And if you can't use the trial version for some reason, let us know. I know I'm willing to open it for you and put it through a mif wash, and I doubt I'm the only one.
On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 7:55 AM Jeff Coatsworth < [email protected]> wrote: > Welcome screen issues - several reports on the FM forum; Adobe is looking > into it - there's a workaround involving editing the welcome.htm file > posted. It appears that some Win10 update has messed it up. > > Unopenable file - haven't got much to help you on that - maybe download > the 2020 trial and try opening a copy of it with that and if it works back > save it & as .mif > ________________________________ > From: Framers <framers-bounces+jeff.coatsworth= > [email protected]> on behalf of > [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:29 PM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [Framers] FM2019 and gremlins > > So, > > > > I just opened FM2019 (Windows 10, 64-bit, fully updated) for the first time > in in about a month and a half and whoa. . . the Welcome screen has been > taken over by gremlins apparently. . . it has a totally different layout, > font size, different options etc. I had no idea that this was even > possible. . .I mean it's a desktop app with a perpetual license so the app > doesn't have to "phone home" when I launch it , but then even further, > after I opened the book that I last worked on 6 weeks ago, and for one file > in the book, I am getting the following message: > > > > The file "filename.fm" is not a FM file. Framemaker can try to open the > file > in either Framemaker or in the file's native application. Uh, the file > >>IS<< an FM file . . . I just worked on it 6 weeks ago w/out any issues. > > > > When I click on the Framemaker option, I then get a second message stating > that the file can't be opened with this version of FM. . . but it's a file > that I just opened 6 weeks ago. I punted and then tried the heroic open > option to no avail. > > > > I know the chances of this oddity being related to the Welcome screen > metamorphosis is pretty slim, but >>SOMETHING<< had to change in the app to > give me two issues at once. > > > > Thoughts???? I really, really need to be able to open this file. > > > > TIA, > > > > TVB > > > > > > Tammy Van Boening > > Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com > > > https://url.avanan.click/v2/___www.spectrumwritingllc.com___.YXAzOmpvbmFzY29ycG9yYXRlOmE6bzo4ODQ5NDEyMDllNTFhMjM0ZTAxODk4MDE0ZjUzMWMzNTo1OjEzYmE6NmVkMTkwOGU4YWIyMjA1M2Y2YTZhYmEwZmQyNTEzZDk4ZGI0ODYxNGExNmU1MDE4ODViOTVhODBjYzU2NjA2NjpwOk4 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to [email protected] > Visit the list's homepage at > https://url.avanan.click/v2/___http://www.frameusers.com___.YXAzOmpvbmFzY29ycG9yYXRlOmE6bzo4ODQ5NDEyMDllNTFhMjM0ZTAxODk4MDE0ZjUzMWMzNTo1OjYwZjc6ODYzNGIzNGVhZTMxNDU0YTkxYmYxNTZjNWQ4NzFiMGE2ZTcyZWFkNzBhOGQ1YmNhOTUyNDM1ZTU3MTZmNDYwNzpwOk4 > Archives located at > https://url.avanan.click/v2/___http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/___.YXAzOmpvbmFzY29ycG9yYXRlOmE6bzo4ODQ5NDEyMDllNTFhMjM0ZTAxODk4MDE0ZjUzMWMzNTo1OjcwMmE6MzY3NzVhN2E4NjRlZTFkZDM4YzJjNjg0ZmY3ZGYwNTEzYmMzZjAxNTIwNjA3Y2Q4YWNlYTRjYThkYjNiZWNkOTpwOk4 > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > https://url.avanan.click/v2/___http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com___.YXAzOmpvbmFzY29ycG9yYXRlOmE6bzo4ODQ5NDEyMDllNTFhMjM0ZTAxODk4MDE0ZjUzMWMzNTo1OjNlMzE6YWRkZmZhNTVkZmZjOTY5NGI4ZjZjNDc3MDZjOTVjODhmZDE5YzUzNDhhODcyYjcyZmNhNTk3MmExYWZhOWFjNDpwOk4 > 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] > -- 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]
