Generated PDF file...TOC Items Not Linked
Been racking my brain all day trying to figure out how the heck I created a PDF document TOC with hot links to the document pages from FM 9...and now all of a sudden when I save as a PDF from FM 9 my...
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 ArticleArbortext(XML) import to Framemaker Error
I am trying to import XML files from Arbortext editor off of Documentum and I can not get them to import into FrameMaker without an "error in processing external entity reference." I am trying to get...
View ArticleHow to convert existing FM to DITA 1.2? Any documentation?
I watched a webinar posted on the adobe website called "How to Optimize content for smooth migration into XML/DITA" and in the conversion, it showed an element called dita (root) and elements called...
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 ArticleHow to replace a user variable from a selected text range.
I want to replace a user variable which is wrapped with Emphasis element.While I am doing this replacement I need to change the Emphasis element's attributes in which the variable is been wrapped.I am...
View ArticleDITA "tutorial" fails or is it me?
I am following the Quick Start "tutorial" in the _Structure Application Developer Guide_ and have hit an impasse.My EDD is valid, and I can import it into the test document, but doing so has no effect...
View ArticleBroken links when PDFing Structured FM 8 in Windows XP
We have a large number of links in our documents that are created using structured Framemaker 8.0 in a Windows XP environment. The xrefs work fine in FM, but once they have been PDF'd all of the links...
View ArticleCopy/Paste from Book to Book
Seems I miss something in the documentation of FM7.1. I want to use the clipboard to copy the content from an opened book into another book (basically to temporarily migrate from one EDD/template to...
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 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...
View Articlegraphic element from DTD to EDD
Framemaker 7.2, WindowsI created the EDD from the DTD. But I'm having trouble with the 'graphic' (lower case)Element. It's supposed to be an empty element but when I insert the tag it displays with the...
View Articlecan 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 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 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 ArticleUpdate List of Figures
Using FM 8.0p277 on Vista. I previously had a question regarding Figure numbering that was answered thanks to the users on this forum. On a somewhat related matter, now that I have added figures to a...
View ArticleExporting Paragraph Catalog to EDD
Hello everyone and thanks in advance for any help. I'm currently working on importing XML into Framemaker. I'm fairly new to Framemaker but after reading the technical paper on XSLT and structured...
View ArticleFrameMaker 9 plug-in for DITA Open Toolkit/ RoboHelp 8
Hi - Does anyone know where to download the FM9 plug-in for DITA-OT? Also, do you have to have the FM9 DITA-OT plug-in installed in order to import a Ditamap into RoboHelp 8? I am working in a Windows...
View ArticleInconsistent format for same tag
Hi,I'm using FM10 + DITA-FMx1.1.13 + Window7 64bit (but I think this is not DITA-FMx problem).I am inflicted with mysterious behaivour. I created a simple DITA file...
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....
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