FrameMaker

I've been using computers for 30 yrs. I've been using Framemaker for 15 yrs. Had problems with recent version, and need too re-install.The 'method' Adobe is using for re-install / finfing is about the worst I've encountered. Terchnical Comms Suiter appears to forgotten- doesn't exist, let alone Framemaker.Seriously looking for alternatives.

hello i have an .eps graph that has transparent background at ai (show grid transparent)but when i look and print it at frame, has a white background around it,can someone help?

I have only one rudimentary framemaker available and many features are not available.Also the Scripts will not start, programmed with ExtendedScript ToolKit

Hello fellows,I am trying to save an FM15 file as MIF6.0 using a script but the output MIF file contains some gibberish.It seems that in FrameScript, the following doesn't work: Save Document DocObject(myDocVar) File(myOutFileName) FileType(SaveFmtInterchange60); Please, advise!Thanks,Roman

FrameMaker9 - windows 10New to FrameMaker, been trying to insert new autonumbering figure titles in an existing document - sometimes it works and sometimes it doesnt. Not sure whats going on..In Paragraph Design the paragraph was already created and I am using this formula in the autonumber format box: F:Fig. <n+>\tThanks.

Our system automatically tracks user changes in FrameMaker document and processes them. For example we put all new text into special “Change” element which has red color to display that this is a changed text.We also handle deletion of text similar way.We process all event notification for such a text changes. So we handle TYPEIN, INLINE_TYPEIN, KBD_CLEAR, KBD_COPY, KBD_PASTE and so on.But we have problem how to handle Change in FrameMaker Find dialog.Our approach is to handle start of Find/Change dialog appearance, then we set FP_AutoChangeBars to True. (So all changes in Find/Change dialog are now FrameMaker tracked).When user closes Find/Change dialog we transform all FM tracked changed to our “Change” elements.This works in FM10 version correctly. But we have upgraded to FM12 and the problem is, that Framemaker 12 is not sending the close of Find/Change event. (KBD_CLOSE_SEARCH).So we cannot finish the operation and transform FM changes to our “Change” elements.Is there any way to

Hello,I am reading Mif reference from http://help.adobe.com/en_US/framemaker/mifreference/mifref.pdf​ and there is a sentence that says "because a MIF file can contain only standard ASCII characters and because of MIF parsing requirements, you must represent certain characters with backslash (\) sequences". When you open a mif file in notepad that has copyright character © in text, you can see it as is. So my question is which character set is used for writing MIF files, US_ASCII or some extension like ISO_8859?Kind regards,Zeljko

Hi, I try to convert a table to structured FrameMaker that contains several paragraphs in a single cell. FrameMaker successfully converts the table but adds empty rows beneath the row containing the cell with multiple paragraphs in it.The empty rows cannot be removed or changed.Can anyone help me with this?Below a screenshot.Regards, Arnold

Hi all,We are migrating some content to DITA. The migration tool seems to have spit out .framevector files instead of the images. The one sample doc I looked at had unreferenced .png files in Framemaker, but .framevector files with generic names were produced in the DITA output instead of retaining the images.In Framemaker, the images had PNG and Framevector facets in the object properties.It may be a case of sorting out the conversion process.But for this batch, does anyone know a way of converting these .framevector files? Or even viewing them? I can't find any program to even open these files.Thanks for your help,Ronan

Hello,I would like to insert characters in my document based on GID, is that possible with FrameMaker 2017?

I need to reload Framemaker.Why is it impossible to do without endless hassle?I can't find a way to simply reload. Drives me nuts

What is the difference between CrossRef and ConRef?I'm a Newbie.  I'm trying to figure out how to create a cross reference.I have open in FMChapter.fm andCrossRef.ditamapHow do I designate the word "Rhonda" in the Chapter so that it picks up the word "Rhonda" and enters a cross reference for each page and location it can be found in the Chapter.fmany suggestions would be helpfulrhonda

Hi,I am using Framemaker 17 to write a book file. I am using glossary markers and glossary term markers to generate a glossary.I publish the file as pdf and as responsive HTML5. The glossary itself works fine. However, when I create the responsive HTML5, framemaker creates a folder with the name Glo$$aryPopup$ . The special characters are a problem for my company's subsequent workflow.Is there a possibility to have influence on the folder name before it is created? So that the links dont include the $ signs.Thank you for your help.

Hi all,I've been a Frame user for nearly two decades and this is a new one on me. This has happened while creating two distinct and separate books, so it's time to ask for some help.I've created my book chapters and built my books the usual way. My headings are numbered, and the numbering is correct within the book's individual files:Chapter numbers are of the correct argument within the Chapter Number tag.Head 1 (and all heading) numbers are of the correct argument within their tag.All display and update correctly within the book's Chapter files when 'booked'; all book files have their numbering set correctly. This is legacy stuff, in use for years, not a hard thing.But NOW, when I go to do a 'Create Standalone TOC', I'm getting these crazy-making errors:Page numbers in the TOC are getting replaced with an incomplete argument that doesn't really belong there at all: "$paratext>" (note the lack of the first delimiter)Heading levels and Paragraphs used to import correctly into the TO

Was working on a doc on a loaner machine. The doc has ample use of conditional text, and 'Show as per Expression' is used to generate the many variants of the doc.However... there were no expressions in my Expression list. So, I assume that expressions are saved in a file *somewhere*, but don't know which one. (The expressions are all present on my regular machine.)Can anybody point me in the correct direction?thanks.

when opening receive error message (0xc000007b).this installation file worked fine on Win7can framemaker work as standalone app not part of a suite?

I have a FrameMaker file that I worked on last week but FrameMaker won't open today. I get an "Unknown File Type" dialog with a selection of file types that I can use to specify the source of the file. But, it is a FrameMaker file. The file is located on a network server, not my laptop. I have not encountered this error before. I googled it, but I found only discussions from 2009 or earlier. I am using FrameMaker 12.

Platform: FM 12 on Win 10.I want every document in my book to have pagination set to "Delete Empty Pages." But whenever I refresh the book, the pagination preference mysteriously switches to Make Page Count Even, or Make Page Count Odd.Why does this continue to happen and how do I stop it?Your help and insight is appreciated.

I am using FrameMaker 2015 to create DITA 1.2 xml filesI am trying to create hotspots on images:<imagemap><image href = "../Maps/_images/lifecycle_partition.png" scale = "40" /><area><shape>rect</shape><coords>2,0,53,59</coords><xref outputclass = "fm:" keyref = "access_control_policies">Accesscontrol policies</xref></area></imagemap>However, the image does not have a hotspot and the text "rect", "2,0,53,59" and "Access Control Policy" appears under the image.The text appears on the Document View, PDF and HTML5 outputs.When I try using the Hotspot mode in the graphic tools, I get a warning on save of:Framemaker does not support DITA multiple graphic object in a single frame.So, how do I create hotspots using FrameMaker DITA?

I have a TOC, and the second page of it is not being numbered.I have tried to replace the .fm file with one that worked in another book, but got the same results, which makes me think this issue is in the book itself.Anyone have any ideas why this would not be working?Thanks!

We have a proxy that intercepts all port 80 traffic, and if non-http traffic is sent over port 80 the proxy rejects the traffic.Does FrameMaker use port 80 for non-http traffic, and if so, how can we change that?#Thanks.

hi,sorry for there are so many questions from me.I tried to create my XML Application following this PDF.  And I have a problem to add the Strcured Application element (the circled step 2),could you please take some time to show me how to do this in detail? please see my attached markup file.thanks a lot!

Hi,I get the following error occasionally. I use a licensed Technical Communication Suite.Sometimes the popup never shows up but when it does it shows up continuously. I then have to log off and log in again in the system.Any suggestion on how this can be fixed?

I have custom toolbars for FrameMaker 2017 - originally created for FrameMaker 8 and FrameMaker 2015. I've updated the image pathway in the toolbar files (**.xml) to no avail.This is how the toolbar is appearing. Each button is definitely working, but the images are not there.This is the code line from the XML file - the current pathway for the image is desperation. Still didn't work.Any help would be appreciated.

Hello, I use conditional text to modify the different dita edds. When I modify the dita.map.edd, save it and import the element definition in the template, FrameMaker complains that the element topicref-NOT is defined but not referenced. I open the original dita.map.edd (without modifications) and try to find the site/post/stead where the element topicref-NOT is referenced, but I cant find it. There is only one site/post/stead where the element topicref-NOT is defined and I didnt modify this element. With kind regards, Nina