FM12 console appears with every XSLT transform
Hi, FM12.0.0.329, Win7 This question has been asked in various permutations with little successs, but let me try again. I need to find a way to disable the Console panel, which pops up every time I...
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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 ArticleRoundtrip formatting not working
My issue is that when I open an XML file in FrameMaker, the formatting is not using my application that I set up. I'm not sure where this is controlled. This is what I did. I made a copy of the...
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Table Numbering
Hello,I'm building my EDD in FM9 and I'm trying to set up the Table Numbering. As far as I can tell, I've built it up the same way as all my other numbered sequences (lists, headers, etc.) but it's...
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Display a line (via image frame) below suffix
Hi all,currently I am trying to format the DITA <lq> element (long quote) to display a line above and below its content. For the line below I have tried to use a suffix rule in the EDD. I can...
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Conversion table-nesting elements
Hi, I am new to structured FM and was trying to migrate a few unstructured FM documents to structured using the "conversion table". After generating the conversion table, I am not able to create a...
View ArticleSearching multiple FrameMaker files at once?
I was just wondering whether there was any way to search several FrameMaker files at once or generate a list of files that meet certain attribute criteria. What I'd like to do is identify all files in...
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Creating Unique IDs for elements (non-DITA)...
Hi,I know there's a solution to this somehow via scripting - problem is, I have no clue so far about FM scripting We're using the standard XML API for our structure and everything works out fine,...
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 ArticleFM 11 - Issues with Saving FrameMaker files
I am working in a Structured FrameMaker 11 | Windows 7 environment. I have been working on a test computer. Another testing site was built today, and I am currently working in this newly built...
View ArticleRemove fm-ditafile and dita elements from FM output
Is there a way to remove these elements after converting a Dita map to FM files? They clutter up the output, I would prefer a clean structure with tasks, concepts etc. as root elements for chapters....
View ArticleCodeblock Element: How do I make it so when I press enter, it doesn'insert...
FM 11DITA 1.2 Currently when I'm entering text in the <codeblock> element, it inserts another <codeblock> element every time I press Enter, like this:<codeblock> This is the first...
View ArticleFM11 and ITC Zapf Dingbats Std Medium Font
My office recently upgraded from Structured FrameMaker 8 | Win XP to Structured FrameMaker 11 | Win 7. We also upgraded some fonts, including Zapf Dingbats. We have replaced Zapf Dingbats with ITC...
View Articlefont changes in
I've prepared some DITA concepts outside FM. In these concepts, the name of the product is hauled in as a reference; the <ph> in the source files carefully reproduces the (naughty word ahead)...
View ArticleUnable to create a complate PDF (with title page, toc, chapter, backmatter,...
Following is the ditamap i am using to create the PDF. This has booktitle, front matter, toc, chapter and backmatter. I am able to generate a PDF (complete with title page, toc, chapter, backmatter,...
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How do you insert an equation in a structured doc using DITA 1.2?
Good morning, I'm currently in the process of structuring a set of unstructured user manuals using FM10 and the DITA 1.2 standard. I have my conversion table and templates setup and everything has been...
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 ArticleCreating drop-down list for element in causes errors
Frame 11DITA 1.2 Due to restrictions beyond our control, we must use absurdly long product names. Therefore I want to use drop-down lists to make it easier for the authors to select a <prodname>...
View ArticleConfiguration settings for FM10 & DITA questions
We are currently using FrameMaker 10 and trying to tweak some configuration settings. 1. Is there any way to change the default location of the user version of maker.ini? On Windows 7 it defaults to...
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