Setting property ssval
Hello fellow scripters, I am trying to get a script include a TOC in a generated book. I can add the new BookComponent (copied from a template file) as a TOC, set it to generatable and include it in...
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I would like to link to a separate FM file in the same book using hypertext markers, but I don't know what prefix to use. If I would normally say, "gotolink x" to link to a hypertext marker in the same...
View ArticleIs there a way to create a popup comment in FrameMaker 10?
I would like to create "Comments" in FrameMaker that would display as a popup in the PDF output (similar to inserting Sticky Notes in Acrobat, but I want to insert it in the Frame source file). Is...
View ArticleFrameMaker Error
Im currently using FrameMaker 7.0 and im currently experiencing a issue when saving a imported graphic. A error message is displayed stating "An internal error occurred while imported graphics in this...
View ArticleLast week Adobe support helped me download and install the Techncial...
Last week Adobe support helped me download and install the Techncial Communication Suite. However today I want to use FrameMaker and RoboHelp and I can't figure out how to open the applicaitons. Please...
View ArticleCan't display the Structure View window
A post from Jerry Casher 12/17/07, typical of this problem:I'm working with FrameMaker 7.0 windows XP and for some reason can no longer display the structure view with a document open. The buttons at...
View ArticleOpen .fm file - unknown file type?
Hi - has anyone seen this happen? Try to open a .fm file, and Framemaker brings up the "Unknown File Type" dialog for conversion. This doesn't happen with all files, just some, and these are all files...
View ArticleHow to type exponents?
New to FrameMaker, slowly making progress. I need to write an exponent, like 16 to the 5th power. Anyone know how to do this? I have searched and can not find an answer. Thanks!
View ArticleVery slow printing to default Adobe PDF printer
I have a 150 page FrameMaker document (with lots of linked Illustrator CS4 files) that is taking 7 MINUTES to print to the default Adobe PDF printer. In contrast, an old QuickSilver / Interleaf...
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 ArticleRepeat Last Action?
I'm fairly new to FM9 and am wondering if this feature exists already (and I just don't know about it). Coming from MS Word, it has a great "repeat last action" function hooked up to the F4 key. As...
View ArticleImages are Blurry in FM 12 CHM and WebHelp Output.
Hello, I am using the Trial version of FM 12 and attempting to export to both WebHelp and CHM.We would like to use the original images, but the Publish process is resizing them. I read that setting...
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 ArticleI can't get the Glossary feature to work in HTML Help output (FrameMaker 12)
Hello, I am currently trying out FrameMaker 12, in particular its ability to publish directly to HTML Help. I cannot seem to get the Glossary feature to do anything at all. I have added "GlossaryTerm"...
View ArticleCan Framemaker 12 save files down in Framemaker 11 and 10 ? Is it backward...
Can Framemaker 12 save files down in Framemaker 11 and 10 ? Is it backward compatible? Thanks,
View ArticleI am having trouble downloading Framemaker 12 trial
I downloaded the Akamai download manager, now I am trying to download a trial version of Framemaker 12. I click on "Resume the download process", the download manager window opens but the file does not...
View ArticleWorkspaces missing in FM12
I have the standalone FM 12 running in unstructured mode on WIndows 7. I created a few custom workspaces and have been using those and some of the built-in workspaces. Today I was working in a book...
View ArticleA way to label graphics?
Ok, lets say i import 10 graphics into a document. Now i want to have a label for each--how do i do that? Is there a way FM can automatically number each graphic so that if i insert a new graphic...
View ArticleHow to change character tag
Hi, does anyone know how to change the character tag, I want to change it from body to link for some marks, thanks in advance.
View ArticleCustomizing Webhelp Output in FM12
Hi All, I've been using DITA OT to create online help up until now. Now I would lie to try the WebHelp that FM12 enables me to produce from a DITA map (I mean the one that is available through File...
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