How do I add/import and format source-code?

[ZeBarron]

Creating a proper workflow on how to add/import and format source-code in FrameMaker seems to be a hassle (to say the least). I have been looking for good examples on how to deal with this; however, the ones I have found so far are at best not even close to being a viable solution.

Here's what I need to do:

1. Create a FrameMaker document
2. Include source-code samples
   • Complete (file-referenced), or
   • Partial (file-referenced or copy pasted)
3. Output PDF
4. Import the FrameMaker book to RoboHelp
5. Output WebHelp

Whatever approach I try I always end up getting nothing or each line of code split into separate <pre> paragraphs; however, what I want is (at a minimum) source-code samples in single blocks of code wrapped by single <pre> tags that keep the formatting (e.g. indentation) intact.

In an ideal world I should of course be able to add any source-code with proper syntax highlighting (depending on the programming/scripting language) and have that "live on" once I decide to convert it to WebHelp files using RoboHelp.

Anyone?

Using: FrameMaker 9 and RoboHelp 8

[Matt-Tech Comm Tools]

• What is your FM style?
• What are you mapping to in RH?
• Can you provide a sample of both the RH HTML and the HTML you'd like?

-Matt

[ZeBarron]

Hi Matt,

This is probably not a good answer, but I am only using paragraph styles in FM which are mapped to an equivalent paragraph style in RH. The problem with this is clearly that all lines of code are treated as a single paragraph in order to maintain formatting according to how it would be written in code (e.g. C++, HTML, XML)

My questions should probably be more along the lines ...

• Does FM support source code injections?
• Does FM have built-in syntax highlighting?
• Does RH, if FM have the above features, similar features?

-Jon