Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-25 Thread Ken Poshedly
: Ken Poshedly poshe...@bellsouth.net To: Shlomo Perets shlo...@microtype.com Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent: Thu, March 22, 2012 11:40:07 AM Subject: Re: best use of graphics in FM First, thanks to all who have written to me both on-list and off-list. It’s certainly good to have a support

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-25 Thread Ken Poshedly
vity, but it's just boiling over. -- Ken, in hell From: Ken Poshedly <poshe...@bellsouth.net> To: Shlomo Perets Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Sent: Thu, March 22, 2012 11:40:07 AM Subject: Re: best use of graphics in FM First, thanks to all who have written to me both on-list an

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-23 Thread rebecca officer
in Atlanta From: Shlomo Perets shlo...@microtype.com To: Ken Poshedly poshe...@bellsouth.net Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent: Thu, March 22, 2012 6:49:03 AM Subject: Re: best use of graphics in FM Ken, You wrote: First, I very much appreciate the various

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2012-03-23 Thread rebecca officer
.) -- Ken in Atlanta From: Shlomo Perets <shlo...@microtype.com> To: Ken Poshedly Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Sent: Thu, March 22, 2012 6:49:03 AM Subject: Re: best use of graphics in FM Ken, You wrote: >First, I very much appreciate the variou

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-22 Thread Ken Poshedly
file, specifically line 4 (Error: typecheck . . .) and what follows it? -- Kenpo in a hellish place From: Ken Poshedly poshe...@bellsouth.net To: FrameMaker Users List framers@lists.frameusers.com Sent: Tue, March 20, 2012 9:59:00 PM Subject: best use

RE: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-22 Thread Steve Cavanaugh
Rogers Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:52 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: best use of graphics in FM 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

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2012-03-22 Thread Ken Poshedly
4:57:39 PM Subject: Re: best use of graphics in FM First, I very much appreciate the various on-list and off-list replies. I'll try a few things myself this evening after getting home (61 miles each way) regarding the graphics to see what I can do as a speed test. Second, I just did some minor

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-22 Thread Shlomo Perets
Ken, You wrote: First, I very much appreciate the various on-list and off-list replies. I'll try a few things myself this evening after getting home (61 miles each way) regarding the graphics to see what I can do as a speed test. Second, I just did some minor edits to a series of FM files

RE: best use of graphics in FM (was: framers Digest, Vol 77, Issue 17)

2012-03-22 Thread Fred Ridder
-Technical Documentation Consultant Message: 6 Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:59:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Ken Poshedly poshe...@bellsouth.net To: FrameMaker Users List framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: best use of graphics in FM Message-ID

RE: best use of graphics in FM (was: framers Digest, Vol 77, Issue 17)

2012-03-22 Thread Rick Quatro
Keith, Your signature contains a definition of a racist. I wonder what you call someone who makes blanket statements about unions, big business, and republicans. I will be kind and call it stereotyping. It takes some effort and intelligence to research issues and discuss them on their merits

Re: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-22 Thread Ken Poshedly
: Re: best use of graphics in FM Ken, You wrote: First, I very much appreciate the various on-list and off-list replies. I'll try a few things myself this evening after getting home (61 miles each way) regarding the graphics to see what I can do as a speed test. Second, I just did some minor

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-22 Thread Shlomo Perets
Ken, You wrote: >First, I very much appreciate the various on-list and off-list replies. >I'll try a few things myself this evening after getting home (61 miles >each way) regarding the graphics to see what I can do as a speed test. > >Second, I just did some minor edits to a series of FM

best use of graphics in FM (was: framers Digest, Vol 77, Issue 17)

2012-03-22 Thread Fred Ridder
e they are black. Beware an intrusive government. GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES -Technical Documentation Consultant Message: 6 Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:59:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Ken Poshedly <poshe...@bellsouth.net> To: FrameM

best use of graphics in FM (was: framers Digest, Vol 77, Issue 17)

2012-03-22 Thread Rick Quatro
Keith, Your signature contains a definition of a racist. I wonder what you call someone who makes blanket statements about unions, "big business", and "republicans". I will be kind and call it stereotyping. It takes some effort and intelligence to research issues and discuss them on their

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-22 Thread Ken Poshedly
afternoon. It worked. (Specifically, I unchecked the box for ?Generate Acrobat Data?.) -- Ken in Atlanta From: Shlomo Perets <shlo...@microtype.com> To: Ken Poshedly Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Sent: Thu, March 22, 2012 6:49:03 AM Subject: Re: be

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: 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
://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonvburton -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Combs, Richard Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 6:56 AM To: Ken Poshedly; FrameMaker Users List Subject: RE: best use of graphics in FM

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

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
to embed them is not right in the head. Import by reference is the only way to go. --- On Wed, 3/21/12, Gillian gill6...@comcast.net wrote: From: Gillian gill6...@comcast.net Subject: Re: best use of graphics in FM To: Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com, Ken Poshedly poshe...@bellsouth.net Cc

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: 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
conversion tools out there. --- On Wed, 3/21/12, Combs, Richard richard.co...@polycom.com wrote: From: Combs, Richard richard.co...@polycom.com Subject: RE: best use of graphics in FM To: David Spreadbury dspre...@yahoo.com Cc: FrameMaker Users List framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Wednesday

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)
-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:29 AM To: Ken Poshedly Cc: FrameMaker Users List Subject: Re: best use of graphics in FM My take on your questions: 1. SnagIt from TechSmith, which is integrated into the FM interface. 15-30 seconds or so if you

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

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
> 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.

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
aronburton http://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonvburton -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Combs, Richard Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 6:56 AM To: Ken Poshedly; FrameMaker Users List Subject: RE: best use o

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

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

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread David Spreadbury
to embed them is not right in the head. Import by reference is the only way to go. --- On Wed, 3/21/12, Gillian wrote: From: Gillian <gill6...@comcast.net> Subject: Re: best use of graphics in FM To: "Art Campbell" , "Ken Poshedly" Cc: "FrameMaker Users List"

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 -- next part -- An HTML

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

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
hic conversion tools out there. --- On Wed, 3/21/12, Combs, Richard wrote: From: Combs, Richard <richard.co...@polycom.com> Subject: RE: best use of graphics in FM To: "David Spreadbury" Cc: "FrameMaker Users List" Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 3:13 PM David Spreadbu

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)
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:29 AM To: Ken Poshedly Cc: FrameMaker Users List Subject: Re: best use of graphics in FM My take on your questions: 1. SnagIt from TechSmith, which is integrated into the FM interface. 15-30 seconds or so

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Ken Poshedly
file, specifically line 4 (Error: typecheck . . .) and what follows it? -- Kenpo in a hellish place From: Ken Poshedly <poshe...@bellsouth.net> To: FrameMaker Users List Sent: Tue, March 20, 2012 9:59:00 PM Subject: best use of graphics in FM Fram

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Steve Cavanaugh
Behalf Of Stuart Rogers Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:52 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: best use of graphics in FM 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

Fw: best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-21 Thread Ken Poshedly
ct: Re: best use of graphics in FM First, I very much appreciate the various on-list and off-list replies. I'll try a few things myself this evening after getting home (61 miles each way) regarding the graphics to see what I can do as a speed test. Second, I just did some minor edits to a series

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-20 Thread Ken Poshedly
FrameMaker 8.0 on a PC with Windows XP Professional Except for bloated file sizes, in the long run, does it really matter if you reference graphics or if you embed them inside your publications? My coworker is a guy who was tech pubs manager at another heavy equipment company but was convinced

best use of graphics in FM

2012-03-20 Thread Ken Poshedly
FrameMaker 8.0 on a PC with Windows XP Professional Except for bloated file sizes, in the long run, does it really matter if you reference graphics or if you embed them inside your publications? My coworker is a guy who was tech pubs manager at another heavy equipment company but was convinced