Is there a simple way to fix multiple (over 100) "Unresolved...
Is there a simple way to fix multiple (over 100) "Unresolved Cross-References" in a manual I am updating?
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Nested DITA files not aggregating into chapter fm
Hello,I'm using DITA in structured FM 12 and want to use the ditamap-to-fmbook-to PDF workflow. However, I was expecting the nested topicrefs to aggregate into a chapter fm file when I save the...
View Articlefile.execute() not working for bat file
Dear all,The purpose of my function copyToWinClipboard (text) is to get a string directly into the Windows Clipboard. The purpose is to allow the user of my project just to paste into the open-dialog...
View Articletype text in 12.0.4
Good Morning... Have updated Framemaker to the 12.0.4 version. When I try to use the type "A" button, I click in my frame and a message comes up giving me a Hotspot window. Can I still type text...
View ArticleCopy to clipboard
I try to set up a script for this function - but do not get any useful results.Obviously my understanding of TextRange is not complete... CopyToClipboard ("E:\\_DDDprojects\\FM+EN...
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Why does Graphics Toolbar continually reset itself?
I have used FM since version 5, but since FM9, the Graphics Toolbar continually resets itself to the defaults so that you need to constantly set the various tools that you use the way that you want...
View ArticleCannot install Contribute 6.5 on Windows 7 Machine.
Tried installing Contribute 6.5 as an indipendent application and was able to install it but the moment it launches, it hangs and need to be closed from the Task Manager. It freezes the screen.Tried...
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Just upgraded from FrameMaker 7.2 to version 12. When I try to create a pdf...
I just upgraded from FrameMaker 7.2 to version 12. When I create the .pdf of a book using the SaveAsPDF option, the many of the graphics are either missing or partially missing. Any ideas why?
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Remove Paragraph and Character Styles in Frame books
How can I quickly and easily remove Paragraph and Character Styles in my Frame books?
View ArticleCreate a template that works for paperback and epub...
Hello Framemakers, I am in the process of switching from Word to FrameMaker 12.0. I need to typeset a book and all the research I have done suggests FrameMaker is more stable and less, shall we say...
View Articlesame but different – mixed page sizes in .pdf output
two .fm files in book, both with Page size A4 letter (8.268 * 11.693) and both with the same master pagessave book as .pdf, page size (as usual) set to 8.268 * 11.693pages from first file distil as...
View Articleline wrap without line feed
not my day =8-} after sidestepping the page-size question by creative copy/paste, I was finally able to get started on what I'd earlier identified as the first task of the day. More bafflement, more...
View ArticleRepeat change bar in Table header
Hi All, I need to have all my continuous table headers in one table have the change bar repeat on all pages, but the change only appears on the first page. How can I have the header change bar on each...
View Articlemultiple table of contents in one document
I would like to create multiple table of contents in one document. It would look something like the layout below. Each of the documents is a standalone FrameMaker file. Is this possible? I'm wracking...
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Inconsistent Conditional Text Settings Message When Making a PDF
I'm working in FM 11 and get a "Use Condition Indicators setting is inconsistent" error message when printing my book as a PDF. I have two child books in a parent book, so my book structure looks like...
View ArticleHow can I Import Wordperfect and pdf Documents
I want to switch to framemaker but I have hundreds of documents in wordperfect and pdf how do I import them into framemaker with the least destruction to their formatting. this is the principal first...
View ArticleupdateXRef(srcDoc, xref) framemaker documentation issue
The documentation for updateXRef (Adobe FrameMaker 12 * UpdateXRef) appears incorrect; it references the various constants for updateXrefFlags, however I believe this applies only to updateXRefs and...
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When opening XHTML page, getting error message "Attribute ....space not...
Hi all, We are trying to use XHTML to author some of our documentation. The plan is to use FrameMaker to convert the docs to PDF format. The input file contains the following offending line: <pre...
View ArticleFM 12 crash leads to disastor
Framemaker 12 crashed on me while I was editing a relatively large book ~130 pages. There are many figures, tables and even some imported text. While I was inserting some more anchored frames the file...
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