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You all do know that engineers love diagrams - and some also love nomograms - and I am such a person. Since long time I wanted to provide nice logarithmic scales in this project. It happened now which allows me to close the project. See daube.ch/docu/fmaker82.html  There is now also a function (and panel) to create arbitrary scales (e.g. quadratic, trigonometric). Examples of DrawLogScale: Or here the well known Ohm's law:

Hello,I am trying to create some cross-references to some paragraphs.With what I wrote so far, a cross-reference appears to be added to the text Frame, but not text is shown and the Source Type is selected as "Cross-Reference Markers". Here I would like to have "Paragraphs".Also, the cross-reference doesn't seem to be formated with the format I specify (it is not blue).This is what I wrote so far:// I wrote this function to get the UID from a table I have.function getUID(paragraphFormat, text) {    table = doc.FirstTblInDoc;    try {        row = table.FirstRowInTbl;    }    catch (e) {        $.writeln("There was an error. No table found: " + e);    }    rowNr = 1;    while (rowNr < table.TblNumRows) {        cell = row.FirstCellInRow;        paragraph = cell.FirstPgf;        if (paragraph.Name == paragraphFormat &

Hi, some page in my document need t have a grey banner down the outside page. I have added a rectangle to the outside edge of the master page for these pages, placed outside the text frame. How to I get it to print outside the page? I can't seem to see or access past the edge of the page? Thanks in advance.

Hello,I am trying to create a new text line on a graphic frame.The line is created corretly, in the correct position and with the correct text.But I cannot see any option to set the font size, the font color and font name for this content.This is what I tried so far: var graphic = null; var doc = app.ActiveDoc; graphic = doc.FirstSelectedGraphicInDoc; var frameParent = graphic.FrameParent; var textLineObj = doc.NewTextLine(frameParent); textLineObj.LocX = 20 * MM; textLineObj.LocY = 50 * MM; var textLocation = new TextLoc(textLineObj, 0); doc.AddText(textLocation, "Hello World"); textLineObj.Width = 30 * MM; textLineObj.Height = 10 * MM; textLineObj.Color = Constants.FV_COLOR_BLACK; textLineObj.Fill = Constants.FV_FILL_BLACK; doc.Redisplay(); 

Hi My name is Fredrik Viktorsson and I have a problem with the latest version of framemaker. When I try to Save as PDF (original manual/book is an older frammaker file -10) with multiple embeded pdf:s in it. It will randomly exclude some of the pdf:s in the final document when i Save as or Publish.Even when I save it with the same settings again It will exclude different pdf:s inside every time. Anyone know what I need to do? //Fredrik 

I have a deadline coming up and run into a problem with FrameMaker when saving to XML. Non-breaking spaces - which are put into the XML before opening the file, using the   character code - are handled correctly when reading the XML file into Frame, but when I save the XML, all of those spaces are replaced with simple (breakable) spaces. Not what would be expected. Looking for a global setting or an entry in the read-write rules to keep Frame from corrupting my XML. Any pointers are welcome, as long as I get them asap. Thanks

My license is for Framemaker 12.0 - NOT the 2015 updated version. Where can I find a link to download the older version of Framemaker 12?

I am still fairly new to FrameMaker and need help to figure out how to remove the white space to the right of my anchored side head image. I am hoping this is something I am just missing in the Paragraph Designer options. Please see below. 

I am typesetting a law book and I have small challenge. The publishers want the running header to display the header from the previous page rather than the header from the present page. I have made an illustration hoping to clarify my cumbersome explanation:    

Hello,I am trying to automate the creation of some graphic shapes in Framemaker using ExtendScript and I had trouble adjusting the Line Width of the lines.I was thinking to check all properties of the Line Object and see which is the correct property to change.But I cannot understand at all how the PropVals work. Each PropVal has only a num and the Value. Do they also have a descriptive name? var graphic = null; var doc = app.ActiveDoc; graphic = doc.FirstSelectedGraphicInDoc; var frameParent = graphic.FrameParent; var lineObj = doc.NewLine(frameParent); for(var pos = 0; pos < lineObj.GetProps().length; pos++) { PrintPropVal(lineObj.GetProps()[pos]); }I also tried the PropVal function which is confusely named that same way as the PropVal object class.And indeed, the script fails with error "PropVal is not a function", even though in the Framemaker Scripting Guide it is listed under Function Summary.Any ideas how I can find out the correct property for Line Width? (Simply Wid

What is group 1 or 2 here?  Can I delete this from my book. Please someone exaplain. 

Hello, first post here.  I am productin an approximately 800-page book for an AI company. The files are all produded in the book, with files nested under folders, with one file formatted as Chapter, and subsequent files formatted and Heading 2 or Heading 3.  However, when I publish in Responsive HTML, the table of contents displays everything in a single display, even showing files in Heading 4. In the "Set Up Table of Contents" option, I select entries up to TOC 2, but FrameMaker seems to ignore this. Any help is greatly appreciated.

She said if I go into the .pdf and select File > Document Properties, and then select Fonts, I can change this. Well, I see each of the fonts there, and I see which ones do not have the Embedded label, but how do I go about fixing them to embed them? Will this require me to do something in Frame first and then create a new .pdf, or can I do it in Acrobat? Do I need to go into the maker.ini file and modify something? I knew I didn't want to relax too much...something always comes up and the last minute. It's Murphy's Law! Thanks in advance! Laini

Bug #: 14321  Problem Description: Links Don't Work In HTML if Text in Table Cell Goes to a Second Line. If a table cell has text in it that is linked using a hypertext marker and character tagging AND the text wraps to a second line, when the HTML is generated, the tagged text is not clickable. This doesn't appear to be a problem outside of tables and doesn't appear to be a problem in the PDF version.  Steps to Reproduce: Create a table. Put in a couple of lines worth of text. Select all of the text. Apply a character tag (e.g., Link Blue). Open Hypertext panel, add a link with Go to. Save. Generate HTML5 output using the Publishing module.  Actual Result: The text has the tagging, but is not clickable. PDF copy works fine. Expected Result: The text should be a clickable link. Any Workarounds: Break the text into smaller, linked units, using multiple hypertext markers. It would be great if some of you upvoted the bug. Thanks!

I have been attempting to copy paste a paragraph format. But nothing happens when I try to paste special. I merely get this dialogue: The paragraph format is not being applied. Does the feature work, or am I merely using it incorrectly?    

how to create warning and caution in the paragraph formats

"Marker-Text" does not appear on the search screen.Frame Maker version is 17.0.2.431. (Frame Maker2022). It is used in Japanese. Seven other people besides me have FrameMaker2022 installed. We are all on the same team and use the same model of PC. This has not happened to anyone but me. Search screen (Japanese) is attached. ”Marker Text" is "マーカー - テキスト" in Japanese.

how do i create the caution and warning in the paragraph formats to reflect as below:  

When I publish a book to Epub out of FrameMaker Version: 17.0.3.546, I get this odd result. It seems like the special characters -  in this case the bullet are being duplicated with code. Or perhaps it is the tab character. I don't know. The bulllets have been made using WingDings which normally works okay, but apparently not any more. Can it be fixed?        

I need help on how to be able to publish my Framemaker files as responsive HTML 5 output using the Framemaker's paragraph style. Note that I have tried the Automap Paragraph Styles but my output still uses the Times ROman New and 9pt font style and size even if my framemaker's Paragraph Designer was set to use Helvetica Neue. Does the html pull the font from a specific program folder?

Hello everybody, I am curious if Adobe or some 3rd party offers some database tool, that could offer me complete control of usage of inputs (images, primary framemaker documents) across the various publications in the projects. We usually use one source (image, framemaker doc) „imported by reference“ to various publications and I want to know which publication will be affected by the change in the primary document. So does exist some tool, which can offer me this overview? Thank you. Adam   

I have several questions re: Conditional Tags because I can't find any tips or instructions regarding these:Is there a way to hide a chapter or .fm file in a book with conditional tags? Would conditional expressions work for this? What conditional expression should I use? For example, a guide has 5 chapters and I'd like to create a version of the guide without chapters 2 and 4 (let's call this User Version, and another version with all of the chapters (let's call this Admin Version). How do I execute that in Framemaker using conditional tags or build?Can I also use the conditional tag to simultaneously publish 2 versions of the guide as PDF documents?Lastly, is it an expected behavior that when conditional tags are applied on bulleted items and I hide other tags, the tagged text are hidden but its corresponding bullet point is still displayed as shown like this:Vegetables Legumes Thanks in advance.

Bug#: 14322 Problem Description: Mailto Links in Tables Don't Work In HTML. They can't be clicked. They work fine in the PDF version.  Steps to Reproduce: Paste an email address into a table cell. Select all of the text. Apply a character tag (e.g., Link Blue). Open Hypertext panel, add a link with Go to and "mailto:exampleaddress@example.com". Save. Generate HTML5 output using the Publishing module.  Actual Result: The text has the tagging, but is not clickable. PDF copy works fine. Expected Result: The text should be a clickable link. Any Workarounds: Not really It would be great if some of you could upvote the bug. 

Hi,   ChatGPT and other LLMs are discussed everywhere. They are also used to write new code or at least improve existing code or explain code. (As I do not have that many experience with ExtendScript, I would love to get explanations for Klaus' or Rick's code ;).) Did anyone test this already? Can these AI systems handle ExtendScript? Or only JavaScript? What's your experience?   Best regards, Winfried

Hello,In a single FM document, I have tried to make a chapter numbering, but the chapter number is always at "1" for all chapters. Why ?