[Framers] Read-write rules for graphics

[Tino H. Haida]

Hello Roger, 

we use a setting where (almost) all elements are controlled by
FrameMaker: 

element "Graphic" {
  is fm graphic element;
    } 

element "I.Graphic" {
  is fm graphic element;
  attribute "file" is fm property file;
     } 

This works very well, here an example for the XML output/input of a
Graphic element: 

<Graphic file="symbols\caution.jpg" align="aoutside" angle="0.000"
bloffset="-0.45in" cropped="0" float="0" height="0.45in"
nsoffset="0.000in" position="inline" width="1.550in" impang="0.000"
impby="copy" impsize="0.495in 0.428in" sideways="0" xoffset="0.9in"
yoffset="0.0in"></Graphic>

------------- 

I do not see an error in your definitions. But you are adding many
definitions that may be redundant -- as you can see, "align", "height",
"position" and "width" do not need a special treatment.
Maybe you should start anew with the smallest possible, working setting
-- just trying to find out, what FrameMaker does in the import/export
and then adjusting it step by step. 

Best -- Tino H.Haida, Berlin 

Am 2019-09-09 20:15, schrieb Roger Shuttleworth:

> Hello All
> 
> Using FM11. I have been wrestling for a few days with read-write rules for graphics. When I save my (rather simple) structured FM file as XML, all is fine except for the images. All my images are imported by reference, and the anchored frames contain only one image each. My rules for the <image> element are:
> 
> element "image" {
> is fm graphic element;
> fm property import by reference or copy value is "ref";
> writer facet default {
> export dpi is 96;
> specify size in in; }
> attribute "href" {
> /*     is fm attribute; */
> is fm property file;
> }
> attribute "position" {
> is fm property position;
> value "inline" is fm property value inline;
> value "break" is fm property value bottom;
> /*  value "runin" is fm property value runin; */
> }
> attribute "align" {
> is fm property alignment;
> value "left" is fm property value align left;
> value "right" is fm property value align right;
> value "center" is fm property value align center;
> value "current" is fm property value align center;
> }
> attribute "height" {
> is fm property height;
> is fm attribute;
> }
> attribute "width" {
> is fm property width;
> is fm attribute;
> }
> }
> 
> There are a couple of issues:
> 
> 1. The "href" attribute, which is defined in my EDD as arequired id,
> exports as an empty string. I need it to populate with the path to
> my referenced graphic. You will note that I have commented out one
> line of the rules, but it makes no difference. Do I have to specify
> the "href" value in FM, or should it pick up the filename
> automatically when exporting?
> 2. In the "position" attribute, the "runin" line results in an error
> when checking the rules document. Hence it too is commented out.
> However, the Developer Reference mentions "runin" as a valid value
> for the FM property, and the other values don't cause the error.
> What gives?
> 3. How do I get the XML to record the *actual* sizes of the referenced
> graphics? The sizes exported to the XML (in the height and width
> attributes) are bigger than in my FM document, so if I fiddle the
> "href" value and then reopen the doc in FM, they import in the
> larger size.
> 
> Believe me, I have scoured the Structure Dev Ref and the Developer Guide and tried all kinds of permutations, but nothing works as I wish. Of course, having been retired for six years my memory of these things is somewhat hazy anyway...
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Roger
> 
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