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Spacing in table of contents
Is there a way to adjust, to increase, the minimum amount of spacing between a table of contents entry and it's page number for single line paragraphs? I know that I can insert non-breaking spaces in...
View ArticleAutomating Importing a Visio OLE Object or Changing the Source of a...
My colleagues and I import our Visio files into FrameMaker 10 via the following mechanism: File > Import > Object... > Create from File (with Link checked). We do this because, for us, the...
View ArticleBook Packager -xrefs
Frame 11 - book packager extendscript. The book packager copies external xrefed files into the inserts folder including xrefs to different chapters within the book. I don't want this to happen. How can...
View ArticleFinding text with RegEx
I want to create an EScript which converts temporary citations inserted from EndNote by the final citations according to the desired standard. I had done such utilities for FM 7 and 8 (see...
View ArticleFrameMaker11 w/FrameScript5.2 Issue
Recently we upgraded to FrameMaker 11 from FrameMaker 6. We also upgraded to FrameScript 5.2 to be able to use scripts to automate saving books as PDF files (one of the scripts updates the conditionial...
View ArticleANN: FrameScript v.6 beta available
FYI, Frank Elmore has announced the availability of FrameScript v.6 for beta testing. There are some very powerful new features that should make this a compelling upgrade. For full details, please see...
View ArticleFrameMaker 11 - Structured/DITA - Modifications to the Style Sheet Vanish
I need to permanently modifiy the style sheet for the project in which I am currently involved. I can modify the style sheet for each file. PDF it and it looks fine. However, when I save it and reopen...
View ArticleBatch processing only files containing specific DITA topic
Hallothis is a pre-sale question. I'm considering Framemaker for a customer who basically needs a DITA tool.After editing a topic used in many documents, is it possible to batch-publish all the...
View ArticleChanging the text inset's source file with a script
I'm looking for a way to replace an existing text-inset in a document with the contents of an other file (by reference), by means of scripting. Say, I have a document c:\referer.fm, in which there is a...
View ArticleGetting text from footnotes
Dear all, Having managed to extract citations from ordinary paragraphs and table cells I now want to get it also from footnotes. See the complete script and test-doc (FN-11) doc here. I get the first...
View ArticleTable footnotes
Hello friends,Obiously table footnotes are not the same objects as footnotes (in text flows). They are not found with the script as described in my post message/5430068#5430068. They are also flows (I...
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console log display odds
Writing stuff to the console displays some characters not correct. When I copy the string in question from the console window into the document window - or into another application, the string displays...
View ArticleManipulating the clipboard
I wanted to set up a command and shortcut to surround clipboard contents by [[ and ]] before pasting.The purpose is to insert temporary citations which are put into the clipboard by an external...
View ArticleFile name of current document
Hello friends, Now that I have managed to find citations (special strings) in paragraphs, footnotes, tables and table footnotes - all with your generous help - I need to find out the file name (path)...
View ArticleWhere to place menu for both book and doc?
Dear all, The script I'm developing creates a menu for the various steps to be taken by the user. It acts both on a single document or on a book (all of it's documents). Adding the custom menu to the...
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Replacing all text in book with sample text
Hello fellows, Is there a way to replace all the textual content in a book with some sample text using Extendscript? If yes, could you please point me to the relevant APIs? Thank you for your help in...
View ArticleHow to configure a script so as not to install on startup?
There is a script. I choose "Install on startup" when I installed it. It causes crashes. Even if I uninstall it, it causes crashes in the system if it has been installed. Every time I restart it's...
View ArticleWill the e-seminar on FrameMaker scripting ever be available again?
I'm referring specifically to the one listed in the ExtendScript Resources section. I'd also be interested in any other videos out there that could help me learn the basics of FM scripting. Any info...
View ArticleKnowing where the script file is
Hi all, Possibly this question has been asked and answered before. Forgive me if it has and point me to the right topic in that case. I am trying to figure out where the script is located that is being...
View ArticleHow to add tags in your XML when changing style to Bold
I'm currently checking if there is an easier way to automatically add <b> tags when changing font style to Bold in your xml. I'm not sure how to override the format of a structured application...
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