Working with FrameMaker

Working with FrameMaker most time is fun. If it isn't, it really gets tough and you need colleagues and other means to find your way. This section is D+DDs contribution to 'frame-space'.

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General issues User interface, internals Equations (formulas) Font issues Formatting paragraphs and characters, numbering Generated lists (TOC, Index, etc.)	Graphics, frames Printing and PDF creation Macintosh specials References, footnotes, endnotes, TOC, Index, Glossary Special documentation Tables

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General issues

• Häufig gestellte fragen über FrameMaker (FAQ)
• Arbeiten mit FrameMaker
• I'm forced to do a long document in Word – any chance to survive?
  Kann man das nicht auch mit Word machen? Im prinzip ja, aber …
• FrameMaker tools and plugins: search the Leximation site and look at microtype's site
• FrameMaker tools and plug-ins - my personal list
• FrameScript, the plugin-enabler
• Network problems
• Save problems (FrameMaker can't save file …)
   
• Problem report to Adobe (only FrameMaker related products)  
• History of FrameMaker based on various sources
• Joke: FrameMaker labs in Ireland

User interface and internals

• Document window has no (not all) tool buttons (¶ catalogue, f catalogue, …)
• Editing the user dictionary, document dictionary or configuration files using FrameMaker internal coding
• Enhanced tool bar for FM 7.2 and FM 8
• Erweiterte werkzeugleiste für FM 7.2 und FM 8
• Enhanced toolbar for FM-9: coloured, additional commands from Microtype
• Erweiterte Werkzeugleiste für FM-9: farbig im normalzustand, zusätzliche anweisungen
• FrameMaker 8 - some internals
• Hints and tips (keyboard shortcuts, internal code table, common problems etc.)
• Known limits and special properties (e.g. number of masterpages)
• Modified dialogues for FM-7 and FM-8: provide more room for long names
• Snap oddities
• Tame the dangerous dialogue "Resize Table Columns" (FM-7)
• Toolbar resouces in FrameMaker ≤ 8 (Windows)
• Two FrameMaker versions (UI-language) in parallel

Equations, formulas

• Special (diacritical) marks in formulas (equations)

Font issues

• Cross-platform font usage in FrameMaker
• Font aliases in Windows
• Special characters from WingDings and Zapf Dingbats fonts
• UNIX: some hints to install fonts
• Where to search for missing fonts

Formatting paragraphs and characters, numbering

• Frame characters
• Numbering with leading zeroes
• Invisible decimal tabs
• Tabulation gap persists (error in FM 7)
• Underscore with special symbols

Generated lists (TOC, Index etc.)

• Introductory text in generated lists

Graphics, Frames

• Clip art for diagrams (linear and logarithmic scales etc.)
• Frames "Top of Column" cut off accents
• Guiding lines in graphics
• Importing dxf and dwg files
• In FM6 tiff import may display artefacts

Macintosh specials

• FM 7 on OS X in Classic Mode
• FM on Intel Macintosh
• Wou may wish to join the FrameMaker for Mac OS X mailing list

Printing and PDF creation

• Creating a poster or banner with FM and Acrobat

References, footnotes, endnotes

• Bibliographic references
• FrameMaker and EndNote 5
• FrameMaker and EndNote 8 … 10
• Glossary with pictures
• References to footnotes with chapter number
• Reference to last page in book (<$lastpagenum> not sufficient)
• Special numbering of footnotes
• Tweaking the TOC formatting

Special documentation

• Lists of commands for the english, german and french version of FM.

Tables

• Fix appearance of table title
• Handling large tables (split horizontally, rotate)
• Outside ruling with rounded corners
• Tame the dangerous dialogue "Resize Table Columns"
• Tables aligned to top of page and aligned with top of sideheading
• Where have all the tables gone? (to the end of the document)
• Wide tables (split, rotated, wide paper etc.)