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My client has a custom DTD and structured application. They want their EPS images to import at 100% and not scale to the text column width. It worked with FrameMaker 11, but not 2022 (17.0.6). They are using the “standard” DTD settings as described in the Structured FrameMaker Developers Guide.Is there a setting or value that can be used to import an EPS at 100% regardless of the text column width? Thank you. 

Anyone who knows how to convert frame maker to indesign/Pelle

Here are a couple of things I have been wondering about the last couple of days, after switching from 7 to 2022: When I open the program, there are no icons at the top. Just text. So instead of clicking on an “Open file-icon” I have to click File and then Open. Is this the only way to open a file? When I open a bookfile it docks on the left side of the program. No close-icon, just the lines where I can choose close tab. Another example of me having to click on 2 things instead of one. I realize I can “free” it from the docked position, but then the tab is as high as the program is, and I have to manually make it smaller so it’s not in the way for other things I am doing. Isn’t there a way to open it the same way as a file is opened (as it was in version 7)? Also in a book file. Where’s the Print icon? Do I really have to go through the File-menu? The icons and text boxes are so small (I have a very large screen). Is there a way to make the icons and text boxes larger? As it is now I ha

My old computer with FM 7 doesn't work with PhotoShop or Illustrator anymore, due to only 10 GB free disk space. So I have a new computer. With that came FM 2022. A couple of years ago, when we switched from Windows 10 to 11, I tested on a new computer first. I installed FM 7 and couldn't get the fonts to work. So I installed Windows 11 on top of 10.Anyway. Now I have a new computer and FM 2022, and lots of problems with the fonts. We use different versions of Futura in our documentation (I work with desk-top publishing for a large company that sells air conditioners and heat pumps, I make all our documentation).I have now isolated the problem. Everything works perfectly IF, before I open FM 2022 each morning, I re-install 12 fonts. Don't ask me why, but if I don't do that, all fonts except Futura Light, are replaced with Times. Or all fonts are suddenly some kind of Symbols... So my question is WHY. The fonts I have to re-install all ends with .PFM. Is there a way around this, except

My company is using established templates for service manuals created by someone well before my time and I am trying to resolve an undesirable pagination issue that occurs regardless (seemingly) of the constraints/rules set in the paragraph designer. I have no formal FrameMaker, training so I hope I’m able to provide enough detail for you all.We use a 2-column layout for the text but also allow for full page width image frames and tables. This problem only occurs with text following a page width image or table near the bottom of the page. In this case, I have an image frame with fig number and descriptionfollowed by a level 3 heading that is set to Keep With: Next Paragraph. Then the text following the heading has Widow/Orphan Lines set to 2. Pagination IssueGiven the rules applied to the heading and text, they should both push to the next page in my mind. Is there some setting I am missing that is preventing that from happening? Thank you.

Hello,I am in the master page of my FM document and would like to add a date (day+month in french) to the master page title, but without going to master page. What is the best way to do it ?  

Join me on Tuesday August 18. 2026, 9 Pacific for my next webinarCustomizing DITA and DocBook templates in FrameMaker v18.0It is (of course) recorded, so register to have the link sent, even if you can’t make to the “live” session. 

I have a TOC template that works flawlessly in every project except the current one. Here’s what I get in the TOC: Here’s the relevant code from the reference page:  I’m stumped. Any and all insights and help will be greatly appreciated. This TOC is quite long and I don’t relish having to hand-edit it.Thanks in advance,Bill

Hi,FrameMaker 18.0.0 on Windows 11I create my PDFs with Distiller. When I click Save as PDF, FrameMaker does something and then shows this message:Are you sure that this file is from a trustworthy source and you want to convert it?Usually I click Yes, as I want to get my PDF, and then FrameMaker/Distiller creates the PDF. However, just now I clicked No (out of curiosity), and then FrameMaker halted, and I could not get it to continue. I had to shut it down.Does anyone know, why this happens? Is this a FrameMaker fault or a Distiller fault?Best regards, Winfried 

Hi,I have a book with 3 periods in its file name:123.456.789.012.book (there are other numbers and also some regular letter characters, but this does not matter)When I save as PDF (with or without Distiller, network or local drive), the PDF file name is shortened to:123.456.789.pdfI have FM 18.0.0 on Windows 11.Can anyone check, if this happens also on Windows 10? And also with older FM versions?Is this a FrameMaker issue or a Windows 11 issue?Best regards, Winfried 

One writer used track text edits while peer reviewing another writer’s manual. Now the original author cannot accept or reject the tracked text edits that were entered by the reviewer. (Only the peer reviewer can accept/reject.) How do we fix this?

Hi,I got a new laptop with Windows 11, and now I have to install everything anew. The ESTK seems to be a problem.​@Klaus Göbel had said that we can download the ExtendScript Toolkit here:https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/CEP-Resources/tree/master/ExtendScript-Toolkit When I run AdobeExtendScriptToolkit_4_LS22.exe, it unpacks itself into a folder with a setup file. OK.When I run this, I get an error message (in German):The following problems aroseThe installer had noticed that possibly a computer restart is needed.Exit the installer, restart the computer and retry the installation.After I clicked Ignore, the installer did something, but it did not install the ExtendScript Toolkit.It should be here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit CC\Does anyone know, how I could install the ESTK on Windows 11?Thank you very much for your help!

Hi,I have a new laptop with Windows 11 and want to install also FrameScript.The first part works: Downloaded FrameScript from here: https://framescr.com/wb/downloads.htmlThen installed it as Administrator.And then I got a list with all FrameMaker installations (in my case only FM 18).(This is just RegEsl7A.exe. I ran it also separately as Administrator.)However, I cannot select FrameMaker 18.The other buttons (Select All, Register Selected Installations) cannot be clicked.What could I do?On my old laptop with FrameMaker 18 on Windows 10 this had worked.Best regards, Winfried 

Hello, I wonder if you can help?  I am using Adobe FrameMaker 2022 to create my Technical reports which uses a lot of greek symbols and then creating a pdf using Adobe Acrobat (64 bit).  I use to add WPMathA in previous reports, but I see that this font is no longer to be used and I have been replaced WPMath A with Symbol font.  The issue I am currently having in the Technical reports is, once I generated the FM file into a pdf and view in the Safari browser, the majority of the greek characters that I use from the Equation palette in FrameMaker is not displaying correctly.In Chrome and Edge, the greek characters display fine.Is there a way to get the greek characters to display correctly using the Mac browser Safari please. Thank you.

I’m pleased to announce that all West Street plugins are now free. Most are focused on structured FrameMaker; however, the WS Utilities plugin is applicable to all FrameMaker users and I encourage you to try it out. I use it daily and would not want to live without it. Enjoy!  http://weststreetconsulting.com/

A user is running into an issue with Framemaker 11. Dialog boxes used during the print-to-pdf process (usually alerts about missing fonts, difficulty opening documents, etc.) will be placed in random z-indexed locations on the desktop meaning they will appear behind a variety of other open windowsPopups can even be hidden behind floating chapter windows within framemaker, which renders the book publishing process difficult because each print-to-pdf popup requires you to hunt for and accept the terms of the popup in order to continue with the export process. To make matters worse, using the windows tactic to hover over framemaker in the task bar does not seem to show popups as dependents of the program. I usually only see a list of free floating windows for each book chapterAre there any resources or plugins I can explore for fixing this? I have adobe extendscript experience with InDesign CC and I’m considering exploring this problem through that lens as a last resort. I just wanted to

When I restart Windows or, sometimes, just FrameMaker, my scripts have disappeared from the catalog. It seems that only scripts that reside in startup folder never disappears, but “Favorite Scripts” do. I can see that this question was raised some 12 years ago. Is this really the same - 12 year old - error?

Hello FrameMaker friends:I have zero practical experience with version 18.0.0.206 but one of my students is using it.   After adding files to the book window, FrameMaker pulls in most of the correct content to the generated files but not all. It appears to be random. When we try to troubleshoot a file that we just added by hyperlinking on the partially-generated content, Fm states it can’t find the file and make sure the file exists. We pulled the chapters out and re-added them and am still getting the same message when hyperlinking in. Thoughts?     [FWIW: This is not a <$paranum> building block issue.]    I’m just back from vacation so maybe it’s me, but I am totally baffled. Is there something off with v18? Or with me?

Can a Refence Page be imported or does a cut and paste to a new baseline Reference Page required? Thank you so much for your assistance. Tony

Hello,I would like to use a regular expression that could change the “capital letters” to “capital letter + initial” (see blue arrow). What do you advise me to use as a regular expression in that case ?  

Hello,I have tried this :, (\b.+\b)(\n|$) ($1),  II have a little problem when there is a blank line after : Before the change :  After the change :  In this example, after “accordéon” there is a blank line, and the result after change  is :(accordéon),      so there is a comma and the blank line is removed. But  I would like something like :(accordéon)       without the comma and by keeping the blank line after In that case, what regular expression I can use ? 

Can any describe a workflow where the “Undo History” palette makes sense?This is an example where I find the palette confusing…I create a new document - Undo History does nothing I change the document from single to double page - Undo History does nothing I go to master pages - Undo History records my move to master pages I modify a text box - Undo History records my modfication I add a  new master page - Undo History resets and deletes all previous history How does this make sense?..

When I create an XLIFF export, the exported ZIP file is empty. This happens only with one of our Books. We have successfully exported four Books, but the last export is empty. We always use this settings. 

Hi all,I’m looking for some insight into how others are managing translations in Adobe FrameMaker, particularly when working with multiple languages and text insets.In our current setup, we maintain a large number of language-specific text insets across different manuals. While this works, it introduces quite a bit of complexity when it comes to updating content, relinking insets, and handling DTP after translations are returned. It can also make long-term consistency across languages harder to manage.I guess I'm questioning if this is the correct approach, as opposed to maintaining a single English master version of manuals and insets, and then generating all translations from that source. From a workflow and file management perspective, a single-source approach seems like it could simplify maintenance and reduce manual effort.Has anyone here moved from a multi-language inset setup to an English master workflow? If so, what were the pros and cons, and did it improve efficiency in prac

Hello,My regular expression is :, (\b.+\b)\n ($1),   In this document all is working well except for the last line (see blue arrow) where it is not able to find the last text, ie :  , tubaWhy ?