FrameMaker 8 and ePub 9.2

[Art Campbell]

I would guess the gotcha or reason to upgrade wasn't backward
compatibility, but compatibility or support for the new features in FM
8. Unicode, multiple conditionals, etc....

Art

On 8/14/07, Flato, Gillian <gflato at nanometrics.com> wrote:
> So today I received Frame 8 so I installed it on my test machine with
> ePub 9.2 to test compatibility. Despite Quadralay claiming they are not
> compatible, I didn't believe it based on something a Quadralay employee
> let slip.
>
> Test Conditions:
> Frame 8 Unstructured (file had conditions and x-refs)
> ePub 9.2
> Creating *.chm file
>
> 1. I installed both apps.
> 2. I copied a Frame 7 book, files and images over to my test machine.
> 3. Opened them up in Frame 8 so Frame 8 would up-rev them.
> 4. Saved in Frame 8 as Frame 8 files.
> 5. Opened ePub 9.2.
> 6. Created new project.
> 7. Scanned docs.
> 8. Mapped TOC styles and page break priority.
> 9. Saved project.
> 10. Scanned docs again.
> 11. Generated help file.
>
> Voila! I have a help file. No problem. X-refs work, conditions work,
> everything works.
>
> So I don't see any reason to upgrade. It's possible if you make other
> kinds of help or use structured Frame you may have to, but so far,
> everything's working fine.
>
> Hmmm, not to be cynical but, seems like Quadralay is telling us Frame 8
> and ePub 9.2 are not compatible to get us to pay for an upgrade. But, of
> course, I am not cynical!
>
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
> <mailto:gflato at nanometrics.com>
>
> Gillian Flato
>
> Technical Writer (Software)
>
> nanometrics
>
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>
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> * gflato at nanometrics <mailto:gflato at nanometrics.com> .com
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