Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Sale on Scriptorium's FrameMaker book
Scriptorium are having a sale on their book Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 8. You can buy a downloadable PDF of the book for $14.99 or get the PDF and a printed copy for $19.99.
There aren't a lot of books about FrameMaker out there, so this is a really good deal if you're still using Frame 8.
Publishing Fundamentals: Unstructured FrameMaker 8 shows you how to:
* Use FrameMaker’s word-processing features—format text with paragraph and character tags, design complex tables, insert automatically linked cross-references, and store reused content in variables.
* Design page layouts with running headers and footers, place graphics in your documents, and use FrameMaker’s drawing tools.
* Import animations and 3D renderings with new support for rich media.
* Implement advanced features such as conditional text, hypertext, equations, and text insets.
* Use FrameMaker's new Unicode support to create content in multiple languages.
There aren't a lot of books about FrameMaker out there, so this is a really good deal if you're still using Frame 8.
Labels: books, FrameMaker
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Managing graphic file paths in FrameMaker
One of the annoyances about FrameMaker is the way it chokes on missing graphics when you move documents or books around from one directory to another. FrameScript wizard Rick Quatro has developed a solution - a set of FrameScripts along with a matching Excel spreadsheet that lets you easily manage the paths for all of the graphic files in a book. Find out more on Rick's blog.
Labels: FrameMaker, software
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Adobe apologizes for poor customer support
Things must be bad in Adobeland right now, because Adobe has posted a letter from Lambert Walsh, Vice President - Technical Services apologizing for their poor customer support. Abobe's customer support has never been something to write home about, but it's obviously been going downhill recently if they've received enough complaints that they have to make a public apology.
I should contrast that with the suppport I've gotten from MadCap software, who have resolved both of the issues I've raised with them. One issue appeared to have been missed, but wwas quickly resolved when I followed up, and the other was resolved in a couple of days (which is what I'd expect on our Bronze support plan). The MadCap forums have also been a good source of support from the user community.
I should contrast that with the suppport I've gotten from MadCap software, who have resolved both of the issues I've raised with them. One issue appeared to have been missed, but wwas quickly resolved when I followed up, and the other was resolved in a couple of days (which is what I'd expect on our Bronze support plan). The MadCap forums have also been a good source of support from the user community.
Labels: FrameMaker, MadCap., technical communication
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Adobe on FrameMaker/RoboHelp integration
Adobe's Technical Communication blog has a long post about how they've updated the integration between FrameMaker and RoboHelp in the Technical Communication Suite 2. I did look at this briefly when I was beta testing Frame 9, but due to some installation issues I had with the beta, I never did get it to work. Based on what's in the post, it looks like they are making true single-sourcing much easier with this release.
Labels: FrameMaker, technical communication
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Modifying toolbars in FrameMaker 9
Adobe's Technical Communication blog has posted an article about how to customize the toolbars in FrameMaker 9.
Earlier we used to have one .ini file ($FMHOME\fminit\fmtoolbr.ini) to define all the toolbars. Now the fmtoolbr.ini has been changed to a more modular architecture.
1. The toolbars now exist in the $FMHOME\fminit\toolbars AND, i.e. %appdata%\Adobe\FrameMaker\9\toolbars\. The toolbars present in the supersedes those present in $FMHOME just like the maker.ini. So, multiple users using one FrameMaker build may design their own toolbars by storing the toolbar files in their user area.
2. Also if one needs to add a new toolbar, he just can create another XML file and add its entry in fmtoolbar.xml. The usage of toolbars is defined in tag-description.xml.
Labels: FrameMaker, technical communication
Friday, May 08, 2009
DITA specialization using FrameMaker
Adobe's Technical Communication blog has a long post explaining how to specialize DITA in FrameMaker 9. Specialization is one of DITA's most powerful features, and wasn't easily done in FrameMaker 8. (It's probably not easy no matter how you do it, but that's another matter).
Specialization is the process by which new designs are created based on existing designs, allowing new kind of content to be processed using existing processing rules.Specialization allows you to define new kinds of information (new structural types or new domains of information), while reusing as much of existing design and code as possible, and minimizing or eliminating the costs of interchange, migration, and maintenance.
FrameMaker provides special handling for many objects in DITA like Table, Image, Title, Indexterm, Xref etc. so when we specialize any such element which have some special handling, same handling should be available for it. E.g. When we insert a crossref in any DITA document (xref or fm-xref element from element catalog or Special->Cross Reference), DITA-Cross reference dialog shows up. Same should happen if we insert any specialized xref element in any DITA document and name of specialized element should also show in DITAElement drop down.
Labels: DITA, FrameMaker
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
DITA maps in Adobe FrameMaker 9
Adobe's Technical Communication blog has a long post about using DITA maps in FrameMaker 9. The post includes several embedded demos.
Labels: DITA, FrameMaker, technical communication
Monday, March 09, 2009
SDL Author Assistant for FrameMaker 9
Palimpsest points us to an interesting tool for FrameMaker 9 users, SDL Author Assistant. It's a plug-in designed by SDL (a well-known translation firm), to make the translation process easier. But it appears to be quite useful even if you don't do translation.
Who will find this plug-in useful? Well, if you translate your documentation, you can use all the features in this beast of a tool. If you don't translate, you can still use SDL Author Assistant to check your writing for word usage and punctuation problems. This program doesn't provide all the grammar checking you get with a tool like Microsoft Word, because that's not its primary purpose. Here's what the Adobe site says about it:
"The SDL Author Assistant for Adobe® FrameMaker® 9 plug-in enables enterprise-wide consistency in grammar, style, and terminology and reusability of content. It checks written text for writing style issues that impact the content's readability and translatability."
If you want to give it a whirl, it's easy to get started. Here's a quick example that shows you the kind of things the tool can flag for you:
Labels: FrameMaker, technical communication
Friday, February 27, 2009
Adobe FrameMaker 9 webinar
Adobe's RJ Jacquez has announced a webinar explaining the new FrameMaker 9 interface on February 26th. Details are on the Adobe site.
Update: The recorded version of the webinar is now available. Thanks to RJ Jacquez for letting me know about the link.
FrameMaker 9 now sports the same user interface that other flagship Adobe products, such as Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver and inDesign have. This means that not only can you completely customize the display and location of various pods and panels based on the types of documents and tasks you are doing, but also that you can save these settings as workspaces and reuse them in the future, without having to repeatedly rearrange them every time.
For example, if you are designing templates or authoring unstructured documents, you can configure and save a workspace, which may include the paragraph, character and table designers, plus the paragraph and character catalogs, too. On the other hand, when you are working with structured documents, XML or DITA files, you can configure the interface to include only the structure view, the elements catalog and the attributes pod.
Through a series of before-and-after scenarios, we will explore how the new Interface in FrameMaker 9 javascript:void(0)not only makes you be more productive than in previous versions of the product, but also opens new opportunities for working faster with features like missing fonts, graphics, cross-references, conditional text and markers. The eLearning session will also include practice lessons through Adobe Captivate simulations.
Update: The recorded version of the webinar is now available. Thanks to RJ Jacquez for letting me know about the link.
Labels: FrameMaker
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
FrameMaker 9 review
Scriptorium have published a detailed review of FrameMaker 9. While the new interface has some useful usability enhancements, there are also some bugs. If you're thinking of upgrading (and I doubt there are very many FrameMaker users who aren't at least considering it), you definitely want to the 9-page review (PDF).
Labels: FrameMaker, software, technical communication
Thursday, January 22, 2009
FrameMaker 9 Reviewers Guide
The FrameMaker 9 Reviewers Guide is now available online. It's a 50-page PDF file, which comes with a set of sample files that you can download here.
Labels: FrameMaker
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Adobe announces Frame 9, TC Suite 2
Adobe have announced the release of FrameMaker 9 and Technical Communication Suite 2. I was in the beta for this and was quite impressed. Frame 9 adds some useful interface enhancements and seriously beefs up the structured side of the application with support for DITA 1.1. In the Technical Communication Suite, RoboHelp 9 is a major upgrade with a vastly improved interface and single source integration with Frame and Word files. And the Suite now includes PhotoShop. Bob Doyle has a writeup on the DITA XML.org site.
You can view a video presentation with slides by Adobe's RJ Jacquez here.
To go along with the Technical Communication Suite, they've also introduced an eLearning Suite based on Captivate and Dreamweaver.
You can view a video presentation with slides by Adobe's RJ Jacquez here.
To go along with the Technical Communication Suite, they've also introduced an eLearning Suite based on Captivate and Dreamweaver.
Labels: FrameMaker, software, technical communication
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Community KB: DITA/FrameMaker
Scott Prentice of Leximation has created a new resource for DITA and FrameMaker users - an online knowledgebase. You can filter articles by categories such as installation or authoring and select a version of FrameMaker (if you're interested in FrameMaker topics). Scott says:
I've created a knowledge base to help people with DITA/FrameMaker
issues. This is set up so visitors can register and add their own tips,
techniques, and troubleshooting info. It has initially been populated
mostly with questions from maillists, but I'm hoping that you'll add
your own items so this can provide quick answers to common problems.
Labels: DITA, FrameMaker
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Scriptorium drops structured Frame book, adds wiki content
Sarah O'Keefe has announced that Scriptorium will not be publishing their planned book on structured FrameMaker. Sales of the book on unstructured Frame have been disappointing and Frame is now about halfway through it's normal release cycle, making future sales a risky proposition.
Instead, they're putting some of the content that would have gone into the book up on their wiki.
This is a good thing. What's there already is certainly useful and it could turn into a worthwhile community resource over time.
Instead, they're putting some of the content that would have gone into the book up on their wiki.
Today, we are launching wiki.scriptorium.com. Our new wiki currently includes the training content from our FM 101 (unstructured/accelerated introduction) and FM 201 (structured/introduction to authoring). We will also add the content of our other three FrameMaker workbooks as soon as possible. Our workbook content is for FrameMaker version 7, which means that about 90 percent of it is accurate for version 8.
As of today, you have access to free FrameMaker tutorial content. The sample files needed to complete the exercises are included on the wiki. Furthermore, we have licensed the content under a Creative Commons license, which means that you can reuse and repurpose the content as long as you provide attribution.
We hope that you will consider registering on the wiki and contributing to the needed updates.
This is a good thing. What's there already is certainly useful and it could turn into a worthwhile community resource over time.
Labels: FrameMaker
Monday, July 07, 2008
MS hotfix fixes FrameMaker problems
Some users have reported problems with FrameMaker 8 when they try to create PDF files - FrameMaker crashes or text is missing from the file. It seems the problems may not have been Adobe's fault - a Microsoft hotfix has fixed the problems. Find out more on Adobe's Technical Communication blog.
Labels: FrameMaker, Microsoft
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
FrameMaker 8 PDF voodoo
FrameMaker is generally a pretty well behaved application, especially when you compare it to Microsoft Word, but it does have its quirks. And getting high-quality PDFs of complex documents can occasionally be tricky. Here'a a post on Scriptorium's Palimpsest blog that describes a particularly gnarly session with Frame 8.
The biggest problem I encountered was dropped-out text in the PDF files. Things would go along swimmingly in the PDF file for a few pages, then headers or a few callouts might disappear. At other times, maybe I would get one page of text, then seventeen pages with graphics and symbols, but no text. It wasn't predictable, even within the same file. Sometimes the FrameMaker files didn't have any graphics and only a few pages of text, but text still dropped out. The book is large and packed with graphics. I knew that I must use Save As PDF if I wanted to retain the Flash and 3D capabilities that FrameMaker 8 offers, so my old go-to solution of printing to a PostScript file and then distilling that into a PDF was a last resort (and one that didn't always help).
Labels: FrameMaker
Monday, May 19, 2008
GlossBase for FrameMaker
GolehTek has released GlossBase, a free, FrameScript-based application to manage glossaries in FrameMaker.
I haven't tried this out yet, but I'll definitely be looking at it as soon as I get my FrameScript upgraded to a version that works with FrameMaker 8.
With GlossBase, you can create glossary definitions that contain an
unlimited number of paragraphs, equations, tables, and graphics.
GlossBase encodes your terms and definitions in XML and saves them in
a database. When you are ready to generate a glossary for a FrameMaker
book, GlossBase compares the words in your book against the database
and automatically builds a glossary of relevant terms.
In addition, GlossBase can add the markers and character formats
necessary for definitions to appear in a pop-up window in on-line help
systems generated with WebWorks ePublisher Pro
I haven't tried this out yet, but I'll definitely be looking at it as soon as I get my FrameScript upgraded to a version that works with FrameMaker 8.
Labels: FrameMaker
Monday, April 07, 2008
DITA-FMx beta update
Lexmation has updated the DITA-FMx plug-in for structured FrameMaker, fixing some bugs and adding a few new features. They've also announced that the price will be $185 for a single license, with discounts available for quantity purchases. The beta is still free if you want to check it out.
Labels: DITA, FrameMaker
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
What's coming up in DITA FM/x 1.00
DITA FM/x is a plug-in for structured FrameMaker that adds significantly to FrameMaker's DITA capabilities. Version 1.00 should be available soon, and you can find out more about it here. There's also a chart comparing FrameMaker's DITA support to what's currently available in DITA FM/x and what will be coming in version 1.00. Now if Quadralay would only release their patch to let WebWorks ePublisher with Frame 8, I could start thinking seriously about DITA again.
Labels: DITA, FrameMaker
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
FrameMaker tutorials
Being something of a niche product means that there isn't a lot of information about FrameMaker on the web outside Adobe's own site. (I do have some links on my site). Adobe does have some FrameMaker 8 video tutorials on their support page. If you're still using FrameMaker 7, have a look at Designing Print Documentation, and much of it will still be useful with more recent versions of Frame.
Labels: FrameMaker
Thursday, January 03, 2008
DITA-FMx update released
DITA-FMx v.02 has been released. DITA-FMx adds DITA functionality to FrameMaker 7.2 - it's essentially an improved version of the Application Pack that Adobe released before building DITA functionality into FrameMaker 8. The update adds new features, including a book-building capability, and fixes quite a few bugs. Since Adobe discontinued the Application Pack with the release of FrameMaker 8, this is about the best way Frame 7.2 users can work with DITA.
Labels: DITA, FrameMaker
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Adobe Technical Communication Suite released
The previously announced Adobe Technical Communication Suite has been officially released and you can order it or download a trial version. The Suite contsists of FrameMaker 8, RoboHelp 7, Captivate 3 and Acrobat 3D. The versions in the Suite are slightly different from the standalone versions in that they offer tighter integration between the programs. The pricing is fairly aggressive too - I think Adobe may be worried about competition from MadCap.
Labels: FrameMaker, software, technical communication
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Adobe announces Technical Communication Suite
Adobe has officially announced its Technical Communication Suite, consisting of FrameMaker 8, RoboHelp 7, Captivate 3, and Acrobat 3D. It's pretty agressively priced too - they're obviously trying to cut off competition from MadCap, who will be bringing out Blaze to compete with FrameMaker one of these days. eWeek has an article (not a very good one) about it with some more informatative commentary from Palimpsest.
Update: More comments on this from MonkeyPi and Ron Miller.
Update: More comments on this from MonkeyPi and Ron Miller.
Labels: FrameMaker, software, technical communication
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Klaus Muller's Framescripts
Here's a set of FrameScripts created by ace FrameScript programmer Klaus Muller. They include scripts to create an inline TOC for each chapter in a book, to add extra capabilities to PDF files, and several others. They're not free, BTW, but if you need the functionality, they're likely worth the price.
Labels: FrameMaker
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Updated FrameMaker-DITA plug-in
Leximation and Silicon Publishing have released DITA-FMx, an updated DITA plug-in for FrameMaker 7.2. Basically, this replaces the FrameMaker-DITA application pack, which is no longer available through Adobe. It adds some new features and fixes some bugs that were in the original application pack.
They plan to release a version that will be compatible with FrameMaker 8. DITA 1.1 support will also be added.
DITA-FMx fixes/updates the following ..
- the provided structapps fix all known bugs
- FrameMaker variables will now round-trip properly (and work in OT
output)
- spaces are no longer randomly deleted from indexterms
- works properly with read-only files (like for conrefs)
- image attributes and FM properties toggle each other
- conrefs and topicrefs are no longer colored with conditional text ..
meaning that you can actually use conditions to do filtering in Frame.
- conrefs to table parts work properly
- tweaks to make it work better with CMSes (especially XDocs)
- misc other cleanup
They plan to release a version that will be compatible with FrameMaker 8. DITA 1.1 support will also be added.
Labels: DITA, FrameMaker
Thursday, August 09, 2007
FrameMaker 8: first impressions
Palimpsest has a post about their first impressions of FrameMaker 8. Generally, their comments are similar to my thoughts - a worthwhile release, but nothing earthshaking.
The rich media integration is interesting. Attribute-based conditions are a must-have for any serious structured workflow. Likewise, the addition of Unicode support remedies a serious defect.
But I wonder if Adobe is emphasizing the right things. More and more, our customers are asking us for lightweight XML authoring tools. They may use FrameMaker as a powerhouse publishing environment for XML content, but they want something much smaller for their numerous contributors. I'd like to see an elegant XML authoring tool -- think DreamWeaver for XML -- that complements FrameMaker's strengths in print/PDF publishing.
Labels: FrameMaker
Monday, July 23, 2007
Adobe announces FrameMaker 8
Adobe has officially announced FrameMaker 8. I say "announced" and not "released" because you can only preorder it, and I didn't see a ship date on the site. New features appear to be pretty much in line with what's been shown at conferences earlier this year: better undo tracking, enhanced conditional features (including attribute-based conditions in structured FrameMaker), and Unicode support. DITA support is now part of the product and not a separate download, although the DITA functionality looks to be pretty much the same as what was in the DITA Application Pack.
I've been part of the beta program and overall I like this release. Although it's not earthshaking, it does add genuinely useful functionality. The enhanced revision tracking and boolean conditional expressions will make my life much easier on some projects.
I've been part of the beta program and overall I like this release. Although it's not earthshaking, it does add genuinely useful functionality. The enhanced revision tracking and boolean conditional expressions will make my life much easier on some projects.
Labels: FrameMaker
Friday, July 20, 2007
InDesign CS3 and XML authoring
Elliot Kimber (aka Dr. Macro) has an interesting post on XML authoring with InDesign CS3. It kind of makes me wonder if Adobe is planning to try to eventually switch FrameMaker users to InDesign. Certainly, no FrameMaker user I can think of would have made that switch five years ago, but I see posts by people who are seriously contemplating it now. My own take on it is that it might be easier to graft InDesign's excellent type-rendering engine into FrameMaker, but there isn't any indication that Adobe is moving in this direction.
Labels: FrameMaker, XML
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Some Framemaker news from STC conference
Palimpsest is reporting that Adobe displayed some of the possible features for a future release or releases of FrameMaker. Some of the features discussed were:
Of course, there's no guarantee that any of these will show up in the next release, which is now in beta testing.
Update: Of course I forgot to provide a link to the blog post. Sorry, it's fixed now.
* Unicode
* DITA support
* Flash and 3D support (can embed into FrameMaker and have live in PDF or HTML)
* Vista Support and docx import
* Track Text Edits
* Attribute based filtering /output (show/hide based on attributes)
* Import of XML and CSS files
* Conditional Text Enhancements (Boolean conditions)
Of course, there's no guarantee that any of these will show up in the next release, which is now in beta testing.
Update: Of course I forgot to provide a link to the blog post. Sorry, it's fixed now.
Labels: FrameMaker, software, technical communication
Monday, May 07, 2007
Adobe announes FrameMaker 8 beta
Well, it's certainly cold in hell these days. Adobe has just announced that they're soliciting beta testers for FrameMaker 8. This is, to say the least, remarkable and quite a change from previous releases.
Labels: FrameMaker
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Hell is freezing over-Adobe to preview FrameMaker 8
Hell has started to freeze over. Adobe has announced that it will preview features from the next releases of FrameMaker, RoboHelp, and Captivate at the STC Conference in Minneapolis later this month. This is remarkable. Adobe never preannounces features of FrameMaker (though it has for other products). They must be feeling some heat from MadCap Software, who are likely to show Blaze at the conference. Blaze will incorporate Microsoft's XPS (XML Paper Specification), a PDF-like technology from high-quality print output from XML docuemnts.
It looks like the STC Conference could be a bit more interesting than usual this year. AuthorIT and Doc-to-Help will be coming out with new releases soon, and I susepct they'll be showing them too.
If I had to make a bet as to the long-term winner, I'd be putting my money on MadCap Software. I've been evaluating Flare 2.5 and writing a review for our local STC newsletter, and I'm quite impressed. It blows RoboHelp out of the water. From what MadCap's Mike Hamilton has said, Blaze isn't a FrameMaker-killer, but it could take a substantial piece of Adobe's market if it gives Word authors a viable alternative to Frame for long, complex documents. There are a lot of people out there (myself included), who don't need all of Frame's advanced features, but are well past the point where Word breaks down. Blaze just might fit the bill.
It looks like the STC Conference could be a bit more interesting than usual this year. AuthorIT and Doc-to-Help will be coming out with new releases soon, and I susepct they'll be showing them too.
If I had to make a bet as to the long-term winner, I'd be putting my money on MadCap Software. I've been evaluating Flare 2.5 and writing a review for our local STC newsletter, and I'm quite impressed. It blows RoboHelp out of the water. From what MadCap's Mike Hamilton has said, Blaze isn't a FrameMaker-killer, but it could take a substantial piece of Adobe's market if it gives Word authors a viable alternative to Frame for long, complex documents. There are a lot of people out there (myself included), who don't need all of Frame's advanced features, but are well past the point where Word breaks down. Blaze just might fit the bill.
Labels: FrameMaker, software, technical communication
Friday, February 16, 2007
FrameMaker has a future, Adobe says
According to a post on Adobe's Technical Communication blog by Aseem Dokania, Product Manager for FrameMaker, FrameMaker does have a future.
He encourages Frame users to contact him at aseem(at)adobe(dot)com, or post a comment on the blog.
I have one comment. Start with the easy fixes - take a look at the "My Frame Wish and Bug List" on the FrameMaker QuickHelp site and fix the issues raised there. That'd be a really good way of showing us that Adobe is committed to FrameMaker, and it's users, who have put up with a lot over the last decade.
. I have noticed discussions on some blogs and mailing lists regarding the future of FrameMaker. Let me assure you, as the Product Manager of FrameMaker, that FrameMaker is here to stay. We would do what it takes to keep FrameMaker at the leading edge of technology.
He encourages Frame users to contact him at aseem(at)adobe(dot)com, or post a comment on the blog.
I have one comment. Start with the easy fixes - take a look at the "My Frame Wish and Bug List" on the FrameMaker QuickHelp site and fix the issues raised there. That'd be a really good way of showing us that Adobe is committed to FrameMaker, and it's users, who have put up with a lot over the last decade.
Labels: FrameMaker, technical communication
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Adobe goes to Mars
Adobe has been doing some interesting things lately. They've released application packs that let FrameMaker work with DITA and S100D. They managed to get RoboHelp 6 out the door much earlier than anyone expected. And they've announced that they're working on a major FrameMaker upgrade.
One of their projects is called Mars, and it's an XML implementation of the PDF format. From their web site: "The Mars file format incorporates additional industry standards such as SVG, PNG, JPG, JPG2000, OpenType, Xpath and XML into ZIP-based document container. The Mars plug-ins enable recognition of the Mars file format by Adobe Acrobat 8 and Adobe Reader 8 software."
You can download a plug-in for Acrobat 8 that lets you save PDF documents in the MARS format.
I'm speculating here, but I wonder if we might see Mars integrated into the next release of FrameMaker. It would certainly be a viable alternative to MIF, which is getting pretty long in the tooth, and tie into Adobe's increased efforts to market FrameMaker as an XML publishing tool.
One of their projects is called Mars, and it's an XML implementation of the PDF format. From their web site: "The Mars file format incorporates additional industry standards such as SVG, PNG, JPG, JPG2000, OpenType, Xpath and XML into ZIP-based document container. The Mars plug-ins enable recognition of the Mars file format by Adobe Acrobat 8 and Adobe Reader 8 software."
You can download a plug-in for Acrobat 8 that lets you save PDF documents in the MARS format.
I'm speculating here, but I wonder if we might see Mars integrated into the next release of FrameMaker. It would certainly be a viable alternative to MIF, which is getting pretty long in the tooth, and tie into Adobe's increased efforts to market FrameMaker as an XML publishing tool.
Labels: FrameMaker, technical communication, XML
