Kevin,
You wrote:
>... The minimum I'd like is to see index entries inline. Anything extra is
>gravy, but I'm not convinced I do need much extra, so if I can see and
>work with entries inline (a View option?) for cheap/free, I'd start
>there.
I recommend Marker Madness from Zenserve, http://www.
rol.com at lists.frameusers.co
m] On Behalf Of Kevin Hunter
Sent: 04 October 2006 16:10
To: 'framers at lists.frameusers.com'
Subject: Indexing recommendations
Hi all,
I'm at the indexing stage of a 400 page book for a product I hadn't
worked with for about 3 years (so no memory of what
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Guy K. Haas wrote:
Thanks for the elaboration, Frank.
Have you considered making a configuration option for IXgen that would enable
the user of such third-party tools to turn off the "[" balancing?
Yes -- that is indeed the conceptual plan. Problem is, within IXgen there
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Guy K. Haas wrote:
> Thanks for the elaboration, Frank.
> Have you considered making a configuration option for IXgen that would enable
> the user of such third-party tools to turn off the "[" balancing?
Yes -- that is indeed the conceptual plan. Problem is, within IXgen the
Hi Frank,
First of all, let me say publicly that I have a great deal of respect for
you, both professionally and personally. I admit that my comment about price
is subjective and was based on competitors' prices. I concede that value is
not always measured on initial cost alone.
As far as mark
IXgen used to be the gold standard for manipulating FrameMaker markers, and
one that I used to heartily recommend. There are two things that soured me
on IXgen:
1) Upgrade prices are quite high, especially if you only use it
occasionally.
2) IXgen may alter your marker contents, for example, b
Be sure to look at IXGen by Frank Stearns. http://www.fsatools.com/ I
believe he's still doing eval versions. Solid design, bulletproof, and
as you point out, does all kinds of nice tricks.
Probably cuts indexing time in half, without sacrificing quality.
In addition to indexing, IXGen works with a
Hi, Kevin:
You might want to look at the freeware MarkerWorker FrameMaker plug-in
from cudspan:
Documentation:
http://www.telecable.es/personales/cud/Files/cudSpan/CudSpanDocs.pdf#search=%22markerworker%20cudspan%22
Download from:
http://www.telecable.es/personales/cud/cssIndex.htm
HTH
_
Hi Frank,
First of all, let me say publicly that I have a great deal of respect for
you, both professionally and personally. I admit that my comment about price
is subjective and was based on competitors' prices. I concede that value is
not always measured on initial cost alone.
As far as ma
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Rick Quatro wrote:
IXgen used to be the gold standard for manipulating FrameMaker markers, and
one that I used to heartily recommend. There are two things that soured me on
IXgen:
1) Upgrade prices are quite high, especially if you only use it occasionally.
Rick, you're
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Rick Quatro wrote:
> IXgen used to be the gold standard for manipulating FrameMaker markers, and
> one that I used to heartily recommend. There are two things that soured me on
> IXgen:
>
> 1) Upgrade prices are quite high, especially if you only use it occasionally.
Rick, y
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:10 AM
To: 'framers at lists.frameusers.com'
Subject: Indexing recommendations
Hi all,
I'm at the indexing stage of a 400 page book for a product I hadn't worked
with for about 3 years (so no memory of what I indexed before). The manual
has
Hi, Kevin:
You might want to look at the freeware MarkerWorker FrameMaker plug-in
from cudspan:
Documentation:
http://www.telecable.es/personales/cud/Files/cudSpan/CudSpanDocs.pdf#search=%22markerworker%20cudspan%22
Download from:
http://www.telecable.es/personales/cud/cssIndex.htm
HTH
___
Kevin,
You wrote:
... The minimum I'd like is to see index entries inline. Anything extra is
gravy, but I'm not convinced I do need much extra, so if I can see and
work with entries inline (a View option?) for cheap/free, I'd start
there.
I recommend Marker Madness from Zenserve, http://www.z
Hi Kevin...
MarkerTools is not so much of an "Indexing Solution" as it is a tool for
making it easier to work with markers.One of the most useful features is
the updated marker dialog that lets you select multiple markers (or all
markers in a file), and browse through them without needing to s
Hi Kevin...
MarkerTools is not so much of an "Indexing Solution" as it is a tool for
making it easier to work with markers.One of the most useful features is
the updated marker dialog that lets you select multiple markers (or all
markers in a file), and browse through them without needing to se
: 'framers@lists.frameusers.com'
Subject: Indexing recommendations
Hi all,
I'm at the indexing stage of a 400 page book for a product I hadn't
worked with for about 3 years (so no memory of what I indexed before).
The manual has also been totally restructured, and many features
superseded by d
IXgen used to be the gold standard for manipulating FrameMaker markers, and
one that I used to heartily recommend. There are two things that soured me
on IXgen:
1) Upgrade prices are quite high, especially if you only use it
occasionally.
2) IXgen may alter your marker contents, for example,
Be sure to look at IXGen by Frank Stearns. http://www.fsatools.com/ I
believe he's still doing eval versions. Solid design, bulletproof, and
as you point out, does all kinds of nice tricks.
Probably cuts indexing time in half, without sacrificing quality.
In addition to indexing, IXGen works with
t Group
Society for Technical Communication
http://www.stcsig.org/cic/index.html
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Hi all,
I'm at the indexing stage of a 400 page book for a product I hadn't worked with
for about 3 years (so no memory of what I indexed before). The manual has also
been totally restructured, and many features superseded by different ones. Now
I'm looking at building the index, and the 'old',
Hi all,
I'm at the indexing stage of a 400 page book for a product I hadn't worked with
for about 3 years (so no memory of what I indexed before). The manual has also
been totally restructured, and many features superseded by different ones. Now
I'm looking at building the index, and the 'old'
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