Modifying Image Paths

[Rick Quatro]

For a scripted solution, see

 

http://frameautomation.com/2010/02/23/managing-imported-images-solution/

 

Rick

 

Rick Quatro

Carmen Publishing Inc.

585-283-5045

rick at frameexpert.com

 

 

 

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alison Craig
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 12:33 PM
To: N M; framers at lists.frameusers.com; Judy Bragg
Cc: judy
Subject: RE: Modifying Image Paths

 

I've used the "search and replace path in a MIF file" method when my image
links have come back broken from a translation round and I need to get the
files out ASAP (ie, rather than return them to the translators to be fixed).

 

It works just fine. Just be sure to make copies of everything before you do
the search and replace.

 

Also, you might do a few updates through Frame first so you know exactly
what path to use as the replacement.

 

Alison

 

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of N M
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 7:34 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com; Judy Bragg
Cc: judy
Subject: Re: Modifying Image Paths

 


You could test this to see if it works before you actually do it on your
production copies...

Open the FM file as a MIF.

Do a find and replace on the file path name.

Resave as an FM file.

It's been a long time since I looked at MIFs and what they can do, but that
approach might be an option.

Nadine

--- On Wed, 4/24/13, Judy Bragg <judy at hypack.com> wrote:


From: Judy Bragg <judy at hypack.com>
Subject: Modifying Image Paths
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Cc: "judy" <judy at hypack.com>
Received: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 10:00 AM

My company is soon to begin working with translation software.
Until now, my images have been filed in a chapter subfolder. Since our
images will not be localized, I'm moving the images to a location where they
can be accessed by each language by the same path. That way, I add/change an
image once and everything updates.

The downside...I have to update the paths for all of the images in my
current English documentation.  Redefining the path for each image (or every
few images) as the interface asks for it is proving very time-consuming and
tedious.

I'm using TCS4 (FM11) on a Win7 PC. My documents typically have text insets,
images by reference, cross-references and index markers.

This morning, I thought I'd investigate whether the Insets pod would be of
any help.  I've never used it for anything before
 and, curiously, when I opened it today there's nothing in it. (Not even the
toolbar pictured in the Help files.) The same thing happens with the
Reference pod.  The markers pod is populated.

Trying to get anything in the Insets and Reference pods, I've tried
selecting a single inset, the full document content, the full book
content...nothing!

If anyone has suggestions to speed things along, using pods or by some other
method, I'd love to hear from you!
Thanks!

-- 
 
Judy Bragg
Technical Writer
HYPACK, Inc.
860-635-1500


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