Comments on: FrameSLT: A Great FrameMaker Plugin http://frameautomation.com/2010/03/15/frameslt-a-great-framemaker-plugin/ Making FrameMaker faster and more efficient Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:37:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tom Shaide http://frameautomation.com/2010/03/15/frameslt-a-great-framemaker-plugin/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Tom Shaide Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:50:46 +0000 http://frameautomation.com/?p=34#comment-291 Also try Mindtouch. I couldn't get IT to dedicate a server for Framemaker server, they said we were only approved to have "desktop tools" for our jobs. We cut IT out of the loop and spun up an instance of MindTouch 2010 in the cloud (www.mindtouch.com) - No IT involvement and we're publishing directly to the internet now. And, it ended up being cheaper. Also try Mindtouch. I couldn’t get IT to dedicate a server for Framemaker server, they said we were only approved to have “desktop tools” for our jobs. We cut IT out of the loop and spun up an instance of MindTouch 2010 in the cloud (www.mindtouch.com) – No IT involvement and we’re publishing directly to the internet now. And, it ended up being cheaper.

]]> By: Roger Shuttleworth http://frameautomation.com/2010/03/15/frameslt-a-great-framemaker-plugin/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Roger Shuttleworth Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:43:57 +0000 http://frameautomation.com/?p=34#comment-20 No need to worry, Russ. I've used FrameSLT (specifically the Node Wizard) for a few years, and it has saved me untold hours of work. Works like a charm. No need to worry, Russ. I’ve used FrameSLT (specifically the Node Wizard) for a few years, and it has saved me untold hours of work. Works like a charm.

]]> By: Simon Bate http://frameautomation.com/2010/03/15/frameslt-a-great-framemaker-plugin/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Simon Bate Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:40:11 +0000 http://frameautomation.com/?p=34#comment-12 Thanks for the pointer, Rick! In my spare time I've been toying around with writing a set of XPath functions for FrameScript. This seems like everything I wanted and more. Thanks for the pointer, Rick! In my spare time I’ve been toying around with writing a set of XPath functions for FrameScript. This seems like everything I wanted and more.

]]> By: admin http://frameautomation.com/2010/03/15/frameslt-a-great-framemaker-plugin/comment-page-1/#comment-11 admin Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:08:36 +0000 http://frameautomation.com/?p=34#comment-11 Yes, Michael, your XPath expression would likely be more efficient, as well as easier to understand. Thanks for your feedback. Yes, Michael, your XPath expression would likely be more efficient, as well as easier to understand. Thanks for your feedback.

]]> By: Russ Ward http://frameautomation.com/2010/03/15/frameslt-a-great-framemaker-plugin/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Russ Ward Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:33:29 +0000 http://frameautomation.com/?p=34#comment-10 Thank you Rick, a very complimentary and flattering post. To Michael, please stop using it for giant books with a zillion node modifications. You are making me nervous. Thank you Rick, a very complimentary and flattering post. To Michael, please stop using it for giant books with a zillion node modifications. You are making me nervous.

]]> By: Michael Müller-Hillebrand http://frameautomation.com/2010/03/15/frameslt-a-great-framemaker-plugin/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Michael Müller-Hillebrand Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:37:19 +0000 http://frameautomation.com/?p=34#comment-9 Yes, yes, yes. FrameSLT as a power tool for anyone who has to maintain structured documents! Two remarks: If you get more advanced you will notice »Node Wizard Scripts« which allow you to combine multiple element and attribute actions. I recently cleaned up a 1000+ pages book after migrating from format-based to structured FrameMaker and made a screenshot showing 23,000+ successful actions! See http://cap-studio.de/wp/?p=2121 XPath is powerful, so there are always multiple options to write an expression. To tackle the task above I would have used this expression: //section[@outputclass="cli-syntax"]/codeblock/codeph/text() Spread the word about the power of XPath! Yes, yes, yes. FrameSLT as a power tool for anyone who has to maintain structured documents!

Two remarks: If you get more advanced you will notice »Node Wizard Scripts« which allow you to combine multiple element and attribute actions. I recently cleaned up a 1000+ pages book after migrating from format-based to structured FrameMaker and made a screenshot showing 23,000+ successful actions! See

http://cap-studio.de/wp/?p=2121

XPath is powerful, so there are always multiple options to write an expression. To tackle the task above I would have used this expression:

//section[@outputclass="cli-syntax"]/codeblock/codeph/text()

Spread the word about the power of XPath!

]]> By: Yves Barbion http://frameautomation.com/2010/03/15/frameslt-a-great-framemaker-plugin/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Yves Barbion Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:17:10 +0000 http://frameautomation.com/?p=34#comment-8 Great post, Rick! Indeed, I've heard good things about FrameSLT too. Great post, Rick! Indeed, I’ve heard good things about FrameSLT too.

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