FAQ Suggestions and Corrections

I suggest you please list all of the numbered FrameMaker error messages and what they mean. I cannot find a list of them anywhere. For example:

"Frame reports error 8"

I did find "Frame reports error 3" in the Adobe KnowledgeBase, but none of the others. I have gotten errors -1, 2, 3 and 8.

I am using Solaris fmbatch. I don't know if those
error messages are restricted to fmbatch or Solaris.

The list does not specifically say 2000, but -- assuming you did install the filter -- Frame does indeed import 2K docs.

In your Interfacing with Word discussion, could you add how one can obtain a filter for converting from Microsoft Word 2000? I just started using FrameMaker 7.0 and there appears to be no filter for Word 2000. I read the article by Tim Murray, and as he suggests converting from .doc and not RTF, I think it would be helpful to mention how to convert from Word 2000.

Thanks!

Sean,

Adding portions of your discussion on WWP PRO and RoboHelp 2002 to the FM FAQ would be very helpful to many.

I believe you. ;?P

Thanks for the correction.

Cheers,

Sean

Sean,
In the FAQ about Acrobat 5 you say:

> 1) The Distiller printer.
> When printing to PDF, this needs to be your default printer or
> the printer you choose. This printer creates a
> device-independent PostScript file.

> The Distiller printer creates device-independent PostScript,
> whereas the PostScript printer driver that came with your HP,
> Canon, or other real printer is device-dependent; that is,
> it has built-in limitations that pertain to the device in question.

This is actually not correct. The Distiller printer also creates
device-dependent PS, where the "device" is Acrobat Distiller.
That's the whole point of the Distiller printer. Device-dependency
doesn't necessarily mean "limitations", it simply means that the
code is intended and created for a particular device in mind.

The Distiller printer creates PS that is very much intended only for
Acrobat Distiller, so it's by definition device-dependent. Trying to
send such a PS file to any other device may very well give the
same type of problems that sending, for instance, na "HP" PS file
to the Acrobat Distiller.

If you don't believe me, ask Dov... :-)

/Thomas Michanek, FrameMaker/UNIX/MIF expert
mailto:Thomas.Michanek@telia.com
http://go.to/framers/

The choices of percent screens (Shading) for table cells does not include 20%, which is one of those I need. How can I set a 20% screen?

--Bob

I create my .dre file (convertBox.dre) and I put it in the fminit file with my DLL which contain the following codes:

VoidT ConvertDialogBox(){ F_ObjHandleT itemId; StringT name = "convertBox";

dlgId = F_ApiOpenResource(FO_DialogResource, (StringT)name);
if (dlgId){ ..... }
else {F_ApiAlert("Can't open the Convert Dialog box, FF_ALERT_CONTINUE_NOTE);}

}

and it doesn't work , the F_ApiOpenResource function always return 0.I try to put my .dre file in the father directory of fminit with no results, is there a specific place to put this .dre file ? or do I forget to do something ?

No problem Thomas, do you think this topic needs a FAQ entry?

If so, post it here and I'll move it. If not, why not post your answer in the main forum and post a link to that answer here?

Cheers,

Sean

I'm sorry to post here, Sean, but I know the answer to Lens
question, but I cannot see his email address, he doesn't post
in the regular forum, and this subforum is not available as a
News group (in which case I could see his email).

The answer is quite long, so I'm not keen on posting it here...

--
/Thomas Michanek, FrameMaker/UNIX/MIF expert

mailto:Thomas.Michanek@telia.com

http://go.to/framers/ (updated on Oct. 11)