RE: Backgrading Frame 12 to Frame 8 - Unicode issue

2014-09-17 Thread Jeff Coatsworth
] On Behalf Of mkopen Sent: September-16-14 8:48 PM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Backgrading Frame 12 to Frame 8 - Unicode issue Hello all - Working with Frame 12, I have to deliver some files to a Frame 8 user. The only option in Frame 12 is to save to version 7 *.mif. That would work

Re: Backgrading Frame 12 to Frame 8 - Unicode issue

2014-09-17 Thread Robert Lauriston
It's not that simple, the character encoding is different. On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 5:03 AM, Jeff Coatsworth jeff.coatswo...@jonasclub.com wrote: Is there an old substitute being used for the Aboriginal languages back in FM8? If so, maybe you could hack the MIF to sub in the old font name in

Re: Backgrading Frame 12 to Frame 8 - Unicode issue

2014-09-17 Thread mkopen
Good one, thanks Robert! Frame 8 does indeed shed those mysterious Frame 12 instructions, but give me back my Unicode. Much apprecciated - Mike On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:04:07 -0700, Robert Lauriston wrote Try saving as MIF 12. FM8 may just ignore the things it doesn't recognize. On Tue, Sep 16,

Re: Backgrading Frame 12 to Frame 8 - Unicode issue

2014-09-17 Thread mkopen
Good one, thanks Robert! Frame 8 does indeed shed those mysterious Frame 12 instructions, but gives me back my Unicode. Much apprecciated - Mike On Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:04:07 -0700, Robert Lauriston wrote Try saving as MIF 12. FM8 may just ignore the things it doesn't recognize. On Tue, Sep

Backgrading Frame 12 to Frame 8 - Unicode issue

2014-09-16 Thread mkopen
Hello all - Working with Frame 12, I have to deliver some files to a Frame 8 user. The only option in Frame 12 is to save to version 7 *.mif. That would work if I weren't using Unicode fonts (for Canadian Aboriginal languages). As one would expect, when I open the v.7 miffed files in Frame 8, the

Re: Backgrading Frame 12 to Frame 8 - Unicode issue

2014-09-16 Thread Robert Lauriston
Try saving as MIF 12. FM8 may just ignore the things it doesn't recognize. On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 5:48 PM, mkopen mko...@transversant.ca wrote: Hello all - Working with Frame 12, I have to deliver some files to a Frame 8 user. The only option in Frame 12 is to save to version 7 *.mif. That

Re: Backgrading Frame 12 to Frame 8 - Unicode issue

2014-09-16 Thread John Sgammato
FrameMaker has changed an awful lot since FM8. It is probably a worthwhile investment to get your other half up to FM12 (or any 9+) at this point. On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 8:48 PM, mkopen mko...@transversant.ca wrote: Hello all - Working with Frame 12, I have to deliver some files to a Frame 8

Re: Backgrading Frame 12 to Frame 8 - Unicode issue

2014-09-16 Thread Robert Lauriston
I think FM8 was more stable and bug-free than any version since then. FM9 introduced the new UI layer, which broke a lot of things that have not been fixed since. On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 6:04 PM, John Sgammato john.sgamm...@actifio.com wrote: FrameMaker has changed an awful lot since FM8. It is

Re: Backgrading Frame 12 to Frame 8 - Unicode issue

2014-09-16 Thread John Sgammato
and 10 made it worse, and 11 made it better, and 12 made it much better - once you accept the new world On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 9:52 PM, Robert Lauriston rob...@lauriston.com wrote: I think FM8 was more stable and bug-free than any version since then. FM9 introduced the new UI layer, which