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(The following article is humorous, slightly mean spirited, but very true.)

Importing Framemaker source files to RoboHelp 6 is an approach I’m using to generate single-source printed and help documents, and it generally works. FlashHelp looks great, but there’s one technical glitch with RoboHelp’s generation of html output files. Heading3 titles are missing from the TOC. If you analyze the html files created by RoboHelp, you will observe that Heading3 topics are created, but they’re difficult to view without links in the TOC.

(Goochland, VA) – Finite Matters Ltd. (FML), a leading provider of variable data publishing software, today introduced an optimized version of its automated publishing application, PatternStream®, to give graphic designers that use Adobe® InDesign® page layout software a more efficient way to acquire data from databases, XML files and other sources for data-driven projects such as catalogs, directories, reference books and other pattern based information for print and electronic distribution.

PatternStream uses a unique method of viewing data-driven publishing projects as the merging of a data structure with a document hierarchy. This patented technique, developed originally using the FrameMaker application programming interface (API) has been extended to work with the InDesign API and also for generating standalone XML files. The advantage of this is that a user, once proficient in this methodology, can choose the formatting engine best suited to a given problem.

“For years PatternStream has been the best application for setting up complex database publishing projects using FrameMaker. We now bring this same versatility to the InDesign page layout world,” said Tony Luca, Chief Scientist and Vice President Technology of FML.

“It’s great to see PatternStream support InDesign and InDesign Server now,” said Chris Kitchener, InDesign Server product marketing manager at Adobe. “For years it has worked with Adobe FrameMaker so this extended level of support is a welcomed addition as it helps to further facilitate the automated publishing process for our customers.”

FrameMaker 2007 Chautauqua (conference)
* October 22-24, 2007
* Raleigh, North Carolina USA
* http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/chautschedule.html

This three-day conference includes presentations from FrameMaker users worldwide. This 2007 event is the third annual conference. Speakers from around the globe will share their real-world experience and tips. Adobe representatives will be on hand to showcase the new FrameMaker!

What is a Chautauqua?

(Goochland, VA) – Finite Matters Ltd. (FML) today announced that PatternStream® works with Adobe® FrameMaker® 8 and Adobe FrameMaker Server 8 software to achieve a high level of automated publishing. On July 23, 2007, Adobe announced that Adobe FrameMaker 8 is expected to ship worldwide by the end of July, 2007.

PatternStream provides FrameMaker users with an efficient method of acquiring data from databases, XML and HTML files and other sources to automatically create data-driven budgets, catalog, directories, financial reports, reference books, and an infinite range of pattern based information for print and electronic distribution. PatternStream uses a patented process that views data-driven publishing projects as the merging of a data structure with a document hierarchy.

“PatternStream continues to integrate directly with FrameMaker and FrameMaker Server through its application programming interface (API) and is the only software that does so for this type of programmatic information creation,” said Ben Slone, President and CEO of FML. “Now our customers will be able to upgrade to FrameMaker 8 and FrameMaker Server 8 and be assured that they will receive the same high level of publishing performance.”

“We are excited that PatternStream supports Adobe FrameMaker 8 and FrameMaker Server 8,” said Karl Matthews, Group Product Marketing Manager, Print and Classic Publishing Solutions at Adobe. “For years PatternStream has been one of the leading applications for setting up complex database publishing projects using Adobe FrameMaker.”