Melissa, One such document on the BOOLEAN conditional text feature is documented in an article by Sarah O'Keefe and can be found at http://www.adobe.com/devnet/framemaker/articles/fm8_single_sourcing.html.
If you do a web search for "framemaker 8 boolean", without the double-quotes, you will get a log of hits that explain the Frame 8 features. I tried it with "framemaker 9 boolean" and got almost as many. Between these you should be able to gather sufficient justification for upgrading to frame 9. I am running 7.2, 8, and an eval of 9 and haven't found any issues when saving as a previous version, a 9 document back to 8, back to 7.2. The big issue there is that any 9=specific features will be dropped when going to 8, and 8=specific features are dropped when going to 7.2, which should be expected. HTH, David Spreadbury Sr. Technical Writer -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Melissa Clark Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 6:30 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Adobe information on conditional text enhancements in 8.x / 9.x, feedback, compatibility issues Hi, I'm currently using Adobe FrameMaker 7.2. I'd like to upgrade to Adobe FrameMaker 9.x but am seeking more information first (for upgrade justification to management). I seem to recall that there was a whitepaper or other explanation type of document (written by Adobe) that described the BOOLEAN style conditional text setting enhancements that were done in FM 8.x. Does anyone happen to know where I can get that document (or another similar one applicable to 9.x?)? Does anyone know whether FM documents are completely compatible (open fine without down saving) between 8.x and 9.x? I seem to recall there's an incompatibility issue (which means files have to be down saved) between 5.x and 7.x and again between 7.x and 9.x but am wondering if the same issue exists between 8.x and 9.x. I'd also appreciate any general feedback (positive OR negative) that people want to share on FM 9.x. Thanks, Melissa _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.