[Framers] Rendering embedded Visio with shading/pattern fill from FM to PDF problem

[Simon Buch]

Hello,

The last time I tried using Microsoft Visio OLE objects with
FrameMaker was quite some years ago, and produced poor results while
printing.  It turns out that Microsoft Office can handle OLE objects,
but almost nothing else.

At the time, WordPad [write.exe] was the Microsoft approved
application for testing OLE, and produced very poor results -
especially in diagrams with clouds and shadows.

The solution was fairly easy - export Visio to a file format that
other applications can use, and pick the one that works best. This was
by far the easiest way so that every file could be version controlled
and managed well.

Typically, if problems are reported in FrameMaker, I like to see how
other applications handle the content - and often don't.

Regards
// Simon BUCH -- M-AIS



On Sun, 27 Dec 2020 at 22:02, Orly Zimmerman <orlyzim at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> HI All, I'm currently running FM16 - 2020 via the Adobe Technical Suite.I have a number of Visio's embedded in my chapters. I've noticed that if some of the Visio items use shading or pattern fills, this does not translate well to PDF. (I get black or white boxes completely obliterating parts of the image).Maybe I'm using the wrong PDF setting to get these to show properly ?Or is it that I just can't use Visio OLE objects with shading/pattern fill via FM?
>
> Also, the OLE image, viewed in the FM itself is a little off, but the PDF is completely illegible.Any ideas?
>
> Thanks and Happy Holidays to all!Orly
>
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