How to trigger a refresh of a dropdown list when the selection is changed
Hi, This is a general ExtendScript question, but since I'm working with FM, I'll ask here first. I have a bit of a paradox here and I'm not sure of the best way to handle it. I have a dialog box with a...
View ArticleError "get disk space file error" to install patch p158 to FM 7.2
I have Adobe FM 7.2 with the Patch B144 on Windows 7 x64 and when I try to install the new patch AdobeFrameMaker7_2p158Patcher.exe I get the error "get disk space file error" and the window freeze.
View ArticleWhen I publish HTML Help from FrameMaker 12, I get a usable .chm, but if I...
I'm sure I'm missing something basic here, but any assistance is appreciated.
View ArticleGenerate PDF with different size pages impossible?
I'm trying to generate a book with different sized pages for each file. For some reason this is not working for me. I'm using two sizes. 8.5x11 and 17x11. Everything I try doesn't stop the cropping of...
View ArticleIs FM12.0.3.424 + AcrobatXPro = Disaster
After that several customers have complained that the figure-captions in the pdf-files have dissappeared I had to look into it. Earlier pdf:s were made from FM10. I have upgraded to FM12 after a...
View ArticleHow do I resolve the Activation Limit Has Been Reached on FrameMaker 10 message
I have 30 days to resolve this issue on my laptop, before I guess the software will stop working. I'm using FrameMaker 10 on my laptop, which had an upgraded hard drive. The previous hard drive has...
View ArticleHello, read-/write-rules
How are this bracket-rules (brace-rules) working? One braceleft and two braceright? Where ist a braceleft necessary?ThanksHS
View ArticleANSI Z535.1 Safety Colors in Frame
Frame 7.1 Solaris (Frame 9 Win7 available). Although the manuals I work on are print-published only in grayscale (600 dpi bitmap, actually), we make them available on the web as PDFs (which could be in...
View ArticleHow to style DITA xref
Seems like it should be simple and straightforward, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to style my xrefs. Customer wants them to display as underline and bold. I thought I could just go...
View ArticleSave Ditamap As FM 11 book with components causing xrefs to disappear
When we used the Framemaker option Save>Ditamap As > FM 10 book with components, all of our cross references were maintained.Now for some odd reason with Framemaker 11, all the cross references...
View ArticleCross reference issues in FrameMaker 11 DITA
I'm trying to upgrade from FrameMaker 9 to FrameMaker 11. My files are set up using structured FrameMaker and DITA. The ditamap is comprised of both FM files and XML files. I'm attempting to use the...
View ArticleFrameMaker version 8 30-day trial
Does anyone know where I could download the 30-day free trial version of FrameMaker 8?
View ArticleStumped. How to set colspec/@colwidth units?
In a CALS table (in DITA), the colspec/@colwidth value is written with an "in" suffix. I'd like to use other units (like "mm"). For a frame, equation or facet, you can use the r/w rule of .....
View ArticleDelete Character tag: Default Paragraph Font
I am working on an old project and many of the plain paragraphs have a Character Tag of Default Paragraph Font and other paragraphs do not. This is creating a problem for me when I export the...
View Articleapplying fcode to a text range?
Hi all, I'm trying to apply an fcode to a text range. If I manually select text, this code makes the text bold:fcodes = new Array();fcodes[0] = FCodes.TXT_BOLD;Fcodes(fcodes); However, if I try to...
View ArticleCreating MSI packages without CCP
Hi Team, Since we are giving service support to another company we only have the .exe of the adobe tools (Captivate,Frame Maker 8,Design Premium)which is licensed but we don't have ALWS or...
View ArticleAnchored Frames: Can I change the default type?
When I import a graphic, it comes up in an anchored frame that is Centered and Cropped. I always want it to be Right and not-cropped. Is there a way to set this preference? Using FM12, which continues...
View ArticleFind Replace from Textfile with regex
Hello. I'm wondering if anyone knows about an existing script that does a find/replace by list like the script "FindChangeByList.jsx" that comes with every InDesign installation.This consists of tow...
View ArticleI have Adobe Tech Comm Suite 4. Cannot save FrameMaker 11 book as PDF.
I have Adobe Tech Comm Suite 4. Cannot save FrameMaker 11 book as PDF. .I suspect that the problem has to do with the Adobe PDF Creation Add-On printer instance. If so, how to I install it. And why...
View ArticleHow can I import from FrameMaker 12 into Captivate 7 to create eLearning...
I understand how to insert training videos into FrameMaker 12. However, all of our training content is housed in FrameMaker. How can I export this content to Captivate to add assessments, quizzes, etc.?
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