Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-25 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
(as an FYI, I did get an e-mail from somebody else on the FrameMaker team, but we did not connect on Friday). Z -Original Message- From: Kapil Verma [mailto:kve...@adobe.com] Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 9:12 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); Robert Lauriston

RE: migrating from FrameMaker to a wiki

2013-03-22 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
, March 22, 2013 11:04 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: migrating from FrameMaker to a wiki Around a year ago I spent 4-5 months evaluating wikis with the goal of migrating from FrameMaker. Confluence 4 and MindTouch were by far the most

migrating from FrameMaker to a wiki

2013-03-22 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
, March 22, 2013 11:04 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: migrating from FrameMaker to a wiki Around a year ago I spent 4-5 months evaluating wikis with the goal of migrating from FrameMaker. Confluence 4 and MindTouch were by far the

RE: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-22 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> You can still buy an upgrade to FrameMaker 11 on adobe.com. Maybe they'll > discontinue that in favor of TCS for the next release? > I'm not sure I've had any reason to call support about FM10, so the lack of > support isn't an issue. Hi, Robert. I already have FrameMaker version 11. Actuall

Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-22 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> You can still buy an upgrade to FrameMaker 11 on adobe.com. Maybe they'll > discontinue that in favor of TCS for the next release? > I'm not sure I've had any reason to call support about FM10, so the lack of > support isn't an issue. Hi, Robert. I already have FrameMaker version 11. Actuall

RE: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
, March 21, 2013 6:13 PM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com List Subject: Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker? Eek! My plan is for the TCS, so I don't know what they've done with the individual pl

Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
, March 21, 2013 6:13 PM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com List Subject: Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker? Eek! My plan is for the TCS, so I don't know what they've done with the individ

RE: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Robert Lauriston wrote: > I had to phone them. Ok-a-a-y ... I am confused now. I just spoke with an Adobe sales rep who claims that they are no longer offering the Upgrade Plan for Acrobat and FrameMaker ... huhn!?!? Even though, Adobe sent me an e-mail in late January reminding me that my cur

Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Robert Lauriston wrote: > I had to phone them. Ok-a-a-y ... I am confused now. I just spoke with an Adobe sales rep who claims that they are no longer offering the Upgrade Plan for Acrobat and FrameMaker ... huhn!?!? Even though, Adobe sent me an e-mail in late January reminding me that my cur

RE: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Um, no. Not the license expired message – this request has to do with maintenance renewal for updates. Thanks anyway, Z From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Ed Nodland Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:39 AM Cc: framers@lists.fra

Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Um, no. Not the license expired message ? this request has to do with maintenance renewal for updates. Thanks anyway, Z From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Ed Nodland Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:39 AM Cc: framers at lis

RE: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
: Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:28 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker? Here's the web page I was directed to... http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricin

Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
: Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:28 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker? Here's the web page I was directed to... http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pr

RE: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
11:07 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker? Hi Z, * Can you contact the vendor you used to purchase the contract? * I get notices from Adobe directly to

Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
11:07 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net) Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker? Hi Z, * Can you contact the vendor you used to purchase the contract? * I get notices from Adobe

Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, all. For some reason, I am unable to find the link and information for renewing my maintenance for FrameMaker and Acrobat at the Adobe.com web site. Maybe I am overlooking something obvious, but if anybody (Adobe personnel or otherwise) can send me a URL to go to, I'd greatly appreciate it!

Where on Adobe is the info/link to renew my maintenance contract for FrameMaker?

2013-03-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, all. For some reason, I am unable to find the link and information for renewing my maintenance for FrameMaker and Acrobat at the Adobe.com web site. Maybe I am overlooking something obvious, but if anybody (Adobe personnel or otherwise) can send me a URL to go to, I'd greatly appreciate it!

RE: Old FrameMaker versions

2013-03-20 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> And the situation is more complex again on Mac, where the file type byte is > retained in some files for backward compatibility with pre-OS X OS versions, > which built an invisible database that matched files with their home > application, but OS X (Unix under the covers) also takes a file na

Old FrameMaker versions

2013-03-20 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> And the situation is more complex again on Mac, where the file type byte is > retained in some files for backward compatibility with pre-OS X OS versions, > which built an invisible database that matched files with their home > application, but OS X (Unix under the covers) also takes a file na

RE: Old FrameMaker versions

2013-03-20 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Yes! Whoever saved the files (in your case) from FrameMaker chose to use a ".doc" extension, for whatever reason. I guess they figured these were "documents"! :) In general, the file name extension _usually_ does not mean anything to an application - I could save an Excel file with an .fm exten

Old FrameMaker versions

2013-03-20 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Yes! Whoever saved the files (in your case) from FrameMaker chose to use a ".doc" extension, for whatever reason. I guess they figured these were "documents"! :) In general, the file name extension _usually_ does not mean anything to an application - I could save an Excel file with an .fm exten

RE: Cursor key navigation in tables - and another thing (graphic frame placement)

2013-03-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
The sequence posted by Rick, and modified by Fred, worked for me in FrameMaker 11 ... I decided to use the Alt key sequence that Fred outlined, because CTRL-arrow and shift-arrow has other cursor positioning purposes that I use in FrameMaker a lot. My thanks to Rick, Fred and Richard (and other

Cursor key navigation in tables - and another thing (graphic frame placement)

2013-03-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
The sequence posted by Rick, and modified by Fred, worked for me in FrameMaker 11 ... I decided to use the Alt key sequence that Fred outlined, because CTRL-arrow and shift-arrow has other cursor positioning purposes that I use in FrameMaker a lot. My thanks to Rick, Fred and Richard (and other

RE: Cursor key navigation in tables

2013-03-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
The sequence "tmda" will move the Insertion Point down one cell and highlight the text in it. The sequence "tmd" (i.e., without the 'a') is support to just move the Insertion Point down one cell. But it does not seem to work ... :( And, of course, "tmua" goes up one cell. Again, for some reason

Cursor key navigation in tables

2013-03-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
The sequence "tmda" will move the Insertion Point down one cell and highlight the text in it. The sequence "tmd" (i.e., without the 'a') is support to just move the Insertion Point down one cell. But it does not seem to work ... :( And, of course, "tmua" goes up one cell. Again, for some reason

RE: Blindingly obvious trick when optimising figure positioning

2013-03-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> If a figure is close to the cross-reference, why have a cross-reference at > all? For a number of reasons, in my case. 1. In my documents, figures generally have more than one cross-reference. Being consistent with the "close" cross-references working the "same way" as farther ones when clic

Blindingly obvious trick when optimising figure positioning

2013-03-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> If a figure is close to the cross-reference, why have a cross-reference at > all? For a number of reasons, in my case. 1. In my documents, figures generally have more than one cross-reference. Being consistent with the "close" cross-references working the "same way" as farther ones when clic

RE: Frame 11 catastrophe -- unable to open old Frame files

2013-03-10 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Peter, et. al. For reference, I have just checked and opened one FM 3 file, and many FM 5 (from mid-to-end nineteen nineties), 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 files without any problems. With two types of notifications (that did not change the outcome really): -the [common] offer to convert to

Frame 11 catastrophe -- unable to open old Frame files

2013-03-10 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Peter, et. al. For reference, I have just checked and opened one FM 3 file, and many FM 5 (from mid-to-end nineteen nineties), 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 files without any problems. With two types of notifications (that did not change the outcome really): -the [common] offer to convert to

RE: Frame 11 catastrophe -- unable to open old Frame files

2013-03-10 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Peter, I have no trouble opening old FM files in version 11 ... including a very old FM version 3 file that someone had sent out on the list last year! Also, I quickly tried opening a few FM 6, and 8 files that I have here and there was no trouble - yes, it offered to convert them as usual, but

Frame 11 catastrophe -- unable to open old Frame files

2013-03-10 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Peter, I have no trouble opening old FM files in version 11 ... including a very old FM version 3 file that someone had sent out on the list last year! Also, I quickly tried opening a few FM 6, and 8 files that I have here and there was no trouble - yes, it offered to convert them as usual, but

RE: switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Alison Craig wrote: >Also, does anyone know the equivalent custom paper size "fudge" for switching >between Tabloid (11x17) and the closest European paper size? European A3 is the closest to US Tabloid. As I recall, it is slightly wider (just under two centimeters) and slightly shorter (just ove

switch between 8.5x11 and A4 sized pages within the same book?

2013-02-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Alison Craig wrote: >Also, does anyone know the equivalent custom paper size "fudge" for switching >between Tabloid (11x17) and the closest European paper size? European A3 is the closest to US Tabloid. As I recall, it is slightly wider (just under two centimeters) and slightly shorter (just ove

RE: Frame 11 Appearance

2013-02-20 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
For me, the so-called "new and improved" UI in FM 11 is why I generally still use FM 8 for some of my older documents, and only start FM 11 when I have the need for features in it. The look and feel of the recent versions of FM are the worst (some good features, but mostly bad) since I began us

Frame 11 Appearance

2013-02-20 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
For me, the so-called "new and improved" UI in FM 11 is why I generally still use FM 8 for some of my older documents, and only start FM 11 when I have the need for features in it. The look and feel of the recent versions of FM are the worst (some good features, but mostly bad) since I began us

RE: "FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

2013-02-14 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
: Thursday, February 14, 2013 1:24 PM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); Alan T Litchfield; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: "FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?! Importance: High With regards to network folders and drives, Adobe software in

"FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

2013-02-14 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
: Thursday, February 14, 2013 1:24 PM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); Alan T Litchfield; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: "FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?! Importance: High With regards to network folders and drives, Adobe software in

RE: "FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

2013-02-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Interesting ... I tried what your coworker did (steps 1 to 4 below), without any problems accessing/reading/writing network server FM files. It is a GigEthernet network, accessing folders to which I have read/write permission, on a fast server, etc., etc., etc. Of course, I _normally_ just run

"FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

2013-02-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Interesting ... I tried what your coworker did (steps 1 to 4 below), without any problems accessing/reading/writing network server FM files. It is a GigEthernet network, accessing folders to which I have read/write permission, on a fast server, etc., etc., etc. Of course, I _normally_ just run

RE: "FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

2013-02-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
orized > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > an intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all > copies of the original message. > > *From:*framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] *On Behalf

RE: "FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

2013-02-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
requiring network access to get to the data files, then it should not be any issue. Regards, Z From: Ken Poshedly [mailto:poshe...@bellsouth.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 11:34 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); Fred Ridder; rob...@lauriston.com; framers@lists.frameusers.com

"FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

2013-02-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > an intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all > copies of the original message. > > *From:*framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] *On

"FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

2013-02-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
requiring network access to get to the data files, then it should not be any issue. Regards, Z From: Ken Poshedly [mailto:poshe...@bellsouth.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 11:34 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); Fred Ridder; robert at lauriston.com; framers at

RE: "FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

2013-02-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Ken Poshedly mailto:poshe...@bellsouth.net>> wrote: > I just learned from Adobe tech support (via phone call) that the permissions > in > FrameMaker 11.0 have been modified so that the data files should also be on > the > same hard drive where FM 11.0 is installe

"FrameMaker has detected a problem and must quit" Really?!

2013-02-13 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Ken Poshedly mailto:poshedly at bellsouth.net>> wrote: > I just learned from Adobe tech support (via phone call) that the permissions > in > FrameMaker 11.0 have been modified so that the data files should also be on > the > same hard drive where FM 11.0 is instal

RE: Corrupt .docx file

2013-02-07 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Pat. (I am replying to the list, since my comments are not for your specific problem, but more general.) In addition to the other good suggestions I saw, the only other thing to point out is that I hope you have a backup of the Word file(s) from before you started editing - it could save r

Corrupt .docx file

2013-02-07 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Pat. (I am replying to the list, since my comments are not for your specific problem, but more general.) In addition to the other good suggestions I saw, the only other thing to point out is that I hope you have a backup of the Word file(s) from before you started editing - it could save r

RE: Random links in pdf don't work, but only on RHEL 5

2013-01-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Robert. There may well be _some_ readable text inside a PDF file, but the file is binary for sure - most of it will be unreadable in that regard. If you edit a PDF file with a standard ASCII text editor and save the file, it _may_ get quite corrupted (for example, if the editor adds life fe

Random links in pdf don't work, but only on RHEL 5

2013-01-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Robert. There may well be _some_ readable text inside a PDF file, but the file is binary for sure - most of it will be unreadable in that regard. If you edit a PDF file with a standard ASCII text editor and save the file, it _may_ get quite corrupted (for example, if the editor adds life fe

RE: Updating older versions of Adobe fonts? Slightly off-topic, but ... related in a way!

2013-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Thanks for that link, Mike. I will take a look at that site. Although I hazard a guess that this would get me the same info in the new formats, but not really deal, of course, with font corrections/tweaks that the Adobe Designer might have made, or Unicode additions, etc. Z > I, too, wish ther

Updating older versions of Adobe fonts? Slightly off-topic, but ... related in a way!

2013-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Thanks for that link, Mike. I will take a look at that site. Although I hazard a guess that this would get me the same info in the new formats, but not really deal, of course, with font corrections/tweaks that the Adobe Designer might have made, or Unicode additions, etc. Z > I, too, wish ther

Updating older versions of Adobe fonts? Slightly off-topic, but related in a way!

2013-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, all (particularly Dov Isaacs, as I seem to remember that you know a lot about Adobe fonts). Over the years, I bought a number of fonts from Adobe (some of them were quite expensive too) for use with FrameMaker. Of course, since these were all purchased _more_ than a decade ago, they are all

Updating older versions of Adobe fonts? Slightly off-topic, but related in a way!

2013-01-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, all (particularly Dov Isaacs, as I seem to remember that you know a lot about Adobe fonts). Over the years, I bought a number of fonts from Adobe (some of them were quite expensive too) for use with FrameMaker. Of course, since these were all purchased _more_ than a decade ago, they are all

RE: dual monitor serup ? - Frame-10

2013-01-11 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Richard. I have a dual LCD monitor setup and it works _very_ well for this purpose. At work, I use a Lenovo laptop with a docking station, connected to two 24" Dell 2407 LCD monitors. Both with DVI connections running at 1920 x 1200 resolution each - in my older laptop setup, I had one DVI

dual monitor serup ? - Frame-10

2013-01-11 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Richard. I have a dual LCD monitor setup and it works _very_ well for this purpose. At work, I use a Lenovo laptop with a docking station, connected to two 24" Dell 2407 LCD monitors. Both with DVI connections running at 1920 x 1200 resolution each - in my older laptop setup, I had one DVI

RE: Make files open in correct version

2013-01-10 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Ø Thanks for pointing me to the file properties. I'm a Mac person, there is much in Windows I don't know. :-) The files are now identified as Frame 11 files (not Frame 9), and in the properties they are set to open with Frame 11. Actually, it is not part of the files themselves ... it is a sett

Make files open in correct version

2013-01-10 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
? Thanks for pointing me to the file properties. I'm a Mac person, there is much in Windows I don't know. :-) The files are now identified as Frame 11 files (not Frame 9), and in the properties they are set to open with Frame 11. Actually, it is not part of the files themselves ... it is a sett

Question about font format ... slightly off-topic, I suppose.

2012-12-10 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, all. This question is a bit off-topic, but I would like to get your opinions too! I am using Windows 7 Pro 64-bit with latest versions of FrameMaker 11 and Acrobat XI, of course. For some of my recent font purchases, I received both OpenType and TrueType format files. I.e., the font came i

Question about font format ... slightly off-topic, I suppose.

2012-12-10 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, all. This question is a bit off-topic, but I would like to get your opinions too! I am using Windows 7 Pro 64-bit with latest versions of FrameMaker 11 and Acrobat XI, of course. For some of my recent font purchases, I received both OpenType and TrueType format files. I.e., the font came i

RE: Good vector drawing software

2012-12-10 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I also use (and like) the various Xara products ... far more cost-effective than Adobe equivalents, although the yearly (or so it seems) upgrade prices leave a bit to be desired. Z -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.c

Good vector drawing software

2012-12-10 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I also use (and like) the various Xara products ... far more cost-effective than Adobe equivalents, although the yearly (or so it seems) upgrade prices leave a bit to be desired. Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameuser

RE: Recent Book on FrameMaker Structured Publishing

2012-12-06 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> That was the Sarah O'Keefe book I was thinking of when I mistakenly posted > the link to Unstructured Framemaker 11. Okay, but I appreciate that link post too! :) Gave me information about something to look forward to ... so, thanks much for it! Z

Recent Book on FrameMaker Structured Publishing

2012-12-06 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> That was the Sarah O'Keefe book I was thinking of when I mistakenly posted > the link to Unstructured Framemaker 11. Okay, but I appreciate that link post too! :) Gave me information about something to look forward to ... so, thanks much for it! Z

RE: TCS 4 as DITA out-of-the-box solution

2012-12-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
sales would not justify the work. So, that was my reason for piling on to your comment, i.e. my plug/hint/prod to release the old book - perhaps in a PDF-only version? - particularly if there is no version 11 planned. Z On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) w

TCS 4 as DITA out-of-the-box solution

2012-12-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
sales would not justify the work. So, that was my reason for piling on to your comment, i.e. my plug/hint/prod to release the old book - perhaps in a PDF-only version? - particularly if there is no version 11 planned. Z On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aer

RE: TCS 4 as DITA out-of-the-box solution

2012-12-03 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Robert Lauriston wrote: > Ready, shoot, aim! > > Scriptorium's updating their book for FM11 but they're not done yet. > > http://www.scriptorium.com/books/unstructured-framemaker-11/ Good! I'd also love to see their _unreleased_ Structured FrameMaker 8 ... ideally updated for FrameMaker 11, bu

TCS 4 as DITA out-of-the-box solution

2012-12-03 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Robert Lauriston wrote: > Ready, shoot, aim! > > Scriptorium's updating their book for FM11 but they're not done yet. > > http://www.scriptorium.com/books/unstructured-framemaker-11/ Good! I'd also love to see their _unreleased_ Structured FrameMaker 8 ... ideally updated for FrameMaker 11, bu

RE: Wildcards not working as expected: detect empty paras

2012-11-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Unfortunately, no. Z -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Pat Christenson Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:50 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Wildcards not working as expected: detect

Wildcards not working as expected: detect empty paras

2012-11-15 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Unfortunately, no. Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Pat Christenson Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:50 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Wildcards not working as expected: d

RE: Manually resizing table cell width

2012-11-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Craig Ede wrote: > Ah, Windows. I can remember running FrameMaker on a SUN workstation that > hadn't been rebooted for months and never having a problem. At the same time > I would be rebooting Windows a least twice daily. Now I always restart > Windows machines before leaving for the day. Ye

Manually resizing table cell width

2012-11-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Craig Ede wrote: > Ah, Windows. I can remember running FrameMaker on a SUN workstation that > hadn't been rebooted for months and never having a problem. At the same time > I would be rebooting Windows a least twice daily. Now I always restart > Windows machines before leaving for the day. Ye

RE: Collaborate with PDF-based roundtrip reviews?

2012-10-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
d [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:16 PM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); Harpreet Singh Seehra; Robert Lauriston; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Collaborate with PDF-based roundtrip reviews? Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: > Aren't

Collaborate with PDF-based roundtrip reviews?

2012-10-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
d [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:16 PM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); Harpreet Singh Seehra; Robert Lauriston; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Collaborate with PDF-based roundtrip reviews? Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: > Ar

RE: Collaborate with PDF-based roundtrip reviews?

2012-10-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Harpreet Singh Seehra wrote: > This is only possible if you have Tech Comm Suite,Standalone Frame cannot do > that. Really? WHY is this? Aren't the features/capabilities of FrameMaker and Acrobat Pro as stand-alone products not *exactly* the same as they are in TCS? Isn't TCS simply a packaged

Collaborate with PDF-based roundtrip reviews?

2012-10-18 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Harpreet Singh Seehra wrote: > This is only possible if you have Tech Comm Suite,Standalone Frame cannot do > that. Really? WHY is this? Aren't the features/capabilities of FrameMaker and Acrobat Pro as stand-alone products not *exactly* the same as they are in TCS? Isn't TCS simply a packaged

RE: FrameMaker 11 update 11.0.1

2012-10-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
site too ... so I will just use that instead of IE with the site till I figure out what settings I need to check on Chrome. Z From: Rick Quatro [mailto:r...@rickquatro.com] Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 10:52 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); 'Kapil Verma'

FrameMaker 11 update 11.0.1

2012-10-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
site too ... so I will just use that instead of IE with the site till I figure out what settings I need to check on Chrome. Z From: Rick Quatro [mailto:r...@rickquatro.com] Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 10:52 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); 'Kapil Verma';

RE: FrameMaker 11 update 11.0.1

2012-10-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
For some reason, much of the Adobe web site is not working well for me from Chrome. Like the link below, I can get to it easily, but then clicking on the Download button does nothing - I had to fire up Internet Explorer to make the button do anything. Pull-down menus work fine (whether from the

FrameMaker 11 update 11.0.1

2012-10-04 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
For some reason, much of the Adobe web site is not working well for me from Chrome. Like the link below, I can get to it easily, but then clicking on the Download button does nothing - I had to fire up Internet Explorer to make the button do anything. Pull-down menus work fine (whether from the

RE: Buying an old copy of FrameMaker

2012-10-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Cool link ... thanks for the info, Scott! Based on this, it looks like I started using FrameMaker with version 1.0, since the first server copy I bought was for a Sun 3/50 monochrome system back in mid-1988 or so. Now that I see it, I think I remember the upgrade to version 1.3 ... but could ha

Buying an old copy of FrameMaker

2012-10-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Cool link ... thanks for the info, Scott! Based on this, it looks like I started using FrameMaker with version 1.0, since the first server copy I bought was for a Sun 3/50 monochrome system back in mid-1988 or so. Now that I see it, I think I remember the upgrade to version 1.3 ... but could ha

RE: Buying an old copy of FrameMaker

2012-10-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
g for). Separately, I have to admit I also don't recall the 7.1 version at all. I guess my old age is creeping up on me more than I thought! Z From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 8:08 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); neat_g...@yahoo

Buying an old copy of FrameMaker

2012-10-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
g for). Separately, I have to admit I also don't recall the 7.1 version at all. I guess my old age is creeping up on me more than I thought! Z From: Fred Ridder [mailto:docu...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 8:08 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); neat_gent at

RE: Buying an old copy of FrameMaker

2012-10-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 7:22 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); Peter Courlis; Shelly Schneider; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Buying an old copy of FrameMaker Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: > The Win

Buying an old copy of FrameMaker

2012-10-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 7:22 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); Peter Courlis; Shelly Schneider; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Buying an old copy of FrameMaker Syed Zaeem Hosain wrote: >

RE: Buying an old copy of FrameMaker

2012-10-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
There isn’t any FM 8.2 that I know of. The Windows versions that I used/upgraded-to were (early numbering may be incorrect, but everything after 7.0 is correct): 5.0, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 7.0, 7.2, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, and 11.0 With a varying number of available patches for each. Also, I am not counting

Buying an old copy of FrameMaker

2012-10-02 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
There isn?t any FM 8.2 that I know of. The Windows versions that I used/upgraded-to were (early numbering may be incorrect, but everything after 7.0 is correct): 5.0, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 7.0, 7.2, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, and 11.0 With a varying number of available patches for each. Also, I am not counting

RE: save as... FM 8 Mif

2012-09-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Thanks, Chris! Based on what I see already, I think I will find the SafetyMIF tool quite useful, I believe! Separate question: I have a version of a document that describes your CUDspan tools, but do not see it on your web site. Is there an updated version that you could provide? Thanks again

save as... FM 8 Mif

2012-09-28 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Thanks, Chris! Based on what I see already, I think I will find the SafetyMIF tool quite useful, I believe! Separate question: I have a version of a document that describes your CUDspan tools, but do not see it on your web site. Is there an updated version that you could provide? Thanks again

RE: Response from Adobe - Print to .PS issue - Cause and solution

2012-09-27 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Same here ... no issues whatsoever. Z -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Jim Owens Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 4:48 PM To: Robert Lauriston Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Response

Response from Adobe - Print to .PS issue - Cause and solution

2012-09-27 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Same here ... no issues whatsoever. Z -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Jim Owens Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 4:48 PM To: Robert Lauriston Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Res

RE: Document revision control

2012-09-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
(Just got this e-mail ... don't know what the hangup was on the list distribution. So, I don't know if it will be "in time".) Hi, Amy, We use Subversion for our development teams. To verion control code, etc. However, recently, we also began storing our _other_ files on Central Desktop (www.ce

Document revision control

2012-09-21 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
(Just got this e-mail ... don't know what the hangup was on the list distribution. So, I don't know if it will be "in time".) Hi, Amy, We use Subversion for our development teams. To verion control code, etc. However, recently, we also began storing our _other_ files on Central Desktop (www.ce

RE: Patent Listing

2012-08-24 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Noted. So far, I have a few requests for it ... I will get back to those who have asked, once I have some feedback from our lawyers ... :) Regards, Z -Original Message- From: Alison Craig [mailto:alison.cr...@ultrasonix.com] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 9:50 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain

Patent Listing

2012-08-24 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Noted. So far, I have a few requests for it ... I will get back to those who have asked, once I have some feedback from our lawyers ... :) Regards, Z -Original Message- From: Alison Craig [mailto:alison.cr...@ultrasonix.com] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 9:50 AM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain

RE: Patent Listing

2012-08-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
to see if I can "freely" send it out. I guess I am trying to gauge the level of interest here first ... :) Z -Original Message- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 7:22 PM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); Al

Patent Listing

2012-08-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
to see if I can "freely" send it out. I guess I am trying to gauge the level of interest here first ... :) Z -Original Message- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 7:22 PM To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net); Al

RE: Patent Listing

2012-08-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I *entirely* agree with the public use of trademark and logo attributions - the specific method, design, figure, wording, etc., is driven by the company who owns them. These are often described in *public* documents by those companies (see Oracle, Google and Microsoft web sites for examples). H

Patent Listing

2012-08-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
I *entirely* agree with the public use of trademark and logo attributions - the specific method, design, figure, wording, etc., is driven by the company who owns them. These are often described in *public* documents by those companies (see Oracle, Google and Microsoft web sites for examples). H

RE: Patent Listing

2012-08-23 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Hi, Alison. In my position, I deal with patents quite a bit - have a few that I am on the inventor list. :) Which doesn't mean that I am an expert, but I interact with our patent attorneys a lot and I set some internal policy. The main point I would make is that the fact that a third-party has

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