line wrap without line feed
not my day =8-} after sidestepping the page-size question by creative copy/paste, I was finally able to get started on what I'd earlier identified as the first task of the day. More bafflement, more...
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Hello Framemakers, I am in the process of switching from Word to FrameMaker 12.0. I need to typeset a book and all the research I have done suggests FrameMaker is more stable and less, shall we say...
View ArticleES for FM10: Adding text at insertion point
Hello fellows, What's the code for current insertion point (where the cursor is currently placed?)I saw code for adding text in the beginning/end of pgf but not at the current insertion point. Thank...
View ArticleWhat's required to get small caps to an epub? (Frame 12)
In Frame 12, I started with the standard template for the User Guide and have put all chapters in the one file. Then I successfully published to epub and HTML5.Both files show the blue chapter number...
View ArticleHow do I get a pre-process XSLT in a structured app to run?
Hello, I think this is a very basic question, but I'm stuck. I have a structured application that is supposed to use a XSLT to preprocess its files. I've added a...
View ArticleCan you Suppress registration and updates in FrameMaker 9?
Has anyone figured out how to suppress udpates and registratrion? In version 8 you were able to create a application.override.xml that suppress these settings. I know about the silent install option...
View ArticleGraphic Outside Column and Runaround
I am unsuccessfully trying to place a graphic (EPS photo with clipping path) with the following conditions:1. Part of the graphic is outside the column and part is inside the column.2. Text should run...
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 ArticleHow can I Import Wordperfect and pdf Documents
I want to switch to framemaker but I have hundreds of documents in wordperfect and pdf how do I import them into framemaker with the least destruction to their formatting. this is the principal first...
View Articlemultiple table of contents in one document
I would like to create multiple table of contents in one document. It would look something like the layout below. Each of the documents is a standalone FrameMaker file. Is this possible? I'm wracking...
View Articleautonumbering mess
Hi, I have FM 12.0.4.455 I have a book that contains about 5 chapters. Each topic within the chapters are separate files, beginning with a "home page" file which is really just the master page and...
View ArticleHow to test for Cancel in ChooseFile
Dear all,Again I'm stuck with some silly problem.When I cancel the ChooseFile dialogue, I want to bail out of the function GetTheFile. However, I have not found the appropriate test for this.The...
View ArticleRepeat change bar in Table header
Hi All, I need to have all my continuous table headers in one table have the change bar repeat on all pages, but the change only appears on the first page. How can I have the header change bar on each...
View ArticleHow can I create a horizontal line under a line of text?
Hi, I have FM 12.0.3.424. Does anyone know how to create a horizontal line under heading text that is the width of the page? Similar to creating a border but without the top and sides. Is it even...
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Inconsistent Conditional Text Settings Message When Making a PDF
I'm working in FM 11 and get a "Use Condition Indicators setting is inconsistent" error message when printing my book as a PDF. I have two child books in a parent book, so my book structure looks like...
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 ArticleWhat is Hotspot Mode in the Graphics toolbar?
I am new to FrameMaker and am trying to figure out what the Hotspot Mode is for. Thanks.
View ArticleWhy does my character palette always bink and disapear in FM 11 structured mode?
Why does my character palette always bink and disapear in FM 11 structured mode?
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