Windows 7 + FrameMaker 11 = BOOM!

[Alan Houser]

I think it's fair to say that FrameMaker never crashes _for you_. 
However, given my (somewhat different) experience with the stability of 
FrameMaker 11, I'm sensitive about having our concerns dismissed.  :-)

Stability of FrameMaker seems to vary greatly depending on the source 
files being edited,  authoring mode, and system environment (even on 
systems that meet and exceed FrameMaker requirements). If you haven't 
had the privilege of working on a "crashy" project, you're lucky.

-Alan

On 8/11/13 12:07 PM, Matt Sullivan wrote:
> I run FrameMaker so much, and crash Fm11 so infrequently, it's pretty 
> fair to say it never crashes. The few times I see a crash it is the 
> result of :
>
>   * a specific file which will not open (either a problematic graphic,
>     or a "corrupted" .fm file)
>   * a missing resource (font, graphic, unresolved xref) which presents
>     a user interaction dialog while updating a linked Rh project (or
>     any other similar process)
>
>
> Once you enable all missing resource alerts in your prefs, AND you can 
> open and update your entire book without error messages, then you can 
> start narrowing down the file and or graphic that is causing your 
> issue. Isolate the offending files from "good" content, and keep 
> splitting the "bad" files in half to narrow down the problem.
>
> NOTE: Those that can remember 25 MHz computers will recall that we 
> didn't always have immediate computer processing gratification!!! When 
> your application becomes unresponsive, take the opportunity to (insert 
> your Zen activity of choice) and allow Fm (or other app) to either 
> complete the process, or present an actual crash message. Failure to 
> allow Fm to complete a process could itself be what causes an actual 
> problem with the file.
>
> FWIW, I'm running Fm on a lean system: 4Gb RAM on my MacBook Air, 
> shared between the Mac OS and Win 7. I routinely run any and all apps 
> concurrently without fear of crashing. I do this for online classes, 
> for Adobe-sponsored webinars, and many other situations where crashing 
> would impact my ability to do my job, and very seriously and 
> negatively impact my clientele. And I don't crash.
>
>
> -Matt
>
>

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