InDesign as a replacement for Framemaker

[Alan Litchfield]

Huh???

On 16/09/2008, at 9:49 AM, Matt Sullivan wrote:

> Yes, we all specialize...
>
> And of all the "A" personalities I know (including myself) we're all
> indispensable and unique.
>
> If you are documenting or teaching-FM
> If you are selling or worried about how it looks on a frame on the  
> wall-ID
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Litchfield [mailto:alan at alphabyte.co.nz]
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 2:43 PM
> To: Matt Sullivan
> Cc: peter at knowhowpro.com; 'framers'
> Subject: Re: InDesign as a replacement for Framemaker
>
> Neither ;)
>
> Education, policy and government planning documentation. Remember
> there are many types of documentation to which FM is applied beyond
> tech writing and marketing.
>
> Cheers
> Alan
>
>
> On 16/09/2008, at 9:31 AM, Matt Sullivan wrote:
>
>> If the material is tech in nature, leave it in Frame!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> If the material is marketing collateral, (fully) enjoy the flex and
>> sophisticated typography that ID will give you.
>>
>> -Matt
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
>> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan
>> Litchfield
>> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 2:18 PM
>> To: peter at knowhowpro.com
>> Cc: framers
>> Subject: Re: InDesign as a replacement for Framemaker
>>
>> Gotta say, after Peter's run through, that I am considering trying  
>> out
>> CS3 on an existing project that is mostly gnarly tables, cross
>> references, and list and index markers.
>>
>> While it sounds great that ID is now able to perform most core
>> functions it is with concern that some are only available with the
>> addition of plug-ins. How will this affect backward compatibility for
>> old and archived files?
>>
>> The backward compatibility in FM is one of its greatest strengths,  
>> for
>> instance I have in the last couple of days been doing stuff with FM
>> files I have not seen for 8 years. FM has no problem with working  
>> with
>> these but I doubt that ID+various plug-ins would behave as nicely.  
>> One
>> of the great pleasures of flicking QuarkXPress off the system was  
>> also
>> saying good bye to the incessant problems I had with Xtensions'
>> missing warnings, I would not want to put myself back into that
>> situation with ID. On the other extreme, that is why I also produce a
>> fair amount in LaTeX - for the fact that if all else fails, it is  
>> only
>> text but ID is not.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Alan
>>
>> --
>> Alan Litchfield MBus(Hons), MNZCS
>> AlphaByte
>> PO Box 1941, Auckland, NZ. 1140
>> http://www.alphabyte.co.nz
>>
>>
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> Alan Litchfield MBus(Hons), MNZCS
> AlphaByte
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Alan Litchfield MBus(Hons), MNZCS
AlphaByte
PO Box 1941, Auckland, NZ. 1140
http://www.alphabyte.co.nz