FM8 + DITA: Cannot create a book from a map.
Hello,I want to create a book from a map with the standard FM function.1. Do I reference .xml topics? I read something about .fm.xml topics? How can I get this file format?I reference topics in the...
View ArticleConrefs in xml files disappear in generated book file
I'm using FM 8 in Tech Comm Suite 1 in a Windows XP environment. I've used a conref in a number of my topics. The conref is a note tag. I have just generated a book file and the conrefs are not...
View ArticleHow to find if a file exists using FrameMaker API ?
How do we find if a file ( with pdf / tps file path given ) is existing in a given folder using FrameMaker API ?
View ArticleCan I Create a New Structured App that's a Copy of a Current One?
Here's the situation: I am new to using Dita in Framemaker, but have become competent with the authoring process. I do not understand the development end of things very well, however. What I want to...
View ArticleHTML XML Framemaker
I've been searching around on the web for a couple of hours and haven't found anything useful, so I hoping someone on this forum can help point me in the right direction.As part of our company, we use...
View ArticleConversion Table
Does anyone have a sample unstructured-to-structured conversion table they could share? I need to get P:Heading1 converted to a Title element that is in a Section element that is in a Chapter element...
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 Articlefdk version vs compiler version question
I have been currently utilizing Framemaker+SGML 7.2, FDK 7.1, Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 w/ service packs as my development environment. I have been forced by the organizational system administration...
View ArticleUnable to create a book file of composite docs from multiple ditamaps
I am using TCS3 with FrameMaker 10 (DITA 1.1) in Windows XP. I created a master ditamap that contains topicrefs to other ditamaps. So in effect, each subditamap contains all of the topics for a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Saving .ditamap as FM9 .book
Hello,I'm sure I'm missing something simple, but I just can't see it. I've created a ditamap in FM9. Then I went to File>Save Ditamap As... and selected file type FM9 book (*.book). My .ditamap...
View ArticleFrameMaker 11 ignores relationship tables?
Hello All I'm playing around with the Save Ditamap As options in FrameMaker 11. I have a ditamap that references four sub-maps. In the top container map there is a relationship table with topic...
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 ArticleLevel rules for nested codeblocks
I am trying to modify the level rules to apply indentation to codeblock elements, which I have allowed for nesting so we can create good code samples. I have my level rules set up like this, but...
View ArticleCrashes when using FM drawings and saving to XML (DITA)
We're having a strange problem with FM 8.0p273 and DITA concerning FM-internal graphics. We would like to create some of our images using the FM drawing tools, so we insert a <fig> element and...
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 ArticleStructured formatting and contitional text.
Hi all, I'm working on a Structured FM9 Document. My problem is a little complicated to explain, so I hope I can be clear. My document has some text added as an 'Element', the formating for which is in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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 ArticleTop-level Numbering Continuation Across Files in a Book
My department at work is looking to transition most of our files from Word to Structured Framemaker 9 (with an eye to DITA). I am trying to build a master template for this, and running into some...
View ArticleGenerating a Book from DITA Map
Hi All, In the DITA-FMx plugin developed by Leximation, there's a feature called Generate Book from Map. It allows me to create a FrameMaker book from a DITA map or bookmap and then do whatever I can...
View ArticleStructured FM and XML
Hi-- I am a Framemaker newbie going through the Structured Application Developer Guide. I am stuck on page 40 of the guide, on which I'm supposed to open the FM template (with the dtd imported, etc.)...
View Article