FM12: Show/Hide condition does not apply to entire book
FM12: From the Show/Hide Conditional Text pod, Show as per Condition applied to entire book does not consistently update book with correct condition. Now to get the desired condition, I have to apply...
View ArticleWhy is FM10 crashing when I change conditional text settings?
When I go from "show certain conditions" to "show all" in some, but not all, files in a book, FM 10 crashes.I've tried saving as MIF, then reopening, but it still happens eventually.Sometimes it...
View ArticleIs there a way to create a standard hollow bullet?
Hello everyone, We are using FrameMaker 12 on a Windows 7 (64 bit) platform.I have found discussions on the Web about this, but so far nothing works for us. As you know, other word processing tools...
View Articleproblem with serial number
I just recently purchased and installed the Academic version of the Adobe Technical Communication Suite. However, when I went to enter my serial number after launching Frame 8 for the first time, I...
View ArticleCan't Save As PDF
I am working with DITA files in Frame 8, and am unable to save a generated Frame file as a PDF. I keep getting these errors:"To execute "Save as PDF" command you must have Acrobat Distiller version...
View ArticleFrameMaker 7 vs Windows 7 and Windows Vista
We have several computers with either Windows 7 or Windows Vista. On these we have Frame version 7 (latest patch). I have heard that Frame 7 is not compatible with these 2 operating systems. Is that...
View ArticleIssues converting a .mif to .fm file.
Greetings, I have a dozen .mif (version 7) files that I am trying to save as/convert into .fm (version 10); however, when I try to do a save as FrameMaker gives me an error saying it can not save .mif...
View ArticleCallouts
The thing I would like to see more than anything is a 'callout' palette on the graphics toolbar. I think this would be a great feature for Framemaker to shout about in a future release. The main...
View ArticleDisplay refresh problem Framemaker 11
Good morning everyone ! We just updated our Framemaker to version 11 and we are getting a new problem while loading a file containing images (jpg format).While opening the file and scrolling down the...
View ArticleFrameMaker 12 Publish Crash
Using Framemaker 12.0.1.331 all publish operations crash if the document contains a UserString of 1 or more characters in a table element. We use UserStrings in this way to hold metadata about tables...
View ArticleHyperlinks not working in Index
I have put in my index markers and run my "standard " index but, the entries are not hyperlinked.Can anyone tell me why my hyperlinks would not be appearing. I have checkked off the little tick box "...
View ArticleAppendix numbering incorrectly
I have my appendices in two different files in Frame. One is for portrait files, and then the last one is for landscape files. It was the easiest way I could get them to work. Anyhow, now I want to...
View ArticleLanguage settings
This should probably be filed under stupid questions, but I was asked to investigate anyway by my current client. This is not my idea! Can I re set the language for FrameMaker 10 from English to...
View ArticleI've got the download for TC5 on my computer, but it won't install.
It asks me for a serial number, which I entered. Then the computer asks me to allow program to make changes to the computer, which I allow. Then nothing happens.
View ArticleFM10/Acrobat X 10-use named destinations for PDF linking
My company wants our documentation to be accessible from a web page. No problem there. But they want to provide users with links that open the PDF files to a specific section.My books are in FM10. I...
View ArticleAccess MySQL from ExtendScript
Did anyone use ExtendScript to connect to a MySQL database, for retrieving and storing data?
View ArticleFM12 incorrect selection on clicking list items
I have recently upgraded from FM10 to FM12 (Unstructured) and I am having a random problem with any part of the UI with a long list of selectable items, such as any of the Catalog pods or the...
View Articledisconnect frames
FrameMaker 7.0 - Is there any easy way disconnect multiple frames? I have MANY pages that I have changed the page size. If I try Format >. customize layout > either disconnect previous or...
View ArticleChange Underline Color without Changing Text Color?
Hi, my client needs me to apply RED underlining to BLACK text, but cannot get FrameMaker to do this. Word does this, but I hate Word! Is there any way possible for this to be done? (FrameMaker's online...
View Article"draft" (and other watermark) in Acrobat
Prepare book in Framemaker, save as .pdf – looks fine, which is what you'd hope for! Add "draft" watermark at 50% transparency, and Acrobat helpfully adds a dark grey veil to every page to make sure...
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