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FrameMaker Version: 17.0.4.628 on Win11. I am trying my very best to publish a FM book to HTML5, but FrameMaker seems to generate random errors in the HTML5 publishing. Completely random chapters display differently in the menu.   This is what the menu is supposed to look like. A double entry with the name of the chapter first, and a dropdown with the chapter number. But sometimes chapters misbehave like this. No dropdown with the chapter number and the entire page header displays in the top. The stylesheet is exactly the same across chapters. I have had this error numerous times before, and I can't figure out what is happening. It can be fixed in the output using a text editor and some high magic, but I would absolutely prefer the publishing process to work out of the box.  I have tried all sorts of tricks. Resaving the error prone documents, replacing them, moving them around, changing formats and so forth, but to little effect. Anybody have a some suggestions?   &nb

My collegue is suddenly having issues when generating PDFs. The images in the FM document are not showing in the PDF. The anchored frame just shows as white space on the PDF. He tells me everything was fine a few hours ago. Also this is happening with all documents on his PC. This tells me a setting got changed somewhere, but I can't seem to locate it.

Hallo,ich habe festgestellt, daß beim Speichern als Mif aus FM 17 und weiterbearbeitung in FM 15 Farbeinstellungen für Tabellen (köpfe) nicht mitgespeichert werden. Speziell hier Füllungen für Tabellenköpfe, zB farbig hinterlegte Überschriften in Kopfzeilen wie "Hinweis" und so weiter. Die Farbe wird von Kopfzeile rot und Füllung 100% auf Füllung "weiß" gesetzt. Die Färbung ist damit verschwunden.Ist das ein bug, oder ein nicht mehr versionsneutrales element?Gibt es einen workaround, um nicht sämtliche Tabellenformate wieder reaparieren zu müssen?

Hi,I'm having trouble connecting FrameMaker 19 to SharePoint (I think version 2016). In FM i go to File --> CMS --> Connection Manager --> Choose Connection --> Microsoft SharePoint OnlineCouple of questions:The name can be whatever? Like "FrameMaker Documents"Does it matter if the server is https instead of http?Can the server name be https://xxxxxxx.sharepoint.com or should it be https://xxxxxxx.sharepoint.com/sites/xxxxxx/shared%20Documents/Forms/Allitems.aspxThe main problem is the repository text box. I have tried many different things, but i'm still not sure what is supposed to go in there. I always get this message:I have watched this video: Out-of-the-box SharePoint 2016 support in FrameMaker (2019 release)   It is exactly what i want, but the video completly skips the connection manager part. I have also failed to find an answer through google searches. Please help

Hi everyone, Does anyone know when the next version of FrameMaker is expected to be released? I don't see any builds of the new version on the pre-release site. Thanks!

Hello,I am trying to save a FM file to PDF from ExtendScript, but for some reason PDFConvertCMYKtoRGB doesn't work. The colors in the PDF produced are wrong. I have manually checked and the ConvertCMYKtoRGB is definitely the setting that affects the color issue. Manually disabling this setting in the interface and saving to PDF from the interface produces the same colors in the PDF as below script.var doc = app.ActiveDoc;var pdfName = doc.Name.replace(/\.fm$/, ".pdf"); var saveParams = GetSaveDefaultParams();var saveReturnParams = new PropVals();i = GetPropIndex(saveParams, Constants.FS_FileType);saveParams[i].propVal.ival = Constants.FV_SaveFmtPdf; i = GetPropIndex(saveParams, Constants.FS_PDFUseDistiller);saveParams[i].propVal.ival = 0;  // 1 has correct colors, but shows distiller dialog i = GetPropIndex(saveParams, Constants.FS_AlertUserAboutFailure);saveParams[i].propVal.ival = 1; i = GetPropIndex(saveParams, Constants.FS_FileIsInUse);savePa

FrameMaker 2022 Window 11 Pro I recently received a new work laptop running Windows 11.  After installing Adobe Creative Cloud, Acrobat Reader (the free version) and FrameMaker 2022 (and updating to 17.0.4) in that order, the Adobe PDF driver was not installed.  I have tried the solutions previously mentioned in this forum without success - uninstalling, reinstalling as Admin, - couldn't manually install the PDF printer because I don't have any of the Acrobat files/folders.  I also tried emailing tcssup@adobe.com, but a read receipt notice that my email was deleted without  being read. Any other suggestions I could try? Or is my only option moving forward using the Print option and printing to the Microsort PDF printer because I can't use the Publish or Save as PDF options?

Hi, I have a question regarding the Word Import "Preset" file. I am using FM 17.1.0.305.The Preset window appears to have only a limited set of FrameMaker styles to choose from when attempting to map the sytles contained in the imported Word document.Is there a way to add more styles? If I edit my saved (.sts) file with a text editor (Notepad), the next time I select this file in the Word Import window, it has lost any previous mapping. (Note: If I do not open the file, it is OK).Can anybody throw some light on this preset file and any way it might be edited?Thanks AlanAdelaide, South Australia.  

Hi, I am using framemaker 2022, and I can't see the option 'Window>Layer'. I am using an standard template 'personal spaceship operation manual' and I want to remove this name from generated PDF. Please suggest me the soliution. Below are the screenshots: 

I am trying to use Tracked Changes in FM2020, using DITA and structured documents. I am trying to figure out how to set/change the DEFAULT colours for tracked changes? Please note, I know how to change/configure the colors for a file that already exists (i.e. Edit > Tracked Changes > Configure color). That is not my question - I am referring to the DEFAULT colours that will be used (i.e. how do I configure Framemaker such that when a new .DITA file is created it automatically uses some default colours that I have specified?).

Is there any rulers line like in adobe acrobat to draw for measurement in adobe framemaker? 

Hello all!I am a new user of a structured application.I have a FM document with thousands of "Para" elements with the "Center" attribute. I want to quickly change the attribute from "Center" to "Left" for all "Para" elements.Is there a quick way to replace an attribute for all the same type of elements in a document? Thanks in advance!Igor

Hi,I want to embed a video in a FrameMaker document, so that I can play it in the resulting PDF.Some years ago I had done this, and the video in that PDF cannot be played any longer.In the forums (FrameMaker and Acrobat) I did not find out what the current status is. Most comments were negative.Can I embed videos in FrameMaker?Which video format can I use?Anything special when I insert the video in FrameMaker?Is it possible to play videos in Acrobat with the default settings?Best regards, Winfried

Hi All, I have a custom structured application in FrameMaker 2020 and the XML references SVG files to import. I have a two-column layout and the images always import and scale to the column width. I want the images to stay at 100% or to the text frame width (not the column width). I can't figure out what attribute values on the image that will give me what I want. Thanks in advance.

I only use FrameMaker, but we purchase it as part of the Tech Comm Suite. What are the benefits of buying it through the TC Suite vs a stand-alone FM license? It was touted as faster to publish and/or easier to do online reviews, but we already have Acrobat Pro from Creative Cloud, so I'm not clear on what is better through the TC Suite. We publish to PDF and do online (real-time) reviews, but we don't use Robohelp or Captivate at all.

How can I add a specfic line in the table as mention in red? As from the table designer > ruling, i am only able to choose on specific number of rows. The rows that I wanted to draw the line is not consistent.

Hi everyone,I have a problem with Structured FrameMaker  saving width of tables in a concept-type xml file. Has someone encountered this problem? I changed and saved many files xml type-task - e.g. when the xml file starts with <task id="id205ODK040HS"  xmlns:ditaarch="http://dita.oasis-open.org/architecture/2005/">... </task>. I have done everything correctly.Commented the appropriate line in the task.rules.txt - /* writer use proportional widths:*/In <FMInstallationPath>\fminit\ditafm, I changed ForceTGroupAlignmentToLeft=0My code Is as follows:  <concept id="id225PDG020XA"><title>User Manual</title><shortdesc>Describes for which documents this manual is valid.</shortdesc><prolog><author>Zornitza Doneva, P.Eng.</author></prolog><concept id="id225PDK003E8"><title>Quick start guide for FL SWITCHEP72... network switch</title><conbody><p>UM QS EN EP72..., Re

I'm considering a new laptop purchase and have to decide between Windows 7 or Windows 10. I'd prefer Windows 10, but have to be sure that FrameMaker 9 will run okay (it's our dept. standard and upgrading isn't an option). Is anyone running FM 9 with Windows 10?Thanks!Sean

Hey, I have used an standard template "personal spaceship operational manual" for my document. When I publish pdf document, I can see the name of the template (PDF chrome). How can I remove that template name? Please guide, below are the screenshots of template and its name that I am getting in generated pdf: 

Hello. I have a cross-reference format that works perfectly in FM 17.0.3.546: <Cross Reference><$paranum> <$paratext><Default ¶ Font> on page\ <$pagenum><Default ¶ Font>This yields the following:Reference - Safety Interlock on page 135Everything is as expected. Next I created a new cross reference format based on the first format that adds the word "section" between "<Default ¶ Font>" and "on page":<Cross Reference><$paranum><$paratext><Default ¶ Font> section on page\ <$pagenum><Default ¶ Font>This yields the following:Reference - Safety Interlock section on page 135For the life of me, I cannot understand why the addition of  that one word to an existing definition causes the magenta text. I don't even know what the magenta text is trying to tell me. Anybody out there have any ideas? Thanks,Bill

Hi All, I've got an extendscript app that has worked fine for years in FM 2017,  but it's stopped working.It gets as far as cutting the table>SelectElement(doc, para);var textRange = new TextRange;textRange.beg.obj = textRange.end.obj = para;textRange.beg.offset = 0;textRange.end.offset = Constants.FV_OBJ_END_OFFSET;doc.TextSelection = textRange;textRange = doc.TextSelection;var pgf = doc.TextSelection.beg.obj;var start = pgf.Start;SelectElement(doc, table);doc.Cut(0);This works fine. But then this next bit is no longer working. var importParams = GetImportDefaultParams();i=GetPropIndex(importParams,Constants.FS_ImportAsType);importParams[i].propVal.ival=Constants.FV_TYPE_XML;i=GetPropIndex(importParams,Constants.FS_FileIsXmlDoc);importParams[i].propVal.ival=Constants.FV_DoOK;i=GetPropIndex(importParams,Constants.FS_AlertUserAboutFailure);importParams[i].propVal.ival=0;i=GetPropIndex(importParams,Constants.FS_DontNotifyAPIClients);importParams[i].propVal.ival=1;i=GetP

This might be a silly question, but our process requires us to copy text from one Frame file and paste it into another, replacing existing text that may contain an index marker. Is there a way or best practice we aren't aware of to copy/paste over the existing text but still retain the marker?  

Hi everyone, We are please to share that we have started a private beta for FrameMaker on ARM processor based systems. If you would like to be part of it, please drop a mail to me at nandinik@adobe.com and I will add you to the program. Looking forward to you participation in the beta program. Thanks and Regards, FrameMaker team

I am getting this messag frequently, 'font information for your system has changed' . How can I fix this?  

FM 17.0.4.628. I have a MS Word document that I'm converting to a structured FM document (via a convervion table). The conversion works as expected with the text converted to the correct Elements/Structure, e.g.: In my EDD,  I have Novelisation as a Table Element that matches the structure above: However, the original text is not in a table. When I use the Convert to Text function to convert the Novelisation element into a table with the following settings:I get this result:All the elements inside the original NTCell Elements have been unwrapped and are now just NTCell elements. Is this by design, am I missing something or am I doing something wrong?