One thing that might inform the long view is "If it ain't broke...," so there may be lots of individuals and small and large companies still chugging along with perfectly-operating back versions of FrameMaker on well-enough operating Windows-compatible machines or virtual-machine emulators, even, can-you-even-think-it...UNIX.
On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 12:57 PM John Posada <[email protected]> wrote: > This conversation has been an eye-opener. I cannot believe that nobody has > come along and offered an application for people who are FM users but want > to migrate to another vendor for some reason. > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 1:47 PM Peter Gold <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi, John: > > > > My point was that if the company was using InDesign, it would have to be > an > > early-enough standalone version that doesn't phone home to Adobe. I use > ID > > CS6 standalone/non-subscription. > > > > Perhaps the question has evolved to what applications are acceptable on > the > > corporate network, and which of them do folks on the list think is the > best > > one to migrate to, so as to avoid having to slog through this effort > going > > forward? > > > > Despite its age, FrameMaker is still a great tool for the task of > technical > > writing and publishing. However, security issues in the computing > > environments where it's used have become serious considerations, so, to > > wit:, hence, therefore, and etc..... > > > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 12:26 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Peter...it's not the process for exporting/converting that's the > > issue. > > > I got all that. I did it all the time to allow my user base to make > their > > > edits. > > > > > > The issue is installing and licensing the application. It WOULD be > > > installed on a standalone...mine. It still needs to validate by > > connecting > > > to Adobe, and that's a problem. > > > > > > BTW...all Adobe products do that, so bring ID into the equation does > > > nothing. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+john.x.posada= > > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Gold > > > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 1:20 PM > > > To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. < > > > [email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [Framers] Compatability with FM11 non-structured files > > > > > > Looks like my earlier response got truncated. Apologies for any > > confusion. > > > > > > Would it be acceptable to install FM on a stand-alone machine, save as > > > MIF, and export/convert to formats of apps the corporate network > > supports, > > > then copy these outputs to the network? Or, have that work done by a > > > service? > > > > > > If a non-subscription version of InDesign is used on the corporate > > > network, a round-about approach could be to use the DTP Tools - MIF > > Filter > > > for Adobe InDesign <http://www.dtptools.com/product.asp?id=mfid> to > > > convert MIF files InDesign. Within InDesign's own limits and abilities, > > the > > > conversion retains most, FrameMaker text formatting features and > > > specifications, and does its best to emulate page layouts. > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 8:28 AM John Posada <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, guys...I have 5 years of FM files and my company doesn't like FM > > > > installed on their network. > > > > > > > > Are there any other applications that can be installed and open > native > > > > FM > > > > 11 files and retain most of the FM functionality, especially the book > > > > paradigm? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > -- > > > > John Posada > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > > > > > > > Send messages to [email protected] Visit the list's > > > > homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > > > > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > > > > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > > > > Send administrative questions to [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > > > > > Send messages to [email protected] Visit the list's > homepage > > > at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > > > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > > > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > > > Send administrative questions to [email protected] > > > > > > > > > *************************************************** > > > This message originated from the Internet. 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