How do I retain the formating of code snippets?

[George_1]

Our documentation group is curently using Frame 7.2 with Acrobat 9. We have documents that contain code snippets that customers can copy and paste into their code. Unfortunately, when out FrameMaker files are converted to PDF a carriage return is added to the end of any line that wraps. This introduces errors into the customer's code. Does anyone know of a workaround for this? Correcting it in the PDF is an unworkable solution due to the number and length of documents.

[AxialInfo]

Have you seen examples of PDFs from other applications where the carriage returns don't occur in wrapped lines?

As far as I know this is standard behavior for PDF copying of content.

[George_1]

Possibly. However I'd still like to know if someone has found a workaround for the problem. In programmer's guides especially, this behavior is an actual detriment to person using the guide.

[Shlomo Perets]

There are variations between authoring applications, and as far as I know, no way of controlling this aspect. Plus, there are other factors that could adversely affect the code copied from a PDF and pasted elsewhere. For best results, I recommend embedding the code fragments as files in the PDF.

For additional information as examples, see http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF18.html

Shlomo Perets

MicroType, http://www.microtype.com
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[Art Campbell]

And if you can't embed the samples in the files, can you post them online somewhere and link to them?

Also, toy with the idea of using a landscape format to extend the length of the line that you can present.

Obviously this depends on the code samples having line breaks at some point... If they don't, embedding may be your only option.

[George_1]

Thanks Art.

On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:22:43 -0600, Art Campbell <forums@adobe.com> wrote :

And if you can't embed the samples in the files, can you post them online

somewhere and link to them?

 

Also, toy with the idea of using a landscape format to extend the length

of the line that you can present.

Obviously this depends on the code samples having line breaks at some

point... If they don't, embedding may be your only option.

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[George_1]

Thanks Shlomo

On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:12:06 -0600, Shlomo Perets <forums@adobe.com> wrote :

There are variations between authoring applications, and as far as I

know, no way of controlling this aspect. Plus, there are other factors that

could adversely affect the code copied from a PDF and pasted elsewhere. For

best results, I recommend embedding the code fragments as files in the PDF.

For additional information as examples, see

http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF18.html

 

Shlomo Perets

 

MicroType, http://www.microtype.com/

FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat

TimeSavers/Assistants

Template Design, Single Sourcing, FM-to-PDF & Acrobat courses

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[George_1]

Thanks Sheila.

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:29:52 -0600, Sheila Carlisle <forums@adobe.com>

wrote :

Have you seen examples of PDFs from other applications where the carriage

returns don't occur in wrapped lines?

 

As far as I know this is standard behavior for PDF copying of content.

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[JohannesKrueger · Accepted solution]

There are no line breaks on the copied text when the "Tagged PDF" option is enabled in FM and, of course, the tag for the listing para format is included. This works for me on Framemaker 8.0p277 and Acrobat Distiller 7.1 on Windows XP. Maybe anyone can confirm this?

Best Regards,

Johannes

[George_1]

That seems to work perfectly. Thanks!