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> I'm currently researching the options for a FrameMaker online help
> system. No screen captures involved, but I currently think that
> FrameMaker might run too slowly to be an effective or convenient to run
> an online help system. I've heard recently about about a "view only"
> version of Framemaker that might be ideal for this purpose. Has anybody
> seen this version of FrameMaker in action?
> Anatole Wilson
My experience is that FrameMaker's faster than anything else. I use a
Macintosh IIci (without a cache card) and I've integrated our in-house style
guide as well as the style guides of all of my publishers into FrameMaker's
online help system. It's very effective *and* convenient.
The view-only version of FrameMaker is called FrameReader. There's also a
FrameViewer product for UNIX boxes.
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