That PDF is useful but also a real pain, because it takes forever to open and searching also takes a while. This is weird, because the manual for 2019 is a similar size but opens and searches quickly on the same machine. I even tried to save it as optimized without any improvement.
On Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 10:18 AM Reng Winfried <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > You can download the FrameMaker help as PDF from the Adobe website: > https://helpx.adobe.com/framemaker/help/help-resources.html > > Best regards > > Winfried > > -----Original Message----- > From: Framers <framers-bounces+w.reng= > [email protected]> On Behalf Of Blackmon, Ramona > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 4:00 PM > To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. < > [email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Framers] [EXTERNAL] Re: Contents of Framers digest... Why so > many of us feel the way we do.... > > Dennis, > > Yes, will you please post the FrameMaker manual you have for us to use as > reference? > > Ramona Blackmon > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Framers <framers-bounces+ramona.blackmon= > [email protected]> On Behalf Of Dennis Hays > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 6:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Framers] Contents of Framers digest... Why so > many of us feel the way we do.... > > CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not > click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know > the content is safe. > > > > Way back in the dark ages, when FrameMaker was first ported to Windows, I > worked with a FM staff member, Mercedes (still fondly remember her), to > address bugs and issues. She sent me updates via overnight courier and > these were multiple disk sets, calling for a fresh install. The reason I > remember her name is because we talked almost daily and installation disks > arrived weekly or more until the issue count dropped. > > Of course, I don't expect this level of customer service anymore from any > software publisher, but through the years I have had bits and pieces of > exemplary support. On a contract to bring a trade book to press, I worked > with Dov over the phone as to why illustrations with schematics wouldn't > reproduce lines. and this from the printer's site in Michigan. > More recently, I worked with Adobe to resolve an issue where importing and > converting a MS Word document crashed FrameMaker (MS Word Track Changes > caused the problem - this was last year). > > I am not happy with the subscription model as I believe it's an egregious > affront to hold the software hostage when missing a subscription payment. > From a business point of view, it's a cash flow solution, reducing the > seasonal vagaries of software sales. But it's not customer-centric. And > this is a problem. > > A while back, someone on this forum mentioned difficulty finding a > FrameMaker manual. I have a 1241 page Adobe PDF version dated June 1, > 2021 on the cover page. It's a 46MB file, but if anyone wants a copy, I'll > post it where it can be downloaded. > > Dennis Hays > Ex-Publisher of the now-extinct InFrame Magazine > > _______________________________________________ > > 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] > -- Lin Sims _______________________________________________ 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]
