FrameMaker

In March Stefan wrote«We have now updated the Downloads page for Adobe FrameMaker:https://supportdownloads.adobe.com/product.jsp?product=22&platform=Windows »But now (June) it does'nt work any more...To get update independently of Help > Update (full version 16.0.2) i had to download the trial version of the current product.  

Hello Guys, Any chance to do this in FM?  

I have a really strange situation. I have an ExtendScript that works on all but one document. They all have the same template, same tags, same layout, etc. I'm using unstructured FM 2019 in Windows 10 on a PC. Has anyone run into something like this before? Is there something in FM that I should be looking for that would cause this? I don't see anything different, there shouldn't be anything different, but evidently there is. It's very frustrating. 

Has anyone heard of anything called Gnarrgutts it's a cartoon was to be on YouTube but got changed to addobe creative cloud/discover this is all I know that and my father is doing one or more of the voices in this production and I would love to watch this for myself and my dad can anyone help me get there and watch this you can reach  me at [info redacted by moderator] I am Michael thanks a lot for any and all help I await any response ok  

Can you confirm that it is true what I experience:var comp = $.getenv ("PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER"); $.writeln (comp)Produces on my machine: Intel64 Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3, GenuineIntelThis statement$.setenv ("Anything", "12345");however does not create an entry in the environment variables, which you can test with the command set in a Windows console.I know for shure that the setenv script function worked in Windows 7. I had used it to communicate between an ExtendScript and an AHK script.

Is there a good tutorial for beginners of ExtendScript on FrameMaker. I was assigned to write some code and I'm really nervous because I have no experience with scripting. I have little experience in C++ and javascript. How can I go about learning how to code fairly quickly? Thank you so much. 

Hello guys, Do I always have to create a different format for the first number (1) and letter (a) different from the seconds?Ex: a:\t(<a=1>)\t      I have created this one to have (a)a:\t(<a+>)\t        I have created this one to have (b) When I have to update the style I need to change both, I was wondering if there is an automatic way so I can update them at once? Thank you 🙂  

Hi, allPlease do any one know a solution that may batch-convert mif files back to fm format? 

 Hello guys, I am working on a standard format for an unstructured documentation package. I was wondering if there is a faster way to change the format of headings without having to go over each one. Every time there is a change I have to go over each.I have copied the format and I am pasting it on each of the headings.   I thought it could be faster if I could use the find/change, is it possible to search to a specific format such as \t<$chapnum>.<n+>\t? Any other suggestions? Thank you.  

Hi,   I wanted to know how can I embed an HTML file as an object in Framemaker 9. I was able to upload an object but while generating the final PDF, the object isn't showing up. Also the link is not working. 

Hello guys, Any chance to have the parenthesis aligned without having to set the indentation for each one individually? (unstructured) What I want it to look like:    

Coming along a problem I wrote this simple test:#target framemaker var backupFolder; backupFolder = new Folder ("E:\\_DDDprojects\\FM-JsxLib\\Docu" + "\\_Backups1"); backupFolder = new Folder ("/e/DDDprojects/FM-JsxLib/Docu" + "/_Backups2");Running in ESTK with an FM document open:Selected target is ESTK CC :   Result: /e/DDDprojects/FM-JsxLib/Docu/_Backups1   Result: /e/DDDprojects/FM-JsxLib/Docu/_Backups2Selected target is FrameMaker 15   Result: /e/DDDprojects/FM-JsxLib/Docu/_Backups2In both scenarios no folder is created!I do not get an error from the New command (backupFolder.error is a blank string)

I am using FM2019 on Windows 10.  From FM, I am publishing to Responsive HTML5 in the FILE > PUBLISH menu.  When I try to save / save as / save and close the settings, I get an "Access Denied" message.  I have admin rights on the machine and nothing has changed (so far as I know) between the last time I could edit the file and now that I cannot. Any idea what is causing this and how I can fix it?

Hi! Apologies if this has been asked before. I searched but couldn't find a similar post, or the structured framemaker forum that I used to visit, so.... I'm looking into what it would take to convert existing unstructured fm documentation into DITA files. I know how to use DITA, as my previous company used it for most of their documents, so I'm comfortable creating templates and new documents, working with the EDD, etc., What are the broad steps for converting existing documentation into DITA files, and where should I look for detailed information?  Our files do use styles consistently, and it is clear to me which sections should become task/concept/reference files, but currently many of these are contained within the same .fm file.There is too much content to convert it all manually - I work on 1 product (out of 7 or so) and it has 1000pages of documentation. Thanks!

I have a FrameMaker 2019 document where some TOC links produced in the PDF go to a different page number than they are supposed to. Anyone have ideas?

Hello Folks,Can someone confirm that Framemaker 2015 can be connected to SharePoint 2013 without any issue?In addition, what are the requirements for the SharePoint server side?For example, when I try to connect Framemaker to SharePoint, I get the following error:"Framemaker could not connect to the repository. Verify the connector installation and configuration."It is important to note that it worked well with FM 10 and SharePoint 2010.Thanks for your input in advance!

Good morning: I am helping a colleague with a large manual that was set up in FrameMaker a long time ago (i.e., may have strange formats that were never removed, but difficult to find). My problem: the last chapter of this book does have the page numbers set up correctly (i.e., p one of the chapter is 279), but the figure numbers do not (they start at 1)! It's an auto format,as I tried to update just the number (do it manually out of desperation).   I have been trying to manage the figure numbers using the numbering dialog in the book, or through paragraph format updates, or variables ... I cannot figure that out! Unfortunately, I cannot share the book with you. It's medical device proprietary. Thank you. Deanne Levander   If screen shots of specific settings, etc. (numbering dialog, paragraph designer, etc.) would be helpful, let me know.  

I have published a PDF from FM book that uses the Lato Light font. The Lato Light font appears heavier than the regular Lato. When I query within Acrobat, it believes the font is LatoLight (all one word). Other google searching has indicated this is becuase my machine does not have the Lato Light font installed or its not set to use local fonts, etc.None of these work,I also have this content in a Word document and it is published to pdf and the same Acrobat reader fine. I am also able to publish FM content to REsponsive HTML5 and the font is fine as well.Only when publishing FrameMaker to PDFdoes it come out looking like bolded Lato.I am about to uninstall all Lato fonts from my machine. Reboot. REinstall fonts and see what happens. But since Word to PDF and frameamker to HTML5 works fine and its only FrameMaker to PDF I assume it's a FrameMaker issue.Using FM 2020.  P.S. in my searching I found a few past posts about "light" fonts being of issue for FrameMaker pub

One of our elements (HowToInstructions) consists of a Table element, followed by a List element. When adding the HowToInstructions element to a structured document, the table anchor is placed on a new line, resulting in a blank line above the table.Below is an example of what it should like (from an unstructured document)Below is what we're getting when we add the element in a structured document:The HowToInstructions element is a child element of the preceding element (whichever that might be).Is there a way to remove/eliminate this extra line?

When I click the edit command of the layout setting file of Responsiv HTML5 from FrameMaker 2020 (16.0.2), the screen stops and becomes unresponsive.Reinstalling or uninstalling the old version does not help.Please let me know if there is a cause or remedy.* I was able to publish only.

Hello all, When I am editing a source file from my colleague, I found that the font type and setting of my Framemaker 2020 is different from the ones my colleague is using.  For example, my colleague's font type of all equations is Times New Roman but when I open my colleague's source file, the font type becomes something different.   May I know how I can ensure that when I open my colleague's source file, the setting of my Framemaker follows my colleague's one?Regards,Ed

Hi, I am using FrameMaker Version 16.0.1.817 and would like to set the border color upon insertion of a figure. In the past, FrameMaker version I had this was not a problem at all, but with the new version it stopped working.Here is what I did: - Insertion of a jpg image (or png image) with File > Import > File > 150 dpi- Choose object properties and changed the border colour to green as shown in the attached screenshot- Click Apply. But unfortunately nothing changes. Does somebody have an idea, why this is not working anymore (or can share a workaround)?Thank you for your help!

From time to time I realise a strange item in the taskbar:The prsence of this item "Insets" does not depend ...wheter I have to many document tabs (resulting in a special drop down list far right in the tab-bar under » )whether the Welcome screen is selected or present in the tab bara book is open and some document are openI run an ExtendScript in ESTKI  have however noticed that it disappears when closing a certain document from the manay (about 12) open document. But when reaopening the book with all of these documents, the strange item is not there... Any clues what this could be? I will also check Task Manger next time I see this strnage 'task'.

Hello all, One of my colleagues reported an issue to me which I have been able to reproduce in both FrameMaker  2019  (Update 8, build 979) and FrameMaker 2020 (Updated 2, build 853). Setup:   FrameMaker window is not maximized, in my case, the FrameMaker window takes up about half of the screen. Open a DITA map and a DITA topic (DITA map is docked to the left side of the FrameMaker window). Click anywhere in the DITA topic window, then click on a topic in the DITA map.Result: The topic you clicked on in the DITA map "jumps" down one or two topics below its initial location. Has anyone else seen this issue?  

Hi!I have a table with quite a long row. I want to allow a page break within the row, i.e. allow the row to continue on the next page, without the whole row to jump to the next page, leaving a big white space on the previous page. How can I achieve this?I have used Straddle in the "Version" column to merge cells.