FrameMaker Utilities
[a translation of a version of this page hs been created for Russian (Akhmad Karimov)]
[a translation of a version of this page hs been created for Russian (Akhmad Karimov)]
BibTeX Translator for FrameMaker
The list that follows gives some FrameMaker utility programs I wrote for my own purposes. They are available in source form. To build or use them will need standard tools such as a C compiler, a shell (Bourne, Korn, Bash), lex, make, perl and yacc.
The
testbed for these programs was FrameMaker version 3.2 on NEXTSTEP
3.3/OPENSTEP 4.2 (the latest version for this platform). The programs
may work on a wider variety of FrameMaker versions and
platforms.
Summary:This script allows BibTeX bibliographies to be used with FrameMaker. It is based on the original by Tommy Persson <tpe@ida.liu.se>. Unlike the original it does not require use of keyboard macros, since these may not be portable across systems. Instead it relies on cite{...} commands placed in the text. A sample is included, plus some BibTeX style files modified for fbib.
Needs: Perl
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain fbib-1.6.zip by ftp
Summary:This program translates a FrameMaker MIF file to LaTeX. It can work only with documents prepared using the la_temp templates.
Needs: lex, yacc, C, la_temp
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain mif_la-1.3.zip by ftp
Summary:This program translates LaTeX to a FrameMaker MML file. It is based on the original by R. Nigel Horspool <nigelh@csr.uvic.ca>, 1994. The use of the la_temp templates is recommended to improve the result.
Needs: C
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain la_mml-1.2.zip by ftp
Summary:These FrameMaker MIF templates simulate the appearance of the main LaTeX document types (article, book, report) and formatting commands. They are useful in their own right for LaTeX users using Frame, and for improving translation between the two using la_mml. After converting to FrameMaker with this utility, apply the Use Formats From command to import formats from the relevant LaTeX-like template. See the latex-style document in the distribution for an explanation of how to use the templates.
Needs: FrameMaker
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain la_temp.zip by ftp
Summary:This program translates many types of program source to a FrameMaker MML file. It is based on the original lgrind by Jerry Leichter (Yale University) and George V. Reilly (Brown University), in turn based on vgrind and tgrind.
Needs: C
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain fgrind.zip by ftp
Summary:This program takes a FrameMaker MIF file and creates multiple copies by merging field values from a merge file into fields of the form $fieldname. It is based on the original fmmerge by Tommy Persson <tpe@ida.liu.se>, 14/12/92. Unlike the original it does not require fmbatch.
Needs: Perl
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain fmerge.zip by ftp
Summary:This program changes the size and font family consistently for a FrameMaker MIF file.
Needs: Bourne/Korn/Bash shell
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain fscale.zip by ftp
Summary:This program changes the line spacing for a FrameMaker MIF file.
Needs: Bourne/Korn/Bash shell
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain fspace.zip by ftp
Summary:FrameMaker allows input of foreign file formats through the MifRead script that lives in a place like ~/fminit2.0. Similarly, MifWrite supports output of foreign file formats. Such scripts are invoked by naming a file with a specific suffix (e.g. bib) in MIF format. The sample scripts given here are intended for use with some of the other filters above; they will almost certainly need to be changed to suit the local environment.
Needs: Bourne/Korn/Bash shell, FrameMaker
Usage: See README file
Source: Obtain mif_rd_wr.zip by ftp
If you are looking for other utilities besides what is here, you might try:
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