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To test localisation of my scripts I want to install FM-12 German version.For that purupuse I needed to uninstall the currently (running) FM-12 UK version.I have t he following installation files in my archive:Build-12.0.0.317 releasedUpdate-12.0.1Update-12.0.2Update-12.0.3Update-12.0.4Installing 12.0.0.317 (German) is possible - test run OKUpdate 12.0.1 reports successful update - test run OKUpdate 12.0.2 does not work - "update can not be applied"Strange enough now update 12.0.1 no more is there - FM is back on verion 12.0.0.317Hence I wanted to download this update again from www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=22&platform=Windows - but this site is down since quite a while:Firefox: "The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading."Edge: "Hmmm… can't reach this page"Wherefrom can I get the FM-12 updates?Have tried this:Since the base installation is OK, I skipped updates 1, 2, 3 and just installed update 4 - which worked. And now I have a German

Hello all, We are authoring in structured DITA 1.2 using FrameMaker.I'm trying to determine if there is an easy way to provide different sets of (selectable) attributes for different product teams. We have 3 product teams, each owning a series of 5-10 products. The values for profiling attributes (platform, product and audience) is unique for each group. Therefore, it doesn't make sense for one group to see the allowable attribute values for another groups's products. I also don't want each writer to type in the value for the product, platform, or audience. I would like these to be selectable from a pre-defined list (such as the Attributes pod).I know it's possible with other tools (such as Oxygen) to configure a subject scheme map and then add a reference to that subject scheme from the main dita map - doing so allows you to easily select attribute values from a supplied list. I know subject scheme maps are not supported in FrameMaker, but is there any other way to achieve someth

I have a menu item "SetMsgDisplay" which invokes a simple dialogue. For test purpose it contains only a static text. Invoking this for the first time after FM-15 start works OK Invoking it the second to nth time creates an empty window of 2540 x 1020 pix size with not title. The behaviour can not be repeated in debug mode - because no menu is possible in this mode. Directly invoking the dialogue does not show this strange behaviour. Changing the window type to palette: this works correctly. The window ID for the dialog/palette is global (no var declaration for it). Any ideas what is going on here?

We use FM2019 to generate responsive HTML5, which is published on our web site.Is it possible to give customers permalinks pointing into headings/sections in this documentation?Foe example, in the documentation there's a heading/section named "Result Data Types".In the generated HTML5, a cross refererence/link to the heading looks like:https:// ... /ops_values/ops_values.htm#XREF_49655_Result_Data_TypesThe number 49655 makes me think it can change the next time I make changes in the FM-files and generates a new set of HTML5 files. Which means the link will become useless.Is there a way to have more permanent links? 

Firstly, i'd quite like to build a document that uses images to navigate through a document, similar to the FM Help website (See attacment for example or open the following link: https://help.adobe.com/en_US/framemaker/using/index.html#t=using-framemaker%2Fuser-guide%2Ffrm_welcome.html). I have pretty much NO idea how to do this... i don't know if I should use markers or Xref's... some of these images will link internally, within the document, and others will be external links.I want this to be the primary navigation through the document in addition to the TOC. Secondly, my TOC keeps burgering itself, it's a proper little hamburgler...For some reason it's omitting some pages from the document all together (see example).I recently had to install JRE so i'm wondering if it has something to do with this ?Regardless, I do need those pages in the TOC, and well, in the document in general.

In our EDD, we have an element called Headings, which manages all our headings, up to 6 child-levels, with General Rule: <TEXT>, Content*, Headings* (Content being an element for inserting paragraph text). When inserting the element, it works correctly, inserting the element as a child of the previous element. But, when hitting Enter, instead of prompting for the next allowed element (Content or child-Heading), it repeats the Heading as if another heading on the same level is added. Is there a way to prevent this from happening using EDD rules?

Structured documents often contain nestable elements. For example, a Section can contain subsections; an Item in a List might contain a sublist. Formatting typically changes for each level of nesting. The Title of a top-level Section might have a single-part number (1., 2., 3., and so forth), while the Title of a second-level Section has a two-part number (1.1., 1.2, 1.3, ....) and a third-level Section a three-part number (1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, ...). Titles of more deeply nested Sections might not be numbered, and may change font size and other properties.   Nested lists may be progressively indented. Numbered lists may use different numbering conventions (1., 2., 3. and so forth)  as opposed to (a., b., c., and so forth) for different levels. "Bulleted" lists can mark items in different levels of lists with different symbols (solid or outlined bullets), different shapes (circles, squares, or dashes).   An EDD can use either level rules or context levels to determine the

Re: The Enter key in a structured document - Adobe Support Community - 12010203 describes how <TEXT> in a general rule can affect the result of pressing the Enter key when editing a structured document.   There are other considerations in the use of <TEXT>:   1. Will you be moving material between structured FrameMaker and XML? Remember that the XML equivalent of a general rule that includes of <TEXT>, must either contain only <TEXT> and no elements, or have the form (<TEXT> | a | b | c ...)*, that is if the expression contains any element names, <TEXT> must be at the beginning and the entire expression must consist of a single set of parentheses using the  vertical bar connector and an asterisk at the end.  Thus, the defined element can consist of any number of the listed elements, with text allowed at the beginning, between each pair of elements, and at the end. This It is possible to move documents between FrameMaker

I accidently did some sort of weird drag/drop and scroll and it change the size of the text in my Structure View pod. I can't even read the text now.How do I change this back? 

Hi there, I have few FM template files located on office Sharepoint that I want to work upon. However, I am unable to open these files with Framemaker 11 version installed on my laptop. I tried to locate the version in which these template files were created, but I was unable to find the version.The following error message gets diaplayed when I try to open these template files: Can anyone help me in fixing this issue? Do we have any workaround to open this document in version 11 of FrameMaker?

Hi, I would like to migrate a word file to dita using the Word-to-DITA (Word2DITA) transformation framework. The method is descriped here. When I choose Structure > Utilities, there is no such "Convert Word (.docx) to DIT" option there. I use FM 15.04.751. Is this utility still available? If not, how can I transform docx to dita using FM? Thanks. 

In Restrict element levels - Adobe Support Community - 12004296, QuintinSeegers wrote, "In our EDD, we have an element called Headings, which manages all our headings, up to 6 child-levels, with General Rule: <TEXT>, Content*, Headings* (Content being an element for inserting paragraph text). When inserting the element, it works correctly, inserting the element as a child of the previous element. But, when hitting Enter, instead of prompting for the next allowed element (Content or child-Heading), it repeats the Heading as if another heading on the same level is added. Is there a way to prevent this from happening using EDD rules?"   The behavior of the Enter key in a structured document depends on the context and what is allowed at the current location. For example, if the cursor is at the end of an element that is formatted as a separate paragraph and can be followed by another paragraph of that type. FrameMaker inserts such a following element. Su

I'm busy developing our first EDD.In the above screenshot, where the highlighted Content element is (#1), I want to add another Heading but on the same level as the previous heading (#2). If I select my Headings element, it adds it as a child level heading, having the following result:Is there a shortcut to do this, without having to click on the Structure View first?

Does anyone know a way to recover a FrameMaker file after FrameMaker crashes?My edits are not in the backup file.

Our team continues to receive error messages when trying to save FrameMaker files on our company server. The errors have occurred in both 2019 and 2020 versions. We don't seem to get the errors when working from our desktop. We've also had files disappear when we update the book file. Can anyone provide any insight on what might be causing these issues? Thanks for any help you can provide!!

Now that I have installed FM-12.0.4.445 German successfulle I start my tests concerning localisation of my scipt.But app.Language reports Constants.FV_LANG_BRITISH (0x02) although FM obviously is German: all menues and dialogues etc. are German.My Windows is British, but the currently open FM is German. What is going on here? 

Hi FrameMaker friends:   Can anyone offer some clarity on this Book error message?  The book and the generated files update as expected as long as all the files are open. I can't find any issues with the four generated files (TOC, LOF, LOT and LOP) and the nongenerated files seem fine, too. The book was created years ago and has been updated in the various versions over the years.    As I continue think about it, I did see missing fonts appear in the book window error report once. Is this an obscure way of telling us to uncheck ‘Remember Missing Fonts’ in Preferences?   Thanks in advance, ~Barb 

I am moving a structured FrameMaker11 file into FrameMaker2019. The font that is currently in use, is not in the base font package of FrameMaker2019. That is fine, we will use a font that is in the new system. BUT....When importing the file from FM11 to FM19, it askes to display the file to a font that looks similar. This works, but the settings in the file still reflect the old font from FM11. How do I convert the whole document to the new font in FM19? 

Good morning, We currently run FM12. Our parent company in Japan was able to update to FM2019 (perpetual license) about 6 months ago, but so far we are unable to find anything but a subscription. If we have to settle for a subscription, is it possible to keep FM from updating? (I don't want to be in a situation where in 10 years I am running FM2031 while Japan is still running FM2019).   Thanks! 

When I click on Insert > Cross-Reference, I get the Object Properties dialog box for an image.  Any clues?

Currently, I have my FrameMaker documents in separate folders (different paths) on a dev (offline) internal server.  I am creating links from one FrameMaker document to the other in my book creation.  After the books are complete, I have to create a PDFs for each book and upload these books into the SAME folder and maintain the PDF links from one book to the other.  So how would this be done?

Going back to a manual I haven't touched for a few years, and suddenly I see a problem. I suspect it may have arrived when I globally updated styles in line with new corporate guidelines, but that doesn't immediately help me correct it.Consider the screenshot:All four occurrences of the product name YOMANI touch use the same variable, defined as <Default ¶ Font>YOMANI <!italic>touch<Default ¶ Font> – but the string touch is not rendered as italic in the top-level heading. I'm wondering whether I need to adjust the definition of the character style !italic, but don't know what I might need to change.I'm out of office tomorrow and Friday, so don't think I'm ignoring any swift replies ;-}

Hi All,I'm having a weird issue with my Welcome screen where it seems it's always shifted to the right (image below). If I open a document or a book and click on the Welcome screen, that mystery panel fills in with whatever is "behind" it. I have tried a few things to try and fix it, including removing FM and then reinstalling, but it always seems to find a way back. Is there button I've mashed or preference I've enabled? Has anyone seen this and can make it go away? Framemaker is still completely useable but knowing that mystery panel is there is distracting me, and I'm easily distracted. 😞Thank you very much,Megan

After running out of time trying to get our help out with FM2020, we decided to downgrade back to 2019 which had no issues. While trying to install, the installer window would ask for a sign in account, then after clicking next, would go blank. No network activity or anything.After a bit of googling, I found the solution that worked. It does say for captivate, but it appears the installer is generic.https://helpx.adobe.com/in/captivate/kb/captivate-installation-blank-page-sign.html

Since I have never produced an HTML file from Frame, I was wondering why Heading numbering, ordered list numbering, and bullets are not created in the HTML file.  Am I missing something or is that just what the HTML file conversion does?