Scripting tips
Hi Scripters, I want to offer some advice to those seeking scripting help. First of all, this forum isn't too busy, but there are some extremely helpful people on here. If you follow this advice, it...
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 ArticleURGENT problems installing TCS5
Hi everyone, I have been using TCS4 on my computer at work, then upgraded to TCS5 and then my computer was replaced. Brand new computer, no useless software installed. Yesterday I have been trying all...
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Save As PDF bugs
Hi All, In the past, I've always printed to PS via the Distiller instance, but now we have new branding with spot colors used in the FM templates, so now Save As PDF is a must. I am finding what I...
View ArticleHow to withdraw a wrong open and save of a structured fm file in unstructured...
I opened a structured fm file wrongly in unstructured mode and saved it. When I opened this fm file again in structured mode, the structure view has been blank. Does anyone no how to withdraw this?
View ArticleLosing Word italics when exporting FrameMaker 11 file
When I import a Word file into Frame - the italics and bold characters are maintained. But if I save the file as HTML or XML - they disappear. If I retag them with the character tags they are...
View ArticleAdding the Trademark symbol to a document
I want to add the trademark symbol (TM) in my document. I added it to the Reference page in the Character Macros table (like they said in the Adobe help file). But, what next? How do I insert it in the...
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...
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Note element with additional paragraphs
FrameMaker 11.0.2.384DITA 1.2 We need to have our <note> element so that the first or only paragraph is *not* wrapped in a <p> element. However, we want to add additional <p> elements...
View ArticleInternal Error: 11024, 21101821, 21093447, 19354980
What does Internal Error: 11024, 21101821, 21093447, 19354980 mean and how do I fix it? Frame has crashed 7 times so far today - makes it difficult to get work done.
View ArticleFont question (GOTHAM)
Dear Representative,In FM10. I was instructed to use a font called "gotham book" for my body text. I bought gotham-book.otf and gotham-book.ttf and put them in the FM folder FMINIT\Fonts. I have been...
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....
View ArticleFrame7.1 wont import Photoshop CS5.1 .jpg file
I am (reluctantly) in the process of migrating from Windows XP +Photoshop CS V8.0 to Windows 7/64bit + Photoshop CS5.1. Framemaker 7.1 works well in both XP and W7/64, including generatingPDFs. I can...
View ArticleEPS with transparency
I´m working with an image that I have rendered from 3ds Max and taken it into PhotoShop to save it as a EPS image. Because then I´m going to open it in FrameMaker and then finally post it in WebBase....
View ArticleI signed up for the Technical Communications Suite Subscription yesterday....
Signed up for the Technical Communications Suite Subscription yesterday. Now when I launch FrameMaker, I get a dialog box saying I either have to use it as a trial version (for 30 days) or buy it. If I...
View ArticleWhere to download Adobe Technical Communicaiton Suite 3?
I can't find a place to download Adobe Technical Communication Suite 3, anybody can help?
View ArticleCtrl-alt in TOC working fine in FM11 but TOC not working in pdf
Hi, I have run into this problem of late. The TOC links in FM 11 work fine (Ctrl-Alt) but when converted to pdf the links are not working at all. I use Adobe PDF reader XI for generating the pdf....
View ArticlePublish in Responsive HTML5 - files skipped and 3rd level topics not generated
I'm having trouble getting the new FrameMaker 11 Publish features to work as expected. I have a ditamap with three levels of headings. When I use the Publish feature to output in Responsive HTML5, a...
View ArticleGreater than or equal symbol not working
Hi, I cannot get the "greater than or equal to" symbol to display properly. I can get the less than or equal symbol to display by typing Ctrl+q #, and then formatting it as Symbol font. According to...
View ArticleHow many EDDs and templates do I need?
Hello,I'm planning to set up a documentation project using DITA (1.2) and I'm evaluating which editor would be better. The output will be PDF files (in various formats: A4, A5 and Letter for various...
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