Unable to install components of Technical Communications Suite 3.5
Standard installation of tech comms 3.5 suite fails at the final hurdle. Log file is as follows: Exit Code: 6 Please see specific errors and warnings below for troubleshooting. For example, ERROR:...
View ArticleBetter drawing tools needed
FrameMaker drawing tools haven't changed since I started using FM 5 for UNIX (might have been FM 3--hard to remember that far back). The tools are clumsy to manipulate, they don't "remember" your last...
View ArticleUpdate all files in book to new Framemaker version
I have inherited a Frame 8 book with many files, is there a way to update all of the files to Frame 11 in just a few steps? Could this be done in ExtendScript?
View ArticleFM on Linux?
Hi, I am looking for a Linux solution with FrameMaker. Any information on availability welcome. Thanks.
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Can not update the applications that are part of the Technical Communition...
The updates... menu is grayed out for all applications that are part of this suit. I know that FrameMaker (FM) 11.0 has updates that should be installed. I have downloaded a patch (11_0_1) for FM and...
View ArticleHow do I get rid of the "unavailable fonts" error?
Every time I open framemaker documents that were created by another writer I get the "unavailable fonts" error. I have tried the tip in the help about deselecting the 'remember missing font names'...
View ArticleSelected PDF Job Option doesn't exist...
When I try to print to a .ps file I get the message: "The selected PDF Job Option does not exist n the current installation. Either create this Job Option or select an available Job Option. Continue?"...
View ArticleTCS 4, RoboHelp 10: The WebHelp TOC, index, and glossary do not display any...
TCS 4, RoboHelp 10, Win7: The WebHelp TOC, index, and glossary do not display any entries, even after downloading IE11Fix_RH10.zip and placing the 2 JS files in \RoboHTML\WebHelp5Ext\template_stock....
View ArticleCharacter palette easier than keyboard shortcuts?
Am I the only one who hates using the character palette in FM? I find it more time-consuming (unless the character I want is at the top and it just happens to default to my current font) and its hard...
View ArticleCorrect way to search for character within a string
I am trying to search for the occurrence of a "(" within a text string - unfortunately my code is reported as incorrect. I extract the text correctly but cannot create the search statement correctly:...
View ArticleFramemaker 11 on Virtual Machines
I am trying to install Framemaker 11 on a Windows 7 virtual machine, but am getting an error saying the version of framemaker is invalid (software verification failure)
View ArticleFormat of conditionalized tables?
We are using unstructured FrameMaker 12 on a Windows 7 (64 bit) platform. We create training guides that can be published to PDF as either "Instructor" or "Participant" guides. The content for the...
View ArticleFrameMaker server vs single user licensing requirements for WebWorks Automap?
Hi guys,Does anyone happen to know if a FrameMaker server license is required to support a WebWorks Automap HTML generation process? Or is a single-user license acceptable (so long as only one user is...
View ArticleGreater than or equal symbol not working
Hi, I cannot get the "greater than or equal to" symbol to display properly. I can get the less than or equal symbol to display by typing Ctrl+q #, and then formatting it as Symbol font. According to...
View ArticleFrameMaker Compatible with Mac in Future?
Is anyone aware if future versions of FrameMaker will ever be compatible with a Mac? I used to work on a Windows computer, and I really enjoyed using FrameMaker to create Install/User Manuals. I work...
View ArticleFrameMaker SDK question: How to get all the texts "in a page"
Hi,I am using FDK 12.0 on Windows (using Visual Studio 2012) to make some changes in a FrameMaker document programmatically. I have never used this or any other Adobe API before and am somewhat...
View ArticleFrameMaker file could not be found
Hello, I have a huge book of over half a thousand pages created in FrameMaker 7.2. Recently we upgraded to FrameMaker 12. I updated the book and wanted to create responsive HTML5 help. But I get an...
View ArticleDoes Framemaker support these languages Khmer, Burmese and Sinhala?
Does Framemaker support these languages Khmer, Burmese and Sinhala?
View ArticleFrameMaker SDK Question: How to read an XML file
Hi,I am using FDK 12.0 on Windows (using Visual Studio 2012) to make some changes in a FrameMaker document programmatically. I have never used this or any other Adobe API before and am somewhat...
View ArticleCan't "Save As" PDFX4 2008
When I Save As and choose PDFX4, it appears to making a PDF for about 8 minutes, then the placeholder file on my desktop just disappears, and nothing happens. Nothing created, and no error message. Any...
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