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Several of our users are complaining that tables in the Editor view don't look like they do when composed in a print preview. Tables have no identation in our editor view but they have the standard 1" margin when you do a print preview and I was wondering if there was any way to have the indentation in the Editor view as well, as well as make it more WYSIWYG looking. I know it's last century technology 🙂

Hi all,I am a beginner, a bit overwhelmed with creating my first stylesheet. I know I will have to use FOSI eventually but I am trying to get as much done in Styler first. I was wondering if there is an XPath override to capture the previous element's generated text title number in Styler? I was only able to retreive the title without the number.My element title numbers are restarting at 1 and I would like them to +1 from the previous element's number.Also, can one output the title number after the element content in Styler, or will I have to do a FOSI edit with a text variable?I'm using 5.3.Thanks for any help!Regards, Caroline

Hi all,We've found that some of our more technically adventurous authors have been creating local copies of XML DTDs (faster if working from home than logging on over VPN). This is highly undesirable for obvious reasons. Given some people's apparent readiness to hack the doctype declaration to point to their own copy of the DTD, is there anything we can do to prevent this?How can we, for example, give authors read access to the DTD on the network drive without at the same time giving them the ability to copy it (Read=Copy)? As XML files are "just text" they are eminently hackable? Since they can always go outside Arbortext I guess this cannot be solved by any scripting solution? Binary XML, anyone? (just kidding!)

Good morning,I am using Isodraw 7.1, below is the whole task and the help section is my main query. I should be able to make the rest fo the macro.TaskI need to find a text element with certain text inside and then check the distance between this text element and the next text element directly below this. If the distance does nto match a specific number then it needs to be modified.HelpDoes anyone know if it is possible to detect the next text element directly below the currently selected text element?Can the distance between these 2 text elements be measured?Thank you for your timeAlan

I have a model loaded into CADProcess that has 125 main objects with thousands of sub-objects.They are not in alphabetical order so I have to do a search every time I need to look one up - does anyone know a way to change the order of the objects displayed in the object window?

Hi Ed!Here are some excerpts from my book.Also, search for Xpath in the PDF atSome XPath expressions, such as the following, require traversal of some or all of the document whenever the expression is evaluated at run-time. When the document being formatted is not short, formatting speed can become quite slow.- preceeding:: or following:: expressions- position() or last() expressions that test position- Any expression or sub-expression that begins with //The tagged FOSI editor must be used to enter a value for the xpath characteristic.Enumerat xpath attributeWhen xpath is specified for the enumerat xpath attribute, its return value is used instead of the incremented value.For example, given <document code="123">, the following code outputs "1234":<counter initial="1111" style="arabic" enumid="codect">...<e-i-c gi="document"><charlist inherit="1"><enumerat enumid="codect" xpath="string(@pubnumber)"><usetext source="codect"></usetext>If the enume

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You get it. You understand the value for having your content in XML. Perhaps you are already there or on your way. Now you have all of your content tagged and structured for optimal reuse. You breathe a sigh of relief.  Then you get the request to produce high quality designed outputs for things such as catalogs, product brochures, data sheets, or even advertisements, etc….  Can your rendering engine handle it?  If you have Arbortext the answer is definitely YES!  In this recording of the one hour webinar, we will show you how you can automate the creation of high volume, high quality output using the Arbortext Suite of products.  About The PresenterSimon Taylor is the Product Manager for XML Publishing and Layout Applications at PTC. Simon spends his time “thinking about putting content on pages”. He has defined the requirements for several full product releases, presented at numerous conferences, represented PTC and product during sales processes and otherwis

When requesting a jt file from a client for import to isodraw, what export settings should be requested for an optimal 2d conversion when using isodraw?For instance, we had two jt of files of the same assembly. One had a superior result when converting the drawing to 2d. The other had a lot of missing detail. I am assuming it has to do with the export compression setting/options when the jt file is being created/exported.I need to know if there are certain settings that I can request.

One thing we are noticing is that when editing a book and only changing a lower level burst object the main book doesn't get tagged as changed and therefore doesn't generate a new rendition on check-in. Has anyone come across this before and is there a way to fix that?Currently we are using Editor 5.4 and WC 9.1.Thanks in advance for any help.Brian

When I insert a Iso file into an Arbortext document the only part of the illustration that shows up are the leader lines. Do lines on top of the rendered file need to be grouped together in IsoDraw before the iso file is inserted into Arbortext?

Dear Adepters,I seem not to be able to let go of Arbortext... When PTC acquired Arbortext some years ago, I must admit that I feared the worst. I am happy to have been proved wrong: obviously the product line flourishes!- As from next week, I'm available for Arbortext Editor development projects. Could travel and work on-site in Europe, but prefer to work from my home office (which has a 25 Mb/s pipe). As some of you might know, I'm ACL/XUI/JavaScript proficient. I can reluctantly understand and speak Java. I have also done some stylesheet development with Styler.The last few years I've mainly been developing complex websites using the Python driven open source Plone CMS. Lately also wet my feet with C# / Silverlight / Windows Phone. And since I moved from Stockholm to Berlin five years ago I've learned German!It feels good to be back here!Karl Johan Kleist / karl.johan@kleist-it-consulting.de

how can reduce the file size of .iso?

Hello All,PTC has started the process of planning for face-to-face meetings again in January. Are there particular topics you would like to see on the agenda for Arbortext?JoAnnJoAnn T. Hackos, PhDPresidentComtech Services Inc.710 Kipling Street, Suite 400Denver, CO 80215joann.hackos@comtech-serv.comskype joannhackos[Comtech-Logo]

OK, here's one for y'all:Before I contact technical support, has anyone seen this formatting error message?Runtime error formatting document: main:Error=[A11460] Formatter error on page -1.! Too late for \patterns. This is an internal error and is probably not recoverable.The document doesn't preview, and no cache files are created. FWIW: \patterns would appear to be TeX.This started happening yesterday. I tried the document and FOSI from the previous day, which had formatted without problem, and I get the same error with them. Which suggests the problem is not in the docs or FOSIs. 😞I am running 6.0 F000.Thanks for any insight! (BTW: How is the font size in this email?)Suzanne Napoleonwww.FOSIexpert.com"WYSIWYG is last-century technology!"

Hello All,After few hours of battling to configure datamergeusing the examples supplied with the distribution, i enventually figured out what the problem is. I was running Arbortext 6, 64-bit and trying to connect to a 32-bit ODBC source (I run 32-bit office).I must have missed the point in the docs where this is pointed out. Reinstalling 32-bit Arbortext solved the problem. Has anybody figured out a way to use the 64-bit arbortext and access 32-bit ODBC sources?Best reagrds,Mark

Hello All,To set up for datamerge, I need to add a datasource to the .dcf file. I could do this quite easily in docbook. Problem is I need it in a DITA topic (Technicalcontent). I can't find anything on how to do this on the web or in the help.- Can you use Datamerge in a DITA topic?- What do I need to do to configure my site to do this?I am using Arbortext 6.Thanks for you help,Mark

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Hi, I have a question regarding S1000D LSAR Driven Compilation. I'm using a maintained SNS structure for a ship: * when I select a Doc Code from the drop down list, I select thefirst entry, which has a "2 37 AAO 0 My System Name".* I get a dialog box "Add figure 2 37?"* Then a second dialog box "Creating DMC in linked CSDB Project:My Project Name" but here's where it goes wrong. I don't get the SNSmanager.* A third dialog box appears and I'm getting an error whichstates "The Document code does not exist in the SNS structure." I'm trying to figure out what this means. Does this have anything to do with the "S" Airframe/Engine setting inthe IPPN or is there another cause? I am led to understand that "S"means chapterized and is not Airframe/Engine specific? I figure thatchapterization has to be working because I can manually Add Figure viathe Parts Catalog Manager Menu and create a 941 Data Module via the SNSManager. Greg

Hi,In my instance.acl script, I'm trying to test for the existence of an external variable and source the appropriate file depending on whether or not it's defined. This is how I'm trying to do it, but it doesn't seem to be working:if ($main::ENV["XPS3_HOME"] != ") { source $XPS3_HOME\XPSDocs\entities\commonStartup.acl} else { source $XPS_HOME\XPSDocs\entities\commonStartup.acl};That is, when "XPS3_HOME" is not defined, I'm getting an error during startup indicating that at line 2 it's trying to use an undefined variable. Anyone know the correct way of doing this test?ThanksDaveSiemens

Hi all,I have a textbox in a XUI. There are cases when the textbox entry should be empty. That textbox string or empty value is populated to an attribute in the document xml. When deleting a string in the box the value returned to the change event listener is the last stored value. It seems to not recognize when the last character or a full string is deleted from the box, which should have created an empty textbox/value essentialy. Any recommendations? I'm using JavaScript with the XUI. I claim to not be a XUI or interface expert.Thank you,Bryan

Hi All,We're excited to announce Arbortext 6.0 M020 is now available for download! This maintenance release has several new enhancements that will improve usability and experience.Just to name a few (complete list available in the Release Notes):Editor:Updated version of IsoView (7.2 F000)JVM updateNew DITA category in PreferencesTable borders enhancementsA new Technical Information Application used for authoring content in conjunction with the new Service Information Manager and Windchill Service partsStyler: Simon Taylor, the Product Manager, has some great blog entries that go into more detail about Styler improvements. Check them out on PlanetPTC Community!Generate EPUB outputImproving accessibility of HTML and PDF outputSupport for multiple indexesImport:Updated Arbortext Import TutorialAnd as always, SPR fixes!Thanks,Pushpinder ToorArbortext Product Manager

Hi All,We're excited to announce Arbortext 6.0 M020 is now available for download! This maintenance release has several new enhancements that will improve usability and experience.Just to name a few (complete list available in the Release Notes):Editor:Updated version of IsoView (7.2 F000)JVM updateNew DITA category in PreferencesTable borders enhancementsA new Technical Information Applicationused for authoring content in conjunction with the new Service Information Manager and Windchill Service partsStyler: Simon Taylor, the Product Manager,has some great blog entries that go into more detail about Styler improvements. Check them out on PlanetPTC Community!Generate EPUB output Improvingaccessibility of HTML and PDF output Support for multiple indexesImport:Updated Arbortext Import TutorialAnd as always, SPR fixes too!Thanks,Pushpinder ToorArbortext Product Manager

The Arbortext APP (3B2) users' meeting for 2011 will be held on the 9th and 10th of May in London, England.Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher (APP), formerly known as the 3B2 Publishing System, has provided the core development environment behind the solutions to many complex and extreme publishing requirements for over 24 years.This event gives you the opportunity to:Discover the potential from new and updated Arbortext products.Learn new technologies and APP (3B2) application methods.Have your Arbortext and APP questions answered.Meet with other publishing professionals and Arbortext / APP (3B2) specialists from the world wide community.Version 11 of APP will be released later this year and is making its debut to an international audience at this event.(The event programme will be delivered exclusively in English. However, some of the conference speakers and hosts will be able to converse with you in German, Spanish and French.)For more details on this event, please visit www.tformat