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Working with FrameMaker
Working with FrameMaker most time is fun. If it isn't, it really gets tough and you need colleagues and other means to find your way. This section is D+DDs contribution to 'frame-space'.
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Modules complémentaires pour la version française de FrameMakerCaveat
According to the licensing terms of Adobe, the modification of dlls may invalidate your licence.
Hence all installation programs which can replace a dll by a modified one requires your confirmation.
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General issues
Häufig gestellte fragen über FrameMaker
(FAQ)- Arbeiten mit FrameMaker
- I'm forced to do a long document in Word – any
chance to survive?
Kann man das nicht auch mit Word machen? Im
prinzip ja, aber … - FrameMaker tools and plugins: search the Leximation site and look at microtype's site
- FrameMaker tools and plug-ins - my personal list
- Network problems
- Save problems (FrameMaker can't save file
…)
- Problem report to Adobe (only FrameMaker related products)
- History of FrameMaker based on various sources
- Joke: FrameMaker labs in Ireland
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User interface, navigation and internals
- Building tool bars for FrameMaker ≥ 14 [AHK script outside of FM]
- Document window has no (not all) tool buttons (¶ catalogue, f catalogue, …)
- FMdict – Dictionary handling for FM-12 to FM-14 [AHK scipt outside of FM]
- Editing the user dictionary, document dictionary or configuration files using FrameMaker internal coding
- Enhanced tool bar (ETB) for FM 7.2/8, FM-9…11, FM-12, FM-13, FM-14 and up
- Enhanced vertical tool bar for FM-7 … FM-15
- Ersatz des dialogs Spezielles Symbol einfügen [ExtendScript]
- Entries in maker.ini
- Erweiterte
werkzeugleiste (ETB) für FM 7.2 und FM 8, FM-9 … FM-11, FM-12, FM-13, FM-14 und höher
- FMfindRepl – Find/Replace with save/retrieve settings [ExtendScript]
- FrameMaker 8 - some internals
- Hints and tips (keyboard shortcuts, internal code table, common problems etc.)
- Known limits and special properties (e.g. number of masterpages)
- Modified dialogues for FM-7 and FM-8: provide more room for long names
- Navigate in document by means of hypertext in treeview [ExtendScript]
- Replacement for the dialogue Insert Special Symbols [ExtendScript]
- Snap oddities
- Tame the dangerous dialogue "Resize Table Columns" (FM-7)
- Tool bar resouces in FrameMaker ≤ 8 (Windows)
- Tool bar resources in FrameMaker 10
- Tool bar resources in FrameMaker 11
- Two FrameMaker versions (UI-language) in parallel
- Utility TextHelper [AHK script ouside of FM]]
- Wörterbücher von FM-12 bis FM-14 bearbeiten [HK script outside of FM]
Font issues
- Cross-platform font usage in FrameMaker
- Font aliases in Windows
- Shorten the list of fonts in FrameMaker (and other applications)
- Special characters from WingDings and Zapf Dingbats fonts
- UNIX: some hints to install fonts
- Where to search for missing fonts
Formatting paragraphs and characters, numbering
- Decrementing automatic numbering (tables only)
- Frame characters
- Numbering with leading zeroes
- Invisible decimal tabs
- Tabulation gap persists (error in FM 7)
- Underscore with special symbols
File handling and generated
lists (TOC, Index etc.)
- Create custom document (Column width in place of nCols and Gap) [ExtendScript]
- FMfileVersion – Get FM version from file [AHK script outside of FM]
- Introductory text in generated documents
- FMsaveOldSave FM document or book in older version [ExtendScript]
Graphics, Frames
- Clip art for diagrams (linear and logarithmic scales etc.)
- Frames "Top of Column" cut off accents
- FMgraph – Graphics and diagrams using ExtendScript library [ExtendScript]
- Guiding lines in graphics
- Importing dxf and dwg files
- In FM6 tiff import may display artefacts
Printing and PDF creation
Variables, references, footnotes, bibliography
- Bibliographic references
- FMbiblio – Bibliography with Citavi or EndNote [ExtendScript]
- FMmarkers – Handling markers [ExtendScript]
- FMnotes – Footnote enhanced, Convert to Endnotes, Create Sidenote [ExtendScript]
- FMvars – Handling variables [ExtendScript]
- FrameMaker and EndNote 5
- FrameMaker and EndNote 8 … 10
- Glossary with pictures
- Markers, variables and cross-reference formats
- References to footnotes with chapter number
- Reference to last page in book (
<$lastpagenum>not sufficient) - Running header across files
- Special numbering of footnotes
- Tweaking the TOC formatting
Tables
- Decrementing automatic numbering (tables only)
- Fix appearance of table title
- FMcalc – Calculations in FrameMaker (FM-10 onwards)
- Handling large tables (split horizontally, rotate)
- Outside ruling with rounded corners
- Tame the dangerous dialogue "Resize Table Columns"
- Tables aligned to top of page and aligned with top of sideheading
- Where have all the tables gone? (to the end of the document)
- Wide tables (split, rotated, wide paper etc.)
Equations, formulas
- Special (diacritical) marks in formulas (equations)
- Marking recurring decimals (periodic decimal fractions)
- Modified Equation Palette (larger, crisper) for FrameMaker 8 … 14, de, en, fr
- FMcalc – Calculations in FrameMaker [ExtendScript]
Special documentation
- Personal collection of FM-documents (FM-03 … FM-16). be aware that newer (> FM-13) files may be quite large due to embedded videos.
- Anatomy of FrameMaker palettes
- Compendium for FM-14/15 unstructured (work in progress, > 480p)
- Customising FrameMaker 9…11
- Customising FrameMaker 12/13
- Customising FrameMaker 14up: UI properties; Menus; Toolbars; configuration files; Tags in toolbar files; Commands; Workspace definition; Problems and pitfalls; Initialisation files maker.ini and others; Synopsis of FM hypertext commands.
- Entries in maker.ini
- FrameMaker related documents from version 6 to 16
- FrameMaker GUI modifications: Resources (icons) in dlls; Handle icons, cursors and bitmaps; Modify dialogues; Command- and menu structure, Work on Enhanced Tool Bars (ETB);
- History of FrameMaker based on various sources
- Lists of commands for FM-5.5.6 … FM-17.
- Localised strings (dialogues etc.) en, de, fr
- Markers, variables and cross-reference formats
- RegEx support in FrameMaker (starting FM-12)
- RegEx support in XML (starting FM-11)
- Synopsis of FrameMaker documentation (version 3 … 14), list of my FM books
- Synopsis of Hyptertext commands
- ESC sequencies (FM-09, FM-13, FM-14, FM-14 also such used by popular add-ons)
Scriptiing
Links
See also my link collection concerning FM tutorials
- Deutschsprachige User-Group zum Thema FrameMaker (benötigt Google-Account)
- HilfDirSelbst.ch für FrameMaker
- FrameUsers.com – The Adobe FrameMaker Online Reference Site
- Documentation of current FM version (Beginners Guide, User Guide, Tutorials)
- Current maker.ini reference (most time behind of current FM)
- FM download page (all patches - no initial program files!)
- Current FM version 30 day trial (needs Adobe ID, Google or FaceBook account)