Re: Frame 7.1 to 8 upgrade -- benefits?

2010-04-09 Thread Writer
> I think my first question would be if > FM 8 isn't offered for sale anywhere > because it's not a supported release, how you'd upgrade... That thought crossed my mind as well. I like FM9. I admit that it took me a while to adjust to the change in the interface, but I'm used to it now. If you

Re: Pagination problem

2010-04-14 Thread Writer
I assume that the pagination is set to double-sided (ie, left/right). If the preface has several individual FM documents in it, my guess is that each document is set to start on the right page, and the text of the troublesome document ends on a right page. Therefore, FM adds a blank left page so

Re: Graphic Elements in Frame 9 Template

2010-04-14 Thread Writer
Pete, on your master pages, are the graphics in an anchored frame? If so, can you pull them out of the anchored frame, and then delete the anchored frame? I don't think the graphics will be referenced anymore, but it might resolve your issue to some degree. Nadine --- On Wed, 4/14/10, Pete Roe

Re: Table alignment crossed with a side head

2010-04-16 Thread Writer
Don't anchor your table to the paragraph or heading. Create a paratag specifically for tables, and then attach your table to that. Nadine --- On Fri, 4/16/10, Lea Rush wrote: > From: Lea Rush > Subject: Table alignment crossed with a side head > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Date: Friday

Re: Online help generator using FM8

2010-04-22 Thread Writer
Nithin: We use ePublisher by WebWorks. We're very happy with it and the support that we get from WebWorks. In addition, the people there are involved with the Yahoo user group (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/wwp-users/messages). You can get a trial version at http://www.webworks.com/Product

RE: Online help generator using FM8

2010-04-23 Thread Writer
Ed, conceptually, do you have two sources of content in that scenario? Nadine --- On Fri, 4/23/10, Ed wrote: > From: Ed > Subject: RE: Online help generator using FM8 > To: dr_go...@pobox.com > Cc: generic...@yahoo.ca, framers@lists.frameusers.com, "'Stalwarts'" > > Date: Friday, April 23, 2

Re: Training materials for Structured FrameMaker 9

2010-04-23 Thread Writer
If you're anywhere near Toronto, you could try Front Runner (www.front-runner.com). Nadine On 23/04/2010 10:03 PM, Pat Christenson wrote: Hi - I've been looking around the web and don't see any training materials for Structured FrameMaker 9. Any help? Thanks. Pat__

Re: FrameMaker 9 slow and sometimes unresponsive?

2010-04-29 Thread Writer
I've noticed the same issue when I save a file. Usually, it's when I save the first time after opening FM9 (especially DITA XML files). Even if it is only a small file. I agree that the icons on the Paragraph Designer don't map to their actual meaning. But I've started to become used to them O

Re: FrameMaker 9 slow and sometimes unresponsive?

2010-04-29 Thread Writer
Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Writer wrote: I've noticed the same issue when I save a file. Usually, it's when I save the first time after opening FM9 (especially DITA XML files). Even if it is only a small file. I agree that the icons on the Paragraph Designe

Re: Paragraphs wrapping prematurely

2010-04-30 Thread Writer
Jill, I had a similar "problem" when I was reformatting a document in FM9. My monitor is 24" wide, and I had my Files > Preferences set to 24" for the monitor size. It turned out that the text looked too far from the right margin only when my page magnification was greater than 100. At 100, a

RE: Structuring documents (was RE: Adobe's New Corporate Strategies)

2010-04-30 Thread Writer
Albeit, we did it with a two-person team and in small chunks, but we didn't have an expert for almost any of the process (except taking an introduction course with Bernard so we could hit the ground speed walking). We use FM9, which has its own DTD and EDD for DITA. We've learned on our own ho

Re: Text not flowing entire width of text box

2010-05-12 Thread Writer
Do you have a very wide monitor? If so, check out this thread: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2010-April/020062.html Nadine --- On Wed, 5/12/10, George, Brenda (CAI) wrote: > From: George, Brenda (CAI) > Subject: Text not flowing entire width of text box > To: "framers@lists.fr

Re: How to kill annoying Adobe Update

2010-05-17 Thread Writer
Edit > Preferences > Updater > Do not automatically download or install updates? Nadine On 17/05/2010 8:03 PM, Hedley Finger wrote: Adobe Update thinks it's in the middle of downloading an updated app. Every time I boot my Windows computer, it appears, and informs that it is completing a down

Re: Adobe Community Forums and Obtuse website

2012-06-19 Thread Writer
> Now was that so hard? ;-) Maybe not hard, but somewhat obscure. Personally, I think the link label should be Support, not Help. Especially since it links to the Support page. Scott, I get your frustration. Not necessarily with the Adobe site because I don't really use it, but certainly with o

Re: OT: Unexpected event

2012-06-20 Thread Writer
Oh, Rick! That must have come as a stunning revelation. I'm glad you didn't ignore it and that you're getting it sorted out. I have no doubt that you will be as right as rain in no time. I look forward to your return when you're ready. I'm sure we all do. Hugs to you. The very best thoughts to

Re: How to prepare Frame files for English to Korean translation

2012-06-21 Thread Writer
> Let me know if I can help answer any other questions. I'm happy to help. > > Bill Well, Bill, for starters you could write a Managing Translation for Dummies book... =D Nadine ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archiv

Re: How to prepare Frame files for English to Korean translation

2012-06-21 Thread Writer
Thanks, Stuart. I'll check that out. Nadine - Original Message - > From: Stuart Rogers > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 12:26:05 PM > Subject: Re: How to prepare Frame files for English to Korean translation > > On 2

Re: How to prepare Frame files for English to Korean translation

2012-06-21 Thread Writer
Awesome! You should have it done in no time, then. *grin* Nadine - Original Message - > From: Bill Swallow > To: Writer > Cc: Kelly Lawetz ; Yvonne Mills ; > "framers@lists.frameusers.com" > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 1:02:31 PM > Subject: Re: Ho

Re: Single sourcing from Frame and a wiki ... or something ...

2012-06-27 Thread Writer
>You may want to look at the Confluence wiki. I know that there is a DITA > >Confluence tool (Dita2Wiki?) and WebWorks ePublisher will also convert FM to >Confluence. However, I don’t know if it’s possible to go the other way, or to >round-trip content between FM DITA and Confluence.  According

Re: Text reflows when converting to PDF

2012-06-29 Thread Writer
Does this help? http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2010-May/020148.html Nadine > > From: Karen Robbins >To: framers@lists.frameusers.com >Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 7:30:26 PM >Subject: Text reflows when converting to PDF > >Hi Framers, > >In one

Re: comparing variables in .fm files in FM10

2012-07-08 Thread Writer
Create a third, blank FM file with the correct variables set. Import the variables from that template into each of the two other FM files so that they are using the same variables. Nadine Robert Lauriston 7/07/12 09:06 >>> >I inherited this book so I don't know what kind of messes are l

Re: Hello (Frame 11 documentation)

2012-07-27 Thread Writer
> At http://helpx.adobe.com/framemaker.html, you can also get an ePub version > and > other documents. Cool! Nadine ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To u

Re: Template for four-page brochure?

2012-08-06 Thread Writer
I did something similar with a combination of FM and Adobe Acrobat 8. I don't have the current version of Acrobat, so I'm not sure if the settings are the same, but it will give you an idea. In FM, create your content on 8.5 x 11 pages. The pagination will look linear. Create a PDF of the FM do

Re: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning

2012-08-23 Thread Writer
messages arrived this morning > >T his morning, my FrameUsers folder contained 50 "new" messages, some > dating back to Aug. 1. I'm wondering if others have had the same experience, > or if it's something done to me by the mail system here. > > R

Re: Spurious unresolved cross references

2012-08-23 Thread Writer
Keith, are you using conditional text? Way back, I used to get that message for xrefs that were "hidden" in conditional text. Nadine   >I have a FrameMaker 10 book that is reporting several unresolved cross >references when I update the book. I’ve tried deleting them and replacing them >sever

Re: Big batch of old messages arrived this morning

2012-08-23 Thread Writer
Greg, I've told you a million times, don't exaggerate. ;-) N > Nothing like following the delivery of 50 old messages with 50 new messages > confirming that we received 50 old messages. > ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail

Re: FM10 paragraph / character tag display disappearing

2012-08-23 Thread Writer
> BTW, it looks like about 50 or 60 messages were > hung up from the list for the last three weeks, > including many of Robert's posts like this one; > anybody know why? Jeremy, see this thread: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2012-August/026449.html Nadine _

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-23 Thread Writer
I haven't watched them, but Tom Aldous has e-seminars about conversion here: http://tmaldous.com/2012/03/05/7-part-e-seminar-series-unstructured-to-xml-framemaker-10-instructional-series/ Nadine > I'm about to start a unstructured-to-structuredconversion project in either > Frame 9 or 10. Does

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-24 Thread Writer
If you can, consider Yves' suggestion about using Mif2Go. If I recall correctly, it's easier/faster than using conversion tables in FM. Nadine > Hi all - > > Thanks for the suggestions. Luckily, I don't have to build the template, EDD > and DTD. I just have to convert some unstructured files

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Writer
Mif2Go user documentation can be found in various formats here: http://www.omsys.com/dcl/download.htm#Mif2Go_UG At a place where I used to work, I assigned a junior writer the task of using Mif2Go to convert some of our smaller documents to DITA. She figured it out fairly quickly. For some

Re: FrameMaker 11 Review

2012-09-03 Thread Writer
>Good review Alan. It’s the first one I’ve seen that seems like the reviewer >actually used the program instead of just repeated a list of new features from >Adobe’s Reviewer’s Guide. Yes, that was refreshing. >I am disappointed that they couldn’t clean up some of the longstanding issues >

Re: Missing Fonts message

2012-09-05 Thread Writer
It's from 2007, but this thread might help: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2007-April/007323.html Nadine >Missing Fonts message >I am sorry - fat-fingered the message. It's FM 10, not 7. (I am a little >flustered this morning as one of our email accounts has been hacked and I wa

Re: Graphics & transparency

2012-09-05 Thread Writer
I have these notes that I made for a project I worked on a while back: 1. Import the image into FrameMaker. It will look like a grey box in FrameMaker, so it will be tricky to adjust. 2. Select the image and set "Fill" to "None" using the tools palette. I think I might have found that answer he

Re: Graphics & transparency

2012-09-05 Thread Writer
, in the end, many tech writers make transparent graphic work. ;-) Nadine - Original Message - > From: "Combs, Richard" > To: Writer ; Pat Christenson ; > "framers@lists.frameusers.com" > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 3:51:58 PM >

Re: Frame vs Word - the decision

2012-09-21 Thread Writer
My deepest condolences. Nadine - Original Message - > From: "la...@lavadome.net" > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 3:48:55 AM > Subject: Frame vs Word - the decision > > Hi all > > You may remember a while back I asked for help regarding

Re: Getting started with Context-Sensitive Help

2012-09-24 Thread Writer
I've never used RH to process DITA files, so I can't imagine what the process is. Do you have to regenerate your FM files each time you update your content? That sounds very slow and tedious. >You could go through a similar process using WebWorks ePublisher, as well as >other Help publishing to

Re: Question about saving to a .mif

2012-09-24 Thread Writer
Tammy, do you not have the option to save as FM 9 files instead of MIF, or is that the customer's requirement? Nadine > > From: Ann Zdunczyk >To: 'Tammy Van Boening' ; >framers@lists.frameusers.com >Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 12:22:59 PM >Subject: RE: Qu

Re: Frame vs Word - the decision

2012-09-25 Thread Writer
> I for one think that my time is more valuable when I am writing, rather than > reformatting or performing work arounds that Word requires. > > But then most of management under values what other people do. *sigh* So true...so true. Laura, make sure you multiply the time it will take to get

Re: More bad news on TCS4: no longer includes Photoshop

2012-09-26 Thread Writer
>As for editing images, even though I have CS 5, most of the time I use Paint >Shop Pro (≈$100). Obviously, I have simpler photographic needs than many other >people. I prefer Paint Shop Pro, too. Photoshop is usually overkill for me. Maybe it's because we're Canadian, Allison. =D Nadine

Re: save as... FM 8 Mif

2012-09-27 Thread Writer
Mario, see Jeremy's explanation here: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2012-September/026750.html Nadine >Hi to all. >A customer of mine ask me to save a lot of FM 8 e FM 10 files, in MIF 8 format. >Because this is optimized for translation workflow. >I have FM 10 and I could save

Re: Bookmarking when printing to PDF

2012-10-05 Thread Writer
You set them up in the on the Bookmarks tab of the PDF Setup dialog box. AFAIK, there are two ways to access this dialog box. . File > Print Book > PDF Setup (make sure to select Generate Acrobat Data). . Select the book file in the document manager, and go to Format > Document > PDF Setup > Boo

Re: Languages and FrameMaker languages

2012-10-15 Thread Writer
Rick, do you mean what string of characters in the Language list is equal to those languages? Looking at Google Translate and Wikipedia, my guess would be: Slovenian (Slovene) = slovenščina (FWIW, this is not the same as slovenčina, which is Slovak) Latvian/Lettish = latviešu Serbian = српск

Re: FM openObjectId markers > RoboHelp

2012-10-19 Thread Writer
Doesn't RH have a mini-TOC option? Nadine >Because of the way RH converts TOC and IX into other structures I don't expect >you'll have luck with the generated lists and ix's turning into files with >live links…I expect it has to do with the fundamental difference in generating >the documents

Re: HTML mapping pages BLOAT

2012-10-30 Thread Writer
Can you delete all the HTML mapping references from the reference page? Nadine > Dear Framers: > I need some help. My rather old files from FM6 and onwards are behaving > awkwardly when read into FM 11 (patched). > The problem is that I have far too many HTML mapping reference pages. I have > le

Re: Webworks ePublisher price

2012-11-13 Thread Writer
Carol, I'm not sure what the price is, but it's definitely worth checking into. WebWorks will release version 2012.3 on 27 November and it is the first version that supports FM 11, so your timing is very good. If you have any other questions about ePublisher and want to chat about it off forum,

Re: ANN: List of FrameMaker Utilities and Plugins, v4.0, now available

2012-11-18 Thread Writer
That's awesome, Lin. I don't see the link to the PDF on the mif2go site. Do you have to log in to see it? Thanks, Nadine - Original Message - > From: Lin Sims > To: Frame Users > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 8:23:07 PM > Subject: ANN: List of FrameMaker Utilities and Plugi

Re: [Bulk] Re: ANN: List of FrameMaker Utilities and Plugins, v4.0, now available

2012-11-18 Thread Writer
ker Utilities and Plugins, v4.0, now > available > > On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:40:27 -0800 (PST), Writer >> wrote: > >> That's awesome, Lin. I don't see the link to the PDF >> on the mif2go site. Do you have to log in to see it? > > Soory about that!  I

Re: FM 9 Blinking linked images

2012-11-20 Thread Writer
Ça va, Stephen: Even though you say you've worked for several years this way, I'm strongly inclined to agree with Jeremy. From what I've heard over the years, users who try to use FM over a network have run into trouble at some point. Nadine - Original Message - > From: Jeremy H. Grif

Re: Replaced images not saved to XML?

2012-11-22 Thread Writer
> 6. Select the image inside the anchored frame, and delete it. > 7. Select the anchored frame and do File > Import > File. Select > image2.png and shrinkwrap the frame. Roger, I can have a look at it later with FM10, but what happens if you delete the image element and reinsert and image eleme

Re: FrameMaker -> online help solution

2012-11-28 Thread Writer
I highly recommend getting the newest version of WebWorks ePublisher. You would have to rebuild your stationery. Are you not breaking pages at headings? Do you have some other approach to page breaks? Nadine >I have a bunch of FrameMaker 7 files that currently go through WebWorks 2003 to get t

Re: greenfield and new structure

2012-11-29 Thread Writer
Congrats on the new job, John. Being the master of your own documentation is pretty awesome, eh? >I would love to find some EDDs for basic DITA-compliant user manuals, and I'd >love some war stories about getting Structured, tales of heroism and tragedy, >etc. Please feel free to reply to me di

Re: greenfield and new structure

2012-11-29 Thread Writer
>T hanks Nadine! > Yes, the existing product documentation was authored in oxygen in India. I > don't have good access to those resources, but I have the DITA files. I have > to make them look presentable, and then improve the quality of the writing, > fill > in gaps, etc. > So I have no lega

Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread Writer
> [By way of some background: We're in an odd spot where we're between > budgets AND about to shift to 'native' DITA using oXygen; so they're > trying hard not to invest further in Frame-specific products. But this > requirement for Help (in am month!) is gonna mean one last tool goes in > that bo

Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread Writer
>> Can't you output to CHM using oXygen? > > Sure, in the same sense that you can create > a large Web site using only Notepad.  ;-) So...um...like...are you saying that I'm doin' it rong? > I'd say if someone has a looming deadline, > that is **not** the time to start learning > how to custom

Re: greenfield and new structure

2012-12-01 Thread Writer
>But surely somehow the para tags get mapped to elements for PDF output?  Forget about formatting while you author. Learn to separate creating content from formatting. >When I publish a procedure to PDF, suppose I want the steps to have 0pt above, >6pt after, etc - the stuff I usually set up in

Re: greenfield and new structure

2012-12-01 Thread Writer
John, what version of FM are you using? Nadine___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com o

Re: TCS 4 as DITA out-of-the-box solution

2012-12-03 Thread Writer
>Ready, shoot, aim! > >Scriptorium's updating their book for FM11 but they're not done yet. > >http://www.scriptorium.com/books/unstructured-framemaker-11/ The picture made me laugh. Nadine ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-a

Re: Index not generating as expected

2012-12-15 Thread Writer
I have had a similar problem in the past where the first page of the index wouldn't format into columns, but anything past the first page would. In that case, this is what I did: On the body page of the first page of the index, hold the CTRL key down and select the frame. Right-click on the fr

Re: Madcap Flare vs Framemaker

2012-12-17 Thread Writer
Bill said: >Well, you say you have FM experience already, and that you do only a little >bit of help authoring. But, you'd need the Adobe Technical Communication suite >to get an interconnected seat of both FM and RH for any single-sourced help >authoring.  Only if you want to stick with a pur

Re: Is FrameMaker 11 going down or is it a keeper?

2012-12-18 Thread Writer
> Please let us not get sentimental about FrameMaker. I fervently hope a > better mousetrap will soon be here. I will be very glad to be rid of 2012, > ruined for me by TCS4 FrameMaker and its "scammy" advertorials. Agreed, Rob. At there very least, there needs to be a contender. Nadine

Re: Madcap Flare vs Framemaker

2012-12-18 Thread Writer
>I'm a big advocate for WWeP but since they indicated they already use RH, the >TCS option was a best fit. It's A fit. Not sure I'd say "best". Nadine ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fra

Re: Finding overrides in Framemaker files

2013-01-22 Thread Writer
ct File > Import > >Formats. >3) In the dialog box, set Import from Document to the file with the correct >definitions and under Import and Update, select what you want to update. >4) Under While Updating, Remove, select O

Re: Finding overrides in Framemaker files

2013-01-22 Thread Writer
> Writer wrote: > >> FM also provides the ability to search for character/paragraph/table format >> overrides in the Find/Change dialog box (that is, CTRL + F). Those options > are >> at the bottom of the Find list. >> >> Richard, do those

Re: best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10?

2013-02-05 Thread Writer
> I'll give WebWorks ePublisher a try. > http://www.indoition.com/online-help-authoring-tools-survey.htm says > it costs $795 a year, does the license actually expire? The subscription expires, but you can still use the software. You just don't get the four upgrades/year or access to direct supp

Re: best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10?

2013-02-05 Thread Writer
I must correct myself. When you purchase a *perpetual* license, you can continue to use ePublisher after your subscription is done. I recommend that you contact WebWorks' sales department so that you can discuss your particular needs with them. Nadine >> I'll give WebWorks ePublisher a try.

Re: best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10?

2013-02-11 Thread Writer
> Buying a WWP license is expensive, especially on top of the cost of upgrading > to  > TechCommSuite 4. But I've lost four entire days of income trying to > cooperate with Adobe Tech Support, not getting anywhere, and ultimately being > abandoned without so much as a "sorry we can't help you w

Re: best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10?

2013-02-13 Thread Writer
> Flare has some advantages and I'd consider it for large projects where I  > could start from scratch Kieth, do you mean if you were authoring from within Flare? What are those advantages? Thanks, Nadine ___ You are currently subscribed to framers

Re: best web help add-on for FrameMaker 10?

2013-02-13 Thread Writer
Thanks, Keith. Nadine > Well, it's designed for content reuse, so sharing common content across  > projects is easy. Since it's topic based, it's easy for more than one > writer to work on a project. It also has some very nice reporting and > tracking > features

Re: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Writer
You could try creating two separate templates (in FM files that are separate from the book and separate from each other). One template file is 8.5 x 11, and the other is A4. Both can contain all other attributes (paragraph styles, character styles, colour definitions, etc). Apply the first templ

Re: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Writer
>What if you also had to switch from US to UK spelling when you switched from >Letter to A4? What would be the most straightforward way to handle that? The only thing I can think of is conditional text. But you can include your condition settings in the template. Nadine

Re: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Writer
>I agree that Nadine’s suggestion of two templates is probably best if you have >time to work through each document every time you change to check that there >aren’t any unfortunate page breaks.  Sensible use of “keep with next” instead >of hard “top of page” settings can help of course. Yes, d

Re: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Writer
>I know printed copies from PDFs are almost quaint these days Call me a Luddite, but I don't agree. This article is a bit old, but I think it still holds true:  http://www.booklistonline.com/The-Manley-Arts-The-Cockroach-Will-Manley/pid=5390998 Nadine ___

Re: Cost of software charged outside US borders

2013-02-22 Thread Writer
Thanks for the link, Alan. I knew that people in Australia and NZ got charged way more for music. I forgot about the software thing. Hurray for Australia for being proactive about the issue. We see a similar thing here in Canada, especially with the price of books. Nadine >_

Re: Cost of software charged outside US borders

2013-02-22 Thread Writer
"I think we're constantly looking at what's the best way to deliver value to our customers ..." And then for his next act, Mr. Narayen ran for Parliament. Nadine > > From: Alan T Litchfield >To: framers@lists.frameusers.com >Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 7:2

Re: FrameMaker -> PDF -> ePub format?

2013-04-05 Thread Writer
Hi, Steve: I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but WebWorks ePublisher has Book ePub 2.0 output (you can see a sample of the output here:  http://www.webworks.com/Tour/Output_Formats/) and PDF output. You can generate both outputs at the same time. Nadine - Original Message - > Fro

Re: anyone looking for a writer?

2013-04-06 Thread Writer
.frameusers.com >[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Cal Callahan >Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 12:42 PM >To: framers@lists.frameusers.com >Subject: Re: anyone looking for a writer? >  >Much as I wish you success, I don't believe this is an appropriat

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-09 Thread Writer
I was wondering when someone was going to bring this up. I share your sentiments/fears exactly, Steve. Nadine - Original Message - > From: Steve Rickaby > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2013 12:37:59 PM > Subject: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software

Re: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-11 Thread Writer
I say we start a new company and create a competitor to FrameMaker! Who's with me? Anyone? Anyone? *crickets chirp* =D Nadine - Original Message - > From: Craig Ede > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2013 1:24:36 PM > Subject: FW: Corporate madness - A

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-11 Thread Writer
This is why I'm uncomfortable with suites of software. Especially ones that are so interdependent. I don't like having all my eggs in one basket. Nadine PS: Z, you seem to be good with numbers. How much are we going to need to raise to create an FM competitor? >Almost everyone keeps ignoring t

Re: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-13 Thread Writer
: > From: Jeremy H. Griffith > Subject: Re: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only > To: "framers@lists.frameusers.com" > Received: Saturday, May 11, 2013, 8:54 PM > On Sat, 11 May 2013 11:33:13 -0700 > (PDT), Writer > > wrote: > > &g

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-13 Thread Writer
>“That's how capitalism is supposed to work.” I don't mean to nitpick, but is that capitalism or free market? *steps back out of Dave's swing range* =D Nadine ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messag

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-13 Thread Writer
Now, Dave, that's not what Google told me when I did a 2 second search on "capitalism vs free market". *figuratively checks to make sure the figurative pin is back in the figurative grenade, then goes back to earning money to support her smart assery* Nadine   > Nadine - > > Nadine, I certain

Re: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-16 Thread Writer
> I appreciate everyone's feedback, but plans to build a  > competitive product and business plans for a competitive product may be a bit > premature.  ;-) I strongly disagree. I think it's been a long time coming. I want more choices. I want to be able to see the text in the index dialog box.

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-16 Thread Writer
>An easy way to find out what many of those are is to look at the >plug-ins that people are willing to pay for.  Good point. Nadine ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameuser

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription

2013-05-22 Thread Writer
>Truth in Advertising Disclosure: I am biased. I am a reseller for a software >application that is sold mainly by subscription (WebWorks ePublisher). But I >purchase other software by subscription, and I prefer it. But even WebWorks offers a perpetual license so that when you stop buying the subs

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription

2013-05-22 Thread Writer
> No, the WebWorks subscription expires, just like a trial version. The subscription ends after the four upgrades are released, but if you purchased the perpetual license, you do not lose your ability to use the software even though you do not receive any more upgrades. > It'll be another $800

Re: Is there a way to link from a FrameMaker file to a destination in a PDF file?

2013-05-23 Thread Writer
using the Message Client command (message open file ). I tried adding the HTML syntax #, but the link becomes dead and also does not process through WebWorks as a successful hyperlink. Any suggestions or is this impossible?Thank you,  Gary Duncan | Principal Technical Writer | Kronos Incorporated t

Re: Access -> Frame -> pdf. Help with a (fun) project, maybe?

2013-05-27 Thread Writer
I'm surprised that you can't get your data to export to Word. According to this article, it should work:  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access-help/export-access-data-to-a-word-document-HA010341683.aspx Alternatively, if you can get HTML out of Access, what about opening it up in Word? I ex

Re: Why won't FrameMaker use the default attribute I set in the EDD?

2013-06-08 Thread Writer
Heather, you don't say what version of FM you're using, and I'm not totally clear what you are doing, but I'll throw this out there... You want to change the default alignment of images, right? Did you actually change the default setting in the EDD? If so, did you then import the new EDD settin

Re: Follow up on a few items

2013-07-07 Thread Writer
Huh? Did we miss something? *blink* Nadine > >I really had a good time last evening and I just wanted to say thank you again >for the thoughtful gifts. I just hope you weren't all bored to tears by the >Doctor Who episode, which probably gave David Tennant the least screen time of >any episo

Re: DITA/docbook vs your own schema

2013-07-08 Thread Writer
And unless you're very clever, it's easy to paint yourself into a corner with an in-house system. It might be "simple" to develop something for what your needs are now, but you neglect to make it open-ended or scalable for whatever changes you need to make in the future. And then there's portab

Re: DITA/docbook vs your own schema

2013-07-09 Thread Writer
Agreed. That has been my go to book since I started using DITA. Nadine > >This is a really good book for getting experience in using DITA 1.2. I found >that the sample application that is developed was very straightforward to >implement in FrameMaker. It won't teach you everything you need to k

Re: DITA/docbook vs your own schema

2013-07-10 Thread Writer
> Subject: Re: DITA/docbook vs your own schema > > Unfortunately, that book cannot be sold internationally by Amazon. :( > > Alan > > On 10/07/13 2:19 PM, Writer wrote: >> Agreed. That has been my go to book since I started using DITA. >> >> Nadine >

Re: OT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: Adobe 'Creative Cloud' (again)

2013-07-18 Thread Writer
And on the other side of the fence... I find it an interesting discussion. And I prefer to have it on this list since I don't participate in many other lists. Sorry, Matt, my vote is for keep it online. Nadine > >Bandwidth is measured also by the number of emails one can reasonably read >(and

Re: Conrefs... Shake out white, turn BLUE!

2013-07-31 Thread Writer
This is from memory, but I think that FM treats conrefs as conditional text. Look at the conditional text values in the template file. Nadine >A reference to an old TV commercial for powdered cleanser.  You shake out >white powder and it turns blue when it gets wet.  Conclusion?  This is the >

Re: Proof reading the Adobe FrameMaker 11 'documentation'?

2013-08-16 Thread Writer
It's kind of surreal. Nadine > > From: Alan Litchfield >To: framers@lists.frameusers.com >Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 12:24:42 PM >Subject: Re: Proof reading the Adobe FrameMaker 11 'documentation'? > > > >haha, I like that. > > >On 16/08/13 10:05 PM, Simon BU

Re: Incorporating an existing PDF into an FM-generated PDF

2013-08-29 Thread Writer
You should be able to do part of that with Acrobat. By page numbering, do you mean the printed page number or the page number in the box at the top of the Reader frame? If the later, you should be able to do that with Acrobat, too. Nadine From: LGLists To: 'P

Re: Word and Frame comparisons

2013-09-25 Thread Writer
can just open it up and start typing. >The bad thing about Word is that -- you can just open it up and start typing. >  >Corinne Kenney >Sr. Technical Editor/Writer >Raytheon Company > > >From: Ken Poshedly >To: Alastair Dent ; Maxwell Hoffmann >; Shmuel Wolfson ; Ther

Re: Type 1 Helvetica, Internet Explorer, and Windows 7 Incompatible

2013-10-09 Thread Writer
Thank you for sharing your work, Mike. Nadine On Wed, 10/9/13, Mike Wickham wrote: Subject: Type 1 Helvetica, Internet Explorer, and Windows 7 Incompatible To: "Frame Users" Received: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 2:24 PM I thought I might post a

Re: So Long and Thanks for the Fish -- Migrating from FrameMaker to Flare

2013-10-28 Thread Writer
Joseph: I understand this, but I'm sorry to see you go. Please include me on your mailing list of the explanations. Nadine > > From: "Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)" >To: Joseph Lorenzini ; FrameMaker Forum > >Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 2:22:59

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