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Migration of Unstructured Framemaker 2015 docs to Unstructured Framemaker 2017

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Currently, the project I am working on has documents created in Framemaker 2015 version. I am planning to upgrade my Framemaker version, that is 2017. Just wanted to know, if I plan for this migration will it impact my documents?

Will there be any formatting issues?


print to pdf crash

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Hi there

 

Since build 1807, FM can't print to pdf in RGB mode, so I tried CMYK mode and FM shows this window:

 

 

Any clue about this? I already send a mail to Adobe with the trace and error, but no response at the moment.

 

Thanks!

Tags wrongly used when converting a FrameMaker book to plain HTML (FM 2017)

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When I open a single document and use the Save Book As and select the HTML option, the Paragraph Styles are rendered in a logical manner - Body becomes 'P', etc. If I do this for a book, Body becomes H4.

Also, when a book is selected, I have no access to the HTML setup options in Utilities, so I can't customise my output.

 

This happens with both FrameMaker 2017 and FrameMaker 8.

 

I realise that this part of FrameMaker is rather ancient (the documenation talks about using Netscape), however for the project I'm working on, the single HTML document output is potentially very attractive.

 

Is there any means of controlling this output from Book format?

 

Thanks,

 

B Wilkinson

Topic naming when publishing FM 2017 to HTML 5

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When I publish an FM 2017 book as HTML 5, the chapter-level topics get auto-named based on the FM file names. E.g., Chapter_1.fm becomes Chapter_1.html. Is there a way to have the topics auto-named based on the chapter titles, not file names?  E.g., Getting Started.html rather than Chapter_1.html. Topic file names are shown in the HTML 5 OLH's Search pane as "titles" of the found text blurbs, and titles like "Chapter_1" look weird. I could rename the FM files... but that would clash with some rules and conventions.

Additional fm-element via XSLT preprocessing require modification in the DITA DTD as well?

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Hi,

 

I already post this question in the DITA Forum. There I got the impulse to may ask this better directly in the FrameMaker Forum ..... (I just explain it here that noone will complain about double posting …)

 

One question related to

 

"XSLT Magic Tricks with DITA and FrameMaker"  by Eliot Kimber 

 

http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/files/2017/10/2-Magic-Tricks-with-XSLT-and-Adobe-FrameMake r.pdf

 

On page 45 of the presentation Eliot Kimber talks about the "hacking DITA <fig> content model ...." He explain to do this in the FrameMaker copy of the DITA DTDs.

 

Why this is nessesary? In my case I try to add one Element which is required for the presentation of the xml in FrameMaker. For this I use an XSLT preprocessing stylesheet. Actually in the structure view everything looks perfect (no flag that something is invalid / therfore I think the EDD is correct). When I open the DITA xml file in FrameMaker I got some messages in the console, that the additional fm-element is not valid in the content where the preprocessing stylesheet insert the fm required element.

 

I am confuesed because I was searching for any modification of the DTD in the FrameMaker copy for example for the fm-reltable element. I could only find something in the r/w rules (unwrap fm-reltable) but no modification in the DTD byself. But when I open a map, then there is no message in the console. No coplain that the additional fm-reltable element is not valid in the content.

 

In my case I suppose that the preprocessing could manage to insert additional required fm-elements without the need of modifiying the DITA DTD ....

 

I am wrong with this? if I'm right, where could be my fault.

 

  • In the console messages when open the xml in FM (fm-element is wrong content)

 

  • In the structure view no flag for invalid content ...

 

  • When I switch betwenn structure view and FM-xml-editor the additional fm-element will be dropped (writer rule). When I switch back again to structure view no messages ….

 

  • When I add the new fm-element in my DITA DTD, than I got no messages in the FM console when open the xml file (but is this realy required .....?) If yes, why is this not required e.g. for the fm-reltable element .....

 

 

I am using FrameMaker 2015 ….

 

Thank you.

 

Apollo

I cannot print my fm files. I have FrameMaker 2015 and Windows 10. The error message I get is "Cannot print because the selected default printer is not compatible with Frame Maker (Cannot query escape 768)"

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I cannot print my fm files. The error message is "Cannot print because the selected default printer is not compatible with Frame Makern (cannot query escape 768)". I use FrameMaker 2015 and Windows 10. It has worked before with the present printer.

Which function handels the fm-reltable

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Hi,

 

Which function of FrameMaker handels the fm-reltable (inserting additional FrameMaker elements). Actually I couldn't find something like XSLT preprocessing ..... only some r/w rules but I supose that can't be all.

 

Thank you

 

Regards

 

Apollo

FrameMaker 2017 crashes on launch in Windows 7

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I am running Windows 7 Ultimate with the latest updates. FrameMaker 2017 no longer launches. So, I uninstalled and reinstalled after first downloading a fresh copy from the Adobe License Server. It still crashes with the following in the Event Log:

 

Faulting application name: FrameMaker.exe, version: 14.0.0.361, time stamp: 0x587f39d7

Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7601.24117, time stamp: 0x5add1d8d

Exception code: 0xc0000374

Fault offset: 0x000ce9fb

Faulting process id: 0x32b4

Faulting application start time: 0x01d3f86c2eb52798

Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker 2017\FrameMaker.exe

Faulting module path: C:\windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll

Report Id: 71240838-645f-11e8-b560-e840f2eb4940

 

Is this v14.0.0.361 a current version? If not, maybe update your license server and I can try again?


Master page content spanning multiple pages

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Hi,

 

We need to add standard text (Conventions, General Navigation, T&Cs and Copyright information) to our documents. These would typically range from 1 to several pages of content. We currenly use a Master Page to add the copyright information to our documents, but would like to use master pages to also add in the other information (we will be using Conditional Text as the content included depends on the document). Is there a way to generate these using Master Pages?

 

Thanks,

Quintin

Element Catalog Options

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In the Element Catalog Options (View > Element Catalog > Options button), what's the difference between:

 

  • Valid Elements for Working Start to Finish
  • Valid Elements for Working in Any Order
  • Elements Allowed Anywhere in Parent

 

 

Especially, I don't understand the difference between the 2nd and 3rd option.

 

The FM 2017 online help tells us:

 

Valid Elements for Working Start to Finish

Displays only elements that are valid at the current insertion point in the hierarchy. The order of the elements in the pod is the same as they are defined in the structured application.

...

 

Valid Elements for Working in Any Order

Displays only elements that are valid at the current insertion point in the hierarchy.

...

 

Elements Allowed Anywhere in Parent

Displays all elements that are valid for the current parent.

...

 

For my understanding, "Displays only elements that are valid at the current insertion point in the hierarchy." is equal to "Displays all elements that are valid for the current parent.".

 

Am I wrong or right?

 

 

And furthermore:

 

Elements Allowed Anywhere in Parent

Displays all elements that are valid for the current parent.

... You can insert elements that are invalid and correct the errors later.

 

With this option, FM displays all valid elements. But how is it possible under these conditions to insert invalid elements?

 

 

Maybe someone can give my synapses a little push, please.

Thank you.

Menu bar missing options?

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Menu bar missing Format, View, Special, Graphics and Table options for one picky .fm file? The complete menu of options (File, Edit, Format, View, Special, Graphics, Table, CMS, Window and Help) DO appear when viewing most .fm files, but for some reason DO NOT appear with the picky .fm file?

"Orphan/Widow Paragraphs" in TOCs and Nested Lists

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Obviously Framemaker has the "keep with next" and "keep with previous" options in the Paragraph formats as well as the ability to control the minimum number of lines from a paragraph that show at the beginning of end of a page (widow/orphan lines).

 

What I'm looking for is the same kind of functionality, except with paragraphs instead of lines.  I'm running into a lot of situations with nested lists and tables of contents where the "sub-items" will be separated from the "top-level items" when the text flows to the next page.

For example:

 

1) Top-Level Item

2) Top-Level Item

3) Top-Level Item

   a. Sub-Item

   b. Sub-Item

4) Top-Level Item

*PAGE ENDS HERE*

   a. Sub-Item

   b. Sub-Item

 

What I would like to see:

 

1) Top-Level Item

2) Top-Level Item

3) Top-Level Item

   a. Sub-Item

   b. Sub-Item

*PAGE ENDS HERE*

4) Top-Level Item

   a. Sub-Item

   b. Sub-Item

 

In most lists I can just use overrides or a different paragraph format to solve the problem.  But with TOCs, it gets rid of the overrides every time I update the TOC.

I can't just use "keep with next" in the "top-level item" paragraph format, because not every "top-level item" has "sub-items" after it.  And I can't use "keep with previous" on the "sub-item" because if there are a lot of "sub-items" I want them to be able to flow to the next page, just without leaving the associated "top-level item" behind.

 

Are there any solutions for this problem in Framemaker?

Is Adobe PDF Maker compatible with FrameMaker?

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My trial version of Adobe FrameMaker 2017 will not print my current files (I have been printing PDFs from Adobe FrameMaker 10 using Adobe Pro X (version 10.1.16) printer. And apparently my FrameMaker 10 has been hijacked because it will no longer print files on Adobe Pro X either.

 

Baffled.

 

What do I need to do/use/upgrade to create a PDF using the new FrameMaker?

 

Thank you, Ruth

FrameMaker 2017 crashed when saving as PDF

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Brand-spanking new version of FrameMaker 2017 installed, and on brand-new computer.

 

OK, technically, 13-inch 2017 core i5 MacBook Pro w/ 16GB RAM, 256GB HDD, running macOS High Sierra, Parallels, Windows 10 Pro, and demo version of FM (to test, plan to subscribe). I increased the amount of memory available to Windows in the VM from the default 2GB to 6GB.

 

Opening a book file created by a co-worker and copied to my machine, a book with more than a dozen .FM files and a couple hundred images in a separate images folder. Only issue on opening is some font-not-available substitution messages.

 

Tried saving to PDF by:

- Save As..., then selecting PDF

- Save as PDF

 

In both cases, not more than 5 seconds went by before FrameMaker crashed. No error message or anything, just disappeared.

 

So, any guesses? Does FrameMaker leave any kind of stack trace anywhere when it crashes for diagnostic purposes that I can review, and if so, where?

Distiller failing to generate images from FM 2015 since May 7th 2018

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When publishing documents using FM 2015 (and FM 2017) to all html formats on a Windows 10 computer, distiller no longer is activated so no images are being generated in the output from the files.

The generate images using distiller check box is activated in the publishing settings.

I have not experienced this issue before and is new since May 7th 2018 (the last time I successfully published files with images included), so suggests a recent upgrade to something is responsible.

Any suggestions as to how this can be fixed?


ABSOLUTE vs RELATIVE network mapping reference

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What is the best way in Framemaker to reference a mapped network drive, to open an externally linked .pdf?

 

ABSOLUTE network mapped drive: the following WORKS great.

message URL file://///xxxx/yyyy/images/TDTD_CS_Rev_working.pdf

 

RELATIVE network mapping: What is the best way to reference RELATIVE, and open a external .pdf file?

message URL file ?????

 

 

Your comments are appreciated.

Any tips on activating FrameMaker from within a corporate firewall?

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A colleague recently had a hard drive crash/replacement, which required a reinstall of her FM10 instance... and now she can't manage to get it activated. We've always needed our internal Help Desk's assistance to navigate through the company firewall/proxies, but this time even our Help Desk can't seem to make it work. It's freaking me out a bit, because we're about to upgrade the whole group to TCS2017, and soon we'll all have to worry about activation. I know there used to be an activate-by-phone option (back in ye olden days), but I don't think that's been available for years. Has anyone faced a similar situation? Are there any workarounds available from the Adobe side?

Error message " it cant be opened with this release of the product"

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Error message "it cant be opened with this release of the product"

Why "The "Font Awesome 5 Free Solid" Font is not available" error

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I am getting a "

The "Font Awesome 5 Free Solid" Font is not available.

  "Times New Roman" will be used in this session."

error. I have installed that font. I double-checked too. I restarted Windows (10 Pro) even.

 

It's been awhile since I used FM regularly. How do I track this down and fix it. Even better, how to I prevent that automatic substitution from being made, and if I can't, how to I locate the paragraph and character styles that have been converted automatically--without touching any that might actually be using Times New Roman--and change them to the correct font?

Could not generate PDF file from FM and I did not see Acrobat Pro DC in my computer

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Hi,

 

I was able to generate PDF files a few months ago from FM 2017. However, after Adobe CC updates (it claimed that my enterprise license was not valid and forcing me to uninstall and reinstall). I could see Adobe DC Pro in my computer

 

When I save as PDF, FM goes to busy for awhile but nothing happens after that. Is there a log that I could for error messages?

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