It seems like most software programs have a "golden version" before feature bloat or performance decline. For me, FrameMaker 8 was that version. Good performance, especially with FrameScript and acceptable Unicode support. Don't get me wrong, there are some things to like about recent versions, but I loved the simplicity of the pre-Adobe interface.
Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc. 585-729-6746 r...@frameexpert.com http://www.frameexpert.com/store -----Original Message----- From: Framers <framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro....@lists.frameusers.com> On Behalf Of Steve Rickaby Sent: Monday, October 5, 2020 8:31 AM To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. <framers@lists.frameusers.com> Subject: [Framers] Oh for the Good Old Days Hello Framers The last time I used FrameMaker in anger (to typeset a book) was six years ago. I did it in FrameMaker 7 for Mac, under Classic, on a 2003 Apple Mac. Just recently I fired up FrameMaker 12 (the most recent version I have or ever will have) to typeset a simple document. Oh my, what a hassle! Try as I would I could not get paragraph formats to 'stick', or to override paragraph formats that the app seemed to have unilaterally invented for itself. Even importing formats from a 'good' document didn't work. And now that my eyesight is poorer, I searched in vain for a setting to make the text in pods bigger. Or a way to get them to stay on the left side of the screen, as I'm left-handed. This is absolutely not a request for assistance, just a howl of regret for what was. I took FrameMaker 7 on Mac to the level of setting up a semi-automated structured writing environment for a team of authors, the documentation for which ran to 70+ pages. I am heartily glad I don't have to do anything like that in a current version. (And yes I know that FrameMaker 12 is far from current, but from what I've read here things are little better now.) -- Steve _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
