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
