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Problem import/view svg with FM11 (Win7)

June 12, 2014, 2:42 am
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Goodmorning,

First sorry for my english.

I have a big problem with the new version of Framemaker 11.

 

if I create an xml connecting the external svg (created in Illustrator) Framemaker with version 11 (Windows 7), raster images inside the svg are not displayed in the preview, only text and vector files.

If I try to open an xml file created with version Framamaker like 9 or 11 on windows XP the element "stepimage" with whom I connect the svg are no longer present on the tree.

If I insert again the stepimage tree, they become disproportionate size.

In fact, opening them with Illustrator CC dimensions have changed (I have not edited the picture.)

However, still do not appear raster files.

 

I hope someone can help me.

 

Thanks

 

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Building the EDD

September 9, 2014, 11:49 am
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In making an EDD for a book where one file might be a chapter (or appendix), is the

Element (Container): Chapter

Valid as the highest-level element?

 

or is only the whole book (FrameBook) valid as the highest-level element?

 

 

Using Frame 12.

 

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Arbortext(XML) import to Framemaker Error

June 16, 2010, 6:24 am
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I am trying to import XML files from Arbortext editor off of Documentum and I can not get them to import into FrameMaker without an "error in processing external entity reference."  I am trying to get the files into FrameMaker so I can create an EDD using the DTD from XML file.  Is there anyway to import the file or atleast save the DTD in arbortext to use in framemaker?

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XSLT to convert XML into Tables

May 17, 2012, 5:48 pm
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Hi,

 

I'm trying to import my XML data into a table format. After adding an XSL file to my Structure Application as a Preprocessing Stylesheet, and importing my XML instance file with the Template file opened, the "Unknown File Type" error window appeared asking for a file format to Convert From. Picking any one doesn't create a table.

 

The XSL file tranforms the XML data into an HTML file that has a table with columns corresponding to the XML data. I was thinking using that type of XSL because it renders tables.

 

Below is the XSL markup:

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

 

<xsl:template match="/">

  <html>

  <body>

  <h2>Products</h2>

    <table border="1">

      <tr bgcolor="#9acd32">

        <th>Title</th>

        <th>Number</th>

        <th>Date</th>

      </tr>

      <xsl:for-each select="Products/Product">

      <tr>

        <td><xsl:value-of select="Title"/></td>

        <td><xsl:value-of select="Number"/></td>

        <td><xsl:value-of select="Date"/></td>

      </tr>

      </xsl:for-each>

    </table>

  </body>

  </html>

</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

 

Title, Number, and Date are child elements of the Product element, which is a child element of the Products root element in my XML file.

 

Am I applying the stylesheet correctly here? Am I using the write kind of stylesheet?

 

Thanks,

zeb

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Cross reference issues in FrameMaker 11 DITA

April 22, 2013, 10:32 am
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I'm trying to upgrade from FrameMaker 9 to FrameMaker 11. My files are set up using structured FrameMaker and DITA. The ditamap is comprised of both FM files and XML files. I'm attempting to use the ditabase template and DTD and DITA 1.2.

 

When I open my XML files in Framemaker 11, any cross references to other chapters in the book and gone. The fm-xref tag that is there is empty. I know there are some changes to cross references between DITA 1.1 and DITA 1.2, but I'm wondering if there is a way to retain the cross references when I open the file in FM11 even if the cross reference does actually link to the referenced location. Or do I have to manually go through my document and re-enter all the cross references?

 

I'm also having trouble getting the cross references to use the correct font format. After searching through all the various edd files that are referenced, I found the section that applies to cross references and it seems to indicate that the font format is set in the cross reference format in FrameMaker, but I can't figure out how to change the cross reference format.

 

Then instructions in the Framemaker help say:

 

  1. Choose Special > cross-reference.
  2. Click Edit Format.
  3. ....

 

But I can't find anything that says "Edit Format".

 

Thanks for the help,

 

Sharon

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FrameMaker 11: Internal Error 11004, 17075188, 14420806, 14421392

January 29, 2014, 9:40 am
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To whom it may concern,

 

Recently I keep having a problem with FrameMaker 11 and the application would crush and close. The error message I got is like this:  error message.PNG

Here is the txt file FrameMaker generated: txt file1.PNGtxt file2.PNG

 

I searched in your website and could not find an answer. Please help me solving this problem,

 

Thank you so much,

 

Lisa

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Error # 10024, 5989862, 5990284, 4795407

February 28, 2012, 2:58 am
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Hi all,

 

today i try to open my saved *fm document but framemaker crashes all the time. The *.backup.fm also the same, *.recover.fm does not exist!

 

I need help as soon as possible!

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Reset PDF bookmarks when saving as PDF from structured FM -> Book 11.0 with fm components (*.book).

May 5, 2014, 12:32 pm
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Hi,

 

I've read the forum discussions/solutions on setting PDF bookmarks, but I'm afraid the various solutions appear to only work if you are consistently working in .fm book files, not if your source files are in structured .fm format.

 

For example, I have to constantly reset the bookmark settings in FrameMaker when I follow our PDF process of saving the structured FM files via the File -> Save Ditamap As -> Book 11.0 with fm components (*.book) route. I can set the bookmarks in the first file of the book, and/or set them using the Format -> Document -> PDF Setup menu options. But an hour later, if I discover I need to make a change in our source material (.ditamap/.xml) and create a new PDF again, I must make the same exact bookmark settings at the .fm level in this process (i.e. creating new .fm files from the .ditamap/xml files overwrites the previous .fm files, requiring bookmark setting, again).

 

I think the only possible solution for a short-cut in this situation is to write a script to set those bookmarks each time we go from .xml to .fm. Does anyone see another way around this?

 

Thanks!

Diana

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"Unwrap" CDATA with XSLT

June 12, 2008, 1:41 pm
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Hi,

I know this isn't necessarily a FrameMaker question, but it is a place where I know people. So forgive me for asking it here.

I have some CDATA sections in an XML file that contain markup that I want to be parsed eventually, and I want to be able to extract it with the markup intact. Can I do this with XSLT, or does the nature of CDATA negate the use of retrieving the markup with an XML-parser-dependent technology?

Here's a sample element (element tags replaced with curly braces)

{documentation}{![CDATA[{p}Some text{/p}]]}{/documentation}

Is there any way I can get that p element out of there with XSLT, without excaping any of the characters, so it is parsable markup in the output?

[{p}Some text{/p}

Thanks,
Russ
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I cannot update my re-installed FM 11 on my new computer

October 1, 2014, 5:45 am
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My computer was just updated. I now have Win 7 on a 64 bit system. Tech. Comm. Suite 4 was installed on it. My apps run fine, but I cannot update FM11. When I use the Product Updates from the splash screen, the extracted .exe file opens a blank dialog and does nothing. When I use Help > Updates, the Application Manager runs until I finally use Task Manager to shut it off, usually after 10 minutes. My co-workers computer updates in next-to-no-time.

On a side-note, I now cannot generate a book with FM components from a ditamap. It generates the files, but the TOC and Index are empty, and it won't create the book file.

HELP!

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FrameMaker 10 - Finding all graphics in a book with a Object Properties Scaling equal to 0%?

October 1, 2014, 3:28 pm
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Is there a way in FrameMaker 10 in the book to quickly find all imported graphics (.bmp, .cgm, .jpg, & .wmf) that are out-of-aspect ratio or where the Object Properties Scaling equals 0%?

 

I import a lot of graphic (around a 100 or so) in FrameMaker 10 and I would like to be reassured that all imported graphic have the correct aspect ratio, and find any that are wrong quickly.

 

I would like to be able to do this search in the Book format rather than each section.

 

Is there a way to do this?

 

Thanks!

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Searching multiple FrameMaker files at once?

April 22, 2013, 10:37 am
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I was just wondering whether there was any way to search several FrameMaker files at once or generate a list of files that meet certain attribute criteria. What I'd like to do is identify all files in a directory that have a certain attribute setting, perhaps'"Author="John Smith"'. Any ideas?

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Graphic elements in XML

June 7, 2013, 12:14 pm
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Guys, I guess I'm kinda stupid or blind or both, but I got this trivial issue:

 

I try to roundtrip graphics from a simple EDD to XML and back.

So I got this pretty simple rules in EDD, DTD and RWR:

 

EDD:

element (graphic): image

   attribute list

      1. Name: href          String          Optional

   Initial graphic element format

     1. In all contexts

           Insert anchored frame

 

 

DTD:

<!ELEMENT image       EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST image      href       CDATA       #IMPLIED>

 

RWR:

element "image"

{

          is fm graphic element;

 

 

          attribute "href" is fm property file;

}

 

I got a basic element as top level element defined to get the image placed...

So, what bothers me is, how the hell do I get the damn href attribute told, where the image reference is? The XML output places the image element without problems - but the ref is missing.

 

Pulling my hairs out on this one...

 

Cheers Alex

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Add multiple attributes to element via conversion table?

June 14, 2013, 2:01 pm
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Hi...

 

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this question, but am looking for validation.

 

Is it possible to add multiple attribute values to an element using a conversion table? The following conversion table creates the <some-elem> element with the @attrname attribute set to "attrval" .. but what if I wanted to set two attributes? I tried this .. some-elem[attrname="attrval"][otherattrname="attrval2"] .. but the second definition was ignored. Is there any way to do this (with conversion tables)?

 

Wrap this objectIn this elementWith this qualifier
P:some-para-tagsome-elem[attrname="attrval"]



 

Thanks!

 

...scott

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Table Problems (Cell Shading and Default Format from EDD and Template)

September 26, 2013, 9:24 pm
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I have two problems related to tables using Structured FrameMaker (Version 10), whilst in-processing XML.

 

I've designed two different table formats in my Template; Format A with black shading - 30% for THead and 3% for row, and Format B with blue shading - 30% for THead and 3% for row.

 

If I create a structured document from scratch and insert a table, I get the required Black (30%) and Black (3%) shading.   If I then insert an informaltable, I get the required Blue (30%) and Blue (3%) shading.

 

Although I've given the two table types different default formats in the EDD - Format A for table and Format B for informaltable - when I open the XML file (normally) from within FrameMaker I notice that all the tables default to Format A (black shading).   When I then import my EDD table should stay as Format A and informaltable should change to Format I.   This doesn't happen; they all stay at Format A.

 

I can change informaltable by manually applying Format I, this worksI.  Obviously, with long documents which might have hundreds of tables we can't afford the time and manpower to do such things one at a time by hand.

 

Do any of the Structure gurus have a fix for this, or can someone give me a hint of what I might be doing wrong?

 

The second, but related question was a general one.   I see that Adobe says

 

"Tables

 

FrameMaker table formats are only partially integrated with the structure model. The content of

a FrameMaker table is always fully structured, but the control over cell border ruling is limited and

there is no structure format control over cell shading."

 

I believe it could be useful to apply cell shading on an individual cell basis (although I'm not sure whether this is possible at the XML level - where someboddy might give an element an attribute of, say, shading (with options, such as, green, red, blue, yellow all at, say, 30%, with a default of red, for example.

 

I've seen that there has been mention of plugins to achieve cell shading in structure; does anyone have an experience with such things, more to the point, can anyone point me in the right direction?   I don't mind paying fo a solution which I can implement myself.

 

Any help or advice would be much appreciated.

 

Regards

 

Chris

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framemaker 7.1 crashes with copying text and inserting video files

November 15, 2013, 6:03 am
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I am using framemaker 7.1 with windows xp on 1 computer and windows 7 on the other. Unfortunately I have to run on both because of 2 problems I have with windows 7 that does not occur on windows xp (my backup computer). Problem1: When I try to insert a video file by File - Import object - create from file - link and select the file -  (.flv file) it works GREAT on XP - but crashes on windows 7.  Problem 2: Every so often if I try to do a copy by selecting some text with my mouse, the program crashes. I have to do a control alt delete to exit the program. Unfortunately this is usually BEFORE I have saved my work. I have never had this problem on xp. The windows 7 has 8 gig of ram, and 1 tb hard drive, so that is not the problem. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.

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inline character formatting

January 9, 2014, 6:10 am
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Battling on happily after that Aha!-moment before Christmas, and testing myself by retrofitting structure to existing documents – still having far more fun than I feel I should do at the office :-}

 

Today's question, which may well reveal an embarrassing lack of basic understanding. In my unstructured documents, I've always used specific character styles for options like !cite and !xph (book-titles and in-line code snippets respectively). Now I'm exploring structure, I haven't yet managed to work out how to handle these in-line changes. "Format change list" looked promising, but how do I define an element that's going to trigger the change? (if "element" is the right word at this low a level)

 

My battered copy of the FM 7.0 User Guide briefly but tantalisingly mentions "… wrapping items that are inside paragraphs" without farther explanation. What other (online) references would you recommend?

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Font management issue

March 4, 2014, 12:26 pm
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My office recently upgraded to FrameMaker 11 in a Windows 7 environment. We previously used FrameMaker 8 | Windows XP.

We are in the process of replacing the following fonts:

Courier

Zapf Dingbats

 

With the following:

Courier New

ITC Zapf Dingbats Std Medium

 

I am having problems with Zapf Dingbats being replaced with ITC Zapf Dingbats Std Medium. I have used the fonts pod to update these fonts for all of the appropriate FrameMaker files.

 

We use an automated process to create the FrameMaker files. The process involves importing XML feeds into Structured FrameMaker 11 using an automated process. After the XML has been imported, it is fully formatted in FrameMaker 11. After I select the xml file to import and the automated process is about to import the xml file into FrameMaker 11, the FrameMaker console is displaying this message:

The “Zapfdingbats” font is not available.

It will be replaced by “AdobePiStd”.

The “Zapfdingbats” font is not available.

It will be replaced by “AdobePiStd”.

The “Courier” font is not available.

It will be replaced by “Courier New”.

 

When I view the fonts in this newly created FrameMaker 11 file in the font pod, the “AdobePiStd” font is displayed as part of the fonts in this file. I did update the Zapf Dingbats occurrences in the FrameMaker template to ITC Zapf Dingbats Std Medium and I updated all of the other systems files as well. I did update the FrameMaker Edd.

 

I looked at the maker.ini file and I noticed the following code:

; Font Entries Added in Frame 8 due to Font Set Changes

Zapfdingbats, *,*= Adobe Pi Std,*,*

 

In the automated process that I am using, when the xml feed is about to be imported is this line of code causing FrameMaker 11 to override the font changes that I made to all of the FrameMaker 11 files? Should I change this line of code to this in order to fix the problem:

Zapfdingbats, *,*= ITC Zapf Dingbats Std,*,*

 

Any help that you can give me will be appreciated.

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Display a line (via image frame) below suffix

April 7, 2014, 6:48 am
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Hi all,

currently I am trying to format the DITA <lq> element (long quote) to display a line above and below its content. For the line below I have tried to use a suffix rule in the EDD. I can assign any text and character formatting below the long quote without problems, but Framemaker ignores any imaged frames that I define there.

 

The EDD does not allow the definition of a frame directly in the suffix rule, so I am using a format change list.

 

This is the suffix rule in the <lq> element. It refers to the format chanhe list "line_below" (the EDD language is German):

 

suffix01 - Kopie.PNG

 

This is the corresponding format change list that defines a frame below.

 

suffix02.PNG

 

If I define any other formatting in the format change list such as red text color there are no problems at all, only the image frames are ignored.

 

Does anybody have an idea how to solve this?

 

Robert

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Format a text-crossref

April 8, 2014, 5:46 am
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Hi all,

in the DITA EDD the fm-xref element does not suport any formatting in itself it seems. Thus we use the crossref-definitions in the Framemaker template to apply a chracter style (simple underlined blue). However, if you insert a crossref that contains a text string as anchor (e.g. "For more information, click here.") then it is not possible to apply a formatting.

 

How can such a crossref be formatted? Does the EDD offer any possibilities?

 

Robert

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