FrameMaker 11 won't start up
I'm running FrameMaker 11 on Windows 7. I just changed the settings from unstructured to structured Frame and restarted my computer. Now FrameMaker comes up for a few seconds and goes away. Is there...
View ArticleDitamap creates bad book files
Hi there-[Frame 8.0p277 on Windows XP]I have a ditamap that references ditamaps in subdirectories as well as individual xml files in subdirectories. (All files are in the main directory, where the...
View ArticleEnhanced application definition file (structapps.fm) template available
Text Structure Consulting, Inc. is pleased to make available an alternative FrameMaker 10.0 template for application definition files such as structapps.fm. Differences between this template and the...
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Note element with additional paragraphs
FrameMaker 11.0.2.384DITA 1.2 We need to have our <note> element so that the first or only paragraph is *not* wrapped in a <p> element. However, we want to add additional <p> elements...
View ArticleWhat to Do Now That I've Got Structured Content?
Hello FrameMaker Gurus. I've been working as a lone writer for a software company for many years. We have a 1300 page product manual that was originally authored in unstructured FrameMaker. We then use...
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Can't Save As PDF
I am working with DITA files in Frame 8, and am unable to save a generated Frame file as a PDF. I keep getting these errors:"To execute "Save as PDF" command you must have Acrobat Distiller version...
View ArticleHow can you set the background color of a table cell?
Unstructured FrameMaker supports applying a background color to a table cell, so why doesn't a FrameMaker EDD support the CSS property background-color? (Structured Application Developer Reference, p....
View ArticleNew-user resources for authoring DITA with FrameMaker 10?
Might as well ask the same question about DITA. I'm gearing up to write a bunch of new docs and am considering switching to XML. Since we already own FrameMaker, I'll use that if there's no good reason...
View ArticleProblem Working With Framemaker 9 Dita XML Files in Framemaker 10
I just upgraded to Framemaker 10. I am encountering a number of problems when I try to work with my Dita XML help topics, which were last saved in Framemaker 9 format. 1. Using the Default Dita...
View ArticleWhy is Smart paste (to DITA) disabled?
I've just started working with FM 11. I'd like to try out the new ability to convert Word docs to DITA, but I can't. As I understand it, you copy part of a Word document (or an HTML document) to the...
View Articles1000dMenu.jsxbin error in FrameMaker 11
I have read a discussion about this error message elsewhere in the forum, but it did not seem exactly pertinent to our issue. To make updates easier to role out to our users, have our Structure...
View ArticleUninstall FrameMaker 11 and reinstall on a second PC
I've a licenced copy of FrameMaker 11 which I've legally installed on two virtual PCs (both on Macs running Windows XP in VMWare Fusion). On this older Mac, I've also got a full licence for FrameMaker...
View ArticleManaging EDD, DTD, and templates in Framemaker 11 and DITA 1.2
I'm in the process of upgrading from FM9 with DITA to Framemaker 11 with DITA 1.2 I'm using the ditabase template, EDD, and DTD. I've made some paragraph format changes in the template and will need to...
View ArticleHow do I create a soft return (shift+Enter)?
FrameMaker 11DITA 1.2 Is it possible using FM 11 and DITA 1.2 to use a soft return (as in Shift+Enter)? There are times when I want to avoid bad line breaks in a line of code or when I just want to...
View ArticleWhy is my rules.txt file invalid?
I get an error that says A Valid Read/Write rules file must begin with "fm version is" rule. Rules File Contents:fm version is "11.0"; /* * Include all ISO entity mapping rules. */ #include...
View ArticleXML beginner questions
Hello, First post on the forums in a long time, and first here altogether. I hope it's okay to jump in. I have a bit of unstructured FM experience from several years ago and have been using Ventura...
View ArticleTable column widths in FrameMaker 11 + DITA
Hi All,As others have previously posted, DITA tables in Frame 11 will convert to proportional table column sizing whether you want that or not. For example, you change your r/w rules to NOT use...
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 ArticleConversion from word problems with images
Hi ,I managed to make a conversion table to structure the documents of out company.I am having a proble with images.I am importing the word file to our template with a custom EDD document.When the...
View ArticleFM 11 Crash with Element Boundaries as Tags
Hi, I am getting a repeatable crash (but with different error codes) when doing the following: Open a previously saved FM 11 MIF file.Save as FM 11 binary.Close MIF file (without saving)Open FM binary...
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