Maker.ini

Reginfo

Reginfo section and its flags are no longer used.

User

The user logged in to the computer when FrameMaker was installed.

Company

Name of the company. FrameMaker picks up the company name from the OS information.

RegNum

Registration number

ASN

Application serial number of FrameMaker.

Preferences

API

To enable the FDK client programs, set the API flag to On.

AskExit

When this flag is set to On, FrameMaker displays the OK to Exit FrameMaker? dialog box.

ShowErrors

Log / stop logging errors in the file ErrorFileName (for Off the console window is not displayed)

ErrorFileName

FrameMaker creates this file on every launch. This file stores console error and warning messages.

GreekSize

Specify a point size at which the text displayed on the screen is grayed out.

PadSize

Specify padding between an image and the anchored frame. Default value is 6.

RememberMissingFontName

Set this flag to decide whether FrameMaker preserves unavailable fonts’ names. When this flag is set to On, FrameMaker remembers missing fonts’ names and replaces the relevant text with different fonts. When missing fonts are available again, such as on a different computer or after installation, FrameMaker uses the correct fonts again.

DisableAutofitAfterZoom

When you use the Fit Windows® to Text Frame option in the Zoom pop-up menu and then change the zoom level, this flag determines whether the window resizes to fit the changed zoom level or not. When you set this flag to On and then change the zoom level, FrameMaker does not resize the document window.

CrossPlatformFileNaming

This flag decides whether to alert you that the filenames you are saving may be illegal on one or more platforms. These problems are about prohibited characters or length of the filenames.

Default settings: Windows® 9x/2000/NT

GetLibraryColorRGBFromCMYK

In FrameMaker 5.5.6 and later, this flag allows control of the display and printing of library colors. The four settings you can use with this option are:

  • Printing: (Default option) Displays the RGB values from the library color description and prints the RGB values converted from CMYK values.

  • None: Displays and prints the RGB values from the library color description.

  • Printing&Screen: Displays and prints the RGB values converted from CMYK values.

  • Screen: Displays the converted RGB values and prints the RGB values from the library color description.

These options are for RGB printing only. The CMYK option always uses CMYK colors.

DefaultColorSpaceOverrideDistiller

This flag defines the default color space override for Distiller: RGB/CMYK. Default value is RGB.

ExecutablePlugins

Extension for executable plugins.

WrappedPlugins

Not supported in FrameMaker 11.

PluginExtensions

List the FrameMaker plugins here.

UseSystemCursor

Set this flag as On to use a custom system cursor instead of the built-in FrameMaker cursor. When you set this flag to On, FrameMaker uses the OS cursors for mouse actions such as Rotate or Drag.

BackupOnSave

Set this flag as On to create backup file when you save a file.

AutoSave

Number of minute after which FrameMaker automatically creates a backup file for the active file.

ApiCoverage

API coverage file name. FrameMaker uses this file on shut down to store the coverage.

FMImage

This flag controls whether a FrameImage facet is saved with imported graphics by default. The default value is off.

NetworkLock

If this flag is set to On, FrameMaker creates a lock file (.lck extension) for an open file. The lock file prevents another user from opening and editing the same file. Another user, however, can view a read-only copy of an open file.

InputMethodAutoActivation

Typing text in Asian fonts is accomplished using a special input device. FrameMaker can recognize when you are typing an Asian font and load this device automatically. By default, this flag is set to On. If you set this flag to Off, use the appropriate command to load the input device.

CreateAllNamedDestinations

When this flag is set to On, FrameMaker creates all the possible named (all paragraphs and elements) destinations. The On or Off value you set here is used a default value for the "Create all named destinations" option in the PDFSetup dialog.

Snap

Set this flag to On to align new or moved graphics to snap grid.

Gravity

When you set this flag to On, gravity is enabled. Gravity ensures perfect alignment when drawing or resizing an object.

CtrlAltIsAltGr

If your keyboard does not have an Alt Gr key and you need it, set this flag as On. Now, you can use the Ctrl and Alt keys together to achieve the same.

EnableUndoInFDK

Yes enables recording “undo” history in FDK APIs. Turn this option Off to improve performance of certain FDK clients.

ClearHistoryOnSave

If this flag is set as On, FrameMaker clears the history on save.

NoFlashInPDF

When this flag is set to On, the Flash (SWF file) content in a FrameMaker document becomes inactive in PDF. When this flag is set to Off, SWF files get embedded in the PDF and are playable.

No3DInPDF

When this flag is set to On, the U3D content in a FrameMaker document becomes inactive in PDF. When this flag is set to Off, U3D objects get embedded in the PDF.

ConvertGraphicsToEPS

When this flag is set to On, when you save a FrameMaker file as PDF, the TIFF, PSD, and JPEG images in the documents are converted to EPS.

SymbolSortingBeforeAlphaNumeric

When this flag is set to On, after the sorting of tags, the tags starting with symbols would appear before tags with alphanumeric initials.

AlwaysDownloadURL

FrameMaker stores imported images as temporary files. If you import a file for the second time, the file is not downloaded again. After importing an image file into FrameMaker, the changes that you make in the file are not reflected in FrameMaker until you delete the temporary file and reimport the image file.

To avoid having to delete the temporary file, set the AlwaysDownloadURL flag to On.

LocDisplayCriteria

When this flag is set to On, FrameMaker indicates the location of the object such as (variable, marker, or conditional).

Related flags:

LocParaStyle1

When you set LocDisplayCriteria, as On, use this flag to specify first column’s title as para style’s name in Pods. Default value is Heading1. This flag is relevant to Unstructured FrameMaker. For more information on Pods, see FrameMaker Help.

LocParaStyle2

When you set LocDisplayCriteria, as On, use this flag to specify second column’s title as para style’s name in Pods. Default value is Heading2. This flag is relevant to Unstructured FrameMaker. For more information on Pods, see FrameMaker Help.

LocElementType1

When you set LocDisplayCriteria, as On, use this flag to specify first column’s title as element name in Pods. Default value is Element1. This flag is relevant to Structured FrameMaker. For more information on Pods, see FrameMaker Help.

LocElementType2

When you set LocDisplayCriteria, as On, use this flag to specify second column’s title as element name in Pods. Default value is Element2. This flag is relevant to Structured FrameMaker. For more information on Pods, see FrameMaker Help.

ReplaceCacheSize

If you have memory issues when doing replace all/replace in a book, or during similar operations, reduce the replace cache size from the default 200.

RomanRanges

The code points between the start and end (inclusive) are treated as roman code range (While rendering text, FrameMaker does not apply CJK rules to these ranges ).

NetLibTimeOut

The number of seconds to wait when connecting to the webdav server.

EnableHideChildWithParent

When this flag is set to On, FrameMaker hides child elements are also hidden along with parent element.

RepeatTypingEnabled

By default this entry is set to On. Set this entry to Off to disable the repeat typing operation.

RepeatEnabled

Enable/disable repeat last executed command.

AllowNewFileURL

This flag is for internal use only. Do not modify.

PostXSLTValidationOnExport

Whether or not to validate the file after “post close” XSLT is applied on XML.

DoNotExportInvalidXML

Whether to allow saving a file with invalid XML or not.

SuppressXMLWarnings

On file open, suppress XML parser validation warnings.

RemoveExtraWhiteSpacesOnXMLImport

When this flag is set to Yes, FrameMaker converts multiple contiguous white spaces to a single one. This option is useful while opening pretty printed (nested code) files.

OverwriteFileOnSPSUpload

Depreacted

NoMultimediaInPDF

If this flag is set to Off, FrameMake does not embed multimedia in the PDF.

DitaMapShowFileReferences

When this flag is set to On, FrameMaker displays only the file references in the Ditamap view. FrameMaker does not display the metadata elements as they are not file reference nodes.

DitaMapShowNavtitle

When this flag is set to On, FrameMake displays the nav title element in the Ditamap view.

DirectOLESupportInXml

If this flag is turned On, while saving the XML files FrameMaker preserves the OLE objects (does not convert into a MIF reference). For more information on direct OLE support in XML, see FrameMaker Help.

MultiMediaLinkTableRowLimit

Enter a value to limit the number of rows in the multimedia link table. This table is relevant when you create links to a graphic/multimedia in FrameMaker 11. It is possible for a graphic/multimedia object to have hundreds of parts. Default value for this flag is 100. For more information on multimedia links table, see FrameMaker Help.

FormViewUsesSmartPaste

When this flag is set to On, FrameMaker uses Smart Paste if you copy and paste content from external applications such as MS Word, Excel, or a browser. If the flag is set Off, the content from external applications is pasted as plain text.

TranslateObjectOnDirectionChange

When this flag is on, if an object is placed 10 px from the left margin, changing the direction (RTL – LTR) will cause the object to be placed 10 px from the right margin. However, the orientation of the object remains the same.

FlipObjectOnDirectionChange

When this flag is on, if an object is placed 10 px from the left margin, changing the direction (RTL – LTR) will cause the object to be placed 10 px from the right margin. The orientation of the object is flipped (mirrored).

createHighQualityJpeginSVG

This flag is used to set SetPDFPortOptions, which decides whether the JPEG existing as graphic in a SVG image should be created in high quality or not. Default value is 0.

ImportByReference

When this flag is on, all images are imported by reference. Default value is On.

ShowTabbedWelcomeScreen

Specifies whether the tabbed Welcome Screen is to be displayed by default or not. Default value is On.

SuppressExtensions

The SuppressExtensions setting controls which file extensions are suppressed when suppression is enabled. By default, only .fm and .book extensions are suppressed. If you want to disable all file extension suppression, you can either disable extension suppression in the shell or edit SuppressExtensions to have a blank value.

API

To enable the FDK client programs, set the API flag to On.

Zoom

The zoom percent levels in the Zoom menu.

Default settings: 25, 50, 80, 90, 100, 120, 140, 150, 160, 200

Possible values: 25-1600

PenWidths

Pen widths in points (pt) for that appear in the Line Widths pop-up menu in the Tools palette. These values are updated every time you exit FrameMaker, using the current settings in the Line Widths pop-up menu.

Default settings: 0.5, 1.0, 3.0, 4.0

Possible values: 0.15-360

Relevant user interface dialog: Line Width Options (Launched from the graphics toolbar)

ClipboardFormatsPriorities

Use this flag to control the clipboard paste options. You can tweak this flag’s values to ensure when you paste from Microsoft® applications to FrameMaker, the pasted text appears as text, Unicode text, OLE object, or any other format.

Default settings: FILE, MIFW, MIF, RTF, OLE 2, META, EMF, DIB, BMP, UNICODE TEXT, TEXT

Possible values: You can change the order of the values.

AutoMnemoniseMenus

This flag determines if mnemonic command shortcuts are shown on menus. Mnemonic shortcuts are underlined letters in command labels. When a menu is open, you can choose a command by typing the underlined letter (for example, the O underlined in the Open command on the File menu).

Possible values: On and Off

StickyPopupThreshold

This flag controls how long, in milliseconds, you must hold down the mouse button for pop-up menus, such as the Zoom menu, to open. The preset value, 500, specifies an interval similar to that for opening menus in the menu bar.

UseDisplayUnitInTemplate

When this flag is set to On, the default display units for the ruler, grid, and snap are based on the document template. When this flag is set to Off, the values are taken from the ini file itself.

DefaultRulerInch

Values in inches for the tick marks on the vertical and horizontal rulers in new documents. This setting is applied only when UseDisplayUnitInTemplate is set to Off. Otherwise, FrameMaker uses the values in the template.

DefaultRulerCm

Values in centimeters for the tick marks on the vertical and horizontal rulers in new documents. This setting is applied only when UseDisplayUnitInTemplate is set to Off. Otherwise, FrameMaker uses the values in the template.

DefaultGridInch

Values in inches for spacing of the visible grid lines in new documents. This setting is applied only when UseDisplayUnitInTemplate is set to Off. Otherwise, FrameMaker uses the values in the template.

DefaultGridCm

Values in centimeters for spacing of the visible grid lines in new documents. This setting is applied only when UseDisplayUnitInTemplate is set to Off. Otherwise, FrameMaker uses the values in the template.

DefaultSnapInch

Value in inches for the spacing of the snap grid lines in new documents. This setting is applied only when UseDisplayUnitInTemplate is set to Off. Otherwise, FrameMaker uses the values in the template.

DefaultSnapCm

Values in centimeters for the spacing of the snap grid lines in new documents. This setting is applied only when UseDisplayUnitInTemplate is set to Off. Otherwise, FrameMaker uses the values in the template.

UsePostscript

Set this option to On to use FrameMaker’s built-in methods of generating PostScript code. This option is faster and of higher quality. Set this option to Off to standard Windows® methods to generate standard postscript code. Using this method, FrameMaker creates preview image of EPS graphics instead of the PostScript image.

GDIRasterizeKiloPixelLimit

When getting the facet from PDF, limit the number of pixels we use in rasterizing.

MenuSet

FrameMaker has two built-in sets of menus for each product interface (FrameMaker and Structured FrameMaker). Complete menus are the menus and commands as described in the FrameMaker User Guide and in online Help. Quick menus are a subset of complete menus. You can also create your own custom menu set. The MenuSet setting defines which set of menus appears when you start. By default, the Complete menu set is used.

Possible values: Complete, Quick, and Custom

ConfigWarnKbdRedundant

If you set ConfigWarnKbdRedundant to On, you see warning messages in the console window when you load the customization (*.cfg) file if it contains redundant shortcut definitions.

ConfigWarnKbdOverride

If you set ConfigWarnKbdOverride to On, you see warning messages when you load the customization file if it contains shortcut definitions for commands that already have shortcuts defined for them. The warning messages appear in the console window.

ForceFileTypeChoices

Set this flat to On, to display the Unknown File Type dialog every time you try to open an unknown file type in FrameMaker. The Unknown File Type dialog gives you an option to convert some file types, such as Excel, Word, and Text, to a FrameMaker file. If you set this flag to Off, FrameMaker displays the message “Cannot open the file.”

Default is Off.

DisplayFileLeafFirst

When this flag is set to On, FrameMaker displays the filename in the title of the document or book window before the path.

AutoCollapseIconicPods

If this flag is set to On, when a pod is in iconic mode, clicking the icon of the pod in FrameMaker opens the pod. When focus goes away from the pod it collapses to an icon.

AutoShowHiddenPods

If this flag is set to On, in the full screen mode of FrameMaker, the pods and toolbars appear in a thin dark-grey strip. Hovering over these pods and toolbars shows the pods and toolbars.

HidePodsOnClose

When you close pods they are hidden but are still active in the memory and may affect FrameMaker’s performance. If you set this flag to Off, FrameMaker removes the pods when you close them. To display them again, choose them from the FrameMaker menus.

Relevant user interface dialog: Preferences dialog (Edit > Preferences)

ShowMenuPathInCommandMenu

Specifies whether the full menu path should be displayed in the command search menu or not. Default value is On.

OpenDocsAsTabs

Set this flag to On to enable displaying documents as tabs in FrameMaker.

HideSingleTabsInDocs

If this flag is set to On, when a floating document is solo, its single tab is not shown.

ShowNewWindowsDialogs

Specifies whether the new Windows file browsing dialog should be used or not. Default value is On.

MissingGraphicsDialog

Not processed for FrameMaker 11.

UnresolvedCrossReferencesDialog

If this flag is set to On, FrameMaker displays the Unresolved Cross references dialog box while opening a document that has unresolved cross references.

OpeningOldReleaseDocDialog

If this flag is set to On, FrameMaker displays an alert while opening an older release document.

UnavailableFontsDialog

If this flag is set to On, FrameMaker displays an alert while opening a document with unavailable fonts.

DictionaryProviderMismatchDialog

If this flag is set to On, FrameMaker displays an alert while opening a document if the FrameMaker current session’s dictionary provider does not match the document’s dictionary provider.

UnsupportedFileFormatForModeDialog

Suppress the alert that is displayed while opening a file format that is not supported in the current mode.

UnsupportedFileFormatForViewDialog

Suppress the alert that is displayed while opening a file format that is not supported in the current view.

LastActiveView

Last view, XML, Author, or WYSIWYG, active when user exited the FM session.

QuerySessionRestoreOnLaunch

If the last FrameMaker session ended in a crash and it can be restored, then on the next FrameMaker session launch ask if user wants to restore session.

LastUsedWorkSpaceInStructuredMode

Name of the Last Used WorkSpace in the structured mode.

LastUsedWorkSpaceInUnstructuredMode

Name of the Last Used WorkSpace in the unstructured mode.

LastUsedWorkSpaceInXMLAuthorMode

Display the last used workspace in the FrameMaker XML Author mode.

EnableAutoSpellCheck

Enable/disable auto spell check.

EnableOldSmartInsert

If the flag is set to On, the FrameMaker 11 Smart Insert functionality is enabled. Default: Off.

LoadStartupScripts

Set the flag to On to load the ExtendScripts on start-up. Default: Off.

LoadAdobeFontsOnStartup

Set the flag to On to load the fonts in the adobe directory on start up. Default: Off.

DelayLoadClients

Set to On to load all clients in idle loops after FrameMaker launches. Default: Off.

DontLoadStartupScripts

The list of script which you do not want to load on start up.

RegularExpressionSyntax

Specify the engine to use in regular expression search and replace. Possible options:

  • egrep

  • grep

  • Perl

ForceAsianLayout
Use this flag to toggle the usage of Asian layout (RTL) engine. Default is Off.
BookZoomPercentage
This flag controls the zoom percentage of the book window. Default value is 100.
CMSZoomPercentage
This flag controls the zoom percentage of the Repository Manager window. Default value is 100.
ProjectZoomPercentage
This flag controls the zoom percentage of the project window. Default value is 100
DitamapZoomPercentage
This flag controls the zoom percentage of the DITA map window. Default value is 100.
FindStrings
This flag saves the strings searched in the Find/ Change dialog. A history of searched strings is maintained across FrameMaker sessions.
ChangeStrings
This flag saves the strings changed through the Find/Change dialog. A history of changed strings is maintained across FrameMaker sessions.
RetainTempFileWhenNotExportingInvalidXML

Whether or not to retain the invalid xml in the temp directory while saving an XML file. The user may want to see the temp file for errors.

ApplyDestCondOnPastedText

Set this flag to On to paste conditional content using the destination document’s settings.

ApplyCondTillElementBoundaries

Set this flag to On to apply conditional text to complete elements rather than part text inside the element.

EPSLevelForPlacedPDF

The EPSLevelForPlacedPdf specifies the level of EPS to use for placed PDF images. By default, FrameMaker prints imported PDF (Placed PDF) files by converting them to Level 2 EPS files. Use this setting to specify Level 1 or Level 2.

ZoomScale

Structure window zoom value.

ElemFontJapanese

Structure window element font for Japanese.

ElemFontKorean

Structure window element font for Korean.

ConfigurationFilePath

Global file path to read XML attributes.

ElemFontTraditionalChinese

Structure window element font for traditional Chinese.

ElemFontSimplifiedChinese

Structure window element font for simplified Chinese.

hpWarning

This flag controls whether or not FrameMaker displays "history will be cleared, can't undo" alert.

UndoHistorySize

Size of undo list.

CopyFileInfoOnImport

Allow/disable import of file Info.

DontShowWelcomeScreen

Set this flag to On, to hide the FrameMaker welcome screen.

CheckoutOnOpen

If set, checkout http files on open.

UploadOnSave

If set, upload http files on save.

FirstRunOpenDoc

First file to be opened in FrameMaker during the first launch.

SplashScreen

Set this flag to On, to display splash screen on FrameMaker launch. Default is On.

NonWriteableIniAlert

Set this flag to On to display an alert when FrameMaker cannot write/update the maker.ini file. Default is On.

SuppressFontAlertOnOpen

Set this flat to On to suppress the missing font dialog when you open a document. Default is Off.

SuppressLangAlertOnOpen

Set this flag to On to suppress alerts when opening document about some of the languges used in the document aren't available with FM. Default is Off.

PantoneFile

Path of the Pantone Color Library cvc file. Default is fminitpantone.cvc.

ElemFont

Use this flag to specify the font name of the structure window element.

ElemSize

Use this flag to specify the font size of the structure window element.

AttrFont

Structure window attribute font name.

AttrSize

Structure window attribute font size.

AttrValFont

Structure window attribute value font name.

AttrValSize

Structure window attribute value font size.

KeywordFont

Structure window keyword font name.

KeywordFontSize

Structure window keyword font size.

AttrErrSym

Structure window attribute error symbol.

AttrSepSym

Structure window attribute separator symbol.

ExpandSym

Structure window expand symbol.

CollapseSym

Structure Window collapse symbol.

AttrNoneSym

Structure window attribute none symbol.

AttrSomeSym

Structure window attribute some symbol.

AttrAllSym

Structure window attribute all symbol.

JapaneseImperialEra

Japanese imperial era date strings. Enter the date in the following format: DD MM YY Name | DD MM YY Name | DD MM YY Name |. The most recent era should come first followed by older ones. The last item is the era after "Heisei" era.

WMFPrintOption

Set this flag to 2 to convert wmf to emf during printing.

PluginCache

Plugin directory cache. Specify the directory for FrameMaker plugins.

FontCache

Font directory cache. This file will cache the information FrameMaker stores in the SBX files. On startup, FrameMaker reads the info from the cached file instead of opening and reading each file every time.

PreventDocTabbingWhenDragging

Set this flag to On to preven document tabbing while dragging.

OpenCompDocsAsTabs

Set this flag to On to allow opening composite documents as tabs.

ToolTipMode

Set this flag to Normal, Fast, or Hidden to define the tooltip appearance mode.

UIBrightness

FrameMaker UI brightness: light or dark.

UseGrayScaleAppIcon

Whether to use greyscale application icon or not.

MaxMruListSize

Limit of recent files list.

InsetFilePathForMissingPoster

Enter the name of the file to be used as a poster if the actual poster is not valid/readable.

EnableOleOptimization

Optimize handling of OLE objects.

ApplyAsCondition

Show/hide the following options in the manage attribute expressions dialog:

  • Ditaval as condition

  • Apply condition tag

  • Remove if previously applied

UnsupportedHotspotShapesDialog

When this option is set to On, if there are unsupported hotspot shapes in an fm file, FrameMaker displays the Unsupported Hotspot Shapes dialog when generating PDF.

ShowLearningResourcesOnStarterPage

Whether to show learning resources on the welcome screen.

LastActiveViewInXMLAuthorMode

Display the last active view in FrameMaker XML Author mode.

OpenDocOnDragDrop

Open a document that is dragged on to the document window.

ImageDefaultRunaroundStyle

Set the initial (default) value for runaround style of an image when the image is inserted in a FrameMaker document. Possible values:

  • Contour

  • BoundingBox

  • None

ToolBarIconsSize

Specify the size of toolbar icons. Possible values:

  • Large

  • Small

ToolBarIconsColor

Specify the color option of toolbar icons. Possible values:

  • Colored

  • Monochrome

PrefGridView

Set the flag to On to view the grid lines in all open documents in the current session.

PrefGridViewValue
Use this flag and specify the grid line spacing. Default value is 0.
PrefRulersView
Set the flag to On to view the vertical and horizontal rulers in all open documents in the current session.
PrefRulersViewValue
Use this flag and specify the scaling value of the ruler. Default value is 0.
PrefBordersView
Set the flag to Onto view the border of the text frame in all open documents in the current session.
PrefSymbolView
Set the flag to On to view text symbols like an end of paragraph, anchored frame, table or other formatting information in all open documents in the current session.
PrefHotSpotIndicator
Set the flag to On to view the hotspot indicators in all open documents in the current session.
PrefElementBoundaryAsBracket
Set the flag to On to view element boundaries as square brackets around the content in all open documents in the current session.
PrefElementBoundaryAsTag
Set the flag to On to view the tag names as element boundaries around the content in all open documents in the current session.
ShowInAppMessages
Set this flag to On to enable the contextual tips in FrameMaker.
EnableStandardLigaturesForFonts
This flag lists the font names that allows standard ligatures.
PrefShowStructTextValue
Set this flag to On to show the topic’s content in the Structure View of the document.
ThorMessageShown
This flag is not available by default, however you can add it in the maker.ini file. This flag controls the display settings for the dialog box that appears on first launch of FrameMaker. After displaying the dialog box, this flag is turned off.
AutoScaleImageInTableCell
This flag is not available by default, however you can add it in the maker.ini file. This flag controls the auto-scaling behavior of image in a table cell. By default, when you insert an image in a table cell, it is not scaled down to fit into the cell. If you want to enable auto-scaling, then add this flag and set its value to On.
CMSCheckoutWithDepDefault
This flag is not available by default, however you can add it in the maker.ini file. This flag controls the checkout behavior of dependent files behavior in SharePoint and Documentum. By default, when you checkout a file in SharePoint or Documentum, the dependent files are checked out along with the parent file, this corresponds to On value of the flag. If you want to disable checkout of dependent files and only want to check out the parent file, then add this flag and set its value to Off.

DropBoxPreferences

DefaultDropBoxFolder

Set the default Dropbox folder.

CreateFolderStructureInDropBox

Allow user to define a folder structure to push all dependent files into Dropbox folder.

RemoveFileWhileMovingFromDropBox

Delete files from disk after the files are uploaded to Dropbox folder.

DisableWarningWhileMovingFromDropBox

Disable alerts that display when you delete files from disk, while moving to Dropbox folder.

Fonts

DisplayUsingPrinterMetrics

Set this flag to On to display the text in FrameMaker using the printer metrics, so that the dimensions and spacing of the glyphs match with the printer output.

When you set this flag to Off, FrameMaker uses the screen metrics instead of printer metrics and printed output may differ from how the content appears on the screen.

Sizes

Specify a point size of the font, such as 7pt, 8pt, 9pt, 10pt, 11pt, 12pt, 14pt, 18pt, 24pt, or 36pt.

Angles

Specify a font angle, such as Regular, Kursiv, Slanted, Oblique, Italic, or Obliqued. If you specify any other font angle, FrameMaker uses Italic.

Variations

Specify one of the following as a font variation: UltraCompressed, ExtraCompressed, Compressed, Condensed, Narrow, Regular, Wide, Poster, or Expanded.

Weights

Specify one of the following as the font weight: Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, SemiLight 250, Light 300, Book 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, DemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800,or Heavy 900.

DefaultJapaneseFamily

Default Japanese font family.

DefaultKoreanFamily

Default Korean font family.

DefaultSimplifiedChineseFamily

Default simplified Chinese font family.

DefaultTraditionalChineseFamily

Default traditional Chinese font family.

DefaultJapaneseDialogFont

Default font for Japanese dialogs.

DefaultKoreanDialogFont

Default font for Korean dialogs.

DefaultSimplifiedChineseDialogFont

Default font for simplified Chinese dialogs.

DefaultTraditionalChineseDialogFont

Default font for traditional Chinese dialogs.

BannerFont

Specify a font for the Banner window.

NonTextFamilies

Add FrameMaker font family names that are not spellchecked.

CMSFavorites

DctmOverwriteObjectOnUpload

This flag is relevant to Documentum®. If this flag is set to On, when you upload a file, Documentum® overwrites the server copy. If this flag is set to Off, Documentum® creates versions and does not overwrite the copy.

DctmOverwriteObjectAsVersion

This flag is relevant to Documentum®. Only if DctmOverwriteObjectOnUpload is set to Off, this flag is relevant.

This flag can have one of the following values:
  • 0: The file is uploaded as the same version.

  • 1: The file is uploaded as major version.

  • 2: The file is uploaded as minor version.

ShowHiddenObjects

This flag is relevant to Documentum® only.

When this flag is set to On, FrameMaker displays the hidden objects in the tree view.

ShowPrivateCabinets

This flag is relevant to Documentum® only.

When this flag is set to On, FrameMaker displays the private cabinets in the tree view.

DfsSdkPath

This flag is relevant to Documentum® only.

Specify a path for the DFS SDK.

SpOverwriteObjectOnUpload

This flag is relevant to Sharepoint.

If this flag is set to On, when you upload a file, Sharepoint overwrites the server copy. If this flag is set to Off, Sharepoint creates versions and does not overwrite the copy.

SpOverwriteObjectAsVersion

This flag is relevant to Sharepoint. Only if SpOverwriteObjectOnUpload is set to Off, this flag is relevant.

This flag can have one of the following values:
  • 1: The file is uploaded as major version.

  • 2: The file is uploaded as minor version.

DitaExchangeOverwriteObjectOnUpload

This flag is relevant to DITA Exchange.

If this flag is set to On, when you upload a file, DITA Exchange overwrites the server copy. If this flag is set to Off, Dita Exchange creates versions and does not overwrite the copy.

DitaExchangeOverwriteObjectAsVersion

This flag is relevant to DITA Exchange. Only if DitaExchangeOverwriteObjectOnUpload is set to Off, this flag is relevant.

This flag can have one of the following values:
  • 1: The file is uploaded as major version.

  • 2: The file is uploaded as minor version.

Null

List of custom attributes, attribute data types, and attribute types for SharePoint.

Null

List of custom attributes, attribute data types, and attribute types for Documentum.

Directories

LanguageDir

This flag specifies the language directory for FrameMaker, which has files such as hyphenation settings and language dictionaries for spell-checking.

TemplateDir

Name of the folder that has standard FrameMaker templates.

FilterDllDir

FilterDllDir specifies the folder that contains the filters installed on your system.

OpenDirOnStart

The default directory for file open/save dialogs.

ToolbarCustomImageDir

FrameMaker uses this flag to determine location of custom toolbar icons.

PaletteDir

FrameMaker uses this flag to determine location of template browsers.

PaletteDirStructure

FrameMaker uses this flag to determine templates, such as structure window, error log, and element catalog.

AlwaysOnTopPaletteDir

Palettes in AlwaysOnTopPaletteDir always float in front of documents.

ColorLib

ColorLib specifies the folder that contains color library files. FrameMaker reads these files in at startup and displays them in the Color Libraries pop-up menu in the Color Definitions dialog box. You can add any library file formatted in the ASCII Color Format (.acf), version 2.1 or earlier, or in the Binary Color Format (.bcf), version 2.0. You can’t use a FrameMaker product to save a .bcf library file.

FontDir

Do not change this flag’s value.

Directory containing FrameMaker’s fonts.

UnicodeDir

Do not edit.

This flag specifies the folder that contains Unicode files that are used to support Asian text in Acrobat bookmarks and other Acrobat features.

Samples

Directory of FrameMaker sample files

Clipart

Sample clipart files

Templates

Sample FrameMaker templates

SgmlDir

Location of SGML applications for Structured FrameMaker

XmlDir

Location of XML applications for Structured FrameMaker

StructureDir

Path of the FrameMaker Structured directory, which contains SGML application, XML Applications, and default read/write rule files.

Files

UserDictionary

Location of FrameMaker’s user dictionary file.

SiteDictionary

Location of FrameMaker’s site dictionary file.

CustomDoc

The template for creating a FrameMaker custom document.

AsciiTemplate

The template for creating a custom text document.

EquationDoc

The equations palette

ThesaurusDoc

The Thesaurus dialog box

TemplateBrowserDoc

The Templates browser when running with the FrameMaker product interface.

RunWrappedPlugin

Extension for wrapped plugin.

MarshallingDLL

List of DLLs for marshalling.

StructTemplateBrowserDoc

The structured template browser file.

VerticalQuickAccessBar

The file used as a template file for the FrameMaker's Vertical Quick Access bar.

InsetFilePathForMissingPoster

The file to be used as a poster if the specified poster file is missing.

TransformationFilePath

The default XSLT transformation file. For more information on XSLT transformations, see FrameMaker Help.

WordImportPresetFilePath

This flag defines the preset file path for Word import.

ConfigMenuFile

The Menu configuration file for Unstructured FrameMaker.

ConfigMenuFileStructure

The Menu configuration file for Structured FrameMaker.

ConfigMenuFileXMLAuthor

The Menu configuration file for FrameMaker XML Author.

ConfigMathFile

The Math commands configuration file for FrameMaker.

ConfigMathFileXMLAuthor

The Math commands configuration file for FrameMaker XML Author.

MSWinConfigCommandsFile

The Windows commands configuration file for FrameMaker.

MSWinConfigCommandsFileXMLAuthor

The Windows commands configuration file for FrameMaker XML Author.

ToolBarXMLFile

The toolbar configuration file for FrameMaker.

ToolBarXMLFileXMLAuthor

The toolbar configuration file for FrameMaker XML Author.

ClientCommandsDescFile
The command description file to add corresponding description of the commands created by client. By default, the command descriptions are stored in the <FrameMaker_install_location>\fminit\configui\ClientCmdDesc.cfg file.

SpellingProviderPreferences

Name of the spelling service provider and languages supported. For example, in the following entry, Proximity is the service provider and US English and UK English are the languages that Proximity supports:

Proximity=US English,UK English

To add more languages to a provider, add comma-separated language names.

HyphenationProviderPreferences

Name of the hyphenation service provider and languages supported. For example, in the following entry, Proximity is the service provider and US English and UK English are the languages that Proximity supports for hyphenation:

Proximity=US English,UK English

To add more languages to a provider, add comma-separated language names.

ThesaurusProviderPreferences

Name of the thesaurus service provider and languages supported. For example, in the following entry, Proximity is the service provider and US English and UK English are the languages that Proximity supports for thesaurus:

Proximity=US English,UK English

To add more languages to a provider, add comma-separated language names.

DialogLayout

MakerWin

Use this flag in the maker.ini file in Application Data (Application Data\Adobe\FrameMaker\11). The values for MakerWin specify normal, minimized, and maximized positions. The first value determines which position to use; its value is 1 for normal, 2 for minimized, or 3 for maximized. The next six values are pairs of x and y offsets that specify the different window positions; the first pair specifies the minimized position, the second pair specify the maximized position, and the third pair specify the normal position. The last two values are the normal window width and height.

PCatalog

The settings for the Paragraph Catalog (PCatalog) specify first an x and y value for the location of the catalog. The x value specifies the offset in pixels from the left side of the screen. The y value specifies the offset in pixels from the top of the screen. Optionally, the width and height of the catalog, in pixels, appear after the x and y values.

CCatalog

Just like PCatalog, the settings for the Character Catalog (CCatalog) specify first an x and y value for the location of the catalog. The x value specifies the offset in pixels from the left side of the screen. The y value specifies the offset in pixels from the top of the screen. Optionally, the width and height of the catalog, in pixels, appear after the x and y values.

Equation

Use this flag in the maker.ini file in Application Data (Application Data\Adobe\FrameMaker\11). The values for this flag are x and y offsets that specify the window position.

Possible values: Numerical values of x and y offsets that specify the window position.

Relevant user interface dialog: Equations

Numbering

Use this flag in the maker.ini file in Application Data (Application Data\Adobe\FrameMaker\11). The values for this flag are x and y offsets that specify the window position.

Thesaurus

Use this flag in the maker.ini file in Application Data (Application Data\Adobe\FrameMaker\11). The values for this flag are x and y offsets that specify the window position.

TemplateBrowser

Use this flag in the maker.ini file in Application Data (Application Data\Adobe\FrameMaker\11). The values for this flag are x and y offsets that specify the window position.

Relevant user interface dialog: The Template browser dialog (Standard Templates/Structured Templates)

VerticalQuickAccessBar

FrameMaker (9 and prior) vertical toolbar properties.

VQuickAccessBar

FrameMaker (9 and prior) vertical toolbar properties.

ConsoleWin

Do not modify. Last used position/placement coordinates of the console window.

StructureWindowDoc

Template for structure window.

TagFont

Font family of text used in tags of structure window. Default is Helvetica.

SnipFont

Font family of text snippet dispayed for text nodes in the struct window.

TagSize

Font size of text used in tags of struct window tags.

SnipSize

Font size of text snippet dispayed for text nodes in the struct window.

Origin

Starting point from where structure tree would be shown in the struct window.

SnipPos

Starting point coordinates from where text snippet would be displayed in the struct window.

Position

Coordinates of the structure window.

MenuSet

Possible values for the Menu set: Custom, Quick, or Complete. Default is Complete.

ViewClients

This section mentions the three views of FrameMaker: WYSIWYG, XML, and Author. To disable a view in FrameMaker, use a semicolon to comment out the relevant line.

WYSIWYG View

WYSIWYG view’s settings. The first entry specifies whether the view is an internal one or plug-in based. The second entry specifies if the view is relevant to Structured or Unstructured FrameMaker (All = Structured and Unstructured FrameMaker). The third entry specifies the name of the view. The fourth entry specifies the DLL file for the plug-in. If the view is an internal one, the fourth entry is null. The fifth and the last entry is the name of the image file for the icon used for the view in FrameMaker.

Default settings: internal,all,wysiwyg view,null,PL_SwitchToWYSIWYG

Possible values: To disable this view in FrameMaker, use a semicolon to comment out the settings.

Author View

Author view’s settings. The first entry specifies whether the view is an internal one or plug-in based. The second entry specifies if the view is relevant to Structured or Unstructured FrameMaker (All = Structured and Unstructured FrameMaker). The third entry specifies the name of the view. The fourth entry specifies the DLL file for the plug-in. If the view is an internal one, the fourth entry is null. The fifth and the last entry is the name of the image file for the icon used for the view in FrameMaker.

Default settings: internal,structured,author view,null,PL_SwitchToAV

Possible values: To disable this view in FrameMaker, use a semicolon to comment out the settings.

XML View

XML view’s settings. The first entry specifies whether the view is an internal one or plug-in based. The second entry specifies if the view is relevant to Structured or Unstructured FrameMaker (All = Structured and Unstructured FrameMaker). The third entry specifies the name of the view. The fourth entry specifies the DLL file for the plug-in. If the view is an internal one, the fourth entry is null. The fifth and the last entry is the name of the image file for the icon used for the view in FrameMaker.

Default settings: plugin,structured,xml view,FMXmlView.dll,PL_SwitchToXmlView

Possible values: To disable this view in FrameMaker, use a semicolon to comment out the settings.

XSLTProcessors

Use these settings to specify the path of XSLT processors. Ensure that all dependent jars of a processor are in the same directory. If you do not specify a processor as default, the processor mentioned first becomes the default XSLT processor.

XALAN

Specifies the path of the XALAN processor on the computer. FrameMaker uses this path to locate the XALAN processor for XSLT processing. Suffix the path with, Default to make the XALAN processor the default processor.

SAXON

Specifies the path of the SAXON processor on the computer. FrameMaker uses this path to locate the SAXON processor for XSLT processing. Suffix the path with, Default to make the SAXON processor the default processor.

APIClients

The [APIClients] section lists FDK clients (plug-ins) to start when FrameMaker starts. Each client description must be on a separate line.

Descriptions for clients that are not filters use the following format:

clientName=ClientType, description, path, mode

Argument

Specify

clientName

The plug-in name

ClientType

The client type—valid types for non-filter clients are Standard, TakeControl, and DocReport

description

A string describing the FDK client

path

The path of the client’s DLL file—can be an absolute path, or relative to the install directory

mode

Which mode of FrameMaker is valid for this client—can be one of makers, structured, or all

For example, the Mailer client setting looks like:

Mailer=Standard, Send Mail API Client, fminit\mailer.dll,all

Clients that are filters use the following format:

clientName=ClientType, [facet, format_ID, vendor_id, display_name, ] description, path, mode, extension

Argument

Specify

clientName

The filter name

ClientType

The filter type—one of FileToFileTextImport, FileToFileGFXImport, or ExportFilter

facet

The format of the original file—For graphic files, FrameMaker saves this facet along with the filtered representation of the graphic

format_id

The dot-extension of the file that identifies its format—for example, .rtf, .bmp, or .cgm

vendor_id

A four-character maximum string that identifies the vendor

display_name

The name to display in dialog boxes when the user chooses the filter

description

A string to describe the filter

path

The path of the filter’s DLL file—can be an absolute path, or relative to the install directory

mode

Which mode of FrameMaker is valid for this filter—can be one of makers, structured, or all

For example, the RTF filter client setting looks like:

RTF=TextImport, RTF, RTF, FAPI, RTF, Rich Text Format (RTF) Import, filters\rtfimprt.dll, all, ^.rtf

To create a client, you need the Frame Developer’s Kit (FDK) for Windows®. If you are installing an FDK client, follow instructions provided with the client to add its startup information to the initialization file. You can also load API clients simply by placing them in the Plugins folder and then starting FrameMaker.

DashPatterns

The [DashPatterns] settings define the eight dash pattern choices that appear in the Dashed Line Options dialog box. You can edit these settings to replace the standard choices with custom ones:

1=Dash, 8, 6 
2=Hidden, 4 
3=Longdash, 16, 10 
4=Dot, 2, 4 
5=Dash-Dot, 12, 6, 2, 6 
6=Dash-Dot-Dot, 12, 6, 2, 6, 2, 6 
7=Chain, 12, 6, 6, 6 
8=Phantom, 20, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

Each dash pattern contains a label that identifies the dash pattern in the Dashed Line Options dialog box and a repeating series of dash and gap segment lengths. Dashes and gaps are measured in points. The following illustration shows a dashed line and its segment description. The line is made up of a 12-point dash, a 6-point gap, a 6-point dash, and another 6-point gap. This pattern repeats to draw a dashed line of any length.

If a dash pattern setting contains an odd number of segment lengths, the last dash value is repeated for the final gap. For example, the following setting describes a dash pattern with 4-point dashes and 4-point gaps:

2=Hidden, 4

The dash pattern label cannot contain spaces or punctuation marks.

Thermometers

A thermometer is a horizontal bar that shows progress during operations that can take some time. One color, on the left of the bar, represents the percentage of the operation that is complete. Another color, on the right of the bar, represents the percentage remaining. The thermometer updates as the operation progresses. The [Thermometer] settings specify colors to use in thermometers as red, green, and blue (RGB) values. You can change these values to specify different colors.

ThermoDoneColor=255, 0, 255 
ThermoRemainingColor=192, 192, 192

DocCompare

CreateSummaryOnly

This flag sets the Create radio buttons in the Compare Documents and Compare Books dialog boxes. When this setting is On, only a summary document is created. When this setting is Off, both summary and composite documents are created.

MarkInsertedText

This flag controls the standard choice for marking insertions. You can choose:

  • ConditionInserted: The standard Inserted condition

  • ConditionTag: A custom condition

  • Nothing

Edit the file so the option you want is the only one without a semicolon before it. If you choose a custom condition for inserted text, specify its tag with the InsertConditionTag setting.

MarkDeletedText

This flag controls the standard choice for marking deletions. You can choose:

  • ConditionDeleted: The standard Inserted condition

  • ConditionTag: A custom condition, ;

  • ReplacementText: Replacement text

Edit the file so the option you want is the only one without a semicolon before it.

Related flags:

DeleteConditionTag

If you choose a custom condition for MarkDeletedText, specify the condition tag in the DeleteConditionTag setting.

DeleteReplacementText

If you choose replacement text for the MarkDeletedText setting, add the replacement text as a text string in the DeleteReplacementText setting (in place of the ^).

AddChangeBars

Set this flag to On to add change bars to the composite document.

InsertHyperTextLinks

Set this flag to On to add hypertext links to the summary document.

CompareAttributesForElements

Set this flag to On to compare elements’ attribute values also during doc comparison.

ThresholdFactor

This flag controls when to mark an entire paragraph or table cell as changed. The preset value is 75; an entire paragraph is marked as changed if 75 percent or more of the words are changed. You can increase or decrease this percentage.

Spelling

The flags in the Spelling section in the initialization file define the options for spell-checking and specify which style of quotation marks to use.

You can change any On setting to Off (and vice versa) and specify different characters in the last four lines. These values are updated every time you exit, using the current settings in the Spelling Checker Options dialog box.

Note: If you edit FindTwoInARow, IgnoreWordsContaining, FindSpaceBefore, and FindSpaceAfter, be sure to leave a space between the On/Off toggle and the character or group of characters to the right of it.
AdobeLinguisticsPath

The directory path to the FrameMaker linguistics folder.

UserDictModifiedTime

Last modified time of user dictionary.

SiteDictModifiedTime

Last modified time of site dictionary.

BannerText

Banner text appears in elements in Structured FrameMaker and instructs you on what content should go into an element. The flags in the BannerText section allow you to format and control the BannerText.

BannerTextTextColor
Specify the color of the banner text for the structured documents. Default value is Black.
BannerTextFontAngle

Specify an angle of the banner text (Regular, Italic or As Is)for the structured documents.

BannerTextFontVariation

Specify a variation of the font width: UltraCompressed, ExtraCompressed, Compressed, Condensed, Narrow, Regular, Wide, Poster, or Expanded.

BannerTextBKColor

The background color of banner text that distinguishes it from the text in the document. To change, specify any color present in the document. To see available color names, click View > Color > Definitions in FrameMaker.

RedisplayBannerTextForEmptyElements

Off: Banner text in a file does not reappear if you delete it once or save the file and reopen it.

On: Banner text reappears after you delete it or save and reopen the file.

FontAngleAliases

Windows fonts use different font angles even when font names are the same as on other platforms. The settings under [FontAngleAliases] assign angles used on other platforms to Windows angles and weights.

Defaults:

[FontAngleAliases]Obliqued=Oblique

FontWeightAliases

Windows fonts use different font weights, even when font names are the same as on other platforms. The settings under [FontWeightAliases] assign weights used on other platforms to Windows weights.

Defaults:

[FontWeightAliases]Medium=RegularRoman=RegularSemi=SemiBoldDemi=DemiBoldBolded=Bold

WindowsToFrameFontAliases

Each setting under [WindowsToFrameFontAliases] assigns a Windows font to a FrameMaker font name. Thus, font information appears in the Windows interface as it does in other versions of FrameMaker. For example, Helvetica Narrow is normally a font family in Windows, but with aliasing Helvetica appears as a font family and Narrow appears as a variation in the Character Designer and Paragraph Designer.

Font aliasing also makes it possible to go back and forth easily between Windows and other platforms. FrameMaker automatically converts Windows fonts to their FrameMaker equivalents for you.

The settings under [WindowsToFrameFontAliases] use this syntax:

Windows-font [angle|*], [weight|*]=Frame-font [angle|*], [weight|*], [variation|*]

Windows-font is a font family available in Windows. The angle for this font can be either Regular or Italic, and the weight can be one of the weights defined in the font profile under [Fonts]. You can also use an asterisk (*) to specify no particular angle or weight.

Frame-font is a font family available on the other platforms. The angle, weight, and variation for this family can be any of the ones defined in the font profile. If you use an asterisk (*), the FrameMaker font will use the angle, weight, or variation from the Windows font.

For example, this setting assigns the Windows font family Helvetica Narrow to the FrameMaker font name Helvetica with the Narrow variation:

HelveticaNarrow, * , *=Helvetica, * , * , Narrow

The two asterisks specify that angles and weights are not affected in this alias.

If you do not have an appropriate alias defined for a Windows font, the default alias is used:

Windows-font *, *=Frame-font *, *, *

You can add more aliases to [WindowsToFrameFontAliases] and change existing ones. Follow the syntax for any changes you make.

UnknownToKnownFontMap

When you open a document that requires fonts not available on your system, an alert box appears telling you the document uses unavailable fonts. If you click OK, FrameMaker opens the document and substitutes the unavailable fonts with the fonts specified under [UnknownToKnownFontMap] in the initialization file. Initially, this section has a few lines of comments and some mappings for common Macintosh® fonts. You can change these mappings and add others.

The mappings under [UnknownToKnownFontMap] must use this syntax:

unavailable_Frame_font [angle|*], [weight|*], [variation|*]=available_Frame_font [angle|*], [weight|*],[variation|*]

The angles, weights, and variations for these mappings can be any of the ones defined in the font profile under [Fonts]. You can also use an asterisk (*) to specify no particular angle, weight, or variation.

For example,

Lumina, *, *=Helvetica, *, *, * 
Helvetica, *, Light, *=Helvetica, *, Regular, * 
Helvetica, *, *, UltraCompressed=Helvetica, *, *, Narrow

If you open a document with unavailable fonts and don’t have substitutes mapped for those fonts, FrameMaker replaces them with the default fonts defined under [Fonts] instead. Note that the settings under [UnknownToKnownFontMap] map one FrameMaker font to another. This is different from [WindowsToFrameFontAliases], which assigns a FrameMaker font name to an equivalent Windows font.

Filters

This section in the ini file contains settings for identifying foreign file formats, export filters, and import filters. FrameMaker provides these settings when you install filters. If you want to change any of the settings, install the filters again. Do not edit the settings manually in an initialization file.

AEMRecentFavSettings

This section in the ini file contains settings for working with the Repository Manager. When you establish a connection with Adobe Experience Manager server, you can configure the number of entries to show in the Recent (R)/Favourites (F) list.

MaxRecentlyVisitedFilesValue

This flag defines the maximum number of recently visited files to show in the recent/favorite list. Default value is 5.

MaxFavFoldersValue

This flag defines the maximum number of favorite folders to show in the recent/favorite list. Default value is 5.


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