How do I fix Warning: Distiller's scratch volume is nearly full?
How do I fix Warning: Distiller's scratch volume is nearly full? I'm using FrameMaker 11 on a Windows 7 Professional os. I was running a script to create a document abstract. The script appears to be...
View ArticleWhere are the job options saved?
Hi, everyone, We work in a writing group that is in several states and we're trying to document our current processes. We'd like to have access to each others job options files but we're not sure where...
View Articlediacritical (caret) cropped when equation shrinkwraps (FM9)
When I use some diacriticals in equations, such as n with a caret over it, the top of the diacritical gets cropped when I shrinkwrap the equation. It does not show in the document, does not print,...
View Articleconverting Framemaker files into PDF progaramatically using publishing server
Hi All Background: We are going for upgrade of Frame maker 8 which is on unix system to FM 10 or 11. We are using Framemaker mainly for renditions, i.e to convert the fm documents to PDF. To convert...
View ArticleS1000D CSDB
Fellow Forum Members,Does FrameMaker offer a S1000D specification publishing solution that includes a Common Source Data Base (CSDB)? And outputs an Interactive Electronic Technical Publication (IETP)...
View ArticleTable data flows off page
Hi I am a Newbie to Framemaker, I have some rows in tables that are larger than the page size and find that the text flows off the page. How do you 'break' the table text so the text automatically...
View ArticleNeed help in content chunking..
Is there a way to extract the XPath results as separate XML files? I am currently looking to chunk a large xml file based on certain tags. I tried using XSLT, but I understand that FM 12 supports only...
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 ArticleHow can I create a nested list with letters, numbers, and bullets?
Can someone please help me with the issue I am having? I want to created a nested list with letters, numbers and bullets. I am new to FrameMaker, and I am editing a template I have to follow for work...
View ArticlePDF bookmark out of order
Hello to those with great FM skills, I am saving a FM file as a PDF. The document has 7 sections with a few sub sections. All is well in the PDF except, the first section in the document is ending up...
View Articlei want to add a cross reference but i get a message saying i can't add one at...
i want to add a cross reference but i get a message saying i can't add one at the document, any ideas why??
View ArticleExport paragraph format tag to attribute
Hi All, Using structured FM 11 on Windows 7. I need a way to round-trip paragraph format tags. I know it is easy to assign them on import with the EDD, but I'm not sure how to save them on export. I...
View ArticlePlugin or script to collect framemaker 10 or 11 books with files, fonts,...
I am looking for a plugin or script to collect framemaker 10 or 11 books with files, fonts, images etc.? ("Collect for output" I believe it was called ... ) I am aware of the plugin by Bruce Foster,...
View ArticleTransparency in FrameMaker 11
I am placing a shape (from either Illustrator CS6 or Photoshop CS6) with a transparent background and it shows up with a white background over the colored frame underneath. Is there a format I can use...
View ArticleThe ArialMT Font is not available, print color inconsistent
I just started to review a document created by our tech writer, and I'm getting error messages.1) ArialMT Font not available2) a whole bunch of print color XXX inconsistent. The tech writer says that...
View ArticleIs FrameMaker 9 compatible with Acrobat XI?
We have the Tech Comms Suite 2 that comes with FrameMaker 9. We are slowly getting away from FrameMaker but still have some documents that we maintain with Frame. However, we would like to upgrade...
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FM 12 crash while opening a file
I have tried to open a file (configuration.fm . I give this file name because I am not sure whether the name has anything to trigger the crash) in FM12 and the system shows an error and close. The...
View ArticleAllow table rows to break across pages
Hello, Is there a way to allow an individual table row to break across a page? In other words, FrameMaker appears to, by default, keep the contents of each row together on a single page. If the row...
View Article3D referenced graphic in an anchored frame
I recently bought TCS5 after having TCS2, so I'm trying to come up to speed with the new features. One of the features I have seen lauded was the ability to use 3D graphics in FM files which output to...
View ArticleFrameMaker 8 crashes frequently on Windows 8
Hi, I've had FM 8 since 2008, and it's always worked fine, but since I upgraded to Windows 8 a couple of months ago, FM has started crashing randomly. It wasn't so frequent at first, and the symptom of...
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