<framemaker-dita@yahoogroups.com>Hi DITAdepts in the unstructured world, it's quite common (and easy) to convert to paragraphs to a table: you create a...
Nancy, Thanks very much. Your response is exactly what I am looking for. I will be forwarding your response, along with a couple of others I received on...
Hiya - Insulating your content from external dependancies like cross-references that are hard-coded into topics is, to me, one of they keys to getting high...
Hi Eddie, My sympathy for working in an environment that sticks to old traditions that make it so difficult to migrate to new workflows and paradigms. In...
While this question is not DITA-oriented, others may have already faced a similar issue. What is the best way to call external Java methods (and get returns) ...
Hi folks, Does anyone need to create 508-compliant PDF's from their DITA output? I'm trying to figure out how to grab the value of an image's alt attribute and...
Hi all, I'm using the Dita2Confluence conversion tool, and have run into an interesting issue with PH conrefs. Is there any way in XMetal 5.1 to change the...
Hi Joanne, This one is not that difficult to change at least on my PC. Go to XMetaL program directory and search for *.ctm files that contain "xm-replace_text...
Thanks - it works for me just fine and makes all the difference in some of my output. This group is the best! ... From: ghkrause <gunnar.krause@...> ...
Leen, I don't know a way to do real time debugging of XSL launched by Ant. Â You could troubleshoot the task that fails outside of Ant and eliminate all the...
Hi Craig, Thanks. 1. The XMetal output log was not (yet) created. Because it the conversion stopped. 2. Yes. A nearby conversion with the same input went well....
Raising the flag... I have a default installation of XMetaL with Japanese content but I cannot generate a proper PDF output. The Japanese text do not appear in...
Hi Marco, I'm in the same boat; here's what I've been able to figure out so far: 1. Install Japanese fonts on your system. (ok, maybe that's obvious) 2....
We are using XMetal Author Edition version 5.1.1. with our own DITA set up. This topic is set as "task" and includes sets of unordered steps with substeps....
The <note> element wants to go inside a <stepresult>. In this case XMetaL is probably finding the nearest <step> that has a <stepresult>, and inserting the...
Upon reflection, <info> is likely a better choice than <stepresult>. Depends on your content, of course. mag -- Tom Magliery XML Technology Specialist ...
Hi - The note is getting tossed down to the bottom of your list of steps because that is the closest location to the cursor where the note element is allowed...
Hi Nina... That error looks like a FrameMaker message (a better group to try would be the framemaker-dita Yahoo list). FM8 has problems adding a conref to a...
Is it possible to make a table row the current element for the purpose of setting attributes on it, such as conditions? Also is there any way to copy and paste...
See my comments below. Hope this helps! - Lynn ... purpose of setting attributes on it, such as conditions? To put attributes on a row, place your cursor...
Thank you Lynn. Â I completely missed the drop-down menu in the attribute inspector that lets you set <row> attributes with the cursor in a cell. Â I was...
Craig, I think it's only necessary, when pasting, for you to place your cursor in the top-left cell of the targeted area. You are correct about XMetaL not...
Sorry responding to the wrong email :-). From: xmetal-dita@yahoogroups.com [mailto:xmetal-dita@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rosler, Jeff Sent: Thursday,...
Jeff, I think that answer is generic enough to fit almost any mail you reply to. I might start using it myself :) Â (Thanks for the clarification on pasting...
Hi All, Does anyone know how to customize the default attributes for an element when the element is inserted from the attribute list AND the user has text...
Hi Dave, In general for XMetaL -- that is, for any doctype, not just DITA -- the CTM mini-template change will have the effect you describe: it applies only...
Hi Tom, Thanks for the information. That definitely helps. I am using XMetaL Author 5.0 Enterprise Edition, and I'm using Dita. Do you have any suggestions for...
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