RE: Hiding Pages?

2006-06-08 Thread Spreadbury, David
I haven't followed this from the beginning, so be easy on me. How many pages are you talking about? If it isn't 500 pages (doable but nasty), you could make a unique file for each page, create a book file for each brand, and only call the pages you want for each brand. BrandA Page 1 Page 5

Re: Variables vs Cross-references vs Text Insets [WAS: Hiding Pages?]

2006-06-10 Thread David Bills
Eric, It may not be a relevant issue for you, but our department switched from xrefs to variables because the less experienced Frame users kept breaking the links and generating unresolved xrefs. We didn't think this would be difficult problem to resolve, but a number of the writers kept break

Re: Adobe Certified FrameMaker Trainer

2006-06-14 Thread David Creamer
but the ACE can--if the interviewer has even heard of ACE. However, some people might be impressed enough just by the fact you are "officially" certified. Also, as an ACE, you can train for an Adobe-certified company. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStrai

RE: Help

2006-06-14 Thread Spreadbury, David
Saraah, as well as many others, offer very good FrameMaker training. For the short-of-funds user, there is an online course at http://www.io.com/~tcm/etwr2372/frame_index.html. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of Morgan Morrissette Sent: We

RE: Versioning software

2006-06-15 Thread David @ GMAIL
Hi Don, To answer your question, I have worked with Tortoise CVS. Good tool which integrates with the shell of windows. Do you have your sources (pl. read data / doc repository) in CVS ? Thank you, Shall close, Warm regards, David A. Flynn Technical Writer AGILIS

RE: Figure number updating

2006-06-18 Thread David Schor
Patricia, In the Numbering properties of the captions, check whether you have two different series labels: For example, S:-\t and F:-\t Or perhaps you have written for the problem paragraph. Perhaps it was imported from Word or something. HTH, David David Schor Technical Communication

RE: Using Acrobat's Online Review Feature

2006-06-21 Thread Spreadbury, David
Under the Document menu there is an option Enable for Commenting and Analysis in Acrobat Reader. You need to set this option and then save you PDF. A note of caution, once you have set this option you can't make any further changes to the PDF, such as Document Properties options (the same is true w

RE: List of file names

2006-06-28 Thread Spreadbury, David
this plug-in, as well as others that Bruce has put together and his contact information is available at http://home.comcast.net/~bruce.foster/products.htm. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of Shenton, David (DTRN) Sent: Wednesday, June 28,

RE: Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-29 Thread Spreadbury, David
In the Print Book dialog under Save Book As:, select Separate File for Each Document. This will give you separate .ps files for each chapter in your book. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of Wim Hooghwinkel (Scriptware) Sent: Thursday, June

RE: Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Spreadbury, David
Either I am doing something right or I am missing something. I am able to create individual postscript files, which are then distilled to PDF, without any special scripts by doing the following: == Default printer is the Adobe PDF printer instance. With the book file active and all chapters clos

RE: Print book - separate print jobs

2006-06-30 Thread Spreadbury, David
pears in Print To File...? Leave that to whatever is displayed (bookname.ps). Just click Browse and point to the folder you want the postscript files stored. -Original Message- From: Wim Hooghwinkel (Scriptware) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 7:47 AM To: Spreadbury,

RE: FM - tags

2006-07-10 Thread Spreadbury, David
You could save any of the files containing the tag set to MIF. Then look at the MIF in a text editor. Locate the tag name and see what Frame did with your settings. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of Merry Foxworth Sent: Monday, July 10, 20

RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0

2006-07-17 Thread Spreadbury, David
There are numerous articles and threads on this subject in the archives, if they are working this morning. But, in a nutshell, Save As PDF is problematic in all versions of FrameMaker. You may, or may not, experience problems. Using Print to File and then Distilling eliminates all of these problem

RE: Using SAVE AS PDF in FrameMaker 6.0

2006-07-17 Thread Spreadbury, David
I never said it didn't work, only that it was problematic. Your mileage may vary (YMMV) on the use of Save As PDF. -Original Message- From: Bill Swallow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 10:36 AM To: John Posada Cc: Spreadbury, David; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; fr

RE: Can't send FM file

2006-07-19 Thread Spreadbury, David
>From the error message I would guess that there is a graphic, called by reference, that should be sent with the Frame file, and the receiver obviously doesn't have it, because Frame is complaining. Being that the bmp is named title, I would also guess that it is called from a Master or Reference p

Re: Need Structure FrameMaker Class

2006-07-21 Thread David Creamer
ure to interview the trainer first. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified (since 1995) for ALL Print and Web Publishing-related software Authorized Quark Provider (since 1988) Markzware, Enfocus, FileMaker Certified Apple Consultant N

DITA and FrameMaker

2006-07-25 Thread Spreadbury, David
Has anyone seen, or looked at, the Mekon/XMetal DITA FrameMaker plug-in? There was an announcement on July 18th (http://dita.xml.org/node/1384). David Spreadbury Sr. Technical Writer Tellabs 18581 Dallas Parkway Dallas, TX 75287 Phone: 972.588.7121 [EMAIL PROTECTED

Structured FrameMaker and MS Word XML Import

2006-08-03 Thread David Versdahl
, should we take the Word XML output and work exclusively with an XML editor that ports to PDF (our primary output)? Your thoughts and suggestions are appreciated. Sincerely, David Versdahl Technical Writer, SR Cypress Semiconductor ___ You are currently

RE: A long time starting FrameMaker

2006-08-04 Thread Spreadbury, David
I have seen this when my font folder was bulging at the seams (Corel is great for this if you installed all the fonts). Frame is looking in the Windows\Fonts folder. It will attempt to recognize ALL of the fonts in that folder. This is the reason it is taking so long. Try deleting some fonts you

RE: FM crashes when trying to save a certain .book as .mif

2006-08-08 Thread Spreadbury, David
Off the top of my head, I can think of three possible ways to troubleshoot this issue. 1. Delete the book and recreate it - this would tell me that the book file itself has become corrupted somehow. 2. Try saving each file in the book out as mif and then opening the mif files and resaving as fm f

Re: wmf files across platforms

2006-08-10 Thread David Creamer
know why Illustrator does not change this default.) David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified (since 1995) for ALL Print/Web Publishing software Authorized Quark Training Provider (since 1988) Markzware, Enfocus, FileMaker Certified Apple Co

RE: Need help with cross-reference to a figure

2006-08-15 Thread Spreadbury, David
Pearl, You might try Fig.\ <$paranumonly> if you are using Unstructured Frame. If Structured, try Fig.\ <$elemparanumonly>. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 8:12 AM To: framers@frameusers.c

[OT] RE: Importing Pricing ino Frame Document

2006-08-16 Thread David Creamer
> Check out www.pectora.com. I tried to check this site out, but... ...found a good example of poor website design. Type is almost too small to read on high-res portable. All Flash with no HTML/CSS options that I could see. I think someone was too clever for their own good. David Crea

RE: need FrameMaker 7.0 and 7.1 feature lists

2006-08-16 Thread Spreadbury, David
Another place to find answers for some of your questions is: http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/framemaker/FM7_Solutions_G uide.pdf -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of Melissa Clark Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 1:40 PM To: f

RE: Changing FM7.2 default parameters

2006-08-17 Thread Spreadbury, David
We haven't upgraded to 7.2 yet, but in 7.0 there is another maker.ini file in: \Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Adobe\FrameMaker\7.0 This is the ini file that is read when you launch FrameMaker. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of

RE: Changing FM7.2 default parameters

2006-08-17 Thread Spreadbury, David
ROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 11:59 AM To: Spreadbury, David; Mark Forseth; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Changing FM7.2 default parameters That one appears to be where FM stores the "last-used" settings and it changes everytime you either launch or save an FM session.

RE: Framemaker vs. Flare

2006-08-21 Thread David Schor
uture. For several months, I've understood that Flare v2.0, scheduled for release in the coming months, is supposed to be able to support import of FrameMaker files (not via MIFs, but actual FM files) as it does for Word files. David Schor Technical Communication Manager Emblaze-VCON Ltd. Tel: (

Re: New Distiller Settings

2006-08-23 Thread David Flynn
or a .PRN file and then invoke this PRN /PS file into Distiller (accessible via Start button) and a simple drag drop into Distiller will render a PDF for you with the images. I hope this solves your problem. Please do inform me if this doesn't solve you problem. Thanks, Regards, D

RE: Adding a Left master page

2006-09-05 Thread David Schor
Linda, Format menu>Page Layout>Pagination. Change to Double-sided and click OK. A Left master page will then be available, as well as a Right one. HTH, David David Schor Technical Communication Manager Emblaze-VCON Ltd. Tel: (+972) 9 7627820 Mobile: 054 4788253 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.e

RE: Getting the Euro Symbol in Frame

2006-09-08 Thread Spreadbury, David
You must have a font that supports the Alt+0128 when you enter the Alt code. I just tried it with Helvetica Neue and it works just fine. In your tab file, find the first instance and make the change manually. Then copy what you manually did to the clipboard and globally search for the wrong charac

Re: Experience Running FrameMaker on the new MacIntel

2006-09-27 Thread David Creamer
screen mode, you'll hardly know you are on a Mac. Also, there is another program called CrossOver Mac <http://www.codeweavers.com/beta/cxmac/> that supposedly runs Windows programs on a Mac without needing Windows. I have not tested it and it is currently in beta--but it sounds interes

RE: "MIF"ed Newbie

2006-10-05 Thread Spreadbury, David
Steve, I wouldn't have taken the MIF route to change the fonts. I would have gone through the Paragraph Designer and changed the Paragraph Tags so that they all called Arial instead of Helvetica. Then I would import the Paragraph Tags from the edited chapter to all of the other chapters. This shoul

RE: Frame-to-PDF-to-Frame

2006-10-06 Thread Spreadbury, David
Wouldn't it be wonderful if it could be done with a "... click here, there, and everywhere..." I won't say it can't be done, because it can, but not with a couple of clicks. Acrobat can SaveAs RTF, Frame can import Word; saving your PDF as RTF, opening this in Word and saving it, gives you a way t

Re: FrameMaker 7.0 for Mac?

2006-10-07 Thread David Creamer
onts. (On a minor note: if creating EPS files on a Mac, be sure to save with an 8-bit color TIFF preview, not the default Mac preview.) Another option is to upgrade to an Intel Mac. You can run Windows on it a number of ways, and there is a beta program that lets you run Windows software directly

RE: OS 9 Applications on Tiger

2006-10-10 Thread David Creamer
ige G3 systems.) *Intel Macs can run Windows apps through a variety of methods. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Apple Consultant Network member (since 1990) ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [E

RE: Can User Variable value be changed at book level?

2006-10-11 Thread Spreadbury, David
Radha, It is early and I am not fully awake, yet, but I see a couple of ways to resolve this issue. 1. Create a set of variables, one for the part of the number that doesn't change, then separate ones for those portions that are unique per guide. Such as; as the base number. Etc. In the foo

RE: Continuous Numbering in framemaker

2006-10-17 Thread David Schor
c and select Update Now. This way, whenever a content change requires a change in the TOC, you can update the TOC file, and in the main document, simply update the referenced TOC file. Meanwhile, your page numbering will be as it should be. HTH, David David Schor Technical Communication Manager Em

RE: Link from HTML to PDF

2006-10-20 Thread Spreadbury, David
Pat, You want to set the Document Properties > Initial View to force the PDF to open on the specific page. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Pat Christenson Sent: Wed 10/18/2006 12:32 PM To: framers List Subject: Link from HTML to PDF Hi - My client wants

Re: general publication quiestion

2006-10-20 Thread David Tinsley
tary field. Those days are behind me now and our style here is to start new chapters on the next available page. The only exception is when we go from the prelim roman numerals pages to page 1. If the pagination forces it, we just leave a blank left page with the headers and footers on it. Regards

RE: Link from HTML to PDF

2006-10-23 Thread Spreadbury, David
ROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 10:35 AM Cc: framers List Subject: Re: Link from HTML to PDF Spreadbury, David wrote: > Pat, You want to set the Document Properties > Initial View to force > the PDF to open on the specific page. > >

Re: PDF to singles

2006-10-29 Thread David Creamer
ossible. > > Anyone care to share a thought? > > Acrobat 6.0.5 Pro > I believe in version 6, you are looking at a add-on plug-in or additional program. If you have 7 (or soon 8) Pro, it is a very simple process. If possible, it would be better to upgrade. For a 6 option, you can

Re: PDF editing issues

2006-10-29 Thread David Creamer
he font to one in your system (lower down on the list). Use the Touchup Text tool to delete the text. 2] Try using the Touchup Object and delete the entire text object. Be careful with this option as it might delete more than you expect. David Creamer I.D.E.A

Re: OT: use of terms - screen, page, and window

2006-10-29 Thread David Creamer
he browser window, which may be set larger or smaller than the actual HTML page width. Pop-up windows would be a sub-set of this category. Navigation Tabs The pop-up/down/out menus. I would use the full term to eliminate confusion, since many browsers now use tabs to display multiple web pages. Dav

Re: PDF editing issues

2006-10-29 Thread David Creamer
>> For some strange reason, in Acrobat you can't even _delete_ text >> unless you have the font installed on your system. Try these two options: >> >> 1] Right-click on the type and go to Properties. >> Change the font to one in your system (lower down on the list). >> Use the

RE: Books on EDD development / Advanced Framemaker

2006-11-01 Thread Spreadbury, David
Ankur, Take a look at what Scriptorium has to offer (www.scriptorium.com). They both sell their books and courses as well as provide training on Structured Framemaker. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] m] On Behalf Of Ankur Srivastava Sent: Wednesday, Nov

Heading Rows in Tables

2006-12-01 Thread David Vincent
How do I get the first row in a table to repeat at the top of the table on subsequent pages? I'm having an issue with cranial flatulence... _ Search from any Web page with powerful protection. Get the FREE Windows Live Toolbar Toda

Re: Is FM on Windows and UNIX separate?

2006-12-05 Thread David Schor
l to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/dsch.tw%40gmail.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972

Re: Bug - incorrect numbering a file in a book

2006-12-06 Thread David Schor
Peter, Double-check the chapter numbering properties for the specific file in the Book. In the Paragraph tag, the selected setting is probably "Restart Paragraph Numbering." Change it to "Continue Numbering From the Previous Chapter In Book." HTH, David -- David Schor Sen

Re: Bug - incorrect numbering a file in a book

2006-12-07 Thread David Schor
Peter, Double-check the chapter numbering properties for the specific file in the Book. In the Paragraph tag, the selected setting is probably "Restart Paragraph Numbering." Change it to "Continue Numbering From the Previous Chapter In Book." HTH, David -- David Schor Sen

Re: Need Programming Algorithm

2006-12-07 Thread David Taylor
nd administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. -- David M. Taylor Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Principal Technical Writer Phone:(240) 497-300

RE: TrackChanges and Multiple Undo

2006-12-13 Thread David Creamer
but it appears you are referring to both products. (Perhaps you purchased a bundle?) Could it be that problem was with Multi-Undo and *not* Track Changes? David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Author

RE: Cross reference keyboard shortcut

2006-12-13 Thread David Creamer
> You can also use the following key combination, which I find a little > easier: ALT+s c > For general menu access, I also prefer the old Windows (DOS?) Alt key shortcut over any similar Esc shortcuts. It is easier to remember and it works in virtually any program. David Creamer

RE: Cross reference keyboard shortcut

2006-12-13 Thread David Creamer
o look for shortcuts. In *my* Frame training, I would say it is 99.9% Windows users. Only one company I've run into had some Unix users mixed in. Of the Windows users, most of them are switching from Word. I (still) feel that on a single-platform, the Alt key is easier to use for Windows users.

Cross-reference to marker text

2006-12-19 Thread David Schor
Is it possible to create a cross-reference that displays only marker text? I want to place some cross-reference spot markers which include only a single word, and then have a cross-reference display only the marker text. I'm working with standard FM 7.1, without FrameScript. Thanks,

Re: Cross-reference to marker text

2006-12-19 Thread David Schor
That worked, Art! Thanks very much. David On 12/19/06, Art Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't think it's possible with cross-refs because the text inside the marker is invisible. However, you can easily achieve this with hypertext markers. Use Specify Named Destina

Consecutive Figure and Table Numbering

2006-12-22 Thread David Spreadbury
I am trying to set up consecutive numbering for figures and tables across multiple chapters in a book. The structure and template uses a paragraph Tag with numbering set to . Each chapter restarts at #1. According to the Framemaker 7.0 Online Manual, "Autonumbered paragraphs are numbered consec

Re: Consecutive Figure and Table Numbering

2006-12-24 Thread David Spreadbury
Many thanks to Steve Rickaby, Art Campbell, and Bruce Foster. It was a combination of responses that solved the problem. My numbering scheme was set as T:Table . Steve provided some old (2001) information on the proper formatting of Complex Book Numbering (Numbering in FrameMake

Re: Fillable pdf forms and Framemaker documents

2006-12-28 Thread David Spreadbury
Rebecca, Art's approach works. I just tested this by inserting a PDF fillable form in a PDF created from FrameMaker. All of the fields of the inserted form are accessible, as if the form was standalone. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spa

Re: book paginating woes

2007-01-09 Thread David Schor
;next available page" and to "delete empty pages." Then, save the Book and reupdate it. HTH, -- David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.marvell.com On 1/9/07, Laura Larson <

Re: First Time Indexer

2007-01-15 Thread David Schor
o the indexed item. Good luck, -- David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.marvell.com On 1/12/07, Fabio Di Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, First time generating an in

Re: Purchasing Fonts

2007-01-20 Thread David Creamer
dded, so they not are not an issue here, but you should check other font companies.) David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (since 1988) Markzware, Enfocus, FileMaker Certi

Re: Purchasing Fonts-2

2007-01-20 Thread David Creamer
, so > you wouldn't be losing anything. I You can still use fonts with extended glyphs, just not access the extended glyphs. Also TrueType fonts may have extended glyph sets too, but not PostScript. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Cer

Re: [TAN] Asking a favor

2007-02-03 Thread David Creamer
It can also be a Color Management System. If you search Adobe for CMS, you will fine both Content and Color used. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (since

Re: Code Samples: Tables or Graphic Frame?

2007-02-06 Thread David Taylor
. -- David M. Taylor Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Principal Technical Writer Phone:(240) 497-3000 OPNET Technologies, Inc.Fax: (240) 497-3001 -- Register for OPNET's Online Technology Work

Re: Font size in Frame cross ref

2007-02-12 Thread David Schor
David, Open the Cross Reference dialog box, select the relevant format, and click Edit Format. In the Definition field, check whether a specific character building block, or a paragraph building block with a specific para format, is included in the format's structure. If yes, this is pro

ACE certification for Framemaker

2007-02-13 Thread David Warren
worthwhile endeavor? Thanks, David Warren Technical Writer x5755 This email and any attachments thereto may contain private, confidential, and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, copying, or distribution of this email (or any attachments thereto) by

RE: Frame's future

2007-02-20 Thread Eason, David
Headley, You named several indexing tools. I have been very comfortable with Index Tools Pro. How do you rate (and rank) the tools you named for usability, flexibility, user-friendliness, adaptability to Stuctured Frame, and other characteristics? Regards, David Eason LSI Logic Contract

Re: RE: Oops! Look ma, no fonts!

2007-02-21 Thread David Creamer
ners. I could be wrong, but I believe that Monotype Sorts is the Windows TT knock-off of Zapf Dingbats. I don't think it is installed by default, but with additional fonts during a custom install. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Cert

Microsoft Publisher

2007-02-22 Thread David Hulbert
f you have experience with Microsoft Publisher? If so, can you tell me if Publisher deals with images better than Word? Also, is the numbering function better than it is in Word? Does anyone know of a solution for our engineers in the field? Thanks-

RE: Frame's future @ Mac/UNIX

2007-03-02 Thread David Creamer
orm option by then--either from Adobe or another company. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (since 1988) Markzware, Enfocus, FileMaker C

RE: Frame's future

2007-03-07 Thread David Creamer
comes into play too: Government agencies, government contractors, corporations among others. Not the clientele that Adobe wants to upset TOO much, regardless of the actual number of software packages they purchase. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com

Re: Conditions that won't go away

2007-03-07 Thread David Schor
Carla, Perhaps OLDTAG appears somewhere on a master page or a reference page, such as a TOC file. -- David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.marvell.com On 3/7/07, Martinek, Carla <[EM

Re: Creating special bullets

2007-03-12 Thread David Creamer
standard keyboard characters and what they look like in Zapf Dingbats, Wingdings (1, 2, &3), and Webdings. It is under the Download & Tips link on my website. If you have another symbol font you want to use, I can email you the original Excel file. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Orien

Re: wikis

2007-03-19 Thread David Neeley
oke point--a single point of failure--in getting accurate and timely deliveries out the door. David From: Whites <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT: Tech Writers & Wikis To: Diane Gaskill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Framers I've been asked before what I thought about wiki

Keyboard shortcut for toggling open documents

2007-03-20 Thread David Schor
What is the keyboard shortcut for toggling open documents? Thanks very much, David -- David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.marvell.com

RE: Strange PDF Problem

2007-03-20 Thread Eason, David
instance not found issue? Regards, David Eason LSI Logic Contract Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 303-544-5433 Cell: 303-941-3512 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Art Campbell Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 1:22 PM To: [EMAIL P

Re: Keyboard shortcut for toggling open documents

2007-03-21 Thread David Schor
Thanks Bodvar and everyone else who answered. Sorry I forgot to specify that I'm working in Win XP Professional. All the best, David David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.marvell.co

RE: Version control of FM documents/books

2007-03-21 Thread Eason, David
housing VSS on a server or drive is easy to install and configure. Regards, David Eason LSI Logic Contract Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 303-544-5433 Cell: 303-941-3512 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Radha Padmanabhan Sent

Re: Change Bars

2007-03-26 Thread David Schor
John, Did you change the Automatic Change Bar setting in the Book file? Book file settings overwrite individual file settings. HTH, David -- David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web

RE: converting Frame to Word

2007-03-29 Thread Eason, David
ice is PDF Converter. It not only converts both ways, pdf to Word and Word, but to Excel also. And the professional version is way more versatile. The Web site is http://www.nuance.com/pdfconverter/standard/ Regards, David Eason LSI Logic Contract Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone

RE: NagGram

2007-03-30 Thread Eason, David
access point in the index, my life would have been so much easier. Microsoft has a better method and documentation for creating a watermark. Regards, David Eason LSI Logic Contract Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 303-544-5433 Cell: 303-941-3512 -Original Messa

RE: converting Frame to Word

2007-03-30 Thread Eason, David
That is a good question, and I wanted to know the answer myself, so I called the vendor's customer support and asked. The answer is, "no, it won't convert a password-protected pdf. Regards, David Eason LSI Logic Contract Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 303

RE: NagGram

2007-03-30 Thread Eason, David
OK...I would need a PowerPoint presentation of a Captivate session to visualize that process! Regards, David Eason LSI Logic Contract Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 303-544-5433 Cell: 303-941-3512 -Original Message- From: Steve Rickaby [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: NagGram

2007-03-30 Thread Eason, David
ed it "watermark," and made it the default text for the watermark paragraph tag. Regards, David Eason LSI Logic Contract Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 303-544-5433 Cell: 303-941-3512 -Original Message- From: Charles Beck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: F

RE: NagGram

2007-03-30 Thread Eason, David
Richard, Why are you assuming that I was going to use a graphic for the watermark? If I was using a graphic, I would have used that as a search term. Watermarks also come in text versions, such as the word "DRAFT" centered on the page. David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: FrameMaker files and CHM

2007-04-11 Thread David Schor
file or in multiple files. David -- David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.marvell.com On 4/10/07, Gross, Karen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Sorry, the software to which I was referr

Re: FrameMaker and InDesign

2007-04-15 Thread David Creamer
t like Frame's xrefs. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (since 1988) Markzware, Enfocus, FileMaker Certified Apple Consulta

¿Is there a substitute for MicroType TimeSavers?

2009-04-09 Thread Stamm, David-P45904
2009-04-09-04T11:30Z My apologies to you, Shlomo, but I have to ask. FrameMaker 7.1p116 Acrobat Professional 8.1.3 As they might say in New York, "Not for nothing, but . . .." ?Is there a substitute for TimeSavers? ?If yes, what? ?Thanks in advance for your prompt responses! Dave Stamm Publ

¿Is there a substitute for MicroType TimeSavers?

2009-04-10 Thread Stamm, David-P45904
2009-04-10-05T12:15Z My hearty "?Thanks!" to Sarah O'Keefe, who was the only person to offer the information requested. I will do my best to use the information available to convince the powers who are to allow us here to resume using TimeSavers plugin. Dave Stamm Publications Specialist, Seni

Incompatibility, FrameMaker 9+, Acrobat 8+

2009-08-04 Thread Stamm, David-P45904
2009-08-04-02T20:00Z Are there any glitches or gotchas or other problems using FrameMaker 9.+ and Acrobat 8.+ that warrant _not_ upgrading to FrameMaker 9.+? It looks as though we'll be upgrading from FrameMaker 7.+ to 9.+. We already have Acrobat 8.+ with no prospects of upgrading it. ?Thank

Using Attributes on the Reference Page

2009-12-11 Thread Stamm, David-P45904
2009-12-11-05T14:20Z Randall - I have no interest in Carmen publishing other than being a satisfied customer. Early this year, we were using FrameMaker 7.1p116 (unstructured) on a project to conform to US DOD MIL-STD 40051-2. We ran into the same problem and contacted Rick Quatro of Carmen Pu

Placing title of figure

2009-12-22 Thread Stamm, David-P45904
2009-12-22-02T13:45Z FrameMaker 8.0p277 (structured) Please respond as soon as possible. I know my answer to the following, but I need authoritative, expert, independent opinions to confirm or refute my answer. Given: 1. document type definition file and transformation files provided by cu

Looking for Freelance jobs (project)

2009-01-06 Thread David A. Flynn
Hi Swaminathan, I am also a technical writer. Checkout Getafreelancer.com Regards, David -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of swaminathan lakshmanan Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 8:05 PM To

Estimating hrs for docs

2009-03-17 Thread David A Starr
Hi Kirshna, I notice one item that is lacking - graphics. Graphics can range from simply importing an existing file to creating a complex 3D drawing from scratch. Thus the estimate for each graphic can range from minutes to days. Best regards, Dave Starr Sr. Technical Information Developer

FM 7.2 deletes files from disk

2009-11-16 Thread David Shaked (Wernick)
in the *.book file. Nothing helps. Naturally, this is occurring just before my deadline. Any ideas? David Shaked (Wernick) AlmondWeb Ltd. http://www.almondweb.com Technical Documentation * Web Development * Word and WebWorks Consultants

FM 7.2 deletes files from disk

2009-11-23 Thread David Shaked (Wernick)
t the physical disk and the virtual disk, and I compact the virtual disk. In any event, I moved my local workspace to the physical disk, and all is well. FrameMaker remains on the virtual disk. David Shaked (Wernick) AlmondWeb Ltd. http://www.almondweb.com Technical Documentation * Web Development * Wor

Replace on part of a wildcards search

2009-10-06 Thread David A Starr
; and 'navigating'. I'm wondering if some of these old terms may hide in the current help files? Dave Starr Sr. Technical Information Developer | Architecture and Software Phone: 952.942.3617 Email: dastarr at ra.rockwell.com Rockwell Automation | 10120 West 76th St, Suite B | Ede

Requesting help with 40051-2, conditional text

2009-09-28 Thread Stamm, David-P45904
Posting a fourth time: earlier postings did not get through Adobe? FrameMaker? 8.0p277 (2008-05-23-07) structured US Army DTD as provided by Writer / Editor, US Army major command. We are shifting from FrameMaker unstructured into structured. Our first project is to conform to the DTD. We ha

FW: Requesting help with 40051-2, conditional text: SUMMARY

2009-09-29 Thread Stamm, David-P45904
n...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Stamm, David-P45904 Sent: 2009-September-28-Monday 09:19 To: FrameMaker user's list posting Subject: Requesting help with 40051-2, conditional text Posting a fourth time: earlier postings did not get through Adobe? FrameMaker? 8.0p277 (2008-05-23-07) stru

variable date incorrect -- how to fix

2010-04-02 Thread David A Starr
Quoting from the Frame 5.5 manual (seems I heard those same words recently) page 12-12 - Default values for System Variables Most of the system variables can be inserted in any text frame on a body, reference or master page. The Current Page # and Running H/F 1, Running H/F 2, Running H/F 3, R

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