Frame above/below graphics from reference page to HTML5
My situation:Several of my paragraph styles frequently reference graphics in anchored frames on the reference page.When I publish a document using these styles to HTML5, the referenced graphics do not...
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Trying to understand structured Framemaker
I want to start a very simple structured Framemaker file, so I can see how it works. If I select File > New > Explore Structured Templates > Book > Chapterand I save that file as Chapter,1....
View ArticlePagination Bug
We meet a strange bug when we processing a document recently. For example, one paragraph have 3 lines, 2 lines are in the page 1, and the last line is in the page 2. So we set the Widow/Orphan Lines to...
View ArticleI have TC5, a Mac and Crossover. Am I stuffed?
I have tried to install TC5 onto my mack using Crossover install. I am not optimistic as crossover doesn't list TC5. Do I have to install a VM to get round this and if so, what do you recommend? Ian
View ArticleRunning header/footer background color from XML attribute
I'd like to set the background color of running headers and footers, based on an attribute from an element in my imported XML-file.Basically what I want is to have different colors of headers or...
View Article"Licensing for this product has expired" message
My computer was upgraded before I was able to deactivate my Framemaker 10 license. Now I get the above error whenever I try and start Frame. Is there a way to fix this?
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Framemaker 12 Upgrade Assistance
I'm upgrading from 7.2 to 12.0. Having lots of issues. My IT department does not support Framemaker, nor has any experience with the program. Can you direct me to resources where I can get technical...
View ArticleIs there any way to display Visio-embedded FM file in Robohelp properly?
I am considering using framemaker 11 as my main documentation tool, and RoboHelp 10 as my Publishing tool. What is the proper way to import a Visio drawing (.vsd) into Framemaker? I tried the...
View ArticleFM 11 and entities
We have a process for typesetting large amounts of text which involves importing SGML content into FM11, and then importing formats and element definitions onto that content. We recently upgraded from...
View ArticleCannot Start FrameMaker 12
Hello all. I am hoping someone can help me here. I cannot find anything about my issue. I recently purchased FrameMaker 12 and the Entire Technical Communicators Suite for a user at my company. It...
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Changing default Frame template
I'd like to change Frame's default behaviour when IFile > New > Document > PortraitNow the document it produces does not have smart spaces turned on and I would like to change that. In Frame...
View ArticleHierachical element insert
In FrameMaker 11 it was possible to use the quick Element Catalog to select a Hierachical element. For example, from the Quick Element Catalog I could highlight ItemizedList, then to the right the...
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I have FM 12 and SharePoint 2010. I cannot check files in. Checkin option is...
Is there anyone that knows how to make this work?
View ArticleCross references not picking up character styles in source text
I'm getting some annoying odd behaviour with cross references in Frame 12. I have some tables, where the paragraph style in the cell is called "Cell Body" (nothing odd there). Quite a few of the cells...
View ArticleChooseFile not working to open a directory ?
Hi all, I am creating an installer for my scripts and need to get an istall directory from the customer. It seems that ChooseFile ( ) with the ChooseOpenDir parameter is exactly what I need. But this...
View ArticleI can't select Smart Paste from the Edit menu
Hi, I found this post and hoped it would provide me with the answer I am looking for:Re: Why is Smart paste (to DITA) disabled? Unfortunately, the discussion seemed related to "DITA-FMx", which I am...
View ArticleHow does one organize elements in the EDD?
Seems to me that EDD is a huge document to find anything in. Does one just add elements in alphabetical order so they can be rediscovered? Any tips or tricks about organizing this? I'm in the...
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Upgraded FM9 to FM12; now all Symbol font characters are appear as "?"
I'm using Frame 12.0.2.389. I'm using the same font resources that worked for Frame 9, where I had no problems. For example, I use Ohm for electrical resistance. Normally, I type a W, select it, and...
View Articleproblem downloading technical communications suite 5
I am having a problem with downloading the technical communication suite 5. On the "install" screen, it stops at "currently installing adobehelp." Please advise further. Thanks.
View ArticleFrameMaker 12 PDF review
If a reviewer adds a comment to the PDF, and the author deletes the paragraph in the FrameMaker file that the reviewer is commenting on -- what happens to that comment and how is it displayed when it...
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