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I would like FrameMaker 13 to have the ability to rename the master pages.

Using an HTML page template, FM generates breadcrumbs in my HTML5 output. However, I did not find a possibility to assign a certain font to the breadcrumbs. The breadcrumbs are always displayed with the default font of the browser (Times Roman for me), even if 'Arial, sans-serif' is set as the font for the Help project in my layout. This behavior is reproducible with the common browsers on different machines and operating systems. Changing the default font in the browser is not what I want.Does anybody have an idea? 

Dear all,I want to inform you that there is a subtle difference in the Find function between scripts for FM-10/11 and the later FM versions.See the relevant script part (function CollectVarsInDoc, line 50):oTR = oDoc.Find(oTR.beg, findParams);     // prepare for next findWhile this is OK in the newer FM version, in FM-10/11 it creates a loop at the first found variable.For all FM version the following is correct:oTR = oDoc.Find(oTR.end, findParams);     // prepare for next findKlaus

Hi all,I am trying to understand the id attributes and need a little help with understanding and resolving an issue. In my structured document, i see this error id=<no value>, and am not sure how to resolve this. How do I define the ID value? Can you please briefly explain and answer the questions below. The screenshot is attached.1: In an EDD file, when an attribute is defined, as Name: idref    > ID Reference   Optional, what does it mean when it is optional and what does it mean if it is required?2: Similarly, for Attribute list> Name > UniqueID > Optional, what does UniqueID mean here? I have read the pdf document on ID attributes but am still in need of clarification to make sure that I understand the concept correctly.Please see the screenshot for the issue. I appreciate all the input. Thanks in advance!

How would one going about creating a graphical navigational interface for a framemaker digital project?Working on a thick technical manual that I realize can be boiled down to a trouble-shooting flowchart. This would be a great navigational device where the user could hop to where they needed to go at a glance.Was going to build it in Adobe Animate or some other project, exporting training manual sections from frame maker and embedding them or linking to them in the Animate project.Wasn't thrilled by the results. Was clunky, pages had to load in and out, very inefficient. So now I'm wondering if I could go the other way, if I could build a graphical navigation interface and import that into framemaker.The goal is to make the interface as simple and clean as possible...though in the same token it's not something as simple as a couple hotspots.Does anyone know of resources, sites, examples of anyone who's done something similar to what I'm describing?

Hi all,Before I dive into my question, here is my work flow:I had an unstructured document that I applied structured to using the conversion table and the EDD file. I had to modify the EDD file along the way, which I did; however, when validating elements, I encountered an error that I have never seen before. I tried resolving it by modifying the EDD file but have been unsuccessful. Can someone please offer their expertise on how to go about resolving the error? A thorough explanation is highly appreciated. The error is “Type-content mismatch; element should be a text range.” Please see the screenshot below. Thank you in advance!

Hi,Is it possible to open readonly books in FrameMaker using a script? I have tried the SimpleOpen(), Open() and the execute() methods and have not had any success. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.I am currently using FrameMaker 12

I need to make a refund of a purchase that does not work for me but the page indicates that your chat service is out of service and the phone number you give does not work, how can you make the return?

Hello fellows,I need a framescript that deletes a specific xref format (e.g., "API") from a book. So I've decided to write one for the sake of practice.I came up with the following code. When running it on a book, for some unclear reason it complains: "Missing Object on command (Loop) at Line (11). So far, it's unclear to me what the issue is. Any input will be appreciated!If ActiveBook = 0MsgBox 'There is no active book.';LeaveSub;ElseSet vCurrentBook = ActiveBook;    Set vDoc = vCurrentBook.BookComponent;EndIfLoop ForEach(vDoc) In(vCurrentBook) LoopVar(vCompobj) //This is the line FM complains about.    Open Document File(vCompobj.Name) NewVar(vDocObj) FileIsOldVersion FontNotFoundInDoc RefFileNotFound(AllowAllRefFilesUnFindable) AlertUserAboutFailure(false);     Set vDocObj = ActiveDoc;    Set vDocObj.ShowAll = 1;    Set vXrefFmt = vDocObj.FirstXRefFmtInDoc;    Loop While (vXrefFmt)  

Today, I installed Windows 10 Professional (x64) Version 1709 (build 16299.19).When I started FrameMaker, the program hangs when it is loading Fonts.I have uninstalled and reinstalled with the same results.

I have an Alert element currently defined as follows:Element (Container): Alert     General rule: Paragraph+Attribute list     1.     Name: Type Choice Optional              Choices: Warning | Caution | Important | Note             Default: WarningI would like to have a graphic attached to the beginning of each paragraph within the alert, so it looks like the following:Is that something I can set up in the EDD?

I have set the page numbers for the first couple chapters in a book to show as lowercase roman numerals. However, they show as uppercase roman numerals.In the reference page, I have it set to show chapter number, paratext page number. The font was set to all caps, but I adjusted the page number to lowercase with the character designer. This did not solve the issue.(Framemaker 2017)Thoughts?

Hi, I have just submitted bug FRMAKER-3912 on a problem with an attribute named KeepWithNext on a row element. I encountered the bug in FM 12, but it still exists in FM 2017. The attribute always exports to XML as the value 0, even though the EDD and DTD specify a choice of Keep and Anywhere. Values do not import. An analogous attribute named KeepWithPrevious behaves as expected. Sample files are included in the bug report.

Hi, Is there a way to change the cursor to hour glass/busy, or display a progress bar.Thank you in advance,AZ

Hello friends,I want to implement following feature and wanted to ask, if you could help me accomplish this.I want ExtendScript to open FrameMaker, every time the script is started. After this, i want FrameMaker to open a specific .fm document - I have little experience in opening .mif files, so I think that opening files should not be a great problem.But I have no idea, how to tell the script to start FM.Thanks a lot!Selim

Ever since I upgraded FM 2017 to 14.0.3.500 in early December, 2017, the keyword Index search capability no longer works in my Responsive HTML5 output (an online Help system). If you type in the search bar of the Index, nothing happens. Previously, the Index would immediately start offering keywords starting with the string that was input. I did not change anything in my settings files. Any idea why the keyword Index search no longer works?

I am using ExtendScript to dynamically manipulate the formatting of a structured document. It's all working quite well except for one mystery...Given an EDD that has a text formatting rule where the left indent is set to 0 mm. This will be stored in the associated FormatChangeList as an integer value of 0. That's fine, but the default value for all FormatChangeList properties is 0. So my question is, how does the EDD get generated to include only specific instances where a property value is set to 0?In the DataBrowser we see this:String values are set to null and Objects can be tested using ObjectValid()... I feel that there is a hidden mechanism that tells the FrameMaker formatting engine to use the value 0 when it is set in the EDD, but ignore it at all other times. That seems unlikely, so I think this must be a bug in the ExtendScript implementation and that the empty values should be null? is this odd behaviour the same via the FDK? Thanks for any helpIan

Is there a way to add bullet points or bullet lists to a cell in a FrameMaker Table?

Hi everyone,Windows7, FM 10 Newbie here.I have to hand off a book in FM format.  Is there any way that all the files can be packaged along with their graphics? If this can't be done automatically, as in InDesign, is there any way to identify which graphics were used in the book (other than using Date Created to create a cutoff date)? There are graphics in my folder that were not used, or have been deleted. Can a book be automatically copied with all its files, so if it's opened in a different directory, it's complete?  Or does everything have to be saved separately? I would really appreciate any help you can give me, even if someone can tell me it's impossible!

I have a set of Auto Numbered paragraphs in a document. They look like this:I want each of these paragraphs to be repeated exactly as they are in this section into another section of my book. The "Article" Auto Number is set up as: A:Article <R+>:\snThe next level "BodyAlpha1" Auto Number is set as: B:\t<A=1>.\tI was able to get the "Article III: Judging of Contests" paragraph to repeat perfectly with the cross reference built like this:<Default ¶ Font><$paranum[ArticleHead1]><$paratext><Default ¶ Font>However when I try to get the next level to show up, I seem to lose the \t "tabs that are in the Auto Number of the second level. The text comes through perfectly but I can get it to bring along the complete Auto Number from the original Auto Number. It looks like this.This is how I have the Cross Reference set for the second level:<Default ¶ Font><$paranum[BodyAlpha1]><$paratext><Default ¶ Font>I have only attempted to do the f

I have a Mac and use the Creative Suite software on it. Yet, when I went to go find FrameMaker, I have found it is ONLY available for the PC. Why?So I go look for a solution and find that FrameMaker 7 is the last version available for the Mac. Ok, I still have my G4 as well. So I figured I will look to get a copy of v7 then. Nope, can't find it on the Adobe site. Not only that, but it's a pain in the "blank" to find a viable copy to puchase other than on amazon for $4K. If Adobe is going to stop making a version of their software then I can understand the cut. But to stop making it for one system and not the other? At the very least, you could continue to keep support for, and make available (at a reduced price hopefully), your older version for the Mac (or PC if you cancel a PC version of something), so that users can still use the software if they have the system to use it.A huge amout of Mac people use your software. Apple computers are still looked at to be the BEST graphics hardwa

Just received Windows 10 computer and installed Framemaker 2015, Files show numbers everywhere a text symbol should appear.  Any idea how to resolve? (PS This also happened in FrameMaker 11)

Dear friends,Since a while - propably an FM update - the selected workspace (DDD) is lost after closing ESTK CC (4.0.0.1, ES 4.5.5, ScriptUI 6.2.2).At the next open of ESTK the selected workspace is briefly visible, but falls back into the Empty workspace, although in the dow-down-list it is selected. I need to reselect it.I have checked the preferences - but can not find an appropriate setting.Klaus

Dear friends and expertsIn my script I have defined  Notification (Constants.FA_Note_PostOpenDoc, true);  And in the Notify function I normally get these parameters (logged):Notify: iNote= 2    sParam= D:\_INFOBASE\general.fm    iParam= 0    object.Name=  D:\_INFOBASE\general.fm    object.ID=  67108877(I use the object ID to check whether the document has really changed - which is not true in all cases).But in rare cases I get iParam = 3, in which case the script runs havoc later on:The document gets white and I can not see where I am (actions in the document are not possible, hence CTRL+L to make it visible is impossible).The open palette still behaves in this current document (e.g. I can walk through the existing variables in the document) I do not get any error messages in the log, ESTK is not opened to show me an error.Closing the document via the X button is possible, but requires a second click after

Trotz intensiven Suchens im Framemaker 2017-Bedienungshandbuch, der Online-Hilfe, den Adobe-Communities und in Büchern von K. Krüger, S. O'Keefe, K. Ethier finde ich auf dieses sehr einfache Problem weder eine Erklärung, warum es nicht funktioniert, noch eine Anleitung, einen Fehler im Inhaltsverzeichnis zu korrigieren.Ich habe ein FM-Buch mit Titelseite, Inhaltsverzeichnis und mehreren Kapiteln, die selbst wieder verschiedene Abschnitte enthalten. Jedes Kapitel ist ein einzelnes Dokument.Wenn ich das Inhaltsverzeichnis generiere, wird die Kapitelnummerierung korrekt hochgezählt. Alles andere beginnt für jedes Kapitel wieder bei 1.Die ersten Seiten sollen römisch nummiert sein, danach folgt arabische Zählung.Die Kapitelzählung soll mit dem ersten Kapitel (und nicht mit der Titelseite und nicht mit dem IVZ) bei 1 starten.Die Abschnitte sollen innerhalb des Kapitels hochgezählt werden.Die Nummerierung sollte über Format > Dokument > Nummerierung einstellbar sein.Aber: wenn ich die