can you find specific tags in structured FM and clear them?
I'm working with FM 8 in Tech Comm Suite 1 in an XP environment. We have used the ph tag to indicate sections where text has changed and must be approved by SMEs. How do we clear the tags when the...
View ArticleAm I missing something to do DITA?
Hi, Running FM 8 which was installed as part of the Tech Comm package I believe. I am looking at learning and using DITA but when I select the structured format to create a new Chapter I get a message...
View ArticleTable Alignment Problem
I have a CALS format table that I cannot get alignment to work properly. I have the attributes for the table defined and handled in the R/W rules file (posted below). I have code in the EDD to look...
View ArticleNo PDF bookmarks generated from structured FM90 book
We used an FDK based application to nightly build/generate structured FM books from XML files and then save these books as PDF.This automated process worked fine as long as we employed FM70 and FDK70....
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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 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...
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 ArticleWhere are the DITA 1.2 new topic structures defined?
When creating a new DITA 1.2 topic in FrameMaker (I'm using v.11), the new topic appears with some elements already added. In addition, some of them have banner text such as "Enter title here". I know...
View ArticleAdjust r/w rules to save anchored frame position
Hi all,I have been trying to adjust my r/w rules, perhaps somebody has a hint for me. What I need to do is save the placement of anchored frames for image elements (such as "in paragraph" or "beneath...
View ArticleTo import a pdf file in FrameMaker
How do we import a pdf file with all its pages in a FrameMaker file ? I found that we can import only one sheet of the pdf in a FrameMaker file.
View ArticleHow Can I call myself marker element in footer/header?
In frameMaker,There are two system marker variables,running H/F3<&marker1> and running H/F4<$marker2>,In my xml file,I already use them,Now I need third or more marker element,they can...
View ArticleMixing structured/unstructured files in a book
Hi,I have books with structured files (FM 7.1). All run well ...Now, I have to include unstructured files into these books just to produce PDF's files (one PDF per book) mixing the two kinds of file....
View ArticleHelp with XSL transforms
I am new to working with Structured FrameMaker and am struggling to successfully implement an XSLT transformation. I want to transform a doxygen output in XML into a formatted FrameMaker document/book....
View Articleattribute value with special characters to running header/footer
Hi, I need to create XML attribute value with text containg registered sign and trademark characters with FM8 and have it in running H/F. I can enter TM-character from kb (ansi code 0153) to attribute...
View ArticleFrameMaker 9 plug-in for DITA Open Toolkit/ RoboHelp 8
Hi - Does anyone know where to download the FM9 plug-in for DITA-OT? Also, do you have to have the FM9 DITA-OT plug-in installed in order to import a Ditamap into RoboHelp 8? I am working in a Windows...
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 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...
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 ArticleCross reference issues in FrameMaker 11 DITA
I'm trying to upgrade from FrameMaker 9 to FrameMaker 11. My files are set up using structured FrameMaker and DITA. The ditamap is comprised of both FM files and XML files. I'm attempting to use the...
View ArticleForced return, non-breaking hyphens & spaces, suppress hyphenation + XML
Forced return (linefeed), non-breaking hyphens and spaces, suppress hyphenation. None of these are preserved when exporting from FrameMaker to XML, since they do not seem to be represented by a Unicode...
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