Re: [Framers] Framemaker licensing and channel publishing questions
The Adobe forum has quite a bit of information about this too. Caroline Tabach On Sat, 20 Feb 2021, 01:24 , wrote: > Thank you for the information. > > TVB > > Tammy Van Boening > Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com > www.spectrumwritingllc.com > > -Original Message- > From: Framers > On > Behalf Of Caroline Tabach > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 9:40 PM > To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. > > Cc: Framers List > Subject: Re: [Framers] Framemaker licensing and channel publishing > questions > > I published to HTML5 I was able to customize it and make the files do > whatever I liked. > > I changed the colors to match our application etc. > > I stayed with Frame 2017. > > > > Caroline Tabach > > On Thu, 18 Feb 2021, 21:40 , wrote: > > > OK, > > > > > > > > So, I might not have a choice, and I might have to upgrade to FM2020, > > which thrills me like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. I know > > that Framemaker is now a subscription license, and I could go off on a > > big rant about that, but. . first question -what do you get for this > > subscription license - just the privilege of being able to use > > Framemaker, or??? Adobe >>USED<< to provide updates to Framemaker for > > perpetual license holders, so I am assuming that updates are still > > supplied, but is there support of any type whatsoever or is still the > > stalk, hunt and kill method between this list, the forum, and googling > > searches to get what you need? I just don't relish the idea of paying > > over and over again and basically buying this software 3 times over > > during the time that I use it and I get no improved benefits. > > > > > > > > Second, has anyone on this list ever used the publishing feature and > > published an FM book to an output other than PDF - specifically HTML5? > > If so, what did you like about it, what did you not like, etc? Were > > able to successfully produce HTML5 w/ the customizations that you > > wanted? I have a TON of questions about this feature, and of course, > > documentation about it from Adobe is sparse and hard to find, but I > > definitely need to know more for many reasons. > > > > > > > > TIA, > > > > > > > > TVB > > > > > > > > Tammy Van Boening > > > > Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com > > > > www.spectrumwritingllc.com > > > > > > > > ___ > > > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's > > homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at > > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > > > ___ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at > http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > > ___ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] Framemaker licensing and channel publishing questions
Thank you for the information. TVB Tammy Van Boening Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com www.spectrumwritingllc.com -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of Caroline Tabach Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 9:40 PM To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. Cc: Framers List Subject: Re: [Framers] Framemaker licensing and channel publishing questions I published to HTML5 I was able to customize it and make the files do whatever I liked. I changed the colors to match our application etc. I stayed with Frame 2017. Caroline Tabach On Thu, 18 Feb 2021, 21:40 , wrote: > OK, > > > > So, I might not have a choice, and I might have to upgrade to FM2020, > which thrills me like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. I know > that Framemaker is now a subscription license, and I could go off on a > big rant about that, but. . first question -what do you get for this > subscription license - just the privilege of being able to use > Framemaker, or??? Adobe >>USED<< to provide updates to Framemaker for > perpetual license holders, so I am assuming that updates are still > supplied, but is there support of any type whatsoever or is still the > stalk, hunt and kill method between this list, the forum, and googling > searches to get what you need? I just don't relish the idea of paying > over and over again and basically buying this software 3 times over > during the time that I use it and I get no improved benefits. > > > > Second, has anyone on this list ever used the publishing feature and > published an FM book to an output other than PDF - specifically HTML5? > If so, what did you like about it, what did you not like, etc? Were > able to successfully produce HTML5 w/ the customizations that you > wanted? I have a TON of questions about this feature, and of course, > documentation about it from Adobe is sparse and hard to find, but I > definitely need to know more for many reasons. > > > > TIA, > > > > TVB > > > > Tammy Van Boening > > Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com > > www.spectrumwritingllc.com > > > > ___ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's > homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] Framemaker licensing and channel publishing questions
One alternative to upgrading would be to get an older copy of RoboHelp of the same vintage as your copy of FrameMaker and link your FM projects to RH. Then you can publish to PDF with FM and to web help or whatever with RH. http://lauriston.com/fm10_link_to_rh9.zip Another alternative is WebWorks ePublisher, which last time I used it, with FM10, generated much nicer HTML than RH9 (same vintage as FM10). On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 11:40 AM wrote: > > So, I might not have a choice, and I might have to upgrade to FM2020, which > thrills me like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. ... ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] Framemaker licensing and channel publishing questions
I published to HTML5 I was able to customize it and make the files do whatever I liked. I changed the colors to match our application etc. I stayed with Frame 2017. Caroline Tabach On Thu, 18 Feb 2021, 21:40 , wrote: > OK, > > > > So, I might not have a choice, and I might have to upgrade to FM2020, which > thrills me like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. I know that > Framemaker > is now a subscription license, and I could go off on a big rant about that, > but. . first question -what do you get for this subscription license - > just > the privilege of being able to use Framemaker, or??? Adobe >>USED<< to > provide updates to Framemaker for perpetual license holders, so I am > assuming that updates are still supplied, but is there support of any type > whatsoever or is still the stalk, hunt and kill method between this list, > the forum, and googling searches to get what you need? I just don't relish > the idea of paying over and over again and basically buying this software 3 > times over during the time that I use it and I get no improved benefits. > > > > Second, has anyone on this list ever used the publishing feature and > published an FM book to an output other than PDF - specifically HTML5? If > so, what did you like about it, what did you not like, etc? Were able to > successfully produce HTML5 w/ the customizations that you wanted? I have a > TON of questions about this feature, and of course, documentation about it > from Adobe is sparse and hard to find, but I definitely need to know more > for many reasons. > > > > TIA, > > > > TVB > > > > Tammy Van Boening > > Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com > > www.spectrumwritingllc.com > > > > ___ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com > ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] Framemaker licensing and channel publishing questions
Thank you for the information. Much appreciated.Sent from Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: Robert Lauriston Date: 2/18/21 2:14 PM (GMT-07:00) To: "An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software." Subject: Re: [Framers] Framemaker licensing and channel publishing questions You get upgrades and updates so long as you subscribe. There's techsupport by phone, chat, or email, for what it's worth.Multi-channel publishing to HTML5 etc. is via a subset of RoboHelpfeatures, similar to the way publishing to PDF is a subset of AcrobatPro features. It's not as customizable as with RoboHelp.https://help.adobe.com/en_US/framemaker/using/using-framemaker/user-guide/frm_generating_output-multichannel.htmlOn Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 11:40 AM wrote:>> ... Framemaker> is now a subscription license, and I could go off on a big rant about that,> but. . first question -what do you get for this subscription license - just> the privilege of being able to use Framemaker, or??? Adobe >>USED<< to> provide updates to Framemaker for perpetual license holders, so I am> assuming that updates are still supplied, but is there support of any type ...>> Second, has anyone on this list ever used the publishing feature and> published an FM book to an output other than PDF - specifically HTML5? ...___This message is from the Framers mailing listSend messages to framers@lists.frameusers.comVisit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.comArchives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.comSend administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] Framemaker licensing and channel publishing questions
You get upgrades and updates so long as you subscribe. There's tech support by phone, chat, or email, for what it's worth. Multi-channel publishing to HTML5 etc. is via a subset of RoboHelp features, similar to the way publishing to PDF is a subset of Acrobat Pro features. It's not as customizable as with RoboHelp. https://help.adobe.com/en_US/framemaker/using/using-framemaker/user-guide/frm_generating_output-multichannel.html On Thu, Feb 18, 2021 at 11:40 AM wrote: > > ... Framemaker > is now a subscription license, and I could go off on a big rant about that, > but. . first question -what do you get for this subscription license - just > the privilege of being able to use Framemaker, or??? Adobe >>USED<< to > provide updates to Framemaker for perpetual license holders, so I am > assuming that updates are still supplied, but is there support of any type ... > > Second, has anyone on this list ever used the publishing feature and > published an FM book to an output other than PDF - specifically HTML5? ... ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
