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Anyway, it sounds to me like you are using multiple flows and have some
headings or the chapter title in a different flow than other headings or
chapter titles. When FM creates the TOC/PDF bookmarks, it searches and
compiles from one flow before grabbing from the other.
Otherwise, things to include in your post are which 5.5 version of
FrameMaker you are using (5.5.0, 5.5.1, 5.5.2 . . . etc) and which PS driver
and which PPD are you using.
Other than that, see you on the Adobe forum and I'll give your issue some
thought in the meantime.
All the best,
Sean
sean -at- quodata -dot- com
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Dina Marroquin [mailto:DMarroquin -at- FRXSOFT -dot- COM]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 7:11 PM
>>>To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
>>>Subject: FrameMaker and Acrobat Bookmark problems
>>>
>>>
>>>This is long and slightly off-topic. Please forgive me.
>>>
>>>Help.
>>>
>>>We've recently upgraded to Acrobat 4.0. We are using
>>>FrameMaker 5.5 on
>>>Windows 95.
>>>
>>>We create book files in Frame and then save them as PDF. We
>>>select the
>>>appropriate "style" headings to include in the PDF and
>>>expect the bookmark
>>>heirarchy to mimic that of our book in the PDF. Doesn't happen.
>>>
>>>In the previous Acrobat version 3.0, the same thing
>>>happened. To fix this,
>>>after pdf generation, we would simply drag the bookmarks to
>>>the proper
>>>parent location. We effectively matched the chapter title
>>>with the headings
>>>in that chapter. It was a pain, but it was an easy fix. In
>>>4.0, however, we
>>>can't drag the chapter title in the "parent" space above the list of
>>>headings, or at least we haven't figured out how to do this.
>>>
>>>I called Adobe Acrobat support and they tell me it's a
>>>FrameMaker issue. Our
>>>FrameMaker support has expired. So, we have to pay if we want any
>>>information. Big surprise. I've searched their support
>>>databases, but have
>>>been unable to find the solution.
>>>
>>>Anyway, perhaps an example would help. Let's say I've chosen
>>>to save the
>>>file as PDF and have selected the following paragraph styles:
>>>
>>>Chapter Title
>>> Heading 1
>>> Heading 2
>>> Heading 3
>>>Appendix
>>>Index
>>>
>>>After being distilled, our PDF bookmarks look something like this:
>>>
>>>Chapter 2
>>> Heading 1 (for ch3)
>>> Heading 1 (for ch3)
>>> Heading 2 (for ch3)
>>> Heading 2 (for ch3)
>>>Chapter 3
>>>
>>>When I try to drag the Chapter 3 title above Heading 1 and
>>>directly below
>>>Chapter 2 into the "parent" position, Acrobat 4.0 won't let
>>>me. I get a
>>>circle with a slash through it.
>>>
>>>Would anyone care to venture a guess as to what my problem
>>>(with this issue
>>>anyway) might be?
>>>
>>>I get the digest version, so if you do respond to the list,
>>>would you please
>>>cc me? You can always respond directly.
>>>
>>>Thanks a lot!
>>>Dina
>>>
>>>
>>>Dina L. Marroquin
>>>Technical Writer
>>>FRx Software Corporation
>>>dmarroquin -at- frxsoft -dot- com
>>>303-723-7640
>>>
