I recommended it because Acrobat X works better (IMHO, of course) in the 64-bit environment and also is more tightly integrated with Frame -- for instance, you should be able to round-trip those comments, not just pull them out.
Also, there were a number of typography related bugs that have been fixed over the years and it's got a different suite of tools. 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 I support www.TheGrotonLine.com, hyperlocal news for Groton MA. On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 3:50 PM, Deanna Korth <deanna.korth at wausaufs.com> wrote: > Art, > > Why do you suggest to upgrading Acrobat to X? I'm using FrameMaker 7.2 and > looking to upgrade to FrameMaker 10 for 64-bit support. I use Acrobat 7.0 > Professional for sending commenting-enabled PDF files made from FrameMaker > source files out for review. My understanding of Frame 10 is that you can > created commenting-enabled PDF files. Do I need Acrobat X? > > Thanks, > > Deanna. > ________________________________________ > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell [art.campbell at gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 6:29 AM > To: visualbistro at comcast.net; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: Which FMaker version? > > I'd go a little further. > > If you're in production and want the fewest problems, go with the > current release, 10. > > You really don't have a choice, but the good news is that it's built > to run well on W7 (and does, most of the time), and has a number of > tools and features that make writing life easier. DO NOT try to cut a > corner and skip upgrading Acrobat (assuming you use the full version) > to X. > > Do look into FM's new licensing / maintenance / upgrade program... > > 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 > > I support www.TheGrotonLine.com, hyperlocal news for Groton MA. > > > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 7:03 AM, Steve Rickaby > <srickaby at wordmongers.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> At 02:04 +0000 12/8/11, visualbistro at comcast.net wrote: >> >>>What are the general thoughts from this "community?" What are the PROs and >>>CONs? What should I recommend? We are a small startup business (check out >>><http://www.agilyx.com>www.agilyx.com), and have to keep an eye on the >>>budget, but we want to create professional results in everything we do. >> >> As Peter suggested, older version would only be occasionally available from >> the likes of eBay. However, I went to FrameMaker 7 on Mac via that route and >> it gave me no problems. At some point I will try to go to v 8 for Windows >> via the same route, when I upgrade my main Mac to one of the Intel-based >> models. >> >> I have no direct experience of versions after 7, but others have said they >> prefer FrameMaker 8. v 9 introduced the new Adobe-style palette-based UI, to >> general derision, but DITA support got better across 8 -> 9 -> 10. >> Conditional text was improved significantly with one of the version later >> than 7 to allow the use of Boolean conditions, but I'm not sure whether >> those came in with v 8 or v 9. >> >> If you don't need DITA/structure, consider looking for a second-hand full >> copy of FrameMaker 8, but see what other opinions you get. >> >> -- >> Steve >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> 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. >> > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as Deanna.Korth at wausaufs.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/deanna.korth%40wausaufs.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.