Save 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 Articlecouldn't open file because it uses unavailable fonts
I am using framemaker 7.1 and windows 7. I am very familiar with this error. Every time I have gotten it save as with the same file name has always taken care of the problem. I just reloaded framemaker...
View ArticleFrameMaker11(structured) Very Unstable
I have just recently acquired FM11 to continue building structured documents and books. We use an externally generated DTD and I have set up the application files accordingly. I have added the plug-in...
View Articleconverting Framemaker files into PDF progaramatically using publishing server
Hi All Background: We are going for upgrade of Frame maker 8 which is on unix system to FM 10 or 11. We are using Framemaker mainly for renditions, i.e to convert the fm documents to PDF. To convert...
View ArticleFrameMaker 12 issue: copying inline element also copies paragraph style
When I copy an inline element then sometimes the paragraph style is copied as well. The happens frequently when I copy a cross-reference. If the source context is a list then the target paragraph is...
View ArticleMIL-STD 40051C - where to begin
Hi everyone...I am fairly new to structured framemaker and spent the last week reading every piece of information I could on the subject. I've been given the task here at work of taking some...
View ArticleXML import deletes whitespace after xref element
Hi, FM10 not patched, WinXP SP3 I've bumped into a very serious problem that I am able to replicate, but not solve. When I import (custom) XML, any whitespace following <xref> elements is...
View ArticleForced return, non-breaking hyphens & spaces, suppress hyphenation + XML
Forced return (linefeed), non-breaking hyphens and spaces, suppress hyphenation. None of these are preserved when exporting from FrameMaker to XML, since they do not seem to be represented by a Unicode...
View ArticleWhy am I getting this error message in my DITA Topic? "Element (concept) is...
Frame 11DITA 1.2 I was finally able to create a DITA topic (rather than a reference, concept, or task). However, when I try to insert a task, concept, or reference element after the prolog, I get the...
View Article"Unwrap" CDATA with XSLT
Hi,I know this isn't necessarily a FrameMaker question, but it is a place where I know people. So forgive me for asking it here.I have some CDATA sections in an XML file that contain markup that I want...
View ArticleHighlight text in FrameMaker.
I want to highlight text in FrameMaker.or add shadow for the text.How can I deal with it?
View ArticleHow to get the Figure Title to appear below the graphic, not above
I have valid XML that I am importing into FrameMaker just for printing. My <figure> element contains a <title> and a <graphic> element. The graphic comes in within an anchored frame,...
View ArticleFramemaker XML Output Issue
I have an issue with an attribute not being exported to XML from FM8. Here is the excerpt from the DTD: <!ELEMENT std.table.header (std.table.row+)><!ATTLIST std.table.header cols CDATA...
View ArticleWhere is the table width stored?
I am stranded, can you give me a short hint? The DITA 1.1 code of a table that contains a note looks like this:<table frame = "none" colsep = "0" rowsep = "0"><tgroup cols = "2" colsep = "0"...
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 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...
View ArticleControl table row or cell formatting via EDD context rules?
Hi... I think I know the answer to this, but is it possible to control table row or cell properties (like shading, padding, borders, etc) through context rules in an EDD? I'm not aware of any way to do...
View ArticleFrameMaker 12 issue: cross-refs store absolute path, even though the relative...
Hi all, I often work on my documents locally and then move them to the backup drive, then the other day move them to another workstation etc. Moving complete Books was never a problem. Working with...
View ArticleVideo clips do not play in PDF document, why?
What is the point of being able to import video clips (SWF, AVI, WMV, OLE object, etc) into FrameMaker 8 if you can not run them in the PDF? I still have to manually embed the clips in Acrobat. Am I...
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...
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