Corrupt text when outputting Adobe PDF from Adobe FrameMaker 2019
I recently installed the Adobe FrameMaker 2019 upgrade. When I used the Save as PDF option to output my book, the PDF created using Adobe Acrobat Pro had three instances in which the text was corrupt....
View ArticleHelp Files - Tagging/Bookmarking Sections for Help Files
I inherited a document that was created in QuickSilver (which no one seems to have). I converted the resulting PDF to FrameMaker and then reformatted/styled everything. Now we are to the point when...
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Frame and PDF Accessibility Tagging
We've recently been asked to upgrade our PDF output to comply with a variety of accessibility standards and requirements. We're new to it all, but our limited understanding of the requirements for...
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How to convert cross refs to links without page numbers in Publishing pod to...
I want to convert Framemaker files to the Responsive HTML. I want the miniTOC for each chapter to convert to links without a page number reference. I want the same for other cross references-convert to...
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UpdateXRefs does not update
Dear friends,My whole script now works fine with the exception of the XRef update after inserting a new XRef. It works correctly if the target of the XRef is in the same file as the XRef (oDoc ==...
View Articlewebworks wont scan fm 2019 doc
I had a FM11 doc, opened it with new Framemaker 2019, saved as 2019, opened new webworks epubpro 2019, made new FM doc source doc; scan all, sits at 0%, will not scan; any advice?
View ArticleQuery for creating a pdf file from book file using extendScript
Hi All, I am facing an issue while creating the pdf from the book file. I have a book file which consists of multiple chapters some are in the same folder(where book file is present ) and some are in a...
View Articleprogram language
Hello, is it possible to change the program language after installation?If so, how does it work?
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Framemaker 2019 HTML5 publishing downscales my images
Hello Community, When publishing a document in HTML 5, the output shows downscaled versions of the images within frame maker. The images are PDFs imported into anchored frames and look great when...
View ArticleAdobe FrameMaker 12.0.0.329 problem loading on MS Windows Enterprise 10.0.17763
Obtain following error when attempt to install FrameMaker:Exit Code: 6 Please see specific errors below for troubleshooting. For example, ERROR: -------------------------------------- Summary...
View Articleconkeyref in Framemaker DITA ?
Hello, I am currently evaluating if Framemaker can be used as an alternative editor in a predominantly OxygenXML based authoring environment with standard DITA. Now I have found that it already fails...
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Cross-referencing question
We are writing a manual where we need to be able to cross-reference items in our Illustrated Parts Catalog (IPC). In the IPC sometimes the figure number and the item are the same but the part number is...
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Changing vertical position of custom bullet point
Hello all, I am pretty new to FrameMaker and I am playing around with making custom bullets with FontAwesome. The only issue I am having is that the bullet isn't positioned exactly how I want it to be....
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Automating PDF file info from single-sourced FM files?
We generate several PDFs from each FM document. Webmasters have asked us to start adding the PDF filename into the File Information field.We custom-name each PDF as we create it. We have too much...
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How to stop row borders from overlapping table borders
I have a feeling the answer to this is "you can't", but I'll ask anyway because some of my users don't like this. Neither do I, actually, and I can't figure out why it would happen like this. We have...
View ArticleMaster Page Usage
Occasionally in our manuals we need tabloid 11x17 pages in the middle of a chapter. There can be up to 30 in a row. I have my normal pages with their 8.5x11 master pages. I go to create a new master...
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Method to include sortable table in pdf output from Frame?
It's late, and I am not sure what the proper way to phrase this is :-) I need to create a document that includes a table containing device types, their support for features 'A' and 'B', and the regions...
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Page Numbering Question
Hello, Quick page numbering question - the below example is a List of Effective Pages (LEP) I created. I need the page numbers (1,2) to read A1, A2 on the first Subject, B1, B2 on the second, C1, C2 on...
View ArticleFM12 unstructured: long text insets are not visible in the source file?
I have a long text inset, spreading over several pages. I can use this inset normally, but inside the source file (in a separate file storing the inset text), the text frame seems to be visible only...
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TOC, LOF, LOT question
Hello! I have a huge book file we needed to add some chapters to at the last minute. As such, I had to create new paragraph tags/elements for the new chapters and now I need them to appear in my TOC,...
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Master Page TOC Error
Every time I update my TOC, I get the "No master pages applied because no master pages exist"error. Does anyone know what causes that? Any help is greatly appreciated.
View Articlehold that thought – replies and new threads will be ephemeral for two weeks
Heading for a different forum, for once, I just stumbled upon this announcement: Between August 22nd through the launch date of September 9th, we will be transitioning our Creative Cloud, Document...
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anchored frame and space above (below)
A picture is worth a thousand words …The first paragraph When a key uses my standard :p style. The anchored frame for the graphic is set to Run into Paragraph, and the paragraph itself is defined as a...
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Framemaker 12 installer failed to initialize
Hello all, I'm trying to install FM 12 from my team's network drive which hosts the Set-up.exe file and all associated files and folders. Whenever I launch the .exe file I get the error dialog below....
View ArticleHow do I re-install Framemaker 11 on my new computer?
The license number listed on my account gives me an Invalid message. The online chat person told me to go look in Forums.Any ideas what to do next?
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Get missing fonts and graphics from framemaker using script.
Hi, How to find unavailable fonts name and missing graphics from framemaker using script? Please suggests if any ideas.
View ArticleResponsive HTML "searchresults" Missing in Output Folder
I'm publishing Responsive HTML using Framemaker 2019. In my previous version (Framemaker 15), my output would include a searchresults file with an Internet Explorer icon. In Framemaker 2019 I can't...
View Articleupgrade to acrobat dc
I have FM 2019 all patched up and Acrobat IX Pro. They work well together. If I were to upgrade to Acrobat DC, why would I and how would I? For example, would I benefit from cloud-based PDF review, and...
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How to read framemaker console output using script.
Hi,How to read framemaker console result using script? I want to extract unavailble fonts name from the framemaker document.But i didn't get.So i need to extract the unavailable fonts name from the...
View ArticleMini TOC multiple files
I am trying to find a way to generate something similar to a mini TOC but that builds across multiple files in a book. For a variety of reasons, I have each "topic" saved as a separate file. Mainly...
View ArticleText insets not updating in translated versions
We use full document text insets of other documents in order to repeat full document content in multiple sections of a FrameMaker book. When the translations of these documents came back, I made some...
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FrameMaker 2019 Responsive HTML5 TOC -- Topic selection focus pops to...
I output Help in Responsive HTML5 format via FrameMaker's Publisher. I just upgraded to FM 2019. When I click a topic in the table of contents (TOC) in the Help generated from FM 2019, the selection...
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How to extract hidden text from textframe in framemaker using script?
Hi,How to extract hidden text from textframe in framemaker using script?Please suggests if any ideas.
View ArticleFm2019 HTML5 not showing source content
I have been trying begin to generate HTML5 from my existing FM books.However, this has been hampered by the fact that the generated HTML5 does not seem to show any edited changes made to the source...
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Ugly fonts in embedded fonts
Hello. We have PDF that contains texts as curves. This PDF was imported to FrameMaker document and the texts looks bad in view mode.See picture: When viewing this PDF in Acrobat Readers it looks...
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Import image via filepath+image title in EDD
Hi all, I am in the process of creating an EDD from scratch (without any template, DTD or r/w rules). Within my EDD, I have created a simple Element tagged "figure" with Graphic type. In the source...
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How to generate best PDF for Kindle Desktop Publishing (KDP)?
Dear All,I have successfully generated a paperback book using FrameMaker. I saved the book as a PDF and both the cover art and the internal material (i.e., the book text) loaded fine. I then added...
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input different items in footer
How do you input different items into the footer to look like this:
View ArticleCommand Line script fails when converting to .pdf
I'm trying to document long Command Line strings for users to copy and paste out of a .PDF. Strings which appear correctly in FrameMaker have extra line breaks when converted to .PDF or are missing...
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couldn't find tag: xref
we are trying to publish to an IETM - using scripts - done this hundreds of time in the past, only now this warning comes up. The employee using FrameMaker for this - has the warning, no one else gets...
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Symbol button grayed out
The symbol button is grayed out. I installed the most recent update (FrameMaker 2019 15.0.4.7551) but that didn't make a difference. I can only insert symbols through the drop-down Insert menu. Are...
View ArticleTo select all overflow text frames in framemaker using script.
Hi,How to select all overflow textframes in framemaker using script and get the page number for all overflow texframe in framemaker ?Please suggests if any ideas.
View ArticleWhat settings will automatically wrap index entries in FrameMaker 2017?
What settings will automatically wrap index entries in FrameMaker 2017? Currently long index entries do not show leader dots or push the page number beyond the right margin.
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Problem with math fonts in version 15.0.4
Hi, I just installed the version 15.0.4 and I also have problems with math fonts, I can't insert and equation with a custom math font, I'm trying to use the Euclid fonts. The "Apply paragraph style"...
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Alignment with decimals
If I have a table with a column of numbers that I need to align on the decimal, it aligns like this: The numbers without the decimal are shifted to the right a little. If we want it to look correctly...
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First run of XSLTRunTrScenario is slow
Hi, I am using XSLTRunTrScenario with ExtendScript's CallClient to transform some XML data before using it in a script. The first run of the script is very slow; I am not sure if it is loading the...
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Creating glossary for PDF and HTML5 outputs
Hello everybody,I do a lot of projects both with FrameMaker and RoboHelp and experienced an issue related to the glossary.Just to ensure we talk the same language following example (same as in FM help)...
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Creating dropdowns in FrameMaker
Hello everybody, I create a lot of projects both in RoboHelp and in FrameMaker. Thus, I know both well.Since FrameMaker also allows for generating online help formats like HTML5, I am maybe not the...
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Export tracked changes to pdf
Hi, I use the Track Changes tool in FM when I edit a document. I then publish the document as a pdf so our SMEs can review it. Is there any way of exporting the tracked changes into the pdf so that the...
View ArticleNeed to replace Arial, Times Roman with Calibri in the entire book (FM 10)....
Need to replace Arial, Times Roman with Calibri in the entire book (FM 10). Please let me know the script for this. I am very new to this.Please help
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