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gbone2000
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June 25, 2010
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FrameMaker to Touch Screen - What do I need to get there?

  • June 25, 2010
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Our company is looking at going to touch screen monitors on the production floor beginning in 2011. What do I need to get from a created FrameMaker document to using that document on a touch screen on the floor? These documents are specifically assembly procedure documents ("Install component using specific hardware as called out. When installation complete, touch here to record Component Serial Number(s), or Here, to proceed to next step.").

We are using FrameMaker 9 with all patches and Acrobat 9 Pro Extended on Windows XP. What other tools do I need? What do I need to know about the tools I have?

Thanks in advance,

gb

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    Anonymous
    June 25, 2010

    I assume you mean to be using PDFs on the shop floor, correct?

    The most comprehensive group of FM-specific -to-PDF tools out there would be from http://www.microtype.com

    For starters, look at the PDF forms examples,

    http://www.microtype.com/timesavers_Assistants.html#FormAsst and http://www.microtype.com/homenewupdated.html

    Does the company have a handle on the backend data collection from the user in place (capturing the serial number entered in your example)?  Using PDF forms would work, although the user would have to have a paid-for version of Acrobat, not just the free Reader, in order to use the forms and save the form for processing.

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    gbone2000Author
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    June 25, 2010

    We're currently using pdf with LiveCycle Forms in the background, monitor,

    keyboard, and mouse.

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    gbone2000Author
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    June 25, 2010

    So you're meaning that you're transitioning away from LiveCycle forms and looking for a replacement form-generation process?


    They've been staring at their new I-pd thingies to long, and wonder why we can't have that technology, look and feel on the manufacturing floor. Touch your finger to the screen and move to the next page, start a video, provide a 3D view, record data, and work off up to the minute instructions for any given step or procedure. I can do all that with the current set-up (Frame, Acrobat, and LiveCycle), but I need to know how to create it for a touch screen. What else do I need to know? What else do I need to get there? Do I need any backend software to read the screen touch? These are things I have no idea about. My biggest question is what it takes to keep Frame, Acrobat, and LiveCycle as the primary development tools, or is that even possible?

    Your help and support are greatly appreciated,

    gb

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