Framemaker 2017 crashing/ no Book Error Log

March 20, 2017, 8:48 am

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I have Framemaker 2017 installed on my work machine (Windows 7) and a home machine (Windows 10). When I work on the home machine, the program crashes consistently when I try to update book files (LOP/TOC).

From some trial and error, I've noticed that the Book Error Log does not appear on the Windows 10 machine, and the crashes are triggered by small items that would normally just appear on the log (i.e. numbering or color consistency errors).

I've tried reinstalling with no change. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there a setting that would cause the book error log to appear/disappear?

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Accessing the "Read Application Definitions" function from the StructureTools menu

March 20, 2017, 10:06 am

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Using extendscript or framescript, is there a way to access the "Read Application Definitions" to read an opened structure file? I'm using Structured Framemaker 11, and I need to update an application definition file to shift between a portrait and landscape layouts.

The keyboard shortcut is alt-r, shift-R if I can just call it from a keyboard shortcut.

Thanks for any help you can give me!

Rick

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What are the characters at the end of words in Frame dictionary?

March 20, 2017, 1:55 pm

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I am trying to modify the Frame dictionary, and I am wondering what are the characters that are at the ends of some of the words?

For example:

airlift/MDSG

airliner/M

airline/SRMZ

airlock/MS

airmail/DSG

airman/M

airmass

air/MDRTZGJS

What do all of those mean? Is there some document that explains them all as there are a lot more than these.

Thanks

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Index issues

March 21, 2017, 2:54 am

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I have two question:

1. I created a standard index,but don't know how to the page number.

I don't have a index related reference page.

2. How to include the index in the table of content?

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HTML5 Search Results have unwanted x-refs

March 21, 2017, 8:41 am

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When I generate a responsive HTML5 help file, and I perform a search, the search results look like this:

How can I get rid of the "Enter a Title for This Document" headings?

Thanks,

Andy

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Framemaker 2017 crashed twice today and other times since I've had the upgrade in the last month. Need some help. Today the crashes seemed to happen when I was doing nothing in Frame.

March 21, 2017, 12:28 pm

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I'm on 64 bit operating system, Windows 7, 8 GB RAM. Other times the user interface will degrade and the text looks very strange. When that happens, I can shut down Frame and/or my computer, and that seems to clear it, but today I couldn't do that and the wheel started spinning and it announced that Frame was closing.

Pam

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Unavailable Font Error

March 21, 2017, 12:46 pm

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We have a team of close to 30 people using FM templates that uses Open Sans. Ever since we started using Open Sans we get the unavailable font error. This happens when we generate the TOC or use the Find tool. We checked all the font folders that Frame uses and the Open Sans fonts are correctly installed. We also unchecked the missing font alerts and remember missing fonts check boxes under Preferences and the error still persists. As a workaround, we have people open all files in a book before they publish or use the TOC or Find tool. This has helped, but if Adobe can recommend a permanent solution to this issue, would appreciate. Thanks.

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Gigantic Text in Frame 2017

March 22, 2017, 7:19 am

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Windows 7, 64 bit operating system. In Frame 2017, when I click in the footer to change the version number for example, the text increases from 8 point to very large point such as 20 point. This can happen just by putting the cursor on the version number, and occurs in many documents. The footer is all controlled with a style and there is no extra return or space with a large font. I fix this by clicking "default font" in the character catalog.

Similarly, when I delete some 11 point text in the body and then undo what I just did, all the text comes back in 36 points!

Pam

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Indents are wrong in .chm/HTML5 output from FM 2015

March 22, 2017, 11:40 am

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Hi, all.

This problem is as old as the hills; it seems to me that indents have been wrong in help output ever since I was struggling with Forehelp (remember Forehelp?) back in the day.

BUT... I'm struggling with it now with regard to my .chm file and HTML5 outout from FM 2015. Bullets and numbered items wrap incorrectly.

Framemaker source file:

.chm output:

HTML5 output is even worse:

Does anyone have any idea what is going on here? I have to say, the Publish/Settings user interface is far from clear, and I have not had any success editing the Block settings -- or any other settings -- to get a satisfactory result.

All suggestions gratefully received.

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Rechtschreibprüfung Leerzeichen nach Punkt FM2017

March 23, 2017, 3:44 am

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Guten Tag,

seit dem Update zu FrameMaker 2017, werden Leerzeichen nach Klammern, Punkten etc. als Rechtschreibfehler angesehen.

Wenn ich die Rechtschreiboption für "Leerzeichen nach: " deaktiviere, werden die "normalen" Leerzeichen auch nicht mehr als Fehler erkannt.

Scheint mir ein Fehler in der Software zu sein.

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Position F7 Suchfenster FM2017

March 23, 2017, 3:56 am

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Guten Tag,

die neue Kommandosuche mit F7 öffnet sich nicht auf dem Bildschirm, auf dem auch FrameMaker ausgeführt wird.

Das Suchfenster öffnet sich immer auf dem Windows Hauptbildschirm. Allerdings arbeite ich mit FrameMaker nicht auf dem Hauptbildschirm.

Andere Suchfenster (F9 etc.) öffnen sich korrekt im Fenster der Software.

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How to get thin spaces in HTML Help output

March 23, 2017, 8:44 am

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I have a project I'm still maintaining in Frame 12, producing CHM files as the output using the Publish command.

I find that any thin space in my Frame source is getting rendered as an ordinary space in the Help viewer. Is this a limitation of that old Microsoft HTML Help Viewer not rendering thin spaces properly? Or is Frame not bothering to write   entities in its HTML output? And if so, how do I make it do that? (I don't see anything obvious in the Publish settings).

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change fonts in a variable

March 23, 2017, 10:10 am

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Hello,

I'd like to use two different fonts in a variable (webdings and Kodzuka Gothic, if that makes a difference). I can't figure out how to make both fonts appear at the same time. I'm using FrameMaker

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Framescript: Displaying set to 1 but the file is not displayed

March 23, 2017, 10:27 am

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Hello fellows,

Before I run a certain part of my script, set Displaying to 0.

When done, I return Displaying to 1. The script has finished running (I can scroll through the open file, switch between files) but the file is not displayed (sort of blank page). Only when I try to close the file, its contents appears on the screen.

Any idea what could be the cause of this problem?

Thank you in advance!

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FrameMaker 2015 Publisher not converting PDFs to WebHelp

March 23, 2017, 1:09 pm

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I am running FrameMaker 2015 on Windows 10 via Parallels on my MacBook Pro.

I've never been able to get good-looking screenshots in Frame or WebHelp so I did some capture and format tests.

I got fairly good results by capturing screen shots in Gimp and exporting them as PDFs. I imported those PDFs by reference into FM.

When I used FM Publisher to generate WebHelp, all graphic formats I used (EMF, PSD, PNG) appeared in the Help, but the PDF did not.

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Finding Unicode before evaluating IXGen

March 23, 2017, 2:35 pm

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FM12 on Win7,

I have several hundred FM files and I am supposed to evaluate the IXGen tool for FM.

The IXGen documentation says that the tool damages unicode characters in FM files.

How do I detect unicode characters in these files, preferably with a range search on the Book?

Good news so far: the list of fonts in the Fonts pod does not contain the word "unicode"

Best regards,

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Compatibility between Framemaker 7 and 2017

March 23, 2017, 5:28 pm

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We are working with a vendor who is using Framemaker (Version 7) to create certain documents. We have to further update the documents. For that purpose, we are looking at the option to purchase Adobe FrameMaker Release 2017.

I would like to know whether Framemaker 2017 is backward compatible with files created with FrameMaker 7.

Thanks in advance !

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I am creating an ebook from a book I made using 3 folders and approximately 30 files. Because each chapter is a separate file, you have to double-click in the TOC of the ebook to drill down to the page. The book has lots of cross references, etc. and seem

March 23, 2017, 5:33 pm

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I am creating an ebook from a book I made using 3 folders and approximately 30 files. Because each chapter is a separate file, you have to double-click in the TOC of the ebook to drill down to the page. The book has lots of cross references, etc. and seems difficult to combine into one file now, though I am willing if that it best way. Also, in the Responsive html 5, I notice that on my phone, I cannot "swipe" from page to page like is possible in some ebooks. Thank you for any help with these questions.

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