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Hi,I'm trying to use the "Smart Paste" functionality under Framemaker 2019, to copy content from Word, Excel and Internet pages into FrameMaker DITA file, as demonstrating in the video tutorial:https://youtu.be/0c4foBG7zq4 But it doesn't work after many attempts...I always get the error message: "Smart Paste could not convert clipboard data to structured content."Please, could you help solving this problem?Are there any special configuration steps in Framemaker needed prior to use the "Smart Paste" 

Hi, When I generate a Microsoft HTML Help file (.chm) from FrameMaker 2019, the Home selection from the Options menu. Is there any way to fix this within FrameMaker 2019. I know, .chm is an ancient relic and RoboHelp is a far more effective way to generate this archaic brand of help. But I am a temporary contractor working with the tools supplied by my client—only allowed to use in-house software.Thanks

Most of our team has the option to hold the shift key and click in the file tab to save all. We also can do the same thing when we first open a book to open all files rather having to open each f the FM files individually. We have a new hire that does not have this option. I am sure there is an option in the preferences somewhere or something. Can someone please let me know how to turn this on for him? It can get really frustrating. Especially when the book has A LOT of files. Thanks!

Hallo Ein Kollege hat einen neuen Laptop mit Windows 10 bekommen. Zum üben habe ich dort eine alte Version von FrameMaker (7.2) installiert. Ging auch recht gut. Nun haben wir für den Kollegen eine neue FrameMaker Version gekauft, die auch super läuft, leider braucht der Kollege auch den Distiller und der wird sang- und klanglos nicht mit installiert. Ich habe das alte FrameMaker inklusive des alten Distillers vollständig deinstalliert und auch schon mal den CCleaner drüber laufen lassen. Geht leider nicht. Auf den exakt gleichen Rechnern, wo vorher nur kein FM7 installiert war, geht es ohne Probleme. Vermutlich hat FM7 etwas in der Registry zurückgelassen, aber ich konnte nicht ergooglen, was. Hier hin ging meine beste Spur: http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/3099e.htm leider gibt es die Seite nicht mehr Hat jemand eine Idee wie ich den neuen Distiller installieren kann?Vielen lieben Dank!

After applying a newly built Expression, the tagged cross-references are not appearing on the document. Am I missing a step?

HiDuring this week I have faced a strange problem. When I save my ditamap as book with fm components some of the tables don't show the title. Table and number is shown but after that there is an empty row. I have 20 tables in the document at the moment. Yesterday I tried moving the tables from one topic to another and then it was working. But now I noticed that the problem is now in another place. Tables 7...10, 18 and 19 are missing the titles.And the most strange thing is that I have not done anything to the topics including those tables missing the titles now.Has anyone had the same problem?

Hi,I am using this function/code to get marker text. I want to use the output of this function in another function which I am unable to do so. Is there a way to store/use the text2 outside this function?     #target framemaker var doc, marker, nextMarker, regex, text2; regex = /^newlink Filename\:.*/; doc = app.ActiveDoc; function getMarker(doc, text2){ marker = doc.FirstMarkerInDoc; while (marker.ObjectValid () === 1) { nextMarker = marker.NextMarkerInDoc; if (marker.MarkerTypeId.Name === "Hypertext") { if (regex.test (marker.MarkerText) === true) { text2 = marker.MarkerText; } } marker = nextMarker; } } alert (text2); 

We've never had any problems with opening FM7 files in any previsous FM version. Now FM19 crashes as soon as we open files form a customer who's still working with very old FM file formats.We cannot scroll to the next page. FM freezes after a few sconds. The customer itself can migrate its files in its environment without any problems?What's wrong with our installation? Is there any setting we can change so this doesn't happen any more.Regards Uwe 

Dear all,FM is 15.0.6.956; The following fonts are listed in WindowssIn FM File > Print the printer is set to Adobe PDF (with another setting even the Distiller route fails). "Rely on System Fonts only" is unchecked.When creating a PDF via Distiller route, then also the bold version is OK. Only creation via PDFL (Publish panel, online route) I creates this effect: The table heading (top area in the screen shot) uses this bold variant - and the problem started today - a PDF created yesterday does not show this effect...I have re-installed the fonts two times without success.→ Is there some cache involved which I could delete? Renaming   %appdata%..._.cache_fonts   has no effect.→ Any ideas are welcome!

I'm using FM19, fully patched even if I am still stuck with Windows 7.0 + corporate upgrades.I have a book with eight chapters.I update the master pages (new footer layout) in one chapter and save the changes.I select all the other chapters in the book and run File > Import formats with Paragraph formats, Character formats and Page layouts selected plus the options to remove Manual page breaks and Other overrides …… and nothing happens! same behaviour if I try to upgrade just one chapter file. (and no, I haven't locked them by mistake)Any suggestions on what's happening and/or on how to get the expected update will be appreciated! 

I want to add a drop down list to this dialog box (script already available on this forum).The drop down list content should contain say:ABCIf user selects A, clicking on the Execute button displays message corresponding to A and same for others. LaunchPalette(); function LaunchPalette() { var resource = """palette { properties:{ closeButton:true, maximizeButton:false, minimizeButton:false, resizeable:true }, orientation:'row', spacing:15, margins:10, helloButton: Button { text:'Say Hello', alignment:['fill','fill'] }, closeButton: Button { text:'Close', alignment:['fill','fill'] }, }"""; var palette = new Window (resource, "My Palette"); palette.layout.layout(true); palette.show(); palette.bounds = {x:100, y:100, width:158, height:38}; palette.layout.resize(); palette.helloButton.onClick = fun

Hi! I publish Responsive html5 from ditamaps (without robohelp, just FM's own publishing tool). Now, these ditamaps include partly the exact same xml files. However, when a same xml file with the same images come out fine from one ditamap, the images don't appear when publishing the exact same xml file with another ditamap. The place for the image is just empty with a broken image/file path icon. I assume there is something wrong with the ditamaps, since the xml files publish fine when published as individual files. Anybody have any clues what might be the issue? Thanks.

Hi, I converted 7.1 .fm file to 2019 version. while im doings save as pdf option im geting error content page see below image.i have no idea why its coming like this.cheked in pdf set up also note: im using framemaker 2019 version Any one knows answer please help me outthanks in advance

Goodmoorning, I want to understan how to redact a structured Component Maintenance Manual in Framemaker SGML (ATA2200).Could someone advice if there is a course to learn it? Thanks in advanceRegards

A few weeks of checking documents ahead, after corporate decisions to change fonts and colours … actually going pretty smoothly, now I've created a single stylesheet file, but every now and then I find unexpected special cases. Creating or updating a paragraph style is easy, with the Esc opn and Esc opu shortcuts: but where are the equivalents for character styles?

Hi everybody! We have several FM2015 (including a FMserver) and one FM2019 installations. Our publishing script does not work with the FM2019 and I do not understand why it fails.The error message is the following:XSLT Processor MessagesError reported by XML parser processingFWK005 parse may not be called while parsing.Internal error evaluating template ruleI checked the relevant configurations files, i.e., maker.ini, structapps.fm, and ditafm-output.ini.Our JSX invokes a rather big XSLT template (600lines) to perform the publication and according to the console, the problem lies around that xslt operation. So I changed the original processor path in the maker.ini to a path from a saxon processor which I downloaded separately (same version: saxon9he.jar).Then the console output gives me this (only with FM2019, FM2015 works with both saxon paths):XSLT Processor MessagesFailed to initialize: javax.xml transform.TransformerFactory What could be the difference between FM2015

I tried to publish my ditamap in PDF. In parameters I set my own template in order to generate the toc.My template containing some graphics (logos..)When I publishMy template is used for the toc, but graphics are replaced by a gray placeholders...How to fix that? I have no idea where i have to put my graphics...

We have recently changed our corporate font. Fortunately, we use a 'template' fm file for our paragraph and character styles that we apply to our documents and books.  I have updated all our paragraph and character styles. However, when I use Insert > List of > References to find font references, the old fonts are still referenced somewhere. When I click on the hyperlink to go to the corresponding page, the cursor is at the top of the page, but there are no text on the page with the associated font applied, e.g. the reference file shows Times New Roman @ 10.0 pt 1, but Times New Roman isn't used anywhere on the page. I have checked on the body, master and reference pages, but can't find where it is being used. I've also used Find > Character Format, but that returns 'No results found'. How can I locate these 'rogue' font uses?

I am working in a structured file using FM19, version 15.0.6.956. I am trying to add the ability to hide an element (shortdesc) for pdf output but everything in the dita file is being grabbed as well. Have I missed something in process here?In the Conditional Tags pod, I added a conditional tag for shortdesc.I then went to the "Manage Attribute Experssions" and created a new expression: shortdescI applied the shortdescr conditional tagHowever, when I hit apply, the condition is applied to everything in the file including a draft comment. The Conditional Tags pod indicates that the shortdesc element is tagged with the shortdesc tag but oddly, the draft-comment element is also tagged with both DITA-Comment AND shortdesc tag. None of the other text in the file appears to have any Conditional Tag applied. In the Show/Hide Conditional Text pod, if I hide the shortdesc, everything in the file is hidden except for the draft-comment. I hope that someone can help me out with my proces

In FrameMaker 2020, the cross referenced DITA tables are not printed correctly in the PDF file. The WYSIWYG is working fine but the numbering is missing in the PDF: it just shows the word "table" without any number or text, depending on which format you use in the Cross-Reference pod.The same procedure works fine with figures both in  WYSIWYG and the PDF but not for the tables. I cannot figure out what I am doing wrong!

FrameMaker 2019 - UnstructuredI am working on a small chapter which is to have an anchored frame which is conditional. I have set up a condition for the anchored frame, and it works ok. But the figure text which flows below the anchored frame is also set to be conditional, but that does not work. I suppose this has something to with the figure text being autonumbered, but how do I solve it. How do I hide the figure text along with the rest of stuff which has been set to "Hide"?

I have a footnote within a table. When I add the footnote, it's a letter and I need it to be a number. I went into Format > Document > Numbering > Footnote, and it appears to be set on "Numeric." (See image.) Obviously I'm missing something. Can someone help? Thanks!

Hi, I need to copy an entire book (including master and reference pages) to a brand-new book. What's the best way to do this? All images in the book are referenced, and the new book will be using the same images (for the most part). I'm using the 2019 release, which I just updated after seeing the update announcement here. Thanks!

I had a FM11 doc, opened it with new Framemaker 2019, saved as 2019, opened new webworks epubpro 2019, made new FM doc source doc; scan all, sits at 0%, will not scan; any advice?

This issue started occurring for me recently and I urgently need a resolution to the problem as it prevents generation of new books for product team reviews. Specifics:* Until recently I was able to save and generate a book file. Changes were made to various .fm files that are part of the book and now when you attempt to update the book, this error is returned.* I did a clean install of Framemaker on a second machine and the same error occurs for me.* Other users appear to be able to open and regenerate the book without issue on their machines.* Other books appear to generate correctly for me.Suggestions?