Creating 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 ArticleFM11 displays "DITA crossref" dialog instead of normal crossref dialog
Hi, when I click Special > crossreference then FM11 displays the new "DITA cross ref dialog". How can I open the normal dialog? For some reasons, the developers evidently thought that writers using...
View ArticleHow to round-trip a "suppress hyphenation symbol"?
Hi all, I can't find any information in the ref or dev guides on how to map a "suppress hyphenation symbol" from Frame to XML. Van -- are you reading this? I've seen your recent post that says to...
View ArticleQuestion on EDD
Hello. I have the following scenario: We are documenting config file that a user might need to edit (within the software that we sell), which is in XML format. When the user opens a config file (in...
View ArticleTables
It seems that Frame 8 is no better than previous versions when going round-trip with respect to tables. When I create a non-CALS table, and attempt to round-trip it, it returns a one-column, multi-row...
View ArticleFM8 DITA - Variables converting to text when generate book
I am using the built in DITA functionality for FM8. When I convert my .ditamap to a FM document (using the "Build FM Document From DITA Map" function) the document is fine including variables.However,...
View ArticleFM tables: Ruling has a mind of its own
Using FM 8 on WinXP. I've been using Framemaker since version 3, so I'm pretty familiar with the software. Here's my current situation:I have a customized table format. The ruling is set as...
View ArticleFM and Database
is it possible to connect FM with a Database, so that I have not to export anything from the DB, but just open the document with the link to DB and print my pdf?Are there some plug in that do this?...
View ArticleFDK select all components (files) in a book
Hi,I need to open a FrameMaker book (by double-clicking the file for the book in file explorer) and then select all the files in the book window (the short cut is ctrl-g).I was able to open each file...
View Article"Error in processing external entity reference" - why?
-- FM 8.0p277, structured --Saddened to see this morning that FM apparently decided against saving the work I did yesterday afternoon ... I can sympathise with the idea of not saving imperfect...
View ArticleBest XML output Instruction Manual
Fellow forum members,Can anyone point me to the best instruction manual Adobe has to offer that would show me how to convert Framemaker Documents to XML format. I need a manual that will be written...
View ArticleOverriding the format rules in a structured document
Some of the later messages in the "Exporting Paragraph Catalog to EDD" thread (http://forums.adobe.com/message/2083552#2083552) dealt with the use of overrides to the formatting specified in an EDD...
View ArticleCopy/Paste from Book to Book
Seems I miss something in the documentation of FM7.1. I want to use the clipboard to copy the content from an opened book into another book (basically to temporarily migrate from one EDD/template to...
View ArticleFrameMaker and S1000D
I'm currently using FM 9 and a iSpec2200 plug-in (I'm not a developer....just a tech-writer) to author aircraft Component Maintenance Manuals (CMMs). The plugin is very protective about customizing,...
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 ArticleMissing 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 Articleimages being resized in book file in FM10
I'm using TCS3, FM10 in Windows XP. When we generate books all of our images are being resized to 72 dpi. Most of them are 150dpi in the source files. What is causing this?
View ArticleGeneral Rule: How to specify optional elements?
Hello, I'm trying to construct a general for which all elements are optional, BUT at least one must be included. For example, the content could be a caution, warning, note, or para. No specific element...
View ArticleInconsistent format for same tag
Hi,I'm using FM10 + DITA-FMx1.1.13 + Window7 64bit (but I think this is not DITA-FMx problem).I am inflicted with mysterious behaivour. I created a simple DITA file...
View ArticleCross-reference ID
Hi there,I have internal cross-references between elements of the document as well as external references to elements of other documents. The external references working fine, but when I open a...
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