I think it's fair to say that FrameMaker never crashes _for you_.
However, given my (somewhat different) experience with the stability of
FrameMaker 11, I'm sensitive about having our concerns dismissed. :-)
Stability of FrameMaker seems to vary greatly depending on the source
files being edited, authoring mode, and system environment (even on
systems that meet and exceed FrameMaker requirements). If you haven't
had the privilege of working on a "crashy" project, you're lucky.
-Alan
On 8/11/13 12:07 PM, Matt Sullivan wrote:
I run FrameMaker so much, and crash Fm11 so infrequently, it's pretty
fair to say it never crashes. The few times I see a crash it is the
result of :
* a specific file which will not open (either a problematic graphic,
or a "corrupted" .fm file)
* a missing resource (font, graphic, unresolved xref) which presents
a user interaction dialog while updating a linked Rh project (or
any other similar process)
Once you enable all missing resource alerts in your prefs, AND you can
open and update your entire book without error messages, then you can
start narrowing down the file and or graphic that is causing your
issue. Isolate the offending files from "good" content, and keep
splitting the "bad" files in half to narrow down the problem.
NOTE: Those that can remember 25 MHz computers will recall that we
didn't always have immediate computer processing gratification!!! When
your application becomes unresponsive, take the opportunity to (insert
your Zen activity of choice) and allow Fm (or other app) to either
complete the process, or present an actual crash message. Failure to
allow Fm to complete a process could itself be what causes an actual
problem with the file.
FWIW, I'm running Fm on a lean system: 4Gb RAM on my MacBook Air,
shared between the Mac OS and Win 7. I routinely run any and all apps
concurrently without fear of crashing. I do this for online classes,
for Adobe-sponsored webinars, and many other situations where crashing
would impact my ability to do my job, and very seriously and
negatively impact my clientele. And I don't crash.
-Matt
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