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Dear friends,My script to expand all nodes works fine. The contrary function to collapse all nodes, does not behave:This is the starting point, the tree is generated an the top nodes are closedUsing button Expand makes the whole tree visibleAs long as the whole tree is visible, using Collapse works correctlyIf only part of the tree is visible and Collapse is used, nothing happens:→ What could be wrong with FunCollapseAll?function FunExpandAll(oTree) { // --- recursively used // Reference Peter Kahrel var j, branches; oTree.expanded = true; branches = oTree.items; for (var j = 0; j < branches.length; j++) { if (branches[j].type == 'node') { FunExpandAll (branches[j]); } } } // end of FunExpandAll function FunCollapseAll(oTree) { // --- recursively used var j, branches; oTree.expanded = false; branches = oTree.items; for (var j = 0; j < branches.length; j++) { if (branches[j].type == 'node') { FunCollapseAll (branches[j]); } } } // en

Dear colleagues,I am not talking about calling a function from another file for which I used the #include directive. I want to execute a .jsx that I know only at runtime.Until now I have found this: If a script file contains#target framemakerit is possible to use File(lvFilename).execute() (without the target instruction the script would simply open in ESTK).But: The execute() method triggers a warning that I should execute only scripts from trustworthy sources (or so…).Is there any other method to execute other scripts? Or is there a way to make my scripts trustworthy?- Michael

I recently updated my PC to windows 10, now my Framemaker 10 application opens, but when trying to open a .fm file, I get an error. Any ideas of the cause? All other co-workers with windows 10 are able to use Framemaker 10, but mine and another co-worker who recently updated to windows 10 cannot use the application.

I frequently keep getting error '15044 - FrameMaker encountered a serious error'.  Adobe Tech Team took my app log by e-mail but couldn't ascertain the reason for the error.  This error appears randomly, not specifically after any action, and closes FrameMaker and all my unsaved work is lost.  Previously a file was corrupted and I could not open or retrieve any data from the file. Appreciate any info on how to avoid this.

How can one specify which documents FrameMaker 2019 uses to generate a Mini TOC?I have a Book with 80 Chapters, each chapter must have a Mini TOC with links to content para tags within the content of that chapter.At present, I select the chapter folder and  insert a 'Stand Alone TOC' into that chapter.I then import a template to format the TOC paratags and then update the Book, select the Mini TOC to be populated, FM generates a Complete Book TOC into the mini TOC page, then I select all the chapters that are not applicable and delete those, leaving the mini TOC headings I want for that chapter only.This is arduous as the Complete Book TOC is 10 Pages now, and growing.There has to be a better way, what am I missing here?

Hello,I sometimes can't add a new tab stop, or edit a tab stop that has already been added, using the Paragraph Designer. Here's what happens:I click on the tab I want to change and click Edit. The Edit Tab Stop dialog opens.I enter the position in the New Position box.I click Continue.This closes the Edit box and goes back to the Paragraph Designer. The new tab is in the list, but only for a second, and then it just disappears. I go back to the beginning and try again, but the same thing happens.The same thing also happens when I try to edit a tab stop that has already been created.An important thing to mention here is that this is an intermittent problem. It doesn't always happen - sometimes it works fine, for either adding new tab stops or editing an existing one. I haven't been able to discern any pattern associated with it.This wasn't a problem in FM8. But this past summer I upgraded to FM 2015 and I have encountered this problem numerous times. Is this a bug? Or is there a new st

I have a FrameMaker file (2019 Structured) that crashes when I Accept All edits from the Tracker menu. My other FrameMaker projects don't have this problem. Is there a way to recreate my FrameMaker project retaining the edits made to it? When I copy/paste the body pages into a new document, or I import them in, the edits are not retained. When I import the master pages, the edits are retained.Any suggestions would be appreciated.Thanks

Hi In FM10 my predecessor had a way of making an LOEP which clearly showed, in table form, each section with pages and their current revision (not all pages change revision which I find weird).I know not how this was done.My question is if we use FM2019 and import the word file over the entire existing FM file (from FM10) file will the system still be able to keep track of what changed and what did not? Thanks

Hi there,I need to provide a document to the federal government that complies with section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Can anyone give me tips on, or point me to resources describing, how to set up the document in Framemaker and how to create an accessbile PDF from it? I'm using FM 2017 (unstructured) and Acrobat Pro DC The document is about 25 pages with sections set up as a book.There's text in the document that needs to be marked as "company proprietary." How can I do this accessibly? (in normal PDF output, the affected pages carry a legend in the footer that comes from a custom master page).The Framemaker 2017 user guide seems silent on the subject.Online help for "Adobe PDF Conversion Settings" mentions a "Rich Content PDF" preset, but my "Extras" folder does not include that.Any tips or advice for me?

A document I'm writing requires a new terminology set for a different application of the product in its next revision - for example, "route" will be referred to as "line" in this version, "stop" is "station", "vehicle" is "train", and so on.Using conditional text is an option, but it seems very unwieldy since there are hundreds of terms to be changed in the 800-page document, which has undergone multiple revisions with the existing terminology.Is there a way to apply "terminology sets" to different revisions of a document, without using conditional text or simply maintaining multiple documents?I hope this question makes sense. Thanks for any advice anyone can provide. 

Dear all,How can I make the selection in Data Browser readeable? It is black script on dark blue background:Inside of FrameMaker a selection is the same blue background, but the script is reversed to white.

Hello,I cannot make sense of the parameters to use for the doc.Find() method. I have succesfully created an array of parameters, but it seems impossible to set the param for FS_FindWrap to 0. According to the ExtendScript documentation, this parameter is expected as a "flag" that tells the Find method whether or not to wrap when the end of the document is reached. But as the params array only allows PropVals and there is NO definition of FT_Boolean of FT_Flag or something similar, I tried to use FT_Integer and assign the value 0 to it. The point is that this value is simply refused. It does NOT get set and the resulting ival of the parameter shows "ssval does not have a value".I REALLY need this parameter and I need the Find() method to do what it is supposed to do, but FM is making it impossible. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong here ?Help !!!Jang

I am using structured FrameMaker using dita topics. I am able to publish in both pdf and HTML5 formats. But my customizations (new elements added to dita) are not reflected "completely" in the HTML5 files. This is because I do not find the corresponding template files for the HTML to edit, as there are for the pdf format. Does anyone know if there are HTML templates in FrameMaker similar to the ones for PDF?

Hi I'm creating documentation with structured Framemaker using DITA. In my documentation I have several tables. Where I can set the rows in a table to stay on the same page? For unstructured there is this "orphan rows" but how to do the trick with structured? Br,Pekka

While I can successfully process CHM, HTML5, and Basic HTML from the Publish pod in Fm 2019, I can't see any content in the CHM file. It shows the bookmarks, but not the content of the topics themselves. The HTML5 and  Basic HTML both work as expected.    Anyone else seen this?

Hello forum,I already asked two reps from Adobe this question.  But, I have not heard back from either one.How do I center a figure (image) title in a DITA 1.3 topic using FrameMaker 2019?  Is there an attribute or some other means to make this happen, or is it done through some post process manipulation?I will be outputting to both PDF and Responsive HTML5.In my opinion, there should be an easy way to center figure (and table) titles within FrameMaker 2019 in DITA 1.3 (i.e. topic). Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Regards, Jim

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!