnagIt from TechSmith, which is integrated into the FM interface. 15-30 seconds or so if you use automated naming. 2. No, you should take the time to do it right the first time. 3. Quality of the document has a direct relationship both to how customers view the

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Mike Wickham
So the questions are: * Does anybody here have a fast way of saving screenshots as legit graphics for later reuse, and if so, what is your method and how many seconds would you say it takes? SnagIt is the most recommended screen capture program. It is easy to use and very feature rich. It

RE: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Combs, Richard
Ken Poshedly wrote: Unfortunately, at his prior location, another FM user (more knowledgeable than my coworker) showed my coworker what I call a hack to get a document done in a fraction of the time that it would ordinarily take. Specifically, he uses PrintScreen32 to take screen shots of

RE: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Sharon Burton
What this co-worker is creating are unmaintainable documents. When they need to be edited for the next version, it's going to take someone hours and hours to change out one graphic that appears in 8 places. Days to edit the copied text. The cost of making one small change to these documents can be

Re: removing condition tags across book?

2012-03-21 Thread Johan Anglemark
Yep, Rick's FindChangeSpecial plugin does that: http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/findchangespecial/index.htm -j On 2012-03-20 17:57, Lief Erickson wrote: What version of FrameMaker are you using? There used to be a plugin called CleanImport will do what you want. It's $15, but does not

FM10/Acrobat X hypertext link problems

2012-03-21 Thread Maggie Yeong
Hi, I just upgraded FM7 to FM10 (10.0.2.419 version), and Acrobat 6 to Acrobat X, and found that the hypertext links (which worked well in Acrobat6) within the same book are broken in Acrobat X. However, the cross-book hyperlinks work well in Acrobat6 and Acrobat X. I have 3 book files which

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Beverly Robinson
Responding from Digest land 1. I, too, use SnagIt. I've never timed myself but I'm sure that by using keyboard shortcuts as much as possible I can select, save, and import by reference in less than a minute. 2. You are not being too controlling. 3. The best argument I can

EDDs for MIL-STD-38784

2012-03-21 Thread Michael Johnson
Greetings from Utah!   Thanks to everybody who so generously responded to my recent query about FrameMaker EDDs for MIL-STD-38784.  I should have explained my situation more fully.   I am a greenhorn producer of structured documents who works for a small defense contractor near Hill AFB in

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Gillian
How is SnagIT integrated into the Frame interface? -Gillian - Original Message - From: Art Campbell To: Ken Poshedly Cc: FrameMaker Users List Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:29 AM Subject: Re: best use of graphics in FM My take on your questions: 1. SnagIt from

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread David Spreadbury
First, SnagIt used to have a plugin for FrameMaker. It is no longer supported. Secondly, if you source are coming as Word files, you should be able to save some time capturing the graphics by exporting the Word, or PDF, file. Export the Word as HTML. This creates a separate subfolder of all of

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Mike Wickham
On 3/21/2012 11:55 AM, Gillian wrote: *How is SnagIT integrated into the Frame interface?* *-Gillian* It creates a SnagIt menu on the main menu at the top of the FrameMaker window for easy access to the SnagIt program. Mike Wickham ___ You

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Stuart Rogers
On 21/03/2012 3:21 PM, David Spreadbury wrote: First, SnagIt used to have a plugin for FrameMaker. It is no longer supported. Secondly, if you source are coming as Word files, you should be able to save some time capturing the graphics by exporting the Word, or PDF, file. Export the Word as

RE: EDDs for MIL-STD-38784

2012-03-21 Thread Combs, Richard
Michael Johnson wrote: Right now we are looking for an econmonical way to use produce printable PDF files from the SGML.  Things are not looking too rosy with Arbortext.  It looks like we need to spend a lot more money on software.  We understand Datalogics Composer does the best job, and

RE: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Combs, Richard
David Spreadbury wrote: Secondly, if you source are coming as Word files, you should be able to save some time capturing the graphics by exporting the Word, or PDF, file. Export the Word as HTML. This creates a separate subfolder of all of the graphics. I suspect that Stuart's suggestion

RE: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread David Spreadbury
I was referring to the base filename when renaming. PDF-HTML produces jpeg files. Word gives you a choice, one of which if PNG. To change the graphic format, jpeg or png, you would need a conversion tool. Snagit will do a good job, but if you don't have that, there are plenty of free graphic

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Kenneth C. Benson
On 3/21/2012 4:13 PM, Combs, Richard wrote: I suspect that Stuart's suggestion (assuming the Word docs are .docx) is a better idea because it should preserve the original size (and format) of the graphics, even if they've been resized in Word. I don't think HTML export does that. snip If

RE: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
In Windows 7, I find that the standard Snipping Tool (part of the OS) works very well for me. In some ways, even better than SnagIt (which I have also tried). You can save as PNG, JPG, etc. Z [cid:image001.png@01CD07A3.3A5CB3F0] From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com

EDDs for MIL-STD-38784

2012-03-21 Thread dave.st...@gdc4s.com
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Cannot print book PDFs from network drive

2012-03-21 Thread Art Campbell
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best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Art Campbell
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EDDs for MIL-STD-38784

2012-03-21 Thread David Spreadbury
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best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Writer
>My take on your questions: >1. SnagIt from TechSmith, which is integrated into the FM interface. 15-30 >seconds or so if you use automated naming. >2. No, you should take the time to do it right the first time. >3. Quality of the document has a direct relationship both to how customers >view

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Mike Wickham
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best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Combs, Richard
Ken Poshedly wrote: > Unfortunately, at his prior location, another FM user (more > knowledgeable than my coworker) showed my coworker what I call a "hack" > to get a document done in a fraction of the time that it would > ordinarily take. Specifically, he uses "PrintScreen32" to take screen >

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Sharon Burton
What this co-worker is creating are unmaintainable documents. When they need to be edited for the next version, it's going to take someone hours and hours to change out one graphic that appears in 8 places. Days to edit the copied text. The cost of making one small change to these documents can be

removing condition tags across book?

2012-03-21 Thread Johan Anglemark
Yep, Rick's FindChangeSpecial plugin does that: http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/findchangespecial/index.htm -j On 2012-03-20 17:57, Lief Erickson wrote: > What version of FrameMaker are you using? There used to be a plugin called > CleanImport will do what you want. It's $15, but does not

FM10/Acrobat X hypertext link problems

2012-03-21 Thread Maggie Yeong
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best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Beverly Robinson
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EDDs for MIL-STD-38784

2012-03-21 Thread Michael Johnson
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best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Gillian
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best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread David Spreadbury
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2012-03-21 Thread Mike Wickham
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best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Stuart Rogers
On 21/03/2012 3:21 PM, David Spreadbury wrote: > First, SnagIt used to have a plugin for FrameMaker. It is no longer > supported. > > Secondly, if you source are coming as Word files, you should be able to > save some time capturing the graphics by exporting the Word, or PDF, > file. Export the

EDDs for MIL-STD-38784

2012-03-21 Thread Combs, Richard
Michael Johnson wrote: > Right now we are looking for an econmonical way to use produce > printable PDF files from the SGML.? Things are not looking too rosy > with Arbortext.? It looks like we need to spend a lot more money on > software.? We understand Datalogics Composer does the best job,

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Combs, Richard
David Spreadbury wrote: > Secondly, if you source are coming as Word files, you should be able to > save some time capturing the graphics by exporting the Word, or PDF, > file. Export the Word as HTML. This creates a separate subfolder of all > of the graphics. I suspect that Stuart's

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread David Spreadbury
enaming them. Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 -- rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 -- -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120321/40b61505/attachment.html>

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Kenneth C. Benson
On 3/21/2012 4:13 PM, Combs, Richard wrote: > I suspect that Stuart's suggestion (assuming the Word docs are .docx) > is a better idea because it should preserve the original size (and > format) of the graphics, even if they've been resized in Word. I don't > think HTML export does that. If

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
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EDDs for MIL-STD-38784

2012-03-21 Thread Keith Soltys
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best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Ken Poshedly
tter? (I suspect yes.) * If I'm not too controlling in this, are there any other arguments I can use to bolster my side of the story? Th-Th-That's all folks!! -- Kenin Atlanta -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120321/081b79c6/attachment.html>

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Steve Cavanaugh
You can also just open the .docx file directly with your zip program and copy the graphics out of there without any file renaming at all. We use 7zip here, so I just right click the .docx, choose 7zip > Open Archive > Zip and I get a window with the Word file's content. Double click the Word

Fw: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Ken Poshedly
it takes? * Am I being too controlling on this matter? (I suspect yes.) * If I'm not too controlling in this, are there any other arguments I can use to bolster my side of the story? Th-Th-That's all folks!! -- Kenin Atlanta -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120321/97adc5bf/attachment.html>

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2012-03-21 Thread Keith Smyth
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