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  1. [Free Framers] ANN: FrameMaker and DITA2Go
    Sent March 22nd 2010

    Many Framers are either considering migration to DITA, or have already migrated (often using Mif2Go to do so). At that point, there are two ways to proceed: 1. Continue using Frame as your editor, and as a way of producing good PDFs. Most people in t...

  2. [Free Framers] ANN: XPath in Structured FrameMaker
    Sent March 15th 2010

    Hello Framers, If you are working with structured FrameMaker documents, and need to locate specific element/attribute combinations, you will be interested in my latest blog post. http://frameautomation.com/2010/03/15/frameslt-a-great-framemaker-pl...

  3. [Free Framers] RE: Can't delete rogue colors
    Sent March 15th 2010

    I've seen a similar problem, and I had to open the .mif in a text editor and delete the rogue color definitions there. Hope someone else can get a better answer for you, Mark Chulsky Learning Product Developer Emergency Care Solutions Cardiac Care Phili...

  4. [Free Framers] Re: Can't delete rogue colors
    Sent March 15th 2010

    On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:37:03 -0600, "Spectrum Writing" wrote: >I have been only sporadically paying attention to the list recently, so if >this has been asked/answered recently, I beg forgiveness upfront. In a >recent project, I received a 300 dpi...

  5. [Free Framers] Re: OT: Word Templates
    Sent March 15th 2010

    On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:16:46 -0700, "Rick Quatro" wrote: >I have a bunch of FrameMaker documents that I am going to export to Word via >FrameMaker's rtf filter. How do I apply a Word "template" to these files? >Thanks in advance. By hand, in Wo...

  6. [Free Framers] Can't delete rogue colors
    Sent March 15th 2010

    I have been only sporadically paying attention to the list recently, so if this has been asked/answered recently, I beg forgiveness upfront. In a recent project, I received a 300 dpi JPEG to use for the cover image of a user's manual. Y'all helped me thro...

  7. [Free Framers] OT: Word Templates
    Sent March 15th 2010

    Hello Framers, I have a bunch of FrameMaker documents that I am going to export to Word via FrameMaker's rtf filter. How do I apply a Word "template" to these files? Thanks in advance. Rick Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659-8267 ic...

  8. [Free Framers] Re: Printing to PS and distilling to PDF question
    Sent March 9th 2010

    Thanks, Dov. Very illuminating. Bodvar Bjorgvinsson 2010/3/8 Dov Isaacs : > A few comments about this issue: > > (1)     The Adobe PDF PostScript printer driver instance used to create PDF > explicitly by printing or implicitly by the FrameMaker "save a...

  9. [Free Framers] RE: Printing to PS and distilling to PDF question
    Sent March 8th 2010

    A few comments about this issue: (1) The Adobe PDF PostScript printer driver instance used to create PDF explicitly by printing or implicitly by the FrameMaker "save as PDF" feature has a special option in its "driver plug-in" component labeled "Rely on ...

  10. [Free Framers] RE: Change bars for multiple revisions
    Sent March 4th 2010

    Seonaid, The "automatic insertion" of change bars never worked reliably for me (or any of colleagues) anyway. I always had to turn it off in frustration and resort to manual "Esc c h" -- about the same amount of manual work as with the conditions, which...

  11. [Free Framers] RE: Change bars for multiple revisions
    Sent March 4th 2010

    Sorry - my mistake - I've got too many mailing lists on the go ;>) I'm actually more active on the Adobe forum and the TCSU google group than this one. -----Original Message----- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:ricad.combs@Pc.co] Sent: Thursday, March 04, ...

  12. [Free Framers] Re: Change bars for multiple revisions
    Sent March 4th 2010

    Is that just the "Track Changes" feature in FM8 (and later) at work? Bernard -----Original Message----- There is a plug in that I got in 2008. I can't remember who created it, but it changes added text to green and deleted text to red. You can then...

  13. [Free Framers] RE: Change bars for multiple revisions
    Sent March 4th 2010

    But the thread was on the Free Framers list (faers@ss.cm), not FrameUsers (frams@lss.ramuers.cm) -- as is the addressing annoyance. On FrameUsers, Reply All addresses both the sender to whom you're replying and the list, while Reply addresses only the f...

  14. [Free Framers] Re: Change bars for multiple revisions
    Sent March 4th 2010

    On 04/03/2010 2:03 PM, Seonaid Welch wrote: > > Hi Framers, > Short version: > Does anyone know of a way to track new changes separately from existing > change bars in a Frame document? > Long version: > We have a situation where we need to track multiple...

  15. [Free Framers] RE: Change bars for multiple revisions
    Sent March 4th 2010

    Thanks, this gives my brain some directions to think in. And yes, I fully agree on the message headers! I always wind up accidentally replying only to the sender. Seonaid Seonaid Welch | Narrative Writer seonaid.wch@acc.c AEC | When Excellence is Esse...

  16. [Free Framers] RE: Change bars for multiple revisions
    Sent March 4th 2010

    I wrote: > But you can find by character format -- specifying Change Bar in the > Find Character Format dialog (everything else set to As Is) -- and > change to a different character format (such as Change Bar plus > Underline, or Blue, or ...), or ch...

  17. [Free Framers] Re: Change bars for multiple revisions
    Sent March 4th 2010

    There is a plug in that I got in 2008. I can't remember who created it, but it changes added text to green and deleted text to red. You can then accept all changes or individual changes. I have been using it with Frame8 & 9. Check the archives as I think...

  18. [Free Framers] RE: Change bars for multiple revisions
    Sent March 4th 2010

    Seonaid Welch wrote: > Short version: > Does anyone know of a way to track new changes separately from existing > change bars in a Frame document? I don't know of any way to have two different kinds of change bars in a doc (when you make a change in t...

  19. [Free Framers] <$attribute> building blocks on a reference page
    Sent March 4th 2010

    Hello Framers, Is it possible to use <$attribute> building blocks on a generated file's reference page (where "form" is the attribute name whose value that I want to pick up)? Thanks in advance. Rick Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-659...

  20. [Free Framers] Re: Global changes to Anchored Frames?
    Sent March 4th 2010

    > Maybe somebody here on the list can comment on this. There was a tool > called ImpGraph that did this sort of thing. The link I had for it is dead > (the site is no longer valid). > ImpGraph is still around and at version 3.0. Here's the new lin...

  21. [Free Framers] Change bars for multiple revisions
    Sent March 4th 2010

    Hi Framers, Short version: Does anyone know of a way to track new changes separately from existing change bars in a Frame document? Long version: We have a situation where we need to track multiple in-house revisions of a manual separately. We started f...

  22. [Free Framers] Re: Global changes to Anchored Frames?
    Sent March 4th 2010

    Hi Wayne, Thanks for doing the research, but this is to change existing frames & content. ImpGraph does this (partially -- doesn't do the rules and content position -- for NEW imports. And it does it very well. However, I'm happy to report that Rick Qua...

  23. [Free Framers] Re: Global changes to Anchored Frames?
    Sent March 4th 2010

    Maybe somebody here on the list can comment on this. There was a tool called ImpGraph that did this sort of thing. The link I had for it is dead (the site is no longer valid). Anybody remember that tool and if it did everything Art's looking for? It was a...

  24. [Free Framers] Global changes to Anchored Frames?
    Sent March 4th 2010

    Has anyone run across a plug-in or FrameScript that applies the same set of global properties to all anchored frames in a file or book? I'm working on a legacy document and I need to change all anchored frames to have a 1 pt black rule, right align, ...

  25. [Free Framers] RE: Printing to PS and distilling to PDF question
    Sent March 3rd 2010

    I wasn't thorough in my post - it's for new files too. Even files that have been created only in FM9 have this issue as well. Tammy Van Boening Owner/Principal Spectrum Writing, LLC www.spectrumwritingllc.com inf@pctmwtinglc.com -----Original Message----...

  26. [Free Framers] Re: Printing to PS and distilling to PDF question
    Sent March 3rd 2010

    Rick, You mention that the problem is with old files. Have you MIF-washed them in FM9? I've had similar minor problems with old files that I've opened in 9, relying on the system conversion settings. Because some of the printer settings are stored with th...

  27. [Free Framers] Printing to PS and distilling to PDF question
    Sent March 3rd 2010

    All, FM9 (all patched), Win7/64 bit system, Adobe Acrobat Pro 9. Several months ago, after upgrading to all the listed hardware/software, I started having issues with printing to PS and distilling the PS files to PDF using very staid, well-established fil...

  28. [Free Framers] RE: Times vs Times New Roman / Helvetica vs. Arial
    Sent February 24th 2010

    Mike, Thanks for retrieving this information. Note that the location of the PPD files described in that old posting (C:\WINNT\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3) certainly does not match the location for current Windows versions. For Windows Vista and Wind...

  29. [Free Framers] RE: Times vs Times New Roman / Helvetica vs. Arial
    Sent February 24th 2010

    >Is there an easy way to see what PPD file a particular printer instance is using? Thanks. > Here is a link to an old message of Dov's in which he describes the complete procedure for editing the PPD files: http://www.freeframers.org/archive/03/...

  30. [Free Framers] RE: Times vs Times New Roman / Helvetica vs. Arial
    Sent February 24th 2010

    Print the test page from the driver and it will have the name of the PPD file on it. - Dov > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Quatro [mailto:fameer@tuevine.] > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:10 PM > To: Dov Isaacs > Cc: framr@o.cm > Subjec...

  31. [Free Framers] RE: Times vs Times New Roman / Helvetica vs. Arial
    Sent February 24th 2010

    Hi Dov, Thanks for the quick reply. Is there an easy way to see what PPD file a particular printer instance is using? Thanks. Rick -----Original Message----- From: Dov Isaacs [mailto:iaac@adbe.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 3:56 PM ...

  32. [Free Framers] RE: Times vs Times New Roman / Helvetica vs. Arial
    Sent February 24th 2010

    Problem is very simple. Your client doesn't actually have Times and Helvetica installed on their system and some remaining fragment of text or graphic in their documents are calling upon a face of Times and/or Helvetica. Because her HP printer reports ba...

  33. [Free Framers] Times vs Times New Roman / Helvetica vs. Arial
    Sent February 24th 2010

    Hello Framers, I am trying to help a client with a problem. Here is here setup: FrameMaker 7.2, Acrobat 7, and Windows XP. Her documents originally used Times and Helvetica, but we substituted Times New Roman and Arial. When she switches the pri...

  34. [Free Framers] ANN: ManageImagePaths Solution
    Sent February 23rd 2010

    Hello Framers, A couple of weeks ago, I posted a request for your "favorite" FrameMaker bottlenecks. A common one is the problem of missing imported graphics when folders are renamed or moved. I have developed a low-cost FrameScript solution that al...

  35. [Free Framers] For Sale: Adobe CS4 Master Collection
    Sent February 22nd 2010

    Hello Framers, I have a brand new, unopened copy of Adobe CS4 Master Collection for Windows for sale. It retails for $2,499. The first $1,200 takes it. If you are interested, please let me know right away. I am going to put in on EBay shortly. Thank...

  36. [Free Framers] RE: Framemaker 8.0 License Disappeared
    Sent February 22nd 2010

    If the software was registered at some time, Adobe Customer Support can retrieve that information for you. There actually are benefits to registering the software despite the paranoia that seems to be associated with that. - Dov > -----Original Message...

  37. [Free Framers] Framemaker 8.0 License Disappeared
    Sent February 22nd 2010

    Hello, In summer/fall 2008 there were 10 Framemaker 8.0 licenses installed. Since then, three people have left. And now, there are three new people, but none of the original license information for those three. How is/is it possible to retrieve mi...

  38. [Free Framers] RE: FW: Frame User - Need Opinions for PDF to Word Conversion Tools
    Sent February 22nd 2010

    Jasmin: Doesnt sound very reasonable for me that you convert the Word source docs to Frame at all. If you dont need any of Frames special PDF featuers (only the living index links come to my mind here) than I dont see an advantage in your workflow Word > ...

  39. [Free Framers] Project management tool?
    Sent February 19th 2010

    Hi, We are a small group of three technical writers writing reference documentation using Framemaker and producing PDFs. In short, the workflow consists of the senior technical writer commenting a specification written by a developper (do, don't, see...

  40. [Free Framers] FW: Frame User - Need Opinions for PDF to Word Conversion Tools
    Sent February 19th 2010

    Hello Fellow Framers, I need as many opinions as I can get on several PDF to Word conversion tools. BACKGROUND INFO I use Frame 8.0, structured, XP, Acrobat 9.0 (TCS1). I have a huge project, hundreds of documents, plenty of content reuse opportunity, ...

  41. [Free Framers] FrameMaker Template
    Sent February 12th 2010

    If somebody inadvertently played with the template and altered the heading or paragraph tags, is there any way to view the changes done and fix them? Raj Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. You are s...

  42. [Free Framers] RE: Replacing straight quotes with smart quotes
    Sent February 9th 2010

    Hi Mike With a scanned doc I will use the Frame spelling checker. First verify or set your document smart quotes with [ Format > Document > Text Options] then use [ Edit > Spelling Checker... ] click in [ Options ] and set [ Find ... Straight Quo...

  43. [Free Framers] RE: ANN: Where are your bottlenecks
    Sent February 9th 2010

    Hello Framers, I received some excellent responses from my call for FrameMaker bottlenecks last week. I am going to chronicle some of them on my new Frame Automation blog: http://frameautomation.com Comments, FrameMaker tips, and of course, mor...

  44. [Free Framers] RE: Replacing straight quotes with smart quotes
    Sent February 9th 2010

    Hi Mike, If you add some other characters to your searches, you could do this in several passes. For example, to get the open quotes, you could do this: " where is a space character, and replace with open quotes. Then you could use this to fin...

  45. [Free Framers] Replacing straight quotes with smart quotes
    Sent February 9th 2010

    Im scanning some out of print books and putting them into Frame to make use of PDF functions. I end up with straight quotes. I find plenty of instructions to go from smart quotes to straight quotes, but I need to go in the opposite direction. I can repla...

  46. [Free Framers] Re: tables and translation
    Sent February 8th 2010

    Verner, So you basically want to copy the table column widths from one table to another without changing anything else? FrameMaker itself has Copy Special > Column Width (often forgotten) for a single column. I seem to remember Rick used to have a scri...

  47. [Free Framers] RE: tables and translation
    Sent February 8th 2010

    Hi Verner, You could have a FrameScript script that would loop through the tables in the German file and store each tables widths. Then you could run a companion script that would apply these widths to the English file. If you are interested in a solution...

  48. [Free Framers] tables and translation
    Sent February 8th 2010

    Hi When we translated our manual from English to German via the Trados translation workbench it turned out that many of columns in tables were too small. The result was that a letter or two wre placed in line two of the column. I fixed this in the file...

  49. [Free Framers] "FrameMaker & Localization" webinar (free): Wed, Feb. 17, starting 9am PST
    Sent February 7th 2010

    For the first time, we will be broadcasting the Israeli FrameMaker User Group meeting (#27), for the benefit of members who are unable to attend in person, and in order to open the event to other users world-wide. Topics: * Language-Related Aspects...

  50. [Free Framers] RE: Standalone FM 9 (all patched) and RH 8.02 - (xposted to three lists)
    Sent February 5th 2010

    Tammy, Im not trying to sell BUT I keep miles away from TCS. I tried it to compare and was not impressed. Its too much work from beginning to end. If u need something doing quickly and u really are stuck, u can use Mif2go to create the help you need. I ca...

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