How Are FrameMaker Components Translated?

Once you set up a project, your most important task is refining the mappings, which specify how each FrameMaker component (such as paragraph tags, character tags, or cross-references) is converted. Most FrameMaker items have corresponding WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition 7.0 elements. Table 1: describes these elements.

Table 1: FrameMaker vs. WebWorks Publisher components 
Component
Treatment in WebWorks Publisher
Paragraph tags
Mapped to WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition 7.0 paragraph styles.
You can create a mapping for each paragraph tag used in your FrameMaker files. (You can also use a single WebWorks Publisher style for several FrameMaker paragraph tags.)
See Mapping paragraph tags for more information.
Character tags
Mapped to WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition 7.0 character styles.
Formatting overrides in the FrameMaker files can also be mapped to character styles.
See Mapping character tags for more information.
Master pages
Ignored.
WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition 7.0 converts only the information in the main flow of your document, so information on the master pages is ignored. Page numbers, running headers, graphics, and other master page items are not converted.
You can, however, set up WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition 7.0 page styles to provide header and footer information in the generated output.
See Mapping page styles for more information.
Table tags
Mapped to WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition 7.0 table styles.
Complex FrameMaker formatting is difficult to reproduce because output formats typically have limited table formatting features.
See Mapping table tags for more information.
Color definitions
Ignored.
The FrameMaker color catalog is ignored. Colors used in graphics are preserved when the graphics are converted.
Document properties
Ignored.
Reference pages
Ignored.
Variable definitions
Treated like regular text. No special processing.
Be sure the variables in your FrameMaker files are defined correctly before you convert-you cannot change the definitions in WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition 7.0.
Cross-reference formats
Converted to hyperlinks (or jumps). You can modify the cross-reference formats in WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition 7.0 to eliminate page numbers and other cross-reference features.
See Modifying cross-reference formats for more information.
Conditional text settings
FrameMaker settings are used-the conditions you have turned on and off in your FrameMaker files determine what text WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition 7.0 processes.
Math definitions
Equations are converted as graphics.
See Mapping graphics for more information.
Marker types
Automatically mapped by WebWorks Publisher.
You cannot change the automatic mappings created by WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition 7.0. Only WebWorks Publisher Professional Edition 7.0 gives you the ability to change marker mappings.
Graphics
Each graphic is mapped to a graphic conversion style, which determines the format and appearance of the output.
See Mapping graphics for more information.
Fonts
Font settings are not preserved; however, font encoding is processed to ensure that your special fonts (such as Symbol) produce useful output.
See Mapping font encodings for more information.

Note: WebWorks Publisher Standard Edition 7.0 does not allow you to modify the styles supplied in the default templates or to create your own styles. To modify and create styles, you (or someone in your organization) must use WebWorks Publisher Professional Edition 7.0. For upgrade information, visit http://www.webworks.com.


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