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Hello Adepters,This isn't strictly Arbortext-related, but since many of you also work with XSLT, I wanted to point out a new release of XSpec, an open-source unit test framework for XSLT and XQuery, that I've been helping out a bit with. It's hosted at

Hello Adepters,Is there a simple command to programmatically expand/collapse divisions? Specifically, I'm trying to set up Arbortext so that whenever a document of a certain doctype is opened, certain divisions are displayed as collapsed content.I found the "detail" command, but I can't get it to do what I want. Will I just need to loop over elements and collapse them individually in ACL?Thanks,-James

Peter,Did you work with Chris Western @ tformat ? They just put on a 3b2user meeting last week. I think it would be great if you all couldbring the whole "Arbortext" line together under one meeting.Liz

Hi All,Here is a link to a survey which will help me plan for the event: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K3C6NG8CheersPete

Hi All, Here is a link to a survey which will help me plan for the event: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K3C6NG8 Cheers Pete

From http://blog.single-sourcing.com/top-arbortext-resourcestop-arbortext-resources/The Top Resources for Arbortext Users. If you're an Arbortext User, you should know about these resources:Mailing list hosted by PTC/UserThe PTC/User portal (http://www.ptcuser.org) hosts the long-running Adepters mailing list. This list started in 1996 and has always been monitored by the PTC/Arbortext software engineering staff. Many long-time users and tools folks also regularly monitor the list. If you have a question, it's a really good resource as questions generally get answered within 24 hours. Beginning and advanced questions encouraged.The List Email Address is:-You can join the list from the PTC/User portal: http://portal.ptcuser.org/p/fo/si/topic=21The Adepters Information ArchiveThe Adepters Information archive is located here http://www.adepters.orgMany Arbortext users regularly search it for help with difficult to solve issues. The archive was started by Karl Johan Kleist. In 2008, Karl c

Hi Adepters,If margins in a page set are set to 1" right and left, what could cause the output to behave differently? The left margin is less than an inch and the right margin displays as more than an inch. We're using a table to build a front cover with these right and left 1"margins. The margins are just the beginning of a whole host of very specific measurements that are wacky in the output. i.e., we need a column that is 4.4", and have to set it in Styler to 4.62" to have it print correctly. The 'conversion' doesn't appear to be consistent.Has anyone seen similar behavior?Best,Anne

Hi I've joined the PTC forum newly. I've a requirement to add the unit convertor in Isodraw. Is this can be done in Isodraw? Can anyone help on this?

Please excuse my lack of knowledge of this product. I have just been tasked to install and learn. Arbortext. It is a first time use for me. I look forward to learning this but I have a few questions regarding the various extentions used with the product. 1. Can I assume the .rpt is a report output? I know this sounds really simple, but the application has not been setup on my machine yet and my supervison is asking me details they can pass on to their customer. I appreciate any assistance. Thanks

Please join us online for our next meeting: “Why XML, Why Now, Why DITA� Presented by Julio Vasquez, SDI Date: Saturday, 27 March 2010, 9:00-10:30 AM Pacific/US Location: Online via GoToMeeting. You must Register to receive the GoToMeeting invite. Cost: Free and open to all who wish to attend. Registration Web Link: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/798824482 Topic Unless you live in a cave, it’s hard to escape the commotion being raised out there by people talking about XML and DITA structures. All the buzz may have you wondering why you should switch to XML and why should you adopt DITA as your structure. Then again, you might not. You may be one of those people plugging away with your traditional desktop publishing system without ever thinking of changing. Perhaps you are one of those who has been lulled into a false sense of stability by doing the same thing, the same way you always have, and using the same ‘ole tools. What you don’t realize is that the business world

Hi all,InPublisher forS1000D (CSDB), is there any way to duplicate/copy a publishing project?regards,George

Hello,Is it possible to select multiple cells in a table and apply a attribute value?? When I try to select 2 cell and apply a attribute value it only applies for the last cell and not for the first one. Karthik

Hello,We were using AT 5.3M010 which had bug issue and so now we have 5.3 M130. I don't see "Edit Selection as XML source" in this version of AT. Karthik

Hello,In Arbortext when I try to span 2 cells in a table my entry gets a attribute colsep="1". I don't need colsep attribute to be inserted when I span 2 cells. Is there a way to turn this off?Karthik

For those of us stuck using EMS-2 and EMS-NG: O'Neal & Associates, Inc., Miamisburg, Ohio, was awarded on March 8, 2010, a $10,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. This award exercises option for 88,313 hours of support and maintenance of the Electronic Maintenance System (EMS) next generation software. The EMS software ia a suite of web-based software modules consisting of content development, content managemant, and deployed applications currently used in thousands of Army fighting and tactical vehicles for system diagnostic troubleshooting and maintenance. Work is to be performed in Warren, Mich. (10 percent); Miamisburg, Ohio (75 percent); and National City, Calif. (15 percent), with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2010. One bid was solicited with one bid received. TACOM, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-09-C-0251).Maybe EMS-NG will be done on Sept 30th? Thought it was already released 😉Wonder what the XML IETM developers think about EMS-NG having

Hi All, I am interested in organising the "Arbortext 'Classic' User Group Meeting in the UK" as we haven't had one for quite a while and things have moved on a bit in regards to technology and PTC/Arbortext as an organisation. This email is an early warning of the intention to organise this and a call for ideas of what people would find useful and interesting in terms of logistics and content, e.g. When should we do it? Where should we do it? How long should it last? What should be the focus? Which guest speakers should we invite?All suggestions and ideas welcome. Cheers Peter Li Simonsoft UK Limited <u>www.simonsoftuk.com</u> <u>peter.li@simonsoftuk.com</u> +44 7753 915 609

Editor v5.3 has suddenly stopped opening; Architect and Styler as well. Keeps trying to open .xsd, which we don't use, and won't let me browse to correct DTD. Nothing works to resolve this - not new install, even with all v5.3.0... removed from 'regedit.' Has anyone else had this problem? Suggestions?

Hello, I need to install the M032 patch for Arbortext Editor 5.3. Does anyone know where I can download this from ? Regards, Andy Leslie

It's been brought to my attention a particular problem with the PDF documents I create from Arbortext v9.1. Accented characters are not searchable in the PDF documents (é, è, ç, et cetera). Are there output settings that I can modify or adjust and then test? Has anyone else come across this problem?

I had an evaluation copy of Editor and Architect (along with a lot of other editors) a few years ago at the start of my PhD research on the usability of XML editors. I now need to run my test harness on the same set of software as a final update, to ensure I am not misrepresenting any product, but I am unable to download a second evaluation copy (error message says "You have entered an invalid product code" although there was nowhere to enter any code). It advises me to use www.ptc.com/olm/contacts.htm but all the phone numbers given for non-US users (me) are the same number (!) and all of them are unobtainable because they are 0-800 numbers which cannot be dialled from another country (and my local one for Ireland is invalid). I managed to get a number for the Munich support centre, but they are either permanently busy or the ringing times out. Is there an email address I can contact someone in PTC on for this enquiry? Peter Flynn peter.flynn@mars.ucc.ie

I am facing problem with validation of ISODRAW as it is required for some certification. Please can any one help me by informing validation method for validation of ISODRAW

Hi All, I am interested in organising the "Arbortext 'Classic' User Group Meeting in the UK" as we haven't had one for quite a while and things have moved on a bit in regards to technology and PTC/Arbortext as an organisation. This email is an early warning of the intention to organise this and a call for ideas of what people would find useful and interesting in terms of logistics and content, e.g. When should we do it? Where should we do it? How long should it last? What should be the focus? Which guest speakers should we invite?All suggestions and ideas welcome. Cheers Peter Li Simonsoft UK Limited www.simonsoftuk.com peter.li@simonsoftuk.com +44 7753 915 609

Ed, No joy. Cleared .aptcache on my machine, and the temp folder referenced in the error messages on the PE server.Steve Thompson +1(316)977-0515

I don't know about PE, but sometimes with Print Composer, we would get strange error messages when the .aptcache folder got too big. Deleting everything in the .aptcache folder would often fix this. This was a few years ago, with older PC's, so it might not be a problem today.Just a shot in the dark.

Anyone recognize this and/or know what's actually wrong?(Text from Composer Log dialog. Typed, not pasted, since that would get all the tagging, too)Compose JDF_FIM_...-chk.xml for pdf.ERRORError response from e3: message='Failed to open document 'C:\WINNT\TEMP\e3temp_...\x20.xml' with flags '636' using stylesheet '(null)'.Exception error = '[A15000] Unable to load document type due to errors parsing DTD: "C:\Program Files\Arbortext\PE\custom\doctypes\fim\fim.dtd".