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Thanks for the reply, Richard. Actually, my boss and I have consistently seen numbers in Feedback Explorer that are (a bit) smaller than our attempted, imprecise \"grabbing of the stars' edges.\" If I didn't know better, I'd have thought MadCap wanted to automatically lower the ratings. ;-)

Below are eight \"wishes\" (or enhancements) I logged on MadCap's website at http://www.madcapsoftware.com/bugs/submit.aspx - I am taking this opportunity to track the enhancements with this post.

ENHANCEMENT: Ratings inconsistently reported
Date entered:
12/12/07
Steps to reproduce:
1. Rate a ...

Want to track a bug? Post it as a reply to this topic! I started this topic today when I remembered that I could not track my bugs through MadCap's website: http://www.madcapsoftware.com/bugs/submit.aspx

Enhancements can be tracked through brianengle's excellent post \"Feedback Wish List\":
http ...

Yes, you did mention FrameScript earlier. Today I learned what FrameScript is.

I would like the next Flare release to remove my need for FrameScript as I only use FrameMaker to produce (print-quality) PDFs. MadCap's best interest is served by facilitating the PDF generation workflow for us all.

Thank you, gwadmin...I didn't realize I needed to buy a copy of FrameScript to use the script. Oh well. Maybe we can get buy without this additional expenditure...here's to a much-improved PDF workflow in the upcoming Flare release!

Thanks, rekiwi, I had not seen the posting you mentioned on same-chapter xrefs. I posted a reply here: http://forums.madcapsoftware.com/viewto ... 8143#18143

Thanks, gwadmin, for the script! Now I need to figure out how to use it....

I heard that Flare v3 might use Blaze in place of Frame...?

Thanks, gwadmin! I did not realize that I could add a heading row.

By the way, I'd appreciate a copy of your FrameScript for automatically adding heading rows, if you don't mind.

Update on status, latest understanding, and workarounds for the issues I listed in my 4/26 posting:

* quotation marks in cross-references (confirmed Flare bug)

STATUS: Unresolved. Bug confirmed by MadCap Technical Support.

IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING: This problem occurs only when I use a modified ...

Thanks for your suggestions. Unfortunately, this bug in the Flare to FrameMaker output process is confirmed by MadCap Tech Support, who is uncertain when/if the bug will be fixed.

For now I have applied p classes instead of h classes to my headings that I don't want on the TOC page. I had to make ...

Where are you, those who have created PDFs that met expectations? I see we have two now in the poll....

Were you able to go straight to PDF (avoiding doing fixes in the output FrameMaker files first)? Do you have nifty FrameScripts to do your work for you, maybe from the command line? What about ...

For new xrefs I create, the heading text is omitted AND the link does not work.

For xrefs imported, the heading text appears and SOMETIMES the link works.

Do you use quotes in your xrefs? Quotes are only in my xrefs if I use the default xref style (no class, no edits to original xref style in ...

These issues take on additional urgency when sending source files out for localization. I will be sending out source files for Japanese localization soon. How will I be able to ensure that the disappearing quotes appear in Japanese, for instance?
I don't use quotes in my xrefs so I can't help ...

repeated table column headings and "continued" indicators (Flare does repeat the table title, so it seems the logic is there),
The issue is that, when Flare tables come into Frame, the first "heading"-formatted row is just a regular 'body' row in Frame; I wrote a framescript that adds a heading ...

index page use of all footer classes in master page (only uses odd/first right now??),
my Frame template has master pages for each (left/right/first) page type (I'm blanking right now; not sure if that answers the question)

The FrameMaker index file output from Flare only has the right and ...

variables not taking on formatting (okay in .chm),
disappearing borders under headings (okay in .chm),
probably other issues I'm not thinking of right now.
#1 & #2, Frame template. #3, probably Frame template :)


I can see how the Frame template would take care of disappearing borders under ...

headings with heading-level 0 disappear from output (Tech Support/Dev looking at mc-heading-level 0 - possible bug),
Guess I haven't come across that, so not exactly sure what you mean. Using a Frame template may be a possibility?


The book paradigm demands that we include files in output but ...

PDF bookmarks (no way to edit in Flare!),
generating pdf from Frame lets distiller automatically pull the bookmarks (is this what you're asking?)


Flare includes an option to automatically generate a PDF. However, the bookmarks in said PDF vary widely from build to build. Sometimes a PDF ...

strange formatting of indented items within declared lists (looks great in .chm output),
Are you using <li> tags for your numbered lists? I created p.numberedFirst and p.numberedNext styles in Flare to implement autonumbering -- doing that essentially mimics the way that Frame does numbered ...

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td p selector not "taking" - necessitating application of td classes for every table cell (takes in .chm),
I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but I think I know what you're talking about...if you're using table stylesheets in Flare, playing with the <td> tag doesn't really work because ...

Hi gwadmin,

Thank you for the thoughtful replies.

I see a need to clarify some of my questions.

But first, thanks for sharing your thoughts on the inherent fallacy of single-sourcing - you give me food for thought as I continue to venture optimistically (perhaps Pollyanna-like?) into the Flare ...

Whoever voted Yes on the poll, could you please reply to the issues I detailed?

THANK YOU!

Have you successfully created a PDF document with the Frame target? If so, I would really love to hear from you!

I'm dealing with several issues that seem to be limited to the FrameMaker target, many of which are Flare bugs. But I know I can't be alone in my desire to create PDFs with the ...

I'm creating a PDF from Flare 2.5 using imported FrameMaker 7.2 files. I created an h1 class called \"h1.noTOC\" that has an mc-heading-level of \"0\" and applied this class to the \"Table of Contents\" heading in the TOC topic, as well as the front matter topics (\"about this document,\" etc.) so ...

I will chime in here. Yes, I'm also seeing the bottom border disappear from my paragraphs when I output to FrameMaker. I'm troubleshooting now, but I don't feel that comfortable after reading your many posts since Nov/Dec last year with still no resolution! If I find any solution, I'll post it here ...