How many EDDs and templates do I need?
Hello,I'm planning to set up a documentation project using DITA (1.2) and I'm evaluating which editor would be better. The output will be PDF files (in various formats: A4, A5 and Letter for various...
View Article[FM12] Linking multiple books for HTML5 output
Hi all,Here is the problem I'm facing : I've created several FM12 books. Each one has a life on its own, as the main purpose is to publish in PDF format.I would like publish in HTML5 to put all the...
View ArticleCan I run two copies of FrameMaker at the same time?
I am trying to learn Structured FrameMaker. Is it possible/legal/safe to start two copies of FrameMaker on my PC at the same time?Specifically I want to have one copy open in Structured FM to...
View ArticleFrame cannot find Acrobat Distiller printer instance
I installed Acrobat Pro 8 and now I can no longer create pdfs from Frame 7. I get the following message:FrameMaker could not find Acrobat Distiller printer Instance, which must be installed to execute...
View ArticleFrameMaker 9 import / export XML and Finding Someone to Create EDD
I've been tasked by my company to select a structured XML authoring tool and I've narrowed my selection to FrameMaker 9 and Arbortext. At first I didn't consider FrameMaker because I wasn't aware of...
View ArticleFM9, ATA iSPEC 2200, & EDD setup
Does anyone have advice on setting up the EDD created from the CMM DTD provided in the ATA iSPEC 2200 Standard? I'm having a difficult time trying to modify the EDD to format the front matter and...
View ArticleFM10: any way to set view as element boundaries (as tags) to always show tags?
I'm using FM10 in TCS3 on Windows XP. We upgraded from FM8 and in that version, eventually, the element tags were displayed whenever you opened a topic. (It took about 1,000 times for it to learn, but...
View ArticleUsing content from Strings attributes in Prefix text
Hello all you EDD experts out there, I did not find this specific info in the struct app dev guide, so I am hoping someone else has figured this out at some point in time. Maybe this is trivial to...
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 ArticleCan I use DocBook 4.5 DTD with FrameMaker 11?
I am fairly a newbie both at FrameMaker 11 and XML, but have just dived into the deep end with Structured FrameMaker to produce a DocBook document. FrameMaker's DocBook structured applications seem to...
View ArticleCustomized quick element toolbar not appearing in new topics
I found that I for customizing the quick element toolbar I need to edit the file quick_element.xml in the folder C:\Users\<user...
View ArticleFM 12 - Quick Element Toolbar
I'm giving the trial version of FM 12 a quick test. One thing I noticed right away is that I can't seem to actually open the new Quick Element toolbar. Selecting View > Toolbars > Quick Element...
View ArticleIs anyone using xDocBook with index entries?
I've never done more than just briefly mess around with the xDocBook structure application in FM. Seemed to work fine, but never used it for real work so didn't get into it too deeply. I was asked...
View ArticleAXCM plug-in question
Not sure if this is the best forum to post this question -- hoping someone else is using this plug-in and has a suggestion. I'm running FM 10 on Win7 and using West Street's free AXCM plug-in to filter...
View ArticleDreamweaver-style tool to keep track of links and filename changes in DITA?
One problem I have been having in adopting the DITA model and using structured Frame is that, every time I change a file name or location, all the links and cross-references and mappings in my DITA...
View Articleinstalling TCS3 updated for FM 10 on Windows 7 displays Adobe Application...
I got a new laptop and installed FM10. To avoid getting the License expired error, I tried installing TCS update 3. But the system displays an error Adobe Application Manager may be damaged. I...
View ArticleHow can I resolve the following postscript error: [ Error: undefined;...
I know the error is caused by using a character definition that uses the Courier font (indicating 'user input' in a technical documentation document). FM indicates that Courier is an available font.
View ArticleHow do I use the Notation Declaration table on the Reference Pages in FM10...
I can find no documentation to explain the Notation Declaration table that exists on the reference pages. My DTDs (both XML and SGML) call for some specific notations to be used with certain graphic...
View ArticleImporting EDD
Hi, I am learning Structured FrameMake 9r, I am facing a problem. When I import element definitions File > Import > Element Definitions... > Import Element Definitions (Open and select the...
View ArticleChanging Backslash to Front Slash In Conref Paths
I have quite a few conrefs within my existing content, primarily used for branding purposes. Recently we changed publishing platforms and now run this process on a Linux system. Content authoring...
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