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Hi together,I want to do the following workflow for our documantation.We have to send a complete documentation for each product we sell.Every product has its own serial number, this numer is on Title sheet, and also in the footer of every page.The only Output I will need is a pdf File.I am new to the documentation and also to framemaker. So I am thinking about DITA,...Title sheetTOCoperation manual in different languages (english, german, france)material certificates (external pdf file located in a folder and names with serial numer, for example 14046987.pdf)Standard  Certificates (can be an external pdf, or included in the Framemaker document)leak test protocoll (external pdf file located in a folder and names with serial numer, for example 14046987.pdf)List with accessories stuff,... Some of the parts will be also in use for different Products. This is the reason, why I am thinking about DITA, Structured Fm Documents,...Can you give me some feedback or ideas?My primary issue is

I have tried several icon graphics. For the glossary tab, I set it to false in the edit option and it still shows up.

Here's an example. None of this is italic in the Framemaker document. But when I save to pdf, Every instance of Adobe Garamond Pro Bold gets converted to italic. But it's only the bold - the regular survives intact. In the past it's happened with other fonts. Illumination?Thanks,Jack

I was installed FM12 (licensed) in my laptop. Due to physical damage, i swapped hard disk to standby laptop. Then the trial version of FM12 is started. After getting my original Laptop, i connected same hard disk and tried to launch FM12 and other Adobe applications. All the applications are converted to trial and asking for license activation which i don't have (lost). Please help.Best regards,Manjunath

I try to reinstalled FM 2015 after it crashed several times. FM 2015 worked fine for several months, I made some books with it. Than, from one day to another it didn´t start anymore. Now it says that I do not have a full version and I connot open my books anymore that I made with FM 2015. Even new download and reinstall doesn´t chance the situation. It prentends that I do not have a full version, but I have!!!. Support cannot help but says that the activation is correct for FM 2015 Full version. SN is correctly filled in.It seems strange, that after deinstalling, new download and reinstalling he still knows my old projects, but when I want to open them, he says that I have to buy the full version. Is there any .ini file that the desinstallation doesn´t kill, so that even after a new installation FM is confused???So what can I do??? I must continue my work.Thanks for helping mePeter

In Framemaker, can the product keyword that is stored in an index marker be extracted with an association to the models or parts# it references?

This is an issue that we've only noticed since the last big round of Adobe updates, but when distilling a PDF from Framemaker (using Distiller XI Pro, v. 11.0.179) little tick marks/dashes appear appear where some tabs are located with the Frame file.  When viewed in Acrobat Pro, they are actually This is a consistent issue with every distillation that was not an issue prior to the past several weeks.  There don't seems to be any font or incompatibility issues.  We are using the same fonts and settings that we've used for years and years.  Has anyone come across this issue, and if so, reached a resolution for it?Thank you.Jay ShawAdministrative Rules Analyst / Publishing SpecialistState of Idaho, Dept. of Administration

How do I format a cross-reference that displays page numbers in printed docs, but suppresses them in HTML Help?For example, here is my x-ref format:<Link><$paratext> (page\ <$pagenum>)<Default ¶ Font>This format produces an xref similar to this:My Topic (page 722)How do I change this format so printed output looks like this, but HTML output looks like this: My Topic

Hello,When opening XML in FM, sometimes, FM can't apply correctly the EDD to my document.Example on a book of 1.500 pages there can be around 20 superscript text that are display as normal normal text.The only way i found is to forced FM to apply the EDD correctly by forcing him with Searching&replacing the <sup> element.Or faster, replace the HighestLevelElement on each chapter (element call <CHAPTER>)Would like to do it with a script (so i can add it to my open book script ... there are around 10 script at the opening of a bookI can select all the doc, get the HighestLevelElement name, can delete it or warp an element around it but can't replace the element by it self?var vCurrentDoc= app.ActiveDoc;var vFlow = vCurrentDoc.MainFlowInDoc;var vPgf = vFlow.LastTextFrameInFlow;var vFirstPgf = vFlow.FirstTextFrameInFlow;var textRange = new TextRange();        textRange.beg.obj = vFirstPgf;        textRang

I'm using FM 12 (12.0.4.445) on Windows 7 machine.I'm experiencing a rather annoying problem. Some command buttons (but not all of them) at the bottom of some dialog boxes (but not all of them) are not displaying. For some reason the frame of the box does not extend all the way down to reveal the full button(s). I'm attaching 3 screenshots that illustrate the issue.Is there a solution to this?  Thanks much in advance. Best regards, Ugur

when I open a doc the photos are mostly if not all blacked out?

The first update for FM2017 is now available via the upadate manager (Help > Updates...). It will be available via the downloads page soon.The loist of addressed issues is available here: Resolved issues in FrameMaker (2017 release)

Hi,I am using Framemaker 2017 working with unstructured Frame documents built in Framemaker 2015.  The documents use anchored frames to contain images from a PPT file that are paste as Linked Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Objects.  When this is done in Frame 2015 the PPT slide including the text all stay in the anchored frame.  When I try the paste special> paste as Linked Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Object the text from the slide looks like it has escaped the frame, while the background image is in the frame.  When I move the slide and resize it inside the frame I can get everything inside the frame to look correct.  Is there a way to have the paste as link resize the image so it fits in the frame?I have tried saving the slides as .png files and inserting the image, but I have to manually resize each image to get it to fit in the frame.Thanks,Cindy

I have FM15. In the past, I was importing files as .tif but now I'm required to import them as .eps.  The files are being converted (exported) by using AutoCAD (as .eps).  When I go to import, I get nothing but a grey box and "Cannot display some imported graphics.  The image will appear as gray boxes".  How do I get the file to import?  I don't need to do any editing to the files once its imported.  Any help is appreciated

Why aren't the Table of Contents, List of Figures and List of Tables from the book file published in the Basic HTML output?

Bonjour à la communautéEst-ce que l'un d'entre vous aurait conservé une version PDF de l'aide de FrameMaker version 7 ?Merci de la partager.Cordialement

I want to understand why the ordering of menu entries does not work for commands defined in ExtendScripts. It was reported in the old bug base as Bug#4110544 (this can no more be tracked). Hence I issued bug FRMAKER-2752. It turns out that even the following does not work (at the end of the menu):«-- in StartUp folder ETBSaveAsOld.jsx defines these commands: ETBdocSaveOld, ETBbookSaveOld with label, shortcut and shortcut-label --» <Modify ETBbookSaveOld <Description Save book as old version [ETB] >> <Order BookFileMenu.ETBbookSaveOld> <After BookFileMenu.SaveAs>> <Modify ETBdocSaveOld <Description Save document as old version [ETB] > <Order FileMenu.ETBdocSaveOld> <After FileMenu.SaveAs>>This can be because of the wrong assumption that the menu is interpreted after the script has been interpeted and new commands have been defined.The script does not create errors and it installs a menu item at the end of the FileMenu and BookFileMenu.

Using FM15. The book numbering properties section is grayed out, so I can't change whatever attributes it has. This is a problem because it's not letting me change chapter numbering at the file level. When I go to generate the book, it says the file properties are different than the book properties, so it's overwriting the chapter numbering I've put in with whatever it thinks it is supposed to be at the book level - which is wrong. So I have two chapter 4's with no way to change them.

Hello all,My question follows on the last question (Re: Spread (FM10) <-> letter spacing (FM2017) )Structured FMXML-fileEDDMIFI have 3 HF/R on the same line. The first two I don't want to show because these are for the HF/R titles above the text box (here "Asfalt" and "Emulsiebehandeling, bitumen". The first and second are hiding via color Red and via <FDX -100%> (via MIF). The third "Schadebeeld:" must start at the side line (intent 0). But as the images shows there is space before the third title.  the space is reserved so the text start with an indent. See also below.How can I tell FM2017 not to do that?! FM10 has no problems with this.First HF/RSecond HF/R (not used in this book but in the dtd required; is empty)Third HF/RI use the same values for the paragraph formats.Line space = 10,678 pt, fixedDirection: InheritEdit in MIF: <FDX -100.0%>When the text starts, the space (red arrow) is still there.

Hi,I build a new template and edd.Our technical writer importet the template and edd, into his book. genaraly it works fine but sometimes it's acting strangely:titles are not displayed,paragraphs have wrong formatingAs example problems with ANSI and Title_4The upper ANSI, is displayed incorrectly, the title is missing.the lower ANSI, was also displayed incorectly then moved out of title_4 and boom the title was there.any ideas/hints or triks welcomebest regardsbeat

During the publish of a CHM file I get the following screen:How to I get past this. I uninstalled and reinstalled with no success.

When I started my subscription I downloaded the latest version 2017. My school uses 2015.5 so I updated my version.Now when I open my photoshop 2015 version it says I can have a free trial for 30 days but need to purchase it after the trial period. I need to use it now to complete an assignment. Please sort this out for me.

Hi.In XML, it goes...<caution type=note> <para>xxxxxx</para> </caution>and I want this to look like below on FM :CautionxxxxxxxxI have tried some EDD options, but nothing worked so far...Please help.Thanks.

Hello fellows,I wonder if there is an API (in framescript/extendscript) for breaking a link to an imported inset file (Excel sheet, Visio, etc).Thanks,Roman

I'm an educator.  How do I purchase the previous version, I think it's the 2015 version, of Framemaker?