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Subject:Re: Hideous FRAME Problem From:"Tony G. Rocco" <trocco -at- NAVIS -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 29 Jun 1998 17:29:19 -0800
I had this exact same thing happen. It turned out that a previous tech
writer had used an obscure and no longer extant font in a 3-pt. anchor tag
used for graphics and tables. I nearly tore my hair out, too. I had to
change the font in the anchor tag, update the entire document with the font
change, then save the file in .mif format and reopen it, then resave it as
an FM document. Lucky it was only one document.
Or you can do as Marilynne Smith suggests. But, if you want to be warned
about missing fonts, you might not want to turn off that preference.
- Tony
At 12:45 PM -0500 6/29/98, you wrote:
> OK, now that I have your attention...
>
> A few months back, I converted old Frame files and redesigned the =
> template, changing the font specifications, columns, page sizes, etc. =
> But I keep experiencing one annoying problem.
>
> When I double-click a file, Frame informs me that a font is missing. I =
> have removed this font from everywhere I can think of (character =
> catalog, paragraph catalog, etc), and STILL I am prompted every time I =
> try to open the file. This problem prevents Frame from building my =
> book file, cause Frame can't autogenerate a book when files within the =
> book can't be opened. Doh!
>
> I have tried:
> - retagging everything in the paragraph catalog
> - retagging everything in the character catalog
> - creating a new file on my desktop, and pasting the text flow into it
> - doing a Save As..., and changing the location of the file
> - doing a search for reference of fonts, and the font in question =
> didn't appear
> - checking the reference and master pages (the font appeared nowhere)
> - deleting unnecessary tags in paragraph and character catalogs
>
> If you have ANY other suggestions, please email me at =
> laura -at- agent -dot- infodata -dot- com, and I will post the solution (if there is one) =
> to the list. I am PRAYING that someone out there can help me. This =
> is making me insane! OK, it's making me _more_ insane!
>
> Also, can someone please email me the address for the Frame mailing list?
>
> Thanks a TON in advance!
>
> --Laura
>
>
>
> Laura J. Mulcahy
> Corporate Communications Director
> Infodata Systems Inc.
> 703.218.1189
> laura -at- agent -dot- infodata -dot- com
>
>
