Re: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[Shmuel Wolfson]

I agree the bugs are annoying, but I really do appreciate the recently 
added features of red underline for spelling mistakes and a history in 
Find/Change dialog box. These features are time savers and make 
FrameMaker more enjoyable to use. I also appreciate the built-in 
scripting language.


My only gripe is the cost of an upgrade. I don't mind paying $400 every 
few versions to upgrade, but $400 to upgrade a single version is too much.


Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133

On 04-Apr-13 9:05 AM, VLM TechSubs wrote:


Maxwell,

First, I wish to express appreciation for your sharing this 
information on how to get by, given the partial demolition of a 
feature which, to my knowledge, has worked just fine since the release 
of FrameMaker version 1 … that’s version ONE … OH … EN … E … ONE.


Second, and particularly given much of the discussion here lately, 
that you would even THINK of putting this in a “next release” fills me 
with a sense of utter contempt and disgust. Have you not absorbed the 
many, MANY comments from many, MANY people, both here and elsewhere, 
complaining that releases 10 and 11 look much more like bug fix 
releases then true version upgrades, and that the UI “improvements” 
dumped upon us all in version 9 are not improvements at all, in many 
ways, and break down constantly? Or are those comments just not part 
of “we take your needs very seriously”?


I’ve gotta tell ya, it would be far, far more useful to most of us, 
whose needs you take SO very seriously, if you (Adobe, not you 
personally) would have your development team work on NOTHING but bug 
fixes for a year or more … and I mean NOTHING but.


I feel unhappy writing such a harsh response, but this is a bug fix, 
PERIOD. And so is almost everything else discussed here these days. We 
don’t need another scripting language, we already have one that works 
just fine. We don’t need “more UI improvements”, you all have 
“improved” the UI far too much, far too miserably already. We don’t 
need any more features … at least not NEARLY as much as we need the 
core product to just plain WORK!!!


After all, is not the point of FrameMaker, in significant part, to 
enable us to work more efficiently and productively than all those 
Word users etc? Yes? No? Well, just in case the answer is “yes”, 
here’s a news flash for you: When we have to spend countless hours 
figuring out what your substitute development team has broken most 
recently, improved efficiency and productivity are NOT the typical 
outcomes! The same is true when we have to hire someone, not to 
develop incremental functionality, but rather to develop a bug fix 
that Adobe likely won’t provide, not even from here to eternity.


We need our shortcuts back. ALL of them. We need WHATEVER UI you send 
our way to work … first time, every time, no matter what. If your 
developers don’t know how to manage pods, then get rid of them and 
create something simple … that works. (These are obviously just two 
examples, not a working list.)


So …

in the words of Capt. Picard, “Make it so.” Evangelize INSIDE the 
company, do whatever it takes, just get it done.


Kind regards,

Elchanan

FrameMaker user since a VERY long time ago in a galaxy apparently far, 
far removed from anything going on at Adobe today


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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Maxwell 
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*Sent:* Wednesday, April 03, 2013 4:01 PM
*To:* framers@lists.frameusers.com mailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com
*Subject:* RE: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

Karen,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We do take your needs 
very seriously, and have marked this issue for resolution in either a 
patch or the next release of FrameMaker.


Although the values on line 95 of your maker.ini file will not 
currently display in the zoom pop-up menu (only the first 4 values 
will show), you may sequentially go through all of the listed zoom 
values by holding down control while you move your mouse wheel forward 
or backward.


Summary of tools you can use:

*EDITS TO MAKER.INI FILE:*

You can set the available zoom levels by editing line 95 of the 
maker.ini file:


Zoom=25, 50, 80, 100, 120, 140, 150, 160, 200, 400

*Summary of useful keyboard shortcuts:*

Esc z i = In one zoom setting

Esc z o = Out one zoom setting

Esc z p = Fit Page in window

Esc z w = Fit window to page

Esc z f = Fit window to text frame

Esc zz = Zoom to 100 percent

Please note that you can also manually enter any percentage you wish 
over the value that is displayed in the zoom menu. That zoom value 
will be saved with the document.


We hope that these workarounds help you in short term while we look at 
fixing this issue. This bug has been brought to the attention of Adobe 
product marketing and engineering.


*

*

*Maxwell Hoffmann*| 

Custom FM-10/11 installation ruins ESTK functionality

[Klaus Daube]

I have discovered that ESTK does not work correctly if FM is not installed in the default location 
C:\Program Files (x86). In my case the path for FM is
H:\Adobe\framemaker.11en\AdobeFrameMaker11


This somewhat redundant structure comes from the fact, that the custom installation does not allow a 
final path, but insists to create its own directory AdobeFrameMakerxx.


If You have custom installed FM (10, 11) please confirm the following:


With File  Scipts  Run execute the script at

 $HOME\Samples\ScriptsAndUtilities\Hello World\FM_Hello_World.jsx

The script runs fine (any other of these samples also).
Open ESTK with File  Scripts  New Script
In ESTK open the file $HOME\Samples\ScriptsAndUtilities\Hello World\FM_Hello_World.jsx
Select Adobe FrameMaker 11 from the target drop down list.
Run the file with Debug  Run (or F5 or clicking on the green triangle).
You get the error message 

Canot execute script
Target Adobe FrameMaker 11 (11.0) provides no engine for debugging


Thanks for your help


BTW I have tested on my wife's PC: if FM ist installed in the default location, everything is fine.


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RE: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)]

Shmuel Wolfson wrote:
 My only gripe is the cost of an upgrade. I don't mind paying $400 every few 
 versions to upgrade, but $400 to upgrade a single version is too much.

Totally agreed.

Z

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Re: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[Mike Wickham]

Or the next release? A bug fix like this, which would return normal 
functionality, should not require a paid upgrade. It should be put in a 
patch.


Mike Wickham

On 4/3/2013 6:00 PM, Maxwell Hoffmann wrote:


Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We do take your needs 
very seriously, and have marked this issue for resolution in either a 
patch or the next release of FrameMaker.




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PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[Stuart Rogers]

On 2013-Apr-03 11:44 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote:

I virtually never edit the PDFs I generate myself, but I sometimes
use Acrobat to extract and combine pages from various PDFs,
consolidate comments from multiple copies of a PDF, and OCR scanned
documents.

On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain
(syed.hos...@aeris.net) syed.hos...@aeris.net wrote:

But, I also do not do much editing of the PDF output. I use that
file as the way to distribute review copies pretty regularly when
working on a document, and having to edit it each time to fix
things would be time-consuming. For the final release, about all I
do to the PDF is add certain meta-data properties.

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Re: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[Shmuel Wolfson]

  
  
Agreed. This is a major blunder. We
  paid good money for the upgrade and they should fix it in a free
  patch. I'm not planning on paying another $400 for version 12 just
  to have a bug fixed. 
  Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133

  On 04-Apr-13 5:00 PM, Mike Wickham wrote:


  
  "Or the next release?" A bug fix like this, which would return
  normal functionality, should not require a paid upgrade. It should
  be put in a patch.
  
  Mike Wickham
  
  On 4/3/2013 6:00 PM, Maxwell Hoffmann
wrote:
  
  
Thank you for
bringing this to our attention. We do take your needs very
seriously, and have marked this issue for resolution in
either a patch or the next release of FrameMaker.

  
  
  
  
  
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Re: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[Shmuel Wolfson]

Elchanan,

I agree that the certain features, especially the pods feature, are not 
worth the bugs. But the red underline feature makes me enjoy working 
with it much more. I don't like to have worry about typos and 
remembering to do spell checks.


I also agree that Abobe should supply a quality, bug-free product, since 
it is quite expensive. If there is a bug, like the zoom level, Adobe 
should fix the bugs in a free patch, not in a paid upgrade. I consider 
the zoom level bug a major bug. I'm surprised they released it, and I'm 
surprised they have not yet released a patch.


Regards,
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Re: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[Stuart Rogers]

On 2013-Apr-04 2:05 AM, VLM TechSubs wrote:

Maxwell,


...


Second, and particularly given much of the discussion here lately, that
you would even THINK of putting this in a “next release” fills me with a
sense of utter contempt and disgust. Have you not absorbed the many,
MANY comments from many, MANY people, both here and elsewhere,
complaining that releases 10 and 11 look much more like bug fix releases
then true version upgrades, and that the UI “improvements” dumped upon
us all in version 9 are not improvements at all, in many ways, and break
down constantly? Or are those comments just not part of “we take your
needs very seriously”?


I have to agree.  The complaints about the Stalinesque GUI and the 
unworkable pod scheme began immediately on the release of FM 9, and have 
been totally ignored in two subsequent releases.  It seems sadly clear 
that Adobe's claim of listening to FM's end-users is lip service only.





...


We don’t need “more UI improvements”, you all have “improved”
the UI far too much, far too miserably already. ...

After all, is not the point of FrameMaker, in significant part, to
enable us to work more efficiently and productively than all those Word
users ...

We need our shortcuts back. ALL of them. We need WHATEVER UI you send
our way to work … first time, every time, no matter what. If your
developers don’t know how to manage pods, then get rid of them and
create something simple … that works. (These are obviously just two
examples, not a working list.)



It pains me deeply to have to admit that since upgrading to FM 9 and 
10 (via TC$), my productivity has dropped significantly.  No, it's still 
not as bad as digging to China in Word's 9-level deep dialogs, but too 
many steps have been taken in that direction.  (Another example: it used 
to be enough to change a graphic's dpi by clicking Set in the Graphics 
Scaling dialog box.  Now we also have to remember to find our way back 
to the Object Properties pod and either click Apply or press tab 
enough times to focus on that button and then press Enter. Slow, 
cumbersome, retrograde improvement.)





So …

in the words of Capt. Picard, “Make it so.” Evangelize INSIDE the
company, do whatever it takes, just get it done.



I second the motion.


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Re: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[Shmuel Wolfson]

I apologize if this is off topic, but here is a list of Acrobat 
alternatives. (Please feel free to send me corrections or updates.)


Free:

- A free plug-in is available for Word 2007; comes with 2010

- Bullzip PDF Printer

- PDF995

- PrimoPDF

- CutePDF
  www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/Printer.asp

- Create PS file using any PS printer, then use GSview to convert to
  PDF (GSview requires GhostScript, also free)

Not Free (prices are as of Sep 27, 2012):

- PDF Fusion ($49.99)
  www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4100140
  Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nitro Pro ($119.99)
  www.nitropdf.com
  Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nuance PDF Converter Pro ($99.99)

- Jaws PDF Creator ($64)
  www.jawspdf.com/products.html
  Creates bookmarks and links from Word, but does not support
  Windows 7; probably not Windows 8 either.

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133

On 04-Apr-13 5:04 PM, Stuart Rogers wrote:

On 2013-Apr-03 11:44 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote:

I virtually never edit the PDFs I generate myself, but I sometimes
use Acrobat to extract and combine pages from various PDFs,
consolidate comments from multiple copies of a PDF, and OCR scanned
documents.

On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain
(syed.hos...@aeris.net) syed.hos...@aeris.net wrote:

But, I also do not do much editing of the PDF output. I use that
file as the way to distribute review copies pretty regularly when
working on a document, and having to edit it each time to fix
things would be time-consuming. For the final release, about all I
do to the PDF is add certain meta-data properties.

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TCS4 question - individual app updates

[Martinek, Carla]

Looking at the FAQs for TCS4 Subscription model...

If we go with the subscription option, and an individual application in the 
suite (Illustrator, for example) has  a major dot release a few months before 
TCS, would we receive the dot release, or have to wait until TCS does its dot 
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Re: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[David Creamer]

My only gripe is the cost of an upgrade. I don't mind paying $400 every few
versions to upgrade, but $400 to upgrade a single version is too much.

I think Adobe's ultimate goal is to get everyone on a subscription plan. 

I bought TCS4 with a 2-year maintenance plan to cover upgrades, but found
out that it did not cover new features released to subscription or ASA
plans.
There were features I needed for Captivate, so I bought a TCS4 subscription
for $69 per month. (My other software was moved to secondary computers, so
it didn't go to waste.)

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Re: TCS4 question - individual app updates

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You know, Carla, that's a great question!I believe I got Acrobat 11 on the PC because TCS 4 came out with an incremental update, but I didn't get it on the Mac because CS6 didn't have a similar incremental update.You can reasonably expect TCS to rev a point release (like 4.1) if Illustrator or Acrobat are released, but there's no guarantee of such an update.-MattMatt R. Sullivanco-authorPublishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 11P:949.388.5683 |C:714.585.2335 |m...@mattrsullivan.com@mattrsullivanLinkedInfacebookmattrsullivan.com

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Re: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[Matt Sullivan]

As a harbinger of things to come: I just got notified that the new and renewal CS Master Suite contracts will no longer be available for sale.They'll honor existing contracts, but then it's on to the subscription plan if I want to license a CS Suite. After expiration of my current plan, I'll have to gauge the financial impact of keeping most of that software around "just in case."
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RE: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

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 My only gripe is the cost of an upgrade. I don't mind paying $400 every few 
 versions to upgrade, but $400 to upgrade a single version is too much.

 I think Adobe's ultimate goal is to get everyone on a subscription plan. 

Only if you have enough points to do so - as evidenced by the recent thread I 
wrote about, they are _not_ going to give me a renewal on my last 2 year Update 
Plan, since it is only for 1 license.

All small number of users (individual and business) are thus shut out with 
overpricing - I think Adobe's ultimate goal is to get them to switch to some 
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Re: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

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For anyone who has access to Macintosh software, PDF creation is native on the last few Mac OS.
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On Apr 4, 2013, at 4:20 PM, "Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)" syed.hos...@aeris.net wrote:Thanks for the list! It will help me during my evaluations soon. An addition to your list:"easyPDF" from BCL Technologies ($29.95)http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/pdf-printer/And I think, but not sure, that Pdf995 costs ($9.95) to get "without a sponsor page" ... all their tools cost this, hence the "995" in the name. :) Their "PdfEdit995" and "PdfSignature995" products adds the capability to add combine/extract pages, encryption, etc.Z-Original Message-From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel WolfsonSent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 9:41 AMTo: framers@lists.frameusers.comSubject: Re: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]I apologize if this is off topic, but here is a list of Acrobat alternatives. (Please feel free to send me corrections or updates.)Free:- A free plug-in is available for Word 2007; comes with 2010- Bullzip PDF Printer- PDF995- PrimoPDF- CutePDF www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/Printer.asp- Create PS file using any PS printer, then use GSview to convert to PDF (GSview requires GhostScript, also free)Not Free (prices are as of Sep 27, 2012):- PDF Fusion ($49.99) www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4100140 Creates bookmarks and links from Word.- Nitro Pro ($119.99) www.nitropdf.com Creates bookmarks and links from Word.- Nuance PDF Converter Pro ($99.99)- Jaws PDF Creator ($64) www.jawspdf.com/products.html Creates bookmarks and links from Word, but does not support Windows 7; probably not Windows 8 either.Regards,Shmuel WolfsonTechnical Writer052-763-7133___You are currently subscribed to framers as m...@mattrsullivan.com.Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com.To unsubscribe send a blank email toframers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.comor visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/matt%40mattrsullivan.comSend administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visithttp://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.___


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RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[Rick Quatro]

The key question to ask about these is do they support pdfMark PostScript
commands. This is the technology that FrameMaker uses to get bookmarks,
links, etc. in their PDFs. If you can't get these from the other tools, it
would be a serious limitation in my opinion.

Rick Quatro
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585-283-5045
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-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain
(syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:20 PM
To: Shmuel Wolfson; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

Thanks for the list! It will help me during my evaluations soon. An addition
to your list:

easyPDF from BCL Technologies ($29.95)
http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/pdf-printer/

And I think, but not sure, that Pdf995 costs ($9.95) to get without a
sponsor page ... all their tools cost this, hence the 995 in the name. :)
Their PdfEdit995 and PdfSignature995 products adds the capability to add
combine/extract pages, encryption, etc.

Z

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From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 9:41 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

I apologize if this is off topic, but here is a list of Acrobat
alternatives. (Please feel free to send me corrections or updates.)

Free:

- A free plug-in is available for Word 2007; comes with 2010

- Bullzip PDF Printer

- PDF995

- PrimoPDF

- CutePDF
   www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/Printer.asp

- Create PS file using any PS printer, then use GSview to convert to
   PDF (GSview requires GhostScript, also free)

Not Free (prices are as of Sep 27, 2012):

- PDF Fusion ($49.99)
   www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4100140
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nitro Pro ($119.99)
   www.nitropdf.com
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nuance PDF Converter Pro ($99.99)

- Jaws PDF Creator ($64)
   www.jawspdf.com/products.html
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word, but does not support
   Windows 7; probably not Windows 8 either.

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133


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RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)]

Thanks, Rick! That is good input.

Z

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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rick Quatro
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 5:08 PM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
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info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

The key question to ask about these is do they support pdfMark PostScript 
commands. This is the technology that FrameMaker uses to get bookmarks, links, 
etc. in their PDFs. If you can't get these from the other tools, it would be a 
serious limitation in my opinion.

Rick Quatro
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585-283-5045
r...@frameexpert.com

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RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[VLM TechSubs]

What about PDF Creator, http://www.pdfforge.org/? 

-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain
(syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 4:20 PM
To: Shmuel Wolfson; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for
FrameMaker?]

Thanks for the list! It will help me during my evaluations soon. An addition to 
your list:

easyPDF from BCL Technologies ($29.95) 
http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/pdf-printer/

And I think, but not sure, that Pdf995 costs ($9.95) to get without a sponsor 
page ... all their tools cost this, hence the 995
in the name. :) Their PdfEdit995 and PdfSignature995 products adds the 
capability to add combine/extract pages, encryption, etc.

Z

-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 9:41 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for
FrameMaker?]

I apologize if this is off topic, but here is a list of Acrobat alternatives. 
(Please feel free to send me corrections or updates.)

Free:

- A free plug-in is available for Word 2007; comes with 2010

- Bullzip PDF Printer

- PDF995

- PrimoPDF

- CutePDF
   www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/Printer.asp

- Create PS file using any PS printer, then use GSview to convert to
   PDF (GSview requires GhostScript, also free)

Not Free (prices are as of Sep 27, 2012):

- PDF Fusion ($49.99)
   www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4100140
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nitro Pro ($119.99)
   www.nitropdf.com
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nuance PDF Converter Pro ($99.99)

- Jaws PDF Creator ($64)
   www.jawspdf.com/products.html
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word, but does not support
   Windows 7; probably not Windows 8 either.

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133

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RE: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

[Maxwell Hoffmann]

Hello Tammy,

I imagine that someone has suggested this already but for speeding up temporary 
navigation (e.g. if you need to zoom down to 25%), use View-Options and 
uncheck graphics. This makes all graphics disappear. You can arrive at your 
destination more swiftly and then reverse the process (e.g. check graphics) 
so you can view the image as you write.

The keyboard short cut is ALT v o --

Other remote possibility of speed issues is if you have checked Save 
FrameImage with Imported Graphics under Preferences.

I still have FM7.2 loaded (for testing comparison) on my personal WinXP 
machine. I have noticed that even that older version of FM runs slower than it 
did when new due to the many successive WinXP upgrades. I speculate that 
there may be some connection. The PC environment has changed considerably since 
FM7 and FM8 were released.



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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Tammy Van Boening
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 8:33 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

Thank you to everyone for all their insight into this issue. I have received a 
myriad of onlist and offlist responses, and they range from others having 
identical issues and not being able to resolve them to some resolution 
depending on if you turned off graphics, pods, etc. One interesting comment 
that was made to me offlist on a few occasions was that the problem seemed to 
really come to the forefront after the last few rounds of Windows updates, and 
that is truly something that I have noticed as well.  A few people commented 
that overall FM 10 response in almost every aspect was noticeably slowed after 
this last round of updates and this was working local or w/ both the files and 
graphics stored on a network.  For now, I am going to keep all pods closed and 
be somewhat thankful that I am pretty keyboard driven for commands (which harks 
back to my days on older versions of FM and my age in general :)). I really do 
need to keep the graphics displayed as I write for a variety of reasons, but if 
that ultimately becomes the real showstopper, I will just have to work my way 
around that as well.  I am sooo tired of all these issues w/ newer versions 
of FM. FM 7.2 and 8.0 were just as solid as a rock and quality just seems to be 
going downhill exponentially w/ every subsequent release.

Thanks so much again everyone.

Regards,

TVB

From: 
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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com]mailto:[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com]
 On Behalf Of Keith Soltys
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 6:55 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.commailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

I'm surprised upgrading the RAM made any difference. I thought 32-bit Windows 
only recognizes 4 GB maximum (actually, I think it's something like 3.2 GB).

Regards
Keith

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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com]mailto:[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com]
 On Behalf Of Art  Karen Braun
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 9:58 PM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.commailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

FM 11.0 / Win 7, 32-bit / Intel i3 cpu

Similar problem in book with 36 chapters.  Significant improvement in response 
time attained by upgrading RAM from 4GB to 8GB.  Though there is still room for 
improvement.

ajb

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RE: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

[Maxwell Hoffmann]

Keith/Jeremy,

I did an upgrade on such a configuration from 4 GB to 8GB, and noticed a 
startling increase in performance with OUTLOOK. Newer OS's are thirsty.



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-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Keith Soltys
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 11:52 AM
To: Jeremy H. Griffith; Framers Mailing List (framers@lists.frameusers.com)
Subject: RE: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

I think the memory issue came up in response to some else who posted in the 
thread about having a similar issue with FM11. They were running Win7 32-bit 
and performance had improved when they upgraded from 4 GB to 8 GB RAM.

Regards
Keith

 -Original Message-
 From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- 
 boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy H. Griffith
 Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 12:46 PM
 To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
 Subject: Re: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

 On Wed, 3 Apr 2013 08:51:26 -0700, Dov Isaacs
  isa...@adobe.com wrote:

 Now if you are on Windows 64-bit, even though FrameMaker is a 32-bit 
 application, performance may significantly improve with additional 
 memory simply because FrameMaker is not competing for real memory as 
 opposed to virtual memory; less paging equals much higher performance.

 That's what Tammy said at the very start, first line of the opening 
 post in the
 thread:
   FM 10.0 (all patched and current)/Win 7, 64 -bit

 ;-)
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RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[Gillian Flato]

If any of you guys use Live Cycle Designer like I do to make dynamic forms, you 
won't get that with any PDF Creator, only with Acrobat Pro. (Just sayin')

-Gillian

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From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of VLM TechSubs
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 5:23 PM
To: 'Syed Zaeem Hosain'; 'Shmuel Wolfson'; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

What about PDF Creator, http://www.pdfforge.org/? 

-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain
(syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 4:20 PM
To: Shmuel Wolfson; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

Thanks for the list! It will help me during my evaluations soon. An addition to 
your list:

easyPDF from BCL Technologies ($29.95) 
http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/pdf-printer/

And I think, but not sure, that Pdf995 costs ($9.95) to get without a sponsor 
page ... all their tools cost this, hence the 995
in the name. :) Their PdfEdit995 and PdfSignature995 products adds the 
capability to add combine/extract pages, encryption, etc.

Z

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From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 9:41 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

I apologize if this is off topic, but here is a list of Acrobat alternatives. 
(Please feel free to send me corrections or updates.)

Free:

- A free plug-in is available for Word 2007; comes with 2010

- Bullzip PDF Printer

- PDF995

- PrimoPDF

- CutePDF
   www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/Printer.asp

- Create PS file using any PS printer, then use GSview to convert to
   PDF (GSview requires GhostScript, also free)

Not Free (prices are as of Sep 27, 2012):

- PDF Fusion ($49.99)
   www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4100140
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nitro Pro ($119.99)
   www.nitropdf.com
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nuance PDF Converter Pro ($99.99)

- Jaws PDF Creator ($64)
   www.jawspdf.com/products.html
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word, but does not support
   Windows 7; probably not Windows 8 either.

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133

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Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[VLM TechSubs]

Maxwell,

First, I wish to express appreciation for your sharing this information on how 
to get by, given the partial demolition of a feature
which, to my knowledge, has worked just fine since the release of FrameMaker 
version 1 . that's version ONE . OH . EN . E . ONE.

Second, and particularly given much of the discussion here lately, that you 
would even THINK of putting this in a "next release"
fills me with a sense of utter contempt and disgust. Have you not absorbed the 
many, MANY comments from many, MANY people, both here
and elsewhere, complaining that releases 10 and 11 look much more like bug fix 
releases then true version upgrades, and that the UI
"improvements" dumped upon us all in version 9 are not improvements at all, in 
many ways, and break down constantly? Or are those
comments just not part of "we take your needs very seriously"?

I've gotta tell ya, it would be far, far more useful to most of us, whose needs 
you take SO very seriously, if you (Adobe, not you
personally) would have your development team work on NOTHING but bug fixes for 
a year or more . and I mean NOTHING but. 

I feel unhappy writing such a harsh response, but this is a bug fix, PERIOD. 
And so is almost everything else discussed here these
days. We don't need another scripting language, we already have one that works 
just fine. We don't need "more UI improvements", you
all have "improved" the UI far too much, far too miserably already. We don't 
need any more features . at least not NEARLY as much as
we need the core product to just plain WORK!!!

After all, is not the point of FrameMaker, in significant part, to enable us to 
work more efficiently and productively than all
those Word users etc? Yes? No? Well, just in case the answer is "yes", here's a 
news flash for you: When we have to spend countless
hours figuring out what your substitute development team has broken most 
recently, improved efficiency and productivity are NOT the
typical outcomes! The same is true when we have to hire someone, not to develop 
incremental functionality, but rather to develop a
bug fix that Adobe likely won't provide, not even from here to eternity. 

We need our shortcuts back. ALL of them. We need WHATEVER UI you send our way 
to work . first time, every time, no matter what. If
your developers don't know how to manage pods, then get rid of them and create 
something simple . that works. (These are obviously
just two examples, not a working list.)

So . 

in the words of Capt. Picard, "Make it so." Evangelize INSIDE the company, do 
whatever it takes, just get it done. 

Kind regards,

Elchanan
FrameMaker user since a VERY long time ago in a galaxy apparently far, far 
removed from anything going on at Adobe today 
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Maxwell Hoffmann
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 4:01 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

Karen,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We do take your needs very 
seriously, and have marked this issue for resolution in
either a patch or the next release of FrameMaker.

Although the values on line 95 of your maker.ini file will not currently 
display in the zoom pop-up menu (only the first 4 values
will show), you may sequentially go through all of the listed zoom values by 
holding down control while you move your mouse wheel
forward or backward.

Summary of tools you can use:

EDITS TO MAKER.INI FILE:
You can set the available zoom levels by editing line 95 of the maker.ini file:
Zoom=25, 50, 80, 100, 120, 140, 150, 160, 200, 400

Summary of useful keyboard shortcuts:
Esc z i = In one zoom setting
Esc z o   = Out one zoom setting
Esc z p   = Fit Page in window
Esc z w =  Fit window to page
Esc z f= Fit window to text frame
Esc zz = Zoom to 100 percent

Please note that you can also manually enter any percentage you wish over the 
value that is displayed in the zoom menu. That zoom
value will be saved with the document. 

We hope that these workarounds help you in short term while we look at fixing 
this issue. This bug has been brought to the attention
of Adobe product marketing and engineering.

  _  


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On 21-Feb-13 10:08 PM, Karen Robbins wrote:
Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I just noticed that I cannot set 
custom zoom levels in FM 11. Why was the functionality
of the old 

Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[Shmuel Wolfson]

I agree the bugs are annoying, but I really do appreciate the recently 
added features of red underline for spelling mistakes and a history in 
Find/Change dialog box. These features are time savers and make 
FrameMaker more enjoyable to use. I also appreciate the built-in 
scripting language.

My only gripe is the cost of an upgrade. I don't mind paying $400 every 
few versions to upgrade, but $400 to upgrade a single version is too much.

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133

On 04-Apr-13 9:05 AM, VLM TechSubs wrote:
>
> Maxwell,
>
> First, I wish to express appreciation for your sharing this 
> information on how to get by, given the partial demolition of a 
> feature which, to my knowledge, has worked just fine since the release 
> of FrameMaker version 1 ? that?s version ONE ? OH ? EN ? E ? ONE.
>
> Second, and particularly given much of the discussion here lately, 
> that you would even THINK of putting this in a ?next release? fills me 
> with a sense of utter contempt and disgust. Have you not absorbed the 
> many, MANY comments from many, MANY people, both here and elsewhere, 
> complaining that releases 10 and 11 look much more like bug fix 
> releases then true version upgrades, and that the UI ?improvements? 
> dumped upon us all in version 9 are not improvements at all, in many 
> ways, and break down constantly? Or are those comments just not part 
> of ?we take your needs very seriously??
>
> I?ve gotta tell ya, it would be far, far more useful to most of us, 
> whose needs you take SO very seriously, if you (Adobe, not you 
> personally) would have your development team work on NOTHING but bug 
> fixes for a year or more ? and I mean NOTHING but.
>
> I feel unhappy writing such a harsh response, but this is a bug fix, 
> PERIOD. And so is almost everything else discussed here these days. We 
> don?t need another scripting language, we already have one that works 
> just fine. We don?t need ?more UI improvements?, you all have 
> ?improved? the UI far too much, far too miserably already. We don?t 
> need any more features ? at least not NEARLY as much as we need the 
> core product to just plain WORK!!!
>
> After all, is not the point of FrameMaker, in significant part, to 
> enable us to work more efficiently and productively than all those 
> Word users etc? Yes? No? Well, just in case the answer is ?yes?, 
> here?s a news flash for you: When we have to spend countless hours 
> figuring out what your substitute development team has broken most 
> recently, improved efficiency and productivity are NOT the typical 
> outcomes! The same is true when we have to hire someone, not to 
> develop incremental functionality, but rather to develop a bug fix 
> that Adobe likely won?t provide, not even from here to eternity.
>
> We need our shortcuts back. ALL of them. We need WHATEVER UI you send 
> our way to work ? first time, every time, no matter what. If your 
> developers don?t know how to manage pods, then get rid of them and 
> create something simple ? that works. (These are obviously just two 
> examples, not a working list.)
>
> So ?
>
> in the words of Capt. Picard, ?Make it so.? Evangelize INSIDE the 
> company, do whatever it takes, just get it done.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Elchanan
>
> FrameMaker user since a VERY long time ago in a galaxy apparently far, 
> far removed from anything going on at Adobe today
>
> *From:*framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
>  
> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf Of *Maxwell 
> Hoffmann
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 03, 2013 4:01 PM
> *To:* framers at lists.frameusers.com 
> *Subject:* RE: Zoom Level Settings in FM 11
>
> Karen,
>
> Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We do take your needs 
> very seriously, and have marked this issue for resolution in either a 
> patch or the next release of FrameMaker.
>
> Although the values on line 95 of your maker.ini file will not 
> currently display in the zoom pop-up menu (only the first 4 values 
> will show), you may sequentially go through all of the listed zoom 
> values by holding down control while you move your mouse wheel forward 
> or backward.
>
> Summary of tools you can use:
>
> *EDITS TO MAKER.INI FILE:*
>
> You can set the available zoom levels by editing line 95 of the 
> maker.ini file:
>
> Zoom=25, 50, 80, 100, 120, 140, 150, 160, 200, 400
>
> *Summary of useful keyboard shortcuts:*
>
> Esc z i = In one zoom setting
>
> Esc z o = Out one zoom setting
>
> Esc z p = Fit Page in window
>
> Esc z w = Fit window to page
>
> Esc z f = Fit window to text frame
>
> Esc zz = Zoom to 100 percent
>
> Please note that you can also manually enter any percentage you wish 
> over the value that is displayed in the zoom menu. That zoom value 
> will be saved with the document.
>
> We hope that these workarounds help you in short term while we look at 
> fixing this 

Custom FM-10/11 installation ruins ESTK functionality

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[Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)]

Shmuel Wolfson wrote:
> My only gripe is the cost of an upgrade. I don't mind paying $400 every few 
> versions to upgrade, but $400 to upgrade a single version is too much.

Totally agreed.

Z

Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[Mike Wickham]

"Or the next release?" A bug fix like this, which would return normal 
functionality, should not require a paid upgrade. It should be put in a 
patch.

Mike Wickham

On 4/3/2013 6:00 PM, Maxwell Hoffmann wrote:
>
> Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We do take your needs 
> very seriously, and have marked this issue for resolution in either a 
> patch or the next release of FrameMaker.
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[Stuart Rogers]

On 2013-Apr-03 11:44 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote:
> I virtually never edit the PDFs I generate myself, but I sometimes
> use Acrobat to extract and combine pages from various PDFs,
> consolidate comments from multiple copies of a PDF, and OCR scanned
> documents.
>
> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain
> (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)  wrote:
>> But, I also do not do much editing of the PDF output. I use that
>> file as the way to distribute review copies pretty regularly when
>> working on a document, and having to edit it each time to fix
>> things would be time-consuming. For the final release, about all I
>> do to the PDF is add certain meta-data properties.
> ___


For the sake of the archives, it's a good idea to change the subject 
line when the subject changes...   ;-)


-- 
Stuart Rogers
Technical Communicator
Phoenix Geophysics Limited
3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3
Toronto, ON, Canada  M1W 3K5
+1 (416) 491-7340 x 325

http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com

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[Shmuel Wolfson]

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[Shmuel Wolfson]

Elchanan,

I agree that the certain features, especially the pods feature, are not 
worth the bugs. But the red underline feature makes me enjoy working 
with it much more. I don't like to have worry about typos and 
remembering to do spell checks.

I also agree that Abobe should supply a quality, bug-free product, since 
it is quite expensive. If there is a bug, like the zoom level, Adobe 
should fix the bugs in a free patch, not in a paid upgrade. I consider 
the zoom level bug a major bug. I'm surprised they released it, and I'm 
surprised they have not yet released a patch.

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133

Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[Stuart Rogers]

On 2013-Apr-04 2:05 AM, VLM TechSubs wrote:
> Maxwell,
>
...
>
> Second, and particularly given much of the discussion here lately, that
> you would even THINK of putting this in a ?next release? fills me with a
> sense of utter contempt and disgust. Have you not absorbed the many,
> MANY comments from many, MANY people, both here and elsewhere,
> complaining that releases 10 and 11 look much more like bug fix releases
> then true version upgrades, and that the UI ?improvements? dumped upon
> us all in version 9 are not improvements at all, in many ways, and break
> down constantly? Or are those comments just not part of ?we take your
> needs very seriously??

I have to agree.  The complaints about the Stalinesque GUI and the 
unworkable pod scheme began immediately on the release of FM 9, and have 
been totally ignored in two subsequent releases.  It seems sadly clear 
that Adobe's claim of listening to FM's end-users is lip service only.

>
...
>
> We don?t need ?more UI improvements?, you all have ?improved?
> the UI far too much, far too miserably already. ...
>
> After all, is not the point of FrameMaker, in significant part, to
> enable us to work more efficiently and productively than all those Word
> users ...
>
> We need our shortcuts back. ALL of them. We need WHATEVER UI you send
> our way to work ? first time, every time, no matter what. If your
> developers don?t know how to manage pods, then get rid of them and
> create something simple ? that works. (These are obviously just two
> examples, not a working list.)


It pains me deeply to have to admit that since "upgrading" to FM 9 and 
10 (via TC$), my productivity has dropped significantly.  No, it's still 
not as bad as "digging to China" in Word's 9-level deep dialogs, but too 
many steps have been taken in that direction.  (Another example: it used 
to be enough to change a graphic's dpi by clicking "Set" in the Graphics 
Scaling dialog box.  Now we also have to remember to find our way back 
to the Object Properties pod and either click "Apply" or press tab 
enough times to focus on that button and then press Enter. Slow, 
cumbersome, retrograde "improvement.")


>
> So ?
>
> in the words of Capt. Picard, ?Make it so.? Evangelize INSIDE the
> company, do whatever it takes, just get it done.
>

I second the motion.


-- 
Stuart Rogers
Technical Communicator
Phoenix Geophysics Limited
3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3
Toronto, ON, Canada  M1W 3K5
+1 (416) 491-7340 x 325

http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com

PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[Shmuel Wolfson]

I apologize if this is off topic, but here is a list of Acrobat 
alternatives. (Please feel free to send me corrections or updates.)

Free:

- A free plug-in is available for Word 2007; comes with 2010

- Bullzip PDF Printer

- PDF995

- PrimoPDF

- CutePDF
   www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/Printer.asp

- Create PS file using any PS printer, then use GSview to convert to
   PDF (GSview requires GhostScript, also free)

Not Free (prices are as of Sep 27, 2012):

- PDF Fusion ($49.99)
   www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4100140
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nitro Pro ($119.99)
   www.nitropdf.com
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nuance PDF Converter Pro ($99.99)

- Jaws PDF Creator ($64)
   www.jawspdf.com/products.html
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word, but does not support
   Windows 7; probably not Windows 8 either.

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133

On 04-Apr-13 5:04 PM, Stuart Rogers wrote:
> On 2013-Apr-03 11:44 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote:
>> I virtually never edit the PDFs I generate myself, but I sometimes
>> use Acrobat to extract and combine pages from various PDFs,
>> consolidate comments from multiple copies of a PDF, and OCR scanned
>> documents.
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain
>> (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)  wrote:
>>> But, I also do not do much editing of the PDF output. I use that
>>> file as the way to distribute review copies pretty regularly when
>>> working on a document, and having to edit it each time to fix
>>> things would be time-consuming. For the final release, about all I
>>> do to the PDF is add certain meta-data properties.
>> ___
>
>
> For the sake of the archives, it's a good idea to change the subject 
> line when the subject changes...   ;-)
>
>

Anyone looking for a writer?

[jddav...@mmm.com]

Good Morning Framers,

Is there anyone on the list in need of a Technical Writer/Online Help 
Developer?  I'm looking for an opportunity in the South East Michigan area 
or a telecommute opportunity.   I'm currently employed, but sadly my 
company was acquired and they are planning on closing the Michigan office. 
As I'm not willing to relocate to Texas, I have to find a new gig :-)

I have 20 years of experience and I've won regional and international STC 
awards.  FrameMaker and Web Works are my favorite tools, but I have 
experience with other tools as well.  I've designed templates, developed 
style guidelines and processes, managed large documentation projects and 
teams of writers, and of course, written and illustrated many software and 
hardware manuals.

If anyone knows of an opportunity, please contact me off list at: 
jdavis4docs at yahoo.com.


Thanks,
Jessica Davis
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TCS4 question - individual app updates

[Martinek, Carla]

Looking at the FAQs for TCS4 Subscription model...

If we go with the subscription option, and an individual application in the 
suite (Illustrator, for example) has  a major dot release a few months before 
TCS, would we receive the dot release, or have to wait until TCS does its dot 
release?

-Carla




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[David Creamer]

>My only gripe is the cost of an upgrade. I don't mind paying $400 every few
versions to upgrade, but $400 to upgrade a single version is too much.

I think Adobe's ultimate goal is to get everyone on a subscription plan. 

I bought TCS4 with a 2-year maintenance plan to cover upgrades, but found
out that it did not cover new features released to subscription or ASA
plans.
There were features I needed for Captivate, so I bought a TCS4 subscription
for $69 per month. (My other software was moved to secondary computers, so
it didn't go to waste.)

David Creamer
IDEAS Training
http://www.ideastraining.com
Adobe Authorized Instructor & Certified Expert since 1995
Authorized QuarkXPress Instructor and Certified Expert since 1988

TCS4 question - individual app updates

[Matt Sullivan]

You know, Carla, that's a great question!

I believe I got Acrobat 11 on the PC because TCS 4 came out with an incremental 
update, but I didn't get it on the Mac because CS6 didn't have a similar 
incremental update.

You can reasonably expect TCS to rev a point release (like 4.1) if Illustrator 
or Acrobat are released, but there's no guarantee of such an update.

-Matt

Matt R. Sullivan 
co-author Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 11 
P: 949.388.5683 | C: 714.585.2335 | matt at mattrsullivan.com 

@mattrsullivan LinkedIn facebook mattrsullivan.com 

On Apr 4, 2013, at 12:49 PM, "Martinek, Carla"  wrote:

> Looking at the FAQs for TCS4 Subscription model?
>  
> If we go with the subscription option, and an individual application in the 
> suite (Illustrator, for example) has  a major dot release a few months before 
> TCS, would we receive the dot release, or have to wait until TCS does its dot 
> release?
>  
> -Carla
>  
>  
> 
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[Matt Sullivan]

As a harbinger of things to come: I just got notified that the new and renewal 
CS Master Suite contracts will no longer be available for sale.

They'll honor existing contracts, but then it's on to the subscription plan if 
I want to license a CS Suite. After expiration of my current plan, I'll have to 
gauge the financial impact of keeping most of that software around "just in 
case."

-Matt

Matt R. Sullivan 
co-author Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 11 
P: 949.388.5683 | C: 714.585.2335 | matt at mattrsullivan.com 

@mattrsullivan LinkedIn facebook mattrsullivan.com 

On Apr 4, 2013, at 1:21 PM, "David Creamer"  
wrote:

>> My only gripe is the cost of an upgrade. I don't mind paying $400 every few
> versions to upgrade, but $400 to upgrade a single version is too much.
> 
> I think Adobe's ultimate goal is to get everyone on 

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[Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)]

> >My only gripe is the cost of an upgrade. I don't mind paying $400 every few 
> >versions to upgrade, but $400 to upgrade a single version is too much.

> I think Adobe's ultimate goal is to get everyone on a subscription plan. 

Only if you have enough "points" to do so - as evidenced by the recent thread I 
wrote about, they are _not_ going to give me a renewal on my last 2 year Update 
Plan, since it is only for 1 license.

All small number of users (individual and business) are thus shut out with 
overpricing - I think Adobe's ultimate goal is to get them to switch to some 
other tool.

Z 

PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)]

Thanks for the list! It will help me during my evaluations soon. An addition to 
your list:

"easyPDF" from BCL Technologies ($29.95)
http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/pdf-printer/

And I think, but not sure, that Pdf995 costs ($9.95) to get "without a sponsor 
page" ... all their tools cost this, hence the "995" in the name. :) Their 
"PdfEdit995" and "PdfSignature995" products adds the capability to add 
combine/extract pages, encryption, etc.

Z

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 9:41 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

I apologize if this is off topic, but here is a list of Acrobat alternatives. 
(Please feel free to send me corrections or updates.)

Free:

- A free plug-in is available for Word 2007; comes with 2010

- Bullzip PDF Printer

- PDF995

- PrimoPDF

- CutePDF
   www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/Printer.asp

- Create PS file using any PS printer, then use GSview to convert to
   PDF (GSview requires GhostScript, also free)

Not Free (prices are as of Sep 27, 2012):

- PDF Fusion ($49.99)
   www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4100140
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nitro Pro ($119.99)
   www.nitropdf.com
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nuance PDF Converter Pro ($99.99)

- Jaws PDF Creator ($64)
   www.jawspdf.com/products.html
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word, but does not support
   Windows 7; probably not Windows 8 either.

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133

PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[Matt Sullivan]

For anyone who has access to Macintosh software, PDF creation is native on the 
last few Mac OS.

-Matt

Matt R. Sullivan 
co-author Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 11 
P: 949.388.5683 | C: 714.585.2335 | matt at mattrsullivan.com 

@mattrsullivan LinkedIn facebook mattrsullivan.com 

On Apr 4, 2013, at 4:20 PM, "Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)" 
 wrote:

> Thanks for the list! It will help me during my evaluations soon. An addition 
> to your list:
> 
> "easyPDF" from BCL Technologies ($29.95)
> http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/pdf-printer/
> 
> And I think, but not sure, that Pdf995 costs ($9.95) to get "without a 
> sponsor page" ... all their tools cost this, hence the "995" in the name. :) 
> Their "PdfEdit995" and "PdfSignature995" products adds the capability to add 
> combine/extract pages, encryption, etc.
> 
> Z
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at 
> lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 9:41 AM
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
> info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]
> 
> I apologize if this is off topic, but here is a list of Acrobat alternatives. 
> (Please feel free to send me corrections or updates.)
> 
> Free:
> 
> - A free plug-in is available for Word 2007; comes with 2010
> 
> - Bullzip PDF Printer
> 
> - PDF995
> 
> - PrimoPDF
> 
> - CutePDF
>   www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/Printer.asp
> 
> - Create PS file using any PS printer, then use GSview to convert to
>   PDF (GSview requires GhostScript, also free)
> 
> Not Free (prices are as of Sep 27, 2012):
> 
> - PDF Fusion ($49.99)
>   www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4100140
>   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.
> 
> - Nitro Pro ($119.99)
>   www.nitropdf.com
>   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.
> 
> - Nuance PDF Converter Pro ($99.99)
> 
> - Jaws PDF Creator ($64)
>   www.jawspdf.com/products.html
>   Creates bookmarks and links from Word, but does not support
>   Windows 7; probably not Windows 8 either.
> 
> Regards,
> Shmuel Wolfson
> Technical Writer
> 052-763-7133
> 
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PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[Rick Quatro]

The key question to ask about these is do they support pdfMark PostScript
commands. This is the technology that FrameMaker uses to get bookmarks,
links, etc. in their PDFs. If you can't get these from the other tools, it
would be a serious limitation in my opinion.

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
585-283-5045
rick at frameexpert.com



-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain
(Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 7:20 PM
To: Shmuel Wolfson; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

Thanks for the list! It will help me during my evaluations soon. An addition
to your list:

"easyPDF" from BCL Technologies ($29.95)
http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/pdf-printer/

And I think, but not sure, that Pdf995 costs ($9.95) to get "without a
sponsor page" ... all their tools cost this, hence the "995" in the name. :)
Their "PdfEdit995" and "PdfSignature995" products adds the capability to add
combine/extract pages, encryption, etc.

Z

-Original Message-
From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 9:41 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

I apologize if this is off topic, but here is a list of Acrobat
alternatives. (Please feel free to send me corrections or updates.)

Free:

- A free plug-in is available for Word 2007; comes with 2010

- Bullzip PDF Printer

- PDF995

- PrimoPDF

- CutePDF
   www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/Printer.asp

- Create PS file using any PS printer, then use GSview to convert to
   PDF (GSview requires GhostScript, also free)

Not Free (prices are as of Sep 27, 2012):

- PDF Fusion ($49.99)
   www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4100140
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nitro Pro ($119.99)
   www.nitropdf.com
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nuance PDF Converter Pro ($99.99)

- Jaws PDF Creator ($64)
   www.jawspdf.com/products.html
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word, but does not support
   Windows 7; probably not Windows 8 either.

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133

PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)]

Thanks, Rick! That is good input.

Z

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Rick Quatro
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 5:08 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

The key question to ask about these is do they support pdfMark PostScript 
commands. This is the technology that FrameMaker uses to get bookmarks, links, 
etc. in their PDFs. If you can't get these from the other tools, it would be a 
serious limitation in my opinion.

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
585-283-5045
rick at frameexpert.com

PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[VLM TechSubs]

What about PDF Creator, http://www.pdfforge.org/? 

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain
(Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 4:20 PM
To: Shmuel Wolfson; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for
FrameMaker?]

Thanks for the list! It will help me during my evaluations soon. An addition to 
your list:

"easyPDF" from BCL Technologies ($29.95) 
http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/pdf-printer/

And I think, but not sure, that Pdf995 costs ($9.95) to get "without a sponsor 
page" ... all their tools cost this, hence the "995"
in the name. :) Their "PdfEdit995" and "PdfSignature995" products adds the 
capability to add combine/extract pages, encryption, etc.

Z

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 9:41 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for
FrameMaker?]

I apologize if this is off topic, but here is a list of Acrobat alternatives. 
(Please feel free to send me corrections or updates.)

Free:

- A free plug-in is available for Word 2007; comes with 2010

- Bullzip PDF Printer

- PDF995

- PrimoPDF

- CutePDF
   www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/Printer.asp

- Create PS file using any PS printer, then use GSview to convert to
   PDF (GSview requires GhostScript, also free)

Not Free (prices are as of Sep 27, 2012):

- PDF Fusion ($49.99)
   www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4100140
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nitro Pro ($119.99)
   www.nitropdf.com
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nuance PDF Converter Pro ($99.99)

- Jaws PDF Creator ($64)
   www.jawspdf.com/products.html
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word, but does not support
   Windows 7; probably not Windows 8 either.

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133

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PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?]

[VLM TechSubs]

There is also PDFill PDF Editor, https://www.pdfill.com/pdf_tools_free.html. 
Elchanan

-Original Message-
From: VLM TechSubs [mailto:techs...@vibrantlivingministries.org] 
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 5:23 PM
To: 'Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)'; 'Shmuel Wolfson'; 'framers 
at lists.frameusers.com'
Subject: RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for
FrameMaker?]

What about PDF Creator, http://www.pdfforge.org/?  

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain
(Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 4:20 PM
To: Shmuel Wolfson; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat [WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for
FrameMaker?]

Thanks for the list! It will help me during my evaluations soon. An addition to 
your list:

"easyPDF" from BCL Technologies ($29.95) 
http://www.pdfonline.com/easypdf/pdf-printer/

And I think, but not sure, that Pdf995 costs ($9.95) to get "without a sponsor 
page" ... all their tools cost this, hence the "995"
in the name. :) Their "PdfEdit995" and "PdfSignature995" products adds the 
capability to add combine/extract pages, encryption, etc.

Z

-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 9:41 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: PDF and Alternatives to Acrobat {WAS Re: Where on Adobe is the 
info/link to renew my maintenance contract for
FrameMaker?]

I apologize if this is off topic, but here is a list of Acrobat alternatives. 
(Please feel free to send me corrections or updates.)

Free:

- A free plug-in is available for Word 2007; comes with 2010

- Bullzip PDF Printer

- PDF995

- PrimoPDF

- CutePDF
   www.acrosoftware.com/Products/CutePDF/Printer.asp

- Create PS file using any PS printer, then use GSview to convert to
   PDF (GSview requires GhostScript, also free)

Not Free (prices are as of Sep 27, 2012):

- PDF Fusion ($49.99)
   www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4100140
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nitro Pro ($119.99)
   www.nitropdf.com
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word.

- Nuance PDF Converter Pro ($99.99)

- Jaws PDF Creator ($64)
   www.jawspdf.com/products.html
   Creates bookmarks and links from Word, but does not support
   Windows 7; probably not Windows 8 either.

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133

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Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[Maxwell Hoffmann]

E:
You can set the available zoom levels by editing line 95 of the maker.ini file:
Zoom=25, 50, 80, 100, 120, 140, 150, 160, 200, 400

Summary of useful keyboard shortcuts:
Esc z i = In one zoom setting
Esc z o   = Out one zoom setting
Esc z p   = Fit Page in window
Esc z w =  Fit window to page
Esc z f= Fit window to text frame
Esc zz = Zoom to 100 percent

Please note that you can also manually enter any percentage you wish over the 
value that is displayed in the zoom menu. That zoom value will be saved with 
the document.

We hope that these workarounds help you in short term while we look at fixing 
this issue. This bug has been brought to the attention of Adobe product 
marketing and engineering.



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On 21-Feb-13 10:08 PM, Karen Robbins wrote:
Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I just noticed that I cannot set 
custom zoom levels in FM 11. Why was the functionality of the old dialog box 
(or whatever it was called) removed? And no, I don't mean typing into the 
percentage/drop-down box--you know, the one that doesn't even look like an 
entry field until it is rolled over or clicked in. If I had to type the size 
every time I needed to change zoom level, I'd have the slowest workflow on the 
planet.

Seriously, are users expected to modify an .ini file just to set zoom-level 
settings? (I understand from Shmuel's tip on Rocky Mountain Training's blog 
that it's maker.ini line 95.) Most technical writers/editors are not 
programmers and are neither comfortable nor familiar with modifying application 
files this way. Seems dangerous for workgroups. Isn't that what user interfaces 
are for?

--Karen

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Zoom Level Settings in FM 11

[Robert Lauriston]

By releasing buggy software and charging for fixes?

On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 1:21 PM, David Creamer
 wrote:
> I think Adobe's ultimate goal is to get everyone on a subscription plan.

Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

[Maxwell Hoffmann]

Hello Tammy,

I imagine that someone has suggested this already but for speeding up temporary 
navigation (e.g. if you need to zoom down to 25%), use View->Options and 
"uncheck" graphics. This makes all graphics disappear. You can arrive at your 
destination more swiftly and then reverse the process (e.g. "check" graphics) 
so you can view the image as you write.

The keyboard short cut is ALT v o --

Other remote possibility of speed issues is if you have checked "Save 
FrameImage with Imported Graphics" under Preferences.

I still have FM7.2 loaded (for testing comparison) on my personal WinXP 
machine. I have noticed that even that older version of FM runs slower than it 
did "when new" due to the many successive WinXP upgrades. I speculate that 
there may be some connection. The PC environment has changed considerably since 
FM7 and FM8 were released.



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From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Tammy Van Boening
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 8:33 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

Thank you to everyone for all their insight into this issue. I have received a 
myriad of onlist and offlist responses, and they range from others having 
identical issues and not being able to resolve them to some resolution 
depending on if you turned off graphics, pods, etc. One interesting comment 
that was made to me offlist on a few occasions was that the problem seemed to 
really come to the forefront after the last few rounds of Windows updates, and 
that is truly something that I have noticed as well.  A few people commented 
that overall FM 10 response in almost every aspect was noticeably slowed after 
this last round of updates and this was working local or w/ both the files and 
graphics stored on a network.  For now, I am going to keep all pods closed and 
be somewhat thankful that I am pretty keyboard driven for commands (which harks 
back to my days on older versions of FM and my age in general :)). I really do 
need to keep the graphics displayed as I write for a variety of reasons, but if 
that ultimately becomes the real showstopper, I will just have to work my way 
around that as well.  I am sooo tired of all these issues w/ newer versions 
of FM. FM 7.2 and 8.0 were just as solid as a rock and quality just seems to be 
going downhill exponentially w/ every subsequent release.

Thanks so much again everyone.

Regards,

TVB

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com<mailto:framers-bounces at 
lists.frameusers.com> [mailto:framers-bounces at 
lists.frameusers.com]<mailto:[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com]> On 
Behalf Of Keith Soltys
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 6:55 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com<mailto:framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Subject: RE: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

I'm surprised upgrading the RAM made any difference. I thought 32-bit Windows 
only recognizes 4 GB maximum (actually, I think it's something like 3.2 GB).

Regards
Keith

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com<mailto:framers-bounces at 
lists.frameusers.com> [mailto:framers-bounces at 
lists.frameusers.com]<mailto:[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com]> On 
Behalf Of Art & Karen Braun
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 9:58 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com<mailto:framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Subject: Re: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

FM 11.0 / Win 7, 32-bit / Intel i3 cpu

Similar problem in book with 36 chapters.  Significant improvement in response 
time attained by upgrading RAM from 4GB to 8GB.  Though there is still room for 
improvement.

ajb

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Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

[Maxwell Hoffmann]

Keith/Jeremy,

I did an upgrade on such a configuration from 4 GB to 8GB, and noticed a 
startling increase in performance with OUTLOOK. Newer OS's are thirsty.



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-Original Message-
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com 
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Keith Soltys
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 11:52 AM
To: Jeremy H. Griffith; Framers Mailing List (framers at lists.frameusers.com)
Subject: RE: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files

I think the memory issue came up in response to some else who posted in the 
thread about having a similar issue with FM11. They were running Win7 32-bit 
and performance had improved when they upgraded from 4 GB to 8 GB RAM.

Regards
Keith

> -Original Message-
> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- 
> bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy H. Griffith
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 12:46 PM
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: Very slow paging in FM 10 in graphic-heavy files
>
> On Wed, 3 Apr 2013 08:51:26 -0700, Dov Isaacs
> >  wrote:
>
> >Now if you are on Windows 64-bit, even though FrameMaker is a 32-bit 
> >application, performance may significantly improve with additional 
> >memory simply because FrameMaker is not competing for real memory as 
> >opposed to virtual memory; less paging equals much higher performance.
>
> That's what Tammy said at the very start, first line of the opening 
> post in the
> thread:
> >>  FM 10.0 (all patched and current)/Win 7, 64 -bit
>
> ;-)