[Framers] FM 10 on a new computer.

[D B]

Does anyone know if Affinity Publisher can open/save FM or MIF files?

I like the idea of a one-time purchase, quite a bit actually.  I think I'll
give it a try.

Doug

On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 4:01 PM Syed Zaeem Hosain <Syed.Hosain at aeris.net>
wrote:

> I have no real clue about Affinity, but you may find this interesting:
> https://fixthephoto.com/adobe-framemaker-vs-affinity-publisher.html
>
> For me, I switched to LaTeX (for my technical documents) after FM12 when
> the pricing/upgrade costs went berserk (IMHO), and from InDesign (minimal
> use really) and Photoshop to various Xara tools - now integrated into their
> Designer Pro lineup.
>
> The price is right for those replacement tools, and they do exactly what I
> need from them. With rational licensing and upgrade prices!
>
> YMMV, of course.
>
> Z
>
> Pardon my harping on these in a FrameMaker mailing list ... I feel that as
> an early adopter of FM (version 1.3, as I recall, on a Sun 3/50 back in
> 1988), I have earned the right a bit, I hope! 😊
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Framers <framers-bounces+syed.hosain=aeris.net at lists.frameusers.com>
> On Behalf Of Böðvar Björgvinsson
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 12:44 PM
> To: framers <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
> Subject: [Framers] FM 10 on a new computer.
>
> Hello all you great people!
>
> Sorry for the (Adobe) rant.
>
> Due to my laptop's old age I found myself needing a new pc, a desktop this
> time. All is well with everything but Adobe FM. I recently tried to install
> my FM12 which I had lost any info about, and got a categorical No Go from
> Adobe Support (contradiction in terms).
>
> However I managed to install my FM 10, legally bought with CD and all (for
> two computers but only one using it at a time) and got it set up and
> working OK. Only, when I tried to use it again, I got a message that it
> needs activation with Adobe. I ended up contacting Adobe online support who
> finally sent me an update and everything went well—for the time being.
>
> Now, some 10-15 days later I started FM10, only to find that it wanted
> activation with Adobe and I had 15 days until it would not be working at
> all. At first it said, no Internet. Then it said I was connected and I
> tried and I got the message that I had no internet connection and would
> have to try again (and some other variation and try again.
>
> The recommended webpage is of little or no help.
>
> So finally I contacted Adobe online support. It took them approx. 90
> minutes to figure it out. The product was too old for their databases. I
> gave the guy access to my PC and he started digging. Finally I had to
> uninstall and reinstall the FM upon which he sent me some kind of update
> (license key, probably) which he didn't manage to obey, and the same all
> over again. Then I remembered the update (TCS3) which he installed and then
> the other update and all went well. He told me he had given it a new
> license key (serial number) registered to my name. I hope for the best! And
> I really recommend those guys on the Adobe online support.
>
> But I think I am permanently giving up on Adobe. Nowadays they seem only
> to want your money. And a lot of it. Working now on probably my last FM
> project.
>
> Going for Affinity from now on, which seems fabulous software.
>
> That's all for now.
>
> Kind regards,
> Bodvar
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