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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

 

[Discussion moved to Structured FM by moderator]

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Structured framemaker window does not maximize and other issues

June 29, 2014, 11:04 pm
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Dear All,

 

My questions concerns the use of FM11 & FM12 in Structured FrameMaker mode under Windows 8.1.

 

When FM is started in Structured mode I find that the FrameMaker window is a fraction of the size that it was when operating in Unstructured mode. When the FM (structured) window is maximized instead of the window occupying the full screen as expected it occupies only about 2/3 of the screen. The receptors of dialog buttons (e.g. the OK and CANCEL buttons) are not at the locations of the on screen drawings of the buttons. In short, the Structured FrameMaker interface is not functional. And to be clear the interface of the Unstructured version of the program works in the expected manner.

 

My reason for operating with Structured FrameMaker in the first place is to workaround a very serious deficiency in the Unstructured version of the program in which attempting to print a book to the Adobe PDF virtual printer causes FrameMaker to crash. Another gripe with FrameMaker is that the Save As PDF file option fails to properly render the document - typically incorrect fonts are used in the output PDF file, equations are clipped, etc. etc. It is this deficiency that means we must print to the Adobe PDF virtual printer.

 

We are also experiencing intermittent crashing of the program in versions 11 & 12 for no apparent reason whereas previously (version 7, 5.5) the program seemed to be more robust.

 

Are others experiencing a significant deterioration in the performance of FrameMaker in recent releases? Are you considering changing to a different program? If so, what programs are you considering?

 

Many thanks,

David.

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How does one organize elements in the EDD?

August 15, 2014, 1:05 pm
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Seems to me that EDD is a huge document to find anything in. Does one just add elements in alphabetical order so they can be rediscovered? Any tips or tricks about organizing this?

 

I'm in the analysis/design phase of going through my unstructured document to see how to build an EDD. Does one do the analysis using a spreadsheet?

 

Thanks for ideas.

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How do I change Caution to red text?

September 3, 2014, 10:28 am
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I am writing a DITA document. I am trying to change the color of the Note element choice "caution" text from black, which is the default, to red. I've tried changing things in the commonelements.mod, but with no luck. I know you can do this. I am not a programmer, so it would be helpful to have it explained in a step-by-step manner.

 

Thanks

 

Robert

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DITA specialization - domain specialization

September 18, 2014, 8:02 pm
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Hi,

 

I'm trying to create some special elements with DITA domain specialization in Adobe FrameMaker 10. I tried first with "codetable". It's derived from "simpletable", and can be inserted directly after "cmd" in task topics. I followed instructions in http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FrameMaker/10.0/DITA/framemaker_10_dita_integration.pdf. Everything goes well with the specialization. After the EDD, r/w rule, and template files are created, I modified elements "step" and "substep" in EDD to the following and import the EDD to the template:

 

General rule:(note | hazardstatement)*, cmd, (codetable | choices | choicetable | info | itemgroup | stepxmp | substeps | tutorialinfo)*, (stepresult)?

 

Then I create a new task (with structured app properly set), insert step, cmd, codetable. Everything is fine until I save the file. It prompts:

 

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It seems that my changes are not adopted by the content model. Anything I was missing during the process. Could anyone please help? Thanks!

 

Regards,

 

Rebecca Lai

 

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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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How to remove certain elements when saving as a pdf

October 7, 2014, 6:05 am
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Hi,

 

Still finding my way around Framemaker! I'm trying to save as a pdf but exclude some XML elements

 

I have used DITA for the files (chapters) but seem to have ended up with a framemaker TOC and book format (.fm), but if that will work, that's k for now.

 

BUT I have cone to save as PDF, then under tags excluded 'note' and 'related links' but they still appear in the pdf output.

 

Can anyone give me some advice?

 

Many thanks

 

John

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Stumped. How to set colspec/@colwidth units?

November 21, 2014, 10:20 am
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In a CALS table (in DITA), the colspec/@colwidth value is written with an "in" suffix. I'd like to use other units (like "mm"). For a frame, equation or facet, you can use the r/w rule of ..

 

     specify size in mm;

 

.. to set the units. But this doesn't work for tables (or the colspec element). I've tried setting the global units in the document properties. It shows as "mm" in the UI for setting a column width, but in the XML it's always written out as "in". FM will properly read colwidth values other than "in", but on save they always go back to "in".

 

Have I completely broken something that should work, or is it not possible to set units other than "in"?

 

Thanks!

 

…scott

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No master pages applied because MasterPageMaps table contains no mapping information

February 22, 2008, 8:03 am
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I use FM8 and DITA files to create my books. I have tired in the past to apply masters automatically but have not been able to. Now that I create books from xml, it is even more important to automate this process. I use structured FM and have deleted and re-created the StructMasterPageMaps in my file. I created a book that has my one test file so I can experiment quickly. In that file I have a Master page defined as Chapter_cover which I can apply manually no problem. In the StructMasterPageMap, I refer to the paragraph tag title.0 and the right-hand MasterPage Chapter_cover and set the range to Single.

When I then select the book and try to update the master pages (Update book->Master Pages->update), I get the error "No master pages applied because the MasterPageMaps table contains no mapping information.

I have searched the forum and the archive and found an instance similar to mine (Jun19/07), but no clear resolution was found. I have tried the suggestions made therein such as re-creating the MasterPages reference page, which I have done. And I am sure that I have typed them correctly (case sensitive etc).

What could be my problem? I could send the book since it consists of only one 2-page fm file.

Thanks in advance for any help,
Kevin
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FM8+DITA: Filter attributes in DITA map

October 13, 2008, 12:54 am
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Hello,

is it possible to filter attributes in a DITA map? I want to reference topics for different products (A and B) in the map, filter for product A and then create a book that contained only the topics for product A.
If it is possible, can I filter for attributes that I assign to the topic in the topic or for attributes that I assign to the topics in the map?

Thanks,

Nina

Hallo,

ist es möglich in einer Map nach Attributen zu filter? Ich möchte in eine Map Topics für verschiedene Produkte (A und B) referenzieren, nach Produkt A filtern und dann ein Buch nur mit den Topics für Produkt A generieren.
Falls es möglich ist, ich habe es bisher nicht geschafft, filtere ich dann nach den Attributen, die ich dem Topic im Topic zugewiesen habe oder nach denen, die ich in der Map dem Topic zugewiesen habe?

Viele Grüße

Nina
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Highlight text in FrameMaker.

October 13, 2008, 6:21 pm
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I want to highlight text in FrameMaker.or add shadow for the text.How can I deal with it?
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Frame cannot find Acrobat Distiller printer instance

February 18, 2009, 11:22 am
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I installed Acrobat Pro 8 and now I can no longer create pdfs from Frame 7. I get the following message:

FrameMaker could not find Acrobat Distiller printer Instance, which must be installed to execute Save as PDF command.

Is there a way to fix this w/out having to reinstall Frame?
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Create watermark in FrameMaker 7.1

April 6, 2009, 6:22 am
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I am trying to add a "PRELIMINARY" watermark to every page of a structured document in FrameMaker 7.1.  I added the text in a text box to the master pages, but the graphics boxes in my document block out the watermark.  I tried placing the text in a graphics box, but that gave the same results.  Is there a way to bring a watermark to the front of graphics boxes?

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Can't Save As PDF

April 22, 2009, 5:34 am
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I am working with DITA files in Frame 8, and am unable to save a generated Frame file as a PDF. I keep getting these errors:

  • "To execute "Save as PDF" command you must have Acrobat Distiller version 5.05 or higher installed."
  • "To execute "Save as PDF" command you must have PDF Job Options defined.

 

I have Acrobat Distiller 8 installed, so I don't know why I'm getting the first error. I opened Distiller, and still got the error.

 

Also, I did try to set job options using Format> Document> PDF Setup. On the PDF Setup dialog box, the only job option in the PDF Job Options drop-down list was High Quality Print. When I clicked Set, I got a message stating that "The selected PDF Job Option does not existing in the current installation. Either create this Job Option or select an available Job Option."

 

How do you create a valid job option? How do you get it to show up in the drop-down list? I looked at the Adobe PDF properties in Print Setup, and the Default Settings show several job options including the High Quality Print option.

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Framemaker 9 and 7.2 Compatibility

November 2, 2009, 10:27 am
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Hello,

 

I use Framemaker for managing the operational manual of my airline and I have big problem regarding to the compatibilty of FM 9 and 7.2.

Our service provider works on my framemaker files with the version 9.0.

But I work with the version 7.2 and I can't open the files as it has been saved in FM 9.

 

Is someone have an idea to open this FM 9 files into FM 7.2 ?

 

Thank you in advance.

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index x-refs not working in book file

March 26, 2010, 1:19 pm
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I'm using structured FM 8 in Tech Comm Suite 1.

 

I have created an index of markers from my book file, but when you click on an entry, it doesn't act as a link.

 

Any ideas?

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How to roundtrip drawings maintained in FrameMaker

August 13, 2010, 2:03 am
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Hi all,

 

I have a book of > 1000 pages, containing > 1000 drawings.

Currently, the book source is maintained as FrameMaker files, and all drawings are maintained within these files. So far, XML is only used as an output format together with GIF images.

 

My goal is to use XML as source, but this raises the question of how to handle the graphics.

 

Is it possible to export drawings internal to FrameMaker when saving to XML and later open the XML book, retaining the graphics internally?

I have tried doing this via CGM files, but it seems that the graphics are imported by reference only.

 

Before investigating this further I would very much appreciate input on whether or not this is possible.

 

Any ideas?

 

Best Regards,

 

Gunnar Eldevik

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FrameMaker 10 compatibility with FrameMaker 7

June 20, 2011, 1:56 am
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1.       Can FM 10 directly open and be able to work with content saved using FM 7?

a.       If not, how should one migrate from FM7 content to FM10 content ?

b. Can FrameMaker 10 be used to save a file in old format ( FM7)?

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S1000D 2.3 XML Schemas for FM 10?

January 13, 2012, 4:11 pm
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Hi,

 

Has anyone used Issue 2.3 or 3.0 schemas with Frame 10? 

 

I understand  the basics of what needs to be done and that I can download  older schemas and DTDs from s1000d.org, but I'm specifically looking for instructions on using Issue 2.3 or 3.0 schemas with FM10 or the feasibility of doing so.

 

Thanks!

 

Matt

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Book Index Not Updating Properly

March 22, 2012, 11:48 am
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I have created a book in FM10 and then went on to generate the Index which worked OK.

When I then modified one of the headers (which appears within the index), and updated my index, the entry did not get updated within the new index.

It was still the old entry before modification.

 

Is there something I am missing here ?

 

I definately made sure the modified chapter had been saved.

 

Thanks,

 

Andy

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