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stixf16
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January 11, 2024
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pdf text flow does not match Framemaker 2020 text flow

  • January 11, 2024
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In Framemaker 2020 (Unstructured), I am using the publish feature to convert the book (comprised of 15 chapters) to pdf. When it is converted to pdf, the pdf text flow does not match the framemaker text flow on random pages. In Framemaker a particular page will appear full of text in the template (no room for additional text). In pdf, it will bring up a line from the next page. On other pages that appear full in Frame, the text flow matches the pdf exactly. As it appears to happen randomly, it has a ripple effect on pages throughout that particular chapter. I also tried using the save to pdf feature, with the same result.  

 

Is there a setting I am missing somewhere to keep this from happening?

Jason E. 

 

 

 

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    Correct answer Winfried Reng

    Winfried, I did the MIF wash, and imported the formats back into the file. I found why a line was being brought up onto a previous page.  In framemaker, a particular paragraph (Justified) has a single word on the last line of the paragraph. But when i pdf it that single word is moved up to the previous line, which then brings text from the next page onto this page, and that ripples across numerous pages.  

     

    How I see it in frame (aliqua is an orphan on the last line). 

    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore aliqua. 

    How I see it in pdf (aliqua is squeezed into the last line and not orphaned--I took some liberties with my Latin to show you an example!)

    Lorem ipsum dolor amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore aliqua.

     

     


    What is your default printer? Can you change it to Adobe PDF? This is the printer which FrameMaker wants to use to create its PDF.

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    frameexpert
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    frameexpertCommunity Expert
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    January 11, 2024

    Do you see any font substitutions in the FrameMaker Console window when you make the PDF? Choose View > Panels > Console to display the Console window before making the PDF.

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    stixf16Author
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    January 11, 2024

    It says "Times" Font is not available. "Times New Roman" will be used in this session. When I used Search Character Format and set it to Times, there are no characters with the "Times" Font in the document. 

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    stixf16Author
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    January 11, 2024

    I went in to Preferences and deselected Remember missing fonts, restarted Frame and no longer see any missing fonts in Console. Same result when i pdf the file of mismatched text flow. 

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