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mstanton

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  1. I am leaving my position as Digital Storefront Manager and am looking for a replacement. Experience with EFI's Digital Storefront software is preferred. If you or someone you know is interested, please visit http://www.serviceprinters.com/employment.html for a job description and application instructions. We are looking for someone to fill the spot immediately. Thanks!
  2. Is 8.2 compatible back to Mac OX 10.6?
  3. Is there a way to "protect" a particular field from copyfitting? Or to set a maximum point size for one variable text field that overrides the copyfit settings? I have a text frame with two lines. The first line is at 10 pt and the second line is at 5. I have the copyfit rule set to go no smaller than 8pt, so this means whenever copyfitting is applied the 5pt line is increased to 8pts. This is bad. What I really need is a way to allow normal copyfitting to everything else in the document, but NOT to the 5pt line. That I want to stay exactly the same, no smaller, no larger. Is this possible?
  4. Thanks! That works really well. Has saved me a TON of time!
  5. Since FusionPro doesn't handle the Proportional Lining OpenType feature, I have to change the font of just the numbers. Currently I have the following rule applied to each and every field that might have numbers in it: var numberFont = "Folio Light"; var numberWidth = "9"; var numberHeight = "8.5"; var text = Field("ADDRESS1"); return text.replace(/(\d+\s*)/g, function(d){return '<span font="' + numberFont + '"><z newsize="' + numberHeight + '"><setwidth newsize="' + numberWidth + '">' + d + '</span>';});It would be really nice if I could just have one or a couple of these rules rather than for every field. Thanks!
  6. Is there a way to apply a rule to an entire variable text frame so it applies to all the text and fields in it, rather than having to create the same rule for each element in the text box?
  7. Is there a way to both shrink text to fit AND cut off text? I have a line including 2 variables for Doctor's Name and Department Name and rules for each one that give the user the ability to choose whether to show a line or to type in the name. My trouble is coming in when the user chooses a blank line for the doctor, but types in an extremely long department name. This makes the line for the doctor's name shorter and shorter, which is a problem since the doctor's name will be hand-written into that space. I need a way to say "Shrink the department name to a minimum of 7pt, but only allow the variable to be a maximum of 2" long, if it's longer than that, start cutting off characters." It would be helpful to be able to specify a width, rather than number of characters because depending on whether the text is shrunk or not it could be a different number of characters. I have attached the files I'm working with, and illustrations of what I'm looking for. ac-demo.zip
  8. A quick update to my last post: taking the + ".jpg" out of the rule worked as far as getting the graphic to show up, but now I need to know if I can possibly make the text wrap around the graphic. To recap: The working rule is: return CreateResource(Field("Photo1"), "graphic").content; The image shows up as: http://www.serviceprinters.com/_images/_FusionPro/WorkingGraphic.gif Now I need the text to wrap around the image if at all possible. Thanks!
  9. Here is what was happening before: 1. Import Data - csv file 2. Define Fields a. Set 'Photo1' field as 'Graphic' rather than 'Text' in Data Fields dialogue box (see image 2.a) b. FusionPro > Define HTML Form > From Current Data. - If Step 2a is not done (changing field type from Text to Graphic), it's not possible to set the field in the HTML form as a graphic upload field i. What I see if step 2a is followed: The option to choose Graphic Upload or Graphic Pick in the 'Field Type' drop-down menu in the Web DataCollect (define HTML form) dialogue box (see image 2.b.i) ii. What I see if step 2a is NOT followed: No option to choose Graphic Upload or Graphic Pick in the 'Field Type' drop-down menu in the Web DataCollect (define HTML form) dialogue box (see image 2.b.ii) iii. MUST have the field set as graphic upload in the Web DataCollect window to define the HTML form or DSF will display the field as a text field, not a graphic upload field. (see image 2.b.iii) 3. Create Rule a. The text rule I had (called RulePhoto1): return Field("Photo1") (see image 3.a) 4. Insert text rule RulePhoto1 into the Variable Text Editor with the text fields (see image 4) 5. Collect For Output (FusionPro > Collect...) - DSF requires a .zip file for variable data products. 6. Upload the .zip file to DSF and test the product. 7. Results in a file path name being placed in front of the article text, rather than the photo that was uploaded. (see image 7) http://www.serviceprinters.com/_images/_FusionPro/FP01.gif http://www.serviceprinters.com/_images/_FusionPro/FP02.gif http://www.serviceprinters.com/_images/_FusionPro/FP03.gif 7 http://www.serviceprinters.com/_images/_FusionPro/7-Results.gif And here is what happens when I used the suggested text rule: return CreateResource(Field("YourFieldName") + ".jpg", "graphic").content;1. Follow Steps 1-2 above 3. Create Rule - I get this error when I validate the rule: 4. Follow Steps 4-6 above 7. Results: "{RulePhoto1}" displayed instead of the photo.
  10. Can anyone help me on this question?
  11. For a graphic frame I would edit the particular field in the Input Options dialogue and set it to "graphic" - then in the frame properties box I'd set the "Field or Rule" dropdown menu to that graphic field. And that's it. There is no need to specify an image name before the user uploads an image. Since I can't use a graphic frame for this particular project I can't follow this workflow and I don't know how to get the same results with rules and resources. I'm hoping someone can tell me how to do this.
  12. Hello, I need to insert a graphic field that is set to 'graphic upload' inline (with text wrap) with a body of variable text. I have the variable text frame all set up, but my graphic upload fields are not available in the variable text editor. I have looked into the Inline Graphic rule, but since it's an upload I have no idea what the graphic will be called or where it is stored on the server so I can't use that rule. This is for a newsletter that will insert an uploaded image inline with the first line of an article. The location of this line of text varies with the amount of text entered in the articles above it so I can't just make a variable graphic frame. Thanks!
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