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Hi everyone, I'm having a problem with conditional text in HTML5 output from (non-structured) FM 2017. I'm using conditional text quite effectively to produce PDFs (File > Save as PDF). The output is always based on the visible text in the editor, as I would expect. As I change visibility of conditional tags, the content changes correctly, and the output includes only what I can see. However, when I try the same approach to produce HTML (File > Publish > Responsive HTML5 > Generate Selected Output) using a configured STS file, all text from all conditional tags is always included. Obviously, this is not what I want. Adjusting the selected conditional tags and visibilities in the current book makes no difference. I tried this against the book file and the individual FM files. So, I did some investigation yesterday, and read this thread: FM12: Conditional text and Publish to Microsoft HTML Help This seemed to indicate that there was an issue with the STS file I am using.

Hi,how to get the applied PgfFmt and charFmt names of the selected text using script?

I have a Framemaker book that gives numerous Unresolved cross-reference error messages when I try to create a TOC.  The errors appear to be related to figure numbers where I inserted images.

I'm using Frame 2017 unstructured and have noticed tick marks (faint periods) in some of my table cells after converting to PDF. It turns out that those marks are green paragraph tags in FrameMaker. How can I get rid of green paragraph marks - turn them black?

Since yesterday I cannot generate pdf using "Save as PDF.."Iv'e tried different .fm an .book files. Individual .fm files work fine but saving book files as pdf FM crashes.While Distiller does run, it aborts after a few hundred pages and the only output is a large tps file.I tried troubleshooting the tps file according to Troubleshoot PostScript errors  but the PostScript error is  "%%[Error: ; OffendingCommand: ]%% , i.e. nothing to go on.Does anyone know why this can be happening? or how to use the find the problem in the tps file?Thanks!

Hi,how to get the font size of the text? the following code returns empty  var oProp = doc.GetTextPropVal( textRange.beg, Constants.FP_FontSize);  alert(oProp.propVal.sval);pls help

I am using Framemaker 19. I have two separate books and want to know if I can import a section of one book's file into a section of another book's file so that when the 1st document is changed it will update the other book through the update process. In other words, I want to pull a small table from a document file in book 1 and have it linked into a section of a document file in book 2. I know I can do it with source files, but I'm trying to keep from having to manage many numerous sources or having to update information in multiple locations when there are revisions.

framemaker 2015 doesn't start even after completely re installed and cleaned registry. still opened for 10 sec then closed

When I create an FM book file with components from my ditamap, everything filters correctly as per the ditaval file.When I create an FM composite file from my ditamap, nothing filters at all as per the ditaval file.Any ideas, suggestions, comments?

Hi,how to find the text based on font size and change its size.. it was successfully done using font/replace dialog..but how to do it through script?for ex: find font size  = 12pt , change font size = 14pt 12pt text will change to 14pt textpls help

Hi all,     how to use Constants.FF_FIND_USE_REGEX with find() method..i want to find regular expressions in framemaker document using scriptplease help

I am working on a script to search through a document and add gotolink markers to specific text.For example, in this text,  "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing F1, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim F2 minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip T1 ea commodo consequat," F1, F2 and T1 have the character tag "Link" and need the gotolink marker applied. The word "quis" is also a link, but should be skipped as it is not what we are looking for. Thanks to script I've found and help I've received here, I've got a good start, but now I'm stuck. The script loops through and finds all the text with the character tag "link." However, it only read the text and applies the gotolink marker to the first instance. In the example above, If there are three instances of text with the "link" character tag, it will apply  "gotolink  f1" three times to the first instance.This is what I want the script to do.

Good Afternoon. I am running FM 2015 and wish to insert an arrow on an image similar to thosebelow but no matter what format I use I cannot get rid of the white background.This is something I can do in MS Word (sorry) but most of my work is now in FM.  Please can you advise me if it is possible? I removed the background colour from thearrow using Photoshop. Your assistance would be appreciated. Kind regards Ian Reeve           Word 2013 versionNo Arrow background colourDone with TiFF or PNG                                             FM 2015 versionArroe Background showingTIFF, PNG, JPG, PSD images tried.       

I am trying to highlight text in FM, but cannot find a way to do that.  Any ideas?

How to avoid references to images and overall xrefs during opening dita files with ExtendScriptIs there any parameter for that?I'm having problem when I open dita files with extendscript in visible mode. but when I copy the file to different path where it doesn't see images and references then it is okey, so I am thinking to avoid references when I open the file.any thoughts ?

I have downloaded the trial version of FrameMaker 2019 64 bit on my laptop and can not install it. It quits with an error 183. I have checked the system info and I am running Win 10 64 bit. I am installing the english version and in default location. Only it won't install...Can anyone help?Best regardsBjørn

Hi,I have several books with scores of individual files.Is there a utility to automate the use of changebars? Thanks,--Jim

The Arrange Documents menu/icon is not available in FrameMaker 2017 (version 14.0.4.511)If I only have two files open,then I can use Windows Tile to see two documents side by side. If more than two files are open, it tiles all of them. In FM 2015 I could get that view when there were more than two files open by using the Arrange Documents menu. It seems that the workaround in FM 2017 is to only open two files, select Tile, then continue to open the rest ofthe files manually so they are separated between the two windows.

Hi,I inherited scores of frame files with hundreds of embedded graphics.  Does anyone know of a 3rd-party utility thatcan remove the graphics files,  place them in a graphics directory, and then import them by reference into the file(s)?Thanks,--Jim

All of the sudden in a document I'm writing, my Figure Titles have started back at 1 (1-1, 1-2, 1-3, etc and then back to 1-1).Here's a screenshot -- I'm using Text Boxes to overlay the titles with a Paragraph Style applied to the text in each box.It was all working fine until I got to the end of a page that for some reason needed me to add a disconnected page and then connect it to the previous page.What am I doing wrong here?  I checked my Paragraph Designer and the equation looks solid.I'm guessing this has something to do with a text frame being disconnected somehow, but I can't determine which.

I'm using good OLD dzbatcher to automate FrameMaker book builds.  Part of the build requires that I save a FrameMaker 8 FM file to MIF 7.0.FrameMaker 8 provides two save-as MIF options: MIF 8.0 and MIF 7.0, where MIF 8.0 is the default.Does anyone know how to make MIF 7.0 the save-as default?  Failing that, how to remove the MIF 8.0 save-as option which I don't need).

I am working on a script to apply a hypertext marker to text with a specific character tag (Framemaker 19). The script will find the text with the  tag, read the text, and apply the marker. The problem is that it applies the marker to any text with this character tag and I need it to only apply to certain text (F1, T2, etc.). This is why I'm trying to use regex, but it's not working. My script and notes are below. I'm been staring at this way too long. Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong?//This first part finds text that has the character tag "Link." (I know it needs to be a function, but I'm having trouble with that, too, so I'll deal with it later.)var doc = app.ActiveDoc;var charFmt = doc.GetNamedCharFmt("Link"); var findParams = AllocatePropVals(2);var fmtName = "Link";var pgf = doc.FirstPgfInDoc;            findParams[0].propIdent.num = Constants.FS_FindCharTag;            find

Hi,I always buy a perpetual licence for all my software so don't upgrade at the drop of a hat unless I see some real benefits. My previous upgrade was from FM8 to 2017 which resulted in some really significant gains.I am a self-employed freelancer and only use Unstructured FM. There's no group access, file sharing, or content management systems to take into consideration, and little likelihood of ever using  'Structured' content. I keep receiving upgrade information from Adobe, but looking at the 'new' features in 2019 I can't immediately see anything that's going to improve my working methods greatly beyond those I currently enjoy using 2017, so I was wondering if I've missed or overlooked something.Any comments as to how 2019 is going to set the world alight in my given circumstances would be most welcome.Thanks.... mike

On FM15 without Robohelp, is it possible to search CSH marker using a search parameters in HTML5 ? And get all the pages tagged by this CSH ?Best,William

I publish a document to html5 from FrameMaker 2019. I would like to set a scaling factor to the output, like you can do when printing. Is it possible somehow to make a setting which scales the out to 125% for instance?