[Framers] FM 10 on a new computer.

[Peter Gold]

AFAIK, the MIF Filter converter for InDesign, from dtptools.com, is the
only non-Adobe/non-FM tool that can read MIF into another proprietary
application's format. Some FM features are translated better than others.

You can subscribe to InDesign month-by-month whenever you need to use it.

Folks have used Adobe's MIF Reference Guide to create data-publishing
applications. However, FM is required to convert native FM files to MIF and
other non-FM formats. Earlier FM releases present the message
"skipping...," when they ignore later FM features they don't recognize when
opening later-version MIF files.


On Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 6:24 PM D B <dbailey4117 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.


Who doesn't?

If you're looking for the most flexibility, consider the least-lossy
document formats that are recognized by the most applications. RTF is one.

I think I'll
> give it a try.
>

Let us know how it goes!


> 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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