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lowflow
lowflow
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August 15, 2016
Question

Dynamic ANSI safety table

  • August 15, 2016
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Hi

I would like to add to the template ours structuerd framemaker (11.0.2.384) a dynamic ansi safety table.

it should look like:

the technical writer shoud be able to choose a ANSI Safety item.

all pictures should be choosable only the text (white space) should be written by the technical writer.

So far i bult the table (above picture) in the tamplate on the working page, the pictures are frames added by cell properties from the reference page.

In the EDD I started a table but i have now idea how to connect theme and make it dynamical.

Thise are te posibilitys to fill this table 25languages, minimum 10 pictures on the left, 5 safety states, 3 Pictures on the right.

has any one allready donne something lik this?

is it possible?

what would be the easyesed way?

best regards

Beat Ziörjen

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lowflow
lowflowAuthor
Known Participant
January 31, 2017

Dear Lynne,

Dear Ross,

Thanks for your help, after many hours more I finaly have a workable Version.

the table has 1row and 3colums

  1. cell  choosable safety signe    - this is a Picture drawed in from the referenc page
  2. cell  choosable saftey Level/Color   - this is a Picture drawed in from the reference page
    the safety title - is drawed in from a prefix based on the selection of the safety Level from above and the choosen language in the first chapter.
  3. cell choosable indication Symbol   - this is a Picture drawed in from the referenc page

we are running right now the frist live test

best regards

beat

L
Lynne A. Price
Inspiring
August 15, 2016

Beat,

   As I understand the situation, you will probably need an element for each graphic. You can either use one element type, called something like SafetyTableGraphic, with an attribute that defines the particular graphic needed or have a different element type for each image. The EDD would insert the graphics using the Frame Above or Frame Below properties.

     --Lynne

R
Russ Ward
Legend
August 30, 2016

Beat, along with Lynne's comments, it is very difficult to determine what you want to do. It sounds complicated. More than likely, FrameMaker can do it, but it will require some advanced skills. It is not something that can be solved with a simple forum reply.

Russ

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