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ADOBE FRAMEMAKER 7.0
Changing Initialization Files
Online manual
Special characters
While editing a FrameMaker initialization file, you may need to type a character not immediately accessible on a
standard keyboard (that is, whose hexadecimal (hex) code is greater than \x7f). For example, you may need to enter
special quotation marks (see “Quotation marks for Smart Quotes” on page 15). You can do this by typing a backslash
followed by the character’s hex code. For example, to include an acute-accented e (
é
) in the name of a custom dashed
line, you use the hex code for this character (\x8e). Your entry in might look like this:
8=caf\x8, 12, 6, 6, 6
The hex codes are listed in the
FrameMaker Character Sets
online manual. Some special characters might not display
properly in dialog boxes.
System information about FrameMaker
The Windows system registry contains information that Windows needs to launch FrameMaker. The system registry
includes low-level characteristics that determine cursor blink rate, desktop pattern, and filename extensions
associated with the FrameMaker. The location of the FrameMaker application and its initialization file are also stored
here.
Location of FrameMaker
You should be aware of two entries placed in the system registry when you install FrameMaker. One specifies the
install path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
AppPaths\FRAME.EXE
(default) = <actual path to frame.exe>
The other entry specifies the initialization file for FrameMaker:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe\FrameMaker\7.0\IniFile
(default) = maker.ini
If you move the install folder or if you move or rename the initialization file, change these entries in the registry. You
can specify an absolute pathname or (for Windows 98 or Windows NT) a pathname relative to
install_dir
. You edit
the registry by running the Registry Editor (choose Run from the Windows Start menu and then enter
regedit
).
If you change the FrameMaker settings recorded in the registry, the changes will take effect the next time you start
FrameMaker.
You may also want to define a new location for some of the setup files. For information about changing the location
of these files, see “Additional settings” on page 8.
Associating filename extensions with FrameMaker
There are three filename extensions associated with FrameMaker in the system registry. These extensions are
.fm
,
.book
, and
.mif
. To associate other extensions with FrameMaker, right-click a file with the extension and choose
Open With to display a dialog box in which you can specify which application to use to open files with this extension.
Basic characteristics of FrameMaker
The
[
Frame
]
settings in the FrameMaker initialization file define a few basic characteristics of FrameMaker on your
system:
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