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In FM 2017 there was an option to choose RGB or CMYK in the PDF Settings. I can't find this setting in FM 2019 and my documents appear to be output as CMYK as the colours no longer look correct. The same file output as PDF from FM2017 with the option set to RGB looks correct in terms of the colour space.

Hi all,I am new to EDD programming, I understand the use of wildcard * in the context rule, like * < chapter.But what if I want to add a context rule based on if any ancestor has attribute @11017538="yes", would something like the following work?Else, if context is: * [change = ”yes”]Text range.Font properties     Color: Forest GreenI have tried the above, importing the EDD seems fine (i.e. FM did not complain it been invalid), but it did not have any effect to the rendered document.Is there anyway in the EDD that allow me to do this?Because the above method did not work for me, so I thought I will explicitly list all the possible ancestors that may have @11017538=yes, so I tried the following context rule:Else, if context is: * < (chapter | codechapter | codechapterdivision | codechaptersubdivision | part | division | subdivision | clause | subclause | schedule | subschedule) [change = ”yes”]Text range.Font properties     Color: Forest Gre

Sorry about this question but I am a newbie to Adobe FrameMaker so, here goes -Let's say I need to create a software installation/user guide in FrameMaker. I need the output in various formats obviously - PDF, online help, and so on. Can an unstructured document created in FrameMaker be used to generate different formats or do I need to create a structured document using DITA/XML? Also, how does the formatting in structured documents work in FrameMaker? Any insights would be appreciated. I am currently getting the hang of DITA, and it sounds more practical to use it since my current and future projects call for it. 

Hello fellow FrameMaker users! We recently started using FrameMaker 2015 (32-bit) and have run into a strange issue. Our once previously conditional tagging pattern to use bold for row coloring in FrameMaker 8 is now rendered as a cross-hash pattern in FrameMaker 2015. When we try to print the book showing the conditional colors, it is immensely slow. Adobe has recognized the issue as something to do with how the hash patterns are stored for production purposes. Did anyone else encounter this issue? Did you find any workarounds to print while showing the colors? Did you have to change how your colors work for this?

I am getting a display error on the initial screen.and I am getting the 15004 error trying to enter the preferences menu.   as well as an initial error trying to either install or uninstall.

Hi All,I open 2 books and save to dita I get memory leak.Does anybody know how to remove objects of opened fm files and books.As might clean the memory ?

i generate help, and its always only 2 levels in the contents tab. i need the h1, h2, h3, h4 all to be on a deeper level. seems like the htmlhelp function in framemaker 2019 only does 2 levels. i need this:i am am getting this:

Good morning,I just installed FM 2019 and I put my handy FM plug-ins into the C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker 2019\fminit\Plugins folder as I have done with my past versions of FM. Now, when I open FM19, I get the following error:I have tried looking for help online and in other forums but have found nothing. I'm not sure what the APIClients section of my maker.ini file is supposed to look like, but nothing jumps out at me as being wrong. If anyone has suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!Wendy

Hi forum.I have got a function that delete a text from a texline  and set a new text in this one.the new text is shorter and i would to center this text instead of set on the left side.the currently uggly workaround i found is to put space to the front of the new text.do you have smarter solution to center the text like managing the offset,LocX or adding the center property .thank youfunction ChangeText(TextLineFrame){    // cette procedure remplace le texte de l'objet TEXTLINE    // on défini le textrange    // on recupére les proprietés du texte avant de le supprimer et de le remplacer.        var DZGprops        var BegLoc = new TextLoc(), EndLoc = new TextLoc(); //create text location object                 BegLoc.obj = TextLineFrame;     BegLoc.offset = 0; // insert at the start

When using a two-column master page layout I want to have a paragraph format that allows the text to be written starting on the right column irrespective of anything on the left side column.  (I want the text to begin where the black arrow is on my screenshot.)How do I do this?!  Currently I can only get this to work if I have text on the left side of the column that has "Begin top of column" set as the paragraph format and I have the paragraph format set for the body text as "begin at top of column" also.If I do not have any text on the left side, I cannot get the cursor on the right side column.

How can I add multiple figures on one page, as seen in the screenshot below?  Does this have to do with the master page layout, or do I need a special paragraph format?

Hello.In book hierarchy - we see folder - how to get folder name ?  var compType=comp.ComponentType;if(Constants.FV_BK_FOLDER == compType || Constants.FV_BK_GROUP == compType){ comp = comp.NextComponentInBook;print "folder name"   - how to do this ?    comp.Name or comp.path does not help

Is the an example how to do this ?Josef Böhm[Moved to Scripting sub-Forum by moderator]

Hi, all.I'm using FM 2015 in a Windows 10 environment to publish a .chm file.The .chm stays on top of the application; we're getting complaints because it's inconvenient for people working with our application on a small screen in the field. I don't see any control within FM to change this setting. Is there something I'm missing?Thanks.--Nancy

Hi there,After using unstructured Framemaker for 10+ years, I have a new need to learn to author in the structured environment. I'd love to find a decent 2- or 3-day training class where I can do some hands-on work and dig into structured authoring with DITA/S1000D. Any recommendations? I'm open to online, in-person training, or conferences that might be valuable.

Is there a way to autonumber a set of tables to look like Table 1-1, Table 2-2 (etc) without using $chapnum variable? Currently using an <n+> series for Headings (1, 2 etc) and just need to mirror this without using $Chapnum. Heading 1 is set as H:<n+>\   , Heading 2 is set as H:<n>.<n+>\   and so forth. The table autonumbering needs to mirror this. Have only seen set ups for $chapnum variable, but can't use chapnum for this instance. Thx.

At the end of my lenghthy script the display of the document does not reflect the work of the script.I always must type CTRL+l to refresh the display.Now I tried to use this function:function ZRefresh() { // === Refresh screen =======================================================  FcodeList = new Array(FCodes.KBD_REFRESHWIN);  Fcodes(FcodeList);}But this does not the trick - I still need to use the keyboard myself...Any suggestions?Maybe a function to switch to master pages and back (igrnoring overwrites).Better approches?

Is it possible to import specific variable definitions from one Adobe FrameMaker file into another?Example: I have the following variable definitions in "fileOne.fm":Item 1Item 2Item 3Item 4I want to import variable definitions Item 2 and Item 3 into "fileTwo.fm".If I do File -> Import -> Formats -> Variable Definitions ("fileOne.fm" selected), I will import Item 1, Item 2, Item 3 and Item 4. However, I do not need Item 1 and Item 4, as they shall have their own variable definitions. I need only Item 2 and Item 3.P.S. I am using Adobe FrameMaker 2015.

I am writing an ExtendScript Toolkit script to open a ditamap, save it as a book, and then add some boilerplate .fm files in a specific order between the title page and TOC.So far I've got everything except adding the boiler plate .fm files.  Anyone know how to do that?var sourceDoc = openXmlFile("Ditamap file path goes here");var path = "Output file path goes here";saveToFm(sourceDoc, path);function openXmlFile(filePath) {      var file = File(filePath);    var fileName = file.fsName;    var openParams = GetOpenDefaultParams();      var retParams = new PropVals();     var doc = Open(fileName, openParams, retParams);    return doc;  }  function saveToFm(fileObject, savePath) {      var saveParams = GetSaveDefaultParams();          var i = GetPropIndex(saveParams, Constants.FS_FileType);      savePar

Dear friends and expertsIn my script FM-biblio the following is a key task:An RTF file contains lines with the search and the replace strings:  {Daube 1989 #9}»(Daube 1989)  The » denotes a TAB For every line in the RTF:  Set up the Find parameters (using the search string)  Find and replace as long as successful (Russ Ward method)The whole script was developed in FM-13 times (and you find a lot of discussion about it in this forum). Now with FM-14 the Find/Replace loop turns out to be a vabanque game.My test document is just two pages with 18 search items (some occur multiple times) and i have 11 replace items in the RTF.The first item in the RTF is often not replaced in the FM doc.I can repeat the find-replace step of the script multiple times. Sometimes I need to do so 3 times until also the first item is processed (revert to saved between the trials).➔ What can be the reason for this behaviour? Timing?For my extensive test series I did not change anything on the

I have process which takes around 10 minutes - during this time I see frozen window on frame maker. Any ideas on this issue ?

Hello,I have read on wikipedia (Adobe FrameMaker - Wikipedia ) that FrameMaker 2017 supports 64 bit:           FrameMaker (2017 release)           Released 31 January 2017. FrameMaker (2017 release) new features included 32-bit and 64-bit versions.I have downloaded FrameMaker 2017 and installed on Win7 64 bit OS. But FrameMaker 2017 is still 32 bit application.Does this mean that FrameMaker is still 32 bit application but works fine on 64 bit.Because want I want is full Windows 64 bit application. Some is there a way how to install FrameMaker 2017 as 64 bit application?Thanks.

I'm trying to write a ExtendScript Toolkit script to save a diamap file as a "book 11.0 with fm components".  When I do this manually I check the box "Prompt for Dita Val File" and select the appropriate Dita Val File.  In the code I've written so far I can open my dita map and save it as a .book file, but I don't know how to give it the location of the Dita Val File.  Anyone know how to add that to my saveParams?var sourceDoc = openXmlFile("FilePath to diatmap goes here");var path = "Output FilePath goes here";saveToFm(sourceDoc, path);function openXmlFile(filePath) {      var file = File(filePath);    var fileName = file.fsName;    var openParams = GetOpenDefaultParams();      var retParams = new PropVals();         var doc = Open(fileName, openParams, retParams);    return doc;  }  function saveToFm(fileObject, savePath) {    &nbs

I have several cross-references (<Hyperlink>“<$paratext>”\ <Default ¶ Font>on page\ <$pagenum>). in my document that are marked as 'condition A'. When I initially mark them with the conditional tag, everything is fine, but when I update the book, the "on page xx" looses its conditional tag, while the rest of the reference stays marked as conditional.  This does not happen to every conditional cross-reference throughout the doc, but when it happens to a given cross reference, it happens to that reference consistently. Does anyone know what causes this and what I can do to fix it?This is in a book containing ~15 frame files, some of the references go from one file to another, others stay within their file. Some point to text also marked as 'condition A', others do not.In case this matters:Windows 7FrameMaker 2017 version 14.0.4.511

Does anybody know how to run shell script on extend script ?