FrameMaker

Hello all,We are working with a customer structured FM12 files that we need to update.Files have been created with Framemaker and everything works well with format rules. There is just one problem that we need to solve : a title gets longer and we need to write it on 2 lines instead of 1 before. But when the last words of the title go to the second line, it does not stay centered but goes to the left. Is there a way to correct it ?I have tried "Display Designer" in "Show Element Context", but a message appears and says that I first need to select a format tag in the "Format Rules" selection list. I have tried with each line that I could find in the Format Rules selection list but the message keeps appearing.Also, I have tried to open the EDD to change rules directly in it, but I have no idea on where to find this EDD (which must be somewhere as I can see the format rules and as they are applied). Is there a way to find this EDD ? Sorry if it sounds like a dumb question, but I'm a begin

The ExtendScript documentation lists a variety of flags representing conditions found during an Open(), some that still permit success: Constants.FV_ReferencedFilesWerentFound (47) - Imported graphics files could not be found, but the file was opened anyway.Constants.FV_UnresolvedTextInsets(50) - There were unresolved text insets, but the file was opened anyway.Constants.FV_UnresolvedXRefs (49) - There were unresolved cross-references, but the file was opened anyway. and some that result in failure: Constants.FV_BadFileName (67) - Specified filename was invalid.Constants.FV_CancelReferencedFilesNotFound (101) - The file contained referenced files that were not available, so the user or the Open() script canceled the Open operation. But I can't find an example of how to check the propVal return parameters from Open(). Are they bitwise flags? Are they indexed ints? I don't understand the mechanics of how propVals work, and the ExtendScript docs seem to assume prior kn

First let me say I am a novice when it comes to FM.  I did some experimenting this morning and came up with some consistent and inconsistent results.Importing direct from a Word file results in images and a non-editable file.  This is consistent.Importing from an RTF file sometimes results in images and a non-editable file but sometimes it does result in an editable file.  Oddly if I copy/paste from Word I am able to edit.  Ditto if I copy paste from RTF.  Paste Special as RTF from both Word and RTF also produces editable files but it does muck up some formatting.The only other thing I find odd, all the apps being Adobe, is that I can only import pdf's one page at a time and, including renditions, these result in non-editable files.Is there a way to import a Word file, without Paste Special, that does not mess up the formatting and results in an editable file? 

I've been given a new computer moving from Windows 7 to 10. IT installed Framemaker 2015 but I can't save to PDF because of a missing distiller. The strange thing is the same exe was installed on my old computer with no problem. Did IT miss something on the install, or do I have to find the distiller somehwere else.

When I print to pdf from FM 2019, crop marks are not appearing properly. I already tried with the change in settings as mentioned in some other post. But no use. See attached image. 

In my FM2019 document I have a number of links to different web-sites. Hypertext Command "Go to URL", "message URL https://www.somewhere.com" If I click the link in the generated pdf file, the link will be opened in my browser. If I click the link in the generated responsive HTML5 output, the link will be opened in my browser. But, if I click the link in the generated Windows HTML Help output, the link will be opened inside the HTML Help window, which us obviously a bad choice. How can I make it use the browser instead?

Using FM2019, publishing to Responsive HTML5, I'd like to place our company logo on the left margin of the header, but it always appears too small. Question: is there any way to make the graphic a little larger?

We have published Update 5 for FrameMaker (2019 release). In FrameMaker, go to Help  > Updates to update your version. You can also download the update from here: Update 5 for 64-bit and Update 5 for 32-bit. Here are more details about this update: https://helpx.adobe.com/framemaker/kb/fixed-issues.html

My 78 page FrameMaker document crashes when I Accept All edits. It seems like it's going okay but within 10 seconds the file closes. I am able to accept edits one at a time with no problem but it's crucial that I have the ability to Accept All with this size document. I have heard it could be the last symbol (§) in the document that is corupt. Any way to remedy this?Thank you!

Alright folks, please bear with me... 🙊I'm completely new to both FrameMaker and scripting. What I'm trying to achieve is the following: 1. Convert first row of a table to a heading row2. Apply a specific paragraph style to all contents of the table By shameless use of copy & paste, I managed to achieve goal #1 so far. In addition, I managed to select the whole table, but then I hit a roadblock.The code snippet I'm using to apply a para style does work when I place the cursor somewhere in the text, but it doesn't do anything when the table is selected. This is what I've got so far:#target framemakervar doc = app.ActiveDoc;// Set a variable for the selected table.var tbl = doc.SelectedTbl;// Convert the first body row to a heading row, then select whole tablebodyToHeadingRow (tbl, 1, doc);function bodyToHead

In order to publish my dita bookmap as HTML format, I chose to save my dita bookmap as "Composite Document 2019 (*.fm)", then publish it as Responsive HTML5. Generally, it works well except for one issue. That is the chapter numbering, which starts from 1 in every chapter in the composite document, although under Numbering Properties, I have set "Continue Numbering From Previous Chapter in Book" and in the Paragraph Designer under Numbering I have "C:<$chapnum>." for main headings and "C:<$chapnum>.<n+>."  for sub-headings. Is there anything else I am forgetting?

I am looking to see if anyone knows where to find or if the Learning group (<learningAssessment>, <learningContent>, <learningObject>, etc.) of elements in FrameMaker 2019? We did not see them in the DITA or the element pods. We would like to use them in a Structure FrameMaker Template we are building.If they are not currently there, is it possible for us to add them?Thank you so much for your assistance from my team and myself!Edrice

I would like to know if <glossAcronym> creates an actual Acronym section/ module in a book or do the items appear in the glossary? If the acronyms are part of the glossary, is there a way to gemerate an acronym list beisdes the manual way?Thank you for your assistance in advance!Edrice

Hi,I have a problem while conversion from Framemaker 2019's  unstructured document to XML according to DTD. I'm working with FM for a short time (after InDesign) and I need to study in process.I've built EDD, imported element definitions and  made the structured document with conversion table. In structured document I see the image (and its Object properties) in the document, but in Structured view it's element attributes have no values. Should I do smth to transfer these attributes? There is the only one rule for graphics in the conversion table. Then after Save as XML, I've got <ImageObject impby="ref" entity="ImageObject1" dpi="600" xoffset="0.000in" yoffset="0.000in"    position="below" align="acenter" cropped="1" float="0"    width="3.193in" height="2.185in" angle="0.000"    nsoffset="0.000in"/> where the attributes of the source Fig element are presented, some of their values match with the values fr

I strongly suspect that I should be able to use the find method to search for paragraph and format overrides since those options are available in the find dialog box. However, due to Adobe's atrocious Extendscript documentation, I haven't been able to find the key pieces of information that I need. I did find these constants:  Constants.FV_FindPgfFormatOverride Constants.FV_FindCharacterFormatOverrideBut there's literally no information about them. There's not even a definition, so I am actually just making an educated guess. However, I suspect that I somehow need to use these constant's in the Find method's parameters. Any ideas about how to do that?

Hello All: Is there a way to disable the dragging of text and even table cell contents between cells in FM2015? This has been more troublesome than helpful, especially when authoring in structured FM. Older versions of FM did not do this anyway. I appreciate any tips.

I reloaded Frame and Adobe after my PC  rashed.  Used TCS to install and have all of the updates.  Installed as Admin. Now when I open books and try to print, I get Unavailalbe font errors.  I narrowed it down to two fonts  (Zapf Dingbats BT and FrizQuardata BT) and know how to fix it - open all files in the book manually replace the fonts with the Pods. But I didn't have to do this before my system crashed and reloaded, so something must have been set to map the bad fonts to good fonts already, I just didn't know it was happening. Is there a place where this replacement is set globally that I can edit?  I maintain about 145 manuals with over 600 files, I don't want to have to go through and open and apply fonts for every single on of them if I can help it. 

My PC recently crashed thanks to a Windows Upgrade and I had to reload all of my doc tools, includeing Framemaker 11 and Adobe PDF.  I'm using Frame 11 and produce pdf  and printing is not working now.  It is probably because I didn't restore some setting after reloading my PC, but I didn't set the PC up originally so I don't know what got switched off. The problem is for Print Book and Save as PDF, though the outcomes are different:When I select Print Book nothing happens - no error messages, Distiller doesn't start, I get  no prompt to overwrite exisitng files like I did before. I have the PDF setup to have the book marks I want and to prompt to overwrite a file, but it doesn't ask me anything.When I use Save as PDF it complains that it can't open any of my files and that they all use unavailable fonts.  I openned all and saved them with available fonts, so I'm not sure why it's stuck there.  It also forces me to open all of my files in the book bef

Dear friends,My script finally shall create a tree view displaying the heading-structure of a document.One detail is that window and tree should be resizeable.It's easy to resize the window, but for the tree to adapt to the new space I have no success.It's also a question to me, why the OnResiz is triggered before I touch the created window.Do You have any ideas where I need to change?Klaus  /* TreeViewResize.jsx ====== UTF-8 ========================================= Create a tree contents and experiment with resizing Refrence C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Utilities - CS6\ExtendScript Toolkit CS6\SDK\Samples\javascript\SnpCreateTreeView.jsx Rick Quatro's DocNav.jsx */ main (); function main () { var j, k, oTree, wViewTree; wViewTree = new Window("palette", "Static (generated) tree", undefined, {resizeable: true}); oTree = wViewTree.add("treeview"); // oTree.preferredSize = [300, 200]; for(var j = 0;j < 10;j++) { // Add s

Hello,I hope someone can help me with that.We have to print our manuals not only with our cover but also for some clients with theire cover brandings.So, my idea was to put all the covers into a group and exclude them by default, exept our own one. So, if we change the content my script "jumps" into the group, saves the book as PDF with our cover. Then exclude our cover, includes the next in DFSOrder, saves the book as PDF with that cover and so on ...All other files (table of contents, content itself, ...) are in seperate folders outside that group for the covers. The cover-loop actually works, the doc.Save returnParams returns FE_Success. But we only get a .tps file instead of a pdf. With smaller book projects (3 covers with just a word each an a content doc with a few words, no table of contents, marks, pictures and so on) the script actually produces a pdf. These are the DefaultParams i try to set set: i = GetPropIndex(params, Constants.FS_FileType); params[i].propVal

I have been a frame user since fm2015.  It is like slow and steady . But recently for some years in the stc conferences and talks with the adobe management it seems that they are going to close down or replace FM. RH ???is it a complimentary or a competitor product for FM. Seems like in-house competition with all the same features!!!!!. I am so confused. Same for The new showy web editor for DITA which was demoed . There were shows for dita, RH but nothing for FM. Is adobe planning to discontinue FM ? Is there a plan to migrate customers from FM to Rh. I have tried asking this in the conferences so many times  but got no satisfactory answer. Maybe somebody here can answer and resolve my dilemma  thanks Luis

Hi All,I have a inherited a User Mauual. I have a Book and all the Chapters,  1 through 10.When I update a book, I am getting hundreds of Unresloved Cross-references. As I said before, all the Chapters are their in the same folder.Now I have to go to Cross-References dialog box (shwon below) and re assign all references again by:selecting Document (Chapter)selecting Source Type (paragraph)selecting Marker Types (section, or figure, or table, whatever)and finally selecting the Cross-reference Marker          I am not sure at what point these cross-references links got broken.Can anyone expalin that, please? Appreciate any response. Thank you.

I'm trying to search for a character style in FrameMaker - not a character tag. Someone made certain text italic without properly tagging it with a character tag. Now I need to assign a tag to the text with a specific formatting. I know I can do it without a script but I do need a script solution because I need to generate a list of paragraphs which have italic text in them. This list is needed for something else. Here is what I have so far but it doesn't find the formatted text:var doc=app.ActiveDocvar docStart = doc.MainFlowInDoc;var tloc = new TextLoc (docStart, 0);// setup find parametersfindParams = AllocatePropVals(1);findParams[0].propIdent.num = Constants.FS_FindCharFmt;findParams[0].propVal.valType = Constants.FP_FontAngle;findParams[0].propVal.ival = 5; //5 is int for Italicvar foundText = doc.Find(tloc, findParams);Can someone point me in the right direction.Thank youMichael

I am trying to convert the research doc into an HTML file. The doc contains tables, formulas, and figures. If i try to save the doc as HTML files, it fails to do that. But if I try to publish the doc as basic HTML, it converts but skips the figures.

Hi All,I have a FrameScript that adds a standard text after body text "This section lists the main changes...", but now that body text is appended with a Note (Note text "Also see the RELEASE_NOTES file in the ARM_CORTEX_A5_TLM2_LT PSP for updates since this document was published") and the script has stopped working. I am not sure how to make this script look for the Note & add the standard lines after Note. Please Help.Here is the script:Set vgBookFile = ''; set vgBookFile = args[1]; //set vgBookFile = 'FastModelfilelist.txt'; if (vgBookFile = '') write console 'No books file specified. Exiting.'; LeaveScript; else write console args[1] + 'latest'; EndIf vFileList = getFilesFromList{vgBookFile}; Loop InitVal(1) Incr(1) LoopVar(vI) While(vI <=vFileList.count) Set vBookInfo = vFileList[vI]; Set vBookInfo.mustclose = fTestOpen{vBookInfo.path,vBookInfo.book}; if (vBookInfo.book = NULL) write con