FrameMaker

Good afternoon,on a PC with Windows 10 and Adobe FrameMaker 2017 the error message I am attaching appears. I am also attaching the txt file specified in the text of the error message.Adobe FrameMaker already has all updates installed. Can you help me solve this problem? Thank you.Best regards. Luca

After so many years, we are still forced to print to .ps, then use Distiller when making PDF files from FrameMaker. That should not be the go-to in 2023. I would prefer to use Save As PDF, but unfortunately this option ignores the image compression settings chosen in the PDF-preset (and instead uses some fixed hidden settings that are not good). To reproduce the problem/bug:Insert a raster image (in my case an Ai-file containing a raster image) that is 330 PPI and some illustration-style graphics (to make JPEG compression artifacts extra visible). Create a PDF preset with the image compression settings set to JPEG, Maximum Quality, and to downsample images above 450 PPI to 300 PPI. (These are common defaults). Choose this preset in the Publish settings, and Save As PDF.  Print to postscript (.ps), and use Distiller to create a PDF (same PDF preset as before). Open both PDF files in Acrobat and compare. Expected result: Both PDF files should

I'm using Adobe Framemaker 2019 and within a book, when I refresh, the TOC is NOT getting updated. Never seen this before. Need immediate help.

I am using a List of paragraphs to creat a List of Effective Pages.  I need to add the chapter number at the start of each chapter's list of pages. To do this I have created a new text box at the right hand side of each first page in each chapter at the end of the chapter name line at the top of the page and entered the Chapter No. in this box using a unique paragraph tag. I have done it this way as the document content is largly finished and I don't want to add extra lines to the first page of each chapter as this will affect the pagination of the document. I can create the LOP document with all the entries I need. The problem is the info with the page version and date is placed on the line before the chapter number. See attached. I have tried rearranging the order of the lines in the reference pages. I have tried giving them differemt flows with the chapter number flow C and the page veriosn and date flow D.  How can I get the chapter number to appear fi

Not sure if all the PDF creation methods are ultimately using the same code, but I do know that calling the SaveAs method for a Doc object from scripting is extremely slow. I need the fastest PDF creation method that FrameMaker has to offer, but it should be possible to call it from ExtendScript. Any suggestions are welcome. And I am sure others will be happy with some positive answers, too.

This is an A6 page published to pdf with cropmarks. As can be seen the A6 page apparently changes size when using the offset feature in the Publish Dialogue. Ofsett should merely move the line further out of the bleed area - not change the entire page size. Is this not a bug?  

Anyone know if there are plans fro a native M1/2/3 version of Framemaker? I would lover to integrate it into my clients workflows. (Our environment does not permit Windows emulators).

This will be a tough two part question.With one template, we are having an issue where if you add a page break, FM will add disconected flow pages. For example, in a 9-page file, pages 6 and 8 will have headers and footers from the master page, but they will not have the dotted text border for the main flow content. So they aren't technically "Blank" pages.It seems to mostly happen before and after art pages (Page 7 has an anchored frame with an image on it.)Saving the file does not clear the pages. Manually selecting the pages does - i.e. Format>Document>Delete pages.But I would prefer to have a script so that I don't have to manually notice and remove the pages.Question 1: What causes this and how can it be stopped from happening.Question 2: I'm not sure how to prevent this. I found a script called RemoveEmptyPages from the .zip file at https://www.daube.ch/docu/fmaker88.html That is designed to just delete empty pages at the end of the document and then stop. I tried

Right now, when I save a PDF, clicking a cross-reference or bookmark will jump to the destination and align it to the top of the screen in Acrobat.  What I need to have happen is that when you click the link it will show the full page view. i.e., If I have a cross-reference destination at the bottom of the page, I need to be able to see the full page and not just the paragraph that the cross-reference is linked to. Is this possible without having to redefine all of my links after saving out the PDF? Thanks.

I want the second page of my document to be blank - no headers or footers. If I manually go to Format>Page Layout>Master Page Usage>Custom - There is an option called None which achieve this. I have the following script:function ApplyMasterPages(doc){var bodyPage = doc.FirstBodyPageInDoc;bodyPage.ApplyPageLayout(doc.GetNamedMasterPage('Cover Page'));bodyPage = bodyPage.PageNext;bodyPage.ApplyPageLayout(doc.GetNamedMasterPage('None'));}It doesn't give me an error, but it doesn't remove the headers and foolters either.I realize I could create a new Master Page without headers or footers and name it "Empty" and apply that it would probably work, but that seems redundant when the built-in option "None" should work. Thanks for the assistance!

There's a two-part webinar from 2015 that I'd like to see:https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2015/01/14/framemaker-how-to-write-your-own-extendscripts-part-1 The recordings are linked here:https://2567517.meetus.adobeevents.com/https://2569279.meetus.adobeevents.com/ but when I follow those links I get a message 'Event registration is not available!' Is there a way to get those recordings?

I am trying to create a structured version of one of my templates, but it is not going well. I create a conversion table of on of the main chapter files. I structure my chapter based on the conversion table. But for some reason FrameMakes seems to make a mess out of the table elements. It seems the element "Table" is missing and I suspect I shall have to create it manually in the conversion table? Perhaps?... What am I doing wrong here?   regards Bjørn

I am running FrameMaker Version: 17.0.1.305 - Unstructured. When I use the Save as Pdf feature, with or without Distiller, the process quite often won't finish. A pdf IS generated, but the dialogue is still open and won't close and the tps file is not being deleted. Eventually I will have to force a closing of FrameMaker leaving lots of *.lck files everywhere. It seems to make no difference whether I am using Save as Pdf or Publish to PDF. The only way to avoid it, is using Print to PDF.  What might be the problem and is there a fix?... regards Bjørn

Hi All, I want to programmatically create a structured FrameMaker book without using entities. Is there an equivalent XML syntax that I can use? I am using XSLT to create the book and I don't want to use entities if I can avoid it. Below is an example of a current book with its entity references. Thank you very much.<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE manual SYSTEM "UserManual.dtd" [ <!-- Begin Document Specific Declarations --> <?Fm Validation Off?> <!ENTITY bkc1 SYSTEM "GN800042-VGRShreddingMill_UM_cover.e01"> <!ENTITY bkc2 SYSTEM "GN800042-VGRShreddingMill_UM_en-USTOC.e02"> <!ENTITY bkc3 SYSTEM "BP00001.e03"> <!ENTITY bkc4 SYSTEM "BP00010.e04"> <!ENTITY bkc5 SYSTEM "GN800042.e05"> <!ENTITY bkc6 SYSTEM "SC00019.e06"> <!ENTITY bkc7 SYSTEM "SC00090.e07"> <!-- End Document Specific Declarations --> ]> <?Fm Book?><manual>&bkc1;<toc>&bkc2;</toc>&bkc3;&bkc4;&

I believe I am running my head against something super simple, but never the less something I don't understand. I want to insert a table with a footer row in a DITA topic (or any other FM structured document), but for some reason that is not possible? The structure breaks in every context, and I have not been able to fix it either using the EDD. What is it that I don't understand here? Can anybody help? FM 20222, structured, Version: 17.0.1.305 Best regards Bjørn  

Using FM 2022 Unstructured. I added a second text frame to the master page and tagged it as "B" and unchecked the Autoconnect box in Text Frame Properties and the feature of deleting empty pages when saving no longer works. If I remove this text box from the body page and the master page, the feature will work again. I added no content to the text box on the body page and on the master page the text box is separate and not inside any other text box. Probably something simple I'm doing wrong but hope someone can help. Trying to set up an automatic List of Effective Pages. Thank you

I'm using a text frame in the footer with content from that text frame being used to create a List Of Effective Pages. I've run into a problem that in some files I am unable to set the cursor into the text box on pages after a certain point.  I am using left and right master pages and the problem is affecting both the left and right pages. I can type the information into the text box for many pages, 35 pages in one file and 85 pages in another but when I move the cursor to the next page, the text I type is placed in the text box on the previous left or right page. Can any one give me any hints as to what the problem might be? Thank you. 

Hi,   FrameMaker 17.0.1.305. I will get a new monitor for working at home, and I am thinking of a 4k monitor. Are there any issues? Is all the text of the FrameMaker dialogs now readable? Anything fuzzy? What happens, when I also use the monitor of my laptop monitor with only 1920 x 1080. Will applications on both monitors be displayed sharp and crisp? Thank you very much for your help!   Best regards, Winfried

I am using Structured FrameMaker Version 17.0.1.305.  In a task topic, the "context" tag is required, if I want to add text above steps.  The "context" tag automatically displays the word "CONTEXT:"  in its own separate line, before the text.  I would like to remove the word "CONTEXT:"  I have an EDD that I have tried changing, called task.edd.fm.   I deleted prereq?, context?, from the General rule of the taskbody element.  It didn't change anything.   I cannot find the context element in the reference pages of either the EDD or an XML file. In the EDD body pages, I can locate the Element (Container): context, but I do not see where I can delete the prefix.Please let me know if you have any ideas that could help me.  Thanks!Brian  

Hi, We have a real problem with using Framemaker together with Photoshop or other Adobe apps. We puchased Framemaker as a VIP license. De other Adobe apps are purchesed in a Fixed Price license. We did it this way because Framemaker can't be bought in the Fixed price license. Both licenses have their own login on Creative Cloud. This results in a headache for the users using both Framemaker and Fixed price apps. Because they have to logout first from one license and logon for the other vice cersa. You can't use them simulaniously. De fixed price license  are federated ID's and the VIP license have a Adobe ID. In out old environment we could make two Adobe ID's in both licenses, that worked quite well (with some struggles when you wanted to install apps frome Fixed price tough). But in our new envorinment this is isn't possible. Is there a way to make te apps working simultaniously again? I just can't imagine that Adobe hasn't thought about this. I also cannot understand why F

Is there a way to change the baseline for a character in FrameMaker? I prefer to do this in my trademark statement. In InDesign I'd create a character style for the ® and have it 2 pts larger with a baseline shift of -2 so it wouldn't be so high. Also, with smaller copy, it is essential to make it larger than the font size so we don't end up with the R looking like a black dot when the ink spreads.

FMjsxLib as described on https://www.daube.ch/docu/fmaker88.html has now reached version 1.7. It comprises about 240 functions, most accompagnied by a demo script. The documentation has reached about 380 pages. IMHO it has become useful information for new scripters - especially due to Rick Quatros chapter "Automation with ExtendScript".

We urgently need to upgrade our FrameMaker version from 2019 to 2022. Before we run ahead, I am wondering if I need to take any precautions to make sure that we don't lose current style definitions, master and reference pages, conditions, or anything else. Is there anything special that needs to be done either during installation or when opening up the files with the higher version for the first time? Or will it just be good to go, and I can continue working as I was without any interruptions? 

Hi,   FrameMaker 17.0.1.305. I have a few simple equations which are created with the regular equation editor, not MathML. These equations use a pre-defined font which looks like Times. My company font is Google Open Sans Light. Very different. Therefore I would like to change the equation font at least for regular characters, but I do not find a way to do this. In the online help it says: To change the font for Greek characters and symbols, choose one of the available fonts from the Math Symbols drop-down list, and click Set. However, there isn't any Math Symbol drop down list. Or at least I could not find it. When I tried to change this setting in maker.ini, then FrameMaker always crashed: [Fonts] MathFamily=Symbol I tried Open Sans and a few variations with Regular and Light. FrameMaker always crashed. The online help also says: To change the character style for functions, numbers, strings, and variables, first create the character style you want. Then choose the character styl

I am running Structured FrameMaker Version 17.0.1.305.   I'm trying to change an EDD.  To do that, I believe I have to import the element definitions from the changed EDD (task.eddmod.fm) into something called a "task template."Where exactly is this task template?   To my understanding, all of my templates are in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker 2022\Structure\xml\DITA\outputTemplates  (screenshot below). I really appreciate any help.  Thanks.