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‎Dec 02, 2013
03:59 PM
After the merge when the XML tags show up, would you take a screen shot of the Tag panel? I am wondering if at this point there is document corruption that just won't go away. Perhaps pre-merge, save a copy out as IDML, then open it, run the merge and see what happens. It might just be expeditious to take a look at the ID document if this continues.
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‎Nov 29, 2013
02:25 PM
This has been a productive thread for me as well. I went back through several merges and realized why this problem was never apparent. In every case, there was never blank data in any of the fields I would key off of for headers/footers, etc. But the issue was there when the merges removed blank lines. As noted in this thread, the apperance was correct, but not the paragraph style. Had I needed to use those styles for variables, I *might* have faced this issue in the past unless I simply cursed ID and manually fixed it mumbling all the while. So thank you, Lina, for bringing this to our attention. And thank you again, Uwe, for the script. Mike
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‎Nov 28, 2013
08:51 AM
Yeah, I like the script! Many thanks, Uwe.
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‎Nov 28, 2013
08:40 AM
Another, half-cobbled means AND using Remove Blank Lines, is to have the Title style set to an off-color, such as Magenta. Then the Find/Change can look for the Genre paragraph style + the Magenta color. In the Change box, simply set it to the Title paragraph style. Love a challenge.
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‎Nov 28, 2013
08:28 AM
I thought I had mentioned the local override in 5.5... Is there a way to find/change, grep or otherwise, a paragraph override and change the formatting to the Title style?
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‎Nov 25, 2013
03:46 PM
Yep, me too. Thanks.
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‎Nov 25, 2013
12:03 PM
Looking forward to your return... Merge file... After merge, before removal of blank paragraphs... After removal of blank paragraphs using ^\r (and other F/R methods)... This was using 5.5, same result in CS6.
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‎Nov 25, 2013
10:54 AM
Hey, first time I successfully logged in using my phone since the reset... Peter, removing the blank lines alone has the title line and style change to the genre style with local formatting. I don't have access to 5.5 or earlier with my laptop so I cannot try in previous versions until tonight. Is there a means to search for the locally styled genre style and change it to the title style?
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‎Nov 25, 2013
10:14 AM
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I don't remember this happening in past versions. But I mainly use XML. And a quicky test converting your file to XML worked fine (and besides, it ends up all in continuous text frames...). I don't do much GREP. But you can do this via a Find/Replace. First, in your main document, you can delete the tags--but do this on a second copy of your working file! Change your Content Placement options to not remove blank lines (these are in the Datamerge panel). Then after the merge, change the format of the two blank lines at the beginning of the records without the two lines of data: Note the Change Format style is changing those two paragraphs to Title. Then rerun the find to remove the two blank paragraphs. I suspect this can be done easier. I am sitting awaiting an appointment and cannot go much further than this for now, sorry.
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‎Nov 23, 2013
09:05 PM
Lina, Do check the tags panel. The reason is because those colored brackets that can be seen in your screen shot are tag brackets used for mapping styles to XML nodes. No worries. We'll figure it out together on Monday. Have a restful remainder of the weekend.
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‎Nov 23, 2013
02:24 PM
Putting words in my mouth is better than the other day when I put my foot into it... Lina, I do think it is the tagging and assigning paragraph styles to both the fields and tags that is fouling things up. Do take a look at the sample file. It will work fine for you to create it as per the sample. Mike
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‎Nov 23, 2013
02:16 PM
Lina--did you check your PM and download, look at the sample file I provided? All is in parahraph styles with the exception of the character style used in the line: DB73147 11 hours1 minutes The hours/minutes text is the character style. You do not need to use Tagging. Just style the merge fields with the paragraph styles. Mike
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‎Nov 23, 2013
05:36 AM
I am sending you a Private Message with a download link to a sample. Please respond in this thread as to whether it helps you or where it is going wrong. I was up for almost 24 hours and hit the hay early last night. I think I might have seen what I think is a problem last night if I hadn't been so tired. You are tagging the merge fields. Out of curisoity, why? The ZIP file I have linked to in a PM has an ID CS6 file and IDML (don't know what version for sure you are using), the tab delimited merge I used, and the Excel file. Likely I got fields wrong/misplaced going from the pasted data to a spreadsheet. Mike
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‎Nov 23, 2013
04:22 AM
I know you have the CSV...but if I want to replicate what you are doing to help, I have to remake the spreadsheet from the merge data as presented in the thread. Easier if the data in the thread was from the spreadsheet rather than post merge.
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‎Nov 22, 2013
03:14 PM
Comparing the paste of data to the screen shots...man, there's a lot of pieces in individual fields. It is gonna take a little bit to reconstruct a spreadsheet.
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‎Nov 22, 2013
02:10 PM
Lina, Would you paste two records, one with all info and one without, into a post? Saves making stuff up (I'm lazy).
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‎Nov 11, 2013
10:59 AM
If Photoline is a good photoshop alternative and is flexible the Photoshop CC. Why then is Photoline not the Gold Standard of Image Processors. Microsoft proved over and over that one does not need to build a better widget in order to capture marketshare. If Mac computers were better than PCs, wouldn't they be the gold standard in computing? If...the list can go on. There are a lot of reasons why Adobe products are the so-called gold standard in the industry. None of those reasons have to do with being the best in-class. Take a look at Illustrator, it's by far not the best illustration application on the market. PhotoShop, I believe, is the best product Adobe has ever made (well, I cannot get along without Acrobat). For the majority of users, PhotoLine would be far beyond adequate. For people replying on PS plug-ins and automated scripting? Not so much. But as an image processor? More than anyone needs for less cost--upgrades are roughly what a single CC payment is.
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‎Oct 30, 2013
10:53 AM
I generally use Opera. But yes, I get logged out all the time and have to log back in, though it is automatic when I click the sign-in link. So I don't have to reenter everything, but do get logged out and have to click to sign-in. It's a PITA.
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‎Oct 27, 2013
08:25 AM
Corel vs. Illy I use them all: Illy, CorelDraw and Xara Designer Pro. For general vector drawing, and when incorporating bitmap images into a design, I use XDP far more than the others. It has a far faster graphics engine. It is not color managed, so you really ought to understand what you are doing as regards color. Output to PDF is good. I use CD for a lot of separation work, mainly for some local screen printers. I have used CD since it became available. So for a lot of years. There are features in AI I absolutely love. However, for most my work, I don't use them. In the instances I need to return an AI file to a client, I still do the bulk of the work in XDP or CD and then import into AI for its unique features and or simply as a glorified file converter. In all cases (and regardless of the application--vector, images, layout), I have never sent an original file to a printer since I began in 1989. Since PDFs became available, that is what I send. Before that it was PostScript files. Download a trial of XDP and CD. Test them for yourself...that's the only way you can be sure of their applicability. Oh, not that you asked...For many years I have used PhotoLine for images. I'll use PS only if and when I have to, and that ain't much.
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‎Aug 16, 2013
08:30 AM
Oops. Missed the missing check mark on the crop marks. Thanks, John. Mike
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‎Aug 16, 2013
07:59 AM
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In the document set up, are bleeds set? In the export options, uncheck use document bleeds--5 mm is filled in already. Try that. Mike
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‎Aug 13, 2013
10:49 AM
Heh, heh. But I almost never remember to check it...
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‎Aug 13, 2013
10:35 AM
Format some text, select some of it, create new style. The attributes will be in the new style. Though you still need to apply the style ton the paragraph.
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‎Jul 31, 2013
07:57 PM
Well I guess I could run nthe script from the near-immediately previous thread, add some blank pages for the facing page photos and front/back cover and upload it. Should only take 5-10 minutes. But then I could be asked to do it again. And again. Or again and oh, please make this change. And... And for what? Because someone doesn't want to load a script and do it for themself? I must be getting more like my grandfather by the day. (That would be a grumpy old man.)
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‎Jun 26, 2013
09:24 AM
You cannot open a PDF. You can place a pdf from the File menu. Mike
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‎Jun 22, 2013
11:08 AM
Andy, there is a new version out soon and I have no idea what the new features are going to be. There are a couple things I absolutely love in Illy that are not in Xara. For 99% of everything I have ever designed, those differences mean nothing. Illy is so stuck in the past in how anything is done in it that you may breathe a sigh of relief doing those 99% (or whatever percent) of things in Xara. Download the 30 day trial. As for PS, I still use a bitmap editor for most image work rather than Xara. I have been using PhotoLine (available for Mac as well) for, well, since PS CS2. Its interface is dated. Some of the commands/menu names are definitely different than PS. PhotoLine has been around a whole lot of years--a good bit before I started using it. The two brothers that have been programming it are great about not only fixing bugs, but including feature updates during the whole version number updates. It is pretty cost effective to get into, upgrades are pretty cheap. It also has a trial version. Mike
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‎Jun 22, 2013
10:59 AM
As well...to tack onto Jeff's post about Xara, they also offer competitive upgrades (side grades from competitive software). Always have. Just need to correspond with them, giving them the serial number to prove you have a license. That's how I began with Xara Designer Pro. It is my everyday vector (and a bunch of bitmap) editing software. Mike
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‎Jun 18, 2013
08:20 PM
I've used about every version of PCM. I haven't ever had the application update work. However, it does update my applications (Adobe and Quark) just fine. The numbers you list are in the 336 section. And using File | Export | Application it does put the palettes in place for use. Once exported, you need to either load them for use via the swatches palette in ID, or add just the colors desired. As for showing up in PCM, with it running, check for the palette. Click on the fan deck at the lower right and navigaste the pop up menu and it should be listed (or use the View | Fan deck menu items). Depending on your update settings, it should by default check for updates to "Pantone Live." Which takes more time than it ought. If automatic updates are turned off and you don't have the 336 fan decks, use the PantoneLive menu and check for updates. Take care, Mike
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‎Jun 09, 2013
08:12 PM
I would proof on my Xerox Phaser, but if I didn't have it, I would just go down to a local quick printer that uses Xerox Docucenters. It's about the same thing. Inaccurate for Pantones. In other words, these blackish colors will be sort of close (if the moon and stars are aligned just right) but you need the proof from whoever is doing the "real" printing. And should whoever you pay for the letterpress, make sure they do the pantones. Should, but check. Good luck. Mike
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