Conversion table: How does it know whether a topic is a task, concept, or...
FM 11DITA 1.2 I'm just starting to work on my conversion table for our non-structured files. I've only gone as far as my first couple of iterative tests to create FM binary files; i.e., I haven't...
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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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Conversion table problem (unstructured FM to DITA, cannot create valid...
Hi there,I am trying to set up a migration table FM to DITA. I was able to map most of my tables to the CALS style table suuported in DITA, but I can't get choicetables right.My problem is the...
View ArticleDo we have an option to disable the FrameMaker error console programmatically...
Hi, I would like to know if there is any option in the FDK11 to disable the FrameMaker console window which runs on every frame file transformation. This was happening with FrameMaker 10 too but it had...
View ArticleHow do I format based on the value of the @status attribute?
Example: I use the @status attribute to indicate that a step in a procedure is new or that a paragraph in a concept is new. For review purposes, I want to format new text as green - preferably a green...
View ArticleFont style issues in DITA
Hello, I am working on DITA topics, I have defined bodytext paragraph tag font as regular in the template. But i need some words/sentence as bold and italics. If i change a word/sentence as bold, when...
View ArticleSpecial Char not Translating into Horizontal Tab in Structured FM 11
In the office where I work, we are upgrading from Structured FrameMaker 8 in Win XP to Structured FrameMaker 11 in Win 7. Part of the work that I do involves importing xml feeds into Structured...
View Articleconverting Framemaker files into PDF progaramatically using publishing server
Hi All Background: We are going for upgrade of Frame maker 8 which is on unix system to FM 10 or 11. We are using Framemaker mainly for renditions, i.e to convert the fm documents to PDF. To convert...
View ArticleValidation of ditamap
Does anyone know if you can run validation on an entire ditamap? And if so, how? [Thread moved to Structured forum by moderator]
View ArticleFM 10 xref format changes when updating file
I'm authoring in structured FM 10 using a DITA 1.2 application on Windows 7, but working with FM documents rather than XML files. I was having problems updating cross-references in my existing...
View ArticleEDD Context Rules for a parent element possible?
Hi all, I understand the use of {first} when identifying the context of an element, such as: If context is: {first}<Section But what if I want to set whether Section is first inside its parent? For...
View ArticleDo I need a seperate XML editor to edit FrameMaker DITA generated files?
I am familiar with FrameMaker. However, I have never used structured FrameMaker or DITA. I am just starting a new project and need to make recommendations.
View ArticleConversion table help
Hello,I am in the process of converting old FrameMaker 5.5.6 unstructured documents to FrameMaker 8 structured. I am having an issue with my conversion table, specifically with tables.I am trying to...
View Article"Unwrap" CDATA with XSLT
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...
View ArticleFrameMaker 10 and 11 suddenly require ???
We've been using FrameMaker 9, 10, and 11 for several years now and suddenly on my machine Frame requires the first line of a DITA file to be <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> I...
View ArticleDisapperaing end-of-line/whitespace
I have a problem with xml-import into FM11. When the eol in the xml-file appears after an element in the xml-file. like this:Ved samtidig bruk bør kun...
View ArticleHow can a structured frame be used for translating books to foreign languages?
I keep reading about how a structured approach can improve the translation process (from english to foreign languages), however, i can't seem to find specifics about a particular method or tutorials...
View ArticleStructured Frame 10 to DITA conversion
I have almost 3000 pages of sturctured Frame 10 docs that I need to convert to a new approach of using DITA. Have anyone done this without using IXGen - merely using what Frame 10 has to offer? IF so...
View ArticleFont substitution When converting FM11 file to PDF
I am working in a FM11 – Win 7 environment. We upgraded 2 font families recently: Imago Book upgraded to Imago BQ Bembo upgraded to Bembo Std I am attempting to save a FrameMaker 11 file as a pdf. When...
View ArticleFrameMaker 11 won't start up
I'm running FrameMaker 11 on Windows 7. I just changed the settings from unstructured to structured Frame and restarted my computer. Now FrameMaker comes up for a few seconds and goes away. Is there...
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