Create watermark in FrameMaker 7.1
I am trying to add a "PRELIMINARY" watermark to every page of a structured document in FrameMaker 7.1. I added the text in a text box to the master pages, but the graphics boxes in my document block...
View ArticleAutomatically insert element tag around 'inline' cross-references
Hi all, When you have a cross reference that was created around, say, just a chunk of text, Framemaker will not preserve any sort of cross-reference information on export to XML, beyond just making...
View ArticleHow do I create page breaks in the structure itself?
Hello, I'm switching from word to structured FM and DITA. I know that I could use the lines element to create page breaks where I need them, and also insert manual page breaks at the top of the next...
View ArticleXSLT to convert XML into Tables
Hi, I'm trying to import my XML data into a table format. After adding an XSL file to my Structure Application as a Preprocessing Stylesheet, and importing my XML instance file with the Template file...
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Mystery Image Insertion Using Attribute in Structured Element
I'm working in FM10 on Windows XP Pro. However, the templates at the corporation where I'm currently contracting have been developed over the years, since FM 7 or 8, with different authors and...
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 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 ArticleConversion Tables Again
FM 11DITA 1.2 I just got back to working on our conversion table and have two questions today: I'm trying to wrap task topics in a task element. The headings in our source files are labeled...
View ArticleXML files with xrefs in book
Hello,I have a book with several chapter files in xml format.The chapters have xrefs to each other, which works fine when working with the FM book.My problem is saving the book as PDF. I get one big...
View ArticleBest XML output Instruction Manual
Fellow forum members,Can anyone point me to the best instruction manual Adobe has to offer that would show me how to convert Framemaker Documents to XML format. I need a manual that will be written...
View ArticleTable format problem - Please help
Here is what I am trying to do: I have a set of documents in xml fomrat following the docbook standard. In these documents there are too types of table. The standard table with its element tag TABLE...
View ArticleFrameMaker 11 and Windows 8.1 - Compatible?
I am a relative newcomer and am not sure if this question belongs here. If not, please let me know. I am about to upgrade to Windows 8.1 (won't go into why) and of course I need to make sure...
View ArticleImport graphic file by reference vs copy into document
Is there any way to determine which files have graphics imported by reference vs copy into document? I have MANY MANY files that I ALWAYS want to have the graphics copied to document becauseI tend to...
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 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 ArticleWhy aren't my DITA elements nesting?
FrameMaker 10 and patched || Windows 7 64-bit Our company is migrating from unstructured to structured DITA XML. We had not encountered any "showstoppers" that would keep us from proceeding...until we...
View ArticleError if an element name is declared more than once in XSD. But e.g. Dot.Net...
Frame Maker 11 reports an error if an element name is declared more than once in XSD. However Dot.NET 4.0 validation with the same XSD is OK with such model and validates the different modeled elements...
View ArticleWhat is each element used for?
Hello out there! I'm new to FM for a year now and have a long way to go. I'm trying to figure out what each of the elements is used for. They are not named in such a way to explain to me what they are...
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 ArticleMaking display options sticky
In FM 10, whenever I open a DITA topic, the Structure View and Element Catalog display options revert to defaults that look cluttered and annoying to me. The Structure View displays all the attributes,...
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