[Framers] FM 16.0.4 update...

[Reng Winfried]

Hi Scott,

I still use FrameScript, and I can assure you that I have to
register FrameScript again after each update.
FrameScript adds a line in 
c:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe FrameMaker 2020\maker.ini
and not in 
c:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\FrameMaker\16\maker.ini
Each update overrides maker.ini in the Program Files folder.

Best regards

Winfried

-----Original Message-----
From: Framers <framers-bounces+w.reng=carecom-solutions.com at lists.frameusers.com> On Behalf Of Scott Prentice
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 9:10 PM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: [Framers] FM 16.0.4 update...

Lynne...

Some updates have replaced the INI, but I don't recall it happening often (maybe I've blocked those memories). I'd switch to the "user" area if Adobe provided a "$USERDIR" variable for structured applications. If you move the apps into the user area, you have to hard-code the path in the application definition .. annoying and error prone. So since I keep using $STRUCTDIR in my app definitions, I have to install things in the Program Files area, so I keep using the default maker.ini (not a great excuse, but that's my thinking).

Thanks for the tip with "back" .. although it seems to not be persistent. Guess it's not related to the update install.

Cheers,
...scott


On 2/16/22 11:17 AM, Lynne A. Price wrote:
>
> On 2/16/2022 10:53 AM, Scott Prentice wrote:
>> I just installed the 16.0.4 update, and see the following oddities ..
>>
>> - the update blindly installed a new maker.ini, which wiped out all 
>> plugins registered there a well as any customizations (yes, I know, I 
>> should use the maker.ini in %appdata% .. but still, I don't recall 
>> this being done with earlier updates)
>
> Scott,
>
>    I believe all updates have replaced the main maker.ini; it is part 
> of the distribution and may have changes.
>
>
>>
>> - hosed the "welcome page" in both FM2019 and FM2017
>
>    The Welcome Page seems to have been destroyed today independently 
> of the update. Select the Back command from the context menu to 
> restore it.
>
>     --Lynne