Help with format rules in EDD
Frame9 + DITA-FmX I'm working on my EDD, writing formatting rules that will apply our standard template formats to the appropriate DITA elements. I'm having a problem that is puzzling me. Our template...
View ArticleANN: FM 10 - sneak peek video
RJ Jacquez, Adobe's senior evangelist for Tech Comm products, has released a sneak peek video on the upcoming FrameMaker 10 product. Please see:...
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 ArticleEnhanced application definition file (structapps.fm) template available
Text Structure Consulting, Inc. is pleased to make available an alternative FrameMaker 10.0 template for application definition files such as structapps.fm. Differences between this template and the...
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 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 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 ArticleImport modified EDD into template document
Hi guys.I have a dtd file that i have to modify.i t contains the following element:<!ELEMENT Pubinfo (Pubdate, Pubnumber)> I modified it in this way:<!ELEMENT Pubinfo (Pubdate,...
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Auto insert a graphic.
Hi all,I am building an EDD from scratch. One element is "Safety" which has 3 options Warning, Caution or Note. I have formatted the text easy enough and can get a prefix no prob based on the choice...
View Articlesgml import issue
I am working on a structure application and EDD using the dtd for CMMs that is provided with iSpec2200. The issue that I can't seem to resolve is related to the display of .cgm graphic files that are...
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 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 ArticleMaking display options sticky
In FM 10, whenever I open a DITA topic, the Structure View and Element Catalog display options revert to defaults that look cluttered and annoying to me. The Structure View displays all the attributes,...
View ArticleIs there any way to merge multiple pdf into one?
Hi,Is any there any way to convert different frame files into pdf and merge them into one programmatically using FDK11. Like, for example,a.fm, b.fm, c.fm to abc.pdf Thanks,Venkat
View ArticleRelationship Table best practices question
My colleagues and I have recently converted all of our unstructured legacy documentation to XML following the DITA standard. We’re now ready to add in relationship tables and have a few questions about...
View ArticleStructured Frame Resources (EDD, DTD, Rules)?
Does anyone know of any good structured frame resources? We are currently using Frame 6 and are looking to upgrade to Frame 11. However, our EDD and DTD seem to be problematic to convert from version...
View ArticleWhich structure format is best for user guides and why?
I use Framemaker 7.2 structured to generate software user guides. Currently I am trying out Framemaker 10. In the Structure folder of the Framemaker installation folder there are many different types...
View ArticleConrefs disappear after saving to xml
Hi all, I'm having a weird issue with conrefs and I'm hoping someone can help. I have 3 documents: DocA, DocB, and DocC.I've been using conrefs to reuse rows in a table that need to be repeated in...
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How do I get the chapter number out of my flow and into the correct place?
Several of the chapters in my document have lost the format. I've tried importing from the chapters that are correct and it's not changing anything. Grateful for any help..
View ArticleWhy is my rules.txt file invalid?
I get an error that says A Valid Read/Write rules file must begin with "fm version is" rule. Rules File Contents:fm version is "11.0"; /* * Include all ISO entity mapping rules. */ #include...
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