FMmarkers - Handle markers in FrameMaker

This script provides a number of functions for handling markers. It is an answer to user problems such as these:

• Index entires are not entered to index. See Adobe forum. «Had to re-generate the whole thing / strange error».
• How to search and replace text in index entries. See Adobe FM forum. Michael314 «I needed to replace a specific word that appears in the index entries.» Markerwoker from Cudspan is available only for FM ≤ 9....
• Can I bulk change 'marker type'? See Adobe FM forum and this one.
• Replacing marker text for sevral markers in one shot. See Adobe FM forum.

Installation

Attention: Windows Defender may react to this installation with a virus warning. This is a false positive. You may check this with an upload to Virustotal
Please consult the complete documentation for instructions how to avoid intervention by Windows Defender. This most useful feature has the quirk to quarantine most compiled AHK scripts.

Note: All software from D+DD is Donationware - if you find it helpful for your work, think about supporting also my work.

1. Download the script file

FM version	Date	Version	Installation file(s)	Latest changes
10 and higher	2021-12-04	1.0	Inst-FMmarkers.zip	First issue of FMmarkers
	2021-12-07	1.1		Menu location changed from Format to Insert (FM ≥ 14) or Special (FM ≤ 13) Documentation updated with detailed installation process and remark concerning Windows Defender
	2022-03-18	1.2		Correction for Update Marker Documation amended: Scripts do not behave after wake-up from hibernating Windows

2. Before installing a new (updated) version, uninstall the current version: start the installation program from the short cut in the Start-menu > D+DD. Then use the Un-Install button.
3. UnZip the file to the desktop (you get a file and a directory).
4. Execute the file PrepareInstallation.exe (run as Administrator)
   The language of the installation dialogues adapts to the UI language of your current FM installation (de, en, fr).
   
5. All FM-versions present in your %appdata%/Adobe/FrameMaker/ are listed in the dialogue (on your system there may be only one).
   
   
6. Select the FM-version for which you want to install FMmarkers.
7. Use Continue. This opens the installation program:
   
   
8. Select the appropriate option(s):
• Use the first option to start the script automatically at FM-start.
• Use the second option if you wish to start the script on demand from a trusted source. You can define the script in File > Scripts … > Catalog (Script Library) as Favourite: use the Add button and navigate to My Documents\Adobe Scripts\FMmarkers\FMmarkers.jsx.
9. With Install the script and associated files will be transferred into the relevant locations.
   In maker.ini a section D+DD is established
10. A message indicates the end of the installation. The desktop icons will be removed.

Un-install the script

To uninstall the script, start the installation program from the short cut in the Start-menu > D+DD; set the option(s) to define what to uninstall; then use the Un-Install button.

You can later use the installation program again.

To get completely rid of the script you need to remove the following in addition to the un-installation:

• The short cut in the start menu
• Directory %appdata%\D+DD\FMmarkers

Caveat

Any software from D+DD is provided by the author and contributor "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed.