can you find specific tags in structured FM and clear them?
I'm working with FM 8 in Tech Comm Suite 1 in an XP environment. We have used the ph tag to indicate sections where text has changed and must be approved by SMEs. How do we clear the tags when the...
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...
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Conversion Table Help With Note/Caution
I have nearly finished my conversion table but I'm having issues with two things: notes/cautions and lists. For simplicity and brevity, I'll discuss lists in another post. My <note> elements that...
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 ArticleCreating drop-down list for element in causes errors
Frame 11DITA 1.2 Due to restrictions beyond our control, we must use absurdly long product names. Therefore I want to use drop-down lists to make it easier for the authors to select a <prodname>...
View ArticleBook Chapters not renumbering
HELP...FrameMaker (Structured v.7.2p158) I copied some unstructured files to a new folder, used the conversion table to add structure...deleted and readded the files to the book file and it won't...
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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Kontext rule for formatting only the first child section in a chapter
Hi all, I have run into a DITA problem. Each chapter of the document, i.e. top-level topic, contains a miniature toc of the nested sections. Therefore the first child topic's title should receive a...
View ArticleGraphic Entity on Export
Good morning, I've successfully gotten my FrameMaker XML application running and exporting millions and millions of lines of data. I was SO excited to be able to do this completely on my own (and with...
View ArticleReading attribute values for Autonumbering?
FM11 / DITA 1.2 I'm trying to set up my EDD to automatically add translated autonumbering text to a top-level header. More specifically: in my English manuals, for paragraph style Head.0, I use the...
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 ArticleDITA templates erratic in FM10 on Win 7 32-bit
We are a writing team of 4 - two using Windows XP 32-bit, one using Windows 7 32-bit and until recently I was using Windows XP 64-bit. We are all using TCS3, with FM10. We developed our desired DITA...
View Articleinline character formatting
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 :-}...
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Structure App Designer Setup for Schemas
Fellow Forum Members, My stylesheets are 31 separate FO-XSL files. There is one MAIN XSL file that contains links to all 30 XSL files. It's the only file that needs to be pointed to using a directory...
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 ArticleFramemaker 11, Windows 7, scrolling to next page with touchpad
Greetings. Not sure this question belongs here. If it belongs elswhere please let me know. When I try to select a bulleted list that continues onto the next page my selection automatically leaps...
View ArticleHow to set PDF Job option using FDK11?
Hi,I have a tool to convert Framebook into PDF and this works good. But the generated pdf is not of the same size as it is generated through FrameMaker Save as PDF. With the FrameMaker API, I get a...
View ArticleFM7.2 (WinXP): Graphics being imported at wrong size
Hi, I'm using Structured FM7.2 to create SGML Data Modules (DM) and store them in a database (DB). Graphics for the DMs are also being stored in a DB. The graphics are produced to fit the space they...
View ArticleConrefs in xml files disappear in generated book file
I'm using FM 8 in Tech Comm Suite 1 in a Windows XP environment. I've used a conref in a number of my topics. The conref is a note tag. I have just generated a book file and the conrefs are not...
View ArticleProblem Working With Framemaker 9 Dita XML Files in Framemaker 10
I just upgraded to Framemaker 10. I am encountering a number of problems when I try to work with my Dita XML help topics, which were last saved in Framemaker 9 format. 1. Using the Default Dita...
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