RE: My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp

2014-09-08 Thread Reng, Dr. Winfried
eusers.com] On Behalf Of Robert Lauriston > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 8:33 PM > To: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); > framers@lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions > ... Was: RE: Best practices for conv

RE: My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp

2014-09-05 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Adam Hollett said: Ø One of the least awkward ways to work with FrameMaker files and backups is probably to use revision control software like SVN or git. I keep backups disabled in FrameMaker because I know that every commit of changes to my files is backed up and reverting is easy. Ø This

RE: My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp

2014-09-05 Thread Adam Hollett
@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp Robert and you are on the same page. ☺ Since I don’t really use them for anything either, I suppose I could also turn this off too … it is just more of my belts

RE: My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp

2014-09-05 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
, 2014 11:39 AM To: Robert Lauriston Cc: Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net); framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp I have turned off the backup feature since FM9. I

RE: My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp

2014-09-05 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
w for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp The .backup files were essential before 7.2 added undo, but since then they have seemed to me to cause more trouble than they avoid. I can't recall having had a problem where they would

Re: My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp

2014-09-05 Thread John Sgammato
I have turned off the backup feature since FM9. I am on FM12 now. I have never had reason to regret that decision. On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > The .backup files were essential before 7.2 added undo, but since then > they have seemed to me to cause more trouble than

Re: My work-flow for dealing with backups from FrameMaker sessions ... Was: RE: Best practices for converting FM to Robohelp

2014-09-05 Thread Robert Lauriston
The .backup files were essential before 7.2 added undo, but since then they have seemed to me to cause more trouble than they avoid. I can't recall having had a problem where they would have been useful. It seems like a legacy feature. On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos..