I just voted for it. It would be a good feature. ... View more

I am not really sure. It may be broken in ExtendScript. ... View more

I wouldn't use FA_errno here if it's giving you problems. I would simply use: while (tr.beg.obj.ObjectValid () === 1) {   ... View more

Do you mean Greeking text as in the screenshot below (Edit > Preferences)? Or something else.   ... View more

New to me too! Thank you for posting. ... View more

Hi Russ, thanks for your reply. Yes, right now I am using XSLT to copy the value to a "graphic-path" attribute, which should be sufficient. If they want the value to update if they import a new graphic, I will have to use an event script. Thanks again. I hope everything is good down there in Carlisle. ... View more

Please let me know if you want to meet for an hour. I can give you a no-cost overview of text insets and conditional text. Contact me offlist at rick at frameexpert dot com ... View more

There are two basic FrameMaker concepts that you might want to explore: text insets and conditional text. Text insets. These are individual FrameMaker files that you create, usually with reuseable information. You can import these into other FrameMaker documents. For example, you can create a safety document with safety information that you can then import into other FrameMaker documents as needed. When you update the safety document, it will update in all of the other documents that it is imported into. Conditional text. These can be snippets of text (or full paragraphs) that you can assign a "tag" to; for example "English" or "Metric". You have a single document with both types of content tagged appropriately. Then you show and hide conditions based on the particular output you want to generate.   Additionally, FrameMaker books can be used for your purposes. You can create FrameMaker documents for each of your main topics. Then you would have a book for each manual and include the appropriate documents in each book. Keep in mind that books are just pointers to FrameMaker documents, so you can include a single FrameMaker document in more than one book. ... View more

Can we meet sometime so you can show me exactly what is happening? Thanks. rick at frameexpert dot com ... View more

It could be a math symbol that is not available in the font. Do you know what the font is? ... View more

I like Barb's recommendation; I have used this method in the past. When you add or remove tables, you will have to add or remove cross-references, but that's not much of an issue. Of course, adding the table cross-references and keeping them up to date could be scripted as well. ... View more

This could be scripted if your client is open to a scripting solution. ... View more

Here is a script you can use that deletes a document's .lck file after you close the document. Copy it to a text document and save it with a .jsx extension. Copy the file to your C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\17\startup folder, where <UserName> is your Windows login name. (If the folder doesn't exist, create it.) Quit and restart FrameMaker and the script should work automatically. #target framemaker Notification (Constants.FA_Note_PostQuitDoc, true); function Notify (note, object, sparam, iparam) { var file; // Derive the lock file's path from the document. file = sparam.replace (/[^\.]+$/, "lck"); // Make a File object and see if the lock file exists. file = new File (file); if (file.exists === true) { // Delete the lock file. file.remove (); } } ... View more

Please contact me offlist if you are open to alternatives. ... View more

Hi Matt, I don't think all building blocks work in all scenarios and you may have encountered one that doesn't work on Reference pages. If you can mock up a sample of the format of the desired list, I may be able to provide a script. Thanks. ... View more

Please post a screen shot of the beginning of your table structure in the Structure View. Thanks. ... View more

They should work fine in 2022. Do they work in FrameMaker when you Control+Alt+Click on them? What is your marker syntax? Are the in-document or cross-document links? ... View more

Illustrations are imported into FrameMaker documents, not opened directly with FrameMaker. If you have an insertion point in text (or a frame selected, you can use File > Import > File to import a graphic. ... View more

I'm not positive, but I think the sts file is an archive. Try renaming it with a .zip extension and see if you can access what's inside. You may be able to unzip it to a series of folders to extract or update the contents. Then you would rezip it and rename it to .sts. Make sure you back up everything. There may be some "magic" in the archive that may get clobbered by your efforts. But it's worth a try. ... View more

Remember that books are just pointers to FrameMaker documents. You could have a book for each user type. When you make your PDFs, make sure both .book files are open in FrameMaker and the cross-book links should work in your PDFs. ... View more

I have no official information, but FrameMaker is typically on an 18- to 24-month update schedule. It's almost through 2025 and we haven't seen a major update since 2022 so you can draw your own conclusions. ... View more

Actually, as I look closer at your screenshot, it looks like the author may have done both manually: they inserted a marker AND typed in the text. It was likely to help reviewers see what was being indexed and where. That's my guess anyway. ... View more

Yes, a lot of the older stuff won't work with later versions. I could provide you with an ExtendScript script that would convert these conditional text entries into markers (and back if you want). If you are interested, please send me a sample document offlist and I will give you a quote. Thanks. ... View more

He may be using a third-party indexing tool that converts the markers into conditional text and vise versa. IXGen was a FrameMaker plugin that did this kind of thing. There was another one too. You should check Scott Prentice's FrameMaker Tools page:  https://leximation.com/tools/ There is one listed called MarkerTools that may be the one used on your documents. ... View more