My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp

[Adam Hollett]

One of the least awkward ways to work with FrameMaker files and backups is probably to use revision control software like SVN or git. I keep backups disabled in FrameMaker because I know that every commit of changes to my files is backed up and reverting is easy.

This has worked wonders for us and I think it’s the way to go for a modern solution.

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)
Sent: September-05-14 2:42 PM
To: John Sgammato; Robert Lauriston
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Subject: RE: My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp

Robert and you are on the same page. ☺

Since I don’t really use them for anything either, I suppose I could also turn this off too … it is just more of my belts and suspenders belief coming through, I suspect!

Z

From: John Sgammato [mailto:john.sgammato at actifio.com]
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:39 AM
To: Robert Lauriston
Cc: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net<mailto:Syed.Hosain at aeris.net>); framers at lists.frameusers.com<mailto:framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Subject: Re: My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp

I have turned off the backup feature since FM9. I am on FM12 now.
I have never had reason to regret that decision.

On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Robert Lauriston <robert at lauriston.com<mailto:robert at lauriston.com>> wrote:
The .backup files were essential before 7.2 added undo, but since then
they have seemed to me to cause more trouble than they avoid. I can't
recall having had a problem where they would have been useful. It
seems like a legacy feature.

On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain
(Syed.Hosain at aeris.net<mailto:Syed.Hosain at aeris.net>) <Syed.Hosain at aeris.net<mailto:Syed.Hosain at aeris.net>> wrote:

> FWIW, I don’t like/use the idea of disabling the automatic backup feature
> within FrameMaker as mentioned by Robert Lauriston – even though my editing
> session work-flow does not strictly need them anymore.
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