Huh??? On 16/09/2008, at 9:49 AM, Matt Sullivan wrote:
> Yes, we all specialize... > > And of all the "A" personalities I know (including myself) we're all > indispensable and unique. > > If you are documenting or teaching-FM > If you are selling or worried about how it looks on a frame on the > wall-ID > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Litchfield [mailto:alan at alphabyte.co.nz] > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 2:43 PM > To: Matt Sullivan > Cc: peter at knowhowpro.com; 'framers' > Subject: Re: InDesign as a replacement for Framemaker > > Neither ;) > > Education, policy and government planning documentation. Remember > there are many types of documentation to which FM is applied beyond > tech writing and marketing. > > Cheers > Alan > > > On 16/09/2008, at 9:31 AM, Matt Sullivan wrote: > >> If the material is tech in nature, leave it in Frame!!!!!!!!!!! >> >> If the material is marketing collateral, (fully) enjoy the flex and >> sophisticated typography that ID will give you. >> >> -Matt >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com >> [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan >> Litchfield >> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 2:18 PM >> To: peter at knowhowpro.com >> Cc: framers >> Subject: Re: InDesign as a replacement for Framemaker >> >> Gotta say, after Peter's run through, that I am considering trying >> out >> CS3 on an existing project that is mostly gnarly tables, cross >> references, and list and index markers. >> >> While it sounds great that ID is now able to perform most core >> functions it is with concern that some are only available with the >> addition of plug-ins. How will this affect backward compatibility for >> old and archived files? >> >> The backward compatibility in FM is one of its greatest strengths, >> for >> instance I have in the last couple of days been doing stuff with FM >> files I have not seen for 8 years. FM has no problem with working >> with >> these but I doubt that ID+various plug-ins would behave as nicely. >> One >> of the great pleasures of flicking QuarkXPress off the system was >> also >> saying good bye to the incessant problems I had with Xtensions' >> missing warnings, I would not want to put myself back into that >> situation with ID. On the other extreme, that is why I also produce a >> fair amount in LaTeX - for the fact that if all else fails, it is >> only >> text but ID is not. >> >> Cheers >> Alan >> >> -- >> Alan Litchfield MBus(Hons), MNZCS >> AlphaByte >> PO Box 1941, Auckland, NZ. 1140 >> http://www.alphabyte.co.nz >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> You are currently subscribed to Framers as matt at grafixtraining.com. >> >> Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. >> >> To unsubscribe send a blank email to >> framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com >> or visit >> > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/matt%40grafixtraining.co >> m >> >> Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit >> http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > -- > Alan Litchfield MBus(Hons), MNZCS > AlphaByte > PO Box 1941, Auckland, NZ. 1140 > http://www.alphabyte.co.nz > > > > -- Alan Litchfield MBus(Hons), MNZCS AlphaByte PO Box 1941, Auckland, NZ. 1140 http://www.alphabyte.co.nz
