On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:22:26 -0700, <[email protected]> wrote: >Curiosity question: I see a number of people keeping FM7.2 on their >systems. Why? Wouldn't it be simpler to go to FM8 and be done with it? I >don't have a need to send .fm or .book files to people, but if I did, I >could save it in FM7.2 format if needed (as far as I recall) from within >FM 8.
Not always true. While FM8 does offer FM7 (and FM7 MIF) as SaveAs choices, there are a few spots where the FM8 UTF-8 encoding still appears in the FM7 file. Numbering strings, for example, when you use a \b bullet in the string. As a result, in Mif2Go, we check FM7 files as well as FM8 files for UTF-8, and handle it correctly wherever it appears. But FM7 itself doesn't like UTF-8 at all... ;-) So we'd be wary of using FM8 in a mixed environment for files that will be worked on later by folks who have only FM7. If you do use it, test *very* thoroughly, and look in odd corners like variable definitions, xref formats, and those numbering strings. You may be fine, but it's best to find out early if you're not. HTH! -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc. <[email protected]> http://www.omsys.com/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
