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In Framemaker 2012 or 2015,  how do we change the Tab and Soft Returns characters from being displayed as numbers?ThanksRich

After loading the cgm file into frame maker i have to link the hot spot in the graphic to the text part in the frame maker file.I am not getting the hot spot link defined by the illustrator in the graphic.Sample cgm file in the below path C:\Program Files\Adobe\AdobeFrameMaker12\Structure\xml\S1000D\Resources\install\Bike\samples\illustr ations\ICN-S1000DBIKE-AAA-D000000-0-U8025-00536-A-04-1.cgmThank you in advanceAnil

how to do enable hot spot in frame maker 12 for CGM graphic file.

Hello All,I have some referenced documents that I refresh when opening the parent document and I am trying to set the structured application on import.I am using>                     var importParams = GetImportDefaultParams();                                             i=GetPropIndex(importParams,Constants.FS_StructuredImportApplication);                        importParams.propVal.ival= "myStructApp";                            &n

I am using FM 12 to generate Responsive HTML5.All the actions I'm describing take place here:I assumed that I would be able to map any paragraph style from my original FrameMaker template to an equivalent Output style. Here is what I have tried:The mapping seemed obvious enough, so I initially manually mapped a few items that were easy, like my H1 to Heading 1.Then I realized that many of my original template paragraph styles did not have equivalents in the Output styles list.I reread the FrameMaker 12 documentation and clicked Paragraph at the top of the Styles panel, selected the Automap Paragraph Styles checkbox, and clicked Save.Filled with hope, I then clicked the original template style, say Bullet2, that  I wished to map.Alas, the Output Style field said [Automapping failed. Add StyleName to the CSS].I then reread the documentation some more, exported the styles from the original FM template to a .CSS, and then imported that new .CSS back into the project (in other words, c

Hello fellows,Before I dive deep into the Framescript/ES methods, is it possible to extract linked Excel/Visio (OLE) objects from a Framemaker file and save them as separate files to a certain folder? From a quick glance, Framescript 5.2 doesn't seem to support this. Haven't checked ES yet.Thank you for your response in advance!

I have a problem with FM 10.  Eventually, when I copy something and then paste, it pastes something else. Usually whatever was in the clipboard previously. Pasting into any other program works fine, but FM will not paste the correct object, and become fixated on the previously pasted item.  When it happens, it happens whether I copy from within the doc, or from another program (Photoshop, Notepad, Word).This happens with text or graphics.I will work fine for hours, then it goes off the deep end and this happens.  In order to make it work properly again, I have to close FM and restart it.Has anybody seen this before?  What is it and how do I stop it?Thanks.

I belileve the instructions in the user manual are incorrect.  Importing the PDF formats (bookmark definitions) from one doc to another (or to a book) doesn't work.

Hi,   I am a beginner in using the unstructured framemaker. In unstructured framemaker, when I want to make a manual, should I import texts from other documents or copy it from other document or type characters by myself on the computer keyboard in framemaker? If I type the characters, how can I avoid making mistakes? Thanks in advance.

Hello Team,I'm using Framemaker 12 to print books.Sometimes the File > Print Book works and sometimes it doesnot works.Can anyone help me to rectify the error.Thanks,Panendra P.

We have some HTML files that we are trying to import to FrameMaker 12 so we can edit them. I set FrameMaker as structured FrameMaker and opened the HTML file. I get an Unknown File Type and select Convert from XML. The file opens in FrameMaker, but all the images are missing. Is there a way to import html files and keep all the images?

Currently using FrameMaker v6.0 for many years to support a HUGE Users Manual with hundreds of screenshots.  I am concerned with corrupting this monster document with an upgrade to V15.  Any ideas if this will blow up? 

HiI need to insert a Hyperlink in a FrameMaker 8.0 document that opens a folder on the server when clicking on it.It would be really nice if the link worked both in FrameMaker and in the PDF-file...1. Should I use the Hypertext function? If so, what "Command" should I use and exactly how should the url (or adress) look like?2. If not the Hypertext function, then what?Thanks// Mike

There's a new patch to FM2015 available via the Updates link in FM. The direct download should be up shortly.There are new features and a few bug fixes. See the following Techcomm blog for more details:FrameMaker (2015 release) – Update 4 released – TechComm Central by Adobe

Dear all,I have some 1000 font files on my system - mostly stored away because they belong to specific customers. There are, however, fonts in the Windows/Fonts directory which I will not use in my lifetime and hence I wanted to get rid of them.I could not move many of them into a safe location, but most fo them I could apply the attribute hidden.(From the Adobe fonts in the FM directory I have only activated a few - the others are 'stored away').However, these hidden fonts are also listed in the FM-font list (Formt > Fonts), for example Ebrima and Estrangelo Edessa.I have noticed that these hidden fonts also appear in my MS-Office applications (version 2003).My System is Windows 7 SP1.Do You have any ideas how to shorten the font list further?Klaus Daube

I learned a lot today, but too late. This morning I did a MIF wash of all the files in a book, saving them to a temp location. I then converted the files back (manually) and copied them back into the original location. Now all of my cross-references are broken (as were the links to my imported graphics, but I've fixed those manually). I'm looking for a way to update the directory for all of these cross-references without fixing each one manually. Is there a way to do this? For example, FrameMaker is trying to resolve "..\progref\<filename>" from "\\someserver\techpubs\thisbook\progref".If I could tell it to change ".. "to "\\someserver\techpubs\thisbook", all would be well!(Before you suggest it, I have already gone in and set "Suppress Automatic Updating of All Cross-References" (again, too late), and I have discovered the Package feature, which I'll use for moving documentation sets in the future.) Thanks, D

I am using FM 2015 to publish to responsive html and somehow while playing with my options, my final product lost the scroll bar. How do i get it to generate one? Is there a particular script or option that controls this?Thank you!

Our company is switching from Word to structured FrameMaker 2015. I need to understand the process and costs associated with hiring a company to setup FrameMaker 2015 and convert 250 Word documents to FrameMaker 2015. I'm new to FrameMaker and I know I'm not aware of what the process is, what steps I should take, information I should be aware of to make the transition as easy as possible, and how to evaluate the costs. I've searched a number of websites, but can't seem to find a basic guide on hiring another company to setup FrameMaker 2015. Any ideas on resources I could use?Thanks.

I enable the simplified XML view, but nothing happens. My icons to see the code up top are still grayed out. How can I see the code to one of my pages? I need to see the code to a page a previous employee created, and no matter what I try, that option is still unavailable to me. Anyone know why or what I can do?

I've seen instructions for using side heads or table formats. Is there any other way to get an icon to appear to the left rather than just above or below?

I am an experienced FrameMaker user who works with unstructured FrameMaker 2015 (using Windows 7) and keep it up-to-date. The issue is that my FM files frequently disappear so that I have to copy the .backup file and create a new .fm file in order to continue working. I'm not doing anything weird, it just happens every once in a while when I try to save a file. For example, I may have been working on a file for several days, or weeks, and it saves fine. Then it decides to disappear. I get the following save error message:"File C:\Users\....\[name of file].fm has changed on the disk since you last opened or saved it. Someone else has probably modified the file. Do you want to save it anyway?" [I am the sole owner of this file, no one else has access to it. I click OK to save it.]Then the file disappears. My working folder in Window's Explorer shows the .backup file. Plus 4 new files: [name of file].fm.DD2[name of file].fm.EEC[name of file].fmF28[name of file].fm.lckWhy does this keep ha

I am using FM11 and this doc is the source doc when I convert to online help using webworks epublisher pro.The application that the help is for is accessible through a url that is an internal web application, for example the absolute url is:https://online.company.com/mds/ops/operations.htmlbut the developer is telling me the root can change and that I should make this a relative link, such as://mds/ops/operations.htmlNot sure how to do this with the Special-Hyperlink tool. Normally I select "Command: Go to url", and input [[message URL https://company.com/mds/ops/operations.html]]How would I make this a relative link? I tried //mds/ops/operations.html, but it did not work,Please advise.Thanx,Bill

Hello,I'm a dummy with scripting. I hope some experts can help me.I'm working with FM11 and extendscript.Now we have to insert metadata into the file info like "Author", "Title", "Keywords",....As far I found the way to do it!#target framemakervar doc = app.ActiveDoc;  var info = doc.PDFDocInfo;var doctype = prompt("Possible cases: Installation manual, Operation manual, Installation and operation manual, Installer reference guide, User reference guide, Installer and user reference guide","Installation manual","Please input the type of manual");info.push ("Author");  info.push (doctype);  doc.PDFDocInfo = info;Imagine that I run the script again, fill in a new entry in the inputbox, then the new entry does NOT overwrite the existing entry in the FM document.Can somebody tell me (in dummy javascript language and step-by-step), how I can solve this issue for me?Kind regards

Jeff,   In Re: Disappearing FM 2015 File (message 10), you asked "Do all your docs have imported graphics (btw, not best practices) ....?"I was surprised at the parenthetical remark. Advantages of imported graphics include:They help modularize a publishing process so that a graphic artist can concentrate on drawings without needing to learn an other aspects of the publishing process (such as how to use FrameMaker) while a technical writer need not remember to import new graphics each time an update becomes available.Furthermore, if the publishing organization or its customer requires a database of graphics, it is easy to access graphics from the database or to create a database from the imported graphics in the FrameMaker document.A generated list of referenced graphics makes it easy to confirm that all required graphics are included in a document, that no graphic is unnecessarily used multiple times, and that all graphics are stored at the appropriate location.Yes, updates t

Hi All,Creating a simple script to import a graphic into an anchored frame document. All is working fine, but I cant find a way to read the DPI from the raster image so I can modify the now hard-coded value on lines 10-11.I found: Constants.FS_InsetRasterDpi, but this seems to be for SVG data.I assume it has something to do with the Imported Graphic Scaling dialog (see image below).Any ideas?Thanks in advance.    if(myFrame != null){        //only proceed if valid frame        var props = new PropVals();        var strFilename = "";        props = GetImportDefaultParams();        var index = GetPropIndex(props, Constants.FS_HowToImport);        if(index > -1) props[index].propVal.ival = Constants.FV_DoByRef; //import by Reference     &nb