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Some addiional questions have occurred to me about using APP: - Chapter 2 of the APP Users Guide is about the APP User Interface. How is it accessed?I saved a sample XML document as a .3d file, but it opened in Arbortext Editor as ASCII text. - Does APP have anything like the FOSI formatting pass reduction feature? - FOSI uses cache files to speed up formatting after a document has been formatted once. Does APP have anything similar? - Does APP have anything like the FOSI formatting faults feature? - Are there any books out or in the works about APP?Thinking about FOSI publishing solutions I know about, some additional questions come to mind: - Is is true that APP does not support run-in titles? Run-in titles are required in milspec documents. - Can APP write an external ASCII file with or without markup? - Can APP formatArbortextuser-defined tags (UDTs)? - Can APP test and use the value of an ACL variable? For example, a user selects a custom menu item such as File->P

Hello: I have recorded a macro in Arbortext Editor and I would like to customize an icon and place it on my toolbar. I used to do that all the time in ProEngineer but can't seem to find out how to do it in Arbortext. Is it possible?ThanksTim

Hi,One of our colleague meet a problem, the Arbortext Editor's icons is missing, but still have button or a black line, you can click it.When setup the installation package and select "Repair", it will OK. But when using one day or two, the icons missed again.I think maybe the icons files is lost, why? Is there any programs are not compatible with the editor?Thanks!

Hi all,I saw this come out just before the holidays. If you missed it, check thisdocument which lists the details of the change along with other 2014Arbortext Announcements (including the FOSI one we beat to death).

Hi,Silly Question. How do I make an ordered list labelled a, b, c, rather than 1,2,3?

Looking for answers to my APP-related questions, I found the following in the 6.0 Help Center under"Print Engine Comparison": "In version 6.0 the FOSI engine is somewhat faster than APP, though we expect to close that gap over time." The recommendation is touse FOSI if you"require the fastest possible performance."I checked the release notes for 6.1, but I found no mention of improved APP performance.PTC/Arbortext does not seem to fully appreciatethe importance of formatting speed. A decrease in formatting speed could require extra hardware and personnel as well as changes to well-established publishing processes. No organization with a stable publishing system wants to make costly changes in order to accommodateslowerformatting speeds!Suzanne Napoleonwww.FOSIexpert.com"WYSIWYG is last-century technology!"

Hi, I am trying to download and use Arbortext trial version. For getting the license file, I need the host id of my machine. The host id of my machine is 4C-ED-DE-AA-3B-04 which is shown as invalid. Please let me know what should be done.

The DoD and the aerospace industry have relied on Arbortext Editor and FOSI for twenty years, and I expect they will object to PTC/Arbortext’s announcements regarding FOSI and Print Composer. Some aerospace and Defense subcontractors/suppliers are small businesses that cannot possibly afford APP and Publishing Engine.As with defense and aerospace, some major global enterprises are heavily invested in Arbortext Editor and FOSI. I expect they will have objections as well.BTW: I do not know how many Arbortext Editor customers publish with FOSI. However, I can tell you that my posting to the Arbortext Community a few months ago about using the FOSI Putgraph category to re-size graphic entities for print/PDF output received more than 2,000 hits in less than three months.PTC/Arbortext is recommending Styler with the APP engine, but abundant evidence has shown that Styler is adequate only for simple formatting requirements. While service information has little or no need for fancy page layout

Available for immediate downloading from PTC's support site is the 6.1 M040 release.For details about this maintenance release, please check out the release notes:For Arbortext Editor/Styler/ArchitectFor Arbortext Publishing EngineFor SPR Fixes in the releaseIf you have any questions about the release schedule, please reference the PTC Product Calendar at:http://www.ptc.com/cs/product_calendar/PTC_Product_Calendar.htmThanks,Pushpinder Toor, SLM Solution Manager

Hello Arbx Experts!I have an acl script that uses an XML location path to get an objectID in editor.This works no problem with regular XML trees. But with XML containing namespaces it does work the same.The first full NS local name path shown below does not return the oid.But the second path example changed and simplified through a regex does. So my question: Why does this first full explicit path type not work in Editor? (it is a valid XML path as produced by get-path() in APP)If anyone has an idea it would be good to understand why this is the case.Many thanksChrisFULL PATH NOT WORKINGxpath_nodeset($nodeSet,"/node()[local-name()='BGTDOC' and namespace-uri()='http://www.senato.it/static/xml/def/1.0/bgt.html'][1]/node()[local-name()='dl:DDLMESS' and namespace-uri()='http://www.senato.it/static/xml/def/1.0/ddl.html'][1]/node()[local-name()='a:Articolato' and namespace-uri()='http://www.senato.it/static/xml/def/1.0/articolato.html'][1]/node()[local-name()='a:Articolo' and namespace-uri()

Does anyone know of a way to keep your title tag for a subpara but not have what is entered into the title tag appear in the ToC. Please help!Thanks.

We have a large PDF with bookmarks that the client wants to break up into a separate PDF for each volume. It is created through one XML assembly file that callsall theother entity files. I'm not exactly sure how to do this other than to break up the one assembly file into a separate assembly file for each volume. They've tried extracting the volumes from the PDF itself but the bookmarks disappear. Any suggestions are welcome. (Version 6.0, FOSI)

Hi all,I am trying to use compose::compose_using_xsl( ) in Arbortext Editor 6.0 F000 to transform JATS 1.0 XML to NLM 2.2 XML. My XSLT 2.0 script was developed and runs exactly as intended in Oxygen using Saxon-PE 9.0.3.5 with no errors. When I run it using compose_using_xls() on a valid JATS instance, however, I am getting a return value of -1 and am seeing the following in the Event Log: <record date="Thu" dec=" 11=" 10:29:11=" est=" 2014"=" millis="1418311751648" severity="info" suppress="1"> <level>INFO</level> <message>"file_serializer": Set buffering to off and flushing on pipe # "1".</message> <context class="com.arbortext.epic.internal.compose.FilterContainerImpl" linenumber="271"<br"/> method="endDocument" systemId="FilterContainerImpl.java"/> </record> <record date="Thu" dec=" 11=" 10:29:11=" est=" 2014"=" millis="1418311751715" severity="fatal" suppress="0"> <level>FATAL ERROR</level> &lt

I'm forwarding the email below from a friend, who has some insightful observations and advice about the PTC FOSI retirement notice.Hi Jack,Although I left PTC/Arbortext several years ago, ... I do have some advice to offer. I'd be happy if you shared my advice with the community without attributing that advice to me. So here goes...Product managers continually deal with the problem of when to drop support, whether they're talking about a specific version of an O/S (such as Windows XP), a platform (such as Unix), or a product (such as the FOSI engine).Sometimes the best way to gauge the impact is to announce the end of support and listen for the screams. I think you should assume that PTC will react if the screams are loud enough.While the revenue from Arbortext products is a small part of PTC's total revenue, there are quite a few VERY important PTC customers who have bought into everything PTC from Creo and Windchill to Arbortext (e.g., Caterpillar, John Deere, Boeing, and plenty of o

I use an xpath expression in a locrule to store document objects in a variable folder path location. I want to store graphic objects in the same folder as the parent document. But I get an error that says you cannot use xpath when sourcetype=graphic. Is there a way to do this?

I just read about PTC's plans for FOSI retirement-see below. The news came to me on Friday in "(Updated) - 2014 Arbortext Announcements" in my daily "PTC Technical Support Subscriptions" emailThe announcement below says they will continue to include the FOSI composition engine in future releases, but will no longer have any maintenance releases or patches related to it.So, I'm wondering, Should we start migrating our FOSI style sheets to Styler or should we continue to put all our eggs in the FOSI basket since the composition engine that works for us now will be available with future Arbortext products?2014 Arbortext AnnouncementsJuly 2015: FOSI Retirement Notice* Beginning July 1, 2015, PTC will change the level of support for the FOSI composition engine from Standard to Sustained.* This includes the use of XSL-FO, the FOSI Editor and the Arbortext line numbering application.* Customers with an active Global Support agreement may continue contact PTC Technical Support as well as have

Dear all,I'm a noviciate for styler, I meet a question, how to break the row when the table across pages? I think maybe it's a simple question, because we can set it in word easily. But I can not achieve it in Arbortext, I was a little frustrated about it, could you give me any tips please? Thank you very much!For example: I want the following, the row can be breaked when the table across pages.But the reality is the follwing, how to break the row when the table across pages?We can set it in word, but how to in Arbortext Styler? DITA, PDF, Arbortext Editor 6.0 with styler.Your assistance will be highly appreciated in this regard. Thanking you

Ed, Who me??? Maybe a bit. Lynn

Hi Arbortext experts,we are working with Arbortext 6.0 M090 and DITA. I tried to work with the keydef-mechanic from DITA, to realize variables in our documents. I wanted to replicate this: http://www.extremetechwriting.com/2012/11/12/using-variables-in-dita/ and then adapt it for our documents. But it seems, as if Arbortext has problems with keydef. When I add the <keyword> element in the <keywords> element, it doesn’t show up in the map. However, if I save the map and open it with another editor (e.g. notepad ++), the <keyword> element is in the code. Anyway, even if I fix the map directly with notepad++ and add a value to the <keyword>-element, Arbortext cannot insert the key in any topic. The key and its value do show up in the dialogue „insert“ > „key reference“, but it can’t be used. The button „insert“ is deactivated, allthough the cursor is on a valid position.To maximize confusion: If I add the keyword reference manually in the topic, it neither uses

Ok folks,I need help with a head-scratcher.In my FOSI on Arbortext 6.0 m090, I generate a link to the title wrapper ofa generated table when conditions are Just Right. In a recent update to myFOSI I changed from an older link tag we are deprecating to a newer one.This all works just dandy in DEV but in PROD (which should be the same), Iam not getting a link.During the update I made changes to the DTD (needed a new link_type on thenewer link element) and, of course, to the stylesheet so the FOSI called inthe new link element, not the older one.If I use my DEV Editor instance and publish to my DEV PE instance. It works.If I use my PROD Editor instance and publish to my PROD PE instance. Itfails.If I use my PROD Editor instance and publish to my DEV PE instance. Itworks.If I use my DEV Editor instance and publish to my PROD PE instance. Itfails.I have rebooted the PROD server.What the heck am I not thinking about that maybe I need to change?I have DIFed the FOSIs, DTDs, re-re-reposted bot

How do I create a macro for IsoDraw CadProcess 7.2 to be able to edit the object id of the assembly group and then copy that over to the object name so that both the object id and object name are the same? Also I need to truncate the object id and name to only show the characters to the right of the hyphen.

Is there a simple way to capture the title from the StylesheetID processing instruction from the FOSI? I foundstylesheet_get_list_doc(labels[], paths[], is_styler[], use[, maxlabelchars

Given the recent disclosure that PTC will no longer be selling new licenses of Print Composer, I asked one of our PTC/Arbortext account guys about this, and was told that the replacement for Print Composer is supposed to be Styler. Supposedly, Styler can use FOSI. My question about this is, can Styler use the same FOSI instance that Print Composer uses, or does the FOSI need to be converted to something else or modified in some other way? (We do not wish to do this.)Anybody know anything about this?

I have been banging my head on this for a couple of hours now, and I can't help but feel like I'm missing something obvious.In publishing a complete manual, I am trying to publish several chapters, each with their own TOC. I am trying to format the footer in the TOC to read "Page # of X", where X is the total page count for the TOC.Due to other variables in the footer, I have this built as a pseudoelement, called from the page layout set.What I'm getting is that I'm getting the last value for my TIV at the end of the manual, so all my TOCs display the page count for the last chapter TOC for ALL chapters. I tried scoping the TIV to the TOC element, which just causes the value to disappear altogether, so I end up with "Page 1 of"Does anyone have any ideas off the top of their head? Does using the value for the TIV in a pseudoelement for the footer cause this to not resolve correctly?Jason A. BussSr. Engineering Procedures AnalystTechnical PublicationsTextron Aviation316.517.7749 PHONEjab

Is anyone using Arbortext to convert XML to JSON?-- Paul Nagai