Missing Conref when I save and reopen an .xml file in FM9
I am running FM9 on Windows 7. We have been using the template and rules files shipped with FM9 and modifying them for our needs. Currently I am experiencing an issue and I'm not at all sure how to...
View ArticleCannot change text frame connections ...
As part of a project 8 years ago (using FrameMaker 7.0) we created a Chart-Template-Master.fm file and Chart_Template-Definitions.edd file. The edd file contains the definitions of all of the XML...
View ArticleConditional text: It can't be this hard
This should be so simple, yet I fear a dearth of solutions. I built a big, fat pdf deliverable for a client using structured Frame 9/DITA. They're tickled pink. Now they want, for a difference...
View ArticleUsing within
Hello again, I have another "Best Practices" question that is causing some debate at my organization. DITA allows the use of the <keyword> element within <uicontrol> and several other User...
View ArticleAdjust r/w rules to save anchored frame position
Hi all,I have been trying to adjust my r/w rules, perhaps somebody has a hint for me. What I need to do is save the placement of anchored frames for image elements (such as "in paragraph" or "beneath...
View ArticleWhat to do with a NoName Element
Hi,When I convert from unstructured to stuctured, FM is automatically making the highest level element a NoName. Is there a simple way to convert NoName into a Chapter element? Chapter is my highest...
View ArticleWhat other factors might affect numbering in a book?
I have inherited a book that had 6 chapters and I've added a 7th chapter at the front. I've gone into the Numbering Properties set up and set it so that the first chapter says "Chapter #1" and the...
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How to insert special character in sgm file and interprete it without isoents...
I have an sgm file which contains special characters in different languages. <!DOCTYPE MANUAL PUBLIC "-//SWE-XXX//DTD XXX MANUAL-DTD 2.0//EN"><MANUAL LANG="CS"><TITEL>Polish...
View ArticleUsing non-breaking spaces in attributes
Hello all, I am writing reusable modules in Structured FrameMaker. Part of the reusability comes from using a variable instead of a hard-coded machine name, so that the machine name does not require...
View ArticleBook file has issues -
We are reviving an old DTD and check-in and -out system for use in a new Structured project document. (don't ask...). Writers delivered everything in a single XML file, which the -check-in and -out...
View ArticleRead/Write Rules with Framemaker 9
We have a structured application that we are exporting as XML and HTML from Framemaker 9 and playing in a browser. The graphics are exporting in the correct format but the style sheet generated by...
View ArticleCALS tables as external file entities
Hi, I'm struggling with a problem while reading in XML fileset through importing XSL transformation (defined in structapps). I've got a main xml document + bunch of separate cals tables, each in it's...
View ArticleHow to roundtrip drawings maintained in FrameMaker
Hi all, I have a book of > 1000 pages, containing > 1000 drawings.Currently, the book source is maintained as FrameMaker files, and all drawings are maintained within these files. So far, XML is...
View ArticleFrameMaker 8 Memory Issues
Hi, Working with FrameMaker 8, I've been finding that after opening and closing structured files, (either through the UI or through the FDK) the memory usage of Frame seems to noticable increase....
View ArticleAbsolute path in Doctype DTD makes DTD unavailable on other machines
Hi all, When saving to XML, I understand that Frame takes the relative path to the DTD as described in structapps.fm (in our case, $STRUCTDIR\xml\xdocbook\app\docbookx.dtd) and generates an absolute...
View ArticleTables within Structure Documents... Lots of Questions
Hi Everyone, Glad to see some other FrameMaker users out there, as I've been feeling on a bit lonesome lately on my new position. A bit of background... I was recently hired as a contractor to help a...
View ArticleStumped: Why won't DITA-OT process my Frame 9 map file?
I'm stuck and hope someone might provide some guidance. I'm running Frame 9 on Windows XP.I've created a very simple map file and am trying to get it to process in the DITA OT.Everything appears to be...
View ArticleCan I Create a New Structured App that's a Copy of a Current One?
Here's the situation: I am new to using Dita in Framemaker, but have become competent with the authoring process. I do not understand the development end of things very well, however. What I want 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 Articleseamless conversion to sgml?
Hello,Has anyone ever had a seamless conversion to sgml using a conversion table?If so, can you share the examples of the EDD used and the corresponding conversion table?I've got the EDD working great,...
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