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HelloI am trying to update a chapter in a framemaker book. FrameMaker keeps inserting a odd-numbered page (page v) for no reason. I've tried to delete the page and updating the book, but Framemaker (2019, by the way) keeps re-inserting the unwanted page. I've tried to delete the page by: 1) Right-clicking on the file, selecting "Pagination" and then in the "Before Saving and Printing" dialog, select "Delete Empty Pages.2) Format - Docuemtnt - Delete Pages FrameMaker keeps adding the page. Should I try deleting in the file outside of the book? I'm stumped. 

We are using Adobe Framemaker 2019 with Adobe Professional 2017.  For the past week, we have been having issues with the Adobe pdf printer inadvertently disappearing.  The only solution we have so far is to uninstall and reinstall Adobe Pro.  We cannot keep doing this so I have reached out to Adobe support for a solution but have not heard back yet.  This seems to only be happening to those of us in the company using FrameMaker 2019.  Is anyone else having this problem that can offer a solution? We don't know if there is a company involved script or something like that causing this. 

Hello using Structured Framemaker 2017 w. an S1000D imported template. Can not change xref colors to blue. I change it in Character Designer and when I setup to print to postscript, it changes back (before even hitting the Print button). IDK if it's the rules in my template, IDK how to even view my template. The pull-down box at the top right reads "XML/Structured." Found this prev link: https://community.adobe.com/t5/framemaker/how-can-i-color-xrefs-in-fm-2017/m-p/9869861?page=1#M55405 but it is of no help. I do not get the tags shown in the screen caps.

I downloaded and installed the 2020 FDK to checkout some property defintions to see if there had been any change. Of course you always open the fdkreference.pdf to look there first. It was the 2017 document, not the 2020. In fact all 3 FDK documents are for 2017 (I compared them). The other two remain as 7 documents, which is another problem all together. The .h files I checked, appear to be correct (#define FDK_LIBRARY_VERSION 0x16000000), so it looks like only the documentation is not 2020. The Reference guide available at this link, The complete API reference , does appear to be for 2020, but, bizarrely, has no version reference! For what it is worth I have created a bug, FRMAKER-9169 , which you may care to vote up. I have attached two screenshots showing the 2017 reference from the 2020 FDK and the reference downloaded from the link above. Jon

When "saving a Frame 2015" file as a PDF the square bullet character defined in the Bulleted paragraph tags does not display in the generated PDF file. This is a new issue since PDFs were generating fine up until a month or so ago. I did have to swap out the original Zapf Dingbat font (old post script font) that produces the square bullet with a different font, ITC Zapf Dingbat.First screen shot w/bullets, second one no bulletsAny suggestions how I can fix this?

HiSomething has been bugging me for a while.Let's say I import an image called screenshot.png. Later, I find I am not happy with the image so I take a new screenshot. I rename it screenshot.png and replace the old one in the folder. In Framemaker, the image is then replaced as well. But, as the dimensions are not exactly the same, the image doesn't look good in the document. So I have to delete the image and the anchored frame in Framemaker and import the image again. I wish there was some way to mark the anchored frame and say "adjust to image original dimensions" or something like that.  (I don't know the correct terms, maybe dimensions is not what you would use)

Anyone know an easy way to find all images, in a book, that have more than one reference to them. To import FM books to RoboHelp, we're finding there must be a seperate instance of each repeated image. 

I'm practicing with CourierNew box drawings characters.Before, looking just fine:  Then I replaced the XYZ with new "light horizontal" characters. (copy and paste from same line.) The html5 (or chm) output suddenly has replaced the "down and horizontal" character with something unknown - even though I didn't touch any of the characters in that area.    I can't understand why this happens, and how to avoid it. 

Hello All,   I'm constantly getting these messages when I try to save my FM 2019 files. I've cleared the temporary folders and done a MIF wash.  This is a real PITA! Any other sugestions?   Thanks!       Sam  

I am trying to create my first script using the ExtendScript tool in order to publish my DITA bookmaps automatically (without the need to set the stuff in the UI).The script can successfully open the corresponding bookmap in FrameMaker 2020. However, the Publish variables such as the Settings Files, Output folder as well as the Ditaval file are not updated based on the script. The Publish pod simply shows the previously defined seetings etc. In order to call the publisher I used the sample script from the following link.How to access the Publisher module  Could anyone please help me get that right?  Here is the main function:function publishIFU(scanner, language, outputType){var mainPath, ifuFile, settingsFile, ditavalFile;var outputFolder;mainPath = getMainPath(scanner, language);ifuFile = getIFUFile(mainPath, scanner, language);settingsFile = getSettingsFile(mainPath, scanner, language);ditavalFile = getDitavalFile(mainPath, scanner);outputFolder = mainPath+"/outp

Hi. I have problems with the triangle symbole in FrameMaker. It is ok in the FrameMaker file, but in the pdf file, it is just a line. I don`t know what the problem is.. Can anybody help? Linda    

I am new to Adobe ExtendScript, I would like to know how I can replace the tilde (~) with the absolute path of user's home directory? In my script, I need to find the absolute path of the script itself. To do this, I use: var scriptPath = File($.fileName).pathBut this gives me a tilde for the first part which is not recognized by the FrameMaker as user's home directory; therefore, I cannot use it to pinpoint where my files are located.

Is there a reason why animated .gifs don't work in FM or publish to pdf? & will they in the next version of Tech Comm suite?I'd like to use short explainer .gifs in FM (don't think silly video Facebook stuff, think sensible short explainer video, but lighter weight) and at the moment I'd need to export to .pdf and have the animation work, with control over auto-start or not (mostly not). It doesn't seem to be possible now as the 'gifs don't animate in FM or when converted to .pdf. But it seems such an obvious thing to want to do? Am I missing something?I really don't want to have to do manual changes in Acrobat for a 500 page document. Oh and Is it likely there'll be a new version of TechComm suite any time soon?

Does anybody know if the Publisher module is exposed to FM's Extendscript (or FDK)? I looked through all of the scripting info and the FDK info, .h and config files and couldn't find any references to it other than the TPUBforFMDoc (Book/DITA  esc ph shortcut) command. I need to kick off the Publish module after some manipulation and use a specified STS file depending upon the manipulation.

Hello all,I have at the end of a book chapter a paragraph tagged as head1 with manual overrides (*Head1).For some reason, I can neither apply a different paragraph tag, nor delete it.Added after initial posting: Not sure this has any impact, but this tag follows an imported text inset.Any advice you have will be greatly appreciated.Thanks, DonnaEnvironment: FM2015, version 13.0.5.547 on Windows 7 Pro.

The chapters in our manuals have alphanumerical, non-sequencial ID codes. The ID uses a different paragraph style to the chapter title (they have different formatting). Is there a way to show these in the Table of Content, e.g.A103-56 Process Management...........p. 17S87-03   Change Control....................p. 22 

Hi all,I am a newbie in S1000D and FrameMaker. I created a couple of data modules and using the method described in "Adobe FrameMaker Application Pack for S1000D" I tried to create a new project. However, after defining the new project and made the regarding changes in "S1000D options" and restarting the FrameMaker the "Common Source Data.." option below S1000D menu is disabled and when I open the S1000D option it opens in basic mode. According to the guide I mentioned earlier it happens when any of the required project files or folders are unavailable when FrameMaker starts. I am not sure what I am missing. I have a DML file, BREX file, ACT, PCT, CCT, and a couple of other type data modules (descriptive,...). I would really appreciate it if you guide me regarding this issue   

Outside FM, I've been using simple keydefs in ditamaps and bookmaps, then calling them with <keyword keyref="xnt"/> in topics: <keydef keys="xnt"> <topicmeta> <keywords> <keyword>XENTURION</keyword> </keywords> </topicmeta> </keydef> When I try to process the same files using FM, I get relatively comprehensible messages like[keyref] file:xag_menuXML.dita:18:45: [DOTJ047I][INFO] Unable to find key definition for key reference "xnt" in root scope.Question, then: how/where do I set up keydefs in the FM environment?Thanks in advance for advice and tips.

At first glance, this gives me the impression something needs to be udpated … but I'd welcome clear advice on what to update and how. FM 15.0.6.956, Windows 7.0 on corporate life support. Thanks in advance.BUILD FAILED C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker 2019\fminit\ditafm\DITA-OT\build.xml:49: The following error occurred while executing this line: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker 2019\fminit\ditafm\DITA-OT\plugins\org.dita.base\build_init.xml:99: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: org/dita/dost/invoker/ExtensibleAntInvoker : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0 

Hi, I am using FrameMaker v12. I have about 40 odd documents related to a single project which I need to update just for three things: Version Number, Date, and Copyright Year. The vesion and date are treated as variables, the copyright year isn't. After editing these standard values across all 40 documents, I need to save all of them as PDFs. Is there any way I can automate this process? I am aware of extendscript and believe this can very well be achieved using that tool.

We have a FM document set up with all our Master and Reference Pages set up. We then import these layouts into our documents. We've recently started getting the following issue:Whenever we update the TOC, the master pages revert to some completely random layout.When we re-import the formats from our template, we get the following error:When we check the Master pages on the desitnation document, the master pages were imported correctly. Edit: We've tracked it down to strange behaviour related to an Object Style we use for inserted graphics. Not sure how that relates to mater page layouts, though. 

Does anyone know if Robohelp 2019 classic works with FrameMaker 2015 files? We have to use FrameMaker 2015 because that's what our Corporate Tech Pubs group uses, and that's what our templates require. Our Purchasing department just forced me to subscribe to the latest (2020) Robohelp subscription plan, which Adobe's salesperson said would still work with Rbohelp 2020. But it doesn't. The same salesperson also said Robohelp 2019 classic works with FrameMaker 2015 files. Do I believe him? No. Before I go back to Purchasing and try to get them to let me purchase Robohelp 2019, I'd like to ensure that the RH2019/FM2015 combination actually does work. Thank you for your help. Marcia

Hi,I have an error rising while using Hypertext feature in Framemaker 2020 trial version. It says that changes cannot be made as the file is a view only file.     The file is immediately getting locked when I click on the source link. It is showing the hand sign but it is not moving to the destination phrase. Thanks & Regards,Ruth Shallyn Samuel   

FM, unstructured, 2019. Created a table on body page that has a header row that includes a block that needs to show the current page # & the total page # in a cell. Is there any way to add a variable on the text page that will show the current page number in the cell when additional pages are added to the file? Also the page numbers in that block do not relate to the page numbering that shows in the footer of the document set up on the master page.

Today the syntax diagrams in our documents are images. I was thinking if it would be possible to skip the images, and instead use the syntax/box drawings characters from Courier New font instead?Like: ┌─ keyword ─┬► The documentation is published as pdf, html5 and chm. Is the Couried New font pre-installed on all modern Windows/mac/Linux computers? Can this be done, or am I just wasting my time trying to do this?