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Dear all,Having discovered that in FM-14 the multi-code commands do not work correctly, I thought to bypass this flaw by a script. However, also this is not working correctly. With the change that the view properties are no more document settings, but session settings, things might have been mixed up. oDoc.ViewOption (e.g. oDoc.ViewBorders) seem to be read-only now (until FM-13 they were read/write). Hence I need to check and then toggle:// test ETBSubstituteLostCommands.jsx#target framemaker// With View > Options set Grid lines, Borders, Text Symbols, Rulers and Graphics to ONvar   oDoc = app.ActiveDoc;Console ("Initial setup:\t"   + oDoc.ViewBorders + " " + oDoc.ViewTextSymbols + " "                               + oDoc.ViewRulers  + " " + oDoc.ViewGrid + " "  + oDoc.ViewNoGraphics);SetAllOff ();Console ("Set

I'm in Fm2017, and using an EDD to apply a prefix "Note:" before note elements. When I apply this to my main .fm file some notes show up correctly, and others have the prefix "note:" without the initial capital.I've searched the EDD and can't find any references to "note:". I've also checked the paragraph formatting, and there's no auto numbering applied.Any ideas?

I received a set of files from a coworker who is using Framemaker 12, but I am unable to open these files using my version of Framemaker 12.  We are both on Windows machines and both using FM 12.  Although xxxx.fm appears to be a FrameMaker document, it can't be opened with this release of the product.  There are no updates available to FM 12 that have not already been installed.Any ideas why I can't open these files?

I have some book files that when you toggle from the fm file name.fm to the chapter number display, the chapters show numbers such as 1 Introduction, 2 Getting started,  3 Using toolbars etc. Then other books just show "chapter name " without the chapter number sequence. Where is that setting?Chapter numbers displayChapter numbers don't display

To set a table with distinct column widths the current method requires to open the Resize dialogue for nearly each column.For example, I need to set up a table with these column widths: 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5 cm for a total of 18.Method 1 could be to have a Resize, next and Resize, previous button in addition to the Resize button which terminates the dialogue.Method 2 could be an input field which allows a list of widths (the dialog title says: Resize Selected Columns)IMHO this would not require to change the dialogu to a panel.You may vote on this

How can I change an Index so that the text is included in the hypertext, not just the page #?Using Unstructured Framemaker 2017.Thank you.

Everytime I try to create my PDF file the TOC appears within an other section buut I want it as a first level bookmark and my LOF and LOT as second level within the TOCThank you

I have an FDK client that was developed in FM 12. While I did not test it extensively in the original release of FM 2017, it seemed to work. With the patch installed, it does not initialize (the "Cannot initialize API client ..." alert appears when I launch the patched FM 2017). Other older FDK clients initialize successfully with the patch.What has changed that would affect some clients but not others? Does this one need to be recompiled?

In FrameMaker  (Help -> About Framemaker says I'm running 13.0.1), when I click File -> Script -> New Script, nothing happens.  When I click File -> Script -> Run and select a simple script I created from the tutorial, nothing happens.  What could be wrong?  Is my install of FM not authorized to run scripts - how would I verify that's the case so I can go to my company and tell them what I need them to order?  Thanks!

I have several files where I need to find/cange the same text . It is possible to find/change text in several files at the same time in Adobe Framemaker? Many ThanksMessage was edited by: JSM (Discussion successfully moved from Community Events to Adobe FrameMaker)

Hi,I noticed that after one traversal of all paragraphs as given by function 1, framemaker gets stuck and maybe due to that I am unable to execute the while loop in the second function. ($.writeln("CHECK2"); doesn;t get executed)Please let me know if I am missing out on closing some dangling variables etc. I have attached the code as well.Thanks,Sebinvar doc = app.ActiveDoc; doc.ShowCondIndicators =1;    var txtFile = "C:/gen_seb.txt";    var file = new File(txtFile);     file.open("w"); // open file with write access    var hash = generate_list(doc);    find_defined_list_attributes(doc);    file.close(); function generate_list(doc){    var list = {};    var pgf= doc.FirstPgfInDoc;    var cndfmt = doc.FirstCondFmtInDoc;    var count = 0 ;    //doc.CondFmtIsShown = 1;    doc.ShowAll = 0;    &nbs

I have posted this in the beta-test forum, but this may be a better place...In FM-13 the tool bar has these buttons (in FM-14 I'm not yet successfull to see the icons, but the 'ordinary' buttons work):FM-14: Using a button which leads to a flyout definition (as used successfully in FM-13) I get the error:FrameMakerNo expression selected in an equation.With all due respect: this is nonsense. The current location for the all of the intended functions must be in a paragraph, not in an equation. The code seems to be scrambled: I do not get this error, if the cursor is in an Equation for the first two cases (RulerAlignMenu, RulerTAbsMenu), but a tilt for the third case (RulerPgfActionsMenu)In the menu is defined:*** Ruler Align Menu ******************************<ReservedMenu !RulerAlignMenu <Label Alignment>>    <Add LeftPara         <Menu !RulerAlignMenu>>    <Add CenterPara   

Hi,I'm converting legacy docs to DITA. The conversion process is failing when there are multiple flows in a document. Even though I tried to set all the flows to the same flow using the menus in Framemaker, during the conversion process some rogues flows turn up. Many of the flows are often quite tricky to find.Is there a script to set any all flows in a document to the same flow?ThanksRonan

I copied a framemaker book and the files. The copied book is stored in a new location on my HD.  I noticed that when I updated the files in the new (copied) book  the same files in the original book were also updated.  So I renamed all the files in the copied book file and added them to the new book, then deleted all the files I copied first.  Now my new book contains files with new names.  Problem occurs  when I update the new book, I get errors as it references both the original book and the copied book location.  How can I delete the reference the system has to the original copied files?

Hi,with frammaker 11, after translation we import a ANSI_table back into Framemaker. loding the edd and template over it, the ANSI table still has the layout of a standard TableA. so we have to manualy convert each ANSI_table to its correct ANSI_table layout.is this a problem of RW-Rules ore something else?the RW-rules lok like:ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc/* ***************************************************** *//* **      ANSI Sicherheitshinweis-Elemente                ** *//* ***************************************************** */element "Sicherheitshinweis_ANSI" {is fm element "Sicherheitshinweis_ANSI";attribute "Cols" is fm property columns;attribute "Cws" is fm property column widths;}element "ANSI_table" {is fm table element "ANSI_table";fm property columns value is "3";fm property column widths value is

I have just filed 2 bug reports FRMAKER-2807 Script can not set multiple document view propertiesFRMAKER-2808 Multi-code commands not working anymoreAll is fine until FM-13, but in FM-14 commands comprising muliple codes do not work correctly: only the first of multiple codes is executed.The bug report contains the procedure to verify the problem.Since years (aka FM 4) we have these menu meodifictions, first from Shlomo Perets, later from me which add, for exaple the commands PrintingView and EditingView. They define a set of view properties:EditingDisplay: Show Borders and Text Symbols (others are untouched)PrintingDisplay: Hide Borders, Rulers and Text Symbols; Show Graphics  (others are untouched)These two commands were used in tool bars.I first encountered the problem 2808 and wanted to use a script to bypass it...Klaus Daube

Hello,Is there a way to allow an individual table row to break across a page?  In other words, FrameMaker appears to, by default, keep the contents of each row together on a single page.  If the row is too large to fit on a single page, then, apparently, you're out of luck.  There must be some way to override this.I'm working in FrameMaker 7.2.Thanks very much.

I have been using FM 2105 on a virtual windows machine through my mac, but have just bought a laptop to be a dedicated FM machine and have FM2017 downloaded. All linked to the dropbox files, all looks good.When I open a book, it shows all the files in the book on the left. Then when I open one of the files, the top menu bar with File/edit/view/xlst/window/help disappears. Nothing I can find an get it back.Then when I shut the file, they remain invisible until I click on the </> button whereby they all come back.I can't edit any documents as I need that menu!What's going on (or what have I missed!).

Using Adobe FrameMaker 12, I notice that after locating an item using the FIND menu, the text is highlighted, but the focus is not returned to the text window. Rather, the focus remains on the FIND dialog box.  Is there any option that can be set such that FIND restores focus to the window in which the text was found?

I'm trying to find the best solution, the easiest solution but i suspect i will have to make a new template form scratch.i want to resize (from 210*297 to 210*140mm)? martin

I have a license but the C: drive on my Windows 7 (Professional) PC was replaced. I still have the hard drive, but it's now Drive F: and I know I can't just copy the files from F:\Program Files\Adobe\FrameMaker6.0 to C:\Program Files.

The purpose of this note is to share some understanding that I recently acquired about the interaction of text frames and flows. In particular:1) Applying a master page to a body page does not affect the Room for Side Heads property of any flows on the body page.2) Importing document properties from one document to another sets Room for Side Heads in all body flows in the destination document with the same flow tag as the main flow in the source document. The property in those flows is set to the same value as in the main flow of the source document. For example, if the main flow in the source document is tagged B and the destination document has one flow tagged A and another tagged B, body flows tagged B in the destination will wind up with the same Room for Side Head setting as in the main flow of the source document. Flows tagged A on the body page and flows tagged B on master pages are not affected.3) The Text Frame page of the Text Frame Properties dialog has an area marked Flow.

In a FM2015 book file, the generated TOC show all subheadings in the previous chapter. How can this be corrected?

For some reason, figure numbering just stopped spanning chapters in my book. That is, the first figure in each chapter is labeled Figure 1. All chapters use same paragraph definitions for "Figure Caption," and that paragraph definition includes autonumbering. And when I generate an LOF file for the book, FM has no trouble finding them.This is a recent development because all the figures in the book used to be numbered correctly. I just can't figure out what changed.My figures are built this way: start with an anchored frame,  Import>File , then below the imported graphic frane itself, I insert a text frame and put the figure caption in it. I have never fiddled with any text flows in the book -- I just use whatever defaultes FM gave me As I said, this scheme used to work. Is there any way to explicitly tell FM to use continuous numbering? Cheers, JP

I use conditional tags to apply automatic updates to headers and footers using variables. The conditional tag is applied to a paragraph based on what the paragraph tag is. The condition displayed is dependent upon where it is located in the hierarchy. For instance, let's say the RED conditional tag is higher than the BLUE conditional tag, which is higher than GREEN conditional tag. I apply the RED conditional tag to the paragraph that has the Red paragraph tag applied. Could I use a script to search for the paragraph tags (e.g., Red, Blue, Green)  and apply the corresponding conditional tag? I would also want to ensure that no other conditional tags are applied to any of the text in each paragraph. Any and all help is appreciated. Thank you in advance!Example:RED(Red) This paragraph uses the Red paragraph tag and has the RED condition applied.(Blue) This paragraph uses the Blue paragraph tag and has the BLUE condition applied.(Green) This paragraph uses the Green paragraph tag and