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Conversion Table: Image with Title
I'm using conversation tables to move from Unstructured FM8 to Structured (DITA) FM10. I am trying to move the existing tables and graphics with titles into the DITA structure. My understanding is...
View ArticleTop-level Numbering Continuation Across Files in a Book
My department at work is looking to transition most of our files from Word to Structured Framemaker 9 (with an eye to DITA). I am trying to build a master template for this, and running into some...
View ArticleWindows 7 & FrameMaker
Hello, We would be upgrading to Windows 7 soon. I would like to know if my existing application (export client) would work on the following versions of FM when I upgarde to Win 7? Win 7 + FrameMaker...
View ArticleWhite space after DITA-FMx conref
I'm now Leximation DITA-FMx 1.1. And I have a problem.(ex.)<ph id="keyword">XYZ</ph>......<p>Conref word <ph conref="../keyword" /> is here.</p>... Then I have"Conref word...
View ArticleXSL Preprocessing: Does Xalan’s document(URI) work?
Hi fellows, For the first time I have XML source file with xi:include tags, like <xi:include href="other.xml"/> Many XSLT processor automatically process the xi:include element, but Xalan-C as...
View ArticleHow do I change conref color?
Hi, I'm a new user of FrameMaker, but have used Arbortext for the past three years. I've just wasted my entire morning trying to figure out how to change my conref color from blue to black. (blue? why...
View ArticleHow do I get rid of background color in shortdesc
Every time I remove the background color from the short.description paragraph tag, it comes back when I reopen FrameMaker. I don't want any background colors in my short descriptions.
View ArticleTOC in a book
Hi there,I have structured documents and I declared my book and my chapter element in the edd as top level elements. So far my book looks fine. Now I want to insert a TOC in the book. What is the best...
View ArticleStart numbering but not at 1
Hi there,I'm try to figure out how to make a numbering like this:1.2.3. A.4.5.6. B.4.5.6. How can I tell my numbering to start at specific number, in this case a 4.? Any ideas? Thanks. Greetings.
View ArticleExported XML contains minus signs where frames are anchored
Dear all, In FM 10, when exporting XML, minus signs (U+002D) appear in text content at the location where (it seems) frames are anchored. What might be causing this? Is there a way to prevent this...
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Space character
Hi there,I have just a little problem but it bothers me pretty much. I have a text that is interrupted by a crossreference. Everytime I close the document and open it again the space character after...
View ArticleTable or list for icon images and their explanation?
Hello, In our user manuals we have descriptions of icons next to the respective icon image. Until now I've always used a table, but the predefined table elements in DITA don't allow for a narrow first...
View ArticleProblems with image attributes
I'm not a native speaker but I give it a try :-) I tried to add attributes of my image element directly in the attributes window, for example I set the alignment to left. But the image is then still...
View ArticleImport modified EDD into template document
Hi guys.I have a dtd file that i have to modify.i t contains the following element:<!ELEMENT Pubinfo (Pubdate, Pubnumber)> I modified it in this way:<!ELEMENT Pubinfo (Pubdate,...
View ArticleFrameMaker 10.0.1.402 and Windows 7 64bit
Hi there,basiclly FrameMaker runs fine on my Window 7 but a have one problem with a bigger file (well, its not that big, but the biggest a have right now). It has about 60 pages several graphics and...
View ArticleHow do you generate a PDF from Structured FrameMaker?
Hi, I am using Framemaker 8. I have not used Structured FM before. I go through the normal steps to print a PDF, but the PDF does not appear in the location I specify, and it appears not to have been...
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Can I force Straddle for table cells in the EDD ?
This is a question for the techies: In my structured EDD, I have created hazard statements according to the ANSI Z535.6 standard, using a table format - with the table heading showing the hazard...
View ArticleConditional formatting
Hi,I don't know if this is possible, but I try the following:I want to set a condition to a element via the EDD that says that the element ABC and it's childelements has a horizontal offset when the...
View ArticleInitialize Numbering from Attribute?
Is it possible to initialize auto numbering from an attribute in the XML? I have a set of files that represent chapters, but they will never be completely formatted as a sequential book. I want to...
View ArticleCan structured Frame documents be processed in Trados?
Hi all: I have a number of structured Frame documents, following a custom EDD, that need to be translated. The idea is to save them as .mif files and give the .mif files to the translation agency who...
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