[Framers] FrameMaker 2020

[Rick Quatro]

FYI: I am currently using FrameMaker 12 to do a structured project for a
client. FrameMaker 12 is certainly capable of working with structured
documents.

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
rick at frameexpert.com
585-729-6746
www.frameexpert.com/store/

-----Original Message-----
From: Framers <framers-bounces+rick=rickquatro.com at lists.frameusers.com> On
Behalf Of Carol J. Elkins
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 6:26 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: [Framers] FrameMaker 2020

Ditto what Mike said. The ONLY reason I'm still sticking with Frame12 is
because I have no need for structured documents and there haven't been
enough non-structure improvements since FM12 to justify the cost of
upgrading. Yes, some would-be-nice-to-haves, but nothing worth the price.
The strength of FM is that I can still make it jump through serious
advanced-level hoops despite its age. It just may take a bit longer. Same
thing applies to me, too.

Carol

At 04:29 PM 1/15/2020, Mike Wickham wrote:
>New versions of FrameMaker always seem to concentrate on adding 
>features for the structured community. I get it. That's the strenght 
>of the program. But the new features I'd like to see involve 
>handling of graphics and type. For example, it would be nice to be 
>able to make a graphic float in the middle of a two-column page, and 
>have both columns wrap around it. Or how about taking advantage of 
>the various OpenType features that InDesign can handle with ease, 
>but Frame is clueless about-- like easy, true small caps, or 
>oldstyle numerals? Or optical margins and hanging indents, for a 
>more modern, refined look in printed docs? Or a separate offset 
>setting for numerators and denominators? Right now, you can set 
>superscript and subscript offsets to work for either 
>super/subscripts or numerators/denominators, but not both.

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