Hi Peter,
Thanks for your detailed and interesting reply!
My comment was not focused on a specific FM8 bug, but on the apparent state
of affairs where a product is released "as is" so as not to miss a
deadline, but losing out on other fronts in major ways.
Some other FM8 bugs/issues are listed
Hi Peter,
Thanks for your detailed and interesting reply!
My comment was not focused on a specific FM8 bug, but on the apparent state
of affairs where a product is released "as is" so as not to miss a
deadline, but losing out on other fronts in major ways.
Some other FM8 bugs/issues are listed
Will White wrote:
> How does such a monstrous bug like a nonfunctionng F0-9 sequences get
> past QA? Don't any of the developers USE the software?
> Stupid question. I've worked in a number of software houses and the
> answer is, sadly, "They don't".
> In the meantime, I won't even think of
On Dec 12, 2007 2:27 PM, Shlomo Perets wrote:
> Adherence to time tables is certainly important, but in this case, it seems
> to me that FrameMaker 8.0 -- at least at this stage -- will be associated
> more with the ongoing problems and user frustration, rather than with the
> release according to
On Dec 12, 2007 2:27 PM, Shlomo Perets <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Adherence to time tables is certainly important, but in this case, it seems
> to me that FrameMaker 8.0 -- at least at this stage -- will be associated
> more with the ongoing problems and user frustration, rather than with the
> r
Will White wrote:
> How does such a monstrous bug like a nonfunctionng F0-9 sequences get
> past QA? Don't any of the developers USE the software?
> Stupid question. I've worked in a number of software houses and the
> answer is, sadly, "They don't".
> In the meantime, I won't even think of
Well, to make F8 and F9 work you have to keep the Character Designer
resp. Paragraph Designer closed -- that is what you would recommend
to authors, don't you?
With FM8.0p266 I found Ctrl+1 and Ctrl+2 to be working as expected,
but to be able to use Ctrl+3 (Change Element) you need to have t
Well, to make F8 and F9 work you have to keep the Character Designer
resp. Paragraph Designer closed -- that is what you would recommend
to authors, don't you?
With FM8.0p266 I found Ctrl+1 and Ctrl+2 to be working as expected,
but to be able to use Ctrl+3 (Change Element) you need to have t
The FrameMaker 8 keyboard shortcut issue is particularly frustrating.
It's not just F9; it's all of the ctrl/F[0-9] shortcuts (element
operations, conditional text, variables, character and paragraph
formats). Using these shortcuts can dramatically improve a writer's
productivity using FrameMak
Hello All -
How does such a monstrous bug like a nonfunctionng F0-9 sequences get
past QA? Don't any of the developers USE the software?
Stupid question. I've worked in a number of software houses and the
answer is, sadly, "They don't".
In the meantime, I won't even think of 'upgrading' to FM
Hello All -
How does such a monstrous bug like a nonfunctionng F0-9 sequences get
past QA? Don't any of the developers USE the software?
Stupid question. I've worked in a number of software houses and the
answer is, sadly, "They don't".
In the meantime, I won't even think of 'upgrading' to FM
The FrameMaker 8 keyboard shortcut issue is particularly frustrating.
It's not just F9; it's all of the ctrl/F[0-9] shortcuts (element
operations, conditional text, variables, character and paragraph
formats). Using these shortcuts can dramatically improve a writer's
productivity using FrameMak
fixes FM Book to PDF issue
The patch was free?
Greg Thompson
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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: 8.0.1 patch fixes FM Book to PDF issue
> Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 02
: 8.0.1 patch fixes FM Book to PDF issue
The patch was free?
Greg Thompson
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> From: dgcaller at earthlink.net
> To: rllarsonmaynard at ucdavis.edu
> Subject: RE: 8.0.1 patch fixes FM Book to
Diane Gaskill wrote:
> To get the patch, I clicked Help
> > Updater in FM8 and it did the whole thing for me. During the update, it
> required that I close FM but that is all I had to do.
The online updater appears to be the only way to get the update.
Strangely enough, there is no mention of Fr
Diane Gaskill wrote:
> To get the patch, I clicked Help
> > Updater in FM8 and it did the whole thing for me. During the update, it
> required that I close FM but that is all I had to do.
The online updater appears to be the only way to get the update.
Strangely enough, there is no mention of
Message-
From: Randall Larson-Maynard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:25 AM
To: 'Diane Gaskill'
Subject: RE: 8.0.1 patch fixes FM Book to PDF issue
Diane
Where is the patch? I am unable to find it on the Adobe site. Thanks.
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Randall Larson-May
Message-
From: Randall Larson-Maynard [mailto:rllarsonmayn...@ucdavis.edu]
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:25 AM
To: 'Diane Gaskill'
Subject: RE: 8.0.1 patch fixes FM Book to PDF issue
Diane
Where is the patch? I am unable to find it on the Adobe site. Thanks.
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Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:33:05 -0800
From: "Diane Gaskill"
Subject: 8.0.1 patch fixes FM Book to PDF issue
To:
Cc: "Gutierrez, Dorianne" ,
vallipow a
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United Kingdom
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:33:05 -0800
From: "Diane Gaskill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 8.0.1 patch fixes FM Book to PDF issue
To:
Cc: "Gutierrez, Dorianne&
Gaskill
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 3:33 AM
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Cc: Gutierrez, Dorianne; vallipow at aol.com
Subject: 8.0.1 patch fixes FM Book to PDF issue
The PDF bug happens if you have xrefs in your document, and to work
around
it you can do just what Valerie said. It
, 2007 3:33 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Cc: Gutierrez, Dorianne; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: 8.0.1 patch fixes FM Book to PDF issue
The PDF bug happens if you have xrefs in your document, and to work
around
it you can do just what Valerie said. It solves the problem.
But there is a better way
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Behalf Of Valerie Lipow
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:34 PM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Cc: Gutierrez, Dorianne
Subject: Re: FM Book to PDF issue
Setting the Tagged PDF feature to "ON" in the Acrobat Settings d
Book to PDF issue
Setting the Tagged PDF feature to "ON" in the Acrobat Settings dialog will
solve the problem. I verified this with Adobe Tech Support. The failure to
distill a book to PDF is a known issue with FM 8, which occurs regardless of
whether the book is created in Str
Setting the Tagged PDF feature to "ON" in the Acrobat Settings dialog will
solve the problem. I verified this with Adobe Tech Support. The failure to
distill a book to PDF is a known issue with FM 8, which occurs regardless of
whether the book is created in Structured or Unstructured FM. It is
reco
Setting the Tagged PDF feature to "ON" in the Acrobat Settings dialog will
solve the problem. I verified this with Adobe Tech Support. The failure to
distill a book to PDF is a known issue with FM 8, which occurs regardless of
whether the book is created in Structured or Unstructured FM. It is
reco
Try turning Tagged PDF ON in your settings, and make sure that all
files are open on your desktop.
Also, SaveAs may not be the best way to generate it. I would Print to
the PDF logical printer...
Art
On 10/29/07, Gutierrez, Dorianne
wrote:
> I cannot generate a PDF from a FrameMaker 8.0 book,
Try turning Tagged PDF ON in your settings, and make sure that all
files are open on your desktop.
Also, SaveAs may not be the best way to generate it. I would Print to
the PDF logical printer...
Art
On 10/29/07, Gutierrez, Dorianne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I cannot generate a PDF from a Fr
I cannot generate a PDF from a FrameMaker 8.0 book, although I can PDF
the individual files with or without bookmarks. I am using Windows
Vista, Adobe Acrobat 8.0, Distiller 8.0, and I set the printer to Adobe
PDF before saving as PDF. The distiller tries the first file in the
book, then chokes. An
I cannot generate a PDF from a FrameMaker 8.0 book, although I can PDF
the individual files with or without bookmarks. I am using Windows
Vista, Adobe Acrobat 8.0, Distiller 8.0, and I set the printer to Adobe
PDF before saving as PDF. The distiller tries the first file in the
book, then chokes. An
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