Framemaker 12 unstructured version 12.0.2.389 crashes when trying to print
I have a couple of clients in different companies whom I try to help with FrameMaker related problems on a consultancy basis. They have upgraded to FrameMaker 12 and are now experiecing some problems...
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Hey,I'm trying to use keys as variables in my DITA project, but I can't figure out how to insert a "variable" in a topic using keys? This is what my dita map looks like: <map xmlns:ditaarch =...
View ArticleHelvetica Unicode font
I am looking for a Helvetica Unicode font, to be used in FrameMaker 8, Windows.It has to be able to support all characters in the following alphabets:Hungarian, Slovak, Estonian and Romanian.Does...
View ArticleDitaval Map-Level Filtering?
FM 11.02.384 / DITA 1.2 How do I get FM to use a ditaval to filter at the map level? I have two major product families to address in my manuals. They are very similar in some ways, and so I would like...
View Articleupdate 12_0_3 Error: U44M2P7
Hi everybody, We use a lot of FrameMaker 12 (inkl. Update 12_0_2).All workstations exclude 2 are no problem to update to 12_0_3. The 2 Workstations receive an error: U44M2PF by 1% of the upgrade...
View ArticleEpub in Framemaker
How do I export my framemaker-files as epub-files? I hope some of you can help me
View ArticleFM 12.0.3 random hanging. Any suggestions?
After updating to FM 12.0.3 (Windows 7) about 2 weeks ago, the program is frequently hanging requiring a force quit. Today I've had to force quit 3 times over about 1.5 hours of work time. Is anyone...
View ArticleFrame maker for large documents
We have a document ( 140 Pages long), which has a fixed text , chapters and also need to be produced 100+ variations of that doc based on variables for each book. We are building a database of...
View ArticleCreating PS file with Adobe PDF very slow
Hallo Framers, I use FrameMaker 7.1 and Distiller 8.1.3 under Windows XP. As recommended in many posts on this forum, I have set Adobe PDF as my default printer. I use the Print To File setting and...
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 Article"Save As PDF" vs. "Print" as PDF
Is there any real difference? With "Save as" you get a txt file with a report that seems to be meaningless. Are there any hidden advantages or disadvantages to either?Thank youIan
View ArticleFM 12.0.2 patch available now
The FM 12.0.2 patch has been pushed out with 22 fixes, 14 enhancements and 8 FDK/Extendscript issues resolved. There also is a RoboHelp 11.0.1 patch out. This update is being pushed through the update...
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 in Creative Cloud?
When (if ever) might FrameMaker make it into part of Creative Cloud? It would be soooo nice to use it as part of that subscription. And add-on subscription maybe?
View ArticleDitaval topic filtering
Hi all, I'm trying to filter out the first topic in a map using ditaval filtering for the otherprops attribute when creating a composite fm. I'm finding that I can filter tags inside the topic like a...
View ArticleBlank Page Issues in FrameMaker
This thread addresses the prevention and removal of unwanted blank pages in FrameMaker.Sean
View ArticleHow can I make leading .... appear in toc. P1 is broken, P2 is fine.
Help please - I am desperate.I have a 2-page toc in a new book. I imported the toc format from a good toc and now page 2 looks great, but I cannot make the leading dots appear on page 1 and I need...
View ArticleSuggestions for FrameMaker 13
I missed the deadline for participating in the feature survey that Adobe sent me recently, so I put up a post on my blog about things I'd like to see in FrameMaker 13. Some of them are extensions of...
View ArticleImages Disappear
Hello,I am new to FM and am using FM12.What can cause this error "Cannot display some imported graphics. The images will appear as gray boxes"? All the images in the chapter would show gray boxes. I...
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