Archive for the 'Windows' Category

IE Peekaboo Bug and HasLayout fix

Been chasing all manner of mysterious layout problems with another blog I’m responsible for, that seem to only hit Internet Explorer 6… I’m using the infinitely cool Wordpress Tabbed Widgets plugin to show off a bunch of RSS feeds. Firefox, Safari and IE7 are immune… but the bedbug is biting me on this one.
After much mystification, […]

Saved my Bacon: LancelHoff’s “Microsoft Windows Updates fail to install”

http://www.lancelhoff.com/2008/06/22/microsoft-windows-updates-fail-to-install/
I try to tip my hat whenever I run into a situation where Windows or Framemaker fails and someone else’s site helps me sort it out. Just recently I hit a situation where Windows updates were consistently failing during installation. THe solution was at the above link:
How to fix the Microsoft Windows Update failure:

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CambridgeDocs xDoc Java MIF Driver: FrameMaker MIF to XML Conversions

Another interesting-looking product, from CambridgeDocs. Java MIF Driver lets you process Framemaker docs from Java. Provides an indirect way to process Framemaker documents on Linux boxes.
http://www.cambridgedocs.com/products/overview/mif2xml.htm
As part of its integrated multi-step process in transforming data, xDoc is able to convert your Adobe FrameMaker MIF (Maker Interchange Format) files into XML through the use of […]

Product Spotlight: Quadralay WebWorks ePublisher

Sooner or later you need to put your structured Framemaker/XML content on the Web. WebWorks is certainly one path people have taken to get there… Here’s an overview of the different versions of the product, from Quadralay.
http://www.webworks.com/Introduction/What_is_ePublisher.shtml
ePublisher is a powerful online conversion platform that transforms FrameMaker, Word, and DITA content into Web and online help […]

Adobe Forcing Customers to Buy Framemaker 8.0

Rumor: Adobe is no longer selling Frame 7.2 and is pushing customers up to 8.0 ASAP. Can anyone confirm this?

Framemaker Daylight Savings Time bug will bite again

Someone raises this once or twice a year:
http://groups.google.com/group/adobe.framemaker/browse_thread/thread/a19b64b15f0ba761/0f05c1fd25f7461a?hl=en&lnk=st&q=framemaker+daylight+savings+time+#0f05c1fd25f7461a
Framemaker generates warnings about files having already been modified on disk after a daylight savings time “Fall back”, as is coming up soon. I banged my head against this every year for a few years, but never did find a satisfactory answer– from what I remember, though, […]