Basic question about EDDs
I have an inhereted edd that I'm trying to make a small change to. My main problem is that no matter what changes I make to the edd file they are not reflected when I open the XML. Note, I have had...
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List numbering problem
I am trying to do the following type of list: a. Stepb. Stepc. Step 1. Sub step 2. Sub stepd. Step I am controlling the numbering in the EDD. My problem is that step d defaults to 'c'...
View Articlefm-xrefs getting lost when converting DITA to FM DITABOOK
Hi, I'm using fm-xrefs for all my cross references within my DITA project. They work fine when I generate .chm files, but the hyperlinking is lost completely when I generate .fm documents by building...
View ArticleLooking for documentation about conversion table syntax
I'm looking for a guide explaining all the operators that may be used in the Wrap this object or objects column of a conversion table. Can someone please point me in the right direction? Thanks.
View ArticleS1000D 2.3 XML Schemas for FM 10?
Hi, Has anyone used Issue 2.3 or 3.0 schemas with Frame 10? I understand the basics of what needs to be done and that I can download older schemas and DTDs from s1000d.org, but I'm specifically...
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 ArticleWhy is my ditaval being ignored?
FrameMaker 11.0.1DITA 1.2 I'm fairly certain this a FrameMaker issue, but I'm willing to be convinced otherwise or instructed on how to correct my ways. I'm still new-ish to the land of DITA, so it...
View ArticleS1000D Publish IETP not available
I am attempting to build an IETP from the sample S1000D bike data provided with TCS 4. I have opened the S1000D bike sample Publication Module (PM) in Framemaker 11. I followed the help file...
View ArticleFramemaker ID attribute
Hi all, Do any of you know whether the FramerMaker ID attribute is used anywhere besides in cross-references? Thanks.Margo
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Problem when assigning image frame style via EDD
Hi all, it seems this is a bug - or am I missing something? In the EDD, I use context rules to assign an object style to image elements. In this example, I simply assign "intitle" to all images for...
View ArticleWhy does my DITA book show each topic on a separate page?
My question this time has to do with my book. After saving my ditamap as a FM 11 book with components, everything looks great except each of my topics is on its own page. Only .fm files with a...
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How to eliminate the default line break while exporting to XML?
Hi,I use FDK 11 to convert a FrameMaker File to XML. Basic example as in the "Structured Import/Export API Programmer guide" works pretty well. But all my frame files have lengthy paragraphs which on...
View ArticleX-refs are not working in the PDF output
I correctly generated a PDF from a ditamap using DITA-FMx and cross-references are not working.Thanks for your help.
View ArticleCross references in structured documents
Hi there, Perhaps someone of you has a tip for me regarding cross references in structured FrameMaker. The problem we have at the moment:We were working with FM8 structured. But - as we worked with FM...
View ArticleAutomatic indent of heading after pasting a table above
Hi All, I am a new user of framemaker and has an urgent need to edit a catalogue document. I intend to insert a new table by copying and pasting an existing table but as I do that the heading of the...
View Articleconverting Framemaker files into PDF progaramatically using publishing server
Hi All Background: We are going for upgrade of Frame maker 8 which is on unix system to FM 10 or 11. We are using Framemaker mainly for renditions, i.e to convert the fm documents to PDF. To convert...
View ArticleMy DITA topic is not available
FrameMaker 11DITA 1.2 Hi, When I originally set up my EDDs, I did not want anyone using the Topic topic; I wanted everyone to use the task, reference, and conept topics only, until they got more...
View ArticleXRef idref attribute not recognized upon opening of XML file
***I suspect this might be an XSL-related solution*** I've inherited a client's xml structapp that goes out to XML quite nicely, but doesn't read in the requisite idref upon opening in FM11. The...
View ArticleOn import, graphics resized after displaying object properties
Hello, my XML files contain many links to EPS files, such as: <image href="mygraphic.eps" align="right" id="0B"> After importing the XML files, the graphics are sized correctly. They're exactly...
View ArticleGenerated PDF file...TOC Items Not Linked
Been racking my brain all day trying to figure out how the heck I created a PDF document TOC with hot links to the document pages from FM 9...and now all of a sudden when I save as a PDF from FM 9 my...
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