Using 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 ArticleStrange syntax error in FM11 r/w rules
Hi, I'm struggling with a rule that converts element/attribute name uppercase/lowercase ruling: element “xref” {is fm cross-reference element “Xref”;idref attribute “idref” is fm IDReference attribute...
View ArticleCannot Edit "Display Heading Text" Names in Book Window (with TOC and Index)
I am using FM10 on Windows XP. I am working in a book based on a structured template, which contains various chapters, appendices, a TOC, and index. While in the book pane, I like to toggle the view...
View ArticleGetting image name to the XML-file
Framemaker 9 and 11Windows 7 Hi there I am a brand new user to FM and my task is to go from old FM9 files to structured FM11 files and then save them as XML. I have gotten so far that I can get...
View ArticleCross-reference between structured and unstructured FM documents
Hello, Is it possible to retain FM cross-references from structured to unstructured FM documents during an XML round trip? From what I know, cross-references between or inside structured documents form...
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 ArticleFrameMaker -> XML -> FrameMaker issues
Hello, I currently have about 150 pages fm file, which were orginally unstructured but I managed to make a working structure to it. It has mainly tables, which have crossreferences, images, graphics,...
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 ArticleAdding Pre-Existing Text to Structured FM Document
Is it possible to add preexisting text in structured FrameMaker. For instance, I am creating a template for instruction manuals in FM. Each manual will be edited appropriately by the writers, but the...
View ArticleWhere does the DITA menu call the templates from?
Frame 11DITA 1.2 I'm trying to create a DITA topic (as opposed to a task, reference, or concept) that contains task, reference, and concept elements. I have my template created but when I try to open a...
View ArticleHow to get the Figure Title to appear below the graphic, not above
I have valid XML that I am importing into FrameMaker just for printing. My <figure> element contains a <title> and a <graphic> element. The graphic comes in within an anchored frame,...
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 ArticleHow do I create page breaks in the structure itself?
Hello, I'm switching from word to structured FM and DITA. I know that I could use the lines element to create page breaks where I need them, and also insert manual page breaks at the top of the next...
View ArticleFM8 and DITA -- Correct way to insert non-breaking spaces, etc.?
I've gone round in circle trying to figure this out.FrameMaker's "good old" method of inserting a non-breaking space -- CTRL+SPACE -- doesn't work if the content is output as a DITA XML file: XML...
View ArticleIs there a site that has templates or a site where one can share templates?
It is so much faster to modify a template than to build one from scratch.
View ArticleProblem Working With Framemaker 9 Dita XML Files in Framemaker 10
I just upgraded to Framemaker 10. I am encountering a number of problems when I try to work with my Dita XML help topics, which were last saved in Framemaker 9 format. 1. Using the Default Dita...
View ArticleFrameMaker 10 font size autonumbered xml lists on import to FM
I have a bizzare problem using Structured FrameMaker 10. When importing xml documents, I have a set of Procedures which are broken down into numbered Steps, each with their own para. So the tree would...
View ArticlePostcripted FrameMaker 8 Colors Converting from Spot Colors to CMYK
I am working with Structured FrameMaker 8 files in which all of the colors are set as spot colors. Some of the spot colors in a postscripted FrameMaker 8 file processed as CMYK files when the...
View ArticleWhy am I getting this error message in my DITA Topic? "Element (concept) is...
Frame 11DITA 1.2 I was finally able to create a DITA topic (rather than a reference, concept, or task). However, when I try to insert a task, concept, or reference element after the prolog, I get the...
View ArticleUnable to print to PDF Oversize pages from FrameMaker 9.0 and 7.2
Hi All, I am trying to print to PDF a publication that is full of oversize wiring diagrams. The pages are all images ranging in size from standard A3 and A4 siz sheets through to a foldout being 1470...
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