I think my first question would be if FM 8 isn't offered for sale anywhere because it's not a supported release, how you'd upgrade...
And I was curious about why you think 9 has a buggy interface... after a year in use and three patches, it's at least as stable as 7.1 and quicker. Not to mention the other capabilities that were introduced in 8 and 9. Have you tested the eval version? Art Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Nancy Allison <maker at verizon.net> wrote: > We're using FrameMaker 7.1 on XP with SP3. I've been offered the > opportunity to upgrade at work. The wikipedia summary of Frame 8.0 says > "FrameMaker 8 introduced Unicode, Flash, 3D and built-in DITA support. A > patch (8.0.1) was released during November, 2007 to fix a number of bugs > and errors." > > For my purposes, the Unicode support is a beautiful thing. > > Did you derive other benefits that the wikipedia summary does not mention? > Did 8.0 make a big difference to you? > > (We are cautious about 9.0, don't want to struggle with a buggy interface.) > > Thanks. > > --Nancy > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as art.campbell at gmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/art.campbell%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >