FrameMaker

I have 10 files that I frequently access. FM 2019 allows me to pin them to the Recent Files list. However, when I run the program again there could be as little as one file listed. Why do the others become unpinned?

I recently started using the 2019 edition of Framemaker (I was previously on Framemaker 10) and I cannot for the life of me find where you set PDF bookmarks -- the chapter & heading links that appear in the left column in Acrobat.  In older versions of Framemaker, there was a PDF Setup dialog that you could access from the print menu.  Where did that go?

I am working with a table and added a row to the bottom. As I added text to the row, it moved onto the next page. Once I clicked out of the table, I was unable to click back in it in the new row that was added. There is a squiggly paragraph symbol on the outside left of the new row in the table. This is the issue. How do I get rid of that symbol and put it beneath the table where it belongs? I am not able to place the cursor inside the table with it there. The cursor always goes outside the table to that symbol.

I am having trouble converting a structured book to a pdf. It looks like its converting to pdf when i click on save book as pdf but then nothing happens. No distiller pops up telling me it flushed it. It does create a tps file. Any idea as to what is causing this or am i missing a step in structured to convert to pdf?sam

Our production environment is experiencing a random bug that is very difficult to reproduce. Every now and then (about 1 in 100), when our customised code saves out a PDF, it fails to create the PDF it was supposed to and instead overwrites a random PDF in the user's Documents folder, preserving only the filename. To be clear, nothing at all in our customised code goes anywhere near the Documents folder. This is the snippet of code which saves the PDF:FDKPropValsT setPDFVal = F_ApiGetSaveDefaultParams();IntT iPropIndex = FDKApiGetPropIndex(&setPDFVal, FS_FileType);setPDFVal.Val()[iPropIndex].propVal.u.ival = FV_SaveFmtPdf;F_PropValsT *returnProps = NULL;F_ObjHandleT savedDocId;savedDocId = F_ApiSave(tgtBookId, PDFFileName, &setPDFVal, &returnProps);Unfortunately due to the difficulty in reproducing this bug, I have not yet had it occur while debugging the program, so I haven't been able to inspect the input paramaters, returned doc id or return props when the bug occurs. Ho

I need to reverse engineer a tool which was made to work with Framemaker 10 and make it compatible with Framemaker 2015 (the version we're currently using). However, I cannot find the Framemaker 10 installer anywhere. Can you provide a link?

Hi AllI have issue with the FrameMaker 2019 64-bit version 15.0.3.603 while generating the pdfs using an XML file. The heading "Contents" in the bookmark of the created pdfs appear as "Co nt ents"Can someone help me on this on how to fix this.ThanksRaja P

Dear friends, It seems that I stretch my knowledge to far...I have collected footnotes in an array aoFNcollected.A heading has already be placed: oPgfNow I want to place the FN paragraphs to a new place forming endnotes (remember, a footnote can contain more than 1 paragraph).for (j = 0; j < nNotes; j++) {  oFn = aoFNcollected;                       // Fn to be handled now  oFnPgf = oFn.FirstPgf;                        // first ¶ in footnote  oPgf = oDoc.NewSeriesPgf(oPgf);               // new empty ¶ in doc  oDoc.TextSelection = oFnPgf;                  // this does not work - halt of scr

Hello,In the TechComm department where I work, we export our FrameMaker files to XML to send them out for translations. The one issue that I have run into is that we are able to export all of the Body Pages content to XML, but because the master page content is not exported, it will not be able to be translated by our translation agency. This poses a problem as our regulatory information and page headings are boilerplate and need to also be translated, but it doesn't make sense to put it on the body pages.Is there a way to export the master pages to XML so that we can translate them as well? I know that the template used in structured applications functions as a place to hold the master page information, but it seems like there would be a way to export this information as well. I would really appreciate any help with this issue.Thank you,Joseph

Dear friends and wizards!You all do know how to traverse the universe of footnotes in a document:oFn = oDoc.FirstFnInDoc;    while (oFn.ObjectValid () === 1) {    // do stuff    }    oFn = oFn.NextFnInDoc;  }With this method (and also with the Find method) I get footnotes from various environments:from the main flowfrom table cells (table footnotes)from a textframe within an anchored framefrom a textframe within an anchored frame within a table cellHow can I find out, what's the 'parent environment' of a footnote is (to be precise: it's anchor object)?I have not found something useful to determine this, because a particular function I want to script should work only on the ones mentioned first: the plain ordinary footnote.For the curious: The task is to convert footnotes to endnotes.Any ideas are highly welcome!EditDo You think this could be useful:Loop through the paragraphs and check whether there is a footnote anchor in itI

Hi, does anyone know how to execute a command that your script did not create? In particular, I want to invoke the Edit > Update References command and launch that dialog box.Thanks,Russ

Is there a trick to copy text to the Windows clipboard?I'm using doc.Copy(0) and I'm getting selected text into the clipboard but it only pastes into FrameMaker and not on Windows (outside of FM).I need the text in the clipboard since I have a vba script that wants to read from its contents.Thanks!

I just updated my baseline line 2019 FM (vs. 15) to 2019 FM (vs. 15.0.3.603). Do the updates have to be incremental or can I go straight to the latest update/patch?Back in the day updates/patches required to be completed incrementally.Please clarify.Appreciate the assistance.

I have downloaded Framemaker free trial version..but while installing after 50%/80%............ of installation it failsSee Robohelp and Framemaker...free version not installing.Message was edited by: Barb Binder

I have downloaded Robohelp and Framemaker free trial version..but while installing after 50% of installation it fails. I have tried many times but facing the same issue. How I can install the free version, plz help

Problem DescriptionI am in the process of migrating a fairly large set (>1000 pages, >30 files) of technical documentation from Word to Framemaker 2019 in order to publish future updates simultaneously in both PDF and Responsive HTML5 formats. The existing design standard calls for a 1 pt black border around every screenshot that I would very much like to preserve in both PDF and Responsive HTML5. The problem is that when I add a 1 pt border to the anchor frames that contain the screenshots using Object Properties > Stroke, I see a weird little "shadow" of the anchor frame border in HTML5 output (see screenshots below).Please note:I am aware that I can apply a 1 pt black border to all images using the Publish settings (Settings File > Edit > Style Mapping > Image Settings > Borders). The problem is that this setting does not get applied to the PDF output. My goal is to work on a single Framemaker book that can be published in both PDF and Responsive HTML5 with an a

Dear friends with the sharp eyes and clear thoughts:I'm puzzled. I have this piece of code (get the full script and the test document from here😞  foundTR = oDoc.Find(tloc, oFindParams); // find footnote anchor (FN ref)  while (foundTR.beg.obj.ObjectValid()) {      oFnTI = oDoc.GetTextForRange (foundTR, Constants.FTI_FnAnchor);    for (k = 0; k < oFnTI.length; k++) { // k always 0 nevertheless loop necessary!      oTL   = oFnTI.obj.TextLoc;      // Location of the footnote anchor (beg)$.writeln ("¶ format; FN ref: " + oTL.obj.Name +"; "+ oObject.FnAnchorString);$.bp(true);      if (CheckXRef (oDoc, oTL, sXRefFmt)) { // is there an XRef prior to FN anchor?        tloc = oTL;        tloc.offset += 2;             &nbsp

Hi, all.I see this is an old problem with questions going back to at least 2009, but none of the answers has worked for me.We use FM 2015 in a Windows 10 environment.I have been working in the same files for several years. It's a 750-page document with about 20 chapters. We have PDF and .chm output and I have switched conditional text settings between the two innumerable times over the past two years.Now, FM crashes when I 1. Select all files in the book and change the conditional tags,or,2. Open a single file and change a the conditional tags. I have mif-washed this file and resaved it as a .fm file.I have rebuilt the book file, also.This problem arose today for no apparent reason. All suggestions warmly received. Thanks.

Hi all,I don't have access to the maker.ini file in the FrameMaker installation. How can I then register FDK clients?I plan to put my FDK clients in a fminit structure in my document folder.Will a maker.ini file in the same folder also be run at startup?Best Regards,Gunnar Eldevik

Previously on FM8 on Solaris, FM used the structapp.fm file saved in the fminit structure below the folder containing the book files. Is this possible with the current versions on Windows?As far as I understand, FM parses the structapp.fm in the FM installation and in \Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\<version>\structapps.fmSinse we are a large project  with a lot of people needing to update the same book, we want to avoid having to setup the application on every PC on the network.How can I achieve this?TIA,--Gunnar

Perhaps I'm being daft, but I can't find a solution to this.I'm using FrameMaker and an active Adobe Font (Freight Text Pro). I can't seem to find a way to save it/print my doc as a PDF without having my font replaced automatically.I've rebooted my computer. I've restarted both FrameMaker and Acrobat/Distiller. The font is active, but it doesn't show up in the list of fonts in the Distiller settings.What am I doing wrong?Thank you. I appreciate any help you can give me.Lisa

Has anyone had success adding custom commands to FrameMaker menus and then moving them to different locations on the menu? I can do this with the FDK and FrameScript but I haven't had success with ExtendScript. I am defining a custom command and adding it to the File menu. I want to move it up under the Save As XML command. Here is what I am using: #target framemaker var menu, cmd, saveCmd; // Get the File menu. menu = app.GetNamedMenu ("FileMenu"); // Create the command and add it to the File menu. cmd = menu.DefineAndAddCommand (10, "SaveAsPdfQuickCmd", "Save As PDF Quick",""); cmd.EnabledWhen = Constants.FV_ENABLE_NEEDS_DOCP_ONLY; // Move the command up in the menu. saveCmd = app.GetNamedCommand ("SaveAsXml"); cmd.PrevMenuItemInMenu = saveCmd; // must call if script has been run through ESTK, redundant otherwise. UpdateMenus (); The custom command gets added to the File menu, but it stays at the bottom of the menu. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.-Rick

Can't seem to get a PDF from FM2019 book file.I tried Save as PDF and publish and nothing works—FM crashes every time.Can anyone help, please. Much appreciate it. Chris

I've been needing to upgrade my FM version, but I'm not sure if it's really worth it. I was correcting a document today in German in FM 2015. It had "dass" marked as incorrect. When I right-clicked, it suggested "daß". I double-checked the language. It is indeed set for German. However, "daß" went out of use with the Rechtschreib Reform 2005. Ten years before the release of FM 2015. The correct word IS "dass", so why does FM 2015 mark it as wrong, and suggest a word that has been/was wrong for 10 years before the release of the software? All ss-ß changes that went into effect in 2005 are incorrect in FM 2015. It fails to consider the changes instituted by the German government in their language. So, how can one trust it for correct spelling suggestions in any language? And, why should one trust that FM 2019 will have corrected this "oversight"?Serie zur neuen Rechtschreibung If this hasn't already been proofed in FM 2019, I suggest that the team assure that their dictionaries for vario

Has anyone tried to stand it up on a Win Server 2016 OS and does it work?