Re: Image Tables - ePub
I like Clay's suggestion. If you are forced to go with table images then you will have to create some custom routine to typeset them and "print to GIF" (or whatever format is required). You can't just...
View ArticleRe: FOSI Equivalent?
Thanks Clay! So now I have another question. Is there a way to only update a certain objects gentext? If I turn on and off gentext or update it does the whole doc. Takes much longer than I would...
View ArticleRe: How to check in/out arbortext files within Windchill?
Gareth,Thanks for the info........we are on windchill 10.1 M040 and do not have SIM, but Arbortext is separate from Windchill. Some questions....... How do we configure the built-in "PTC Server"...
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Hi Brian-- Sorry, but no, I don't know of a way to update the gentext for just one piece of content. I had a use case for that a few years back, and spent some time investigating, but never found a...
View ArticleRe: Image Tables - ePub
Thanks Clay Helberg for the suggestion. I spoke with our eReader expert, and while a fixed table would work in theory - I believe our issue is our eReader doesn't support scrolling on some of our...
View ArticleRe: Image Tables - ePub
Thanks Gareth Oakes, We were thinking a similar solution - I am curious if different people have had experience with rendering tables as images and what tools they may have used in past and were...
View ArticleEditor 6.0 tag display limitations
Hi! We're using Arbortext Editor 6.0 m080. It looks like there is a limitation on how many characters will display in the tags. Some of our attributes are very long. This wasn't an issue in the...
View ArticleRe: FOSI Equivalent?
Maybe set gentextautoupdate=partial would work for you. From the Help info: This command determines how the generated text in the Edit window updates. It can be changed when generated text is not...
View ArticleRelative paths not working correctly
Hi: For some reason, PTC Arbortext 6.1 M060 does not construct relative paths properly in DITA. We've set the file locations in Arbortext for the root of the DITA project. If we do not set the root, we...
View ArticleRe: Image Tables - ePub
We have achieved this with PE using Styler (APP) code. I guess if you didn't care too much how the tables looked you could get away with XSL-FO, PhantomJS, PrinceXML?
View ArticleRe: How to check in/out arbortext files within Windchill?
The configuration procedure is documented, the short version is you have to edit a file called siteprefs.xml and add the server(s) in that file. Once you restart Editor it will then allow you to pick...
View ArticleRe: How to check in/out arbortext files within Windchill?
HiTo add to what Gareth said you can find the files you need in the area where Arbortext is installed. The com.ptc.prowt.arbortext directory has templates for siteprefs and userprefs. They are well...
View ArticleUsing Diffent Languages in Arbortext
Dear Users, I am new to Arbortext , could you let me know how to enable publishing in French and German locale. And if possible can you share some doc on it. Regards,Sri
View ArticleBatch Tool and Get String
NOTE: Much of the text was strangely removed after publishing... Hello all, Thanks in advance for your help. Function I would like the user to insert a project Path via the GET STRING prompt. I would...
View ArticleRe: Quick way to restore thick and thin in curves in Isodraw?
Hi Tim, Whilst the elipse/curve is selected, hold down ALT on the keyboard and double click the segment between the small red squares with your left mouse button. I hope that answers your question. Alan
View ArticleRe: Quick way to restore thick and thin in curves in Isodraw?
Thanks for your answer. It works - the only caveat is that if it's a grouped item, you have to ungroup it first or it doesn't work as expected. It's way bettrer than having to convert curves back to...
View ArticleRe: Batch Tool and Get String
Not 100% sure of what you're trying to do, but you might want to look at 'process convert'. I haven't used it myself, but it allows you to call a batch process from a macro. This would allow you to get...
View ArticleRe: Using Diffent Languages in Arbortext
Sri, you will need to add the languages you want to translate to in your stylesheet using styler. Then you need to export xlif files from your style sheet. The xlif file contains any generated content:...
View ArticleRe: FOSI Equivalent?
One thing I am noticing is that as I scroll through document when I come to a graphic I cycle through the graphic command two to three times. Seems real strange. Has anyone came across that. I would...
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