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| BookMover (FrameScript) |
WIN - Frame:; |
FREE! |
by
GolehTek, LLC
» Tool for archiving FrameMaker books and gathering all imported graphics into a common graphics directory, with sub-directories organized by chapter name. Copies all graphics into your local project directory and fixes the links to the imported files. [updated: 2008-02-22] |
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| BookPageCount |
WIN - Frame:6.0,7.0,7.1,7.2,8.0; |
$20.00 |
by
Carmen Publishing
» BookPageCount calculates the total number of pages in your book and puts the number in a user variable called Book Page Count. You can use this variable anywhere in your documents; for example, in footers to show the total page count of the book. [updated: 2008-04-21] |
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| BookReport (FrameScript) |
WIN - Frame:7.0,7.1,7.2,8.0; |
FREE! |
by
GolehTek, LLC
» Generates reports that identify the interdependencies among the documents, books, and insets in your project directories. BookReport can also help you get organized by deleting .backup files and automatically zipping unused documents. [updated: 2008-03-24] |
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| BookVars |
WIN - Frame:5.5,6.0,7.0,7.1,7.2,8.0,9.0; |
$35.00 |
by
Leximation, Inc.
» Define a set of variables that are associated with a book file, then update all files in the book with those definitions (add/update/delete variables). Also define multiple variable groups and easily switch between them. Now updates marker variables also. [updated: 2009-05-12] |
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| BookXRefs |
WIN - Frame:5.5,6.0,7.0,7.1,7.2; |
$25.00 |
by
Leximation, Inc.
» Define a set of cross-references that are associated with a book file, then update all files in the book with those definitions (add/update/delete xrefs). Also define multiple xref groups and easily switch between them. [updated: 2006-05-05] |
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| Camtasia |
WIN |
$299.00 |
by
TechSmith Corporation
» A complete solution for quickly creating professional-looking videos of your PC desktop activity. Anyone can Record and create a full-motion video tutorial or presentation, in real-time, and publish it in the format of their choice. [updated: 2004-10-28] |
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| Caption Manager |
WIN - Frame:; |
$129.99 |
by
Seatech Publications, Inc.
» Places the name of a graphic as a caption in the bottom right corner of the anchored frame. Captions can be added automatically or through a context-sensitive menu. Also, captions within a document or book can be batch processed. [updated: 2005-01-30] |
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| Captivate (formerly RoboDemo) |
WIN |
$499.00 |
by
Adobe Systems, Inc.
» Automatically records all onscreen actions and instantly creates an interactive Flash simulation. Point and click to add text captions, narration, and e-learning interactions without any programming knowledge. [updated: 2005-05-20] |
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| Caterpillar |
WIN |
$45.00 |
by
Stormdance
» A high-speed HTML Text Extractor and Integrator written for translators working with web sites. Process whole folders of web pages with a single click, then translate using your choice of software. [updated: 2005-05-22] |
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| CatsCradle |
WIN MAC |
FREE! |
by
Stormdance
» Fast and easy to use web page editor for professional language translators. Translate whole web-sites without having to worry about page layouts and HTML code.
A safe all-in-one web site localisation solution. [updated: 2005-05-22] |
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| CGM Filters for FrameMaker |
WIN MAC OTH - Frame:5.5,6.0,7.0,7.1; |
FREE! |
by
ITEDO Software
» Latest CGM filters. To allow FrameMaker users to work with the latest filter technology even between major releases, Adobe and ITEDO have agreed to provide access to new filters whenever they become available. [updated: 2005-10-26] |
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| Change Default Pgf Format for Text Frames (FrameScript) |
WIN - Frame:; |
FREE! |
by
itl
» Permits the automatic application of a defined paragraph format to the first paragraph of a newly created text frame. [updated: 2009-12-13] |
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| Change Index Sort Order (FrameScript) |
WIN - Frame:; |
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by
itl
» Adjusts the entries of the 'GroupTitleIX' and 'SortOrderIX' paragraphs on the 'IX' reference page based on the selected language. [updated: 2010-01-07] |
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| ChapterTOC (FrameScript) |
WIN - Frame:5.5,6.0,7.0,7.1,7.2,8.0; |
$40.00 |
by
Carmen Publishing
» Automatically generates chapter TOCs for unstructured FrameMaker documents. Each TOC entry is a standard FrameMaker cross-reference that will convert to a link in your PDF and HTML files. TOC entries are updated whenever you run the script. [updated: 2008-04-21] |
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| Character Tools |
WIN MAC - Frame:6.0,7.0,7.1; |
$10.00 |
by
Silicon Prairie Software
» Provides capabilities for working with character tags in FrameMaker documents. Over time, documents tend to get polluted with extra character tags that are no longer used. It may also contain character overrides that make the formatting inconsistent. [updated: 2004-07-31] |
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| CheckFileStatus |
WIN - Frame:5.5,6.0,7.0,7.1,7.2; |
FREE! |
by
Leximation, Inc.
» This plugin checks the file system's read-only status of files that you are opening and displays a message if the file's read-only attribute is set. You can choose to continue opening the file or cancel the operation. [updated: 2007-01-31] |
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| CHM Aggregator |
WIN |
FREE! |
by
ARsT Design
» CHM files can be aggregated using this tool. Content is simpler to search for because aggregating CHM files means all your relevant content is put in one single place, and the Search tab from the Html viewer provides access to all the content. [updated: 2005-05-01] |
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| CHM Converter |
WIN |
$19.95 |
by
ABC Amber
» A batch decompiler for Compiled Windows HTML Help files (*.chm) you've been searching for a long time. Taking CHM files or CHM ebooks, it will convert them to any document format you wish - PDF, RTF, HTML, DOC, HLP, TXT, DBF, XML, CSV, XLS, MDB, MCW, etc. [updated: 2005-02-09] |
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| CHM Link Checker |
WIN |
FREE! |
by
The Helpware Group
» Small utility checks all "chm::/topic" type links in a CHM. [updated: 2005-02-25] |
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| CHM To PDF Converter |
WIN |
$80.00 |
by
Theta Software
» Converts CHM files to PDF format. It converts automatically the CHM Table of Contents to PDF Outline and consolidates all associated topic files in a single PDF. It supports the usual PDF features, including compression and 128 bit encryption. [updated: 2005-02-09] |
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| Chomp2 |
WIN |
$10.00 |
by
SlantAlpha
» An interactive tool that chunks XML documents into separate files according to tag names you specify. You will find this to be especially useful if you are converting FrameMaker documents to an XML model such as DITA. [updated: 2009-04-11] |
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| Clean Import |
WIN - Frame:6.0,7.0,7.1; |
$15.00 |
by
ElectroPubs
» Deletes all paragraph and character tag names, table definitions, cross-reference formats, conditional text tags, master pages, reference pages and variable definitions from the current document, then allows you to select formats from a selected template. [updated: 2006-04-25] |
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| Code Spell |
WIN MAC |
$15.00 |
by
True North Software Corporation
» Spell checker designed for spell checking programming source code comments and quoted strings. The source code is parsed and comments are color coded with misspelled words marked in red. Correcting misspelled words is as simple as point and click. [updated: 2005-10-28] |
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| Collect Book Formats (FrameScript) |
WIN - Frame:; |
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by
itl
» Imports all formats, document settings, master pages and reference pages into one collection document. [updated: 2009-12-13] |
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| Color Coder |
WIN |
FREE! |
by
Boolean Dream inc.
» Color Coder lets you specify colors for all the standard elements in an HTML document. It also allows you to specify a background image to be used, and various browser-specific <body> tags. [updated: 2006-03-04] |
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