FrameMaker 10 font size autonumbered xml lists on import to FM
I have a bizzare problem using Structured FrameMaker 10. When importing xml documents, I have a set of Procedures which are broken down into numbered Steps, each with their own para. So the tree would...
View ArticleFM10/DITA - buggy image alignment?
Hi all,when I insert an image element in FM10/DITA structure and then modify the alignment property (e.g. to "right") using the structure window, then this setting is indicated correctly in the...
View ArticleEDD general rule help needed.
My thanks Martti for help on my original question. In my haste, I oversimplified the real problem.What I really want is a general rule such that: - Warnings are optional, but if there are any, they...
View Articlecannot export the framemaker graphic element
Hi you, I need some help for exporting graphics on translation to XML. In general FM exports a changed graphic into a new *.cgm file. This works. Now I'd like to change the format to eps and wrote the...
View ArticleHow can a structured frame be used for translating books to foreign languages?
I keep reading about how a structured approach can improve the translation process (from english to foreign languages), however, i can't seem to find specifics about a particular method or tutorials...
View ArticleHow do I change the text for the prereq element to "Before you begin"
Hi, I am creating structured docs in DITA (eventually to be published online using RoboHelp), and I want to make, for example, the following changes: - Change prereq element label text to "Before you...
View ArticleX-refs are not working in the PDF output
I correctly generated a PDF from a ditamap using DITA-FMx and cross-references are not working.Thanks for your help.
View ArticleFrameMaker -> XML -> FrameMaker issues
Hello, I currently have about 150 pages fm file, which were orginally unstructured but I managed to make a working structure to it. It has mainly tables, which have crossreferences, images, graphics,...
View ArticlePostcripted FrameMaker 8 Colors Converting from Spot Colors to CMYK
I am working with Structured FrameMaker 8 files in which all of the colors are set as spot colors. Some of the spot colors in a postscripted FrameMaker 8 file processed as CMYK files when the...
View ArticleUsing code view adds an invalid attribute to fm-xref element
I've just upgraded from structured FM9 using DITA to structured FM11 using DITA1.1 based on the composite structured application. The project includes a number of XML files and they seemed to finally...
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 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 ArticleStructured Basics for a Beginner
I apologize in advance if this post rehashes a previous thread or topic. My shop has been working with unstructured Framemaker for several years, but recent developments require us to do two things: 1....
View ArticleHow do I add XML content to existing FrameMaker Document
Hello, I have an XML document that contains features of one item and I want to add data from it to FM document that shows those features. These features have been added to FM previously by copy-paste...
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Missing href attribute on images when converting to structured
I am converting legacy unstructured content to structured in FrameMaker 9. I am using DITA. I have created a conversion table that is almost right with a few manual clean-ups necessary for inconsistent...
View ArticleTOC woes
Greetings, Background:Structured FM 7.2 book. First chapter of book is title and front page matter and in it there's a placeholder for importing the TOC.The book was delivered to me with a TOC file...
View ArticleHow can I extract data from unstructured frameMaker?
Hello,Is there any possible techniques to convert unstructured frameMaker to structured frameMaker in order to have data from unstructured FM in a standard XML file?Otherwise is there any tools or...
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How to create a Structured Glossary
I'm stumped. I can't figure out how to go from having a EDD marker entry for a glossary: to actually having a Glossary? I can tag terms with the Glossary marker and ask FM9 to generate a list...
View Articlehow do I add hyperlinks in the PDF output
I am generating the PDF output from my DITA sources by using the menu option File > Save as PDF and hyperlinks are not taken into account.What can I do to get them working? Thank you for your help.
View ArticleSplit elements at paragraph breaks
Using FM 8.0p277 on Windows XP. I have a structured document with some content copied from unstructured documents and pasted into the structure. Inside some elements, there are paragraph breaks that do...
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