[Framers] Old FrameMaker books?

[Scott Prentice]

That could *almost* be a viable option if indexes had been replaced with 
decent linguistic search engines. But most search engines out there are 
absolute crap. The removal of indexes was purely a cost saving move and 
nothing about providing usable documentation.

A good index provided a huge benefit to both doc developer and the end 
user. But now, I suppose people are "lucky" to get any documentation at 
all. Set your sights low, and that's where it all ends up.

Cheers,
...scott


On 10/2/17 2:33 PM, Wroblewski, Victoria wrote:
> This might be the reason we stopped actually doing index entries and have been quietly deleting index files from our books (I have a former co worker from another company who is in horror over this idea).  Use the search, people.
>
> - V
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> Scott,You might want to hang onto that 5.5 book. Once Adobe started creating the documentation the Index started going downhill, when compared to the original Frame issued books. The original Index was actual usefulI wouldn't part with mine unless I had to.
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>      On Monday, October 2, 2017 1:54 PM, Scott Prentice <sp14 at leximation.com> wrote:
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>
>   Hi...
>
> I hate to pitch (recycle) this stuff if it's of any use to anyone.
>
> User Guides for FM 7.0, FM 6.0, FM+SGML 6.0, and FM 5.5. All basically new and some still in plastic.
>
> Contact me off list if you'd like any or all of these.
>
> Cheers,
> ...scott
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