If Adobe's upgrade pricing policies for new versions were rational, I would continue using FrameMaker too ...
However, if you fall two revisions behind, you have to essentially buy a full license again - pre subscription licensing. That was a deal-breaker for me. So, I switched to a LaTeX flow - tools for almost instant PDF preview are available and work beautifully ... which admittedly was sufficient for my needs (YMMV). I am also working on the fourth edition of my book, so my work provides me with a license for the Creative Suite to use InDesign ... but this does not include FrameMaker, of course! For my own writing (basic stuff, working on book, articles, etc., without figures or diagrams), I am quite pleased with how well Scrivener meets that need! Z Syed Zaeem Hosain | Founder, Chief Evangelist Aeris Communications, Inc.<http://www.aeris.com/> [email protected] a: 1731 Technology Drive, Suite 800, San Jose, CA 95110-1360, USA. o: +1 408 557-1905 | f: +1 408 557-1925 | twitter: @AerisCTO ________________________________ From: Framers <[email protected]> on behalf of Bertrand Meyer <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2026 07:46 PM To: 'An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.' <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Framers] Mif2Go domain 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. I must say this thread is depressing. If I understand right, almost no one except me is using FrameMaker. I have produced some 15 books with it, and am working on more. There is simply no way I could do what I need in Word or Overleaf/LaTeX. More precisely I guess I could, but with those tools I think about the tools 80% of the time, about my text the rest. With FrameMaker the proportion is reversed. Actually it is more like 10%/90% even with the bugs and quirks. Interesting how Adobe managed to kill a superior product. Worse yet, with the unavailability of purchased versions, not only do we have to pay forever, but they can turn the switch off any time and (in my case at least) leave us with a lifetime of unexploitable -- i.e. lost -- work. -- Bertrand Meyer -----Original Message----- From: Framers <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Craig Ede Sent: 28 May, 2026 22:25 To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Framers] Mif2Go domain Yes, some of us are still out here (listening). Good to see these familiar names! Craig Ede ________________________________ From: Framers <[email protected]> on behalf of Scott Prentice <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2026 11:49 AM To: 'Framers' <[email protected]> Subject: [Framers] Mif2Go domain Is anyone still out there? :-) I've been maintaining the mif2go.com domain since Jeremy Griffith's passing in 2014, but it's time to let it go. If anyone is interested in taking ownership of this domain, please let me know, ASAP .. it expires in 15 days. I will continue to maintain his Omsys website which includes the documentation and free downloads for his tools: - Mif2Go - DITA2Go - uDoc2Go - OmniHelp These and the archive of freeframers.org are all available at .. https://omsys.leximation.net The source for these tools will also continue to be available on GitHub, if anyone wants to work with them. I hope you're all well! Scott _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to [email protected] 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] 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] 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 communication contains Aeris Confidential Information. If it has been sent to you in error, please reply to advise the sender of the error and then immediately delete this message. _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to [email protected] 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]
