FM9, ATA iSPEC 2200, & EDD setup
Does anyone have advice on setting up the EDD created from the CMM DTD provided in the ATA iSPEC 2200 Standard? I'm having a difficult time trying to modify the EDD to format the front matter and...
View ArticleHelp with XSL transforms
I am new to working with Structured FrameMaker and am struggling to successfully implement an XSLT transformation. I want to transform a doxygen output in XML into a formatted FrameMaker document/book....
View ArticleWhy do I get Internal Error in FrameMaker 8 when edit and save FM file
Hello, I get Internal Error 8004, 5273892, 5278209, 5281226 in FrameMaker 8 when edit and save any of FM files in a book.It happens just with this book, other books are fine.Any suggestions? Thanks in...
View ArticleSome text not printing when printing from FM8 to Pdf
We have recently upgraded to Acrobat 9 and now have problems with some Helvetica text not showing up in the pdfs. If we change the text to Arial it prints. Changing/substituting Arial for Helvetica...
View ArticleMaking element attributes viewable/printable
Hi ALL, Does anyone have ideas on how to make element attributes printable in an ATA iSPEC 2200 standard document withFM9? For example, make FM show the ATA numbering scheme just above each element...
View ArticleWrap cross-reference content
Hello, When exporting a structured document to markup, the content of cross-references is normally inserted directly after the xref element without any markup. Is it possible to define a read/write...
View ArticleExtra fm-ditafile tag is generated in book file after generating FM
I'm using Adobe FrameMaker 8 in Tech Comm Suite 1 in Windows XP. When we generated our book files from ditamaps, we seem to be getting an extra fm-ditafile tag in each chapter. We have been unwrapping...
View ArticleHow to register a DLL used by Framemaker
Hi all,I have a trouble with an installation of a structured framemaker XML DTD. This DTD (I will call it application from now on) has been written by a customer of mine to automatically create...
View ArticleRetaining para returns in text and why text insets don't save as entities
Hi all, Our goal here is to copy or import snippets of real, tested code into our Frame documents where whitespace and paragraph breaks are recognized, and we can roundtrip to and from xml. First, we...
View ArticleHow to retain xref formats when round tripping using DocBook v4.2
I want to round trip the xrefs and retain the format of a xref where the format varies on whether the xref relates to a table, chapter, another topic, etc. For example, I want to retain something like...
View ArticleTrouble flowing xml into master page
I am flowing xml files into Structured FrameMaker. I am trying to get the final element to flow into the back cover master page. I have mapped the element that needs to be flowed to the back cover page...
View ArticlePossible to use Structured FrameMaker as an XML editor?
This might sound odd, but I have a need for an XML editor and I have FM 9. I wondered if I can use Structured FM as my editor, and if so, how would I set that up?I don't have much experience with...
View ArticleWhat to do with a NoName Element
Hi,When I convert from unstructured to stuctured, FM is automatically making the highest level element a NoName. Is there a simple way to convert NoName into a Chapter element? Chapter is my highest...
View ArticleHow dio I supress unwanted dialog boxes when opening files in FM9
Whenever I open fm files in FM9 I am bombarded by a plethora of dialog boxes such as ADD/EDIT VARIABLE, DITA CROSS_REFERENCE that I have no intention of using. Over the course of the day this must...
View ArticleExtracting or deleting content across books in multiple languages
Hi there, I'm writing a book in FrameMaker 9 that will be translated into seven languages. Some time after it's translated, I'll need to assemble different versions that exclude parts of the original...
View ArticleCan't save ]]> in document text to XML
Dear colleagues, I am currently evaluating a Save-as-XML problem with FrameMaker 9.0p255. The content of the document shows some XML examples which contains CDATA sections, like <environment>...
View ArticleEasier to convert to Structured or start there?
Hello, I am an experienced writer who is new to Structured. I have created plenty of Unstructured templates and have lots of SGML authoring experience. I have a new job in a small company where I am...
View ArticleFm 10: Show Element Descriptive Tags
Fm 10 > Element Catalog Display Options: what is the option "Show Element Descriptive Tags" supposed to do? It's not explained in the Fm 10 Help (or I am unable to find it, but that applies to...
View Articlepdf to docbook
hi, how to convert pdf to docbook xml using framemaker 10.0 version. i am new to the framemeker tool. please explain step by step. if there video tutorial send me the URL. Thanks in advance.
View ArticleATA iSpec 2200 CMM book validation
Hi all, I am a technical writer and I am new to structured authoring. I have a structured CMM for a component with ATA number 11-22-33 (example). Taking Source files of this CMM, i have to create a new...
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