FrameMaker 9: Location of structapps.fm
Hello forum members, I've recently upgraded from FrameMaker 7.2 (Win) to TCS 2 (Win) on a Windows XP system, with relevant patches applied. I've noticed that a copy of structapps.fm is made in my user...
View ArticleOn import, graphics resized after displaying object properties
Hello, my XML files contain many links to EPS files, such as: <image href="mygraphic.eps" align="right" id="0B"> After importing the XML files, the graphics are sized correctly. They're exactly...
View ArticleProblem with viewing the Child elements in XML
Hi All, I am facing problem with Structured FrameMaker. I need to open an XML file (checked out from XDOC tool) containing child elements in it, but somehow whenever I open the file, the child...
View ArticleNo PDF bookmarks generated from structured FM90 book
We used an FDK based application to nightly build/generate structured FM books from XML files and then save these books as PDF.This automated process worked fine as long as we employed FM70 and FDK70....
View ArticleAutomatic master pages
Hi, Is it possible to have different master page for first page and selected pair of left/right master pages for the rest of elements. So, something like: element X starts a page sequence (X_first...
View ArticleVersions of FrameMaker supported
What are the versions of FrameMaker supported by Adobe ? Are FrameMaker 7.1 and 7.2 versions currently supported ?
View ArticleS1000D Show/Hide
Is there a way to simply assign a "do not show this section" in Frame? I have modified the EDD/DTD/Schema/ent files extensively, however, whenever I do the whole project comes unglued. Please help....
View ArticleStructured FrameMaker and TFS
We currently use RoboHelp9 and RoboSource Control, but we are moving to Structured FrameMaker (FM10) and want to use TFS for version control. If anyone out there is using this combination, how do you...
View ArticleFrameMaker 11 ignores relationship tables?
Hello All I'm playing around with the Save Ditamap As options in FrameMaker 11. I have a ditamap that references four sub-maps. In the top container map there is a relationship table with topic...
View ArticleFrameMaker 10 font size autonumbered xml lists on import to FM
I have a bizzare problem using Structured FrameMaker 10. When importing xml documents, I have a set of Procedures which are broken down into numbered Steps, each with their own para. So the tree would...
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:...
View ArticleDitabook and ditafile organization
Other than the xref issue discussed in another thread, the map to ditabook functions not badly. Except, as also mentioned in yet another thread, all the fm-ditabook and fm-ditafile elements being red,...
View ArticlePagination changes when creating PDF from FM file
Using Structured FM 7.2p158, Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1.3. I have updated a chapter with a graphic and want to send a specific page to a colleague. Tried to print the individual page to a file,...
View ArticleConverting thousand(s) documents from Framemaker to Word(doc/rtf)
Can anyone help me making a macro or use fmbatch, which I understand can be used to repeat action, to convert Framemaker files to Word? I've got many developers that is going to write user doc and...
View ArticleTable Alignment Problem
I have a CALS format table that I cannot get alignment to work properly. I have the attributes for the table defined and handled in the R/W rules file (posted below). I have code in the EDD to look...
View ArticleTrouble running FM9 DLL on other PCs
Hello, I am having trouble getting my DLL to work on other PCs running Windows XP. If I copy the source code over and compile it on another machine, then it works fine on that machine. But if I just...
View ArticleSaving book to XML when files contain SVG references
Saving book containing files with SVG graphic references to XML causes FrameMaker application error and resulting error.txt file. This was seen in xdocbook by doing the following:1. Create a xdocbook...
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Looking for svgfilter.dll
I am trying to import SVG graphics by reference in FM8. my maker.ini file is configured with: SVG Import=FileToFileGFXImport, SVG, FrameImage, SVG, ORBL, SVG, SVG, filters\svgfilter.dll,all,^.svgSVG...
View ArticleFM11 displays "DITA crossref" dialog instead of normal crossref dialog
Hi, when I click Special > crossreference then FM11 displays the new "DITA cross ref dialog". How can I open the normal dialog? For some reasons, the developers evidently thought that writers using...
View ArticleIs there any way to merge multiple pdf into one?
Hi,Is any there any way to convert different frame files into pdf and merge them into one programmatically using FDK11. Like, for example,a.fm, b.fm, c.fm to abc.pdf Thanks,Venkat
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