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* PAGE LAYOUT

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** PAG-1: Is there any easy way to move one or more pages to a different
place in the document? (Two layout models.)

FM supports two basic layout models; let's call them "newspaper" and
"term paper".  In the term paper model, there's basically one story
that flows from one page to the next; the pages themselves can be
thought of as transient, existing only to divide up the flow.  In the
newspaper model, the pages exist independently of the stories, and you
place the stories by reshaping the text columns and linking a column
on page 1 to a column on another page.  The newspaper model is also
used for producing "forms".  Overhead transparencies can be done with
either model.

In the newspaper model, you probably start out by using Page->Add Page
to create the proper number of pages, then placing stories in the
columns, and linking those columns to additional ones on later pages
as necessary.  Pages are not automatically generated when text flows
out of a column (Autoconnect is off). There's no "easy" way to
rearrange pages, but this model doesn't often require it.

In the term paper model, you start with one page, and let a
lengthening story automatically generate additional pages (Autoconnect
is on).  If style dictates that page break is required, you simply tag
the next paragraph as "Start at Top"; this is probably built into the
cataloged tag.  In this model, you don't move "pages" around, you move
bunches of sentences around (using Cut and Paste), and the pages
adjust themselves automatically.

Note that in the term paper model you DON'T want to use "Add Page" and
you DO want to place any graphics in a anchored frame or table, so
they'll move with the text, not stick to the page.

Things can get complicated when you want an exception page in the
middle of a term paper, such as a rotated page for a landscape
formatted graphic.

Additional points:

- There is NO way to cut/copy and then paste a master page as a unit.

- There is NO way to cut/copy and then paste a reference page as a unit.
        You can only add a new (empty) master/reference page, and then
        copy and paste objects from the source page.

- There is NO way to add a new page (Page:Add Page) and simultaneously
  specify a desired master page.
    An added page ALWAYS gets master page "Right" (or "Left" in a
    2-sided document as appropriate).  If you want to add a page
    using a different master page you must first add it and then
    apply the master page using Page:Column Layout.  If the desired
    master page has a different arrangement of text columns you will
    often end up with "orphan" text columns that you must delete.

Contributor: David Cortesi <[e-mail]>

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** PAG-2: How do I force a page break?

Ideally, you would have a unique tag that leads off the text on the
new page (e.g., Head1), and you set this paragraph format to Start:
Top of Page or Top of Column.  However, this is not always
appropriate.  There are a few other solutions:

*** A. Create a Paragraph tag called PageBreak, and set its point size to
4.0pt (smallest possible), Space Above to 0, and Space Below to 999pt.
The huge space below forces the next paragraph to the top of the page.
Contributor: <[e-mail]>

*** B. Create a Paragraph tag called PageBreak, and set its Start to Top
of Page (or Column).  Set the point size to 4.0pt (smallest possible),
Space Above to 0, and Space Below to 0.  Set the leading to the
negative of the point size and the Space Above of the following
paragraph.  This causes the two paragraphs to overlap.
Contributor: Lester C. Smalley

*** C. Select the first paragraph that you want on the new page and do
"ESC j P".
Contributor: L. Daniel York <[e-mail]>

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** PAG-3: How can I change the page size of an existing document?

Use ONE of the following methods:

*** A. Edit the MIF file.

To change master page sizes, save the file as a MIF document, and then
edit the MIF file -- search-and-replace all instances of 8.5" x 11.0"
with the desired measurements.  Look for the attribute "PageSize".
Save the MIF file, and then open it again in FrameMaker -- you will
have to use the Page Layout dialog box to reapply Master Page --> Body
Page formats, although perhaps you could use the Use Formats From
dialog box, specifying the current document as the template and
updating only the Page Layout.

Also, after doing this, remember to reformat any tabs at the right end
of the template's headers/footers.

Contributors: Jonathan B. Horen <[e-mail]>
              Anders Thulinc <[e-mail]>

*** B. Copy formats.

1.  Make a new document of the right size.
2.  Save this document as a new name.
3.  Open your old Template.
4.  Go to the Master Pages of both documents,
    For each master page in the old template:
    - Create or go to that Master Page in the New document,
    - In the New document, Edit: Select All on Page and delete,
    - In the Old document, Edit: Select All on Page and copy,
    - In the New document, Paste.
5.  In the New Document, Select Use Formats from the File menu
    and bring over everything EXCEPT the Page Layouts.

Contributor: Alan S. Koch  <[e-mail]>

*** C. Frame's Method.

A slightly different method is described in Using FrameMaker, Chapter
14: Specifying Page Layout, Changing a document's page size.

Contributor: Ari Cohn <[e-mail]>

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** PAG-4: I used a rotated (landscape) page for a large figure, but the
figure keeps moving to a portrait page!

If you have a document which contains a figure too wide for a portrait
page, you can created a landscape master page for it to reside on.

The problem is that when you add stuff on the pages before the
landscape page, the landscape figure moves onto another (portrait)
page, and the new text goes onto the landscape page.  If you separate
the landscape page from the flow, then the figure numbers get messed
up.

The easiest solution is to create the figure rotated in an anchored
frame.  You can use a large "scratch" page somewhere to create the
figure of such a size that, when rotated, it will fit on your standard
portrait page. Thus you won't need a custom master page.  Turn off
Cropping in the Special Anchored Frame dialog will allow the frame to
extend beyond the margins, which might allow it to be edited on a
portrait page.  You need to rotate the figure back to horizontal
whenever you need to edit it.

Custom master pages in the middle of a document are a problem because
you cannot integrate them into the automatic alternation of left/right
master pages; you cannot create "alternative" left/right master pages.

Contributor: Rob Weinberg <[e-mail]>

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** PAG-5: How can I get text to flow around a graphic?

This is described in the FM User Manual, Chapter: Controlling the Flow
of Text, Flowing text around a graphic (Windows version: page 17-14;
Unix version: page 15-11).

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* PRINTING

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** PRT-1: How can I print "DRAFT" on the background of every page?

*** A. Insert PostScript code into your document

On the master page, create a new text rectangle.  Add the following
text:
    (DRAFT) /Times-Roman /B -52 /UL .8
    #include "$FMHOME/.fminit2.0.ps/docs/BigFill.ps

where $FMHOME is the pathname of your $FMHOME directory.  Select the
text rectangle and choose Format Flow.  Select PostScript Code and
choose OK.  Go to the body pages and print.

The arguments are:
    1 = string to print, in parenthesis, e.g. (PRELIMINARY)
    2 = font desired: /font, e.g. /Times-Roman
    3 = mode code where /W = fill width, /H = fill height, /B = fill both,
            expands the characters to fill the text rectangle
    4 = rotate value from -180 to +180
         where positive = counterclockwise, negative = clockwise
    5 = starting corner: /LL /LR /UR /UL  where LL = lower left, etc.
    6 = grayscale value from 0 to 1 where 0 = black, 1 = white

The size of the text is determined by the size of the text rectangle
and the "mode code" argument.

For Mac users: Obtain the file BigFill.ps from somewhere and put it in
the same folder as your document. Then follow the above instructions,
except use: #include "BigFill.ps"

*** B. Update the FMlpr script

The "Printer Name" field on the print box is passed to the FMlpr
script.  A printername of xxx:yyy calls FMlpr.xxx with a printername
of yyy (xxx is translated to lowercase).  This allows supporting
multiple paper trays, fax modems, draft printing etc., merely by
adding scripts into $FMHOME/.fminit2.0.

The FMlpr.draft script will print "DRAFT" in the background of every
page.  Note that the FMlpr.draft file must be made executable
(chmod a+x FMlpr.draft). Access via
ftp://ftp.frame.com/outgoing/framers.dir/unix/fmlpr/draft.lpr

Contributor: Graham Williams <[e-mail]>

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** PRT-2: How can I print with the "-h" switch in FM3.0/3.1?

In FM2.1, you could place "ps -h" in the Printer Name box in the Print
dialog, to get a file printed without a header (Unix or similar
systems).  In FM3.0, the printer script was changed.  To restore this
feature, edit $FMHOME/.fminit2.0.ps/FMlpr (FM3) or
$FMHOME/fminit/FMlpr (FM4), and change occurrences of
            "$PRINTER"
to
            $PRINTER

in the lpr commands.  This allows multiple arguments to be passed to
lpr, instead of passing the entire text to the -d or -P switch.

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** PRT-3: How can I set the default printer name?

Refer to FrameMaker Reference manual, Page D-5, Resources for the
"Print dialog box".  Add the following line to your .Xdefaults file:
    Maker.printerName: {printername}

NOTE: This will affect any document which has not yet been stored with
a printer name.  If a document was Saved with a printer name, the
saved name will be used.

The printer name will be saved with the document when:
    you save after you print the document, and in the Print dialog,
    the PrinterName edit box contained something even marginally different
    from what is specified by your Maker.printerName:
    (either because you changed it, or
     because it had previously been saved that way)
    e.g. "34b" vs. "34b -h"

The printer name will NOT be saved with the document when:
    you save after you print the document, and in the Print dialog,
    the PrinterName edit box was IDENTICAL to
    what is specified by your Maker.printerName:
    (either because you changed it, or
     because it had previously been saved that way)

If you build templates, you must be sure there is NOT a printer name
saved in the templates, or people's defaults will not affect them.

To remove the PrinterName from a document that has one saved with one:
1.  Open the document.
2.  Select File:Print
3.  Change the Printer Name edit box to be IDENTICAL to
    Maker.printerName: in YOUR .Xdefaults
4.  Click OK (print the document.)
5.  Select File:Save

Contributor: Alan S. Koch <[e-mail]>

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** PRT-4: How can I print pages in pamphlet/booklet/signature order?

Pamphlet/booklet/signature order is where two logical pages are
printed on each side of a physical sheet of paper, double-sided, and
the pages are folded and stapled in the middle.  For a 2-sheet, 8 page
booklet, the page order would be: 8 & 1, 2 & 7, 3 & 6, 4 & 5.

*** A. PSUtils
PSUtils is a package of utilities to manipulate PostScript files.
Page selection and rearrangement are supported, including arrangement
into signatures for booklet printing, and page merging for
2up/4up/8up/9up printing.

psbook          rearranges pages into signatures
psselect        selects pages and page ranges
pstops          performs general page rearrangement and selection
psnup           uses pstops to merge multiple pages per sheet
epsffit         fits an EPSF file to a given bounding box

PSutils is available from ftp://ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk/pub/ajcd/psutils.tar.Z

It is written by Angus Duggan.  The package is also available in the
news:comp.sources.misc archives, or mail a message to [e-mail]
with the single body line of
    prog psutils

Contributors: Angus Duggan <[e-mail]
              Robert Pincus <[e-mail]>
              David Cortesi <[e-mail]>

*** B. DynoPage (Mac)
On the Macintosh, the DynoPage 2.0 software will do this.  It also
prints many other formats, such as 2-up, 6-up, etc.  A free demo disk
is available.  Contact:
    Portfolio Software              Tel: [phone]
    10062 Miller Avenue             Fax: [phone]
    Suite 20                        Applelink: PORTFOLIO
    Cupertino, CA 95014-3466 USA    CompuServe: 75300,520
                                    America Online: Portfolio

*** C. Double Up and Double Up Professional (Windows)
On Windows, the Double Up software will do this.  (A Unix version is
in Beta Test.)  Contact:
    Legend Communications Inc.      Tel: [phone]
    54 Rosedale Avenue              CompuServe: 73220,2006
    Brampton ON L6X 1K1, Canada

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** PRT-5: Is there a way to print certain pages or ranges from a book
or file, besides the one-range-at-a-time printing via FM?

The "psxlate" program can extract a whole bunch of pages and
organizations from DSC compliant PostScript, which Frame is.  The
program is contained in the software package called Psroff (the
non-Adobe TranScript program).  The output of psxlate is standard
out, so it can be redirected to the printer or to a file for later
printing.

The software is available for FTP from ftp.uu.net.

Contributor: [e-mail]

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** PRT-6: How can I print double-sided on a printer that supports it?

*** A. HP LaserJet IIISi

Have FMlpr (or manually) insert this line somewhere near the top of
the temp PostScript file (probably after %%EndComments):

    statusdict begin false settumble true setduplexmode end

Then to keep the DOS users happy, insert somewhere near the end:

    statusdict begin false setduplexmode end

Contributor: Nate Stelton <[e-mail]>

There is an FMlpr.duplex script written:
ftp://ftp.frame.com/outgoing/framers.dir/unix/fmlpr/duplex.lpr

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* FILTERS, IMPORT/EXPORT, POSTSCRIPT

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** FIL-1: Where can I find a filter to convert <XXXXXX> to Frame?

There is a document (FM format) that lists free, shareware, and
commercial filters that convert to or from FM.  The document is posted
to this list when it is changed.  The document is quite detailed, so
PLEASE try to get the document and read it before asking on the
network for a filter.  There is too much information to include the
whole filter document in the FAQ. (However, I have put info on some
filters in later questions.)

The filter list document and/or some of the free and shareware filters
can be obtained at the sites listed below:

ftp://ftp.irisa.fr/pub/FrameMaker/Filters/
ftp://procyon.cis.ksu.edu/pub/FUN/Filters/
ftp://sunbane.engrg.uwo.ca/pub/fun/filters/
ftp://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/unix/text-processing/framemaker/filters/
ftp://ftp.frame.com/outgoing/framers.dir/plat.ind/filtdoc.dir/filters.bk
ftp://ftp.frame.com/outgoing/framers.dir/plat.ind/filters/

A mail server is available for most of the filters:
    To: [e-mail]
    body contains:
        help
        index

The filters reside in the directory:
/pub/unix/text-processing/framemaker/filters

The filters are packed and encoded in various ways (shar, .Z, tar),
and unpacking programs are available from the mail server; see INDEX.

If you do not have access to any of these methods, request the list by
sending email to Ed van Leeuwen <[e-mail]> or
Mark Lawrence <[e-mail]>.

Contributors: Ed van Leeuwen <[e-mail]>
              Mark Lawrence <[e-mail]>.
              Hansjuergen Paul <[e-mail]>
              Barbara Burr <[e-mail]>

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** FIL-2: How do I convert a Frame document from Mac to Sun? (etc.)

The document file is the same on every platform that Frame supports,
so there is no conversion.  If you're having trouble, make sure that
you are transferring in "binary" mode, not text mode, not MacBinary
mode.  If moving to the Mac, you will have to open FM and then open
the file; double-clicking the file icon won't work.  If the document
does not show in the Open File dialog, press Option while choosing
File Open.

If the two platforms are running different versions (1.3/2.x/3.x),
and/or you have to convert to an older version, write the file out in
MIF format before transferring, and transfer in text mode.

Except for the special case in the previous paragraph, you do not
have to convert to MIF to transfer between platforms, unless you can
only do the transfer in text mode.

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** FIL-3: Why do my imported images show up as gray rectangles when I
transfer a file from <platform-A> to <platform-B>?

Note that imported graphics may not display or print on the new
platform; consult FM Reference Manual Appendix on "Using FrameMaker on
Multiple Platforms."  This occurs because the graphics are displayed
using features of the operating system (such as QuickDraw routines on
the Mac and PostScript on the NeXT) that are not available on every
platform.

If you "Copy File Into Document" when importing, and set the "Save
FrameImage with Imported Graphic" attribute (in File:Preferences),
your graphics will be displayed no matter what platform you're on.
Although you cannot always import a given graphic format into a given
platform's FrameMaker, once that graphic is imported with the
FrameImage, its contents are displayable in any platform's FrameMaker.
Again, consult the Reference Manual.  Note that FrameImages are 72DPI
bitmaps, so you can display the image, but you won't necessarily like
what you get if you print it.

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** FIL-4: How can I automatically import a graphic file whose format is
not recognized by FM, if I can how to do the conversion manually?

Modify in $FMHOME/.fminit2.0 the files suffixlist and MifRead.
You can add any filters you want as long as they return a file in a
format directly recognised by frame (mif, rasterfile, xwd...)

Warning: if you translate in xwd or raster, frame will give a .rf
extension to the resulting file (copied in the calling directory),
EVEN if such a file already exists.

The first time, you can't import, by copy, only by reference.

Contributor: Bertrand Decouty

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** FIL-5: How do I incorporate code fragments in a Frame doc?

There is a filter called prog2mif to handle this.  It is available with
the other filters (see question FIL-1).

The most difficult part is that tabs work differently in code text
files than they do in FM.  In code, tab usually goes to the next tab
stop after the current column.  In FM, tab goes to the next tab stop,
according to the number of tabs on the line.

Contributor: Janick Bergeron <[e-mail]>

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** FIL-6: Are there any SGML converters for FM?

*** A. MIF/SGML Conversion System (Unix)
    "MIF/SGML Conversion System"        John Payne
    Avalanche Development Company       Tel: [phone]
    947 Walnut Street                   Fax: [phone]
    Boulder, CO 80302 USA               Internet: [e-mail]

*** B. OmniMark (on all Frame platforms)
    OmniMark                            North America: 800-565-9465
    Exoterica Corporation               Tel: [phone]
    1545 Carling Avenue                 Fax: [phone]
    Ottawa, ON  K1Z 8P9  CANADA         Internet:  [e-mail]

OmniMark provides SGML support for FrameMaker and FrameBuilder through
its rich development language.  OmniMark's built-in SGML parser
supports all SGML DTDs.

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** FIL-7: I am having problems transferring PostScript in and out of FM.

You can also get help from the folks on comp.lang.postscript and
comp.sources.postscript newsgroups.  The comp.lang.postscript FAQ
is available via e-mail:
    To: [e-mail]
    body contains: send usenet/news.answers/postscript/faq/part1-4
                   send usenet/news.answers/postscript/faq/part5-6
                   send usenet/news.answers/postscript/faq/part7-10
                   send usenet/news.answers/postscript/faq/part11
                   send usenet/news.answers/postscript/faq/part12
                   send usenet/news.answers/postscript/index

*** A.  Can't take FM3 PostScript and import into LaTex

Comment out the following lines in the FM PostScript file, FMDOCUMENT
procedure:
   setpapername
   manualfeed {true} {papersize} ifelse
   {manualpapersize} {false} ifelse
   {desperatepapersize} if

Modify the size of the BoundingBox, needed especially for small FM
figures.  Use ps2epsi, pstoepsi, or bbfig to compute the proper size.

There is a Unix shell script contributed by Peter Nuth that does a lot
of the edits automatically.
ftp://ftp.frame.com/outgoing/framers.dir/plat.ind/filters/fixfm3ps.sh

Contributors: Jan van der Steen <jansteen@cwi.n>
              Ingolf Markhof <[e-mail]>
              Amir Samad <[e-mail]>
              Peter R. Nuth <[e-mail]>
              Albert Pang  <[e-mail]>

*** B.  Can't take FM4 PostScript and import into LaTex

Similar to above for FM3, but different items need to be editted.

There is a Unix shell script contributed by Peter Nuth that does
the edits automatically.
ftp://ftp.frame.com/outgoing/framers.dir/plat.ind/filters/fixfm4ps.sh

Contributors: Eric A. Brewer
              Peter R. Nuth <[e-mail]>

*** C.  Can't view FM PostScript in Ghostview.

Change the first line of the FM PS file from
    %!
to
    %!PS-Adobe-3.0

Contributor: [e-mail]

*** D.  Converting PS to EPSI or EPSF.

You can use "ps2epsi", which comes with and depends on Ghostscript.
Ghostscript is part of the GNU package; consult the GNU license.
Available via ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/ghostscript-2.6.1.tar.gz
ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/ghostscript-2.6.1msdos.tar.gz

Contributor: Nelson Loyola <[e-mail]>

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** FIL-8: How can I convert a group of files between FM binary and MIF?

The following c-shell script converts all files named *.framemif (MIF
format) to *.doc (FM binary format).  If your files don't have the
extension ".framemif", you can change "framemif" below to whatever
extension your files use.  It can be modified to do various fmbatch
operations on multiple files.

ftp://ftp.frame.com/outgoing/framers.dir/plat.ind/filters/fmbatch.sh

Contributor: Mike Kirsch  <[e-mail]>

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** FIL-9: How do I importand ISO Latin1 (ISO-8859.1) text into FM?

*** A. Use .Xdefaults

Add the following line in $HOME/.Xdefauts:
  Maker.textCharacterEncoding:    ISOLatin1

Altough file $FMHOME/.fminit2.0/xresources/Maker says

  ! CHARACTER ENCODING
  !       Use this resource if you want FrameMaker to save in 8-bit
  !       ISO-Latin text rather than in 7-bit ASCII text.
  !Maker.textCharacterEncoding:   ISOLatin1

this works both for importing and saving as plain text.

*** B. Use file suffix and MifRead

Add a .is1 suffix to all ISO Latin1 encoded files.  This is
implemented by file $FMHOME/.fminit2.0/MifRead:

  ...
  case $1 in
          *.is1) $5/is1tomif <$1 >$2;;
  ...

and files $FMHOME/bin/is1tomif and $FMHOME/bin/bin.<platform>/is1tomif.

The file $FMHOME/.fminit2.0/suffixlist must contain a line with <is1>
if you want MifRead to be called.

*** C. Use preferences

Someone mentioned the file $FMHOME/.fminit2.0/preferences; there is no
such file in my installation but perhaps others have it; this is why
it's worth mentioning anyway.


*** D. Other tips and resources

The file $FMHOME/.fminit2.0.ps/iso1.map contains a conversion table
between ISO Latin1 and FrameMaker internal encoding; it can be used by
your conversion programs.

Note that a .mif file must be completely in ascii or in FrameMaker
internal character encoding; you cannot put ISO Latin1 text in it,
even in a <String `...'> statement and with the X resource previously
mentionned and expect an automatic conversion.  This is why you will
need to make the conversion yourself if you have a program that
generates .mif files derived from some text input, and that is not
aware of the problem.

There is a file that can help you with all of your tests.  It contains
a line for every character with the high bit on; the character itself
is enclosed in [] and a description follows.  All you have to do is
look at what is inside the [] after the one or more steps of
manipulation of this file by programs.

Available at ftp://watsun.cc.columbia.edu/kermit/charsets/latin1.txt

Contributor: Charles Levert <[e-mail]>


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** FIL-10: How do I screendump a window with a menu?

Refer to:
ftp://ftp.frame.com/outgoing/framers.dir/plat.ind/filters/scrdump.sh

Contributors: Wayne T. Watson  <[e-mail]>
              Brad Fischer

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** FIL-11: How do I convert MATLAB output to FM?

Refer to:
ftp://ftp.frame.com/outgoing/framers.dir/plat.ind/filters/matlab.txt

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** FIL-12: How do I convert FM to HTML?

CERN keeps a list of HTML generating tools; see it for the latest info:
http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/Tools/Word_proc_filters.html#Framemaker

Contributor: Axel Boldt <[e-mail]>

Here is what is says on 15 Feb 1994:

*** A. www_and_frame

Designed to work with MifRead and MifWrite, uses perl, sgmls, and
xlisp.  Available now from:
http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/Frame/fminit2.0/www_and_frame.html
and in the future from:
ftp://info.cern.ch/pub/www/src/www_and_frame.tar.Z

Contact: [e-mail]

*** B. WebMaker

New version in preparation.  For info, see:
http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/Tools/WebMaker.html

Contact: [e-mail]

*** C. fm2html

http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/Tools/fm2html.html
ftp://bang.nta.no/pub/Frame2html.README
ftp://bang.nta.no/pub/fm2html.v.0.8.4.tar.Z

Contact: [e-mail]

*** D. miftran

A MIF to HTML converter written in C.
http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/Tools/miftran.html
ftp://ftp.alumni.caltech.edu/pub/mcbeath/web/miftran/

Contact: [e-mail]


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* SPELLING, GRAMMAR, BIBLIOGRAPHYS, ENDNOTES, 3RD PARTY TOOLS, ETC.

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** SGB-1: Are there any grammar checkers for FM?

*** A. Grammatik 5.0 (Windows, Mac)
    WordPerfect Corporation                 Cindy, extension 22588
    Mail Stop Q-300, Information Services   Tel: [phone]
    1555 N. Technology Way                  Fax: [phone]
    Orem, UT 84057-2399 USA                 $99.00

Contributor: Lester Bautista <[e-mail]>

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** SGB-2: Do you know what happens if the spell checker finds "Interleaf"
(a competitor to FrameMaker)?

Yes, we do, but just in case, it gets posted every 3-4 months.

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** SGB-3: How can I do bibliographies in FrameMaker?

*** A. fmbib

"fmbib" takes a Frame document (.mif format) as its input, with
"Bibliography" markers embedded where the references occur. The marker
text is that of a key word indexed into a bibliography database file,
such as Scribe's ".bib" files.  In fact, the program is compatible
with Scribe bibliography files.  The user can also specify on the
command line one of several reference and bibliography styles.  fmbib
will then generate a new FM .mif file which is the actual
bibliography.  The original document is modified to contain
cross-references to this new document.  These references appear as
visible text when the user updates cross-references in the original
document.  The program also aids in creating new bibliography database
files.

The sources have been built and tested under CMU's BSD4.3-compliant
MACH OS, for Sun3, Sun4, Pmax, Vax, and IBM-RT workstations.  It
should be portable to any Unix box.

Available at
ftp://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/unix/text-processing/framemaker/filters/fmbib.tar.Z

Contributor: Craig Marcus

*** B. BibFrame

BibFrame makes it possible to deal with references in FrameMaker in a
general way. You do not have to enter your reference list by hand
every time you write a document. Instead, the reference list is
automatically generated from a data base with references. This ensure
that your reference entries are in the right format. You do not have
to bother with how things should be emphasized, abbreviated and so on.

You have a database with references. The format of the references is
the same format that is used by BibTeX. That means that people using
LaTeX and FrameMaker can use the same data base.

Currently it is possible to use the bibliography styles ``plain'',
``alpha'' and ``mapalike''.

It ought to work on most Unix machines.  This program require BibTeX
to be present.

Available by ftp://ftp.ida.liu.se/pub/bibframe/bibframe-0.4.1.tar.Z

Contributor: Tommy Persson  <[e-mail]>

*** C. EndNote Plus

Mac Endnote 1.6 ($149), Mac EndNote Plus 1.3 ($249)
    Niles & Associates, Inc.        Internet: [e-mail]
    2000 Hearst Ave. Suite 20       CompuServe: 71172,653
    Berkeley, CA 94709 USA          AOL: NilesAssoc
    Tel: [phone]            AppleLink: Niles.Assoc
    Fax: [phone]

From the vendor:

EndNote stores the bibliographic references in a database, so they can
be resorted and reformatted in various different ways. Users copy a
temporary citation into their Frame paper by choosing one or more
references and copying onto the clipboard.  When they paste into the
paper, it's in a temporary citation format like this [Billosky, 1989
#43].

To format, a user must save their files as MIF, and then open and scan
them in the EndNote program.  This searches the files for brackets and
matches them to the EndNote reference database. The user then chooses
a bibliographic style (we supply several, including APA, Chicago,
Nature and Vancouver), and Formats the paper.  EndNote will make
copies of each file, change the temporary citations to author-year or
numeric format, and build a bibliography of the cited references at
the end of the last file.

From Todd R. Johnson <[e-mail]>:

Although EndNote Plus is quite versatile and easy to use, it is
extremely slow at processing MIF files. For example, a 14 page
document with a few figures took several minutes to process. During
this time EndNote takes over your Mac so that you can't even switch to
another application.

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** SGB-4: Can FM produce automatically numbered endnotes?

Not directly.  However, there is a work-around using cross-references.

- Create an autonumbered paragraph type called "Endnote," with a
number format of "E:[<n+>] "

- Putting each note text in a paragraph of this type, at the end of
the document.

- Create a character style called "Endnote" which reduces the point
size and enables the superscript attribute.  This will be used for
reference to the note in the main text.

- Create a cross-reference format called "Endnote" with a format of
        <Endnote>[<$paranumonly>]<Default P Font>

- In the body of the document, add a cross-reference to the Endnote
paragraph that lists the reference.

Unfortunately, if you rearrange the text, the notes will not
automatically be re-arranged in the back of the document.  When you
are ready to produce the document, go to the beginning, use Edit
Search/Find to search for "Cross-Reference of Format: Endnote".  If
you find an Endnote that is out of order, re-arrange the note text in
the back of the document.

Contributor: David Cortesi <[e-mail]>

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** SGB-5: Are there any plotting/charting packages that work with FM?

*** A. GNUPlot

Gnuplot version 3.4 can output graphs in MIF format, so that you can
include them in Frame documents.  This is superior to using EPS since
you can see and edit the imported graphic.

Gnuplot is excellent for plotting mathmatical functions.  I prefer
xvgr/xmgr for plotting data files.

For more details, see the announcement in comp.graphics.gnuplot.
Available by ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/gnuplot3.4.tar.gz

Contributor: Phil Endecott <[e-mail]>

*** B. TempleGraph

TempleGraph generates the output in MIF format.  Temple Graph was
originally created at Temple University, but it is licensed to and
sold by:

Mihalisin Associates, Inc.          Tel: [phone]
600 Honey Run Rd.
Ambler, PA  19002  USA

Contributor: Bob Nehls <[e-mail]>

*** C. Robochart

Robochart is a generic flow diagram editor.  You can create diagrams
using several built-in or user-defined objects, connect them with
several types of "rubber-band" flow lines, and add or edit label text
for both objects and flows. You can create multilevel hierarchical
diagrams, use multiple fonts and colors, and output in PostScript,
EPSF, MIF, HPGL, or ASCII formats.

Robochart runs under OpenWindows (Solaris 1.x or 2.x). A single node
license is $495.  An evaluation copy (the full program and manual,
with file save disabled) is $25 (credited against first license).


Digital Insight                 Tel: [phone]
PO Box 533                      Fax: [phone]
Simi Valley, CA 93062-0533 USA  Internet: [e-mail]

*** D. xvgr/xmgr

xvgr (Sun View) and xmgr (Motif) can be obtained via
ftp://ftp.ccalmr.ogi.edu/CCALMR/pub/acegr

xvgr can read single (X-Y), multiple (X-Y1,Y2,Y3) and error-bar
(X-Y-DY) data in a pretty flexible format.  The graph types include
line, scattered plots, and bar charts among others.  The user has
complete control over fonts, legend locations, tick-marks, size of
graph, output type, and zillions of other things.  xvgr can produce
MIF output, so you have full editing capability over the graph in FM.

Contributor: Vallury Prabhakar <[e-mail]>

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** SGB-6: Is there a thesaurus that works with FM?

FM4 includes a thesaurus program; choose Edit->Thesaurus.  For folks
using FM3, or for general references, here are some sources.

*** A. Concise Oxford Dictionary/Oxford Thesaurus on CDROM

I'm using - among others - the `Concise Oxford Dictionary/Oxford
Thesaurus' (Electronic Book version, [EBROM = 8cm CDROM]) on
Suns/Nexts.  The CD costs ~ 100 DM in Germany (~ 60 US$).  These EBROM
CDs are intended for the various Electronic Book Player units (`Data
Discman'), but can also be used under Unix using a retrieval software
(we're selling such a retieval software, please contact [e-mail]
for more information).

Contributor: Juergen Keil <[e-mail]>

*** B. 1911 Roget's Thesaurus

Thanks to Project Gutenberg, a copy of the 1911 Roget's Thesaurus has
been made available at
ftp://mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu/etext/etext91/roget13a.zip or, if you must,
ftp://mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu/etext/etext91/roget13a.txt

Please ftp the file during off-hours -- at times OTHER THAN 10:00 AM
to 6:00 PM Central Standard Time (Daylight time in summer).

You only need one of these, as roget13a.zip is roget13a.txt in a .ZIP
file.  Transfer the .zip file if possible, since it is half the size of
the text file.

Contributor: Darryl Okahata <[e-mail]>

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** SGB-7: How to use configuration management tools with FM?

Note that was we need to document revision control, which is similar
to but not identical to source code control.

*** A. SCCS on binary (.fm, .doc)

Just use SCCS in binary mode. Several people commented that the -b
option would be required, some say it is used automatically.  However,
the s_dot files grow very quickly, even for very small changes.

*** B. RCS on binary (.fm, .doc)

May need to compile it to use GNU diff.

[Any other issues/advice re RCS? -Bob]

*** C. Convert to MIF

The initial files are large, but do not grow as fast a binary.  Since
it is a text file, the standard SCCS variables can be used.  Major
disadvantage is the fiddly save/open procedure.  This can be fixed
with a shell around appropriate SCCS functions, using fmbatch.  You
can also modify the MifWrite filter to so to some processing when
saved as MIF.

*** D. Mezzanine

Mezzanine is from a company called Saros.  They call it "middleware",
and it is a document management system, independent of any
documentation package.

It also enables a system administrator to determine which fields of
information should be completed to identify a document, so that
searches can then be made using these fields (e.g. project name,
contract number, contractor, etc.).

Saros Corporation, USA
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Saros Europe HQ, Naarden, the Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

*** E. CasewWare/CM

CaseWare/CM is a set of tools used for configuration management and
version control. One of the tool modules manages Frame documents,
including (from the data sheet):

Version control of Frame Documents
Version control of Frame Books
Automatic Dependency Management
Full Document Configuration Management

Support for FrameMaker Objects
    Frame Documents
    Frame Books
    Frame Live Links
    Frame Image Files

CaseWare, Inc.                          Tel: [phone]
108 Pacifica, Irvine, CA 92718 USA

*** E. Othe Possible Products/Vendors

BOSS Document Manager                   DocuServer
C-Quest                    Frame File
Nova Manage                ODMS
Topic                    Papersight
CMS

See the Frame Connection catalog for more information.  Call Frame and
request this catalog if you do not have it.


Contributors: John Townsend <[e-mail]>
              Karen Hutchins <[e-mail]>
              Reid Simpson <[e-mail]>
              Aaron L. Hoffmeyer <[e-mail]>

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* CONFIGURING FM, PLATFORM-SPECIFIC ISSUES

See question FIL-2 for conversion between FM on various platforms.

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** PLT-1: How do I display white text on a black background?  (and other X
Window System specific information)

*** A. White Text on Black Background

For FM3 on X, set up the following in your .Xdefaults file:
    Maker.colorDocs:    False
    Maker*docBackground:    black
    Maker*winRect.foreground: white

For FM4 on X, set up the following in your .Xdefaults file:
    Maker*Black:    White
    Maker*White:    Black
The Black and White words have to be exactly as typed (i.e., no
Maker*Black: LightGrey).  You DON'T need Maker*colorDocs: FALSE.

To change colors of the menus, dialogs, borders, etc., try:
    Maker*foreground:       FG
    Maker*background:       BG
    Maker*winRect.foreground: FG
    Maker*winRect.background: TC
where FG, BG & TC are your favourite fore/back/through colours.

*** B. Other X Resources

Look in the various files in $FMHOME/.fminit2.0/xresources .

*** C. How come I can't type in any dialogs?

Try setting the following attributes:
    Maker*focusOnMouse:        True
    OpenWindows.FocusLenience:    True
    Maker.olwmClickType:    False
    OpenWindows.SetInput:    followmouse

Also, consult the Release Notes, particularly the section about
configuring FM for different window managers.

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** PLT-2: How do I open documents from the command line using an already
running FrameMaker (and thus only a single license)?

In the directory $FMHOME/source/openmaker/clclient the README contains
information on how to build and use the clclient (Command Line Client)
program.  This program allows you to open documents from the command
line using an already running FrameMaker.  This is useful for desktop
tools like Sun's FileManager which associate an application to be run
with a document, allowing FrameMaker to be running just once, and
communicating with this running FrameMaker to open further documents.

Contributor: Graham Williams <[e-mail]>

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** PLT-3: Where can I find keyboard shortcuts for [platform]?

UNIX: Refer to $FMHOME/.fminit2.0/kbmaps/README.kbmap for lots of info
on keyboard mapping, and pointer to the various files used for
mapping.  (NeXT: /LocalAppls/FrameMaker.app/fminit2.0/......)

UNIX: Print out: $FMHOME/.fminit2.0.ps/docs/QuickRef.doc

MAC: There is a Quick Reference sheet for the Macintosh available from
Frame Technologies.  It was circulated recently in MIF format.

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** PLT-4: How can I maximize battery life for FM on portables?

*** A. Mac PowerBooks

I had similar battery problems with my powerbook. Here is how I solved
it.  First, create a RAM disk and install FM on it (put only those
items which FM needs to launch on the RAM disk).  Install a minimum
operating system on the RAM disk and configure the computer to boot
from the RAM disk.  With this configuration FM will not need to keep
accessing the hard drive.  On a Macintosh, I find I need 6mb for the
RAM disk (2.3 for system, 2.5 for FM and remainder for document).  The
system takes 1.5 mb in addition to the RAM disk and FM needs 2mb to
run.  This implies you need at least 10mb of RAM- I have 12-for this
to work.  Not the best solution, but its the only one I've found that
doesn't make me start cussing at my computer and FM.

Contributor: John R. O'Hair <[e-mail]>

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** PLT-5: Can FM-Win run under Win-OS/2 3.0?

From the OS/2 FAQ:

To run Framemaker for Windows under Win-OS/2 3.0, patch the file
MAKER.EXE (using PATCH or DEBUG).  Around offset $1DDD1C ($1E0AFE for
Framemaker 3.01) in the file you should see a series of hexadecimal
bytes as follows: 9A FF FF 00 00 A8 20 75 17.  Change the second to
last byte from $75 to $EB.

Contributor: Ren Maddox  <[e-mail]>

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* TEMPLATES AND CLIP ART

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** TMP-1: Where can I get the FUN tape?

The FUN tape contains some sample clip art and various useful programs
and filters.  It is available by
ftp://procyon.cis.ksu.edu/pub/FUN/FUN_Tape-2.1 and
ftp://irisa.irisa.fr/FrameMaker .

Or, send a blank tape (size/format?) to:
    Frame Technology, Attn: FUN Tape, using address at top of FAQ.

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** TMP-2: Where can I get a template for technical papers?

There are two templates for IEEE format papers:
ftp://tardis.cl.msu.edu/pub/frame/ieee1.mif, ieee2.mif
ftp://ftp.frame.com/outgoing/framers.dir/plat.ind/template/ieee1.mif,
ieee2.mif

Contributor: Alan D. Cabrera <[e-mail]>

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** TMP-3: Where can I get DTD template for FrameBuilder?

FrameBuilder versions of the ISO 12083 SGML DTDs for articles and
books are available at
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/gmd/sgml/fbedds.tar.Z
ftp://ftp.frame.com/outgoing/framers.dir/plat.ind/template/iso12983.dfd

Also included are a few FrameBuilder "templates" for these document
types containing layout information.  The article template is in the
style of a Kluwer journal article.  ISO 12083 is a set of SGML DTDs
for articles, books and serials.

Contributor: Thomas F. Gordon <[e-mail]>

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