I am perfectly happy with a custom DTD that I developed and use with structured FrameMaker. However, DITA advocates say go to DITA for reuse. Is that really proven? for technical writing?
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I am perfectly happy with a custom DTD that I developed and use with structured FrameMaker. However, DITA advocates say go to DITA for reuse. Is that really proven? for technical writing?
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topic EDD modifications
I am working on setting up a structured FM template for the first time. How do you incorporate formatting changes made in an EDD? These are the steps that I have tried.
Attempt 1
- Open new DITA topic file (it correctly applies changes that I made to the $STRUCTDIR\xml\DITA_1.2\app\technicalContent\template\topic.template.fm file for custom headers and footers)
- Export Element Catalog as EDD.
- Make formatting changes to the Title element and save the file as EDD.fm.
- In the DITA topic file import the Element Definitions from the newly saved EDD.fm file.
- The formatting changes to the Title element display as expected.
- Save the DITA topic file.
- Close the DITA topic file.
- Open the DITA topic file and the formatting changes to the Topic element are no longer present.
Attempt 2
The C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\AdobeFrameMaker12\Structure\xml\DITA_1.2\app\technicalContent\edd\topic.edd.f m file doesn't seem to be editable. When I copied the EDD.fm file that I created in Attempt 1 to this folder and renamed it to topic.edd.fm I couldn't even create a new DITA topic file.
How do I make new or existing DITA topic files use a particular EDD file?
Thank you
Donna
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Figure and Table number captions
I am using FM 8.0p277 on Vista Home Premium and am a newbie to FM. I am currently migrating documents from unstructured to structured. I am also learning to develop my own EDDs and templates.
My question is: In Structured FM, how do you add Figure and Table captions in the format Figure#: figurename and Table#: tablename? I want to generate lists of figures and tables for a book. Is it set up as a Marker in the EDD? If so, what do I need to include in the set-up to generate a list of figures/tables for the book?
I had thought this topic was covered by another forum user, but couldn't find it by performing a search. I also have been searching the User Guide and Application Developer Guide for information to no avail. I hope my question is clear.
My question is: In Structured FM, how do you add Figure and Table captions in the format Figure#: figurename and Table#: tablename? I want to generate lists of figures and tables for a book. Is it set up as a Marker in the EDD? If so, what do I need to include in the set-up to generate a list of figures/tables for the book?
I had thought this topic was covered by another forum user, but couldn't find it by performing a search. I also have been searching the User Guide and Application Developer Guide for information to no avail. I hope my question is clear.
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Cross-References coming from Word in FM 7.2
Hi Folks,
I have a problem with the Cross-References. I create an EDD and Read/Write rules, and generate a conversion table. With it I'm converting all the my documentation in MS Word to Structured FM 7,2. It works well, but there two main problems that I can't solve. I spent a lot of time reading the Structure application Developer Guide, but I can't find a solution.
First one is a minor problem that I can solve with a script but, maybe I'm doing something wrong on FM and it is easy to fix on the conversion table. When I apply the conversion table it generate without problems the RootElement, and apply tags for the paragraphs and Character formats, but I can't do that put other tags that are not related with text. I mean, my DTD need this structure:
<book>
<body>
<heading1>xxxxx</heading1>
</body>
</book>
and I obtain it:
<book>
<heading1>xxxxx</heading1>
</book>
I don't know if I can modify Rules, or EDD or Conversion table, to add the intermediate tag when use Structure Current Document
Second one is a blocking one. I generate the XML with the tags and fix any problem on it. It works great and I obtain a XML :
<book><heading1 Id = "i1003066"><bookmark
type = "38548: Heading 1: 1. This is the title"/>This is the title</heading1>
<paragraph>This is the text of the Title <reference Idref = "i1003066" type = "Page"/> and it bla bla bla</paragraph></book>
But when I try to re-open the XML with my structured application I obtain a log error:
"Error at line 17, char 31, Message: ID attribute 'i1003066' was referenced but never declared"
and a warning about cross-references missing (they working before save it as XML). File open and all is fine, except that references are missing and when I try to update the Reference dialog box to find other file is open with this message:
1 Unresolved Cross-References to File: Current
And ask me to find the "Current" file where point the reference. All the references in the document appears missing.
Must I have two set of files, one FM for generate the PDF, and the XML for generate the help with my XLS? It is not possible re-open the XML on Framemaker and don't lost the references?
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
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FM10 - Element's attributes value export
Hello everyone,
I'm making a document in structured FM10.
"MediaObject" tag is used when you want to insert the figure.
(a-j, depending on the size of the figure is specified)
How can i check the value?
or export value with the file name. (Image name + role(value))
i.e.) aaa.jpg / role = a
bbb.jpg / role = c
That maybe easy, but i'm not a developer..
So many "Mediaobject" tags are in my documents.
Do you have any idea?
Happy new year
[moved to Structured FrameMaker Forum]
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I updated the default task.eddmod edd doc to add new elements to my catalog. How do I have the new element appear on FM application?
After updating the default task.eddmod.edd document, I have:
- Created a dtd from the updated edd.
- Opened Structure Tools > Structure Application Designer. Selected existing application (dita_1.2_task), selected my updated edd, dtd, and task.template, and saved it.
- The new elements I created in the edd appear in my application now.
Do I need to create a dtd and update the structure application designer every time I update my edds?
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sgml import issue
I am working on a structure application and EDD using the dtd for CMMs that is provided with iSpec2200. The issue that I can't seem to resolve is related to the display of .cgm graphic files that are stored as entities in the document instance's internal DTD subset. I have checked and re-checked the syntax of the declared entities and also the syntax of the element that references the entity in the body of the sgml document. I have included a Read/Write rule that defines the element as a fm graphic element and have all of the necessary parts of the structure application defined (i.e., entity locations, filename patterns, and search paths etc.) yet I still receive an error when opening the source sgml document that says "Error importing graphic for element (Sheet)."
Any ideas on what might be the problem?
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about display error of herbw content in FM2015
We met the error display like the following picture：
And the right order should be “Power-on self-test (Post)”. How to avoid this problem?
And is there any direction function can use in character format setting ?
Thanks in advance!
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Import xml with attributes how to apply pagination property
I have xml files in which the pagination is set by means of an attribute. The value of this attribute must be read and applied to the paragraph format in FrameMaker during the import of the xml files. I assume this must be dealt with by means of the read write rules. But how?
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Starting with DITA & FrameMaker 10
Hi - Can anyone please help!!!!
I understand DITA from a conceptual point of view but want to use FrameMaker to implement a DITA/Topic-based solution for my organisation.
Initially, I am looking to implement a a very basic DITA solution. Essentially, I have some instructional content and want re-assemble this content to produce several different instructional publications from the single-source.
Can anyone tell me where is the best place to start. I have looked at some of the tutorials but am still experiencing difficulties.
Regards,
John.
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Export EDD element catalogue
Hi,
I am new to structure FrameMaker and have been asked to find a way (if possible) to export an EDD element catalogue to a spreadsheet for data analysis.
Has anyone ever needed to do this or even know if it is possible?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Andrew
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Conversion Table Help With Note/Caution
I have nearly finished my conversion table but I'm having issues with two things: notes/cautions and lists. For simplicity and brevity, I'll discuss lists in another post.
My <note> elements that have an attribute of caution are simply being formatted as a Level0 paragraph. My conversion table looks like this:
I've stared at these for way too long to be able to determine why the Note paragraph tag is converting properly, but the Caution paragraph tag is simply a paragraph.
TIA,
Marsha
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Note element with additional paragraphs
FrameMaker 11.0.2.384
DITA 1.2
We need to have our <note> element so that the first or only paragraph is *not* wrapped in a <p> element. However, we want to add additional <p> elements after the first paragraph when necessary.
Here is what we want:
Here is what we get:
I have defined the following paragraph tags:
Note1Top (includes the frame above with the Note graphic and the rule)
Note1Middle (no rules and no graphic)
Note1Bot (a bottom rule and no graphic)
Note1 (use for scenarios where there are no additional paragraphs)
I have defined the <p> elements in my EDD and they are working correctly. I need to figure out how to define my <note> element in the EDD so that it uses Note1Top when they are child paragraphs or Note1TopBot when there are no child paragraphs.
Currently I have this in my <note> element in the EDD:
Else, if context is: note < (stepxmp | stepresult | info) < step
1.1.7. If context is: {first}
Use paragraph format: Note1Top
Else, if context is: {only}
Use paragraph format: Note1
I think the reason that the {first} and {only} sibling indicators are not working is that there are no siblings. But what is my alternative?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Marsha
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Can I use company's Confluence as CMS repertory?
Still exploring the possibilities of DITA as a newbie...
I notice there is a CMS menu in Structured FM12.
My company is already using a Confluence system to manage documents and code. At each product release, everything in the Confluence directories is built in synch.
Is it possible to output from FM directly to this? How would I use the tools under this menu? Is it all complicated API stuff?
(I don't want to publish from FM XML to a Confluence wiki - I've seen instructions for this on the Web. I just want a mechanism to upload and track and version-manage the DITA topics.)
Also with respect to Content Management functions:
Of course, every time I change a file name or directory, all the xref links and inclusions get broken. Correcting this is very time-consuming. Is there some integrated tool between TCS5 and Confluence that I already possess to manage these link and name updates? When I was using unstructured FM, I remember it was no terrible hassle to change the name of a file in a book as there was an internal tool that handled this within Frame.
I've seen systems advertised on the Web that claim to do this but they are big and expensive and over-scaled for my purposes.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Elisa Roselli
Cambridge Imaging Systems
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dynamically read topics
Hi,
I'm very new to DITA, I understand XML but am looking to create more documents using it and DITA/Framemaker seems the way to go.
Is it possible to create a document that looks through all of the topics in a folder then creates a new topic from those (essentially a summary), pulling out certain elements?
I'm looking at a timesaving mechanism, so that I can have lots of folders with subjects in each (ie - several topics) then be able to quickly create either summary sheets or note sheets from that content
Many thanks
John.
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Variable for the content of an attribute value? (EDD)
Hi all,
I would like to use the exact string of an attribute value as a property value when defining a text format rule in the EDD.
Is there a way to get the attribute value by using a variable?
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Example:
This is a <font family="Helvetica">test</font>.
I have an element "font" with the attribute "family". The value of this attribute is the name of the font family that I would like to use for the text in the "font" element.
So in my example "test" shall be formatted with Helvetica.
Of course I could use a context rule for every font family, like this:
If context is: [family="Helvetica"] Text range.
Font properties
Family: HelveticaIf context is: [family="Arial"] Text range.
Font properties
Family: ArialIf context is: [family="Times"] Text range.
Font properties
Family: Times ... etc.
The problem is that I can't tell which fonts I am going to use in future plus they can change from time to time. That's why I would like to avoid having to update my EDD and add or remove text format rules every time I know that I am going to use a new font. For that reason I am looking for a way to format the text with the value of the attribute "family".
I've found out that I can output the attribute value in a prefix or suffix rule by using <$attribute[value]>.
So the rule
In all contexts.
Prefix:<$attribute[family]>
would output the following:
This is a Helveticatest.
That means whatever the value of "family" is, it can be displayed as a prefix or suffix by using this variable. But unfortunately this kind of variable doesn't seem to work in text format rules as I always get this error message:
Referenced font family (<$attribute[family]>) does not exist. Property was not imported.
Do you have any helpful ideas? Thanks a lot in advance!
Best regards from Germany,
Sebastian
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How do I specify different S1000D XSL stylesheets?
Fellow Forum Members,
I am using FrameMaker 12 and need help with the included S1000D authoring tool. Mainly I need to know how I can prevent FrameMaker from using the default stylesheets located in the path below:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\AdobeFrameMaker12\Structure\xml\S1000D\xslt
And instead I need FrameMaker to utilize stylesheets and a BREX which I specify and which are provided to me by the Army in the link below:
https://www.logsa.army.mil/mil40051/S1000D.cfm
I would be tremendously grateful if a fellow Framer out there can visit the link above and click on the download link labeled, "View Army S1000D Stylesheets " and try mounting these Army stylesheets and BREX and let me know if they work or do not work in FrameMaker 12. If they do indeed work in FrameMaker 12 where in the S1000D GUI do I have the ability to select a MAIN.xsl file which contains links to all the other XSL stylesheets?
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Webinar: Editing Computer Languages with Structured FrameMaker
Hi,
I am giving a webinar on Editing Computer Languages with Structured FrameMaker on December 15 at noon CST (UTC-06:00). Register at https://12152015.meetus.adobeevents.com/. The abstract for the talk is:
While FrameMaker was designed for editing and publishing prose such as book-length documents, structured FrameMaker is an excellent tool for editing computer languages and other data files. It spares the user the need to memorize key words and syntax, prevents many typographical errors, and automatically pretty prints the content.
This webinar gives four examples: XSLT, CSS, read/write rules, and .ini files such as maker.ini. These examples illustrate structures that are both very simple and quite complex. The maker.ini template, for example, defines over 500 options arranged into more than 30 groups, but there are no recursive structures. Furthermore, while names like "MultiMediaLinkTableRowLimit" are long and perhaps difficult to remember, the syntax is straightforward.
In contrast, the XSLT application supports a complete programming language with arbitrary nesting of elements and parenthesized expressions. It uses cross-references to reuse various names, eliminating mismatches and making them easy to change. Changing color within nested parentheses helps the user quickly recognize the nesting structure. Various other features include the ability to divide a transform into sections and to include automatically numbered lists within comments.
--Lynne
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TOC book xml fm12
Hi everybody.
I'm newby...
I would like to make a book in xml. I use dtd, r/w rules, etc.... it's seems good, but only the TOC make me problems... How can i do, please?
The structure is
EDD
Element (Container): Contents
Valid as the highest-level element.
General rule: <TEXT>
Attribute list
Name: Id Unique ID Optional
Name: Lang String Optional
Name: Remap String Optional
Name: Role String Optional
Name: XRefLabel String Optional
DTD
<!ELEMENT Contents (#PCDATA) >
<!ATTLIST Contents Id ID #IMPLIED
Lang CDATA #IMPLIED
Remap CDATA #IMPLIED
Role CDATA #IMPLIED
XRefLabel CDATA #IMPLIED >
R/W Rules
???
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Changes disappeared from master page, why?
I make changes in master page of a dita topic file, but whenever I restart FrameMaker2015, all the changes disappear, why? Anyone please answer!
Mehjabin
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