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I found the View Text Symbols feature to see paragraph markers, but how to I how spaces between words?Thanks.

Our team is trying to implement import and export of the MIF files in our translation software, and we have several additional questions about using escape characters in the MIF files:1. Should we set escape characters before non-ASCII characters in the MIF files made with the recent FrameMaker versions?2. If yes, which notation should we use \x or \u?3. Are \x and \u in the MIF files equal for the FrameMaker? I.e. \xA0 and \u00A0 are regarded as the same character, right?4. Your MIF specification says that all FrameMaker characters with values above the standard ASCII range (greater than \x7f) are represented in a string by using \xnn notation, where nn represents the hexadecimal code for the character. The hexadecimal digits must be followed by a space. We have file samples which do not meet the requirement about following space but work well with the FrameMaker. Could you please let us know whether this requirement is mandatory?We would appreciate any help.

Message appears at startup. Anyone know what to do about this in Framemaker 2015?

I'd like to create a semi-transparent text box so that the background image subtly shows through the text box without affecting overall readability of the text.I read an older forum post that indicates it cannot be done, however, I'm hoping that is not the case now.  When I look at the Help related to Text Frame Properties > Fill, it looks like I might be able to use Tint to get a transparent effect, but that doesn't seem to work (I must have misunderstood).Please advise.ThanksLynn

After you insert a footnote, the footnote number must be clickable, right? What is the procedure to make the footnotes (footnote number) clickable? Please advice.

FrameMaker 11I created a structured document several years ago.  Each page is version tracked and the whole document is tracked using a List of Effective pages usings the LEP markers add on.  Now I am making amendments to individual pages and I would like to update the revision date and number for each page but I am running into an issue.  Currently H/F $1 = revision date and H/F $2 = revision number.  These markers are references on the master page footer.Original issue was November 1, 2015 and for example if I update page 10, I insert markers to update the revision to the current date (April 17, 2017) and revision number 1.  Now every page moving forward from page 10 will have these numbers when I only wish to change page 10.  Is their a way to add default markers to each page so when I update page 10...it only updates page 10 in this scenario?I hope my description makes sense.  This is a 300 page document split into 10 chapters so I don't want to d

I haven't touched framemaker in over 10 years.  We are now going to use it for S1000D.  Oh Joy!  But while getting a feel of the software, I don't know what I did but my format toolbar is now gone?  How do I get it back?

So, Frame 12 (which I'm still having to use for a particular HTML Help project, as it screws up the graphics in Frame 2015 and Frame 2017 and so far Adobe haven't responded with any solution, even though I sent them the project as requested....) crashed this morning with an Internal Error when I spell checked. And as prompted, I dutifully sent the log file to fmerror@adobe.com  ... and I got this bounce message >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Delivery has failed to these recipients or distribution lists:ORG-KSAINI-DIRECT@adobe.comYour message wasn't delivered because of security policies. Microsoft Exchange will not try to redeliver this message for you. Please provide the followingdiagnostic text to your system administrator. Diagnostic information for administrators:Generating server: CY1PR02MB1692.namprd02.prod.outlook.comORG-KSAINI-DIRECT@adobe.com#< #5.7.124 smtp;550 5.7.124 RESOLVER.RST.RestrictedToGroupPermission; n

Hello,In FM10 the spread -10% (and font color Red) was used for hide tekst (Titles) used by HF/R. See picture. The black box is the Title, it stands outside the text frame.In FM2017 the spread (Letter Spacing) can't handle the -10% as FM10 does. How do I hide the text, align the text outside the text frame?Or are there better solutions to hide text?Please help...TIA. Belinda

I have two end-of-document markers at the end of my document which gives me three blank pages at the end of the document. How can I remove the extra pages?

FM 2017 / DITA 1.3EDD is ditabase.edd.fm, most of which is stock standard, except I am working with a flattened copy (text insets converted to text).I have a problem with output and I'm hoping the community can give me a little nudge toward the correct context rules to specify here.I noticed that on output, my figure titles don't format correctly in at least one circumstance (topic type is TASK):<steps><step><cmd></cmd><info><fig><title>Title Here</title><image href="foo" /></fig></info></step></steps>This is the required structure to get a figure into a step. The problem I have on output is that the figure title comes in with the wrong paragraph style, namely, step.info.begin.For element <title>, the EDD saysIf context is: (fig | figgroup)Use paragraph format: figure.title(etc., the point is I haven't touched it)For element <info>, the EDD saysFormat rules for first paragraph in elementIf context

The paragraph tags at the end of this page are not displaying the correct content but I verified they are the correct paragraphs tags. And the weird part is that it only is an issue at the end of the page. Continuing on in the document, everything is fine. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Dear Community, How do I find out if a give file exist? I found an answer here: How to find if a file exists using FrameMaker API ? Is there a similar function in ExtendScript?I want to look up several files, but the code I use is rather slow.var path = "D:\\Folder\\File.ext"var doc = SimpleOpen(path, "");if(doc.ObjectValid() == true){    alert("The file exists");    }else {    alert("The file does not exist");    }doc.Close(Constants.FF_CLOSE_MODIFIED);RegardsFabian

Hi,when I insert an image element into a paragraph then I would like to have the placement attribute automatically set to inline. Can I control this over the EDD? When I set the attribute as optional and define inline as the default in the EDD then this is simplay ignored by Framemaker.However, when I set the attribute as required then I cannot define a default value at all. Robert

I am converting a manual from InDesign to FrameMaker. To get the text in FM, all of the text is exported from InDesign to text only, and it is copied from there and pasted into FM.Now and then there are soft line breaks that I need to delete. This is what I was doing within the word "medium" when I hit the delete one too many times.Now it seems I have taught FM never to hyphenate the word medium.It is still hyphenated in the Spelling dialog screen. Here's what I've tried to fix it:I've tried re-applying hyphenation (several times) to no avail. I've tried deleting the word medium and retyping itI've tried adding "me-di-um" to the site dictionary and applying hyphenation againI've tried closing the file and reopening and reapplying hyphenation againI set Personal dictionary to NoneI cleared the Document dictionaryI'm out of ideas. It's a three-column document, so it's important. Anyone know what I am missing?Thanks!!

Dear all,I want to call a script from a menu and tool bar. In both cases I get the message     Script Alert     You are about to run a script in Adobe FrameMaker 2015. You should only run scripts from a trusted source.     Do you want to run the script?I can accept this with Yes and then the script is executed.This is more than annoying. So I tried to use jsxbin. But this does not execute the script at all. In menus.cfg I have:<Command ETBnudge <Label Nudge object info>  <Hypertext message openfile H:/Adobe/FrameMaker.13en/AdobeFrameMaker2015/fminit/configui/ETBnudge.jsx>> ««««««« warning about unsafe script  {Hypertext message openfile H:/Adobe/FrameMaker.13en/AdobeFrameMaker2015/fminit/configui/ETBnudge.jsxbin}} «««««« not executed   {Hypertext message openfile ETBnudge.jsxbin}} «««««« not taken from %appdata%, not executed*** the following is executed in menu, but not in tool bar.  {Hyp

I use framemaker 10 dita 1.2.My customer asked me to set some images to "run into paragraph".I know there are only two choices in the "placement" attribute drop box: inline and break.So i added "value "runin" is fm property value run into paragraph" to the rule txt file as below:attribute "placement" {    is fm attribute "placement";    is fm property position;    value "inline" is fm property value inline;    value "-dita-use-conref-target" is fm property value inline;    value "break" is fm property value bottom;    value "runin" is fm property value run into paragraph;    }And then i added a "runin" option to both EDD and DTD.But when i select "runin" in framemaker, nothing happens.The DEVELOPING STRUCTURED APPLICATIONS WITH ADOBE® FRAMEMAKER 9 tells me that the position property has the following value:But the ADOBE® FRAMEMAKER® 9 STRUCTURED APPLICATION DEVELOPER REFERENCE tells

FoF (Friends of FrameMaker)!Tying to execute a script from a menu (or a tool bar button) leads to the following problemThings work correctly if calling a jsx script:<Command ETBnudge   <Label Nudge object info>  <Hypertext message openfile C:/Users/Klaus/Documents/Adobe Scripts/ETBnudge.jsx>>But using the binary form of the script, opens the script in NotePad (seems to be a default). Even after changing the file assocition for Open jsxbin to the same as it is for jsx (namely the ESTK) the binary script is opened as text in ESTK!Of course opening a jsxbin file by any FM version just tries to open it as text.=> So what is the correct file association for jsxbin ?Klaus Daube

I found yet THREE more other features you all have removed---as a FrameMaker user of 20+ years---I am not happy. I rely on FrameMaker's fast and quick features to do my job. I run several different departments for different companies (all of which I have had them purchase FrameMaker each time, thousands of dollars)----now you are removing features have helped make my job so fast, making us have to do more clicks than necessary, etc.I constantly use Variables, and having the Edit Variable window stay up the whole time (until I choose to close it) enables us to quickly go through each one & change them fast---now I can't? You make it so I have to constantly double-click for each one now? Hassle. Bring back the ability for us to keep it open?Page Break window = This used to be able to be "docked" into the little pod that we can keep open---now I cannot do this? I use this a lot and do not want to go to the menu for something that I can do in 1 click. Graphics toolbar = I used to be ab

Hello.I am using Frame 2015 in a Win 7 environment.My table titles include autonumbering. So do my figure captions.When I publish to .chm, the table autonumbering disappears, whilc the figure caption autonumbering is displayed correctly. I've poked around in the Publish Settings but don't see any obvious way to handle the problem.Does anyone know why this is happening and how to fix it?--Nancy

Is there a way to generate a list of images used in a book? Not to include within the book, but to use for maintenance and cleanup of files. I have many legacy books that go back 10 years, and would like a quick way to identify those images still in use so I can delete the rest, per book.Thank you for any advice!

The Link to the Online and Offline Help manuals is broken. Does some one know the link?

Hello, all.Delighted user of Frame2015 in Win 7, here.Suddenly every chapter in my book is chapter 1, and every appendix is appendix A.I have correctly set up chapter and appendix numbering for the past 25 years at least. Why has it suddenly stopped working? I have set up theI know that our autonumbering is somewhat antiquated, but until this very evening, it worked. The pre FM 5.5 variables were set up correctly, and numbering properties were set up consistently both in the individual .fm files and in the book files. But, suddenly, autonumbering has ceased to work.I've read the sections in Matt Sullivan's book, but I am a bit afraid to start adding the <$chapnum> variable into our autonumbering setup, since I don't know how it ripples through other document setup. I need these files to work, soon, and I don't want a trial by fire to learn the use of the variables. I also don't know what the appendix equivalent variable is.Has anyone run into this sudden failure of autonumbering?

I have several cross references (fm-xref) inserted into my ditamap. When I insert them, I select the task or concept element that I want to link to, select Format dita default format, and click insert. The cross references are inserted into the document and display as I would expect.The problem occurs when I save, close, and re-open the dita file. The cross reference no longer looks like a link, the spaces between words in a title are removed, and when I inspect the cross reference in the pod the format has switched to 'Text' rather than 'Format' dita default format.How do I make the dita default format stick?Also, I would really like the cross reference format to include the section number and title text of the topic. My section numbers are applied later in the publication process when I apply a template to my composite fm doc generated from my ditamap. Can this be done simply?Thanks in advance for any help,Kat