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In my panel I have a drop-down list, from which I can select an item. Below that UI element there are buttons which are enabled at the time I can select from the list: The list reacts on OnChanage. The buttons of course on OnClick. If I 'accidentally' select by double click (only the 3rd and 4th list element are relevant for this) then the buttons underneath the cursor location also react (currently with a message "not implemented"). How can I avoid this? Disabling the two buttons in the OnChange call back function of the drop-down list does not help, because in the further processing of the selection the buttons are enabled. And my computer seems to be faster than my double click interval... I think I must consume the double click in a call back function for the list. But there is no onDoubleClick event type for drop-down lists. Documenting this behaviour might be the only means.

We are entering into the World of HTML5 with our Technical Manuals. Authoring in Frame 2020. There are numbered steps throughout our documents. Some steps go beyond 9 into two digits. In Frame, the decimal following each number is aligned above and below, regardless if the step number is a single digit or a double digit. However, in publishing to HTML5, the digits are all flush left. Decimals for single digits align; decimals for double digits align; but single and double digit steps do not align with each other. The left margins of the content of the steps also moves to the right for double digit steps. Is there a means to align all numbered steps to the decimal? Also, the wrapped send line of text in a double digit numbered step will not align with the first line. That will fall into place once I resolve the issue with decimal alignment. FRAME:HTML5:    

Does anyone know where I can find a Framemaker template for a User's Guide?  Rather than re-invent the wheel, maybe there's an existing format I can use?  Just need the standard innards: TOC, some kind of body format, multiple chapters, list of figures, list of tables.  Anyone?

I wanted to check whether a text selection exists or not var oDoc = app.ActiveDoc; var oTsel = oDoc.TextSelection; if (oTsel.ObjectValid()) { alert ("we got it"); } This creates an error during paring. I need to write if (oTsel.beg.obj.ObjectValid()) { Why is the selection itself is not considered an object - although is noticed as such in the data browser?

Trying to install Framemaker 2019 on Windows 7 Professional 64 bit OS.The installation fails asking  me to update Operating Sysytem.Even after updating OS I get the same error. 

I add keyscopes in my ditamap according to DITA 1.3 specification. But the keyscope settings don't work when I save the ditamap as PDF.Does FrameMaker support keyscope? If yes, how to?

Hi,   There are already a few reports that FrameMaker does not delete all lck files, when files are closed. And also a few reports on Adobe Tracker. Very annoying.   I work on a book and noticed that there were many of these lck files left, although all files were closed. And now I think that this has something to do with search and replace. FrameMaker has the habit to _not_ move on to the next file, after something was found. Just make a test: Create a book with e.g. 5 identical files, all with e.g.: 123 456 Then search for 123. FrameMaker will move on to the next file correctly. Now replace with 1233. FrameMaker will not move on to the next file. Sometimes it helps, when I save a file after such a change. Then FrameMaker closes this file and continues the search in the next file. Here FrameMaker did not move on to the next file. However, when I closed all files, there were now some lck files left. Therefore I think that when you save a files during a search, FrameMaker does

Is there any way to add a border to a graphic in structured framemaker? Just as we added a border to an anchored frame in framemaker ?

Hi, I have recently edited the "ClipboardFormatsPriorities" and brought TEXT first. Still Paste Special Ctrl+Shift+V is not working. Also can someone suggets how to copy a table from excel to FrameMaker 2020. Regards,Praveen Kumar S

FrameMaker 2020 16.0.4.1062When I create a document with table footnotes and normal footnotes in FrameMaker I would expect them to turn into links when publishing to PDF. There seems to be some issues in the footnote feature:1: When I create a table footnote and tell FrameMaker I want them to be numeric rather than alphabetic, they are still published as alphabetic when using Publish to HTML5. This makes the "fake footnotes" sort of useless.2: It seems impossible to create table footnotes and normal footnotes with links in pdf.Am I the only one to have this issue? I have attached a test document if you would like to give it a shot. 

Version: 15.0.3.603.  after a recent update we find erroneous change bars on automated content like TOC's and LEP pages.  No we do not have a checkmark in the option to auto generate revision bars nor has any content changes on our TOC pages yet frame is just reandomly adding the change bars to sporatic content.  Also note the the chapter pages to which the TOC enetry points has not be changes either.  Frame maker is sporatically adding change bars in our atomated content accross 5 users of this version.  It smells like a bug.

I am constantly struggling to get my TOC, LOF, and LOT to format the way I'd like from project to project. I have had the most success with importing the formatting from a previous file that has the look I am after. (attached file) When I import the format of the desired TOC I still have to reformat the "Title" above the TOC entries and sometimes I have to reformat the tabstops and the <$paranum>-<$paratext> tabstop<$chapnum>-<$pagenem> I have tried saving as a template but I do not think I am doing it correctly as I have yet to make a "plug and play" TOC, LOF, or LOT. Any tips on how to do this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I have a page with a number drawings etc. There is a footnote inserted in multiple places, but it refers to the same text. So I want to have multiple instances of (1 referring to the same footnote text.FrameMakers footnote tool will generate a new number and a new footnext text each time it is used. What options do I have?

Before I spend hours investigating something that isn't possible, I thought I'd ask the experts. Is it possible to insert a variable automatically when inserting an Element? I.e. If I insert a ProdName Element, it automatically inserts the variable ProductName. We don't use DITA or XML or any scripting, so would prever to do this (if possible) natively. Thanks,Quintin

Dear all, I tried to check for an existing text selection: var oDoc = app.ActiveDoc; var oTSel = oDoc.TextSelection; if (oTSel.ObjectValid()) { $.writeln ("we got it"); } But this creates an error during parsing. I need to dive deeper into the object: var oDoc = app.ActiveDoc; var oTSel = oDoc.TextSelection; if (oTSel.beg.obj.ObjectValid()) { $.writeln ("we got it"); } This works - but I do not understand, why the text selection itself - which is indicated to be an object -  does not allow a direct check.

Hi there I have purchased 2 seperate plans for 2 of my users.When logging into the Adobe website etc it shows clearly that I am paying for these plans and the next billing date is at the end of the month.  Unfortuantely when I open up Framemaker it asks my to purchase it again.I click buy now and it tells me I already have a plan setup for this.The issue now is that it just closes down and is unusable.  I have the same issue for 2 users (using different Adobe logins of course) Has anyone else experianced this?  Thanks very much  

Cannot install FM2019 on my new PC with Windows 11. Is there a fix, or I have to upgrade to FM2020?

Say, I notice the first page of the intro chapter doesn't contain the header. Pls remind me how to make the header (and footer) appear on the first page - really, it needs to appear on all pages.Cheers -- John

Bookmark action View>Page Navigation>Previous View is not working in Chrome or Edge browsers. Is there a way to correct so this function works when viewing in the browswers?

Hi,   I do almost everything with keyboard shortcuts. When I have a book open and a file of the book and close this file, then the Welcome Screen is selected and not the book. Is there a keyboard shortcut to select the book? I could not find anything in the online help or in other forum posts.   Best regards   Winfried

"Fit to Frame Proportionally" is a very nice feature in FrameMaker which allows the user to have an image in an anchored frame fit to the frame proportionally.This feature is a one way road however. If you use it and the stretch the image and again the use "Fit to Frame Proportionally" FrameMaker does not remember the original dimensions of the image. It would be optimal if "Fit to Frame Proportionally" was a property assigned to the image remembering and reading the proportions of the original image. If this was the case, working with Object Styles in templates would be VERY much improved and reliable. So please vote for this improvement on the Tracker here! https://tracker.adobe.com/#/view/FRMAKER-7848regardsBjørn

Hi all. I'm using Framemaker 2019 and I need to change all of the headers in every chapter of a book. Is there an easy way to do that all at once?  Thx. -- John

I have some documents with a page size of 950 x 750 mm, but they can't print. I am able to get a pdf but with no content and a different size. I have set up a custom ps page size and tried other printer drivers beside PDF as well but with no luck. It does not seem to be the content on the page, because I have tried deleting all content. It does seem that the page size is the culprit.

Hi, I have a framemaker file which shows weird characters in the Title page. However the PDF looks fine.In the same file the headers and footers look fine in the Framemaker file, but displays gibberish characters in PDF... Any idea why this would happen?

Hi,Please suggest me on how to develop the script to delete unused master pages from all files in a book.Thanks...