Re: Converting images with searchable text

2013-06-23 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
I save my visio graphics as WMF (using Save As), then import them into Frame. I just tested it, and the text is searchable. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 21-Jun-13 8:36 AM, Timothy DeWees wrote: I’m working in a large, complex book (3000+ pages). One of my

Re: Converting images with searchable text

2013-06-23 Thread Art Campbell
I think a better suggestion is to follow what's become more of a best practice and not include text in graphics. Instead, put in key letters or numbers and include a table beside the artwork or in the caption that has the key letter and a definition. This eliminates having to change copy within

RE: FrameMaker to Confluence via WebWorks

2013-06-23 Thread Rick Quatro
Jeremy replied and said the problem is not the export; Mif2Go can handle it, as I am sure ePublisher can. The problem is the import. Apparently there is no batch import into Confluence 4. Rick -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com

RE: Converting images with searchable text

2013-06-23 Thread Fred Ridder
Tim DeWees wrote: I’m working in a large, complex book (3000+ pages). One of my co-workers was tasked with creating some new images for the book using visio. I suggested converting the visio images into pdf “images” and pulling them into the book that way thinking that the text within the

Re: Converting images with searchable text

2013-06-23 Thread Arnis Gubins
The text within the original pdf images is searchable. But once the entire book is converted to pdf, the text in the images is no longer searchable. Tim, The problem is due to FM's internal conversion to EPS and then the subsequent output as postscript. In this process, the fonts used in

Re: Question about these frameusers lists

2013-06-23 Thread Robert Lauriston
Change how you send your email? I use GMail and my posts usually show up on the list almost immediately. On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Theresa de Valence t...@bstw.com wrote: My questions/replies get posted to frameusers after a day or so. I have been subscriber to these lists for more than

Re: Converting images with searchable text

2013-06-23 Thread Tim DeWees
Fred (and all), Thanks for your help and input. Shortly after I submitted this question to the list, I discovered a co-worker had misunderstood something in the conversion process. After that was resolved, the process I mentioned is now producing searchable text in the images as expected. I

Re: Converting images with searchable text

2013-06-23 Thread Robert Lauriston
Try EMF instead of PDF. On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 10:36 PM, Timothy DeWees tdew...@charter.net wrote: I’m working in a large, complex book (3000+ pages). One of my co-workers was tasked with creating some new images for the book using visio. I suggested converting the visio images into pdf

Re: FrameMaker to Confluence via WebWorks

2013-06-23 Thread Robert Lauriston
To my knowledge the only documented, supported method for batch import is .doc / .docx, and as I noted before that has some serious bugs that would require a lot of cleanup. There's a command-line interface that should work for batch import, but I encountered what seemed to be bugs:

Question about these frameusers lists

2013-06-23 Thread Alan T Litchfield
Hi, As another long time lister... On 21/06/2013, at 10:05 AM, Theresa de Valence wrote: > My questions/replies get posted to frameusers after a day or so. I > have been subscriber to these lists for more than 15(?) years but I > had to delete/refresh my subscription about a year or two

Question about these frameusers lists

2013-06-23 Thread Helen Borrie
At 10:05 a.m. 21/06/2013, Theresa de Valence wrote: >My questions/replies get posted to frameusers after a day or so. I have been >subscriber to these lists for more than 15(?) years but I had to >delete/refresh my subscription about a year or two ago. > >Does this happen to everyone? Is there

Converting images with searchable text

2013-06-23 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
I save my visio graphics as WMF (using Save As), then import them into Frame. I just tested it, and the text is searchable. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 21-Jun-13 8:36 AM, Timothy DeWees wrote: > > I?m working in a large, complex book (3000+ pages). One of my >

Converting images with searchable text

2013-06-23 Thread Art Campbell
I think a better suggestion is to follow what's become more of a best practice and not include text in graphics. Instead, put in key letters or numbers and include a table beside the artwork or in the caption that has the key letter and a definition. This eliminates having to change copy within

FrameMaker to Confluence via WebWorks

2013-06-23 Thread Rick Quatro
Jeremy replied and said the problem is not the export; Mif2Go can handle it, as I am sure ePublisher can. The problem is the import. Apparently there is no batch import into Confluence 4. Rick -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at

Converting images with searchable text

2013-06-23 Thread Fred Ridder
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Converting images with searchable text

2013-06-23 Thread Arnis Gubins
> The text within the original pdf images is searchable. But once > the entire book is converted to pdf, the text in the images is no longer > searchable. Tim, The problem is due to FM's internal conversion to EPS and then the subsequent output as postscript. In this process, the fonts used in

Converting images with searchable text

2013-06-23 Thread Tim DeWees
Fred (and all), Thanks for your help and input. Shortly after I submitted this question to the list, I discovered a co-worker had misunderstood something in the conversion process. After that was resolved, the process I mentioned is now producing searchable text in the images as expected. I

Converting images with searchable text

2013-06-23 Thread Robert Lauriston
Try EMF instead of PDF. On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 10:36 PM, Timothy DeWees wrote: > I?m working in a large, complex book (3000+ pages). One of my co-workers > was tasked with creating some new images for the book using visio. I > suggested converting the visio images into pdf ?images? and pulling

FrameMaker to Confluence via WebWorks

2013-06-23 Thread Robert Lauriston
To my knowledge the only documented, supported method for batch import is .doc / .docx, and as I noted before that has some serious bugs that would require a lot of cleanup. There's a command-line interface that should work for batch import, but I encountered what seemed to be bugs: