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Subject:Terminal font From:Frank Harper <Frank -dot- Harper -at- ES -dot- ATL -dot- SITA -dot- INT> Date:Thu, 17 Apr 1997 06:41:37 -0500
Hi Folks,
Thanks for the replies I got. Most suggested I use the MSLine Draw font
in Windows. While this produces a vague representation of the
screen, it still is not satisfactory.
After proving I can do exactly what I wanted to do in MS Word,
I queried Frame Support.
Their reply:
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Unfortunately, I wasn't able to receive the desired results in
FrameMaker. You do have the ability to open 'maker.ini' which is
located in the FrameMaker home directory and change the
TextCharacterEncoding=OEM as opposed to ANSI. Be sure to open 'maker.ini'
in a text editor while FrameMaker is closed.
When you open Bvc as a text file, the results are a little better.
The best workaround to your problem is to open the text files in WordPad then
copy/paste the screens into FrameMaker as a graphic. To do this within
FrameMaker select Edit/Paste Special and select 'Metafile'.
I have provided your sample files to Engineering for testing with
future products.
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Again, Frame has tatally dumfounded me. As a devoted FrameMaker user
for the past six years, I am a bit disappointed. However, I am
confident that they will eventually come up with a solution. Of course,
how many DOS-based applications are there out there that need
documenting?
So, again thanks for your help. It is nice to belong to a group who
all seem to work together.
fh
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Frank Harper
harper -at- es -dot- atl -dot- sita -dot- int
"If you look at things in the right light, how can you
see any darkness?" -Brother Dave Gardner
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