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These are some of the items that I would like to see added to the product.1. The ability to have multiple page sizes in one document, set by master pages. Example, and 8.5"x11" and a 11"x17" master page option in one document, versus having to make two separate documents.2. Alphanumeric page numbering.3. Numbering properties to allow for 00 numbering. 00,01..etc.4. A way to update only page numbering through out the book with out it changing the rest of the numbering properties (read: wont knock out a numbering property format set to Text. If number 2 and 3 were available, then it wouldn't be a big deal)5. Additional building blocks for autonumbering, similar to Variables definition list, or the ability to add a variable tag to the autonumber field.6. Autonumbering that will allow for text wrapping, and coded returns to be placed (like tab or bullet).Having used Quicksilver as well, these are two items that are in that software, that I would like to have in Framemaker.7. A document map

Hello,Currently using FM11 and creating unstructured documents.  We make custom types of equipment and tend to start a new document from a previous version.  We'd like to delete the previous "File Info" data and update with current data for the new document.  We delete the "File Info" data and save the document, but when reopened, the data is still there.Thanks you in advance,WRB

Can anyone help me out with this one please? I'm exporting data from a database to a .txt file using MML. It works fine, except for the Arabic, Chinese and Russian language text, which isn't supported in a .txt file. If I save the file as Unicode, then the Arabic, Chinese and Russian language text is maintained, but then when I try to import that to FrameMaker, it doesn't see the Unicode file as MML, and so won't import it.Has anyone else come across a similar problem, and maybe found a clever way around it please?

I am not even sure if the client knows what " Publish to the web" means. He just wants to make sure he can in the future. Everything I read says you can just save to XML from FM 2015 and I seem to recall that it will do it from unstructured FM, but I haven't found where is says explicitly that it will do it from unstructured FM so that I can show him. If this is true, then it will allow us to create his paper manuals in unstructured FM and then save them out to XML in the future to give to a web designer.Also, if you can use unstructured FM to save to XML, is there a primer or guide to things to do or avoid to make the XML output smooth?Thanks in advanceChris

Hi,I was asked if I can help Structured FrameMaker XML training, but perused the Adobe site and came up short.I believe the ask is for template creation, EDD, rules, and round tripping XML using FM 15. That's more than I can comfortably do, but feels like a  4-day course from someone who has the process down.USA/Canada is the location and in-class preferred over Web.Thoughts? Links?Cheers,Sean

Hi All,I have two questions related to Graphics inside the Anchored Frame:1. I have one graphic inside the Anchored Frame which is Imported by Reference     How can I convert this graphic so it can be copied into the document (thus no longer referenced object)2. If I have a graphic inside the Anchored Frame     Is there a way, I can select this graphic and then swap it with another graphic so the new graphic object has the same demensions?Thank You.

Hi everyone, I am currently working on a marketing flyer for my company.  I am new to FM, I have only been using it for about 2 weeks.  I am looking for a way to set a custom fill pattern that I can apply to the background of my document. Is there a way to do this similar to how you can add custom fill colors ? or any other way that I may be missing ? I'm looking to add a textured background instead of just a plain color. Thanks !

I am running FrameMaker 12 and have some trouble generating a chinese TOC. The font is SimHei and it is simplified chinese. Most of the TOC seems to work ok, but some headlines come out like this:"openXmlElementId ../../../../../../Manual/FM filer/AQUA/R02 - Chinese/Aqua Blue HW - Chinese R02.fm:<$UniqueXmlElementId<$RelativeXmlElementId"I can't figure out what is amiss. It seems that it should not be a font issue - but then what is it?Can anybody please help?best regardsBjørn

Hi, I have just downloaded the Framemaker trial 2015 release, I need to package a document for my translators. 2015 will not include files i.e. my images if they are not in the root folder. Is this right?Indesign will collect all objects and place them in one folder.

Hello everybody,I have a problem I do not understand.I have a structured document .fm and when I'm saving it after the suppression of a specific element of the structure, FrameMaker crashes.Does anybody have an explanation or a solution for me ?Thanks

Hi there,I have a folder of mifs and I want to run the same scripts over each mif, save each, and close them.Is this possible with extendscript?Regards

Framemaker 2015 v13.0.3.495 (but I think it's happened before)Unstructured(this happened with two of the documents in my book)Document has numerous tables (> 30).Lots of conditional text (simple conditions).When I generate my list of tables, the tables are listed as (table numbers are chapnum-tablenum):3-1 to 3-163-183-173-19 to 3-203-223-213-23 to 3-243-263-25etc.As you can see 18/17 are reversed, ditto for 22/21 and 26/25.In the document, they appear correctly (e.g. table 17 comes before table 18).The only weirdness I can see offhand (and this is the case for most tables in multiple documents) is that the first marker in the table title is a cross-ref, where the marker text includes the table #, but the table # is incorrect (e.g. the cross-ref marker at the beginning of the table header for table 17 indicates "65379: TableTitle: Table 3\+18:\sn Blahblahblah" where 'Blahblahblah' is the actual title. Not all of the tables have this (some have correct numbers, some don't have crossr

I'm creating hyperlinks in FM then converting to PDF.  The links go to other PDF files.  When I click on a link, it goes to the 2nd PDF but it closes the first document.  How can I link to a PDF and get the 2nd file to open without closing the first file?

System:     FM 2015 on Windows 10User:          Very experienced FrameMaker and Acrobat user. Never experienced this issue before (in almost 20 years of use of FrameMaker).                     No change in methods or techniques used that would explain the issue.                    Contacted Adobe Acrobat, and was told Acrobat Pro DC does not support FrameMaker 2015, and was directed to contact Adobe FrameMaker.   Use case:  Using unstructured FrameMaker to develop content.                    Using standard FrameMaker cross reference functionality (inserting cross references) to create links to other sections within same document.   &nbsp

Framemaker 2015UnstructuredOkay... I'm looking through posts (and other online sources) to figure out what I need to do, but am hoping that getting info straight from the horse's mouth might work best (that is, save me from doing lots of things incorrectly).I have several Framemaker books, each containing multiple documents.Some of these docs books use conditional text to generate from 2-4 variants.We've been pretty faithful at using our defined paragraph and character styles throughout.We've always generated to .pdf, but for these docs, we want to get them onto our .io site to be consumed online rather than as pdf.So... what is the recommended process for doing this, for short-term gain (for current batch of documents), and long-term (for new documents yet to be created)?Can I accomplish this with unstructured Frame, or do I have to convert into structured (which I haven't used)?(Note: I didn't want to jump down a process and get to a point where I have to shout 'HELP! I'M DROWNING!'

Dear all,In my script I have set up this notification:Notification (Constants.FA_Note_PostActiveDocChange, true);  I have now noticed that this is also triggered (executing the Note function) in the following situation:Script is active in a dialgogue, which stays open (is palette). It remembers the 'current' location in the user document to be able to restore it after changes in the document by the script.I switch to the document and do some text editing. Normally I do not need a screen refresh and can then proceed to the palette of the script.If I do a screen refresh (CTRL +l) the notification triggers and the script restores the last 'current location'. In most cases this is the start of the document.My questions are:Is a sceen referesh really a 'change in the document' and thus the behaviour correct?Or is this my mis-interpetation of FA_Note_PostActiveDocChange ?Or am I the victim of an unsharp defintion of FA_Note_PostActiveDocChange ?Thanks for any thoughts about this.Klaus

I have just submitted bug   # 4171402 having to do with tables that have n columns in Microsoft Word but 2n - 1 columns when I open the Word document in FM 2015. In other words, FM adds one fewer columns than the number of columns in the original table. The extra columns are blank and appear at the right side of the table.The problem occurs with tables in which the first row straddles (spans) all columns. (In the original document, the first row contains the table title, but I can duplicate the problem with tables that contain no text).It seems that if the Word table has n columns, FM makes sure that the first row contains n cells, even if the first cell straddles n columns.If I open the Word document in Word, save it as RTF, and open the RTF in FM, the number of columns is correct. Saving as RTF is an extra step in a process that I would prefer the users in this project not have to take.I have not tested these documents with earlier versions of FM.    --Lynne

Wondering if Framemaker has a global search and replace function for undoing initial caps in sentences. I vaguely remember Word being able to do this, but it's been some time since I've used Word. I've inherited a document where the author used init caps on nearly everything.

When I perform the following functions, the files open as separate files instead of opening in the application itself.1) Open FrameMaker Book. 2) Select all the files listed in the book3) Right click and select OpenThe files open but instead of appearing neatly in the Document Tab (), they open as individual files. When I hover over the application in my desktop taskbar, there are several documents open. Why is this happening? How can I fix this? Thank you!

Hi All,Using FrameMaker 10It looks like everything I open has this topicmeta with a navtitle for every map and xml. I don't know which button I clicked. If anyone knows how to get back from here please let me know.Any help appreciated,Myko

Dear all,I have a problem at exporting my FrameMaker book to HTML5. I work with structured FrameMaker (Version 2015). The export works well and the result is as expected. But only the table of content not. Either I can expand folders which are named like the files in the books. In there I can choose the chapters with level 2 headings. Or in some other cases I can expand the level 2 headings. In there I can choose the chapters with heading level 1 and 3. I wonder, where FrameMaker gets the selection and structure of the index for the HTML export.Thanks in advance for your help!Matthias

During development of my script I do not use the (established FM-)menu to invoke its functions, but normally test via ESTK.Of course I expected the same beahviour in using Notify whether I start the script via ESTK or directly out of FM.The very first thing the script (during development) is the presentation of a small dialog which lets me choose the function to be tested:Dialogue C, Dialogue S, Dialogue DS. The dialogues contain selection lists which are filled from items from the current document (e.g. the list of vaiables of type #calc). When Switching the document, a Notify function is (should be) invoked to refresh the content of the dialgue according to the current document.All works correctly if I start the script via File > Script > Run or from the Catalogue > Favourites:invoke Dialogue Cvariables are OK from documentSwitch documentNotify is invoked (alert)Variables are updated from document But this does not work correctly when starting from ESTK:invoke Dialogue Cvari

I am using a font called Horsham in Framemaker 12 on Windows 10. It came with 8 different weights but no italic. I had thought that I would be able to apply the Italic Angle in the paragraph or character designer as needed, but it's not available (only "Regular" is in the dropdown). I can apply italic to this font in other programs, like MS Word, and there are other fonts on my computer that don't indicate having italic variations in the Fonts folder, on which I CAN apply Italics.Is there any thing that I can do to make that font Italic in Framemaker 12 when I need to?

Steps to reproduce:1. Open any FrameMaker 2015 document2. Edit document3. Save document4. REopen document.5. Changes not saved.Especially annoying when doing import graphics, old one stays even after putting in new one.Current work around -edit document twice then save. Could the backup file be the problem? Is Frame creating more than one backupfile and therefore the backup must update first before the primary?

Dear friends!I do not remmber what I have done some days ago - global arrays are no more updated. I have cut it down to this mechanism:var arrayOfObjects = [];             // global ArrayUpdateA (arrayOfObjects);            // array is NOT updated$.writeln ("1) arraOfObjects = \n" + arrayOfObjects);UpdateB (arrayOfObjects);            // array is NOT updated either$.writeln ("2) arraOfObjects = \n" + arrayOfObjects);function UpdateA (gArray, someotherStuff) {var locObject = new Object();    locObject.Name = "A";    locObject.Item = "Something";    gArray = [locObject, locObject, locObject];$.writeln ("A) gArray = " + gArray);}function UpdateB (gArray, someotherStuff) {var locObject = new Object();    locObject.Name = "A";    locObject.Item = "So