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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 ArticleAbsolute path in Doctype DTD makes DTD unavailable on other machines
Hi all, When saving to XML, I understand that Frame takes the relative path to the DTD as described in structapps.fm (in our case, $STRUCTDIR\xml\xdocbook\app\docbookx.dtd) and generates an absolute...
View ArticleXML read errors--failure to open dtd (DITA)
Hi all,I've run out of ideas and places to look on this one, I hope someone can help. The specs: WinXP Pro, Frame 8.0p277. Built-in DITA. Not using DITA Open Toolkit. No major issues except for...
View ArticleKeyspace Manager problem
I am trying to use Keyspaces in FM12 and somehow FM does not let me create a new keyspace from scratch. Is there something I am missing here? Thanks Jang
View ArticleStructured FrameMaker conditional text
Hello, I have a problem with Conditional text in Structured FrameMaker. I have to use conditional text for different customers. I have to use the same content and should get displayed for the...
View Articlestructured book files, hierarchy, and BOOK-COMPONENT element
Hi all, I have been using structured FM for a few years now and really like it. Recently, I have started using book files and I'm having some issues. I'm finding it difficult to get a valid book...
View Articletranslation - what could cause problems?
Hi there, another question from my side: As written before we have some problems converting cross references from FM8 to FM9 when we don't use xml documents, but structured FM documents.The cross...
View ArticleGenerating a Book from DITA Map
Hi All, In the DITA-FMx plugin developed by Leximation, there's a feature called Generate Book from Map. It allows me to create a FrameMaker book from a DITA map or bookmap and then do whatever I can...
View ArticleFrame 9 solution for table column + side head does not work in Frame 10 and 11
In Frame 9 structured (DITA) we could force Frame to record the actual widths of table columns in the DITA XML. Frame 9 would respect the widths when opening the file. This was particularly useful...
View ArticleWhy is Smart paste (to DITA) disabled?
I've just started working with FM 11. I'd like to try out the new ability to convert Word docs to DITA, but I can't. As I understand it, you copy part of a Word document (or an HTML document) to the...
View ArticleHow can I get XML cross-references to translate to Structured FrameMaker?
I've been using Structured FrameMaker from the beginning, and have designed many EDDs, and about 10 years ago I did some translation of SGML into Structured FrameMaker (7.2) which worked well. Now,...
View ArticleGetting image name to the XML-file
Framemaker 9 and 11Windows 7 Hi there I am a brand new user to FM and my task is to go from old FM9 files to structured FM11 files and then save them as XML. I have gotten so far that I can get...
View Articles1000dMenu.jsxbin error in FrameMaker 11
I have read a discussion about this error message elsewhere in the forum, but it did not seem exactly pertinent to our issue. To make updates easier to role out to our users, have our Structure...
View ArticleDifferent Indentation of Tables
Hi All,I noticed a weird behavior of tables in our DITA topics. All tables are supposed to have a left indentation. If a table is preceded with a paragraph, then the table appears with the indentation....
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 ArticleFM8 and DITA -- Correct way to insert non-breaking spaces, etc.?
I've gone round in circle trying to figure this out.FrameMaker's "good old" method of inserting a non-breaking space -- CTRL+SPACE -- doesn't work if the content is output as a DITA XML file: XML...
View ArticleFM8 + DITA: Cannot create a book from a map.
Hello,I want to create a book from a map with the standard FM function.1. Do I reference .xml topics? I read something about .fm.xml topics? How can I get this file format?I reference topics in the...
View ArticleHow do I get the correct variable with conditional text
I am trying to single source two documents using structured FM 9. Each document describes a product, where both products are about 90% identical. If the documents are maintained separately, they each...
View ArticleWhat to Do Now That I've Got Structured Content?
Hello FrameMaker Gurus. I've been working as a lone writer for a software company for many years. We have a 1300 page product manual that was originally authored in unstructured FrameMaker. We then use...
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...
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