Arial being changed to ArialMT in PDF

2008-06-19 Thread Dov Isaacs
Shmuel, One can write a book about this topic! :-) Today's significant font formats for Windows and Macintosh include: Type 1 fonts - Bezier curve-based fonts originally used in Adobe PostScript printers. The "host computer" versions of these fonts may be in Mac format (in which case the font

FrameMaker on Windows - Issues Discussed Today

2008-06-19 Thread Dov Isaacs
A number of issues associated with Windows have been discussed on this forum today with relationship to FrameMaker on Windows, Windows itself, running Windows on MacTel systems with either Bootcamp or Parallels, Vista, and Vista 64. I was somewhat otherwise occupied when those messages came in

Arial being changed to ArialMT in PDF

2008-06-18 Thread Dov Isaacs
You are getting exactly what you ask for (and deserve? :-) ) The font name is "Arial" but the "PostScript name" inside the font (i.e., what displays inside of Acrobat or Reader) of that particular font is "ArialMT" where the "MT" is for Monotype, the font foundry from which it originates. Thus,

Adobe Garamond font in bold doesn't distill properly

2008-06-17 Thread Dov Isaacs
Exactly which fonts were you using? The Type 1 version of Adobe Garamond or the OpenType version of Adobe Garamond (Adobe Garamond Pro)? And do you actually have these fonts installed on your system (as opposed to some of them being "printer resident fonts")? - Dov > -Original

RE: FM8 and Acrobat Pro 9

2008-06-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
Although Adobe's installers do not prevent Reader and Acrobat from being installed in parallel, I MOST STRONGLY RECOMMEND AGAINST such installations. Unless you are very technically sophisticated, you are likely not to get the desired results when trying to maintain such an installation.

FM8 and Acrobat Pro 9

2008-06-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
Although Adobe's installers do not prevent Reader and Acrobat from being installed in parallel, I MOST STRONGLY RECOMMEND AGAINST such installations. Unless you are very technically sophisticated, you are likely not to get the "desired results" when trying to maintain such an installation.

RE: FM8 and Acrobat Pro 9

2008-06-05 Thread Dov Isaacs
Acrobat 9 was just announced and has NOT been released. The projected release date is sometime shortly before July. For the record, in terms of interoperability with FrameMaker, Acrobat 9 provides no new Distiller features, but should be fully compatible with all versions of FrameMaker that were

RE: Printing Error with FM

2008-06-05 Thread Dov Isaacs
: Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:41 AM To: FrameUsers List Subject: Re: Printing Error with FM On 5 Jun 2008, at 17:25, Dov Isaacs wrote: Let's try this again. FrameMaker does NOT, repeat does NOT, repeat one more time does NOT support the native Adobe Illustrator format; doesn't now, never did

FM8 and Acrobat Pro 9

2008-06-05 Thread Dov Isaacs
Acrobat 9 was just announced and has NOT been released. The projected release date is sometime shortly before July. For the record, in terms of interoperability with FrameMaker, Acrobat 9 provides no new Distiller features, but should be fully compatible with all versions of FrameMaker that were

Printing Error with FM

2008-06-05 Thread Dov Isaacs
> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 9:41 AM > To: FrameUsers List > Subject: Re: Printing Error with FM > > On 5 Jun 2008, at 17:25, Dov Isaacs wrote: > > > Let's try this again. FrameMaker does NOT, repeat does NOT, repeat > > one more time does NOT support the native Adobe

Illustrator EPS compatibility

2008-06-05 Thread Dov Isaacs
Bubbemeissa - Grandmother's Tale! In other words, a total myth! FrameMaker does absolutely NOTHING with the internals of placed EPS files; it is simply passed through and around the PostScript driver during "print" operations. As long as it is valid PostScript conforming to the EPS specification

RE: Printing Error with FM

2008-06-04 Thread Dov Isaacs
me enough information. So, what is the difference and what should I be using in my FrameMaker documents? Tim Lewis Lewis Technical Communications, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Dov Isaacs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 12:52 AM

RE: Printing Error with FM

2008-06-04 Thread Dov Isaacs
04, 2008 11:16 AM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Tim Lewis; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Printing Error with FM Hi Dov, This is new to me, as it has been stressed on many occations that the EPS should be saved as PS language level 3. Almost all my EPSs are. Could this be the thing

Printing Error with FM

2008-06-04 Thread Dov Isaacs
d callouts or edited in Illustrator. Frankly, > I do not know the difference between .AI and .EPS. The online Help does not > give me enough information. So, what is the difference and what should I be > using in my FrameMaker documents? > > Tim Lewis > Lewis Technical Communicati

Printing Error with FM

2008-06-04 Thread Dov Isaacs
Wednesday, June 04, 2008 11:16 AM > To: Dov Isaacs > Cc: Tim Lewis; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: Printing Error with FM > > Hi Dov, > > This is new to me, as it has been stressed on many occations that the > EPS should be saved as PS language level 3

RE: Save As PDF problem

2008-06-03 Thread Dov Isaacs
Based strictly on the information you have provided, you are doing nothing wrong. FrameMaker 8 is compatible with Acrobat 8.x. I would try simply rebooting and seeing whether the problem persists. - Dov -Original Message- From: Chuck Heinrichs Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008

RE: Printing Error with FM

2008-06-03 Thread Dov Isaacs
What is not clear from your description is exactly WHAT you are referencing in your FrameMaker documents. If you are referencing a .AI file, you are in effect referencing a PDF 1.3 file; FrameMaker really knows nothing about the Illustrator document format but rather is able to convert the PDF

Save As PDF problem

2008-06-03 Thread Dov Isaacs
Based strictly on the information you have provided, you are doing nothing wrong. FrameMaker 8 is compatible with Acrobat 8.x. I would try simply rebooting and seeing whether the problem persists. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Chuck Heinrichs > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Printing Error with FM

2008-06-03 Thread Dov Isaacs
What is not clear from your description is exactly WHAT you are referencing in your FrameMaker documents. If you are referencing a .AI file, you are in effect referencing a PDF 1.3 file; FrameMaker really knows nothing about the Illustrator document format but rather is able to convert the PDF

Optimize preview of EPS files?

2008-05-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
No there is not. The preview is a low-resolution image. The only way to make it look better would be if FrameMaker would in fact actually process the PostScript inside the EPS file (something that InDesign does). This is not likely to be added to FrameMaker. Note that when you import PDF, it in

RE: Booklet function with Framemaker

2008-05-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
I would most strongly endorse the Quite Imposing and Quite Imposing Plus plug-ins from Quite Software. I've been using them for a number of years as my imposition tool of choice when not having the luxury of going out for professional printing. The software is highly reliable and efficient with a

Booklet function with Framemaker

2008-05-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
I would most strongly endorse the Quite Imposing and Quite Imposing Plus plug-ins from Quite Software. I've been using them for a number of years as my imposition tool of choice when not having the luxury of going out for professional printing. The software is highly reliable and efficient with a

RE: What version of Frame to Get Started ?

2008-05-15 Thread Dov Isaacs
Please be careful wrt/ EBay software purchases - a large percentage of what is hawked on EBay is either pirated or stolen goods. Pirated includes simply copying disks and giving you the serial number as well as massive CD duplication efforts. In some cases what is being sold is a copy of a package

What version of Frame to Get Started ?

2008-05-15 Thread Dov Isaacs
Please be careful wrt/ EBay software "purchases" - a large percentage of what is hawked on EBay is either pirated or stolen goods. Pirated includes simply copying disks and giving you the serial number as well as massive CD duplication efforts. In some cases what is being "sold" is a copy of a

FrameMaker 8.0.3 Update Now Available via Adobe Updater

2008-05-13 Thread Dov Isaacs
The FrameMaker 8.0.3 update is now available via the Adobe Updater. It will be available via Adobe's website in the very near future. - Dov Per the readme... List of major issues resolved in this update. * Extended characters have extra preceding space when using Arial Unicode MS *

FrameMaker 8.0.3 Update Now Available via Adobe Updater

2008-05-13 Thread Dov Isaacs
The FrameMaker 8.0.3 update is now available via the Adobe Updater. It will be available via Adobe's website in the very near future. - Dov Per the "readme"... List of major issues resolved in this update. * Extended characters have extra preceding space when using Arial Unicode MS *

RE: Adobe PS3 drivers

2008-05-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
Bodvar, You are NOT being given very accurate information from your so-called agent. First of all, Adobe has not provided its own PostScript driver since Windows NT 4 and Windows'98 days. Since then (i.e., for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista, and Windows 2008

Adobe PS3 drivers

2008-05-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
Bodvar, You are NOT being given very accurate information from your so-called agent. First of all, Adobe has not provided its own PostScript driver since Windows NT 4 and Windows'98 days. Since then (i.e., for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista, and Windows 2008

Microsoft XP support

2008-04-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
FWIW, I have been running a number of Vista systems, both 32-bit and 64-bit with nary a problem for a while now. SP1 significantly restores the performance problems that the original Vista releases had. The biggest problem with Vista was that Microsoft over-promised and under-delivered, late!

RE: Acrobat Options...

2008-03-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
Acrobat 8 / PDF 1.7 does indeed have a facility by which you may pre-populate the fields of the print dialog (you can't get to this via Distiller joboptions - sorry!). However, that facility does NOT prevent the end user from choosing any one of a number of printing options within Acrobat which

Acrobat Options...

2008-03-28 Thread Dov Isaacs
Acrobat 8 / PDF 1.7 does indeed have a facility by which you may "pre-populate" the fields of the print dialog (you can't get to this via Distiller joboptions - sorry!). However, that facility does NOT prevent the end user from choosing any one of a number of printing options within Acrobat which

RE: Installation issues: Acrobat Pro 8 on top of FM 8

2008-03-22 Thread Dov Isaacs
Tina, It is NOT FrameMaker 8 which is the problem or that has to be installed, it is that separate headless version of Distiller 8 that you let the FrameMaker 8 installer put on your system. Uninstall that and/or any other previous versions of Acrobat or Reader on your system, make sure to

Installation issues: Acrobat Pro 8 on top of FM 8

2008-03-22 Thread Dov Isaacs
Tina, It is NOT FrameMaker 8 which is the problem or that has to be installed, it is that separate headless version of Distiller 8 that you let the FrameMaker 8 installer put on your system. Uninstall that and/or any other previous versions of Acrobat or Reader on your system, make sure to

RE: Registering a new FrameMaker license

2008-02-27 Thread Dov Isaacs
Not quite right. A user cannot sell educational, student, or NFR (demo for industry) versions. The licenses for such software is NOT transferable. - Dov -Original Message- From: Bodvar Bjorgvinsson Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:38 AM To: Daniel Emory Cc: Framers List

Registering a new FrameMaker license

2008-02-27 Thread Dov Isaacs
Not quite right. A user cannot sell "educational", "student," or "NFR" (demo for industry) versions. The licenses for such software is NOT transferable. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Bodvar Bjorgvinsson > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 3:38 AM > To: Daniel Emory > Cc:

Registering a new FrameMaker license

2008-02-19 Thread Dov Isaacs
Unless you can get the eBay vendor to give you the serial number prior to your bidding for the item, letting you confirm that the software is (1) not pirated and (2) not already upgraded from, there isn't much you can do. >From our experience at Adobe listening to tales of woe, eBay is really not

RE: future of FrameMaker

2008-02-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
On behalf of Adobe Systems Incorporated, let me assure you that FrameMaker remains under active development. A next major version is currently being developed. Any person attending an Adobe training session would certainly not have heard any information to the contrary. - Dov

RE: future of FrameMaker

2008-02-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
Jakob, We at Adobe would greatly appreciate it if you could send me, off-list, the name of the Adobe-approved training company that either stated or implied that there may be an end to development of FrameMaker. We would like to follow-up with them and send them for re-education at Gulag Adobe.

future of FrameMaker

2008-02-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
On behalf of Adobe Systems Incorporated, let me assure you that FrameMaker remains under active development. A next major version is currently being developed. Any person attending an "Adobe training session" would certainly not have heard any information to the contrary. - Dov >

future of FrameMaker

2008-02-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
Jakob, We at Adobe would greatly appreciate it if you could send me, off-list, the name of the "Adobe-approved training company" that either stated or implied that there "may be an end to development of FrameMaker." We would like to follow-up with them and send them for re-education at Gulag

future of FrameMaker

2008-02-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
Just so nobody has any unwarranted expectations ... Regardless of whether you or I like it, the next major version of FrameMaker will NOT support Macintosh natively for the exact same reasons such support was discontinued in the first place. You obviously can try to use it under Parallels or Boot

WINE (Was Re: future of FrameMaker)

2008-02-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
x and UNIX platforms.) - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Paul Findon > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 2:53 PM > > On 14 Feb 2008, at 21:22, Dov Isaacs wrote: > > > Just so nobody has any unwarranted expectations ... > > > > Regardless of wh

RE: Archive searching and moving text inset files

2008-02-12 Thread Dov Isaacs
I have used UltraEdit for years now and strongly endorse it. It not only handles humongous files and has many useful text manipulation features, but it also has a hex mode so that you can edit any arbitrary file's binary values. - Dov -Original Message- From: Jan Tharp Sent:

Archive searching and moving text inset files

2008-02-12 Thread Dov Isaacs
I have used UltraEdit for years now and strongly endorse it. It not only handles humongous files and has many useful text manipulation features, but it also has a "hex" mode so that you can edit any arbitrary file's binary values. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Jan Tharp >

RE: How does one parse a syntax error?

2008-01-26 Thread Dov Isaacs
Rob, Unfortunately, I don't think that there is any way of really parsing this PostScript error. It would have been helpful if you gave us a bit more information as to exactly what version of FrameMaker you were using, what platform you are on (Windows, Unix, Mac) and how you were generating

How does one parse a syntax error?

2008-01-26 Thread Dov Isaacs
Rob, Unfortunately, I don't think that there is any way of really "parsing" this PostScript error. It would have been helpful if you gave us a bit more information as to exactly what version of FrameMaker you were using, what platform you are on (Windows, Unix, Mac) and how you were generating

RE: corrupted paragraph format from 7.2 to 8

2008-01-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
I would strongly concur with Art on this one. This problem of the changing bullet is only one of a number of anomalies that one will likely encounter migrating to FrameMaker 8 from any earlier release. FrameMaker 8 uses Unicode. There is one and only one code point for any specific character. In

corrupted paragraph format from 7.2 to 8

2008-01-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
I would strongly concur with Art on this one. This problem of the "changing bullet" is only one of a number of anomalies that one will likely encounter migrating to FrameMaker 8 from any earlier release. FrameMaker 8 uses Unicode. There is one and only one "code point" for any specific character.

RE: The dreaded Internal Error error meets the dreaded Adobe support, sigh

2008-01-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
Emily, On behalf of Adobe, let me apologize for the runaround that you got from Adobe's Tech Support. As soon as I am done with this response, I will be forwarding your post on to our customer support escalation team. I don't know whether we do or don't still officially support FrameMaker 7.1 (I

RE: The dreaded Internal Error error meets the dreaded Adobe support, sigh

2008-01-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
Delete file C:\Windows\FNTCACHE.DAT with all applications closed and no printing going. Then immediately reboot! - Dov -Original Message- From: Emily Berk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 12:22 PM To: Dov Isaacs; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject

RE: The dreaded Internal Error error meets the dreaded Adobe support, sigh

2008-01-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
, January 11, 2008 1:20 PM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: The dreaded Internal Error error meets the dreaded Adobe support, sigh I deleted this file from the Windows/system32 directory, downed the laptop, and then rebooted. When I ran FM, and tried to print to Adobe

The dreaded Internal Error error meets the dreaded Adobe support, sigh

2008-01-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
Emily, On behalf of Adobe, let me apologize for the runaround that you got from Adobe's Tech Support. As soon as I am done with this response, I will be forwarding your post on to our customer support escalation team. I don't know whether we do or don't still "officially" support FrameMaker 7.1

The dreaded Internal Error error meets the dreaded Adobe support, sigh

2008-01-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
Delete file C:\Windows\FNTCACHE.DAT with all applications closed and no printing going. Then immediately reboot! - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Emily Berk [mailto:emily at armadillosoft.com] > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 12:22 PM > To: Dov Isa

The dreaded Internal Error error meets the dreaded Adobe support, sigh

2008-01-11 Thread Dov Isaacs
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 1:20 PM > To: Dov Isaacs > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: The dreaded Internal Error error meets the dreaded Adobe support, sigh > > I deleted this file from the Windows/system32 directory, downed the laptop, and then rebo

RE: third-party or Frame tools for doc review/collaboration

2008-01-03 Thread Dov Isaacs
Yes, Shlomo is correct! Sorry! - Dov -Original Message- From: Shlomo Perets [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:38 AM Dov, You wrote: ... However, Acrobat 8 (both Standard and Pro) allows a user to enable a PDF file for shared review

third-party or Frame tools for doc review/collaboration

2008-01-03 Thread Dov Isaacs
Yes, Shlomo is correct! Sorry! - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Shlomo Perets [mailto:shlomo2 at microtype.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:38 AM > > Dov, > > You wrote: > > >... However, Acrobat 8 (both "Standard" and "Pro") allows a user to > >enable a PDF file

RE: third-party or Frame tools for doc review/collaboration

2008-01-02 Thread Dov Isaacs
Adobe discontinued the Frame viewing product not too long after acquiring Frame Development, Inc. FrameMaker came with an ability to produce PDF files and the ability to read PDF files was distributed for free. Of course, that didn't solve the collaboration issue. However, Acrobat 8 (both

third-party or Frame tools for doc review/collaboration

2008-01-02 Thread Dov Isaacs
Adobe discontinued the Frame viewing product not too long after acquiring Frame Development, Inc. FrameMaker came with an ability to produce PDF files and the ability to "read" PDF files was distributed for free. Of course, that didn't solve the collaboration issue. However, Acrobat 8 (both

RE: Frame 7.1 and vista

2007-12-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
FrameMaker 7.1 will probably work OK (although Adobe does not officially support it) except that FrameMaker 7.1 doesn't coordinate with Acrobat 8.x and the only version of Acrobat that works dependably with Vista is Acrobat 8.1. The real question is WHY you would want Vista. It still isn't really

Frame 7.1 and vista

2007-12-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
FrameMaker 7.1 will probably work OK (although Adobe does not officially support it) except that FrameMaker 7.1 doesn't coordinate with Acrobat 8.x and the only version of Acrobat that works dependably with Vista is Acrobat 8.1. The real question is WHY you would want Vista. It still isn't really

RE: Acrobat / FrameMaker conflicts during install

2007-12-13 Thread Dov Isaacs
(1) In fact, there is still free phone support for software installation problems. (2) Very likely, your Acrobat installation problems have to do someone attempting to uninstall old versions by simply wiping out files as opposed to going to the Control Panel and properly uninstalling the

RE: Acrobat / FrameMaker conflicts during install

2007-12-13 Thread Dov Isaacs
install A word of advice: install Acrobat *after* Frame and DO NOT install the Frame PDF add-on thing. JW On Dec 13, 2007 2:25 PM, Dov Isaacs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (1) In fact, there is still free phone support for software installation problems. (2) Very likely, your Acrobat

Acrobat / FrameMaker conflicts during install

2007-12-13 Thread Dov Isaacs
(1) In fact, there is still free phone support for software installation problems. (2) Very likely, your Acrobat installation problems have to do someone attempting to uninstall old versions by simply wiping out files as opposed to going to the Control Panel and properly uninstalling the

Acrobat / FrameMaker conflicts during install

2007-12-13 Thread Dov Isaacs
13, 2007 12:10 PM > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: Acrobat / FrameMaker conflicts during install > > A word of advice: install Acrobat *after* Frame and DO NOT install the Frame > PDF add-on thing. > > JW > > On Dec 13, 2007 2:25 PM, Dov Isaacs wrote: > &

RE: a new Dell PC

2007-12-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
Ashley, Dell is fine although my experience is that you are better off if you buy the Dell Precision Workstations as opposed to the stuff they hawk for the low-end, casual users. The workstations tend to use more generic parts as opposed to married-to-the-motherboard specialized-for-Dell

a new Dell PC

2007-12-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
Ashley, Dell is fine although my experience is that you are better off if you buy the "Dell Precision Workstations" as opposed to the stuff they hawk for the low-end, casual users. The "workstations" tend to use more "generic" parts as opposed to married-to-the-motherboard specialized-for-Dell

FrameMaker 8.0.1 Update for Solaris

2007-11-22 Thread Dov Isaacs
Update - the Solaris version of the FrameMaker 8.0.1 update did not make it up to the Adobe update site yet due to the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States. It will be posted (we hope) sometime next week. - Dov ___ You are

FrameMaker 8.0.1 Update Released by Adobe

2007-11-22 Thread Dov Isaacs
Adobe has released the FrameMaker 8.0.1 update to fix a number of anomalies with FrameMaker 8.0. You may download and install the update from within FrameMaker 8.0 using the Help=>Updates route or via direct download from Adobe's website. Note that the update installer is approximately 150

FrameMaker 8.0.1 Update for Solaris

2007-11-22 Thread Dov Isaacs
Update - the Solaris version of the FrameMaker 8.0.1 update did not make it up to the Adobe update site yet due to the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States. It will be posted (we hope) sometime next week. - Dov

RE: Default postscript level in Adobe Reader 7.0?

2007-11-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
Tammy, Adobe Reader and Acrobat both select the PostScript language level based entirely upon the PostScript language level specified in the device's .PPD (PostScript Printer Definition) file. If your colleague's printer doesn't work properly with the default PostScript language level set in the

Default postscript level in Adobe Reader 7.0?

2007-11-14 Thread Dov Isaacs
Tammy, Adobe Reader and Acrobat both select the PostScript language level based entirely upon the PostScript language level specified in the device's .PPD (PostScript Printer Definition) file. If your colleague's printer doesn't work properly with the default PostScript language level set in the

RE: Conversion of Frame 7.0 docs [using Frame 8.0] into PDF

2007-10-26 Thread Dov Isaacs
This issue has NEVER had anything to do with Acrobat. - Dov -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:framers- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Houser Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 1:28 PM To: jeanbaptiste ouedraogo Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject:

Conversion of Frame 7.0 docs [using Frame 8.0] into PDF

2007-10-26 Thread Dov Isaacs
This issue has NEVER had anything to do with Acrobat. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces+isaacs=adobe.com at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- > bounces+isaacs=adobe.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan Houser > Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 1:28

RE: Frame 8 - Acrobat 8 crash

2007-10-04 Thread Dov Isaacs
Based upon what we know, it is highly unlikely that the Acrobat 8.1 update has anything to do with the problems of save as PDF with FrameMaker 8. Problems appear to be in FrameMaker 8. Update for FrameMaker 8 under development now. - Dov -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Frame 8 - Acrobat 8 crash

2007-10-04 Thread Dov Isaacs
Based upon what we know, it is highly unlikely that the Acrobat 8.1 update has anything to do with the problems of "save as PDF" with FrameMaker 8. Problems appear to be in FrameMaker 8. Update for FrameMaker 8 under development now. - Dov > -Original Message- > From:

Adobe Unveils Technical Communication Suite

2007-09-24 Thread Dov Isaacs
( BW)(CA-ADOBE-SYSTEMS)(ADBE) Adobe Unveils Technical Communication Suite Integrated Toolkit for Technical Writers Includes Major Upgrade to RoboHelp Business Editors/Technology Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2007--Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today

Adobe Unveils Technical Communication Suite

2007-09-24 Thread Dov Isaacs
( BW)(CA-ADOBE-SYSTEMS)(ADBE) Adobe Unveils Technical Communication Suite Integrated Toolkit for Technical Writers Includes Major Upgrade to RoboHelp Business Editors/Technology Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2007--Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today

RE: PDF question

2007-09-21 Thread Dov Isaacs
anything we ship with any product. - Dov -Original Message- From: Pinkham, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 5:52 AM To: Dov Isaacs; Miriam Lezak; Framers Subject: RE: PDF question I've never had time or need yet to delve into the how, but I

RE: OT: PDF question

2007-09-21 Thread Dov Isaacs
That does NOT necessarily work in many cases, especially EPS passthrough (including placed PDF in FrameMaker)! - Dov -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:framers- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Art Campbell Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 7:06 PM To: Miriam

PDF question

2007-09-21 Thread Dov Isaacs
grayscale, but that certainly isn't anything we ship with any product. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Pinkham, Jim [mailto:Jim.Pinkham at voith.com] > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 5:52 AM > To: Dov Isaacs; Miriam Lezak; Framers > Subject: RE: PDF question

OT: PDF question

2007-09-21 Thread Dov Isaacs
That does NOT necessarily work in many cases, especially EPS passthrough (including placed PDF in FrameMaker)! - Dov > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces+isaacs=adobe.com at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- > bounces+isaacs=adobe.com at lists.frameusers.com] On

RE: Is 3D Distiller required to process U3D files in FM 8 ?

2007-09-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
If you have ANY version of Acrobat 7 or 8 already installed on your system, you absolutely DON'T want the castrated version of Distiller that comes with FrameMaker 8! - Dov -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:framers- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Art Campbell

RE: Is 3D Distiller required to process U3D files in FM 8 ?

2007-09-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
Of course not! - Dov -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 5:05 PM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Art Campbell; Frame Users; Free Framers List Subject: RE: Is 3D Distiller required to process U3D files in FM 8 ? Hi

RE: PDF question

2007-09-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
No, there is no simple way to do that via either driver or joboptions. However, you can do what you want in Acrobat 7 Pro or Acrobat 8 Pro with the color conversion options. - Dov -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:framers- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Miriam

Is 3D Distiller required to process U3D files in FM 8 ?

2007-09-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
If you have ANY version of Acrobat 7 or 8 already installed on your system, you absolutely DON'T want the castrated version of Distiller that comes with FrameMaker 8! - Dov > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces+isaacs=adobe.com at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- >

Is 3D Distiller required to process U3D files in FM 8 ?

2007-09-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
Of course not! - Dov > -Original Message- > From: edecr01 at luther.edu [mailto:edecr01 at luther.edu] > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 5:05 PM > To: Dov Isaacs > Cc: Art Campbell; Frame Users; Free Framers List > Subject: RE: Is 3D Distiller required to

PDF question

2007-09-20 Thread Dov Isaacs
No, there is no "simple" way to do that via either driver or joboptions. However, you can do what you want in Acrobat 7 Pro or Acrobat 8 Pro with the color conversion options. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces+isaacs=adobe.com at lists.frameusers.com

RE: Adobe PrintMe Gone Away?

2007-09-19 Thread Dov Isaacs
Actually, there is/was no such thing as Adobe PrintMe! I assume of course that you are referring to the function that WAS in Acrobat 6 and 7 for printing. That was actually a function provided by EFI (Electronics for Imaging) that allowed you to access printers on their internet-based network of

Adobe PrintMe Gone Away?

2007-09-19 Thread Dov Isaacs
Actually, there is/was no such thing as "Adobe PrintMe"! I assume of course that you are referring to the function that WAS in Acrobat 6 and 7 for printing. That was actually a function provided by EFI (Electronics for Imaging) that allowed you to access printers on their internet-based network

RE: first impressions of FrameMaker 8

2007-08-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
The activation mechanism supports two activations such that you can use the software per the EULA. Note that if you need to move from a system to another (i.e., a third system), there is a function to DE-activate on a system which adds one back to your available activation count. That system does

RE: first impressions of FrameMaker 8

2007-08-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
Same - Dov -Original Message- From: Bill Swallow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 3:29 PM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Bodvar Bjorgvinsson; Sarah O'Keefe; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: first impressions of FrameMaker 8 Yes, it works well in Acrobat

RE: first impressions of FrameMaker 8

2007-08-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
complainers were in fact users who previously tried to install one copy of a program on a whole fleet of computers. - Dov -Original Message- From: Syed Zaeem Hosain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 3:35 PM To: Dov Isaacs Cc: Bodvar Bjorgvinsson; Sarah

first impressions of FrameMaker 8

2007-08-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
The activation mechanism supports two activations such that you can use the software per the EULA. Note that if you need to move from a system to another (i.e., a third system), there is a function to DE-activate on a system which adds one back to your available activation count. That system does

first impressions of FrameMaker 8

2007-08-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
Same - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Bill Swallow [mailto:techcommdood at gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 3:29 PM > To: Dov Isaacs > Cc: Bodvar Bjorgvinsson; Sarah O'Keefe; framers at frameusers.com > Subject: Re: first impressions of Fra

first impressions of FrameMaker 8

2007-08-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
complainers were in fact users who previously tried to install one copy of a program on a whole fleet of computers. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Syed Zaeem Hosain [mailto:Syed.Hosain at aeris.net] > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 3:35 PM > To: Dov Isaacs

RE: Need 8 Install Help

2007-08-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
Did you fully uninstall the beta test copy FIRST before trying to install the trial version? If not, you are probably hosed until you get a license. - Dov -Original Message- From: Randall Larson-Maynard Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 1:03 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com

RE: Multiple versions of Acrobat on same system?

2007-08-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
think it would have shown a bit more prudence, wouldn't you? I haven't had any problems - yet. Cheers T -Original Message- From: Dov Isaacs Sent: Monday, 6 August 2007 9:02 a.m. To: Diane Gaskill; Framers (E-mail) Subject: RE: Multiple versions of Acrobat on same system

RE: Multiple versions of Acrobat on same system?

2007-08-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:37 AM To: Dov Isaacs; Framers (E-mail) Subject: RE: Multiple versions of Acrobat on same system? Thanks Dov. I'll bring this up at our next staff meeting. One thing I forgot to mention. Even though our new docs are in FM (finally!), we

Need 8 Install Help

2007-08-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
Did you fully uninstall the beta test copy FIRST before trying to install the "trial" version? If not, you are probably hosed until you get a license. - Dov > -Original Message- > From: Randall Larson-Maynard > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 1:03 PM > To: framers at

Multiple versions of Acrobat on same system?

2007-08-07 Thread Dov Isaacs
Framemaker 7.2 and Acrobat 7.0 Distiller installed on my system. You'd > think it would have shown a bit more prudence, wouldn't you? > > I haven't had any problems - yet. > > Cheers > T > > -Original Message- > From: Dov Isaacs > Sent: Monday, 6 August 2007

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