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FrameMaker Annoyances: Bugs & Issues (Version
2.76, January 2008)
Bugs and issues and workarounds/solutions appearing in
this list were collected from dusty corners in Adobe's Support Knowledgebase (some of these
are currently non-functional) and from FrameMaker users. MicroType
is not responsible for bug/issue descriptions, suggested workarounds
and fixes -- Shlomo
Bug. A defect or fault in a machine, plan, or the like.
Orig. U.S. "1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 Mar. 1/1 Mr. Edison,
I was informed, had been up the two previous nights discovering
'a bug' in his phonograph -- an expression for solving a difficulty,
and implying that some imaginary insect has secreted itself inside
and is causing all the trouble." Oxford English Dictionary,
2nd Edition
Your bug submission, input and comments will help make
it more comprehensive and useful and keep it accurate and updated.
You are welcome to submit your own bugs/issues (please include
workarounds and links to additional information, if available).
- FMSGML indicates FrameMaker+SGML 5.x, 6.0 or Structured
FrameMaker 7.x
- Bugs/issues specifically relating to FrameMaker versions
earlier than 5.0 are not included in this list
- When producing sample files, if applicable: How to disguise confidential or proprietary text
(ATN 311711)
- For information on FrameMaker internal error numbers &
the FrameLog file, see ATN 327050
- Mac OS X Compatibility with FrameMaker, FrameMaker+SGML,
and FrameViewer? see ATN 326100
- Adobe's Support Policy for FrameMaker 6.0 and earlier versions
running under WinMe or XP: ATN 320847
- Considering an upgrade? Read "Knowing When to Upgrade Software" by
Deborah and Eric Ray
- You may also consult the FrameMaker
FAQ.
Bugs/Issues: FM 5.0-5.2 | FM 5.5.0-5.5.3
| FM 5.5.6 | FM 6.0
| FM 7.0 | FM 7.1
| FM 7.2 | FM 8.0
| Filters | PS Drivers
| Documentation
FrameMaker 5.0-5.2, All Platforms
FrameMaker 5.0 released end of 1994, Adobe-branded
FrameMaker 5.0 released early 1995
- Spell checker does not locate repeated words when they are
not on the same line [Debbi Fortney Correia], or if their capitalization
varies.
- "Find Extra Spaces" option only looks for two consecutive
spaces (i.e. it does not find instances of three or more spaces)
- Variables and cross-references constitute a word break, so
missing spaces are not reported
- Non-breaking hyphens are not treated as hyphens (e\+mail
will be flagged as a mis-spelling)
- A footnote to a table is allowed to exist alone on a page
if the table ends up at the bottom. [Tim Murray]
- The sample file includes EPS and WMF files that have a problem
with the enclosing frame: WMF -- the entire graphic shows past
the edge of the frame; EPS -- looks okay on screen, but if you
print or PDF it, the graphic also shows through. [Tim Murray]
- Certain combinations of lengths of running heads, follow-on
body text, and column width look terrible [Tim Murray]
- Updating a Text Inset Changes the Paragraph Tag
of the Next Paragraph in FrameMaker (ATN 315339)
- Hyperlinks in FrameMaker documents or PDF files
created from FrameMaker are shorter than expected (ATN 331281)
- Color Definition in a FrameMaker Document Can't
Be Deleted and Has a Strange Name (ATN 323771)
- Change Bars Display Connected Together or Do
Not Display in FrameMaker 5 (ATN 316736)
- Anchored Frame Jumps to Next Page in MIF Document
in FrameMaker 4-5.x (ATN 313420)
- EPS and PCX Graphics Appear Larger After Converting
FrameMaker 4 File to FrameMaker 5 (ATN 313643)
- Hypertext Links Go Only to the First Page of
the File After Converting a FrameMaker Book File to PDF (ATN 317911)
- FrameMaker 5 Hypertext Commands Not Supported
in Acrobat (ATN 315679)
- Hypertext markers are duplicated randomly in PS output
- Hypertext markers and cross-references in hidden conditional
table rows are carried over to PDF as active links.
Workaround: apply the condition to the text in the table
row, in addition to marking the row as conditional.
- Cross-references in text insets are not converted to active
links:
Workarounds: (1) Make a backup of your files; convert
the inset(s) to regular text (has to be done in each chapter,
but can be automated with add-ons); print to a .ps file. Close
the FrameMaker files without saving (if you save by mistake,
use the backup), or (2) Use hypertext markers instead, or in
addition to the cross-references (so that the cross-references
are in charge of retrieving the text, while the hypertext markers
add the link); hypertext markers are converted to links even
when placed in a text inset.
- Word previously hyphenated is not hyphenated after special
spaces (thin, en, em, figure or non-breaking spaces) are added
before, after or inside word (sample file)
- Table Continuation Variable Doesn't Show in Long Table Titles
in FrameMaker.
Workarounds: insert a line break (Shift+Enter) before
the Table Continuation variable; use a shorter word ("Cont.")
- Forced Return Causes Character Format to Recur
in FrameMaker (ATN 311887)
- Automatic Hypertext Links Fail When the Filename
of the Source Document Contains Two Consecutive Spaces (ATN 318971)
- Searching for Paragraph Tags In a Table Finds
Every Other Instance (ATN 315488)
- Objects in Shrinkwrapped Equations or Anchored
Frames Disappear When Editing Text in FrameMaker (ATN 312590)
- Special
Characters Not Displayed Properly in Bookmarks -- Acrobat 4.0x-5.0
- FrameMaker Crashes After Clicking Set in Show/Hide Conditional
Text Dialog Box (ATN 316392)
- Cannot Deselect the Cropped Option of an Anchored
Frame in FrameMaker (ATN 311623)
- After Modifying a Book, the Save Command Is Dimmed
in FrameMaker 5.0x and 5.1x (ATN 310829)
- Error "Internal Context Table Full"
When Opening Files in FrameMaker (ATN 310127)
- FrameMaker Crashes Using Undo or Redo Command with Tables
or Grouped Objects (ATN 315909)
- FrameMaker Freezes When Floating Anchored Frame
in Document with Sideheads (ATN 315108)
- FrameMaker Crashes When Opening Document Containing Text
Inset (ATN 310609)
- Autonumber Disappears After Opening MIF File
in FrameMaker (ATN 313343)
- Text in a FrameMaker Document with Sideheads
Appears and Prints Cropped (ATN 310331)
- Updating or Applying a Character Format Causes
a System Error in FrameMaker (ATN 315800)
- Unable to Export Document Containing Text Insets
to RTF from FrameMaker (ATN 312602)
- Multiple Red Separations in FrameMaker (ATN 316104)
- Tables Contain Overlapping Text and Strange Rulings in FrameMaker
(ATN 315535)
- Automatic Backup on Save and Automatic Save Preferences
Disabled in FrameMaker 5.1x (ATN 313215)
- Multi-line Cross-Reference in Book Prints Overlapped
from FrameMaker (ATN 310213)
- Suppress Automatic Reference Updating Works in
Current Session Only in FrameMaker (ATN 314022)
- Text Below Floating Table Moves to Next Page
in FrameMaker (ATN 312189)
- Table or Anchored Frame Not Set to Float Separates
from Anchor in FrameMaker (ATN 314511)
- Internal Error or "System may be full"
Error When Saving a FrameMaker File to RTF (ATN 315257)
- Opening a MIF File in FrameMaker Creates Extra
Blank Pages (ATN 315952)
- Custom Side Head Settings Change to Default Size
on the Master Page in FrameMaker (ATN 315441)
- Why doesn't FrameMaker release 5 PostScript load
into Ghostscript? (ATN 315734)
- Is there a problem with Win32s when using CTRL+ALT+DEL
in MS Windows? (ATN 315563)
FrameMaker 5.0-5.1.2, Windows
FrameMaker 5.0-5.2, Mac
FrameMaker 5.0-5.1.2, Unix
Bugs/Issues: FM 5.0-5.2 |
FM 5.5.0-5.5.3 | FM 5.5.6
| FM 6.0 | FM 7.0
| FM 7.1 | FM 7.2 | FM 8.0
| Filters | PS Drivers
| Documentation
FrameMaker 5.5.0-5.5.3, All Platforms
FrameMaker 5.5.0 released August 1997; FrameMaker
5.5.3 released February 1998
Note: See also issues present in previous releases of FrameMaker,
as they may also apply to FrameMaker 5.5.x (unless indicateds
otherwise)
- Corrections Included with the FrameMaker 5.5
Update (ATN 314137)
- Corrections Included with the FrameMaker 5.5.2
and 5.5.3 Updates (ATN 320117)
- Platforms Supported for FrameMaker 5.5 Products
(ATN 312425)
- Crash when printing or saving as PDF file (FrameMaker
5.5x) (ATN 322613)
- "Next Screen" or "Previous Screen" commands
do not change pages in a horizontal page scrolling mode (View
> Options).
- Change in Scrolling Behavior When Using Page
Up/Page Down in FrameMaker 5.5 (ATN 310927)
- Original colors of graphic objects are lost
when saving as .mif
- Registration Marks Create Larger PostScript files
in FrameMaker 5.5 Than in Earlier Versions (ATN 317320)
- Sorting a Table Deletes Cross-Reference or Conditional Text
Markers from FrameMaker Table (ATN 324650)
Workaround: Change the marker type of all cross-reference markers,
leaving the marker text unchanged (for example, change marker
type to a custom type, or Comment if not used otherwise), sort
the table, then change the marker type back to Cross-reference.
[Can be automated with MIF processing]
- Text in Graphics Appears as a Gray Bar When a
FrameMaker 5.5 Document is Exported to HTML (ATN 310464)
- Spelling checker incorrectly accepts concatenated words as
valid (at least with Dutch and German languages). For example,
"In een wijkcentrum aan de Dukatenburg in Nieuwegein is
woensdag rond 01.00 uur eengrote uitslaande brand uitgebroken.
De politie haaldeal vrijsnel circa tachtig flatbewoners uit hun
huizen" contains 3 errors not flagged by FrameMaker: "eengrote"
(should be "een grote"); "haaldeal" (should
be "haalde al"); "vrijsnel" (should be "vrij
snel"). [Harro de Jong]
- Conditions displayed in the status area may be incorrect
(when the selected area has multiple conditional states, e.g.
mixed conditional/unconditional, or multiple conditions); these
are displayed correctly in the Conditional Text dialog box. [Harro
de Jong]
- Files in FrameMaker 5.5.x Book File Don't Link
Correctly after Conversion to PDF (ATN 317778)
- Freeze when FrameMaker 5.5 or later imports or
exports a Word, RTF, or WordPerfect file (ATN 317364)
- Graphics Are Jumbled or Appear as Gray Boxes
in a Word Document Opened in FrameMaker (ATN 320159)
- Spaces Added to Words in HTML Document Created
from FrameMaker (ATN 312690)
- Hypertext Links in a FrameMaker List of Markers
Don't Work After it is Converted to PDF (ATN 317112)
- Character Formats in Index Markers Aren't Applied
Correctly in FrameMaker (ATN 317971)
- Subentries in FrameMaker Index File use Default
Font Properties of Level1IX Tag (ATN 313472)
- Unable to Edit Head Column of System Macros Table
in FrameMaker (ATN 318541)
- Cross-Reference Links Are Off-Set in a PDF Created
From FrameMaker or Earlier/Win (ATN 321079)
- FrameMaker Crashes While Generating/Updating
a Book or Importing Formats to a Book (ATN 320207)
- FrameMaker Product Crashes When Reformatting
Documents Containing Sideheads or Multiple Columns (ATN 312579)
- Error "Cannot open the hyphenation and spell-checking
data files" in FrameMaker (ATN 319844)
- FrameMaker Crashes When Comparing Two FrameMaker
Documents (ATN 319629)
- FrameMaker Returns the Error "Document named
TCOD has catalog definitions that contain unavailable fonts"
and Quits When Opening a File or When Generating a Book (ATN 322062)
- FrameMaker Crashes After the Undo Command is
Used (ATN 322038)
- Text is Missing from HTML File for FrameMaker
Paragraphs set to Start New, Linked Web Page (ATN 320204)
- Extra Space Added to Words in HTML Document Created
from FrameMaker (ATN 312690)
- Error when Importing Microsoft Word 97 (Word 8) Document
into FrameMaker (ATN 311082)
- Table Footer or Title Row in FrameMaker Does
Not Display When Table Splits to Next Page (ATN 317294)
- Superscript and Subscript Text Are Not Positioned
Correctly when Opening an MML File (ATN 315499)
- FMSGML: FrameMaker+SGML 5.1x or 5.5-5.5.3 Drops Graphic
Elements if Referenced Graphics Are Unavailable (ATN 318076)
- FMSGML: Graphics Created in FrameMaker+SGML 5.1.1 Appear
Poorly On-screen and in Print after Saving the Document as SGML
(ATN 317828)
- FMSGML: Character Entity References in SGML Instance
Written Back Incorrectly on Export from FrameMaker+SGML 5.1.x
to SGML (ATN 318339)
- FMSGML: Error "NOTATION () not defined in DTD"
When Opening an SGML Documentin FrameMaker+SGML 5.5.x (ATN 317561)
- FMSGML: Cannot Install DocBook Starter Kit from FrameMaker+SGML/Unix
CD-ROM (ATN 321440)
- Links Are Incorrect in HTML Index Created from FrameMaker
(ATN 323057)
- HTML Files Created in FrameMaker Appear without
Bullets in Netscape Navigator (ATN 323430)
FrameMaker 5.5.0-5.5.3, Windows
FrameMaker 5.5.0-5.5.3, Mac
FrameMaker 5.5.0-5.5.3, Unix
Bugs/Issues: FM 5.0-5.2 |
FM 5.5.0-5.5.3 | FM 5.5.6
| FM 6.0 | FM 7.0
| FM 7.1 | FM 7.2 | FM 8.0
| Filters | PS Drivers
| Documentation
FrameMaker 5.5.6, All Platforms
released October 1998
Note: See also issues present in previous releases of FrameMaker,
as they may also apply to FrameMaker 5.5.6 (unless indicated
otherwise)
FrameMaker 5.5.6, Windows
FrameMaker 5.5.6, Mac
FrameMaker 5.5.6, Unix
Bugs/Issues: FM 5.0-5.2 |
FM 5.5.0-5.5.3 | FM 5.5.6
| FM 6.0 | FM 7.0 |
FM 7.1 | FM 7.2
| FM 8.0 | Filters
| PS Drivers | Documentation
FrameMaker 6.0
FM6.0p357, released April 2000
Note: See also issues present in previous releases of FrameMaker,
as as they may also apply to FrameMaker 6.0 (unless indicated
otherwise)
- (fixed in FM7.1) DocInfo values (PDF Setup) are reset
when importing formats from other documents with the Document
Properties category turned on (become blank when importing from
the current document).
- Corrections in FrameMaker 6.0 (ATN 325247)
- Extra Bookmarks in a PDF File Created from a
FrameMaker Book (ATN 327097)
- Text characters missing in printed FrameMaker
document or in PDF file (ATN 324972)
- Can't Locate Online Manuals, Samples, and Clip
Art Included with FrameMaker 6.0 or Later (ATN 325962)
- Error when creating a PostScript file ("Cannot
write to specified print file", FrameMaker on Windows 2000,
XP) (ATN 331115)
Solution: recreate the FILE port (if missing) and then create
a PostScript file.
- Error "Cannot display some imported graphics.
The images will appear as gray boxes" occurs after you rotate
PDF file in FrameMaker (6.x-7.0 on Windows) (ATN 327178)
- Random named destinations are missing in PS output (causing
bad links) when Create Named Destinations for All Paragraphs
(PDF Setup, Links tab) is turned off, resulting in bad links/bookmarks
(sample file)
[Distiller 5 displays the following: "Warning: The following
Names in Name Tree Dests were not defined", but this warning
will not be displayed if the book is printed to separate files
and the missing destination is used by a cross-file link]
Workaround: Turn on Create Named Destinations for All Paragraphs.
- FrameMaker crashes (6004, 4374856, 6618507, 6618421) when
trying to open the Print dialog twice. To reproduce: Open a .book
file and right-click any chapter line in the list. From the context
menu, click Print. From the Print dialog, click the PDF Setup
button. Close the PDF Setup for Selected Files dialog. With the
Print dialog still open, click another chapter line in the .book
file. From the context menu, click Print... Frame crashes. [Damon
Constantinides]
- When searching book-wide, FrameMaker may go into a loop within
one chapter.
Workarounds: switch to Find Backward for one find, then deselect
Find Backward [Alannah McTighe]; click within the chapter and
then the book-wide search continues after a few more stops within
the loop chapter [Roger Jones].
- Limitations of Tagged PDF Content from FrameMaker, in Creating
Accessible PDF Files from FrameMaker 6.0 in Windows (ATN 326295)
- When opening a MIF file and printing it to a PS file after
turning Acrobat data on (or occasionally with a binary FrameMaker
file if the file was last saved when Acrobat data was off), hypertext
links in otherwise empty table cells on body pages 2 and higher
may be incorrectly placed (typically in the top-left corner of
the page). This is visible when viewing the PDF in Acrobat with
the Link tool turned on.
Workaround: save the file as a binary FrameMaker after
turning Acrobat data on, then open and print. (sample
file)
- FrameMaker crashes (x004,5132552,5131686,5131456) when saving
a List of Markers if source markers have more than one paragraph
(sample file).
Workaround: use a single paragraph in the marker text,
with \r indicating new lines [Shirley Yardeni]
- FrameMaker/Windows: Using \f to search for end of
flow or end of table cell does not work as described in the user
guide and help; use \x0b instead [Stefan Gentz]
- FMSGML: Incorrect Running Header/Footer [Evan Olson]
- Troubleshoot system errors or freezes in FrameMaker
(ATN 331964)
- FrameMaker Shortcuts Don't Work on Keyboard Configured
for Non-U.S. English Language (ATN 323654)
- Removing
a single condition does not work as expected
- FrameMaker 6.0 Crashes When Opening Documents
with Missing Files in Windows XP (ATN 326473)
- CMYK Color Problems in a Document or PDF File
Created from FrameMaker in Windows (ATN 324220)
- Color in CMYK TIFF Images Appears Incorrect in
FrameMaker (ATN 310159)
- Landscape Pages Become Portrait After Converting
FrameMaker Document to PDF (ATN 317994)
- Distilling may fail when creating PDFs or distilling PS files
with Structured PDF information:
(%%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: pdfmark; ErrorInfo:
StRetrieve P127021 ]%%
Stack: /StRetrieve) ...
Workaround: turn off Generate PDF Structure in PDF
Setup
- Bookmark
Setup for Books is Unreliable
- Error "Unable to find a FrameMaker Product..."
When Installing ODMA Plug-in Included with FrameMaker 6.0 for
Windows (ATN 319416)
- Colored Graphics in Imported PDF Files Print
Black-and-White from FrameMaker 6.0 (ATN 326111)
- Chapter or Volume Number Repeats in a Page Range
in a FrameMaker 6.0 Index (ATN 321336)
- Equations Appear Incorrect in FrameMaker 6.0/Mac
(ATN 325676)
- Cannot
Type the "1" or "+" Character in Equations
Palette of French or German FrameMaker 6.0 for Windows (ATN 325747)
- Alert "...'PowerMgrLib' could not be found"
when Starting FrameMaker 6.0 in Mac OS (ATN 320463)
- Message "[PDFSize] Warning: Cannot save
client settings" after Closing FrameMaker 6.0/Unix (ATN 320408)
- Sort Table Utility Returns Inconsistent Results
in FrameMaker (ATN 323777)
- FrameMaker 6.x or 7.0 Crashes in Windows if You
Choose Help > About FrameMaker (ATN 327291)
- Text in a Rotated PDF File Appears Incorrectly
in FrameMaker 6.0 or Later/Mac (ATN 324989)
- FrameMaker 6.0 or Later Quits in Mac OS When
You Rearrange Documents in an Unsaved Book File (ATN 319195)
- FrameMaker 6.x Keyboard Shortcuts Don't Work
in Mac OS when a Microsoft Application Is Running (ATN 325996)
- Error "Distiller could not produce a PDF
File..." in FrameMaker 6.0 with Acrobat 5.0 and Mac OS
(ATN 326117)
- Error: "Cannot lock this file..." when
opening or saving a document (FrameMaker on Mac OS 9.x and earlier)
(ATN 310261)
- 4-bit TIFF File Causes FrameMaker 6.0 to Crash
in UNIX (ATN 326220)
- FrameMaker 6.0 Fails to Grant or Retain a License
in Solaris 2.8 with IPv6 (ATN 326075)
- System Variables <$chapnum> and <$volnum>
export to SGML as text instead of Entity References
- Non-container cannot be used as an SGML text
inset
- Several properties for PDF missing or incorrect
in fapidefs.h
- The 6.0p357 to 6.0p405 patch available at adobe.com
(FrameMaker / FrameMaker+SGML) fixes the following problems:
#348631: French & German new documents have CreateAllNamedDestinations
(PDF Setup) option turned on.
#350065: Structured documents with non-element hypertext markers
cause FrameMaker+SGML to crash when the documents are saved as
HTML.
#350067: Searching in a book with the Marker dialog box open
causes FrameMaker to want to add a marker.
#350887: When changing a color tint's name or definition in a
book, the color is deleted and replaced with Black.
Hypertext
Links in Master Pages not Converted to Acrobat Links (ATN 325369)
#346068: Crash when trying to print a file created with many
fonts.
#347258: French Installer menu has 2 font sizes.
#352889: Kerned pairs appear less squeezed on the screen than
in print
Bugs/Issues: FM 5.0-5.2 |
FM 5.5.0-5.5.3 | FM 5.5.6
| FM 6.0 | FM 7.0 | FM 7.1 | FM 7.2
| FM 8.0 | Filters
| PS Drivers | Documentation
FrameMaker 7.0 (mostly Windows, may apply to other platforms)
FM7.0p492, released May 2002
Note: See also issues present in previous releases of FrameMaker,
as they may also apply to FrameMaker 7.0 (unless indicated otherwise)
FM7.0-specific issues present in 7.0p578:
- (fixed in FM7.1) Distilling fails consistently when
a "message openfile" hypertext marker is used and Tagged
PDF information is enabled:
%%[ Error: typecheck; OffendingCommand: pdfmark; ErrorInfo:
PUT _objdef ]%%
Workaround: turn off Generate Tagged PDF in PDF
Setup
- (fixed in FM7.1, broken in FM7.2) File Info values
(File > File Info) are reset when importing formats from other
documents with the Document Properties category turned on.
- After opening Word or RTF documents
in FrameMaker each paragraph ends with an invisible but selectable
Carriage Return character.
Workarounds: (1) Do a find/replace in FrameMaker, searching
for "\x0d" (without the quotes), replacing
with nothing. (2) Saving the file as MIF also removes those characters.
[Michael Müller-Hillebrand]
- Book-wide searches may crash FrameMaker.
Workaround: open all the files in the book before finding
and replacing.
- Save as PDF function does not report switching of drivers
– output may not match current FrameMaker layout (line breaks,
page breaks) or reflect missing fonts.
A sample
file (65K) has a FrameMaker document with a few lines that
are split differently when different drivers are activated (eg
AdobePS 5.2+Adist5.ppd and HP LaserJet 2200 Series PCL6); movie
[AVI, 448K]
- Incorrect paragraph format displayed in the paragraph
drop-down box in the formatting bar or in the status bar
(ATN 327771);
demonstration
(AVI) of how this happens in a new document
(consistently repeatable)
Fixed in FM7.2b144.
- Distilling may fail when creating PDFs or distilling PS files
with Tagged PDF information:
(%%[ Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: pdfmark; ErrorInfo:
StRetrieve P127021 ]%%
Stack: /StRetrieve) ...
Workaround: turn off Generate Tagged PDF in PDF Setup
- When creating a tagged PDF and generating bookmarks from
structure in Acrobat, the resulting bookmarks only show tag name
(but no specific text).
- Dialog boxes (eg Designers, Conditional Text) can be resized,
but without affecting items -- either showing a larger gray empty
area (without items being rearranged), or causing items to be
cut/missing
- Word97+ and RTF import filters are no longer installed using
the [Filters] section of the maker.ini (they are commented).
There is a filters/sangam/ folder which contains "Readers"
and "Writers" obviously controlled by the Sangam.dll
("Adobe India Sangam Core Code") inside the installation
folder. "I had a situation where I wanted to open a folder
full of RTF files directly in FrameMaker using FrameScript and
now could not specify the FilterId. I finally suppressed the
User Notification to have a batch process with interruption."
[Michael Müller-Hillebrand]
- Can't save FrameMaker 7.x files in Microsoft
Word 6.0 or 7.0 (.doc) format (ATN 332443)
- FMSGML: Bookmarks for elements which use a Run-In
Head setting include text from following element.
- FMSGML: Hierarchy cannot be specified for bookmark
levels when bookmark source is "elements".
- When converting a FrameMaker [578-specific] book to
PDF: default opening page in PS/PDF may be incorrectly set to
be the first page of last chapter in a book; in other cases,
the value in the "Open PDF Document on Page" field
is ignored, and 1 is used by default (first page in first chapter,
which may inappropriate if you have front-matter items). [The
standard Ecology book (samples/overview/book) can be used to
demonstrate these problems].
Workarounds:
(1) Modify the individual PDF in Acrobat (File > Document
Properties > Open Options, Page Number)
(2) Add a command controlling the opening page to the epilogue.ps
file, so that all distilled files will be affected:
[ /PageMode /UseOutlines /Page 1 /DOCVIEW pdfmark
(3) Specify the opening page/destination through the Defaults
Assistant (TimeSavers add-on)
- Switching to documents by clicking the corresponding entry
in the book window may not be possible if the Paragraph Designer
or Table Designer are open.
- When reading a FM7 MIF file, FrameMaker ignores some of the
PDF Setup settings.
- Microsoft Intellimouse Scroll wheel may lock up FrameMaker
when it is pressed or scrolled.
Workaround: minimize FrameMaker and then restore it [Rick
Henkel]
- Using FM 7.0/Win2000 with MS Outlook 9.0.0.4527 and MS ActiveSync
3.5 leads to an internal error in FM 7.0 [7004, 5899370, 7569858,
7568538] when copying/cutting from an FM 7.0 file. To reproduce
the bug: (1) open a new FM file; (2) copy something from MS Outlook
to FrameMaker; (3) copy another something from MS Outlook to
FM; (4) In FM, triple-click to copy the entire paragraph from
(2).
Workarounds:
(1) Closing MS Outlook and restarting Frame allows Frame copying
function to resume temporarily if and only if MS ActiveSync is
in dormant mode (associated PDA is disconnected).
(2) If one is careful to avoid copying paragraph markers in FM,
then the error can be postponed.
[Jason Aiken]
- Results of "Bookmarks Expanded through Level" settings
may be inconsistent; "268435453" may be displayed instead
of All, None or Default.
Workarounds:
(1) Type a number in the Bookmark Expanded through Level
box, indicating the bookmark level.
(2) Use the CollapseBookmarks function (TimeSavers/Bookmark Controller).
(3) If you need help collapsing bookmarks manually in Acrobat,
use the free PlanetPDF Collapse Bookmarks Plug-in.
- Error When Creating a WebWorks Project in FrameMaker
7.0/Win (ATN 328048)
- Win98: Custom page sizes may be cropped incorrectly when
using Save as PDF
Workaround: Print to a PS file and distill.
- Win98: Text in rotated table cells becomes "invisible"
if it uses a PostScript font (ATM4.1.1) -- format with TrueType
fonts instead
- Results of importing Word2000 files in .doc format may be
unexpected -- showing wrong fonts, extra and missing letters.
Workaround: try importing RTF files. [Michael Müller-Hillebrand]
- German
version: "Warnmeldung" is inserted in Hypertext
marker instead of "alert"
- Equations Have Wrong Symbols in FrameMaker 7.0/Win
after you change the default printer or save as PDF (ATN 328011)
- Inconsistent PDF default opening mode -- PDF may open in
"Page Only" mode even though bookmarks are created
(/DOCVIEW not included in PS file generated by FrameMaker)
- FrameMaker 7.0 Doesn't Recognize Changes Made
to the Maker.ini File (ATN 327344)
- Custom Pages Are Rotated in a PDF File Created
from FrameMaker 7.0 in Win98/ME (ATN 327421)
- Acrobat 4.05 Is Missing After You Install FrameMaker
7.0/Win (ATN 324615)
- Stroke Lines in CGM Graphics Don't Print in FrameMaker
7.0/Win Documents (ATN 328016)
- Group4 fax encoded TIFF files are not displayed or printed
correctly.
- Embedded TIFF images slow the display significantly.
- When opening file.sgm, FrameMaker displays the Unknown Filetype
dialog box.
- FMSGML: Marker Text is Included in Bookmarks from Elements
- FMSGML: Spelling checker may skip elements, loop around
elements, or not respond.
- FMSGML: Marker element may be included in PDF bookmarks,
merged with previous headings, even though they are listed under
"don't include".
- FMSGML: Space in the name of root element in a DTD causes
an error
Apply Master Pages
function:
- [1] Apply Master Pages function ignores paragraphs in tables
(body, heading rows or title), footnotes, text frames in anchored
frames
- [2] When a master page is triggered by an element, "Span
pages" refers to pages spanned by the first paragraph of
the element, not to pages spanned by the entire element. [Lynne
A. Price]
- [3] When "Span pages" is specified and a page break
occurs immediately after the triggering paragraph (or the first
paragraph in the triggering element), FrameMaker applies the
specified master pages to all pages of this paragraph and to
the following page. [Lynne A. Price]
- [4] When File > Utilities > Convert Structured Documents
is used to create FrameMaker documents from all SGML or XML documents
in a directory, FrameMaker does not apply master pages. [Lynne
A. Price]
- [5] Formatting and context labels in a structured book can
be determined by elements and attributes in the book file as
well as those in the individual book components. When import
of an XML or SGML document causes FrameMaker to create a book,
it applies master pages before considering the book structure.
In particular, the context label for an element in a document
may be determined by an attribute on the highest-level or other
element in a book. The context label may be used in the master
page map. Since the context label will not have been set when
FrameMaker applies master pages, the results will be incorrect.
Workaround: reapply master pages after opening the original
XML or SGML document. [Lynne A. Price]
Fixed in version 7.0p578 (downloadable patch, Windows):
- FrameMaker often crashes when printing books with Acrobat
data (error: 7004,6055410,7657059,0)
Workarounds:
(1) Open the first chapter in the book (or the chapter which
has the opening page, as specified in the PDF Setup, Settings,
Open PDF Document on Page).
also see ATN 328769, Internal Error "...7004, 6055410, 7657059,
0" When You Save or Print to Adobe PDF from FrameMaker (7.0
on Windows)
(2) in the PDF Setup dialog box, Bookmarks tab, type 1 in the
Bookmarks Expanded Through Level field.
also see ATN 318572: Error "7004, 6055410 . . ", Crash,
or Options for Bookmarks Aren't Retained in FrameMaker 7
- Results of "Bookmarks Expanded through Level" settings
are inconsistent; "268435453" may be displayed instead
of All, None or Default; a value of 0 may crash FrameMaker (error:
7004, 4379400, 6666635, 6666549).
Workarounds:
(1) Type a number in the Bookmark Expanded through Level
box.
(2) Use the CollapseBookmarks function (TimeSavers/Bookmark Controller).
(3) If you need help collapsing bookmarks manually in Acrobat,
use the free PlanetPDF Collapse Bookmarks Plug-in.
- Error "Cannot display some imported graphics..."
in FrameMaker 7.0 Document with TIFF Images Imported by Reference
(ATN 325394)
- "The maximum number of commands for all FM API Clients
has been increased to 2017 in FrameMaker 7.0P578. Previously
the limit was 250. Beyond this limit a client will be able to
add a menu item but it will not be able to receive the command
when user presses that menu item." (quoted from ReadmeForPatch.txt,
#584073)
- "FrameMaker 7.0 adds xml:space attribute to an element
and all it's children if the element has preserve line break
rule specified in the read write rules file. Some times FrameMaker
7.0 adds multiple xml:space attributes to a single element. This
was making the XML invalid as the DTD was not containing the
xml:space attribute. This issue has been resolved in this patch
release. FrameMaker 7.0P578 will not be adding xml:space for
preserve line breaks rule applied to any element and its child
elements. This is because preserve line breaks applies only to
the element for which it is defined whereas xml:space is applied
for children also. This means the two are not equivalent."
(quoted from ReadmeForPatch.txt, #584083)
- "In the DTD, an attribute can have a declared default
value and also have an optional #FIXED keyword which means that
the attribute must have the same default value that is declared
in the DTD. In both these cases, FrameMaker 7.0 writes out these
attributes to elements even though the element does not have
the attributes specified in the input XML or the Frame structured
document. This was working fine for SGML saving, but not for
XML, and this has been fixed in this patch release." (quoted
from ReadmeForPatch.txt, #584172)
U.K.-English Templates Update for FrameMaker 7.0p492: Windows,
MacOS
Fixed by the Word/RTF/Excel Filter update (Win, MacOS, apply to FM7.0p576):
- Word import (all languages): The filter deletes the first
letter of the footnote description if there is no space after
the footnote number
- Word and Excel import, RTF import and export (Japanese only):
The filter drops table border formatting
- Word and Excel import, RTF import and export (CCK only):
The filter translation of CCK characters results in garbage displayed.
Fixed in version 7.0p576: (downloadable
patch, Windows, MacOS or Unix; see Adobe's list of bugs fixed in this
patch -- English, German, French or Japanese):
The ReadMeFirst.html file found in the FM7 installation
folder has more information on the following issues:
All platforms:
- FMSGML: Core Element Hierarchy Indicator not Preserved
across Languages (504367)
- Apply Master Page table names are localized and will be duplicated
across language versions (512646)
- New date building blocks: <$currenttime>, <$modificationtime>,
<$creationtime> (513145)
- SVG facets appear differently on different platforms when
imported by reference (496221)
- FMSGML: The "pgwide" and other attributes
on elements other than CALS table elements are dropped when opening
or importing a DTD into an EDD (255731)
- The read/write rule 'fm property dpi value' doesn't do anything
(452193)
- Processing instructions following the root element are ignored,
and will cause a spurious error (498134)
- Line spacing and display may be incorrect if Bold versions
of fonts are not available, but Bold Italic versions are (501905)
- FMSGML: FrameMaker may lose memory doing batch conversions
of SGML documents (514700)
- "reader character map is" rule does not apply to
XML (469916)
- Elements with namespace identifiers lose their colons when
saved to XML from FM+SGML 6.0 (510757)
- The root element name of an XML or SGML document and DTD
may only use ASCII chars (512720)
- XMLCss feature is available but obsolete in FrameMaker 7.0
(513485)
- FMSGML: Element names in XML are limited to 255 bytes
or less (500498)
- Doc Compare with documents containing XML CDATA sections
reports wrong differences in the composite document (515837)
- Differing definitions of XML parsing error positions (515013)
- Attributes defined with a default string containing only
whitespace are treated as empty values (499685)
- Use <No Application> when saving changes made to XML
text insets (492905)
- Picture bullets from Microsoft Word XP are not imported correctly
(497458)
- Paragraph styles other then Normal with overrides will not
show the override asterisk in FrameMaker (503793)
- Files saved as RTF and imported into FrameMaker or opened
in Word loses Overline attribute (516363)
Windows
- FrameMaker 7.0 documents may show FrameMaker 6.0 icons after
installing FrameMaker 7.0; opening them will launch FrameMaker
6.0 (497761)
- Additional keyboard navigation for Formatting Bar and Quick
Access Bar (514635)
- Applications creating PDF with Custom Page Sizes on Win98
or ME may get rotated pages in the PDF file (511538)
- FrameMaker will crash if the splash screen is turned off
and Help > About is selected (507486);
see FrameMaker 6.x or 7.0 Crashes in Windows if You
Choose Help > About FrameMaker (ATN 327291)
- Opening Microsoft Office for Macintosh files with Import
by Reference Graphics may display \BadFileName (510332
514182)
Mac
- "FrameMaker PDF Writer" desktop printer use (508261 516227)
- Save As PDF error on Mac with the LaserWriter printer driver
selected (516068)
- Damaged aliases may cause problems (510980)
- Hidden Acrobat installation dialog may appear to be a system
hang (512377)
- Supported web browsers for Online Help, XML display (513443 514063)
- First page too small when creating PDF files (516152
500198)
- Set PlugIns path in CodeWarrior project for DocBook/xDocBook
sample clients (512247)
- Missing filename not always displayed in Missing File window
for Import by Reference graphics (501512)
- URL Access extension required for FrameMaker 7.0 (515807)
- Additional memory requirements for large XML documents or
large DTDs (470390)
Unix
- Correction needed for "Enabling Asian Language Features"
alert (411811)
- xresources of the form makersgml.* no longer work; use Maker.*
instead (453785)
- FrameMaker will crash if read permissions are removed from
Symbol font files in $FMHOME/fminit/fontdir (470171)
- Initial launch times for FrameMaker 7.0 may be longer than
previous versions (470324)
- Understanding where FrameMaker looks for fonts (513775)
- Updated patch requirements for FrameMaker 7.0 running on
HP-UX (488998)
- Improper exit, hang on second launch, or hang when printing
with FrameMaker 7.0 (516014)
- fmtooltalk is no longer supported for Solaris OpenWin or
AIX CDE (494719)
FrameMaker 7.0, Unix
Bugs/Issues: FM 5.0-5.2 |
FM 5.5.0-5.5.3 | FM 5.5.6
| FM 6.0 | FM 7.0
| FM 7.1 | FM 7.2
| FM 8.0 | Filters
| PS Drivers | Documentation
FrameMaker 7.1 (mostly Windows, may also apply to Solaris)
FM7.1b023, released January 2004; see Adobe's list of bug fixes implemented in
FrameMaker 7.1
Note: See also issues present in previous releases of FrameMaker,
as they may also apply to FrameMaker 7.1 (unless indicated otherwise)
Fixed in version FM7.1p116 (released March 2005; |
