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Subject:Re: Windows Vista and FrameMaker? From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:17:51 -0700
I totally agree. At my last job we upgraded to 7.0 because we needed
Section 508 compatibility, but skipped 7.1, 7.2, and 8.as not worth
the money.
I found 9.0 unusable on my laptop when undocked due to the 1024x768
screen. It was fine on my 1680x1050 display.
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 5:47 AM, Fred Ridder<docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:
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> It's true that Frame 7.2 is rather old at this point, and it's true that Frame 8.0 did add an official implementation of change tracking (although not as comprehensive as Word's) and support for Unicode fonts. But it's also true that most of the new features are related to structured mode and may not be important to many users. And it's also true that several bugs and illogical behaviors were introduced, at least some of which are documented in the release notes as "correcting" long-established and logical behavior. But other than learning a few UI changes and how to work around the bugs, there is little or no learning curve for a 7.x to 8.0 transition.
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> Frame 9.0, on the other hand has an extensively redesigned user interface that is more similar to other Adobe apps with floating toolbars and control bars rather than the traditional FrameMaker menu and dialog interface. Unless you're using a large high-res monitor or a multi-monitor setup, you may have issues with the small working area that is left after you've scattered toolbars all over the place.
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