Is FM capable of processing sequences?
From what I have seen about ditamaps, I should be able to specify a collection-type, such as sequence, on a topicref in a map. This would hopefully end up being processed so that the children of that...
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 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...
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 ArticleLocation of Format definitions
Where are the formatting names used in Structured EDD actually defined? For example, where is HeadingLeadIn defined, which is used in Structured\xml\UserGuide\app_xml\UserGuide.EDD.fm
View ArticleUsing code view adds an invalid attribute to fm-xref element
I've just upgraded from structured FM9 using DITA to structured FM11 using DITA1.1 based on the composite structured application. The project includes a number of XML files and they seemed to finally...
View ArticleVideo clips do not play in PDF document, why?
What is the point of being able to import video clips (SWF, AVI, WMV, OLE object, etc) into FrameMaker 8 if you can not run them in the PDF? I still have to manually embed the clips in Acrobat. Am I...
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 ArticleMIL-STD 40051C - where to begin
Hi everyone...I am fairly new to structured framemaker and spent the last week reading every piece of information I could on the subject. I've been given the task here at work of taking some...
View ArticleHow can a structured frame be used for translating books to foreign languages?
I keep reading about how a structured approach can improve the translation process (from english to foreign languages), however, i can't seem to find specifics about a particular method or tutorials...
View ArticleFM10 - Can't save structured docs to FM9 format?
Hi, I need a sanity check here before reporting a bug. With FM10 (not patched), I still get an FM10 document when I Save As to Document 9.0 (*.fm), but only with structured documents. Unstructured docs...
View ArticleHow to use EDD document with Structured templates
Hi, I started learning working with EDDs. I have an existing EDD, now I am suppose to use this for creating documents. I have created a new book and imported this EDD file to it. I can see all the...
View ArticleXSLT to convert XML into Tables
Hi, I'm trying to import my XML data into a table format. After adding an XSL file to my Structure Application as a Preprocessing Stylesheet, and importing my XML instance file with the Template file...
View ArticleApplying master pages while typing
I am running framemaker 7.0 (I realize it is a very old version). How do I force it to add a page based on a different master page that I have set up? Right now it adds the default (none).
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 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 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 ArticleProblem with Table Continuation variable
When saving a structured document to XML, the Table Continuation variable is translated to an entity named "fm.tcont". Strangely, the content of the entity is a control character (0x11). The file is...
View ArticleAutonumbering for task levels - EDD question
Hello all, In our current unstructured documents, we have a style that handles what we call "major" steps, which are tasks that can be by themselves or most often are no as they are normally in just...
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XML export Issue FM9
Hello, When exporting to XML "File-Save as XML" FM does not export all the information. Below is the the Structure view: The XML output from this is: <ref><ref-setup-item id =...
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