Hello, I'm new to this list. A colleague forwarded kimwrites' question about migrating from FM 7.1 / WWP to ACTS.
We're contemplating exactly the same migration, for the same reasons, and I've been evaluating ATCS with RH 7.0.1 for the past week. Our aim is to produce a merged context-sensitive CHM file. Overall RH is easy to use and well-supported by the RH community. However, compared to WWP it has some limitations. Here are my concerns so far: - Ordered lists: Our Frame source uses complex autonumbering. RH does not interpret them successfully into <ol> elements. - Context-sensitivity: In the RH output, the TOC selection is not updated to match the topic. (This is because the alias file includes an anchor.) - Merged context-sensitivity: As with WWP, this requires post-processing of the alias files. - Merged index: If an index entry is linked to more than one topic, so that a secondary list appears, all the entries in the secondary list show the original index entry repeatedly instead of the individual topic titles. - Graphics support: TIF files from PaintShop Pro screen captures are not converted successfully in the RH output. - Drop-down hotspots: These cannot be generated automatically from FM tags. - Breadcrumbs: These cannot be inserted automatically into the RH HTML output. (In WWP we could do this using macros. RH does not have a macro or scripting language.) - Browse sequences: RH is supposed to be able to generate them automaticaly from the TOC, but so far it hasn't worked for me. (I have an open thread about this at the Adobe forum for FrameMaker Integration, http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?forumid=65&catid=680&flcache=6886628.) - Related Topics buttons: These cannot be generated automatically from FM tags. - Stability: I have had a dozen crashes during the evaluation, and I have had to abandon four projects because they could not be revived after a crash. I haven't investigated the style control features, DHTML options, or topic layout controls. These are generic to HTML and I assume RH has done a good job there. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.