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I am performing testing in a Windows 7 environment with Structured FrameMaker 11.I am using an internally automated process that imports an xml feed into a FrameMaker template and produces a formatted FrameMaker document.  The FrameMaker 11 error console window that is displaying contains a long list of errors.  This is my first time working with FrameMaker 11 and this error console window.I’m noticing that the error console window indicates the line number where an error is occurring. I’m assuming that these line numbers correspond with the line numbers that can be made visible in the FrameMaker document by choosing the line numbering feature from the FrameMaker menu bar. Is this correct?

How to change the Heading 1 to Heading 2 in Framemaker document of 2000 pages?

I have a client that has a few very long headings in their book. The headings can't be re-written. The immediate problem is that I have running headers in this book, so when Frame is using one of these long headings for the running header, the running header is garbled. The text runs all the way to the end of the line, then it starts over at the beginning of the line over the words that are already there.Is there a method to limit the number of characters in a running header (or does someone know of another tactic) to force the running headers to display suitably?I'm using Frame 9 on Windows 8. (It also occurs on Windows 7 with Frame 9.)Thanks in advance for your help!Karen

Hi all,I have built a user-friendly cross-reference insertion dialog featuring a treeview that shows the hierarchy of a structured FM document. The only thing I cannot get to work is that the tree opens the top level when the dialog is built. I can set the 'expanded' property of the top level element to true, but that does not make it expand in the tree view. Is there a command that I can use to make it expand without the user having to click it?ThanksJang

Hi,Is there some quick way to clone a data structure, like a text range, rather than doing all this:newTR = new TextRange();newTR.beg.obj = oldTR.beg.obj;newTR.beg.offset = oldTR.beg.offset;newTR.end.obj = oldTR.end.obj;newTR.end.offset = oldTR.end.offset;I tried this, but it failed as I expected:newTR = oldTR.clone();I tried this, but I got back the same object:newTR = new TextRange(oldTR.beg, oldTR.end);Any ideas?Thanks,Russ

Good morning everyone !We just updated our Framemaker to version 11 and we are getting a new problem while loading a file containing images (jpg format).While opening the file and scrolling down the pages, the various images load page after page but as soon as the image load on a single page, the file goes back to page 1. If we have to work on a file with hundreds of images this may be quickly annoying.Thank you for your help.

Hello,I search technical precise informations on impacts due to migration of fm files from FrameMaker 5.5 (Solaris) to FrameMaker 11 (Windows).Can I find documents, papers, notes from Adobe or others that détail modification to do, or problems, on a such migration?The MIF format used by FrameMaker is also in the context of my search: is there any modification on MIF generation or MIF integration from or in *.fm files?All the binaries (fmbatch, fmreport, ...) provided in the package 5.5 is also in the context of my search: I want to know if these binaries are present in v11?Best Regards

I've set H/F1 to pick up the top-level heading in the chapter, which is conventionally set with one capital letter – Chapter headings look like thisSomeone is now asking for the header style where I use H/F1 to be all caps. I have a particular dislike of mixed-size capital letters, and am vaguely wondering whether [in FM 10] there is a building-block <$lowerCase> or some other nifty workaround. Just a thought!

I have been too busy to send this off to the engineering team yet, but I wondered if I am the only one suffering multiple daily crashes (3-4 everyday for the last week or so.) This is the error I usually get, though I haven't saved them all. This one I was just selecting a text frame and then hit delete. In the text frame was a table with a lot of graphics (see image below), but I don't think it's has much to do with what I am doing at the time, because the crashes happen with different activities. Which seems to indicate a memory leak? I do have FM 11 up and running pretty much 24 x 7. My current project is about a 200 page book with tons of graphics and custom formatting...I think FM 11 came out in July. Anyone know if there is a patch coming out soon?

HiI created a component which has a pathfield, where users can select an asset.I want to restrict the users from selecting any other asset other than .xls and .docx.Thanks,Naren

Hello, I'm working with structured documents.The case is as follows:Prueba.DTD the file, I have declared the elements of the structure and a number of elements that locate ENTITY a string and replace it with another.Eg<! ENTITY abackup "Backup">The case is that when I open the corresponding XML file, and locate the information that appears should be changed as follows."press 1 icon to perform the backupof the application"That is, board the word "Backup" to the next word ...What is what is happening? Can you help?(Sorry for my poor command of the English language.)

Using framemaker 11 and I can't seem to find a way to get rounded corners on a table.The only way is a fake way, and draw a rounded rectangle over the borderless table. But I have set up a program to import this document into another document but it doesn't take the rounded rectangle but takes the table. What gives?So the only methods I see working is figuring out how 1) to get rounded corners on a table, 2) have the rectangle 'stick' to the table so when everything is imported when I import the file, 3) create a rounded rectangle graphic outside of framemaker and import it in?Please help,chris

Hello ,FM11.Simple question; can you use a table on a reference page or to create a TOC?All my efforts have so far failed.I want to end up with this:Any ideas?

I have a document with several chapters. In these I have several headers in different "levels".The first one is determined by marker Header/Footer $1 and the second one by marker Header/Footer $2. These are always on the Master pages, and there called Running H/F 3 and Running H/F 4. I hope you understand what I mean. I am not that used to creating documents from scratch, I always use an old document or template, and haven't thought so much about how it works.Both Header/Footer's also creates the index.Anyway. Header 1 is always on top of each page. When that header changes, there's a new file. Header 2 changes between pages. Sometimes there's a Header 2 in the middle of a page, then that header should be below Header 1 on the next page.I add the marker for Header 2 in the header and everything almost always turns out fine. BUT not always. It's easier if I make an example:Page 1:Header 1 - AHeader 2 - ATwo thirds down on page 1 there should be a new Header 2. Let's call that B.Page 2:H

I am working on a book that uses section numbers within each chapter and also uses an outline format. For example, in Chapter One, I have:I. IntroductionA. §1.1 Preliminary MattersThe paragraphs are autonumbered with more than one counter, a letter or number from the outline, along with the section number.I have a running header at the top of the page. I want this header to display the section number only, but not to display the outline letters.Right now, my headers look like this: [A. §1.1]I want my headers instead to look like this: [§1.1]I also need to use cross references that will display as "§1.1" rather than as "A. 1.1"Is there a way to create a variable that will omit the first counter and other text and only display the counters I want?

Hello All,I am facing problem on using "Keyref" in framemaker 11. Could anyone please suggest on the same.Thanks & Regards,Harsha..

Example: I use the @11188742 attribute to indicate that a step in a procedure is new or that a paragraph in a concept is new. For review purposes, I want to format new text as green - preferably a green highlight, but green text will do.Example: I use the @11188742 attribute to indicate that a step in a procedure has been deleted or that a paragraph in a concept has been deleted.For review purposes, I want to format new text as crossed out.Can this be done? If so, where do I set up the formatting for attribute values?Thanks in advance.Marsha

Hi All,As others have previously posted, DITA tables in Frame 11 will convert to proportional table column sizing whether you want that or not. For example, you change your r/w rules to NOT use proportional column widths, store the COLSPECS so Frame maintains the column widths in the XML markup, and everything works until you open the file in WYSIWYG view. (If you open in XML View it's fine.) As soon as you open WYSIWYG View, Frame takes the formerly-correct table column widths and changes them to proportional scaling, sized to the text column width (without side heads). I'm using a template with side heads. Is there any workaround? Is there any way to be able to edit the C code for ditafm_app or ditafm? I could write my own fdk plug-in, but without knowing what the "official" ones do, it's hard to replace them. Thanks

Here is what I am trying to do:I have a set of documents in xml fomrat following the docbook standard.  In these documents there are too types of table.  The standard table with its element tag TABLE and an informal table with element tag INFORMALTABLE.When these are opened and my format file and EDD applied I want the Standard Tables to have a blue shaded header and the Informal Tables to have a grey shaded header.  I have created the appropriate table templates.  I cannot figure a way via the EDD to specify the table format type that works.  When I open an xml and apply the edd and the format all the tables open using the table format that is first in the list.What can I do to the EDD to achieve my goal?Thank you in advance

We have a Hindi manual created in FM 11.00 and it seems the font Nirmala UI is not supported by the Application, thereby causing uneven space between words. Please advise how to fix it.

I am comparing two documents using FM 11 on Windows 7. The "Not Responding" event happens for over 30 minutes. When should I force the application to quit?

I have a problem where sometimes if I'm working on a document with two columns on the same page, if the left column is not filled to the bottom, text from the bottom of the right column skips to the left. Has anyone else had this problem?The page may look correct in Framemaker, but on export to Postscript, it happens, and sometimes it can be incredibly hard to notice before sending the file to the client.Hope someone can shed some light on this

I'm looking for an error code translator for Framemaker 10. I'm a very new user of Framemaker

Hi,I want to Insert hyperlink (or Links) for headings in the front page of manual.When i click on front headings page it should jump to that relevant page automatically.However, i tried using cross references as well as as hyperlink options but, it didnt worked.Is there any other solution for this concern.Thanks.

In the excellent book Unstructured Framemaker 11, there is Chapter 25 on using Extendscript, the only place I have seena cogent, coherent walkthrough of the history behind ExtendScript for Frame (evolving form the FDK) and an example showing good design principles. The example shows how, starting from the small to the large tasks, select a cell, filter it for a criteria, and highlight thecell, make these functions, then wrap these in functions that select all the tables of a specific name, then go through a document, etc.I would like to learn more about Extendscript, I'm going through the Scripting Guide, but the key is the tweak for finding a specific column, changing the tag for the heading cell of the column to a specified format, then changing the remaining "normal" cells of the column to a specified format.That is the trick, since the heading cell needs have the option to be a different format, since the tag_name would help identify the rest of cells in thecolumn. I'll come up wit