[Framers] FM2019 and gremlins

Fri Feb 25 02:33:11 PST 2022

Adobe "works in mysterious ways"!+
Good luck,
Bodvar


fim., 24. feb. 2022 kl. 23:46 skrifaði tammyvb spectrumwritingllc.com <
tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com>:

> Hi All,
>
> OK, sorry for going dark in my reply, but I am getting too dam*ed old for
> this sh*t. First, my backup system just got home from repairs yesterday and
> this morning, my primary work system decided to take a cr*p as well. So, I
> had to get in to see the doc as well . . . At this stage in the game, I
> want a friggin' tent and horse and call life good.
>
> So, I decided to try something before sending out an SOS for a MIF wash
> and I kid you not. . . it worked. I took the backup file to the non-opening
> FM file and changed the extension from backup.fm to .mif and then when
> prompted w/ the question about which application did I want to open the
> file, I chose FM2019 and voila, it really flipping worked. The file opened
> up like nobody's business and I perused it and all was just as expected -
> it had the same date and timestamp as its source .fm file so I knew the
> content was indeed the most current - and so, I then saved the file as the
> .fm file and now all is right in my little world - relatively speaking of
> course after 2 days of sick systems.
>
> And thank you for the information about the gremlins that caused the
> Welcome screen fiasco. I can live w/ it. . . as long as I have my systems
> working and my files accessible.
>
> I am going to have a liquid dinner tonight.😀
>
> This list rocks as always.
>
> TVB
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Framers <framers-bounces+tammyvb=
> spectrumwritingllc.com at lists.frameusers.com> on behalf of tammyvb
> spectrumwritingllc.com <tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2022 6:44 AM
> To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. <
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> Subject: Re: [Framers] FM2019 and gremlins
>
> Thank you. I will try this and then reach out if I need help still. This
> list rocks.
>
> TVB
>
> Sent from my iPhone. Blame Steve Jobs for any typos.
>
> > On Feb 23, 2022, at 6:09 AM, Lin Sims <ljsims.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > And if you can't use the trial version for some reason, let us know. I
> know
> > I'm willing to open it for you and put it through a mif wash, and I doubt
> > I'm the only one.
> >
> >> On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 7:55 AM Jeff Coatsworth <
> >> Jeff.Coatsworth at jonasclub.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Welcome screen issues - several reports on the FM forum; Adobe is
> looking
> >> into it - there's a workaround involving editing the welcome.htm file
> >> posted. It appears that some Win10 update has messed it up.
> >>
> >> Unopenable file - haven't got much to help you on that - maybe download
> >> the 2020 trial and try opening a copy of it with that and if it works
> back
> >> save it & as .mif
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Framers <framers-bounces+jeff.coatsworth=
> >> jonasclub.com at lists.frameusers.com> on behalf of
> >> tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com <tammyvb at spectrumwritingllc.com>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:29 PM
> >> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
> >> Subject: [Framers] FM2019 and gremlins
> >>
> >> So,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I just opened FM2019 (Windows 10, 64-bit, fully updated) for the first
> time
> >> in in about a month and a half and whoa. . . the Welcome screen has been
> >> taken over by gremlins apparently. . . it has a totally different
> layout,
> >> font size, different options etc.  I had no idea that this was even
> >> possible. . .I mean it's a desktop app with a perpetual license so the
> app
> >> doesn't have to "phone home"  when I launch it , but then even further,
> >> after I opened the book that I last worked on 6 weeks ago, and for one
> file
> >> in the book, I am getting the following message:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The file "filename.fm" is not a FM file. Framemaker can try to open the
> >> file
> >> in either Framemaker or in the file's native application. Uh, the file
> >>>> IS<< an FM file . .  . I just worked on it 6 weeks ago w/out any
> issues.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> When I click on the Framemaker option, I then get a second message
> stating
> >> that the file can't be opened with this version of FM. . . but it's a
> file
> >> that I just opened 6 weeks ago. I punted and then tried the heroic open
> >> option to no avail.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I know the chances of this oddity being related to the Welcome screen
> >> metamorphosis is pretty slim, but >>SOMETHING<< had to change in the
> app to
> >> give me two issues at once.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thoughts???? I really, really  need to be able to open this file.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> TVB
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Tammy Van Boening
> >>
> >> Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com
> >>
> >>
> >>
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