Slash in dialog boxes become bullets in pdf

[Christiane Crety (CC)]

OK, here are some more details:

*         FrameMaker 8.0p277, unstructured

*         Types of dialog boxes: Variable definitions and Index marker text.

*         My variable format definition: SAILOR 6120/30/40/50 (just text, no character formats or anything)

*         I think my index entry was "I/O connector" or something similar

*         The font is a special company font (Type 1)

*         I don't get any missing fonts messages in FrameMaker

*         Another thing: I tried experimenting a bit. When the paragraph format had Weight = Bold, the problem was not there (that was the reason why my headings were OK). But since I can't have all my variables in bold,  I tried changing the variable definition with commas instead of slashes. Then I changed it back to slashes, and now the problem is gone! Exactly the same definition as before, but now I don't see the problem. Only trouble is: I am not very confident that the problem won't come back...
Regards,
Christiane

From: Roger Shuttleworth [mailto:rshuttleworth at avbasesystems.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 3:32 PM
To: Christiane Crety (CC)
Subject: Re: Slash in dialog boxes become bullets in pdf

Hi Christiane

You certainly are discovering some weird phenomena! It would help if you could give concrete examples, though. Can you post (to the list):
what version of FrameMaker
which dialog boxes you are referring to
the exact format for your variable
the character format definitions used in your variable, if any
what exactly you typed for your index entry
what fonts you are using, and the type (e.g. OpenType, Type 1, etc.)
whether you get any missing fonts messages in the  FM console

These details would help immensely in trying to help you.

Regards,
Roger

Roger Shuttleworth
Technical Documentation
AV-BASE Systems Inc.
1000 Air Ontario Drive, Suite 200
London, Ontario
N5V 3S4
Tel. 519 691-0919 ext. 330
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From: Christiane Crety (CC) [mailto:CC at thrane.com]
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers at lists.frameusers.com]
Sent: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:58:00 -0500
Subject: Slash in dialog boxes become bullets in pdf

Hi Framers,
Windows XP, Frame 8.0p277, unstructured.
Thanks for the replies to my e-mail about conditionalized cross-references - that one is still not solved, unfortunately :(.
Now I have a new problem: When I type a slash (/) in a dialog box, it comes out as a bullet in my pdf. I have seen it in my index and in a variable. One strange thing though: My variable is OK in headings, but in body text the slashes come out as bullets in the pdf. In my Frame files everything looks OK.
Any ideas/suggestions how I can avoid this? (I tried putting a backslash before the slash, but that didn't change anything)

Thanks,
Christiane
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