FrameMaker

Im reviewing our current workflow as its very timeconsuming and would love to hear what other peoples processes are, or even suggestions for improvment. Our general process is as follows:Currently we use framemaker to create the source manual and then send it away to a translation company, they translate it and send it back to us as mifs, which we convert back to framemaker and then reformat it to our standards. We use a lot of text insets which all need to be relinked to the appropriate language file and the cross references need to be reformatted (to use the correct language) and then relinked, its the relinking part of this process that takes a lot of time. In addition to all that you have to carry out the usual processes such as pagination, numbering, creating TOC etc etc. This process for one langauge can take anywhere between half a day to a full day per manual, depending on the size of the manual and experience level of the person doing it. Currently we are not using any xm

Is there currently a built-in scripting/macro capability in FM (Version 17.0.0.226)? I haven't needed any such thing in ~25 years as a user, but I think I might now. Specifically, I need to import large (potentially hundreds of pages) multipage PDFs into individual anchored frames in my book. TIA for any pointers in the right direction....

Hi there.Sorry to bother you with this (seemingly simple) question, but I've tried everything and still can't find the solution.I recently inherited a document and am setting up the files.It's mostly finished, I just need to clean it, PDF, and forward along....except for ONE problem:All the chapters say "Chapter 1"I have tried Format > Document > Numbering, have looked online, and have tried every other method I can think of.Every time I update the book, all the files still say "Chapter 1".Please help!Any advice would be greatly appreciated.Thanks very much.~Chrisps. Please see attached JPEG for reference (I blacked out proprietary info) -thanks again!

Am I so lucky that there is a german and swedish user here, who can inform me what term Adobe has used for the word "templates" in the localized versions of FrameMaker?...

I have inherited a documentation project that uses FM2020, structured authoring with DITA 1.3. We have a customized 'ditafm-output.ini" file as well as customized .STS settings file. I am trying to understand which changes that were made in these two files actually matter, which means understanding how these different settings are used/applied. When I look at the settings in these two files, there appears to be a certain amount of overlap. For example, in the .STS file, the DITA Options tab lists about 10 items, all of which I "think" appear also in the .INI file.Which file's settings are used under which conditions?NOTE: the instructions we follow to generate a PDF are to use File > Publish and then select the correct Settings File, select PDF and then click the Generate Selected Output button. I have tried searching/reading the various Framemaker help files, but have not found an explanation yet.

Comment markers are extremely helpful.Imagine authoring with notes to self. Yet,- we can't include a clickable url in a marker's text (nor in a pdf's comment...)- the markers panel displays almost the whole of a marker's text (the first line would do)Is there a way to script ourselves out of this?Thanks.

When creating the Mini TOC, I have checked the box to create hypertext links. The Mini TOC links work in FrameMaker, and they work when I publish as PDF. However, when I publish as HTML5 or even basic HTML, the Mini TOC shows up as normal texts and are not linked.

Hello Community,Need help on how to add <$paranum> to the autonumbering definitions of tables and figures in an ustructured FM file.I need the Tables and Figures inherit the paragraph number where they are located. See graphic below.T:Table 2-<n+>:Do I need to make a book?Thanks in advance. 

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