For Unstructured Framemaker users: FM8 migration plans

[Mike Wickham]

> For users of unstructured Framemaker, what are your FM8 migration plans?
>
> Are there any compelling reasons to upgrade at this time?

I plan to upgrade*, but I'm still playing with the trial version of FM8. For 
me, the coolest feature is the ability to insert Unicode characters. I can 
now take advantage of the full character range of those fonts that have 
characters above the ASCII range. I also like the new row of tabs for open 
files. You can see which files are open at a glance. Clicking on a tab beats 
the heck out of clicking on Window to call up the file list and then 
clicking the appopriate file. (It's still not as easy as Alt-Wn.)

There's also a new text edit tracking feature, similar to Word's, that shows 
added and deleted text in different colors. I have no need for it right now, 
but I like it more than the old change bar method. If you use conditional 
text, they've added some Boolean expressions that make it more versatile.

Mike Wickham

* That is, if I can find a solution to an apparent bug with the interaction 
of justification and allowing automatic letter spacing, that I reported in 
another thread.