[Framers] Frame/Distiller Question

[Syed Zaeem Hosain]

Hi, Fred.

Hmmm ... okay. That makes sense too. FWIW, I have not had problems with PDF generation in FrameMaker (through FM 12 anyway - I am not going to upgrade to FM 15 or FM 17 unless someone _gives_ me the money for the cost that Adobe now wants for that).

Plus the issue is now moot for me, I suppose. Since I have abandoned FrameMaker for all my _new_ work ... after having used it for decades (since pre-Adobe version 2 or 3 on a Sun 3/50 in 1988).

My only need for FM 12 is to edit older work ... and, _if_ I have the time (a couple of days ... for more than simple changes to the document), I convert the item to LaTeX for further work.

So, all my _new_ documents (very long specs really) are in LaTeX and I totally love the "see the PDF as you edit with one click" approach of TeXstudio. And, the consistent look and feel works great for specs ... I no longer need to worry about screwed up formats either! And, no last-minute faux pas with trying to generate PDF output that people occasionally experience here with their FM books! 

Yeah, the learning curve for LaTeX is steeper (TeXStudio is not WYSIWYG, but the semi-real-time PDF generation is close enough). The results are perfect for my needs. YMMV, of course!

(Sorry for the side-bar whining.)

Z

-----Original Message-----
From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+syed.hosain=aeris.net at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Fred Ridder
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 10:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [Framers] Frame/Distiller Question

I think the reason for installing FrameMaker after Acrobat is so that it will configure itself to use the Distiller instance you have already installed. If you do Acrobat after FrameMaker, Frame will be ignorant of the presence or location of the Distiller installed by Acrobat, so some of the "automatic" PDF generation methods (e.g., Save As PDF, Print to Adobe PDF) may or may not work reliably. But if you use an explicit method (e.g., print to PostScript and then distill the PS file to PDF, either directly or via a watched folder), either installation order should be fine since you will be invoking Distiller explicitly.


-FR

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From: Framers <framers-bounces+docudoc=hotmail.com at lists.frameusers.com> on behalf of Syed Zaeem Hosain <Syed.Hosain at aeris.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 1:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [Framers] Frame/Distiller Question

Hmmm ... my experience: as long as you stop FrameMaker from installing its version of Distiller, it does not matter when you install Acrobat.

So, I tend to do Acrobat last such that I have its latest files in place.

Z