FrameMaker

Years ago, using FrameMaker 7.2, saving a book file as HTML yielded every link and every graphic found in the book files. Am upgrading toward FM 2017, and saved the book as XML. Nothing but the main text flow appeared in the HTM file. Do I simply connect the text frames, or must I laboriously use a text editor to rebuild an HTM file from scratch? Am currently working with FrameMaker 11. But will soon be advancing to 12.

Dear all,To the best of my knowledge: ESK is a wrapper around FDK - or something like that. It seems to me that not all FDK functions are mapped to ES functions.For exeample, in the FDK documentation I find these which have no equivalent in ESK:Not important: F_StrIPrefixEnc(); F_StrReverse(); F_StrSuffix()Already 'built' myself: F_CharIsHexadecimal(); F_CharIsNumeric(); F_StrStripLeadingSpaces(); F_StrStripTrailingSpaces()Of interest: F_IsValidUTF8(); F_MetricApproxEqual(); F_StrTok()An intersting finding concerning decimal TAB: «… Note that the character specified by decimalmust be a single byte character …» IMHO that means that the trigger character can not be a multibyte (UTF-8) character.But what I miss most - since I best learn by example - is at least one example concerning graphics. For example: place some graphic objects and group them, then rotate the whole thing.The only one found so far: Graphic Lines · fabianmoronzirfas/extendscript Wiki · GitHub --- for Indesign which see

I am using FrameMaker 2017 (14.0.0.361) on a Windows 10 platform (Windows files are current as of November 1, 2018).Window name: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime LibraryText:Runtime Error!Program: Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker 2017\FrameMaker.exeThis application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.Please contact the application's support team for more information.I have read four different Adobe forum posts, but they are talking about Adobe Acrobat or Reader, and none of them talk about Windows 10.I took my laptop to the company's help desk, and they uninstalled/reinstalled FrameMaker 2017, updated the laptop's BIOS, and updated the laptop's drivers from the manufacturer (Dell).  That did not fix it.Next, we "Repaired" the most recent 6 versions of Microsoft Visual C++ (versions 2012 and more recent). That did not fix it.I can open, edit, and save an individual chapter file. Whenever I try to open any book file, I get the Runtime Error.None of the

I am trying to update the TOC of my project, Framemaker is displaying an error. "It is using unavailable fonts". When i open FrameMaker for the first time, it shows Courier fonts as unavailable. I checked in the C drive of my laptop, all the fonts from Courier family are already copied there. Please provide me solution for this issue.

Hello everyone,A relative newbie here. Apologies in advance if this has been discussed earlier.I want to make the first line or few words of a paragraph style in a bold style. Is there a way to apply character style to a certain part of a paragraph style?  I know this can be done in Indesign, but can unstructured Framemaker do this? https://indesignsecrets.com/tip-of-the-week-creating-automatic-run-in-headings-with-numbered-paragraph-styles.php Thanks in advance!RegardsApurva

How do I create in FrameMaker(11) a hyperlink to another pdf document?Thanks in advance.     Rog.

I am trying to apply a gotolink marker in my text to a word that has a specific character tag. A couple of months ago, frameexpert helped me with some code that applies the newlink marker to text in a specific paragraph format, and I thought I could just modify it (see below). But I'm obviously missing something because it just won't work. The marker needs to be added to the specific words, so that they are a link, rather than to the beginning of the paragraph, so I know I need to do something about the offset location. But first, I just need it to work. Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance.#target framemakermain ();function main () {    var doc = app.ActiveDoc;    if (doc.ObjectValid () === 1) {            processDoc (doc);    }    else {         alert ("There is no active document.");    }}function p

Can  image hotspotting be done in DITA using FrameMaker 2017?  My efforts to accomplish this have been unsuccessful. Any hints?

Hi all, so I have started using FM2019 and today updated an existing PDF we have with the new 2019 version. Didn't change any content, or any settings, other than a few PDF settings so it would display correctly. The old PDF (made in FM2017) is 4260KB. The new PDF (FM2019) is 25,389KB. I have checked around in the PDF options but cannot find anything to make the size smaller. In FM2017, I used "High Quality Print" setting using Bookmarks, Tags, etc. In FM2019 I used the same settings "High Quality Print" reproduced from 2017. It is an 88 page manual with a fair number of images - but with the two documents exactly the same, why would it suddenly enlarge by so much? Any ideas what might be bloating this file? Thanks!Joel

Fm is working slow when I open multiple .dita files.are there special parameters to make it faster ?

Is it possible to install and use FrameMaker 11 as well as FrameMaker 12 on a single PC? If yes, are there any prerequisites and known issues in doing so?

Hi, all, I have a problem concerning inconsistent color definitions when I print a book file on the Linux system. The error message says: Color definition: Color8 is inconsistent This may relate to the fact that this .fm file is copied from Windows version FrameMaker file. How can I solve the problem? Thank you in advance for any help. Alice

I am using a trial version of FM2019 and epubpro (webworks) to generate reverb output. I keep getting '[Error] Object reference not set to an instance of an object.' when I try to generate the online help. Please advise on how to fix this issue.Regards,-William Cohan

Hi - I'm looking for the place to add a borderline below the Headers in the Masterpage in Frame. Hopefully there's an easier way than using a graphic? Thanks.

Good afternoon,My team recently translated a number of manuals to Spanish. These manuals will be used in Europe and South America. They will be delivered in PDF format and printed.Because the manuals were originally created in English for use in the United States, the paper size of the FrameMaker book is set to "Letter." Could anyone walk me through the steps required in order to prepare these manuals for distribution in Europe and South America? I don't want to assume that it's as simple as File > Print Setup > Paper Size: A4 > OK and then a book update.Thank you,Cameo

I have a new tech writer coming on board who has experience in InDesign, and needs to come up to speed in FrameMaker 11. I've seen a number of comparisons between FrameMaker and InDesign, and the concepts look very similar. Where can I go to show him the differences/similarities without boring him with lengthy explanations of concepts that he has already mastered?Rosemarie

Dear allI came across a nasty bug: https://tracker.adobe.com/#/view/FRMAKER-5522 (please vote on it).Script InsertVariable.jsx creates a variable with this content:\+9\st007\st199\st254\st740\st991However, what is displayed, even after screen refresh:+9st007st199st254st740st991This happens with any FM since version 10 and ESTK 4.0.0.1 (CC).However after editing (replacing with itself) of any character in the variable definition the display becomes correct. There is no problem creating this variable manully via UI.Using the corresponding Unicode characters is not an option, because this depends on the font - which mostly do not contain these characters (U2009THIN SPACE, U+2212 MINUS SIGN or U+2011 NON-BREAKING HYPHEN).The test script inserts some text at the top of an open document. It then inserts the variable into this text.#target framemakerTestInsertVariable (); //=======================================================function TestInsertVariable () {  var paraText = "Far far aw

Hi,This seems to be a week of FM 2017 issues for me...  Today I created a Responsive HTML5 file but there is no scrollbar in the output.Is there a way to fix this issue?Thanks in advance.Elizabeth

Hello,I am working with FrameMaker 2019 and I try to add some elements to an xml file based on a custom application when a new xml file is selected by the user.I have managed to set the notification (with Constants.FA_Note_PostOpenXML) and register the script in FM, but I have to following strange behavior:1. The object property of the Notify function does not seem to reflect the new xml doc object2. By selecting the app.ActiveDoc object in order to insert elements in the xml file these elements are actually inserted but are not shown unless I first select to create a new xml file (with any type of structured application).The code I use is as follows:Notification(Constants.FA_Note_PostOpenXML , true);function Notify (note, object, sparam, iparam) {switch (note) {     case Constants.FA_Note_PostOpenXML:     doWork();          break;     }}function doWork() {     var do

Hallo,ich kann Bedingungs-Tags keine Farbe zuweisen. Die beiden Auswahlmenüs "Farbe" und "Hintergrund" klappen nicht auf und ich kann nichts auswählen.Woran könnte das liegen?GrüßeLutz

A colleague recently had a hard drive crash/replacement, which required a reinstall of her FM10 instance... and now she can't manage to get it activated. We've always needed our internal Help Desk's assistance to navigate through the company firewall/proxies, but this time even our Help Desk can't seem to make it work. It's freaking me out a bit, because we're about to upgrade the whole group to TCS2017, and soon we'll all have to worry about activation. I know there used to be an activate-by-phone option (back in ye olden days), but I don't think that's been available for years. Has anyone faced a similar situation? Are there any workarounds available from the Adobe side?

Hi,I'm trying to figure out how to positively close a palette window that has both an X in the upper right corner and a Close button. The reason is that I want to use the Window.find() method to determine if the window already exists when someone attempts to launch it, such that duplicate palettes cannot be produced, for examplevar graphicUtilsDlg = Window.find ("palette", "My Graphic Utilities");if(graphicUtilsDlg != null) return;So, I define this palette as graphicUtilsDlg, but before I do, I call the method above to see if a current instance exists.On the palette, I have a Close button tied to the following callback:graphicUtilsDlg.closeBtn.onClick = function() {    graphicUtilsDlg.close();    graphicUtilsDlg = null;};...and the following callback which is invoked by the close() method above and also when the X is clicked:graphicUtilsDlg.onClose = function() {    graphicUtilsDlg = null;};It works fine when I click the Close button. The wi

Hello, I upgraded to frameMaker 19.File opening is very slow and FrameMaker does not respond.Example  : File size 3,29 moFile available from a file serverTime to open : 3-5 minutsVersion of FrameMaker :2019 Release, Version: 15.0.1.430Domain Computer : Windows 10 Pro / 32Gb / SSD / Core I7 / Network 1 gbEHelp me, please

Hi,[Framemaker 2015, Windows 7]I have a book with several FM files in it. All of the FM files are located in the same directory as the book, except for one, which is linked (it is located one directory up and one directory down). How can I move the linked FM file to the same directory as the rest of the files in the book, while keeping all of the cross-references to and from that file?Thanks for your help.

I developed a script to automate the generation of large FrameMaker books from Ditamap and XML files.  The script successfully generates 2 or 3 of these large books before FrameMaker crashes midway through the book generation with the following error message:The point at which FrameMaker crashes appears to be totally random and the internal error code often changes as well.  Some research on these forms led me to believe that it was due to saving the book to a network drive, so I modified the script to save to my C: drive and the crashes got WORSE!  My FrameMaker 11 is patched to the latest version and I've got 50 gigs of free space on my drive.I use the following function to save the ditamap/xml files as FM books:function saveToFm(fileObject, savePath, ditaValFile) {      var saveParams = GetSaveDefaultParams();          var i = GetPropIndex(saveParams, Constants.FS_FileType);      saveParams.pro