When copying text from Microsoft Word into FrameMaker and applying paragraph...
When copying text from Microsoft Word into FrameMaker and applying paragraph tags, it wont apply the default font, any suggestions?
View ArticleTCS 4 - what it includes and upgrades
What is included in TCS 4? I know FM 11. Is Illustrator CS6? And what about Adobe X? We are all running 2.x and want to move to TCS 4? Any know issues with purchasing and doing an upgrade? Thanks,...
View ArticleTIFFs get fuzzy when printing to PDF
Hello, I have a framemaker file with imported TIFF images in it; when i print either the TIFFs alone or the Framemaker document, everything looks amazing. But when i convert to PDF, the images become...
View ArticleSetting Default Custom Arrow Tip Sizes
We use a custom arrow tip in FrameMaker 11, everytime you close Frame you have to set the custom setting again, is there any way to set this so it always stays at our chosen custom arrow tip size?
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How to eliminate the default line break while exporting to XML?
Hi,I use FDK 11 to convert a FrameMaker File to XML. Basic example as in the "Structured Import/Export API Programmer guide" works pretty well. But all my frame files have lengthy paragraphs which on...
View ArticleFM11 crashes when opening DITA files created with FM7.2
Hi all,I am finding out new truths every day now about FM11 and DITA 1.2..The latest problem: FM11 crashes (on all our computers) when trying to open existing DITA files. These were created with FM7.2...
View ArticleHow do I convert Word to Frame 7.2, and replace the styles with other tags?
How do I convert Word to Frame 7.2, and replace the styles with other tags? E.g. Normal > Body1, Heading 1 > H1, etc.
View ArticleIs it relevant to switch to structured FrameMaker ?
Hello, I've been using FrameMaker for a long time now, though always in not-structured mode. I'm wondering if I should go the structured way, and this for several reasons: - the devs in my company use...
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Cannot add file to Documentum. "Create" operation failed for object id=null
Upgraded ro Frame 11 recently and now I cannot add a new document to Documentum. I get the following error.I still have Frame 10 installed and can check in the document with it, but Frame 11 does not...
View ArticleANN: Recording of Adobe Webinar: FM11 + Finalyser
Dear Framers, if you missed the free FrameMaker 11 + Finalyser Webinar, here the recording: adobe.ly/XlqNn9 Thanks Claudia and Maxwell.- GEorg
View ArticleWhy can't I add files to a book?
I have no idea why, but I suddenly cannot add files to a book in FM 9. I've always done it by dragging or using "Add" from the menu bar. Now, I go through the same motions, but nothing gets added....
View ArticleFilter error importing SVG into FM10
We generally use EPS to import into our FM documents but because of some issues we are having with some images exporting from Corel to EPS (seems to be a postscript issue), we are trying to migrate to...
View Articlecannot unsubscribe
To unsubscribe I was informed to check ALL the NO boxes & then click on save. This did not work for I am still receiving email. Also,I clicked on STOP RECEIVING EMAIL in the right upper corner,but...
View ArticleHow do I create links from the middle of 1 PDF to another?
I have a collection of FrameMaker books that are delivered as PDfs, all installed locally in the same directory. I want to add hyperlinks/x-refs that enable users jump from, say, page 10 of...
View ArticleKeyboard shortcuts in custom commands
Hi. I am trying to specify Control+, as a keyboard shortcut in a custom FrameMaker command defined in an ExtendScript script. I am using this: var cmd1 = DefineCommand(1, "LinkToHeadingStepOne", "L1",...
View ArticleHow do I open an existing FM file from TCS4 test drive?
I'm running the test drive of TCS4 on a Mac so I can evaluate FM11. I have an existing FM file on my Mac that I would like to use for the test. How can I open it?
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Deleting Color Definitions
Hi All, This is FM 10. I have a large number of color definitions defined in the template. Please see the attached image. They have names like: RGB 000.048.127 etc. I want to delete these definitions....
View ArticleAdding a folder to a book
Hi, I am trying to add a folder to an empty book, which I have as the ActiveBook. This does not work: #target framemaker var book = app.ActiveBook; var folder = book.NewBookComponentOfTypeInHierarchy...
View ArticleAs a TCS4 subscriber since Oct. 2012 I am entitled to an upgrade to Acrobat...
Hi. I'm a TCS4 subscriber since October 2012. I was told when I subscribed that I'd be eligible for an upgrade to the upcoming Acrobat 11, but it never happened. Currently I have Acrobat X Pro...
View ArticleWhen I update the book, the first image in the book enlarges, no matter what...
I am using FM 9.0 with some legacy 2-year old files. They've all compiled fine for years, until now. Now, no matter what image file I use, or which file format the image is in, when I update the...
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