mass update of system variable

2013-04-22 Thread etudsb...@cpaglobal.com
Hi Lin, Thanks very much for this help. I created a MIF file with the system variable definitions I required and then imported that into different FM books. It worked a dream, as it didn't change the user variables defined in the document (which was my concern). thanks again, Edwin

mass update of system variable

2013-04-19 Thread etudsb...@cpaglobal.com
Hello, I'd like to update the definition for the system variable "Running H/F1" for hundreds of FrameMaker 7.2 files. I don't want to update other user variables, so I can't use the Import > Formats > Variable definitions method. Does anyone know of a painless way of doing this? regards,

FrameMaker (dita) and SVN

2012-12-05 Thread etudsb...@cpaglobal.com
Hi all, I currently use FrameMaker to author DITA files. I currently work alone but will soon be joined by three other writers. For this reason I was planning on using SVN for source control (SVN is already used in the company for the application code). I was wondering how practical it is

Training in XML, XSLT, XSL-FO

2010-09-01 Thread etudsb...@cpaglobal.com
I recommend www.online-learning.com. I did their 12 week XML authoring course which was excellent. They also do an additional XSL techniques course. regards, Edwin Tudsbery From: To:

Technical Communication Suite

2009-11-23 Thread etudsb...@cpaglobal.com
Hi all, I am interested in buying the Adobe Technical Communication Suite (TCS), and was wondering if anyone had experience of upgrading to the TCS from a previous version of FrameMaker. I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does anyone know if FM 9.0 will work with ePublisher

sdl trados and FM (translation)

2008-10-17 Thread etudsb...@cpaglobal.com
Hello, I am familiar with FrameMaker but not with SDL Trados. I am trying to translate some documents into French with SDL Edit, which allows *.mif files as input. When I start a new translation, I select the *.mif file, and then it creates four intermediarary *.itd files (one for the text, one

Chapter title

2008-02-08 Thread etudsb...@cpaglobal.com
Hello Framers, FM 7.2 I'm designing a new template, and I would like a chapter paragraph style with the chapter number on one line and the paragraph text on the line below. Given that it's not possible to enter a forced return in the Autonumber format for the chapter paragraph style, I was

word count

2007-07-18 Thread etudsb...@cpaglobal.com
FM 7.2 Is it possible to do a word count on a FrameMaker book? I need to calculate the word count for a translation project and I have about 400 FM files; it's very boring having to do File >> Utilities >> Document Reports >> WordCount for each document. Thanks for any help. Edwin Tudsbery

Colour question

2006-06-09 Thread etudsb...@cpaglobal.com
I'm trying to create some colours for a FrameMaker template which correspond to our corporate style guide and I'm finding it rather difficult. One of our corporate colours is "Pantone 2627" which is a dark violet. When I select Pantone 2627 in the Colour Definitions dialog box, it does indeed