As the writer states in this post: "It all comes down to this:
FrameMaker is a very mature and solid product that can handle structural complexity very well." http://www.technicalcommunicationcenter.com/2009/02/08/which-text-editor -to-use-for-technical-writing-adobe-framemaker-or-microsoft-word/ An anecdote: I have over 30 years in the tech trade and consider myself to be adept. In my current position, I was assigned a new "book" authored in Word and saved as an RTF to convert to FrameMaker. That was in September 2007. I still occasionally discover some obscure, Microsoft-specific wonkiness deeply embedded in my converted files. You mention "(... half my company's docs are written using Word)." IMHO, Word may be the correct authoring tool for many short documents. Word is not, however, an appropriate authoring tool for sets of documentation that may span many chapters, require periodic revisions, and be targeted for production-quality end use...regards, Kelly. -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Saunders, Ian Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 2:27 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Any up to date comparisons of Word and Frame Hi, I am a fanatical Frame user but it looks as though I am going to have to convert my docs to Word (long story, but half my company's docs are written using Word). I know this question comes up time after time, but most responses refer to old reviews and comparisons (though probably the only ones that exist on the web). I work well and efficiently in Frame, and know exactly what it can and can't do. I enjoy using it. I am scared that working in Word will be less efficient, more frustrating, and that it will crash and screw up my documents. Can anyone provide or point me to an up to date comparison of Frame 8 or 9 vs Word 2007 (or later?). I know this is hard because very few folks use both tools extensively and know what each is capable of. Frame fans say that Word sucks, and Word fans say it doesn't. Tit for tat. Is Word's multifile functionality still broken? Does it produce hyperlinked index entries by default. Does the latest Word have any serious problems or deficiencies, and which Frame functionality will I miss that makes working in Word harder or more time-comsuming. If I can present an argument that justifies sticking with Frame because of cost-savings, I may yet be able to stave off its demise. Many thanks! Ian Saunders Syntellect Inc (UK) _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as kmcdan...@pavtech.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/kmcdaniel%40pavtech. com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
