Questions

Looking for people using both programs - to pick their brains 😉   What kind of functionality would you like to see in the InDesign?   Please either post here or privately.    TIA   

I am currently importing a lot of graphics on the reference pages of a document. And I need to make these graphics fit to a specific frame, but the feature "Fit to Frame" is greyed out. This has happened to me many times in different document but now I would like to get to the bottom of this mystery. WHY does it only work sometimes? Are there specific circumstances I must adhere to?      

FrameMaker 2022. Should be simple, but I couldn't find an example. I don't want to use File>Save as PDF. Some of our authors don't have the Adobe PDF printer and it errors out, and I've also had it hang sometimes. I don't want to use Doc.SilentPrintDoc() b/c we don't always use the defaults, and also the selected printer might be Adobe PDF, Power PDF, Microsoft Print to PDF, and that might NOT be the default printer on the users system.I thought Fcodes([FCodes.KbdPrint]); would at least bring up the menu, but it doesn't seem to.Ideallly, what I want is to display the menu with the following settings:Page Range - AllDo Not Skip Blank PagesDo Not Print to FileDo Not Generate Acrobat DataUser will select the correct printerAlso - some of our documents use an odd paper size (8x5 inches). The documents should be printed at this size. I think the default menu picks this up from the document settings, and if not, I think it would need to be from the printer settings, but we

After I updated to FM 17.0.6 my custom workspace disappreared (unstructured). I seem to have the *.cfws file in my Windows 11 C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\17\WorkSpaces\UnStructured\WYSIWYGView folder, but panels in FM have disapeared completely. Reselecting my custom workspace does nothing. I have always saved my workspaces. Is there s away to recover my old customer workspace? Is this WYSIWYGView folder enough for making backup for the next update?

Hello! I need to download Adobe TCS to install it on devices within my organization. However, I’m facing an issue: when I click the download link, the download starts normally, but after about a minute, the speed slows down significantly and the file is marked as “finished” prematurely. When I try to open the ZIP file, it turns out to be corrupted. https://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/technicalcommunicationsuite/2022/TechCommunicationSuite_10_0_LREFDJ.zip Is there currently a problem with Adobe’s download servers? I urgently need access to the file.Thank you in advance for your support. Best regards,Markus

Hi, is there a way to automate FrameMaker SpellingChecker, so that means to write script which willl configure SpellChecker and get the log file with misspelled words ? Any idea - FrameScript, ExtendScript or FDK ? thanks.

I am working in structured FrameMaker. I have created a ditabook. In the ditabook the concept titles include chapter numbering.  After saving the ditabook as "2022 Book with FrameMaker Components" I attempted unsuccessfully to add auto chapter numbering. As shown below the unsuccessful attempt at numbering added numbers I don't need at the start of each chapter.  I know the chapter numbering is configured in paragraph designer, and I can remove it chapter by chapter,  but how do I remove the auto chapter numbering for the entire document?  

I've made many (> 10) attempts to install Framemaker 2022 on two different Windows 11 devices using a couple of different browsers. I was finally able to get it to install on my desktop computer, but I also want it on my laptop, and it will not install there. I have made a fresh download everytime, without success. Does anyone have a suggestion to fix this? Thank you.

Updating a 4 year-old document. Need to change all fonts in the document to Arial and basic variations of Arial.  Some paragraph formats in use in the document obediently change to Arial when I update them in Paragraph Designer, like "+ List" in the attached illustration. When I make the same change to "+ List 1", nothing happens. I've hit Apply and Update All and I'm certainly smart enough to select Remove Overrides.  Does anyone know why the paragraph "+ List 1" refuses to update?  Thanks!

Hi,I can't get FrameMaker to generate Mini TOCs in HTML5 output. I have a normal TOC that works fine, as well as Mini TOCs in each chapter that come out fin in PDF.I have added the following to the HTML Template (other customizations work fine, so it is properly imported):<!-- MiniTOC starts here--> <div data-type="minitoc" data-type-after="Body Heading_1 Heading_2"> <p data-type="minitoc-level1"></p> <p data-type="minitoc-level2"></p> </div> <!--MiniTOC ends here-->  Yet when the HTML is generated, the Mini TOC section is empty: <!-- MiniTOC starts here--> <!--MiniTOC ends here-->  I have tried with and without the 'data-type-after' attribute, as well as all combinations of FM styles, HTML styles, with and without quotes, etc. It just doesn't produce anything. Does anyone have any suggestions before I give up?

Hello all,I am working on Framemaker Version: 17.0.5.725. unstructured.One of the document includes about 900 plus headings. Now, I want to create a list out of it (900 plus headings) in the same document. Do we have any option for creating such a list and also number it (I donot want a separate/mini TOC).Thanks in advance.  

Even after resetting preferences, and with a blank document, Fm crashes when using Edit > Update References to update Text Insets. Anyone able to successfully use that feature with 17.0.5?   Posted to tracker at  https://tracker.adobe.com/#/view/FRMAKER-15131  

I am being a bit lazy here, but can someone point me to the FrameMaker 2022 FDK download link? Thank you.

I'm updating some minor details in the English and French versions of a document that was last worked on about 4 years ago.  The English version of the document has the simple black arrowhead-shaped bullets seen in the attached screenshots. The French version of the document has the same arrowhead-shaped bullets, but they're blue.  Maddeningly, the format looks exactly the same. Obviously, I'm not looking in the right place to make these bullet characters black in the French version of the document.  Any help would be greatly appreciated! Greatly appreciated...

Hello FM community,I am creating an output template for FM2022 for HTML5 output from unstructured FM books. I have twoissues with output that I have not been able to resolve. Issue with navigation menu entry for the home page:We have been using this method in the past (FM2017/FM2019), and I have found that a workaround that was possible in 2017/2019 does not work in 2022.The entry for the home page in the HTML5 navigation menu is not displaying the correct text for the home page. In past versions of FrameMaker, it was possible to save the FM document for the home page as a MIF file, search for the PDFDocInfo section, edit the Title value, remove a string of nonsensical numbers from PDFDocInfo, and save the MIF back to FM document. After doing so, the correct title would appear in the HTML5 navigation menu.In FM2022, if I do the same process, the navigation title still does not appear correctly, and additionally, the main title of the entire document disappears completely from the

While generating the TOC, I am unable to create link to 1.0 Introduction alone. Rest of them are working fine. Please suggest how do I insert the reference link to 1.0 Introduction? Many thanks. 

HiIs there a way to change the colour of cross-reference links when output in HTML5? In FrameMaker, the text colour is black, but in the Help output, I would like it to be #0C1233. How and where can this be changed, if possible?TIA

Hello, everyone! I need assitance with regards to Mini TOCs. I have a document that includes a mini TOC on the first page and as I filled the document file with the necessary content, I updated the book to which the ones with the Heading 2 does not appear on the Mini TOC. I tried to use the "Update Mini TOC" feature but to no avail. I'm not sure where to configure the contents of the Mini TOC, can you please help me? I attached images regarding the issue for reference. Thank you in advance!  

Does anyone know why I might be getting this message when I launch FrameMaker?  

Hi All,   We are pleased to share that the Update 5 for FrameMaker (September  2022 release) with Version: 17.0.5.725 is now available.   Update 5 of FrameMaker (September 2022 release) includes critical security fixes, library upgrades, and improvements to the AEM Connector and HTML publishing.    For a complete list of fixed issues, visit the Fixed issues article.   Updated User Guide - HTML | PDF   Note - Due to library updates, a new  FDK is also being released. Custom plugins will need to be recompiled using this new FDK.  It can be downloaded from this page.    Please let us know in case of any questions/issues.   Thanks, FrameMaker Team

I've written a script that provides a page and table count for each document and a total for a book.  I also want a count of all figures in each document. I tried the following, but counting graphic objects gives me a count that is many times more than the number of figures in the document.  function countFigures() { figureCtr = 0; var figure = doc.FirstGraphicInDoc; while (figure.ObjectValid()) { figureCtr++; figure = figure.NextGraphicInDoc; } return figureCtr; } I've searched the forum for other examples, without success.  We work with relatively large books and these totals are useful in assessing the level of effort for each book.Many thanks in advance...

Somehow, I changed the display of my FrameMaker window. The file list on the left is correctly placed. The content window, though, is expanded across the rest of the window, and the catalog panels are floating on top of the content. I want the content to be expanded only as much as it is magnified, with the scroll bar at the right edge. Right now, the scroll bar is at the far right of the window. I hope I've explained this right. Just in case, I've included a screen shot. Can you point me to the section of the help that tells me how to properly magnify or set up the window? 

No matter how I import a referenced graphic into my book files, Framemaker always uses an absolute path traversing the topmost  level of the file directory. My graphics folder is in the same directory as the FM files. (an cen even copy a pic to the same directory as the book but  it will still create an absolute path the graphic starting at C:\...  

My book chapter files no longer list under the book file. I used to see a + sign that would expand, but it's no longer there - instead there are 6 dots to the left of my book title. My other books are fine; it's just this one. I feel like I've searched and tried everything. Help would be appreciated. I'm sure I click on something I've never clicked on in 15 years.

My IT department installed FM 2019 but it will not license. I have tried several different locations with different internet access to see if our servers were blocking some thing but still nope.