Xref formats in Structured FM10&11 break Ptag fmts
(Posting here on the advice of Adobe Support. Do I get a refund on my per-incident support contract?) We have run across a bad behavior of EDD-selected Ptags in conjunction with inline character...
View ArticleFDK - Formatting paragraphs not in Conversion table
Hello, I am structuring a document using a conversion table. I want to be able to apply a specific paragraph format to those paragraph format names that do not appear in the conversion table. I am...
View ArticleIs there a shortcut key to move quickly through open tabs on workspace?
I'm using FM8 in Tech Comm Suite 1 on Windows XP. I sometimes have 15-20 tabs open at a time. Is there a quick way to scroll through all of these tabs? Thanks.
View ArticleProblem with viewing the Child elements in XML
Hi All, I am facing problem with Structured FrameMaker. I need to open an XML file (checked out from XDOC tool) containing child elements in it, but somehow whenever I open the file, the child...
View ArticleError on import of XML into FM8
Hi All, To make my structured application available to a wider user group, I want to reference a dtd via a URL rather than a fixed path on local file system.I'm using FrameMaker 8. Currently I have the...
View ArticleArbortext(XML) import to Framemaker Error
I am trying to import XML files from Arbortext editor off of Documentum and I can not get them to import into FrameMaker without an "error in processing external entity reference." I am trying to get...
View ArticleXML import deletes whitespace after xref element
Hi, FM10 not patched, WinXP SP3 I've bumped into a very serious problem that I am able to replicate, but not solve. When I import (custom) XML, any whitespace following <xref> elements is...
View ArticleVariables invisible in header/footer
Hi Folks, I am working on structured documents with FrameMaker 7.1 and am having problems with headers and footers. The master pages contain both headers and footers populated with variables such as...
View ArticleOpening SGM file in Frame 9
When I open a SGM file in Frame 7 I get a Unknown File Type window where I select SGML. Then the Structured Application window comes up and I select my template and the file opens. Now I am upgrading...
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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 ArticleStructured Books and TOCs (attributes)
Dear all, I am currently working on user manuals in a structured framemaker environment, creating books. In each document, I am working with a top-level element called MainChapter and assign...
View ArticleConverting code for trad. chinese - wrong character conversion
Certain codes do not always result in correct trad. chinese characters in FM Version 8 and above. (They do work correctly in FM7.2.!)Example: "¥]" would normally be "包", but often shows as "�]".Other...
View ArticleSchreibschutz via Attribut steuern / Write lock activation via attribute...
Hallo Zusammen, hat irgendeiner eine Idee wie ich strukturierte Inhalte mit hilfe einer Attributsteuerung vor unbefugtem Editieren schützen kann? Hello all, if there anybody knows how to set a write...
View ArticleHow can I get XML cross-references to translate to Structured FrameMaker?
I've been using Structured FrameMaker from the beginning, and have designed many EDDs, and about 10 years ago I did some translation of SGML into Structured FrameMaker (7.2) which worked well. Now,...
View ArticleStarting with DITA & FrameMaker 10
Hi - Can anyone please help!!!! I understand DITA from a conceptual point of view but want to use FrameMaker to implement a DITA/Topic-based solution for my organisation. Initially, I am looking to...
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Cannot select parts of a description module.
Hello, there is a description module in my xml from which I cannot select a specific part in order to update.No matter which element I click on from this module, the entire module is selected. I...
View ArticleMigrating DITA EDD/templates to FM11
Hello all,I found this task to be very enervating. The performance of FM11 when working with the new edd files (task.edd.fm etc.) is also extremely sluggish to the point of being almost unusable - and...
View ArticleFrameMaker 8 Table subheads
I am working with Structured FrameMaker 8. I need to redesign a table so that the rows in the table that display subheads are formatted differently from the table header. The table header has white...
View ArticleFrameMaker and ArborText
Can two groups within the same company, one using FrameMaker and the other using ArborText, open and edit each other's documents and then bring them back into the original program? Thanks!Lisa
View ArticlePage/chapter numbering probs in material converted from Word
Situation: Need to convert ~300 pages (multiple files) of Word into structured Frame. I'm not very familiar with structured Frame (but am working on this), and am a long-time user of nonstructured....
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