Hi all... I have been out of the mainstream for quite a while -- apologies for
any inconvenience. A quick answer is, I compiled, *briefly* tested, and posted
some freeware plugins for Maker 9 on my site. (http://cudspan.net/plugins/)
Try them out, but please understand that I haven't been able to test them
exhaustively.
A few points.
* Mike mentions a problem with CudLog on Structured Maker 8. I was not aware
of
any
problems. Hopefully Mike can communicate with me offline to clear that up.
* I apologize, but I've been very busy for the last 5 years or so. Plugin dev
business wasn't
paying the rent, so I had to expand beyond just FrameMaker development. This
has
resulted in my plugins languishing. Again, apologies.
* I have not come to terms with the Maker 9 GUI. The new windowing paradigm
makes
most if not all of my plugins very UGLY. I count on Maker documents for
logging,
for generating data files that later processes use, and for generating a rich
GUI. The
Adobe GUI for Maker 9 and beyond takes away any control I have over how
documents
display, and the results are just unacceptable. I have not figured out how
to
work around
that. My inclination is to just launch a completely different line of
plugins
that do very different
things, and interact with Maker and the user in very different ways. Dare I
say, stay tuned?
* I will try to maintain my freeware in whatever ways make sense. I don't give
much
to the world, and I'd like to keep this going at least a little bit.
TocBreaker in particular
is a favorite of mine... I don't want to let these tools fade away.
* Freeware is free, hooray. The next time you catch yourself buying garbage,
JUST SAY NO.
cud
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