List of Tables/Create Template
I inherited several functional specification documents. There really were no templates - just some styles which I've modified. There are five files in each "book."/document 1) Front 2) TOC 3) List...
View ArticleFAQ Suggestions and Corrections
This thread is available so you can recommend suggestions and corrections to the FAQ.Please add only FrameMaker FAQ related entries here.Please post software-related questions to the regular FrameMaker...
View ArticleMac OS X Version
Seems like it's a broad enough request that it could stand a thread of its own.I think this weekend I *might* break down and put Leopard on my PowerBook, which means no Classic, and I'd have to use...
View ArticleBest tool for HTML conversion: RoboHelp or FrameMaker 10
We are approaching an HTML conversion of our FrameMaker books. What tool would you suggest using for best results, RoboHelp or FrameMaker? We have a simple style set but many graphics (screenshots). We...
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...
View ArticleFm 11 UI bug: tags in the Paragraph Designer don't scroll
Here's another Fm 11 UI bug: Create a new blank file: File > New Portrait.Open the Paragraph Designer and click in the Paragraph Tag box.Scroll through the list of paratags using the ARROW DOWN...
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another jour, another glitch?
Probably as long as I've been using FM, I've always included "keep with next" as a property in heading styles. I do also use "keep with previous", but normally only for figure captions; they come after...
View Articlegroups and pTOC
Never even thought about them before, so I'm only vaguely aware that Groups are available at book level. Can I pull a selection of files into a group and then generate a ToC just for the group? or is...
View ArticleSetting Up Acrobat 5/Distiller 5
The content of this thread comes from a collection of information mostly provided by Dov Isaacs on the Framers forum, .
View ArticleReferenced files missing links
I was given a project that was never completed. It involves a large number of referenced images. I am also working on a server from across the country, so things are sluggish to begin with. When I...
View Articleaide svp
Framemaker instruction a 0x01cc5297 emploie l'adresse memoire 0x00000014 la memoire ne peut pas etre read
View ArticleConsole errors (multiple, 60-some) -- "value of separation out of range"
I have a long, 128 page chapter. I was getting a "font not found, substitute Times New Roman for MS Shell Dlg 2" console message when Iopened the file. An online search turned up the suggestion that if...
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Ask to Save Changes When You've Made None?
Windows 7 64-bit. Framemaker 11, Build 11.0.1.382 I have two files in a book (out of 5) that always ask if I want to save changes - even when I've made none. I have checked this repeatedly... just open...
View ArticleOkay to uninstall TCS3 before upgrading to TCS4?
Since Techical Communication Suite 4 has such a large footprint for installation, I need to free up some disk space. Can I uninstall TCS3 before upgrading to TCS4?
View ArticleCreating drop-down list for element in causes errors
Frame 11DITA 1.2 Due to restrictions beyond our control, we must use absurdly long product names. Therefore I want to use drop-down lists to make it easier for the authors to select a <prodname>...
View Articleglitch du jour …
… not the level of stability we have generally come to appreciate!I'm updating a ToC style. Esc, o, p, d opens the Designer as usual, and double-click on the highlighted New Tab Stop opens the Edit Tab...
View ArticleFrameMaker 10 Review
Our company uses FrameMaker 7.1 on a steroidal mixture of plugins, Autohotkey scripts, and a home-made toolbar. After trying a demo of FrameMaker 10, we decided not to purchase it. In fact, we were...
View ArticleUpdate Color Definitions from new template
FM 11.0.1.382: When I started with FM11, I created a new chapter template from scratch using the FM11 supplied starter template. Now I am importing the new template into the chapters of the books and...
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FM10 Can't generate the TOC with leading dots
Hi everybody, I have read some useful threads here about this problem but I still can't seem to be able to resolve this leading dots issue for my TOC. I have already ensured that the reference page for...
View Articlebackground image on master page
marketing wants me to put a background image on all pages of our manual (a light swoosh on top and bottom of each page). i importing the image onto the master page. it comes in with an anchored frame....
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