[Framers] Now it's a buggy SVG IMPORT into Frame 2019 files

[Lin Sims]

We do them this way so they're easy to reuse in multiple documents.

At any rate, Adobe developers are working with some sample files I sent
them to see if they can find the issue. Here's hoping for a fix RSN.

On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 9:40 PM Doug <dbailey4117 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Could you skip Visio and just add the SnagIt images into Frame, and then
> add the callouts and text boxes in Frame?
>
> On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 4:37 PM Lin Sims <ljsims.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Some days, it just doesn't pay to get out of bed.
> >
> > Importing the Visio files using File > Import > File gets the image in
> > without the weirdnesses happening with the lines.
> >
> > But importing the file, even if specified as import by reference, is
> > importing by copy with a link to the Visio file, so yes, it updates if
> the
> > Visio source is changed, but the FrameMaker file size is increased
> > DRASTICALLY.
> >
> > I am so FRUSTRATED, I'm about to go back to the FrameMaker 2017
> > installation and tell my co-worker we'll just wait for the next 6 months
> or
> > so and see if SVG issues (2 now!) get fixed.
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 4:01 PM Lin Sims <ljsims.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > If it's not one thing, it's another.
> > >
> > > I'm still on Windows 7, so I've continued importing my images into
> Frame
> > > 2017 as SVG files since I have no issues creating PDFs from them.
> > >
> > > But we've JUST upgraded to Frame 2019, and now the IMPORT of SVG images
> > > into Frame has gone screwy. In this case, the images are screenshots
> > taken
> > > with SnagIt, pasted into Visio where graphic callouts and a text box
> > > containing the graphic's number is added, and exported to SVG.
> > >
> > > When the resulting SVG is imported into FrameMaker, all the callouts
> and
> > > the graphic's number MOVE, either to the right (in the case of the
> > > callouts) or to the left (in the case of the text box containing the
> > > graphic's number).
> > >
> > > For now, I'm giving up on SVGs and we're just going to import Visio
> > files,
> > > since that doesn't appear to have any problems. I have non-proprietary
> > > examples of the issue (as JPG images) for those interested in a look.
> I'm
> > > not attaching them because I can't remember if the list software
> scrapes
> > > attachments off or not. I've also posted a query in the Adobe
> FrameMaker
> > > forum. I'm still debating whether to file a bug report. <sigh>.
> > >
> > > Weekend, here I come.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Lin Sims
> > >
> >
> >
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> > Lin Sims
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