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Hello all! I am a newbie to the Arbortext/IsoDraw environment, still in training. I have a question about graphics/images and what the industrybest practices are for handling sizing and resolution. Do you create one file and let the publisher DTD handle this or is this handled with style sheets? Or do you create a file for each output (web vs print)and give it an audience attribute? Is vector vs raster prefered? Where can I get information on this subject? This is a big gray area for me and since we are just starting to move to this platform, I want to make sureI'm on the right path. Any advice is appreciated.

Am trying to rotate an illustration in Isodraw with callouts so that I can import to Arbortext Editor.The problem is that although the illustraion is easily rotated the callout numbers remain the same. I could save the illustration in another format but then I will lose the intelligence in the callouts.

Hi, i just installed Arobortext Publishing Engine5.4 and i want to convert the xml files into PDF using Adobe distiller.I installed the Acrobat Distiller 6.0 and configured the Postscript Printer.i test the PDF test on Publishing Engine home page, but it gives me error. Please see the attached error screen shot.I need help on how to resolve this issue.

I'm not sure how much anyone can do to help me on this one. I came in from running some errands this afternoon. Sat down to do some more work and started up Epic. Prior to leaving, everything had worked just fine. I have a set of custom scripts that I run on start up. The first one is working. After that, I'm still trying to figure out what happened.Anyway, when I select the document type I want to work with (part of my customization). Epic does one of two things. It either totally shuts down, no error messages, NOTHING, just shuts down; OR it will show a message in the message line saying 'missing argument'. I've run these scripts for well over five years. I have occasionally enhanced the functionality, but all in all the basic precept has remained unchanged. I run the scripts from a network drive (mapped to the same drive letter) and I am having this problem on the two computers that have Epic. I am going to copy my backup files over just to see if something happened to the network d

Hello everyone,I have a very simple XUI dialog that is launched from ACL that consists of a dropdown control, a text field, an OK button and a Cancel button. When the user clicks the OK button, I need to perform the following tasks:call a web service using the two values identified by the usergrab the body of the web response and return it to the ACL module that launched the XUI dialogI assume the tasks shown above can be performed from javascript associated with the OK button. Has anyone done this before and can you offer any suggestions? I looked at the AOM javadoc and do not see any HTTP classes listed.Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.Regards,Tom

XLIFF and potentially XML:TM are both critical to maintaining control over your translations and avoiding unnecessary costs. Simply sending content through Trados is the least effective method you could pursue, since you will be at the mercy of the translation memory (errors, lack of updates, etc.).As the chair of the OASIS DITA Translation Subcommittee, I can assure you that the list of items you've created in your email is the right one to pursue. Whether or not Windchill supports any of this—I really couldn't say. If you can export a DITA map (if you're using DITA), you can convert the map to XLIFF and send one file to your LSP, rather than many. XLIFF should also work fine with DocBook files. Do read the MaxPrograms article about the process. We're getting ready to republish Rodolfo Raya's article through the DITA Adoption Technical Committee soon so it's an excellent source.In the best case, you would want to import your translated files, after you've recovered them from XLIFF, in

I am curious if there is a file size limitation with IsoDraw 7.1. I am trying to open a larger TIF file in IsoDraw. The TIF file is 36mb when I attempt to open the file I get a dialog box with the following error message; The memeory is full. Please close some windows or allocate more memory! (Then list the filename)I have closed all windows except for IsoDraw same results. I have tried allocating more memory, same results. I do not know what to try next. Here are the system specs: Windows XP Pro with Service Pack 3 4gb ram 250 gb HDD with 200 gb free space Video Card is ATI Radeon HD 2400 XTThe file appears fine I can open the file with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. I can insert the file into AutoCAD 2008 with no problems. I have opened TIF files with IsoDraw before with no problems. The only thing I can think is there must be some sort of file size that IsoDraw can handle up to a certain limit.I appreciate any and all help with this problem.Thanks,Keith

Has M60 been relaesed and if so where can I find the relaese notes, trying to find anything on the PTC site is like looking for a needle in a hay stackThanks

Hello all, quick win7 question; I am testing an installation of 5.4 M080 on a VM slice running Win7. What I am seeing when I start Arbortext is the cannot locate DTD/Schemaerror on startup before the window loads. It's looking for"C:\Users\Public\Desktop\macros.dtd". I have my APTCUSTOM set to point to a server location. I tried settingAPTPATH to point explicitly at the install tree, but nothing seems toprevent the error. If I just select "Open in free-form" the window opens normally with noissues that I can see (we haven't been using macros, so I didn't trythem out). Anyone have an idea of what may be causing this? Thanks, -Jason

We recently upgraded Epic 5.1 to Editor 5.4 for our application.We noticed that when we edit an xml file, this generate a <fileName>.xml.cache file.Important: to edit our xml files, we use a website which downloads the xml file on the local computer. At the moment, we can not assure that this .cache file is generate by AEditor. It may be generated by the website.Does someone know if this file is generated by AEditor 5.4 ? If so, we are wondering about the use of this file. Where can we find some help about this ?Thanks.

Hi, everyone!I’m looking forward to Planet PTC Live! 2011 in a few weeks, and I hope you are, too. We’ll have lots to talk about, share, and showcase. I hope you’re attending, and if so, I’d love it if you could come up and say “hi!” to me while I’m there.I’m also writing to see if not only are you attending, but if you are attending – are you interested in blogging while at the event? We had a handful of customer bloggers last year (see that, and more, here:http://www.ptc.com/events/ptcuser10/ ), in addition to some industry analysts and PTC folks. My favorite posts, though, were from customers sharing your real reactions and perspectives on the event!I’m making that same request again this year. We’d like [...] (read the rest of this entry here)

Hi,Is it possible to use the benefits of XML:TM and XLIFF with Arbortext Editor?How do you keep track of modified content to be sent to translation services?How do you upload the translated topics in Windchill?LocalizationA. avoiding to translate parts of a document previously translated and not modifiedC. obtain translation information from the translation services in order to satisfy the first entry of this list and making less painful switching translation agencyEmbedding translation memories and hints into the xml document itselfhttp://www.xml.com/pub/a/2004/01/07/xmltm.html 1. ICE, In Context exact matches or "perfect matching"2. In document leveraged matching3. In document fuzzy matchingIII. XLIFFhttp://www.xml.com/pub/a/2004/01/07/xmltm.html?page=2http://www.maxprograms.com/articles/xliff.htmlA database containing aligned pairs of source and target language segments from unspecified documentsSame segment. Proofing is required since the context can be differentSame segment with s

Hi,I have a problem concerning the xpath functions within Arbortext Editor. I use a valid xpath to get the OID with the acl function xpath_nodeset(..) but I recieve a wrong oid when I use processing instructions (touch ups).This example should explain the problem:<?Pub _font FontColor="#c61515"?> <ROW> <CELL COL="1" TYPE="HEADER">Datum der Annahme des Beschlusses</CELL > <CELL COL="2"><DATE ISO="20100506">6.5.2010</DATE></CELL> </ROW><?Pub /_font?>With the function xpath_valid("(/ROW/CELL[2]") I receive true (1) but when trying to get the OID of this cell I have to use _font in my XPATH expression. But this should not act like this. The processing instruction is handled by Arbortext like a XML tag. xpath_nodeset($arr, "/ROW/CELL[2]") should return the OID of the cell and not xpath_nodeset($arr, "/_font/ROW/CELL[2]")!Does anybody had the same problem or should I use a other function? I used the latest Version of Arbortext Edit

Good Morning!Haven't seen anything even close to this one:Most of our DTDs have a significant portion of their content in entities (in some cases, all but the root element). This promotes, of course, the use of the same structure for a given purpose across all doctypes.Our problem is, when we deliver data, we deliver a copy of the then-current doctype DTD as well. This means someone must gather up copies of all the needed entities, as well as the main doctype file. That has proven to mildly error-prone.We tested using Architect or Editor to flatten the entities ('doc_flatten all'), but without success. The former has no Command Line in the requisite window, and the latter insists on loading a DTD as an ASCII file, in which case 'doc_flatten' has no effect.Thoughts? Ideas?Thanks in Advance,Steve ThompsonTAD TechnicalBoeing-IDS Technical Publications+1(316)977-0515MC K83-08The truth is the truth even if nobody believes it, and a lie is a lie even if everyone believes it.NOTICE: This comm

The customer, who is used to UltraEdit, wants a "Find in Files" menupick in their Arbortext Editor to search for a character string infiles on the file system. Does anybody know of a good way to do this? Todd HicksManager, Editorial Desktop Tools - Content Technology Wolters Kluwer Global Platform Organization(415) 868-2024 (HomeOffice@US Pacific Time)todd.hicks@wolterskluwer.com<blocked::<a style="COLOR:" blue;=" text-decoration:=" underline"=" target="_BLANK" href="mailto:todd.hicks@wolterskluwer.com">">mailto:todd.hicks@wolterskluwer.com>

I need to add the facility to post the latest issue at the footer per page as opposed to per section/chapter within a manual.The issue is taken from a change element's issno attribute value. As there may be several changes per page, I need to get the latest change for each page. If a page has not been changed, it retains issue 1 in the footer.I know this has not been possible with Editor in the past as the issue number could not be resetfollowing the up issued page as there is no way of determining page end; the latest issue just ran on to subsequent pages until the next issue changed it.Does anyone know whether this has now been resolved so that changes per page can easily be supported ?Thanks,Andy

So far, nothing show-stopping, although I do not have my license yet, butmore on that in a moment. Let's face it. All license management is, at best,annoying. At the other end of the extreme, it is torturous. FlexLM issomewhere in between ... probably closer to annoying than tortuous, butfurther from anoying thanThe new flow is this:Install Editor (I haven't quite gotten there on PE yet).Start Editor (no more License Administrator).Get a licensing error dialog that contains your "host ID" (equivalent as faras I can tell for the old Server Code).

The Arbortext User Group meeting for 2011 will be held on the 8th July in London, UK.Arbortext has been driving solutions for complex publishing requirements for over 20 years.2011 saw the release of Arbortext version 6.0 which will be one of the main event topics.This free inaugural event will also give you the opportunity to:•Discover the potential benefits from new and updated Arbortext products.•Learn how to get the most out of your support & maintenance investment.•Find out why DITA is rapidly being adopted as the standard for new structured authoring projects•Get a ‘starter for 10’ if you’re contemplating producing multilingual content•Have your Arbortext questions answered.•Meet with other publishing professionals and Arbortext specialists.For more details on this event, please visit http://simonsoftuk.com/?page_id=104RegardsPeter Li, MD, Simonsoft UK Limited

Hi, Is IsoView required to view Figure jpeg graphics in the S1000D IETPViewer? When I click on them I noticed illustrations then appear asblocks in the right hand pane and I don't get to see the figure, whichis a jpeg file. GregJ

I'm evaluating Arbortext, not currently using it. My company has started using Arbortext in other departments, but not in quite the way I am considering using it and my coworkers are not able to answer this question. Thanks in advance for sharing your experience/knowledge!!I would like to use Arbortext Editor to author XML-based documentation that will be published to PDF using profiles and tags to produce documentation based an particular product configurations (the documentation varies depending on the modules and configuration of the product). This much seems to be the main application for Arbortext. We have current documentation in MS Word and I know this content can be imported and then maintained in Arbortext.My challenge is integrating MS Word documents into the published output. The MS Word documents need to remain in MS Word because they are part of the product itself. These documents get updated from version to version.Hopefully I am explaining this clearly. I think what I ne

Hi,I'm testing Arbortext Editor 5.4 M080 (Windows environment).I'm trying to render the "no-break space' (U+00A0) to "underscore" (U+0332) so there can be seen a difference in the editor between a normal space and a no-break space. This is only for viewing purposes so the underlying character in the file should not be affected.I tried to do this by copying the files:c:\Program Files\PTC\Arbortext Editor\lib\charent.cfc:\Program Files\PTC\Arbortext Editor\lib\charmap.cfto another place and reference them with the environment variables:APTCHENTPATH ......\lib\charent.cfAPTCHENTMAP ......\lib\charmap.cfand to the changes in these copied files.Unfortunately I don't succeed to tackle this.Can somebody explain how to do this or what I'm doing wrong?I would like to do this for 2 environments:- An sgml environment where the no-break space is coded as the named character entity - An xml environment where the no-break space is encoded as an UTF-8 encoded character (not as an entity but the 2 byt

The customer wants a tabbed dialog in Editor. I made a nice XUI dialogwith atabbox with several tabpanels. We need an event to occur when a tab isclicked. We placed a <script with=" ev:event="DOMActivate"> inside atabpanel with an Application.alert but nothing ever happens onclicking the tabpanel- no error, nothing is wrong with the xui or thejavascript, - we have tried setting ev:event to all the availableevents but nothing ever happens on click. -Anybody got any ideas as tohow to fire off some code from a tabpanel? - or has anybody found that aDOMActivate <script> doesn't work inside a tabpanel?... seems likeclicking a tab would be a DOM activation but maybe not...? Todd HicksManager, Editorial Desktop Tools - Content Technology Wolters Kluwer Global Platform Organization(415) 868-2024 (HomeOffice@US Pacific Time)todd.hicks@wolterskluwer.com<blocked::<a style="COLOR:" blue;=" text-decoration:=" underline"=" target="_BLANK" href="mailto:todd.hicks@woltersklu

BeforeHello.Using Arbortext Epic 5.1, I am trying to incorporate REV bars in a file. I figured out that if I enter (1) one in the inschlvl field in a table, the rev bar will show up after publish. When I try to print the track from the viewer, the rev bar goes from one column, to the rest of the row....I don’t know why. Any help would be appreciated.Thanks

I am having a problem with my underline element in that it is not underlining the hyphen if a word gets hyphenated at the end of a line. I know the scorespc="1" in this snippet <highlt scoring="1" scorespc="1" scorestyle="single"/"> makes the spaces and commas in underlined text be underlined as well as the actual text but is there any way to get the hyphen to be underlined as well? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have a need for knowing when a user clicks mousedown over the graphic being displayed.   I have used config events to enable mouse events I understand I need a callback function of MouseDown(Button, Shift, x, y). I am not at all sure how to tell isoview where my callback function can be found.   I have not been able to connect all the dots to make it work. Can anyone send me some code examples of how they did it ?   Thankyou.