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We want to upgrade historical files that were created in FrameMaker v5.0 on a Windows XP workstation to the current FrameMaker version 2017.  Hypertext were employed to link FrameMaker files [Example: gotopage ($Home)/TestFile2.fm:1].  As a test case, we rendered a subset of files to FrameMaker v2017 and noticed a problem with hypertext links accessed thru popup sub-menus as follows.As an example, consider to popup menus called cars and trucks.  The cars popup menu has the sub-menu items: Accord, Impala and Focus.  The trucks popup menu has the sub-menu items: F150, RAM and Sierra.  With the FrameMaker v2017 rendered files, we were able to hyperlink to all sub-menu items under the cars popup menu but were unable to hyperlink to any sub-menu item under the trucks popup menu.  After verifying that all hyperlinks were correct, we swapped the order of the popup menus.  Now we were able to hyperlink to all sub-menu items under the trucks popup menu but wer

On certain pages throughout the document, it stops letting me type partway down and automatically continues on the next page. I am not sure why since it is stopping me from continuing on these pages about 1/3 of the way into the page.

Hello fellows,Is there a way to check whether a doc contains unresolved xrefs without the need to loop through each and every xref and check its status?What I'd like to do is to state "if there are no broken xrefs in doc, <do xyz>" or "if all xrefs are alive, <do xyz>". 🙂Thank you in advance!

Hello scripters!I've recently run into a small problem and I'm wondering if anyone has experienced the same and/or could shed any light on the issue. I have a script which, when run on large (~250 page) documents, renders FM completely unresponsive and requires me to force quit the application. The script isn't anything fancy, it simply walks through the active doc and inserts index markers into specific paragraphs. These are the important bits:// adds index markers to docfunction addIndexMarkers(doc, pgf){    // walk through pgfs in the main doc flow    while (pgf.ObjectValid()) {        var pgfFmt = pgf.Name;        if (pgfFmt == "thing1" || pgfFmt == "thing2") {            var offset = getOffset(pgf);            var text = getText(pgf);      &nbsp

How do I get Frame to acknowledge the colwidth value in the <,colspec> element of a CALS table when opening a Dita file. I have already commented out "writer use proportional widths" in the R/W rules. This preserves the values when saving but on Open the column widths are changed. This really throws a wrench in round tripping Dita files. We end up spending days copy-fitting tables after a book build. I used DitaFMX for a while to solve the problem. But that comes with other baggage like no support for DIta 1.3. - Guenther

Hi everyone !Here is a trickie one : I made a script to get the keys property by property in a layer. If I enter a full property name by hand like thismyProp = app.project.item(55).layer("titre").property("Transform").property("Position");alert(myProp.numKeys);It gives me the number of keys on my property... But, if I get the exact same property path by another way (text file, script...) it doesn't work anymore.myProp = myTextFileDataArray; //the exact property path is entered in the text filealert(myProp[0].numKeys);Returns "undefined".My program has to scan all the layers and properties in a comp, so I need to have a myProp value dynamically.Hope my ask is clear 😕😕

Regarding Arabic language in Frame Maker, I have a problem while using "Adobe Arabic" font, that problem arises when creating PDF files, the text corrupted and looks like boxes.Another 2 problems while using "Arial" font,The first one is, when using the 'Italic' function, it looks like (????) in the data and when creating PDF files.The other one is, when using the 'nunation' marks, the letters which have such marks looks under the other letters level when creating PDF files.So, what the reason for such problems or how can I solve them?

My welcome screen:My student's welcome screen:How do we reset this so that she can see the normal welcome screen?

I clicked the FrameMaker Icon as usual to open FrameMaker and it freezes at password. I then tried to open a FrameMaker Book I've been working on, and the same thing happened. It will not open an I cannot work on my documents!

In my version of FrameMaker 2017, in the Object Alignment Toolbar the icon for the Align Horizontal Center command is wrong. It is not the correct image. The image is not used anywhere else in the program - therefore it cannot have been loaded incorrectly. I do remember seeing it in FrameMaker 5.0 - it allowed you to put the toolbar at the top of the screen or float. It is grey at all times. However, the actions when selecting the icon are correct - the object does center. Is it just me?

can unstructured framemaker Documents be published into HTML help and other docment forms?

How to include several index subebntries under one index entry?

I am creating an ebook from a book I made using 3 folders and approximately 30 files. Because each chapter is a separate file, you have to double-click in the TOC of the ebook to drill down to the page. The book has lots of cross references, etc. and seems difficult to combine into one file now, though I am willing if that it best way. Also, in the Responsive html 5, I notice that on my phone, I cannot "swipe" from page to page like is possible in some ebooks. Thank you for any help with these questions.

FM12 on Win7,I have several hundred FM files and I am supposed to evaluate the IXGen tool for FM.The IXGen documentation says that the tool damages unicode characters in FM files.How do I detect unicode characters in these files, preferably with a range search on the Book?Good news so far: the list of fonts in the Fonts pod does not contain the word "unicode"Best regards,

Hello all of you smart talented FrameMaker users,Is it possible to somehow format a table or an imported graphic/anchored frame so that the row height adjusts according to the imported graphic size? Tables do this automatically for text, but I have not discovered a way to make it work for graphics. As always, thank you in advance!

We are working with a vendor who is using Framemaker (Version 7) to create certain documents. We have to further update the documents. For that purpose, we are looking at the option to purchase Adobe FrameMaker Release 2017.I would like to know whether Framemaker 2017 is backward compatible with files created with FrameMaker 7.Thanks in advance !

Hello fellows,Before I run a certain part of my script, set Displaying to 0.When done, I return Displaying to 1. The script has finished running (I can scroll through the open file, switch between files) but the file is not displayed (sort of blank page). Only when I try to close the file, its contents appears on the screen. Any idea what could be the cause of this problem?Thank you in advance!

I'm trying to create a paragraph tag that includes a check mark at the beginning of the paragraph.I put the check mark in a frame in the reference page.I can put the check mark above or below the paragraph by defining the paragraph tag, but don't know how to put it at the beginning of the paragraph.

Hello,I'd like to use two different fonts in a variable (webdings and Kodzuka Gothic, if that makes a difference). I can't figure out how to make both fonts appear at the same time. I'm using FrameMaker

I am running FrameMaker 2015 on Windows 10 via Parallels on my MacBook Pro.I've never been able to get good-looking screenshots in Frame or WebHelp so I did some capture and format tests.I got fairly good results by capturing screen shots in Gimp and exporting them as PDFs. I imported those PDFs by reference into FM.When I used FM Publisher to generate WebHelp, all graphic formats I used (EMF, PSD, PNG) appeared in the Help, but the PDF did not.

Using extendscript or framescript, is there a way to access the "Read Application Definitions" to read an opened structure file? I'm using Structured Framemaker 11, and I need to update an application definition file to shift between a portrait and landscape layouts.The keyboard shortcut is alt-r, shift-R if I can just call it from a keyboard shortcut.Thanks for any help you can give me!Rick

Hi, all.This problem is as old as the hills; it seems to me that indents have been wrong in help output ever since I was struggling with Forehelp (remember Forehelp?) back in the day.BUT... I'm struggling with it now with regard to my .chm file and HTML5 outout from FM 2015. Bullets and numbered items wrap incorrectly.Framemaker source file:.chm output:HTML5 output is even worse:Does anyone have any idea what is going on here? I have to say, the Publish/Settings user interface is far from clear, and I have not had any success editing the Block settings -- or any other settings -- to get a satisfactory result.All suggestions gratefully received.

I have two question:1. I created a standard index,but don't know how to  the page number. I don't have a index related reference page.2. How to include the index in the table of content?

We have  a team of close to 30 people using FM templates that uses Open Sans. Ever since we started using Open Sans we get the unavailable font error. This happens when we generate the TOC or use the Find tool. We checked all the font folders that Frame uses and the Open Sans fonts are correctly installed. We also unchecked the missing font alerts and remember missing fonts check boxes under Preferences and the error still persists. As a workaround, we have people open all files in a book before they publish or use the TOC or Find tool. This has helped, but if Adobe can recommend a permanent solution to this issue, would appreciate. Thanks.

I'm on 64 bit operating system, Windows 7, 8 GB RAM. Other times the user interface will degrade and the text looks very strange. When that happens, I can shut down Frame and/or my computer, and that seems to clear it, but today I couldn't do that and the wheel started spinning and it announced that Frame was closing.Pam