Print Book-PDF Setup Drops Bookmarks

2009-06-08 Thread Writer
window) Format > > > Document > PDF Setup. I think they may have decoupled > the two methods of > > reaching PDF Setup. > > > > That would be a departure from previous versions, but one > could argue > > that it makes sense to treat setup changes ma

Print Book-PDF Setup Drops Bookmarks

2009-06-08 Thread Writer
=D I ditto Roger's sentiment. Nadine --- On Mon, 6/8/09, Shuttleworth, Roger wrote: > From: Shuttleworth, Roger > Subject: RE: Print Book-PDF Setup Drops Bookmarks > To: "Rick Quatro" , "Matt Sullivan" grafixtraining.com>, framers at lists.frameusers.com > Received: Monday, June 8, 2009, 2

Symbol Weirdness

2009-06-09 Thread Writer
*Anyone correct me if I'm wrong* U codes are for unicode symbols. Unicode isn't supported in FM versions prior to 8. Go to the online help and type "alt+" into the search to see what the FM codes for the Greek letters that you want. In addition, try using your Windows Character Map tool (I pl

Converting from Word to FM9: Tables in Tables??

2009-06-16 Thread Writer
First of all, congratulations on migrating to FM. FM does support tables within tables, but you have to put the inner table into an anchored frame. I've never been a fan of putting Notes, etc in a table. I've always preferred a paragraph tag, with the text "Note: " defined on the Numbering ta

Very slow loading of FM6 files into FM9

2009-06-17 Thread Writer
and this either slows the machine to nearly a full > stop or crashes. JPGs are not a problem. > > We have tried loading the same files to FM9 on a > similar spec machine on the same network connection and that > loads the files OK. > > The PC in question is: HP Compaq DX

New Topic 2: PDF will not open at beginning

2009-06-17 Thread Writer
Susan: Do you have Adobe Acrobat? You can renumber the pages there, including giving the cover the "number" Cover. Then you can reset the "open to page" option to Cover. If you need me to elaborate, let me know. Nadine --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Susan Curtzwiler wrote: > From: Susan Curtzwiler

Is FM8 --> FM9 worth the money?

2009-06-17 Thread Writer
If you're using it to author in DITA, then I would say yes. If you're authoring in unstructured, I would say meh. Nadine Hedley Finger wrote: > Does anyone with /extensive experience/ with FrameMaker 9 think it is > worth upgrading from FM8? I downloaded the trial and played with it a > bit a

Overset Manager (or a similar Framescript) for FrameMaker?

2009-06-18 Thread Writer
That's what we do. We put A, B, C... in the graphic, and then create a table below the graphic with headers like Item, Name, Description. Nadine --- On Thu, 6/18/09, Art Campbell wrote: > From: Art Campbell > Subject: Re: Overset Manager (or a similar Framescript) for FrameMaker? > To: "Yves

Converting from Word to FM9: Tables in Tables??

2009-06-18 Thread Writer
Thu, 6/18/09, Alison Craig wrote: > From: Alison Craig > Subject: RE: Converting from Word to FM9: Tables in Tables?? > To: "Writer" > Cc: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" > Received: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 1:50 PM > Would this method support the bor

Converting from Word to FM9: Tables in Tables??

2009-06-18 Thread Writer
oring any formatting you have applied to table para tags in ePublishers Style Designer. Nadine --- On Thu, 6/18/09, Combs, Richard wrote: > From: Combs, Richard > Subject: RE: Converting from Word to FM9: Tables in Tables?? > To: "Alison Craig" , "Writer

Creating an FM9 Style to Apply Forced Page Breaks

2009-06-23 Thread Writer
On the Pagination tab of the Paragraph Designer, you can set the paratag to start at the top of the next page by setting Start to Top of Page. For example, if you have an H1 tag, you can create a "twin" tag called H1_break, but set it to start at the top of the next page. Nadine --- On Tue, 6

Creating an FM9 Style to Apply Forced Page Breaks

2009-06-23 Thread Writer
frameusers.com" > Received: Tuesday, June 23, 2009, 3:23 PM > I'd already thought of that, but... > won't it affect the auto-creation of TOC entries from > Headings? > > Alison > > > -Original Message- > From: Writer [mailto:generic668

OT: Use of "please" in technical documentation and messages on screen

2009-06-26 Thread Writer
I say this from my North American English-speaker perspective... I prefer to take the Strunk and White approach to "omit needless words". Please is needless. As a user, I find the use of "please" patronizing. Personally, I would reword the message to say "Wait while the result list is updated"

Use of "please" in technical documentation and messages on screen

2009-06-26 Thread Writer
I dislike the passive voice, but I dislike software anthropomorphism more. Who is "we"? Software elves? The little ghosts in the machine? Sounds more like Pac Man. Nadine --- On Fri, 6/26/09, Mike Wickham wrote: > From: Mike Wickham > Subject: Re: Use of "please" in technical documentation

Use of "please" in technical documentation and messages on screen

2009-06-26 Thread Writer
Microsoft Word would chide you for using a sentence fragment. =D Nadine --- On Fri, 6/26/09, Mike Wickham wrote: > From: Mike Wickham > Subject: Re: Use of "please" in technical documentation and messages on screen > To: "Fred Ridder" , "Frame Users" lists.FrameUsers.com> > Received: Friday,

Save As not working with Acrobat Pro 9.0

2009-06-29 Thread Writer
For a long time, people here have recommended that you do not use the Save as PDF option, but rather use the File > Print option and set the printer to Adobe PDF. If you do that, do you still get the same error message? Nadine Garnier Garnier wrote: > Hello listers, > > After installing Acroba

Save As not working with Acrobat Pro 9.0

2009-06-29 Thread Writer
I believe that means that the Adobe PDF printer does not support the font that you used for your headers. Nadine Garnier Garnier wrote: > Please excuse the contents of another mail(direct offline response) that was > attached accidently in the earlier mail. > > > Yes I am aware of the same an

Save As not working with Acrobat Pro 9.0

2009-06-29 Thread Writer
Thanks for the correction and clarification, Fred. I try to stick to common fonts whenever possible (eg, Times New Roman and Arial) to avoid these issues. I get the warning, but I haven't had a problem with font change in quite some time. Nadine --- On Mon, 6/29/09, Fred Ridder wrote: > Fro

Combining separate FM files in print out

2009-03-19 Thread Writer
I'm using FM 8 & 9. I have several small files (unstructured). I want to print them to a PDF in a continuous flow, rather than having each file start on a new page. For example, if the first file stops half a page down, the next file starts on the second half of the page. Can this be done? T

HTML Question

2009-03-30 Thread Writer
I think you are looking for frames. This site has good examples that you can play with before implementing: http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_examples.asp. Cheers, Nadine seawin22 at aol.com wrote: > Does anyone know how to set up an HTML web page so that there is one narrow > navigation col

OT: Technical illustrations - Outlining a line drawing

2009-05-06 Thread Writer
I apologize for the OT nature of this question, but I wasn't sure where else to ask this question. I have some line drawings of our product to include in a small hardware guide. I want to outline the illustrations in a heavier line, but I don't know how to do it in a simple, efficient, compete

OT: Technical illustrations - Outlining a line drawing

2009-05-06 Thread Writer
lining a line drawing > To: generic668 at yahoo.ca > Received: Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 10:12 AM > What format are they in? > > -- > Regards, > Shmuel Wolfson > Technical Writer > 052-763-7133 > > > > Writer wrote: > > I apologize for the

OT: Technical illustrations - Outlining a line drawing

2009-05-06 Thread Writer
--Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of > Writer > Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 9:30 AM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: OT: Technical illustrations - Outlining a line > dra

OT: Technical illustrations - Outlining a line drawing

2009-05-06 Thread Writer
save it in multiple formats in > case one doesn't work - WMF, EMF and DXF. You can open > DXF directly in CorelDraw. > > Good luck. If you need more details, let me know. > > -- Regards, > Shmuel Wolfson > Technical Writer > 052-763-7133 > > > Writer w

Paragraph Designer Sticks in FM9

2009-05-06 Thread Writer
the missing Building Blocks, but this paragraph > designer bug > persists. > > > Susan Corcoran > > Technical Writer III > Honeywell Scanning & Mobility > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Jenny Greenleaf [mailto:jgreenleaf at mac.co

OT: Technical illustrations - Outlining a line drawing

2009-05-07 Thread Writer
n it any way you need it and > even hide parts > of the object. It gives you a lot of control of your > illustrations. > > Tim Lewis > Lewis Technical Communications, Inc. > ltc.writer at comcast.net > > > -Original Message- > > From: Writer [mail

New Topic: Sort by number

2009-05-27 Thread Writer
I'm not sure if you're looking for a generated list or just a list. If it's just a list, can you put it in a table, and sort on the number column? That way, if you create links for the doc names in the other column, the links won't be lost. Nadine --- On Wed, 5/27/09, Art Campbell wrote: >

Technical Communication Suite

2009-11-23 Thread Writer
You cannot use FM 9 with ePub 9.2. Support for FM9 does not start until ePub 2009.2. Nadine > I currently use FM 7.2 and WebWorks ePublisher 9.2. Does > anyone know if > FM 9.0 will work with ePublisher 9.2?

F8 + Enter

2009-10-14 Thread Writer
Sounds like Twister for fingers. Nadine --- On Wed, 10/14/09, Rick Quatro wrote: > From: Rick Quatro > Subject: RE: F8 + Enter > To: "'Kelly McDaniel'" , framers at > lists.frameusers.com > Received: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 9:44 AM > Hi Kelly, > > Add the d key between the F8 and the En

Adding content in a DITA topic

2009-10-14 Thread Writer
Doing that shows the elements that you can place withing the Title element, I think. Do you have the Elements and Structure View panels open? If not, that will make it easier for you to place your cursor in the right place, and then select the available element from the Elements panel. Nadine

Conditionalizing screens shots in FrameMaker 9.0/ePublisherPro

2009-10-27 Thread Writer
Hi Larry: I highly recommend that you post your question to the Yahoo group that is dedicated to WebWorks ePublisher. The URL is http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/wwp-users/messages I know there's been some discussion about the use of conditionals on that forum sometime within the last few mo

Captivate User Group?

2009-10-28 Thread Writer
ve learned so much just monitoring this list, a captivate list would > be the bees knees. > > > Regards, > Barry Kieffer > Technical Writer > Internet, Military, and Consumer > __ > Jeppesen > A Boeing Company > >

FrameMaker Patch (9.0p250) is now available

2009-09-28 Thread Writer
Hmmm...my FM9 didn't detect any available updates. Where can we access the mentioned PDF? Thanks, Nadine --- On Mon, 9/28/09, RJ Jacquez wrote: > From: RJ Jacquez > Subject: FrameMaker Patch (9.0p250) is now available > To: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" > Received: Monday, September 28,

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

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

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

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 at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Fri

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

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_gonzo at pobox.com > Cc: generic668 at yahoo.ca, framers at lists.frameusers.com, "'Stalwarts'" > > Date: Friday, Ap

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

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

FrameMaker 9 slow and sometimes unresponsive?

2010-04-29 Thread Writer
//www.weststreetconsulting.com/WSC_StructureTools.htm > > Cheers, > > ...scott > > Scott Prentice > 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 >>

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

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

RANT: FM 9.0 -

2010-08-03 Thread Writer
I was cranky about it at first, but I got used to it. Nadine --- On Tue, 8/3/10, Bill Swallow wrote: > From: Bill Swallow > Subject: Re: RANT: FM 9.0 - > To: "Venkat" > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 10:27 AM > > Can these behavior be changed. I > do not

FM8 compatibility with Windows 7

2010-08-03 Thread Writer
Check this thread: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2010-July/020620.html Nadine --- On Tue, 8/3/10, Fred Ridder wrote: > From: Fred Ridder > Subject: FM8 compatibility with Windows 7 > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 3:18 PM > > Gang, > >

FrameMaker 9 Paragraph Designer Problem

2010-08-12 Thread Writer
This was discussed before, but I can't find the thread. The upshot was that if you have the Paragraph Designer open, but you adjust the tabs on the ruler, rather than within the Paragraph Designer, it would cause the PD to freeze. In addition, you might want to apply the newest patch (255) to FM

FrameMaker 9 Paragraph Designer Problem

2010-08-12 Thread Writer
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Mif2Go not outputting images in FM9 to RTF

2010-08-25 Thread Writer
At the time that we upgraded to FM9 (it is fully patched), Mif2Go would crash my computer when I tried to output FM9 files to RTF when I tried to set up the project file. I finally realized it was because I hadn't copied the new M2rbook.dll file to C:\Program Files\Adobe\FrameMaker9\fminit\Plugi

Mif2Go not outputting images in FM9 to RTF

2010-08-25 Thread Writer
images in FM9 to RTF > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Cc: generic668 at yahoo.ca > Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 10:55 AM > On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:27:02 -0700 > (PDT), Writer > > wrote: > > >At the time that we upgraded to FM9 (it is fully > patched),

Mif2Go not outputting images in FM9 to RTF -- Solved

2010-08-25 Thread Writer
That was the missing part of the puzzle. I thought I had the right m2gframe.dll file, but I didn't. > I hope you also copied m2gframe.dll, which is the library > used by m2rbook.dll, and must be kept in sync with it. Thanks, Jeremy. Nadine

Finding OLE Objects

2010-08-25 Thread Writer
According to the FM 9 user's guide, "To list OLE links, choose Edit > Links". Does that work? Nadine --- On Wed, 8/25/10, Donald M Rinderknecht wrote: > From: Donald M Rinderknecht > Subject: Finding OLE Objects > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 3:59 P

Training in XML, XSLT, XSL-FO

2010-08-30 Thread Writer
I saw on the Yahoo Frame-Dita site that this company offered training: http://www.suite-sol.com/pages/services/services_training.html Nadine --- On Mon, 8/30/10, Dave.Stamm at gdc4s.com wrote: > From: Dave.Stamm at gdc4s.com > Subject: Training in XML, XSLT, XSL-FO > To: framers at lists.fram

Changing templates - converting paragraph tags

2010-08-31 Thread Writer
These threads might help you: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2010-July/020694.html http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2010-June/020562.html Nadine --- On Tue, 8/31/10, David Millis wrote: > From: David Millis > Subject: Changing templates - converting paragraph tags

Disclaimers....

2010-12-15 Thread Writer
Agreed. Nadine --- On Wed, 12/15/10, Art Campbell wrote: > From: Art Campbell > Subject: Disclaimers > To: "FrameUsers List" > Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 10:07 AM > Because this list is often on > auto-pilot with the owner not especially > active, I'd like to put forward the idea

Chapter Numbering Problem

2010-12-16 Thread Writer
Which version of Frame are you using? If it's 9, is it all patched up? Nadine --- On Thu, 12/16/10, jburgdor wrote: > From: jburgdor > Subject: Chapter Numbering Problem > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Thursday, December 16, 2010, 1:34 PM > I've a large book with 57 chapters. > E

Auto-Numbering Problem

2010-12-20 Thread Writer
sers.com] > On Behalf Of Ed Lightle > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 12:48 PM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Auto-Numbering Problem > > Hi, Frame Experts. > > > > I am using the following auto-numbering scheme and can get > the > "numbering&quo

FM 9 books

2010-02-10 Thread Writer
ave found Scriptorium's book to be an excellent tool. > > http://store.scriptorium.com/items/books/publishing-fundamentals-unstructured-framemaker-8-all-detail.htm > > Alison > > Alison Craig, Technical Writer > Ultrasonix Medical Corporation > Tel: (604

Converting Rows to Headers

2010-02-11 Thread Writer
I have found that tables have never been FM's strong point. What I find especially annoying is the inability to split rows across pages. Nadine > It seems to > me that with?its power, FM could easily convert?body rows > into header rows. Am I missing something? I've checked Help > and found it

Converting Rows to Headers

2010-02-12 Thread Writer
*shrug* Different users have different needs, and FM tables don't meet mine. As to the OP's op, we shouldn't have to have a multitude of plug-ins for FM. It should work the way it should work. Nadine On 12/02/2010 5:24 AM, Yves Barbion wrote: > Tables not FM's strong point? Hmmm, I haven't hea

Converting Rows to Headers

2010-02-12 Thread Writer
Folks, I have no intention of getting into a pissing match with you all. If you feel that FM tables works well for you and meets your needs, excellent. If you have the budget to buy a plethora of plug-ins, also excellent. I don't know anything about your processes, procedures, needs, or budgets

Converting Rows to Headers

2010-02-12 Thread Writer
Some particular points that have frustrated me in the past are: * rows not splitting across pages * not being able to nest a table within a table without putting the inner table in an anchored frame * not being able to rotate a table without putting it in an anchored frame I know that most of th

single character page numbering (with no hyphen)

2010-02-15 Thread Writer
Are you applying the same right/left master pages to the TOC as you're applying to the body chapters, or did you create a different template for the TOC? When you update the book, is the Apply Master Pages option cleared? Nadine On 15/02/2010 9:14 PM, Ken Poshedly wrote: > FM8.0 on a Windows V

Questions about a wiki

2010-01-07 Thread Writer
I don't know how it works, but ePublisher by WebWorks provides the ability to develop wikis. Nadine Chris Despopoulos wrote: > I'm kind of playing around with WIKIs at the moment. I'm most interested in > DokuWiki because it's a file-based system rather than using MySql. DokuWiki > has plugi

Crashing when saving as .xml

2010-01-19 Thread Writer
I'm really reaching here because I only used FM8 for a short time, but did you try validating your XML files before you saved? Nadine --- On Tue, 1/19/10, Stamm, David-P45904 wrote: > From: Stamm, David-P45904 > Subject: Crashing when saving as .xml > To: "FrameMaker user's list posting" > D

Question about renamed FrameMaker tags and WebWorks

2010-01-22 Thread Writer
Paul, you might want to post your question on the Yahoo WWP group (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/wwp-users). It would be helpful to know what version of WebWorks you're using, whether it's Pro or Express. Overall, if you rescan your FM files in Pro, the names of the new tags should appear

OT: Software recommendations

2010-01-25 Thread Writer
We use DITA (authored in FM9) and create HTML output with ePublisher. Currently, we create an FM book from the DITA files, apply a template to the book, and create the PDF with Acrobat. WebWorks has added the ability to format PDF output through ePublisher, but we haven't had the chance to run i

FM9 Newbie looking for best self training tools

2010-07-12 Thread Writer
t is biased against Word, and frankly > for any document larger than 50 pages, I agree.? Word > gets tangled on itself over large files. > > I've never used FM before and trying to learn 9.0.? > I'm an advanced user of Word, in Windows 7 (technical writer > using Word for ov

FM9 Newbie looking for best self training tools

2010-07-12 Thread Writer
There must be some used copies out there somewhere. I still refer to my copy often. Nadine --- On Mon, 7/12/10, Sarah O'Keefe wrote: > FrameMaker 5.5.6 for Dummies. Pretty sure it's out of > print/unavailable. 350ish pages.

Flakey cross references

2010-07-20 Thread Writer
iles > in order to create PDFs of the book. (Somehow that seems to have > something to do with the problem.) The links in the PDF files are fine, > and the page numbers are correct. > > > > Any idea what's happening here? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Debbi

type vs enter

2010-07-20 Thread Writer
Personally, I don't care what term is used, so long as it's used consistently. FWIW, this is what MS MoS 3ed says about the matter: type vs. enter Use type, not type in or enter, if information that the user types appears on the screen. An exception to this rule is that you can tell users to ?e

Embedding sound files in Frame8 docs

2010-07-20 Thread Writer
You can import it as an OLE Object in FM8 as a wav file. I don't know how to get it to output to PDF.

Circular text flow?

2010-07-21 Thread Writer
Can I do this in FrameMaker 9. I want to create a pamphlet/booklet that has a front and a back. In FM, it would be two pages, landscape with a text flow that looks like this: 4 | 1 - 2 | 3 Where 1 is where the text flow starts, and 2 > 3 > 4 is the direction it continues. This document is

Circular text flow?

2010-07-21 Thread Writer
/2010-July/020732.html Nadine --- On Wed, 7/21/10, Writer wrote: > From: Writer > Subject: Circular text flow? > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 9:00 AM > Can I do this in FrameMaker 9. > > I want to create a pamphlet/booklet that has

Circular text flow?

2010-07-21 Thread Writer
not > dealing with that weird text flow jump from the second page > back to the first, and if you end up having to expand to 6 > or 8 pages instead of 4, you're not tearing your hair out. > :-) > > > Richard G. Combs > Senior Technical Writer > Polycom, Inc. > richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom > 303-223-5111 > -- > rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom > 303-903-6372 > -- > > > > > > > >

Circular text flow?

2010-07-21 Thread Writer
Hey, Z, someone explained to me offline that imposition is actually a term that has a history in the printing industry. Here's a Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imposition You didn't miss anything. I was just confused about why I couldn't do it in FM the same way that I could do

Circular text flow?

2010-07-21 Thread Writer
o.ca" , "framers at > lists.frameusers.com" > Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 12:21 PM > Interesting! I did not know that > usage of the term ... > > Thanks, > > Z > > -Original Message- > From: Writer [mailto:generic668 at yah

Map an FM template to another?

2010-07-28 Thread Writer
o FM. > >> > >> There's also a TemplateMapper plugin that I have > not used. I'm pretty sure > >> that it is substantially more expensive, but may > have more capabilities: > >> http://www.cudspan.net/plugins/executioner.php?do=displayPage&field_

Framemaker 9 vs Microsoft Word

2010-06-03 Thread Writer
deirectly before a > bookmark, > anything you type or paste is included in the bookmark. > That is, the > bookmark is expanded to include the new text. When using > Word, you get > used to not pasting anything directly before something that > may be > bookmarked. > > Regards

Change Tracking in FM 7.1 for doc review?

2010-06-04 Thread Writer
en down this road with FM before, so I would appreciate any and all > input how I can provide this type of document or something similar. > > TIA! > > Jim Duszynski > Skyline Products, Inc > Colorado Springs, CO > Technical Writer > (719) 392-9046, Ext. 311 > > >

FM9 getting started

2010-06-15 Thread Writer
Amen to that. Or a widescreen monitor. Nadine --- On Tue, 6/15/10, Art Campbell wrote: > From: Art Campbell > Subject: Re: FM9 getting started > To: "Lynn Durell" > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 9:32 AM > And a P.S.: > > As long as your company is spendi

Columns in an Index

2010-06-18 Thread Writer
It's been a while since I've done this, but I think this is correct... On the master page of the first index page, hold the CTRL key down and right-click the page's frame. Choose Object Properties. In the Columns area, define your column settings. Click Set. Hope that works. If it doesn't wor

Map an FM template to another?

2010-06-24 Thread Writer
(I sent this from the wrong account previously. Apologies if this question appears on the list twice). Out of curiosity, is there a utility that allows you to map the template definitions from one FM file to another? For example, say that I had an FM file with the following paratags: Headi

Landscape Tables in a Portrait Style Book

2010-03-22 Thread Writer
I think I could create them that way in my > existing Text Inset file. > > FYI: I use table titles before the table (to which the > table is anchored). I type in the title and format it with a > Table Para tag that numbers the table based on > Chapter/Appendix and the table numb

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 at lists

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

Thought for the day

2010-05-25 Thread Writer
l chequer two fined awl yore > mistakes. > > Thank you, > > > Gillian Flato > Technical Writer (Software) > nanometrics > 1550 Buckeye Dr. > Milpitas, CA. 95035 > *408.545.6316 > 7? 408.232.5911 > * gflato at nanometrics.com<mailto:gflato at nanometr

PDF weirdness

2010-05-27 Thread Writer
If you used the File > Print method, was the Scale value set to something other than 100%? Nadine --- On Thu, 5/27/10, Milton, Cynthia wrote: > From: Milton, Cynthia > Subject: PDF weirdness > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 9:02 AM > > Classification: NO

Thought for the day

2010-05-27 Thread Writer
I saw a similar sign in a Glasgow restaurant that said, "This door is alarmed". I thought, "How can you tell?" Because English is used (quite) a bit differently in the UK, I kept chuckling about the signs I saw while I was in Scotland. I knew what they meant, but the North American meaning was

Thought for the day

2010-05-27 Thread Writer
...or trousers as pants. Nadine --- On Thu, 5/27/10, Lea Rush wrote: > From: Lea Rush > Subject: RE: Thought for the day > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 2:33 PM > And don't refer to your waist pouch > as a fanny pack. More offended looks ... > > > -Or

[Bulk] Re: Mif2go mystifying failure

2010-11-16 Thread Writer
Could the file paths names be too long, too? I encountered that problem with another HAT. Nadine On 16/11/2010 8:02 PM, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: > On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:46:20 -0600 (CST), Nancy Allison > wrote: > >> Oh, that error message is old. I later changed the document >> directory to

[Bulk] FM 9 - Odd behavior on opening a document

2010-11-22 Thread Writer
gt; bar to put it where I want all my document names to appear. > > Is this clear? Has anyone else seen this? I cannot find how > to return FM to the behavior I want. > > Thx for your comments. > > Stephen > > Stephen O'Brien > Coordonnateur ? la documenta

System variable content doesn't appear

2010-11-23 Thread Writer
> Is the Title pgf in the same flow? IIRC, it may need to be > in order to be picked up. I'm pretty sure that's correct; it has to be in the same file. Nadine

Adobe MAX 2010

2010-10-01 Thread Writer
=D Too funny. Nadine --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGL wrote: > From: Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGL robins.af.mil> > Subject: RE: Adobe MAX 2010 > To: "Gary Bankston" , framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 12:14 PM > We c

Adobe MAX 2010

2010-10-01 Thread Writer
57 PM > > I took a single-sourcing class at a local technical college > a few years ago. When I told the instructor (the > documentation manager at local company) I was still writing > in Word she said - and I quote: > > "Word is for...? Word is for... Word is for memos.&

How to keep a table with next Pgf

2010-10-07 Thread Writer
Try this... Create a paratag called something like TableAnchor. Set it to keep with next pgf. Anchor your tables to TableAnchor paratag. Nadine --- On Thu, 10/7/10, Dick Spierings wrote: > From: Dick Spierings > Subject: How to keep a table with next Pgf > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com

MS buy Adobe? =O

2010-10-07 Thread Writer
N! *ahem* I found this article at http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Adobe-share-soar-on-rumor-of-apf-4289626386.html?x=0 Barbara Ortutay, AP Technology Writer, On Thursday October 7, 2010, 5:01 pm NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Adobe soared in heavy trading Thursday on a report that

Microsoft's thinking about buying Adobe?

2010-10-08 Thread Writer
I know, eh? I posted an article about it here: http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/2010-October/021353.html Nadine --- On Thu, 10/7/10, Chuck Heinrichs wrote: > From: Chuck Heinrichs > Subject: Microsoft's thinking about buying Adobe? > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Date: Th

off topic: e-drawings, eps files, frame and pdf

2010-10-15 Thread Writer
I used to convert CAD drawings to PDF, and then import them into FM. It worked beautifully. You could try that. Nadine On 10/15/2010 6:04 AM, Jo Watkiss wrote: > Framers, I know this is way off topic - but knowing how much knowledge > there is on here, I'm hoping somebody can point me to a go

Is there an easier way?

2010-10-19 Thread Writer
Hi, David: I recommend that you post this to the Yahoo WebWorks user group, too: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/wwp-users/messages?o=1 Which version of ePub are you using? I recommend that you set the cross-reference format in ePublisher. If you don't want most images, but you want some,

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