Frame 11/Win 7 - slow cursor movement
Does anyone know how to improve the speed of the up/down keys in Frame 11? Scrolling is very slow compared to Frame 7/Win XP. Thanks in advance!
View ArticleHow to round-trip a "suppress hyphenation symbol"?
Hi all, I can't find any information in the ref or dev guides on how to map a "suppress hyphenation symbol" from Frame to XML. Van -- are you reading this? I've seen your recent post that says to...
View ArticleForced return, non-breaking hyphens & spaces, suppress hyphenation + XML
Forced return (linefeed), non-breaking hyphens and spaces, suppress hyphenation. None of these are preserved when exporting from FrameMaker to XML, since they do not seem to be represented by a Unicode...
View ArticleGetting Started with Structured FrameMaker
I am a technical writer in-training and am trying to learn the tools I need. I took an Introduction to FrameMaker class but I want to learn how to use Structured FrameMaker. Every tutorial I have seen...
View ArticleHow to convert existing FM to DITA 1.2? Any documentation?
I watched a webinar posted on the adobe website called "How to Optimize content for smooth migration into XML/DITA" and in the conversion, it showed an element called dita (root) and elements called...
View ArticleMultiple Id References for cross-reference element
Hello, I am developing a structured application for MIL-STD-40051, using the MIL-STD-2361 V4.12 DTD. The cross-reference element <xref> has 10 different Id Reference attributes. Each one is for a...
View ArticleNeed a text frame in DITA Topic
Hello, I am working on DITA topics in structured frame maker 11. Is there any option to insert text in a graphic frame? I don’t think so we can insert a text frame manually, correct me if am wrong. I...
View ArticleWhere is the table width stored?
I am stranded, can you give me a short hint? The DITA 1.1 code of a table that contains a note looks like this:<table frame = "none" colsep = "0" rowsep = "0"><tgroup cols = "2" colsep = "0"...
View ArticleCan I get the current page number?
I open my xml file in FrameMaker.When I save the xml file,I want to record the current page number to my xml file.How can I deal with the problem?
View Articlewhich is better: strct or unstrct fm for docs >200 pages
Background:there is discussion in my department regarding merits of working in structured vs unstructured for large docs, say over 150 - 200 pages; specifically, a new set of docs for Project X is...
View ArticleImporting element definition from an EDD into a template - does not work
FM 10.0.1 German on Windows XP SP3. When importing the element definitions from an existing EDD into an existing template, FrameMaker converts the template into a new EDD.So the element definitions...
View ArticleColumns in Framemaker
I have read the message on how to set up columns in the master pages of a document and I did this, but how to I make them read down the column and then start at the top of the next and so on. When I...
View ArticleInternal Error: 8004, 4867936, 4920984, 4921436 while attempting to save as XML
Hi, I get the following error while trying to save fm files as XML. === Header Begin ===Internal Error: 8004, 4867936, 4920984, 4921436FrameMaker 8.0.0 for IntelBuild: 8.0p266Window System:...
View ArticleSave ditamap as Book 11 with fm components
Hello, I have a ditamap that consists of files converted, using Mif2Go, to DITA 1.2 <concept> and <task> files. Each file is a heading from a single chapter in a manual. The...
View ArticleFramemaker 10 - DITA Image Linking - Sharepoint CMS
Hello, I am using Adobe Framemaker 10 with DITA. I am connected, through Framemaker, to a Sharepoint CMS. I initially created my DITA concept locally, I then added an image (HRef) and linked it to a...
View ArticleFm9 error when saving as PDF.
This error occurs when I attempt to File>Save As PDF a frame file that was generated from a valid ditamap or a valid ditamap itself.
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 ArticleHow to not include dita files/dita maps in TOC
Hello, In a DITA map I have added Concepts .ditamap and Topics .ditamap (which contains multiple .dita files) and saving ditamap as "Book 11 with fm components".I don’t want to include concepts...
View ArticleWorkaround for ]]> XML export bug with schema?
Hi, It is a known issue that the ]]> sequence will not export properly to XML. If you are using a DTD, there is an entity-based workaround that is described here:...
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