Font issues and slow print to PDF
Using FM9, trying to print a document with large EPS CMYK images to PDF in press quality, I am seeing a very slow (glacial) print speed.I can print the same document to a .ps file in a few minutes, or...
View ArticleFrameMaker 9 crashing on Windows 7
Hey Framers I have problems with my FrameMaker 9 installation. I set up a new Windows 7 (64 bit) machine with sufficient system resources - 8 GB of RAM, for example. A couple of days ago, I installed...
View ArticleConverting text to table " symbol changes columns
When I create a parts list from tab delimited text, the " (quote) symbol moves to the next column when it is the last character in a column. I noticed this when I changed to Windows 7 using Frame 7.2,...
View ArticleNeed a creative Fm solution to reference an external database
Hello community, I have a project which is turning out to be quite a challenage. I'm hoping someone might have an idea of a creative solution. I use Tech Comm Suite 4. Here's the project. I have field...
View ArticleQuotes and Apostrophes Automatically Convert to Question Marks in Frame 9.0
I'm using Framemaker 9.0 without any patches installed (per the Adobe Support reps who advised me when I called that the issues the early patches were supposed to resolve were not actually resolved at...
View ArticleFrom FrameMaker Product Management
We do look at the forum posts from time to time. More so during product planning phases. The inputs received on the forums is a valuable source of information for us. We also try to have direct...
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 ArticleInternal Error 10024, 9332515, 9332572, 7278063
FM10 is crashing constantly for months. I have tried the following:MIF wash of all filesRebuild the book fileChange default printerUninstall FM10 and reinstall (including latest patch/update)Inspect...
View Articleproblem with serial number
I just recently purchased and installed the Academic version of the Adobe Technical Communication Suite. However, when I went to enter my serial number after launching Frame 8 for the first time, I...
View ArticleSave as PDF
Hi All,I'm working with Framemaker 8.0p277 on a Windows XP machine.Often I read answers that one should not use the Save as PDF option. Instead one should print to a Postscript file and distill that...
View ArticleFM9 Both the .fm and .backup files unexpectedly deleted from the network....
I submitted below as a bug because it has now happened to both me and my colleague. I have copied below the same information from my bug report.Basic info: FM 9.0p.255, OS 64 bit, Windows 7 We have...
View ArticleFrameMaker 8 crashing constantly
Been running FM v8 (unstructured interface) for a couple of weeks now (Windows XP), and it crashes at least 2 times every day. I can produce PDFs fine (with the highly publicized "fix"), but I'm...
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 ArticleClipboardFormatsPriorities maker.ini setting in Frame 10?
I recently installed Frame 10 and I want to change the ClipboardFormatsPriorities setting so that "TEXT" is the first option in the list. I've done this in previous versions. Is this still possible in...
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Can you hyperlink to an external document?
Hello , As the title says, can you hyperlink in Framemaker to an external document? The hyperlink will need to be clickable once converted to pdf.
View ArticleWhere are the variables?
I recently upgraded from FM9 to FM12 running on Windows 7. When I open an FM9 doc in FM12 and save it as FM12, I don't see any of the previous varialbles in the Variables list. I can Find them when...
View ArticleWrong PDF file generated from FM 10 book
Sometimes when I generate a PDF from a FrameMaker 10 unstructured book, the generated PDF overwrites an existing file with a totally different name and location. After I try a few times without...
View ArticleFM 10 Crashing when applying conditional text tag
Hello everyone. For some reason, FM keeps crashing when I try to apply a conditional text tag to a table (entire table). The funny thing is I have been doing this same thing for three months now with...
View ArticleFrameMaker 9 crashing on Windows 7
Hey Framers I have problems with my FrameMaker 9 installation. I set up a new Windows 7 (64 bit) machine with sufficient system resources - 8 GB of RAM, for example. A couple of days ago, I installed...
View ArticleAssociating a condition with a paragraph/char format
Hello fellows, I wonder if there is a way to automatically apply a certain condition to a specific type of a paragraph/character thru an event script. Thank you in advance!
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