I think the 'unreliability' issues are overstated. Numerically, I think that we are now on FM14 (FM2017), so 6 full versions (and a couple of operating systems) have gone by. Things have been moved around a lot from FM9 on, but the interface for books is definitely better in the most current releases. I've bene working for a company for some time that uses multiple versions of Frame (including 8 for many things) and working in those documents really makes me feel like my hands are tied.
The decision to emphasize structure in these post FM8 releases means a lot of the improvements are in those areas, but things like the ability to find overrides easily (and correct them) are things that have been available since FM9, and that is certainly useful in non-structured environments. Craig ________________________________ From: Framers <[email protected]> on behalf of Lea Rush <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 5:49 PM To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. Subject: Re: [Framers] I may be upgrading at last... Excellent. Thanks much. I'm aware of the change to the UI. That would be a major part of the reason I've clung to Frame 8 as long as I have. Well, that and the wild unreliability of Frame for several versions after 8. I think I've stuck to my guns as long as I can, though. Lea -----Original Message----- From: Framers [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig Ede Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 3:44 PM To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. Subject: Re: [Framers] I may be upgrading at last... You should be able to open and save them to the new format with now problem. Nothing should have changed. You will notice substantial changes in the interface. I suggest you walk though the interface related videos on the Adobe site to reduce confusion. Craig ________________________________ From: Framers <[email protected]> on behalf of Lea Rush <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 5:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Framers] I may be upgrading at last... Hi all, I've been running Frame 8 since the days when we rubbed two sticks together to turn on the computer. I currently have it installed on Win10 64-bit, and it's run flawlessly until today. Today, it crashed spectacularly. 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