FM8 and DITA -- imported graphics appear "squashed" ...
I'm a long-time unstructured FrameMaker user who is currently developing some content using FrameMaker 8's DITA tools.DITA does not seem to use my old friend Anchored Frames to contain graphics. That...
View ArticleEDD customization in FM11
Goodmorning,I wrote this content in the wrong area of this forum.I repeat the question in the FM structured area so maybe someone can help me. I'm using Structured Fm 11 with DITA files and DITAMAP...
View ArticleAutomating the book building process in FM11 - best tool?
Hi - we're gearing up to create an automated book-building process using FM11. Before we start, a quick straw-poll: What do you folks recommend / suggest as the best automation tool? We want to trigger...
View ArticleImporting SVG images into DITA topics / controlling the size
Hi Framers, I'm currently evaluating DITA using FM9 p250 and the DITA FMx plugin. If we should adopt DITA, we'd need a replacement for the vector graphics formats we currently use. I'm considering SVG...
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...
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 ArticleIs anyone successfully working in DITA 1.2?
Slight correction… The results are the same when saving as a book with components or as a composite book. The difference is when I change my ditafm-output.ini file to a flat file. That is when I get...
View ArticleWhat is each element used for?
Hello out there! I'm new to FM for a year now and have a long way to go. I'm trying to figure out what each of the elements is used for. They are not named in such a way to explain to me what they are...
View ArticleGraphic elements in XML
Guys, I guess I'm kinda stupid or blind or both, but I got this trivial issue: I try to roundtrip graphics from a simple EDD to XML and back.So I got this pretty simple rules in EDD, DTD and RWR:...
View ArticleAdding marker elements
I need to add marker elements to my EDD but I'm not quite sure how to go about it so they show up as Marker Elements when the "Special / Marker" is clicked on. Specifically, I need Glossary,...
View ArticleHighlight text in FrameMaker.
I want to highlight text in FrameMaker.or add shadow for the text.How can I deal with it?
View ArticleHow do I create a soft return (shift+Enter)?
FrameMaker 11DITA 1.2 Is it possible using FM 11 and DITA 1.2 to use a soft return (as in Shift+Enter)? There are times when I want to avoid bad line breaks in a line of code or when I just want to...
View ArticleOTF Fonts Thai
Hello, we are working with structured FM 8 and do translate in pretty much all languages except for Arabic. So far, there were no complaints for the Asian languages. But now, we receive the feedback...
View ArticleWhat to Do Now That I've Got Structured Content?
Hello FrameMaker Gurus. I've been working as a lone writer for a software company for many years. We have a 1300 page product manual that was originally authored in unstructured FrameMaker. We then use...
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 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 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 ArticleRead/Write Rules: Generic Identifiers & FM Tags
I have seen this question answered in one of the dev guides but I cannot find it again. My question is whether it is legal within the read/write rules to refer various generic identifiers to the same...
View ArticleWhy can't I open a DITA file?
FrameMaker 11DITA 1.2 Yes, this is a repeat of an earlier query but I'm hoping the new title will help. I'm really stumped and this seems like it should be simple. When I originally set up my EDDs...
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.
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