Re: FrameMaker 7.0 on Unix and previews

["Thomas Michanek" <thomas.michanek@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I use FrameMaker on AIX 4.3.3 and import EPS-graphs into FrameMaker
> I include a TIFF-preview (tiff6 packbits) into the graphs
> This works fine with FrameMaker 5.5.6 and 6.0. Now with
> FrameMaker 7.0, this still works on Windows NT but on AIX, I have only a
> colored box instead of the graph on screen.

You should start by taking a look at the online PDF manuals included
in the FM installation. One of them should be called "Using FM on
multiple platforms" or similar, and should contain a section about
using graphics, including which EPS preview formats are supported.
Perhaps the preview support has changed in FM7.

Also, there is a known problem with certain TIFF formats in FM7,
which probably affects EPS previews as well. Try changing the bit
depth of the TIFF preview, for instance from 1-bit or 4-bit to
8-bit TIFF.

You can also try generating an EPSI preview, if your EPS graphic
tool supports it. My web page might be useful even for FM7:
http://w1.184.telia.com/~u18407300/postscript/eps.html


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Thomas Michanek, FrameMaker/UNIX/MIF expert
Technical Writer, Uppsala, Sweden
mailto:Thomas.Michanek@telia.com
http://go.to/framers/
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