RE: Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Okay, it looks like it is Confluence 4.X ... we use their hosted site for Jira by Atlassian (www.atlassian.com), so it is there latest hosted version of Confluence. Z -Original Message- From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:44 PM To: 'Robert Laur

Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Okay, it looks like it is Confluence 4.X ... we use their hosted site for Jira by Atlassian (www.atlassian.com), so it is there latest hosted version of Confluence. Z -Original Message- From: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:44 PM To: 'Robert Laur

RE: Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I am not sure ... I will go check the site to see which version it is and report back soon. Z -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:55 AM To: framers@lists.f

Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I am not sure ... I will go check the site to see which version it is and report back soon. Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 11:55 AM To: framers at l

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
I was only evaluating FrameMaker 10's XML / DocBook / DITA features to see if it made sense to use XML source instead of .fm for new projects. Nobody pointed me to DITA-FMx. Sounds like it would be worth evaluating if I needed to do DITA. If I did not already own FrameMaker the need to buy a plug

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Yves Barbion
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RH9 HTMl doesn't re-size Frame graphics properly

2012-05-18 Thread Bernice E. Parker
Hello All, We have used RH8 HTML, previously, to create our Primary Output as Flash Help. Our RH templates that provide steps for cleaning up this output (which is from FrameMaker) require that we re-size all our graphics (either make them smaller or larger), and fix all numbered lists. This w

Re: FrameMaker > Confluence 4.x?

2012-05-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
Thanks but that was for Confluence 3.x wiki markup rather than 4.x XHTML, and as you can see from the comments at the bottom of the page the project was abandoned without achieving its goal. I'm pretty sure I've found everything there is online regarding FrameMaker and Confluence migration / integ

Re: Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
Are you using Confluence 3.x or 4.x? The work I've been doing is irrelevant to 3.x, which requires wiki markup. On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) wrote: > Thanks, Jeremy. I will take a look at his efforts to do this. > > I already have a login on mif2go.c

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Yves Barbion
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FrameMaker > Confluence 4.x?

2012-05-18 Thread mathieu jacquet
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Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
I was only evaluating FrameMaker 10's XML / DocBook / DITA features to see if it made sense to use XML source instead of .fm for new projects. Nobody pointed me to DITA-FMx. Sounds like it would be worth evaluating if I needed to do DITA. If I did not already own FrameMaker the need to buy a plug

RH9 HTMl doesn't re-size Frame graphics properly

2012-05-18 Thread Bernice E. Parker
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Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Robert You are correct in saying that it takes more time to be productive with FrameMaker and DITA, but I think "two weeks or more of downtime" is a bit exaggerated. With DITA-FMx, you can be up and running within an hour (or two). Moreover, DITA-FMx has good documentation and an excellent samp

RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Yves. Oh, I agree that if I were indeed _needing_ to use DITA for my work right now, then DITA-FMx would be at the top of the list. However, with my current documentation workflow (as mentioned in a different thread), it is overkill for me to buy DITA-FMx for my own education purposes at t

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
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Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Syed Buying DITA-FMx makes sense for everyone who is using FrameMaker. Just take a look at the DITA Feature Comparison on the Leximation site: www.leximation.com/dita-fmx/featurecomparison.php Believe me, you cannot really "do DITA" in a production environment with FrameMaker without DITA-FMx

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Jim Owens
04 PM >>> To: Scott Prentice;framers at lists.frameusers.com >>> Subject: Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in >>> FrameMaker 10 >>> >>> >>> >>>> The problem is that "creating a DITA project" in FrameMaker is >>

Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 18 May 2012 11:07:03 -0700, "Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)" wrote: >So, I need to change my flow to output clean HTML that >can be far more easily put into Confluence and am trying >to figure out the best way to proceed here. > >Do people have recommendations as to the b

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 18 May 2012 10:01:28 -0700, Scott Prentice wrote: >To step back a bit .. the DITA-OT is a library of XSLT and Java code >that lets you create may types of output (HTML, CHM, Eclipse Help, Java >Help, PDF, etc.). Yes, it's free and can be used to create all sorts of >output from DITA,

Disappearing Scripts in Script Library

2012-05-18 Thread Eric_Isaacson
What is the point of the Favourite Scripts portion of the Script Library in Frame 10 if the scripts disappear when I reopen Frame?! Am I missing something obvious? Thanks. Eric Isaacson Product Literature Manager Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. eric_isaac...@selinc.com 509.332.1890 x1

Disappearing Scripts in Script Library

2012-05-18 Thread eric_isaac...@selinc.com
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Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Grant Hogarth
Hi Syeed--- I would suggest you look at MIF2Go if you've just got one writer or workstream, or possibly WebWorks if you have multiple. Both do all that you ask for. I've used both, and am very happy with MIF2Go. WebWorks ePublisher Express is working fine for a client, but I don't do anything

FrameMaker > Confluence 4.x?

2012-05-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
Thanks but that was for Confluence 3.x wiki markup rather than 4.x XHTML, and as you can see from the comments at the bottom of the page the project was abandoned without achieving its goal. I'm pretty sure I've found everything there is online regarding FrameMaker and Confluence migration / integ

Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
Are you using Confluence 3.x or 4.x? The work I've been doing is irrelevant to 3.x, which requires wiki markup. On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) wrote: > Thanks, Jeremy. I will take a look at his efforts to do this. > > I already have a login on mif2g

RE: FrameMaker > Confluence 4.x?

2012-05-18 Thread mathieu jacquet
Hi Robert, I don't know if this can help : http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DISC/Framemaker+native+to+Confluence+-+case+study. Best regards, Mathieu > Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:18:14 -0700 > Subject: Re: FrameMaker > Confluence 4.x? > From: rob...@lauriston.com > To: framers@lists.frame

RE: Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Thanks, Jeremy. I will take a look at his efforts to do this. I already have a login on mif2go.com and recently download the demo version of MIF2go 4.0. Just need to install and try it to see if it is what works best for me. If so, then I will proceed to a purchase. Thanks again! Z -Orig

Re: Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
Well .. *if* you switched to DITA, there are lots of options for getting very clean HTML (already discussed). If you stay with unstructured FM, you don't want to get the HTML directly from FM (as you've found) .. it can probably be fixed up a bit from what you're seeing, but that option is not

Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
etc., etc. > > So, I need to change my flow to output clean HTML that can be far more easily > put into Confluence and am trying to figure out the best way to proceed here. > > Do people have recommendations as to the best workflow for this? I have > changed the title of this thread to make sure that I don't confuse everybody > ... > > Thanks! > > Z > > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120518/cd8187e2/attachment.html>

Re: Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Grant Hogarth
Hi Syeed--- I would suggest you look at MIF2Go if you've just got one writer or workstream, or possibly WebWorks if you have multiple. Both do all that you ask for. I've used both, and am very happy with MIF2Go. WebWorks ePublisher Express is working fine for a client, but I don't do anything

Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Thanks, Jeremy. I will take a look at his efforts to do this. I already have a login on mif2go.com and recently download the demo version of MIF2go 4.0. Just need to install and try it to see if it is what works best for me. If so, then I will proceed to a purchase. Thanks again! Z -Orig

Re: utility to check that all heading names are unique?

2012-05-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
Oh yeah, of course. At the end of the reference pages for the generated paragraph list file there's an APL page that defines the output. Thanks. On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 6:53 PM, MamaRed Knight wrote: > > Robert...I'm not a version 10 user AND if the logic from previous versions > holds, there is

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
That sounds like manual coding with a text editor. I expect more from an authoring tool. I know enough about DocBook and DITA that I could be immediately productive with Oxygen XML or XMetal. In contrast, FrameMaker looks like two weeks or more of downtime while dealing with the lack of documentat

Re: FrameMaker > Confluence 4.x?

2012-05-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
Probably, but I already own MIF2Go and have it generating compatible XHTML. The challenge is doing it in bulk, converting a whole FrameMaker book to a Confluence space. I only mentioned WebWorks because ePublisher Designer has off-the-shelf support for Confluence, so it seems like the obvious choi

Re: Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 18 May 2012 11:07:03 -0700, "Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)" wrote: >So, I need to change my flow to output clean HTML that >can be far more easily put into Confluence and am trying >to figure out the best way to proceed here. > >Do people have recommendations as to the best

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
Oh my .. I don't know how I left that out of my post. Yes .. DITA2Go is an excellent choice for publishing from DITA. Especially since you can now run it directly from the DITA-FMx menu in Frame (7.2 on up)! Jeremy .. I may just quote you in the future. This is so true .. "OT is the most expen

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
know of that does that with real single- > sourcing (like *2Go), not just import. > > HTH! > > -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. > http://mif2go.com/ > ___ > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120518/783cb3f0/attachment.html>

Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Thanks, Nadine and Scott. As I mentioned in my other e-mail, DITA is just a learning curiosity for me at this point. It *seems* overly compex for what I need, but looking to learn nevertheless ... Now to real reason for this thread! My *current* flow is simple: 1. Write the documents and

Would like to get comments from people about my flow changes (Was RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10)

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Thanks, Nadine and Scott. As I mentioned in my other e-mail, DITA is just a learning curiosity for me at this point. It *seems* overly compex for what I need, but looking to learn nevertheless ... Now to real reason for this thread! My *current* flow is simple: 1. Write the documents and

utility to check that all heading names are unique?

2012-05-18 Thread Stuart Rogers
On 17/05/2012 5:12 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > Is there some way to suppress the page numbers in a FrameMaker 10 list > of paragraphs? > As with all generated files, find the appropriate flow ("APL" in the case of Alphabetical Paragraph List) in the reference pages and delete the <$pagenum> bu

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 18 May 2012 10:01:28 -0700, Scott Prentice wrote: >To step back a bit .. the DITA-OT is a library of XSLT and Java code >that lets you create may types of output (HTML, CHM, Eclipse Help, Java >Help, PDF, etc.). Yes, it's free and can be used to create all sorts of >output from DITA, b

utility to check that all heading names are unique?

2012-05-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
Oh yeah, of course. At the end of the reference pages for the generated paragraph list file there's an APL page that defines the output. Thanks. On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 6:53 PM, MamaRed Knight wrote: > > Robert...I'm not a version 10 user AND if the logic from previous versions > holds, there is

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Jim Owens
d the EDD (and perhaps some of its quirks with how it handles attribute filtering). I recommend this book for becoming familiar with DITA: http://comtech-serv.com//index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_3&p roducts_id=10 Nadine __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, v

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Writer
Ah, the DITA Open Toolkit (or DITA OT) is a separate beast. It's a free, open source program that allows you to create output from your DITA content (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DITA_Open_Toolkit). Determine what output you need to create. If you need to create PDFs only, you might want to do

RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Thanks for the detailed reply, Scott! Right now, DITA is a curiosity for me and I want to learn more about it. I.e., I don't have any specific need to create documents/output using DITA for our company. So, buying DITA-FMx does not make sense for me, since I would not be able to justify expens

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Writer
Ah, the DITA Open Toolkit (or DITA OT) is a separate beast. It's a free, open source program that allows you to create output from your DITA content (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DITA_Open_Toolkit). Determine what output you need to create. If you need to create PDFs only, you might want to do

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
so much from this list all the time ... :) Z -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120518/1a2af721/attachment.html> -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: imag

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
Ah .. the OT plugin. Yes .. that's a "connector" plugin that allows you to process your DITA content through the DITA Open Toolkit. Adobe provided that for FM9, but hasn't made one for FM10 (they want you to use RoboHelp instead). The FM9 version should work for FM10 (although it was a bit tric

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
ther XML authoring >>tool. You do need to understand the structured FrameMaker UI, >> but >>DITA is DITA regardless of the tool. >> >> >> Agreed. What might be particular to FM is how to create output such as >> PDFs, the topic templates, and the EDD (and perhaps some of its quirks >> with how it handles attribute filtering). >> >> >> I recommend this book for becoming familiar with DITA: >> http://comtech-serv.com//index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_3&p >> roducts_id=10 >> >> Nadine >> > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120518/b9cbad49/attachment.html>

RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hmmm ... I may have been quite unclear in my question, since I am a DITA novice! The reason I asked is that the Adobe web site has a "FrameMaker 9 Plug-in for DITA Open Toolkit" here: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/framemaker/fm9_opentoolkit.html But I don't see an equivalent for FM 10 ... at leas

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hmmm ... I may have been quite unclear in my question, since I am a DITA novice! The reason I asked is that the Adobe web site has a "FrameMaker 9 Plug-in for DITA Open Toolkit" here: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/framemaker/fm9_opentoolkit.html But I don't see an equivalent for FM 10 ... at leas

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
That sounds like manual coding with a text editor. I expect more from an authoring tool. I know enough about DocBook and DITA that I could be immediately productive with Oxygen XML or XMetal. In contrast, FrameMaker looks like two weeks or more of downtime while dealing with the lack of documentat

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
Well .. technically, it's both. Many features in FM are implemented as plugins. The DITA support in FM since FM8 has been delivered as FDK client plugins, but it is included pre-installed with the default installation. You're thinking of the "DITA Application Pack for FM7.2" .. that was deliver

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Scott Prentice
as PDFs, >> the >> topic templates, and the EDD (and perhaps some of its quirks with how it >> handles >> attribute filtering). >> >> >> I recommend this book for becoming familiar with DITA: >> http://comtech-serv.com//index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_3&products_id=10 >> >> Nadine >> -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20120518/1ca5be65/attachment.html>

FrameMaker > Confluence 4.x?

2012-05-18 Thread Robert Lauriston
Probably, but I already own MIF2Go and have it generating compatible XHTML. The challenge is doing it in bulk, converting a whole FrameMaker book to a Confluence space. I only mentioned WebWorks because ePublisher Designer has off-the-shelf support for Confluence, so it seems like the obvious choi

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Writer
It's built into FM 10 as it was built in to FM 9. You have to switch to the structured interface to see it (File > Preferences > General). I don't have very much experience with FM 10, but if you want to use DITA 1.2, the underlying templates and EDDs are different than FM 9. Someone more knowl

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Writer
It's built into FM 10 as it was built in to FM 9. You have to switch to the structured interface to see it (File > Preferences > General). I don't have very much experience with FM 10, but if you want to use DITA 1.2, the underlying templates and EDDs are different than FM 9. Someone more knowl

RE: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Nadine, Scott, et. al. A question for users of FrameMaker 10 ... is the DITA support built-in to this version, or is there a separate plug-in for it (like was released by Adobe for FrameMaker 9)? If it is a plug-in still, does anyone have a link for it? I searched the Adobe web site and di

RE: utility to check that all heading names are unique?

2012-05-18 Thread Combs, Richard
Robert Lauriston wrote: > Is there some way to suppress the page numbers in a FrameMaker 10 list > of paragraphs? Adding an alphabetical list of paragraphs creates an APL page containing an APL flow in the reference pages. That flow defines the generated list just like the TOC flow defines the

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Nadine, Scott, et. al. A question for users of FrameMaker 10 ... is the DITA support built-in to this version, or is there a separate plug-in for it (like was released by Adobe for FrameMaker 9)? If it is a plug-in still, does anyone have a link for it? I searched the Adobe web site and di

utility to check that all heading names are unique?

2012-05-18 Thread Combs, Richard
Robert Lauriston wrote: > Is there some way to suppress the page numbers in a FrameMaker 10 list > of paragraphs? Adding an alphabetical list of paragraphs creates an APL page containing an APL flow in the reference pages. That flow defines the generated list just like the TOC flow defines the

Re: utility to check that all heading names are unique?

2012-05-18 Thread Stuart Rogers
On 17/05/2012 5:12 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: Is there some way to suppress the page numbers in a FrameMaker 10 list of paragraphs? As with all generated files, find the appropriate flow ("APL" in the case of Alphabetical Paragraph List) in the reference pages and delete the <$pagenum> buil

utility to check that all heading names are unique?

2012-05-18 Thread Bernard Aschwanden (Publishing Smarter)
The idea of an alphabetical generated list is a good one, and here are a few further tips. Build it, but then configure the reference pages to drop the pg number. In the resulting generated file select all the content, then copy it to Excel. In Excel you can select all the content and apply a fi

Re: Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Writer
I should also mention that when I was getting started with DITA, I took a course about DITA in FM at Front Runner in Toronto (http://www.front-runner.com/) that was taught by Bernard Aschwanden. Since then, he's written a book about learning DITA (with tutorials): http://www.publishingsmarter.c

Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10

2012-05-18 Thread Writer
I should also mention that when I was getting started with DITA, I took a course about DITA in FM at Front Runner in Toronto (http://www.front-runner.com/) that was taught by Bernard Aschwanden. Since then, he's written a book about learning DITA (with tutorials): http://www.publishingsmarter.c

RE: utility to check that all heading names are unique?

2012-05-18 Thread Bernard Aschwanden (Publishing Smarter)
The idea of an alphabetical generated list is a good one, and here are a few further tips. Build it, but then configure the reference pages to drop the pg number. In the resulting generated file select all the content, then copy it to Excel. In Excel you can select all the content and apply a fi

RE: utility to check that all heading names are unique?

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Ah! Do you use or have access to a Mac, per chance? If you do, it should (have not tested myself though) also work on a Mac OS X system in a terminal window ... :) :) Z -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behal

utility to check that all heading names are unique?

2012-05-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Ah! Do you use or have access to a Mac, per chance? If you do, it should (have not tested myself though) also work on a Mac OS X system in a terminal window ... :) :) Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Be