Graphics scale resetting to 100% when I open file

[Gordon Maney]

 For reasons that are not clear to me it seems the prevailing thought
here is to not copy into document, instead importing by reference.

I always use the copy into document method. I never have any problems,
and have been doing it this way for about seven years. Notice I used the
word, never. That is also with some fairly large documents. It has not
been uncommon to have documents from 50 to 75MB, and I have experimented
with documents as large as 175 MB and never had any trouble.

I am using AutoCAD and .jpg's of photos. I use the scaling function all
the time with the AutoCAD content and never have any trouble.

Perhaps you might try copying into document. I find no reason to leave
photos in some folder. Inevitably the document gets moved or the photos,
and then it does not work.







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Today's Topics:

   1. RE: How To Delete Condition Tags in a Book (Reng, Dr. Winfried)
   2. RE: FM9: Unable to create PDF when "Convert CMYK Colors to
      RGB"	is	not selected (Jacob Sch?ffer)
   3. RE: FM9: Unable to create PDF when "Convert CMYK Colors to
      RGB"	is	not selected (Jacob Sch?ffer)
   4. Re: Switching to Structured FrameMaker (Fred Wersan)
   5. RE: How To Delete Condition Tags in a Book (Rick Quatro)
   6. Re: Switching to Structured FrameMaker (Nancy Allison)
   7. RE: TCS2 - Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker
      (RJ Jacquez)
   8. RE: Switching to Structured FrameMaker (Fei Min Lorente)
   9. controlling Flash behavior using links in a PDF (Jon Harvey)
  10. RE: TCS2 - Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker
      (rinch at Inficon.com)
  11. Re: Graphics scale resetting to 100% when I open file
      (Lynn Durell)
  12. RE: TCS2 - Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker
      (RJ Jacquez)
  13. Re: Graphics scale resetting to 100% when I open file
      (Stuart Rogers)
  14. RE: Graphics scale resetting to 100% when I open file
      (Kelly McDaniel)
  15. RE: controlling Flash behavior using links in a PDF (Lea Rush)
  16. Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
      Project (Tony Marek)
  17. RE: Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
      Project (David Spreadbury)
  18. RE: controlling Flash behavior using links in a PDF
      (Jacob Sch?ffer)
  19. Re: Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
      Project (Jim Owens)
  20. RE: Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
      Project (Gutierrez, Dorianne)
  21. RE: Switching to Structured FrameMaker (Barry Kieffer)
  22. Re: Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
      Project (Tony Marek)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:38:36 +0100
From: "Reng, Dr. Winfried" <wreng at tycoint.com>
Subject: RE: How To Delete Condition Tags in a Book
To: <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Message-ID:
	
<B9C5A87C5319B5408F9810F92EB723EF93AFA1 at DECGN1EX30077.TYCOFS.COM>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hi,

I'd say FindChangeSpecial is best for this job. Very convenient.
Very good, when your template has been updated and format names
or format usage have changed.
FindChangeSpecial allows you to delete or exchange these formats:
Paragraph formats
Character formats
Cross reference definitions
Table formats
Conditions
User variables

Infos here:
http://www.frameexpert.com/plugins/findchangespecial/index.htm

Best regards

Winfried

> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of 
> Combs, Richard
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 6:05 PM
> To: Ed Lightle; framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: RE: How To Delete Condition Tags in a Book
> 
> Ed Lightle wrote: 
>  
> > I would like to delete unused condition tags from a large FrameMaker
> > book (FM V7.0) and the Ixgen tool doesn't seem to have a 
> selection for
> > tags, just markers.  Is there any way to do this besides 
> opening each
> > file and deleting the tags?
> 
> Check out FindChangeSpecial (frameexpert.com) and CleanImport
> (electropubs.com). I highly recommend both as essential FM 
> plugins, and
> either may serve your immediate need. 
> 
> <disclaimer type="just a satisfied customer" />
> 
> 
> Richard G. Combs
> Senior Technical Writer
> Polycom, Inc.
> richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
> 303-223-5111
> ------
> rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
> 303-777-0436
> ------


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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:46:39 +0100
From: Jacob Sch?ffer <js at grafikhuset.dk>
Subject: RE: FM9: Unable to create PDF when "Convert CMYK Colors to
	RGB"	is	not selected
To: <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Message-ID: <002001ca797d$ac00ffe0$0402ffa0$@dk>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="utf-8"

Scott wrote:
< However, why didn't Microsoft make it easy on everyone in the first 
place, since on inception of their OS printing was the major output? >

   It's not my business to defend or accuse Microsoft or Adobe in any
way. My business is to speak out loud that CMYK and SPOT color support
in FrameMaker, even in 9.X, is undeniably poor -- in particular with
composite output.

Scott wrote:
< Why in the past 20 years didn't they correct their arrogant assumption
that 
RGB was the only color output scheme that was needed? >

   MS have provided means that make it fairly easy to accommodate
special output needs, and have actually been doing so since 32-bit
Windows was born. To begin with the documentation about it was extremely
poor, but since Windows 2000 the printer escapes PASSTHROUGH and
POSTSCRIPT_PASSTHROUGH have been quite well-documented (a good place to
start reading about this would be
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd162843(VS.85).aspx).

   Since using these escapes is not at all comparable to rocket science
one can only wonder why these are not adopted into the FrameMaker output
kernel.

   Remember that FrameMaker actually CAN read CMYK bitmaps *and* output
them correctly when creating separations. Hence, FrameMaker already
contain code that goes beyond Windows GDI capabilities and proactively
makes decisions about which color plate to send.

   Why not implement support for composite output as well?

Scott wrote:
< A hack is a hack. Not an acceptable way to do business. >

   How do you think the "Generate Acrobat Data" functionality works when
you print to PDF? A qualified guess is that FrameMaker injects PDFMark
PostScript code into the output stream.

   Implementing full support for CMYK bitmaps wouldn't require much --
as I see it. For example, FrameMaker could write a temporary file in EPS
format for each CMYK bitmap (e.g. ASCII85 encoded for TIFF images and
DTC encoded for JPG images), and then use the already existing EPS
injection method to inject this temporary file as a substitute for the
CMYK->RGB ruined version.

   CMYK bitmaps wrapped into EPS format are already fully supported by
FrameMaker, hacks or not :-)

   Again, why not implement support for it when it could be done quite
easily?

   One argument could be that implementing support for CMYK and SPOT
colors applied to text and vector elements would require a substantial
effort. And that's may be why things are as they are. The argument may
also appear reasonable as a whole.

   But I don't agree with this argument when it comes to CMYK bitmaps.
As of today FrameMaker directly *spoil* CMYK bitmaps upon composite
output in a very destructive way, and that doesn't count to the same
extend for text and vector elements, which actually can be fixed
downstream. The CMYK bitmaps can *not* be fixed downstream, and that
makes the *huge* difference.

   Hence, I still find it highly unacceptable that FrameMaker didn't
implement support for composite outputting CMYK bitmaps many, many years
ago -- Windows GDI or not. The technology to implement it is already
largely available in the FrameMaker source code !!!

Best regards / Med venlig hilsen
Jacob Sch?ffer  |  Chief Developer
----------------------------------
Grafikhuset (House of Graphics)
Paradis All? 22, Raml?se
DK-3200 Helsinge, Denmark
Phone: +45 4439 4400
Email: js at grafikhuset.dk
Web: www.grafikhuset.net



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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:17:48 +0100
From: Jacob Sch?ffer <js at grafikhuset.dk>
Subject: RE: FM9: Unable to create PDF when "Convert CMYK Colors to
	RGB"	is	not selected
To: <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Message-ID: <002301ca7982$05e084f0$11a18ed0$@dk>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="utf-8"

Hmmm ...

For some reason the link I provided was broken. Try this instead:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd162843(VS.85).aspx

which essentially is the same. If that doesn't work for you please try
Google and paste the following line in the input box:

"Printer Escape Functions" MSDN

The topmost result should bring you to the correct article at MSDN. 

/Jacob



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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:35:57 -0500
From: Fred Wersan <fwersan at mak.com>
Subject: Re: Switching to Structured FrameMaker
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Message-ID: <4B20EB2D.4010709 at mak.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

--What was your documentation situation? (How many product lines, how 
many publications, how much single-sourcing, how much translation?)

 > I am a single writer documenting 8 products  =~ 16 books and 10 or so

online help systems, with a fair degree of text reuse, plus occasional 
contract manuals added in.

--Why did you decide that it was time to switch to structured 
documentation? What kind of limit had you reached?

 > I did it so that I could single-source my online help. I was using a 
dead-end HAT tool. I now use a home-grown system that wouldn't be 
possible without the XML output from Framemaker.

--What kinds of output do you create from structured FrameMaker? books 
and online help

--Has structured FrameMaker made your work easier or more efficient? Has

it improved the responsiveness or quality of your documentation?

 > I couldn't do what I do without it, both in terms of my online help 
process and text reuse. I think that even aside from the XML/reuse 
issue, structured frame fosters improved document quality. To do it 
right, you have to get your formatting and style under control - no 
rogue para and char formats etc. I also rely heavily on plugins from 
West Street Consulting and scripts that I've written with framescript to

automate and manage my doc process. Structured frame gives a level of 
control that facilitates this automation process.

As a practical matter, I developed my first EDD over a two month period 
and began converting books over the next couple of months, but I've been

tweaking it ever since.



Fred
-- 
Fred Wersan
Senior Technical Writer
VT MAK
68 Moulton St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-876-8085 x 124

VR-Vantage, MAK's 3D Visual Solution, is here!
Find out how it can fit your simulation at VR-Vantage.com


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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:59:42 -0500
From: "Rick Quatro" <rick at rickquatro.com>
Subject: RE: How To Delete Condition Tags in a Book
To: "'Ed Lightle'" <elightle at commandalkon.com>,
	<framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Message-ID: <004f01ca7998$a5db6810$f1923830$@com>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"

Hi Ed,

I have a FrameScript script that deletes unused condition tags from a
book;
it also deletes other types of unused formats as well. The script is
$80,
and requires FrameScript. Please let me know if you have any questions
or
comments. Thank you very much.

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
585-659-8267
rick at frameexpert.com
www.frameexpert.com

http://www.frameexpert.com/peace/

I would like to delete unused condition tags from a large FrameMaker
book (FM V7.0) and the Ixgen tool doesn't seem to have a selection for
tags, just markers.  Is there any way to do this besides opening each
file and deleting the tags?

Thanks,
Ed Lightle
Sr. Technical Writer
Command Alkon
614-799-0600 ext. 5225




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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:43:52 -0600 (CST)
From: Nancy Allison <maker at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Switching to Structured FrameMaker
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Message-ID:
	
<774254953.9889.1260456232311.JavaMail.root at vms229.mailsrvcs.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

I've gotten some wonderful responses both on the list and privately. I'd
begun to think that, since a lot of my clients rely on freelancers who
come and go, structured FrameMaker might be the way to ensure
consistency across documents. 

Then it occurred to me, how hard is it to get writers on board with
structured documentation?

If you hire a new person and they don't know structured FrameMaker, how
much coaching do you have to do to get them started?

And . . . does it really make the usual craziness about autonumbering
and variables in headers, footers, TOCs, LOTs, LOFs, and Indexes . .  GO
AWAY? (I mean, in this situation: new contractor comes on board, gets
new template, at some point copies text from an older doc with
conflicting paragraph tags; variables and cross-references break;
frustration and hair-tearing ensue.)

The elimination of that struggle would be worth a lot.

Thanks one and all.


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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:51:41 -0800
From: RJ Jacquez <rjacquez at adobe.com>
Subject: RE: TCS2 - Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker
To: "rinch at Inficon.com" <rinch at Inficon.com>,
	"framers at lists.frameusers.com"	<framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Message-ID:
	
<CE2F61DA5FA23945A4EA99A212B157951DB177F66F at nambx03.corp.adobe.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

Hi Richard et al,

In general the connection between FrameMaker and RoboHelp in TCS2
happens automatically, however we have seen rare cases where the message
below does appear.  In theses cases, I would recommend the following
manual steps to correct this issue:

1. Navigate to this folder: C:\Documents and
Settings\rjacquez\Application Data \Adobe\FrameMaker\9. I have included
my local path, so you need to substitute with your own username.
2. Locate the Maker.ini file and ideally make a backup of it, just in
case.
3. In the [APIClients] section of the maker.ini file, add the following
line, again making sure you are including the correct path:

RH4FMver9=Standard,RH4FMver9,C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Technical
Communication Suite 2\Adobe RoboHelp
8\RoboHTML\RHFrameMakerServer9.dll,all

4. You should now be able to launch RoboHelp and when you "link"
FrameMaker files, the FrameMaker application should launch correctly.

Please let me know and I will also post this on my blog below the
message you left. Sorry about the troubles and I do thank you for using
our TCS2 apps!

Sincerely,

RJ J?cquez
Senior Product Evangelist
Adobe Technical Communication Suite 
Adobe eLearning Suite
http://blogs.adobe.com/rjacquez 
Twitter: @rjacquez


-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of
rinch at Inficon.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 5:15 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: TCS2 - Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker

I've upgraded to TCS2, and I'm just starting to explore RoboHelp
8.0.2.208

When I try to import a FM9.0.3 (9.0p250) file into RoboHelp, I get the 
message, "Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker. Please close

FrameMaker and try again."

Well, FrameMaker is not running.

I've searched the Adobe site, and tried some Google searches, but can't 
seem to find a resolution to this problem.

I'm on Win XP Pro v2002, SP3 on a Dell 450 workstation 2.40 GHz, 3GB
RAM, 
Dual 22" monitors.

Do you know how to resolve my problem, or can you point me to a TCS2 or 
Robohelp discussion list?

Thanks for your help,
Richard
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:41:14 -0700
From: "Fei Min Lorente" <FeiMin.Lorente at onsemi.com>
Subject: RE: Switching to Structured FrameMaker
To: "Nancy Allison" <maker at verizon.net>,
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Hi Nancy:

Structured FrameMaker goes a long way towards consistency, but it can't
enforce everything. I'll start with the good news:

The reason my SMEs prefer working in structured FM is because they don't
have to apply formatting so much as they have to call a thing what it
is. I mean that they can call something a list item, and not worry about
whether it's the first list item (so it needs space before it and has a
different para style), or the last list item (so it needs space after
it), or one in the middle. Yes, they still have to choose between an
ordered list (uses numbers), or an unordered list (uses bullets), but if
they took one list item from one kind of list and put it in the other,
the formatting would automatically change for them.

The structure also (helps to) enforce certain rules. For example, if you
always want a caption under your diagrams, you can specify that in your
structure. Then the caption element automatically shows up at the top of
the list with a big bold checkmark to remind them to put it there, and
there's a red box in the structure view showing that something is
missing. They can ignore all this and still save the file, but at least
it's easy to find the missing thing.

Oh, that's another good thing. Instead of seeing a long list of
character and paragraph styles, you'll only see the ones that are valid
in the place where your cursor is in the structure. It cuts down on
scrolling and having too many choices.

Finally, just the process of implementing structure will force you to
standardize existing documents and how you write. It's a great (if
somewhat time-consuming) exercise.

I gave my SMEs a one-hour tutorial on using structured FM, about 2 pages
of notes, a long document explaining all the elements and what they mean
(reference material; I doubt most of them read it), and away they went.
Most of them had never used FM before at all (which might have been a
good thing :-). Then I made myself available for any problems because
the last thing you want is a frustrated user. It's been very successful
except with a few of them who don't use structured FM often enough to
remember the tutorial, and don't have time to learn it all over again.
Some people just won't give up Word. :-(

NOTE: The SMEs are just using the template and writing content (with
graphics and tables). They are not defining elements nor styles nor
anything like that. Boy, do I wish we had a FrameMaker-Lite that would
just let authors do their thing for less money! But I digress.

Now the bad news:

- Structured FrameMaker cannot enforce the use of variables. Users can
still choose to type text instead of using a variable, or they can
choose the wrong one.

- Cross-references that are copied from one document to another still
have to be redirected.

- You will have to give people a choice of elements to use at any given
spot, and they can still choose inappropriately. Hopefully, it will be
obvious to them and they won't do it on purpose. :-) 

In your example of an "older document" and a new template, the outcome
depends on whether the older document is structured, too. If it is, then
the copy and paste is fairly seamless except that cross-references will
still have to be updated or they might point to the old documents.
Variables will copy over as usual: if they have a new name, they are
copied to the new document. If they have a duplicate name, they take on
the value of the target document. You should design the structure so
that it is valid in older and newer documents.

However, if the older document is unstructured and new template is
structured, you have to use a conversion table or tag (apply elements
to) the piece that's been copied and pasted. When you apply the
structure, the formatting happens automagically.

You might consider using a standard XML schema such as DITA if you're
worried about a steady stream of new people. Then the contractors might
be familiar with the elements and structure, and that will certainly cut
down the learning curve. On the other hand, if they're not familiar with
DITA, it might increase it.

I really love structured over unstructured; does it show? ;-)

Fei Min Lorente

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Nancy Allison
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 9:44 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Switching to Structured FrameMaker

I've gotten some wonderful responses both on the list and privately. I'd
begun to think that, since a lot of my clients rely on freelancers who
come and go, structured FrameMaker might be the way to ensure
consistency across documents. 

Then it occurred to me, how hard is it to get writers on board with
structured documentation?

If you hire a new person and they don't know structured FrameMaker, how
much coaching do you have to do to get them started?

And . . . does it really make the usual craziness about autonumbering
and variables in headers, footers, TOCs, LOTs, LOFs, and Indexes . .  GO
AWAY? (I mean, in this situation: new contractor comes on board, gets
new template, at some point copies text from an older doc with
conflicting paragraph tags; variables and cross-references break;
frustration and hair-tearing ensue.)

The elimination of that struggle would be worth a lot.

Thanks one and all.
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:50:50 -0500
From: "Jon Harvey" <JHarvey at cambridgesoft.com>
Subject: controlling Flash behavior using links in a PDF
To: "FrameUsers List" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
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Everyone,

 

I have an idea for a tutorial but I'm not sure that it is technical
possible. My goal is to create a tutorial in which explicit instructions
are on the LHS of a page and a flash file is on the RHS that plays
through the instructions. The user would click step 1 (or perhaps a
'Begin' link) to begin the tutorial and the tutorial would play all the
way through to the end if the user doesn't interrupt it. If the user
decides to interrupt it, for example, to replay step 4, the user would
click Step 4 in the LHS, the flash file would navigate to some bookmark,
begin playing step 4, and continue playing to the end unless the user
again chooses to interrupt it. Icing on the cake would be that each step
in the LHS would be highlighted or marked in some way when it is being
shown in the Flash file.

 

I know some of this is typical Flash behavior-click a link to launch a
flash file. However, my question is, can hyperlinks be set up so that
they start a flash file at a location besides the beginning? Can a flash
file even be bookmarked? Right now, I'm using FrameMaker 9.0 (windows XP
Pro) and plan to embed a flash file into an FM document to see whether
this can be done.. Is FM even the right tool to be using for this?

 

 

Jon Harvey

Manager, Desktop & Enterprise Documentation

CambridgeSoft Corporation

100 CambridgePark Drive

Cambridge, MA 02140

(617) 588-9354

 



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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:00:38 -0500
From: rinch at Inficon.com
Subject: RE: TCS2 - Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker
To: RJ Jacquez <rjacquez at adobe.com>
Cc: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Message-ID:
	
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Hello RJ J?cquez,

Thank you for your reply.

I tried the fix you suggested (see your email below). 

The line that you said to add to my Maker.ini file was already there, 
exactly as you have it.

Nonetheless, after creating a backup copy of Maker.in, I deleted the 
existing line, added your line, saved and tried linking to a FM .book 
again. I got the same error message. 

I checked the path for:

RH4FMver9=Standard,RH4FMver9,C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Technical 
Communication Suite 2\Adobe RoboHelp 
8\RoboHTML\RHFrameMakerServer9.dll,all

It points correctly at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Technical 
Communication Suite 2\Adobe RoboHelp 8\RoboHTML\RHFrameMakerServer9.dll

I rebooted my computer, and tried again. I got the same error message.

Do you have any other suggestion?

Richard

Richard Inch
Technical Documentation Manager
Intelligent Sensor Solutions
INFICON
Two Technology Place
East Syracuse, NY 13057-9714
phone: +315.434.2507
fax: +315.437.3803
e-mail: richard.inch at inficon.com
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RE: TCS2 - Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker






Hi Richard et al,

In general the connection between FrameMaker and RoboHelp in TCS2
happens 
automatically, however we have seen rare cases where the message below 
does appear.  In theses cases, I would recommend the following manual 
steps to correct this issue:

1. Navigate to this folder: C:\Documents and
Settings\rjacquez\Application 
Data \Adobe\FrameMaker\9. I have included my local path, so you need to 
substitute with your own username.
2. Locate the Maker.ini file and ideally make a backup of it, just in 
case.
3. In the [APIClients] section of the maker.ini file, add the following 
line, again making sure you are including the correct path:

RH4FMver9=Standard,RH4FMver9,C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Technical 
Communication Suite 2\Adobe RoboHelp 
8\RoboHTML\RHFrameMakerServer9.dll,all

4. You should now be able to launch RoboHelp and when you "link" 
FrameMaker files, the FrameMaker application should launch correctly.

Please let me know and I will also post this on my blog below the
message 
you left. Sorry about the troubles and I do thank you for using our TCS2

apps!

Sincerely,

RJ J?cquez
Senior Product Evangelist
Adobe Technical Communication Suite 
Adobe eLearning Suite
http://blogs.adobe.com/rjacquez 
Twitter: @rjacquez


-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of 
rinch at Inficon.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 5:15 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: TCS2 - Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker

I've upgraded to TCS2, and I'm just starting to explore RoboHelp
8.0.2.208

When I try to import a FM9.0.3 (9.0p250) file into RoboHelp, I get the 
message, "Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker. Please close

FrameMaker and try again."

Well, FrameMaker is not running.

I've searched the Adobe site, and tried some Google searches, but can't 
seem to find a resolution to this problem.

I'm on Win XP Pro v2002, SP3 on a Dell 450 workstation 2.40 GHz, 3GB
RAM, 
Dual 22" monitors.

Do you know how to resolve my problem, or can you point me to a TCS2 or 
Robohelp discussion list?

Thanks for your help,
Richard
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:06:05 +0000
From: Lynn Durell <Lynn.Durell at dds.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Graphics scale resetting to 100% when I open file
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
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Hi,

I sent this query yesterday (see below) but I haven't had any responses.

Can someone just confirm to me if it didn't get through, or it's just
that 
no one has experienced this?!

Thanks,
Lynn




Lynn Durell <Lynn.Durell at dds.co.uk> 
Sent by: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
09/12/2009 12:49

To
framers at lists.frameusers.com
cc

Subject
Graphics scale resetting to 100% when I open file






Hi,

I'm experiencing a strange issue when I open my frame file.

My frame file contains about 20 graphics, all of them are pngs imported
by 

reference. When I've imported each graphic, I've set the DPI, e.g. 150. 
This all works fine.


When I open the file, one or two of the graphics in the file are
randomly 
resetting to a scale of 100% and when I go to Graphics > Object 
Properties, I can't re-set the DPI as it's now greyed out.

It doesn't happen every time I open the file and I can't see a pattern! 
I'm creating a PDF from the file, but I'm not sure if that's related or 
not.

Is this a known FM bug?


We're running FM 7.1on Win XP.

Thanks in advance for your help,
Lynn
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:17:25 -0800
From: RJ Jacquez <rjacquez at adobe.com>
Subject: RE: TCS2 - Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker
To: "rinch at Inficon.com" <rinch at Inficon.com>
Cc: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Message-ID:
	
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Hi Richard, let me check with our lead Engineer on this, but for now,
let's take this offline and if you could please email me your maker.ini
for me to share with the team.

Sincerely,

RJ J?cquez
Senior Product Evangelist
Adobe Technical Communication Suite 
Adobe eLearning Suite
http://blogs.adobe.com/rjacquez
Twitter: @rjacquez


-----Original Message-----
From: rinch at Inficon.com [mailto:rinch at Inficon.com] 
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 8:01 AM
To: RJ Jacquez
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: TCS2 - Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker

Hello RJ J?cquez,

Thank you for your reply.

I tried the fix you suggested (see your email below). 

The line that you said to add to my Maker.ini file was already there, 
exactly as you have it.

Nonetheless, after creating a backup copy of Maker.in, I deleted the 
existing line, added your line, saved and tried linking to a FM .book 
again. I got the same error message. 

I checked the path for:

RH4FMver9=Standard,RH4FMver9,C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Technical 
Communication Suite 2\Adobe RoboHelp 
8\RoboHTML\RHFrameMakerServer9.dll,all

It points correctly at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Technical 
Communication Suite 2\Adobe RoboHelp 8\RoboHTML\RHFrameMakerServer9.dll

I rebooted my computer, and tried again. I got the same error message.

Do you have any other suggestion?

Richard

Richard Inch
Technical Documentation Manager
Intelligent Sensor Solutions
INFICON
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<framers at lists.frameusers.com>
cc

Subject
RE: TCS2 - Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker






Hi Richard et al,

In general the connection between FrameMaker and RoboHelp in TCS2
happens 
automatically, however we have seen rare cases where the message below 
does appear.  In theses cases, I would recommend the following manual 
steps to correct this issue:

1. Navigate to this folder: C:\Documents and
Settings\rjacquez\Application 
Data \Adobe\FrameMaker\9. I have included my local path, so you need to 
substitute with your own username.
2. Locate the Maker.ini file and ideally make a backup of it, just in 
case.
3. In the [APIClients] section of the maker.ini file, add the following 
line, again making sure you are including the correct path:

RH4FMver9=Standard,RH4FMver9,C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Technical 
Communication Suite 2\Adobe RoboHelp 
8\RoboHTML\RHFrameMakerServer9.dll,all

4. You should now be able to launch RoboHelp and when you "link" 
FrameMaker files, the FrameMaker application should launch correctly.

Please let me know and I will also post this on my blog below the
message 
you left. Sorry about the troubles and I do thank you for using our TCS2

apps!

Sincerely,

RJ J?cquez
Senior Product Evangelist
Adobe Technical Communication Suite 
Adobe eLearning Suite
http://blogs.adobe.com/rjacquez 
Twitter: @rjacquez


-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of 
rinch at Inficon.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 5:15 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: TCS2 - Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker

I've upgraded to TCS2, and I'm just starting to explore RoboHelp
8.0.2.208

When I try to import a FM9.0.3 (9.0p250) file into RoboHelp, I get the 
message, "Unable to install RoboHelp plugin for FrameMaker. Please close

FrameMaker and try again."

Well, FrameMaker is not running.

I've searched the Adobe site, and tried some Google searches, but can't 
seem to find a resolution to this problem.

I'm on Win XP Pro v2002, SP3 on a Dell 450 workstation 2.40 GHz, 3GB
RAM, 
Dual 22" monitors.

Do you know how to resolve my problem, or can you point me to a TCS2 or 
Robohelp discussion list?

Thanks for your help,
Richard
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:20:44 -0500
From: Stuart Rogers <srogers at phoenix-geophysics.com>
Subject: Re: Graphics scale resetting to 100% when I open file
To: Lynn Durell <Lynn.Durell at dds.co.uk>
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Message-ID: <4B211FDC.2090607 at phoenix-geophysics.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Lynn Durell wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I sent this query yesterday (see below) but I haven't had any
responses. 
> Can someone just confirm to me if it didn't get through, or it's just
that 
> no one has experienced this?!
> 
> Thanks,
> Lynn
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Lynn Durell <Lynn.Durell at dds.co.uk> 
> Sent by: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
> 09/12/2009 12:49
> 
> To
> framers at lists.frameusers.com
> cc
> 
> Subject
> Graphics scale resetting to 100% when I open file
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm experiencing a strange issue when I open my frame file.
> 
> My frame file contains about 20 graphics, all of them are pngs
imported by 
> 
> reference. When I've imported each graphic, I've set the DPI, e.g.
150. 
> This all works fine.
> 
> 
> When I open the file, one or two of the graphics in the file are
randomly 
> resetting to a scale of 100% and when I go to Graphics > Object 
> Properties, I can't re-set the DPI as it's now greyed out.
> 
> It doesn't happen every time I open the file and I can't see a
pattern! 
> I'm creating a PDF from the file, but I'm not sure if that's related
or 
> not.
> 
> Is this a known FM bug?
> 
> 
> We're running FM 7.1on Win XP.
> 

Hi Lynn,

Yes, I saw your message on the list yesterday.  I have not seen this 
behaviour (using FM 7.0).  I *have* seen the dpi setting on a graphic 
change to "unknown", which happens if you resize a graphic by dragging 
the object handles.  But I haven't seen the dpi button become disabled 
because of it.

best,

-- 
Stuart Rogers
Technical Communicator
Phoenix Geophysics Limited
Toronto, ON, Canada
+1 (416) 491-7340 x 325

srogers phoenix-geophysics com

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Message: 14
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:45:04 -0600
From: "Kelly McDaniel" <kmcdaniel at pavtech.com>
Subject: RE: Graphics scale resetting to 100% when I open file
To: "Stuart Rogers" <srogers at phoenix-geophysics.com>,	"Lynn Durell"
	<Lynn.Durell at dds.co.uk>
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Message-ID:
	
<A60F02215814C943AF426D7E0AF3BCB902E63F53 at pav12exc.corp.pavtech.com>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"

This (odd graphics resetting to 100%) is happening in my files, too.
WinXP Pro/3, TCS2...Kelly.

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 10:21 AM
To: Lynn Durell
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Graphics scale resetting to 100% when I open file

Lynn Durell wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I sent this query yesterday (see below) but I haven't had any
responses. 
> Can someone just confirm to me if it didn't get through, or it's just
that 
> no one has experienced this?!
> 
> Thanks,
> Lynn
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Lynn Durell <Lynn.Durell at dds.co.uk> 
> Sent by: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
> 09/12/2009 12:49
> 
> To
> framers at lists.frameusers.com
> cc
> 
> Subject
> Graphics scale resetting to 100% when I open file
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm experiencing a strange issue when I open my frame file.
> 
> My frame file contains about 20 graphics, all of them are pngs
imported by 
> 
> reference. When I've imported each graphic, I've set the DPI, e.g.
150. 
> This all works fine.
> 
> 
> When I open the file, one or two of the graphics in the file are
randomly 
> resetting to a scale of 100% and when I go to Graphics > Object 
> Properties, I can't re-set the DPI as it's now greyed out.
> 
> It doesn't happen every time I open the file and I can't see a
pattern! 
> I'm creating a PDF from the file, but I'm not sure if that's related
or 
> not.
> 
> Is this a known FM bug?
> 
> 
> We're running FM 7.1on Win XP.
> 

Hi Lynn,

Yes, I saw your message on the list yesterday.  I have not seen this 
behaviour (using FM 7.0).  I *have* seen the dpi setting on a graphic 
change to "unknown", which happens if you resize a graphic by dragging 
the object handles.  But I haven't seen the dpi button become disabled 
because of it.

best,

-- 
Stuart Rogers
Technical Communicator
Phoenix Geophysics Limited
Toronto, ON, Canada
+1 (416) 491-7340 x 325

srogers phoenix-geophysics com

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Message: 15
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:35:13 -0800
From: "Lea Rush" <lea at astoria-pacific.com>
Subject: RE: controlling Flash behavior using links in a PDF
To: "'FrameUsers List'" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Message-ID: <003501ca79bf$21318b90$6394a2b0$@com>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"

I did a quick Google, and it looks like it can be done, although not in
Frame. It's highly code-intensive, and if I understand correctly, it
requires a fair bit of knowledge of Java. Good luck!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-
> bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Jon Harvey
> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:51 AM
> To: FrameUsers List
> Subject: controlling Flash behavior using links in a PDF
> 
> Everyone,
> 
> 
> 
> I have an idea for a tutorial but I'm not sure that it is technical
> possible. My goal is to create a tutorial in which explicit
instructions
> are on the LHS of a page and a flash file is on the RHS that plays
> through the instructions. The user would click step 1 (or perhaps a
> 'Begin' link) to begin the tutorial and the tutorial would play all
the
> way through to the end if the user doesn't interrupt it. If the user
> decides to interrupt it, for example, to replay step 4, the user would
> click Step 4 in the LHS, the flash file would navigate to some
bookmark,
> begin playing step 4, and continue playing to the end unless the user
> again chooses to interrupt it. Icing on the cake would be that each
step
> in the LHS would be highlighted or marked in some way when it is being
> shown in the Flash file.
> 
> 
> 
> I know some of this is typical Flash behavior-click a link to launch a
> flash file. However, my question is, can hyperlinks be set up so that
> they start a flash file at a location besides the beginning? Can a
flash
> file even be bookmarked? Right now, I'm using FrameMaker 9.0 (windows
XP
> Pro) and plan to embed a flash file into an FM document to see whether
> this can be done.. Is FM even the right tool to be using for this?
> 

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Message: 16
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:40:31 -0800
From: Tony Marek <tony.marek at pdf.com>
Subject: Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
	Project
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Message-ID: <4B21409F.4010500 at pdf.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Hello -- We're very interested in any input on our tentative plans to 
switch from WWPro to RoboHelp for our ongoing context-sensitive HTML 
Help projects. In particular, we'd like to know any of your experiences 
using RoboHelp 8 on multiple book sets that include large, complex books

(2,000+ pages, thousands of images, hundreds of cross-references and 
hypertext links, etc.).

Our software product's UI Help buttons call topic alias markers which 
are included in the HTML output, based on markers that we've embedded 
throughout the content of our Frame books.

We're currently using WWP and encountering new problems with each patch 
they release. The product is proving too unstable for us to move forward

with.

Any thoughts on taking on a conversion from WWPro to RoboHelp? Our 
output has to be HTML, and it needs to be able to use some sort of topic

alias marker system so the product's Help calls from various GUI's will 
be context-sensitive and open the correct topic in the HTML Help system.

We assume that this would entail us upgrading to the latest Adobe 
Communications Suite. We're currently on Frame 8.

Thanks for any and all advice. 

-- 

*Tony marek
*/Technical Publications Manager

/
/email  /tony.marek at pdf.com_
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Message: 17
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:44:04 -0600
From: "David Spreadbury" <dspreadb at yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
	Project
To: "'Tony Marek'" <tony.marek at pdf.com>,
	<framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Message-ID: <004f01ca79d1$216e6850$644b38f0$@com>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"

Well, I will jump in and ask why not try Mif2Go. Book size doesn't
matter.
Should handle all your context sensitive requirements without a problem.
Assistance, if needed, is an email away with usual response in 24 hours.
Price is nice, $300/seat, compared to TCS or WWP.

You can download a fully functional demo version from www.omsys.com.

David Spreadbury
Sr. Technical Writer

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Tony Marek
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:41 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
Project

Hello -- We're very interested in any input on our tentative plans to 
switch from WWPro to RoboHelp for our ongoing context-sensitive HTML 
Help projects. In particular, we'd like to know any of your experiences 
using RoboHelp 8 on multiple book sets that include large, complex books

(2,000+ pages, thousands of images, hundreds of cross-references and 
hypertext links, etc.).

Our software product's UI Help buttons call topic alias markers which 
are included in the HTML output, based on markers that we've embedded 
throughout the content of our Frame books.

We're currently using WWP and encountering new problems with each patch 
they release. The product is proving too unstable for us to move forward

with.

Any thoughts on taking on a conversion from WWPro to RoboHelp? Our 
output has to be HTML, and it needs to be able to use some sort of topic

alias marker system so the product's Help calls from various GUI's will 
be context-sensitive and open the correct topic in the HTML Help system.

We assume that this would entail us upgrading to the latest Adobe 
Communications Suite. We're currently on Frame 8.

Thanks for any and all advice. 

-- 

*Tony marek
*/Technical Publications Manager

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Message: 18
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:56:02 +0100
From: Jacob Sch?ffer <js at grafikhuset.dk>
Subject: RE: controlling Flash behavior using links in a PDF
To: "'FrameUsers List'" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Cc: 'Lea Rush' <lea at astoria-pacific.com>
Message-ID: <008f01ca79d2$cd2111b0$67633510$@dk>
Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="iso-8859-1"

Adobe InDesign can place SWF documents, i.e. compiled Flash movies, and
fully respect what happens inside the clipping region that contain the
SWF
file. A very good helper is the free "PlaySWF" plug-in (search Google to
find it), which makes it easy to *place* SWF documents into .INDD
documents
(I've only tested this with InDesign CS4), end then export to PDF with
interactive content *enabled*.

In this case the SWF part runs entirely inside Acrobat and fully support
the
settings you define in PlaySWF and in Movie Properties in InDesign. I'm
unaware if Flash ActionScript (1, 2 or 3) can raise events you can
monitor
from other sources (which is what you need to trigger timely LHS
high-lighting while the movie runs on the RHS part of the spread).

It would therefore be ideal if your Frameaker or InDesign document
(after
compilation to PDF format) could listen to events fired by the Flash
content, but I can't find any documentation on this issue and assume
that
event-handling and other callback functionality is an absolute no-go at
document level. Perhaps direct Java coding in-PDF can do something I'm
unaware of. I'm not a Java shark :-)

I'm afraid you need to create both the LHS and RHS parts directly in
Flash,
unfortunately.

Best regards / Med venlig hilsen
Jacob Sch?ffer? |? Chief Developer
----------------------------------
Grafikhuset (House of Graphics)
Paradis All? 22, Raml?se
DK-3200 Helsinge, Denmark
Phone: +45 4439 4400
Email: js at grafikhuset.dk
Web: www.grafikhuset.net



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Message: 19
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:01:37 -0500
From: Jim Owens <jowens at magma.ca>
Subject: Re: Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
	Project
To: 'Tony Marek' <tony.marek at pdf.com>
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Message-ID: <4B2153A1.9070008 at magma.ca>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

I'll second that. It's well worth looking at.

(another satisified Mif2Go customer)

David Spreadbury wrote:
> Well, I will jump in and ask why not try Mif2Go. Book size doesn't
matter.
> Should handle all your context sensitive requirements without a
problem.
> Assistance, if needed, is an email away with usual response in 24
hours.
> Price is nice, $300/seat, compared to TCS or WWP.
>
>   



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Message: 20
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:47:37 -0500
From: "Gutierrez, Dorianne" <Dorianne.Gutierrez at PolarisLibrary.com>
Subject: RE: Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
	Project
To: Jim Owens <jowens at magma.ca>, 'Tony Marek' <tony.marek at pdf.com>
Cc: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
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Yep, I'll third that. We've had a good experience with Mif2Go -
FrameMaker 8, about the same amount of content and conditions.

Dorianne Gutierrez
Polaris Library Systems

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Owens [mailto:jowens at magma.ca] 
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 3:02 PM
To: 'Tony Marek'
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
Project

I'll second that. It's well worth looking at.

(another satisified Mif2Go customer)

David Spreadbury wrote:
> Well, I will jump in and ask why not try Mif2Go. Book size doesn't
matter.
> Should handle all your context sensitive requirements without a
problem.
> Assistance, if needed, is an email away with usual response in 24
hours.
> Price is nice, $300/seat, compared to TCS or WWP.
>
>   

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Message: 21
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:31:15 -0700
From: Barry Kieffer <Barry.Kieffer at jeppesen.com>
Subject: RE: Switching to Structured FrameMaker
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Even if the person knows structured FrameMaker, they do not know _your_
structured FrameMaker.

When you go structured, you will need to document it all, just in case
you are hit by the proverbial bus, and someone has to carry on after
you. This is the documentation you make available to the new person.
Most of the tech writers I have ever worked with were very good at
figuring things out for themselves.

Coaching of any new person is to be expected. How much coaching an
individual needs should be looked into during the interview process.



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[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Nancy Allison
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:44 AM
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If you hire a new person and they don't know structured FrameMaker, how
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Message: 22
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:22:06 -0800
From: Tony Marek <tony.marek at pdf.com>
Subject: Re: Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
	Project
To: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
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Thanks for the tips, all of you. That's 3 Mif2Go recommendations in a 
few hours. We'll have to check it out.  Also getting interesting info on

RoboHelp. The more suggestions the better.

Regards,
Tony

Gutierrez, Dorianne wrote:
> Yep, I'll third that. We've had a good experience with Mif2Go -
FrameMaker 8, about the same amount of content and conditions.
>
> Dorianne Gutierrez
> Polaris Library Systems
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Owens [mailto:jowens at magma.ca] 
> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 3:02 PM
> To: 'Tony Marek'
> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: Switching to RoboHelp for large-scale Frame-to-HTML Help
Project
>
> I'll second that. It's well worth looking at.
>
> (another satisified Mif2Go customer)
>
> David Spreadbury wrote:
>   
>> Well, I will jump in and ask why not try Mif2Go. Book size doesn't
matter.
>> Should handle all your context sensitive requirements without a
problem.
>> Assistance, if needed, is an email away with usual response in 24
hours.
>> Price is nice, $300/seat, compared to TCS or WWP.
>>
>>   
>>     
>
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