Re: First Review of FrameMaker V7

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From: Tom Huffman
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 19:44

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This review is spot on. It neatly summarizes much of the carping offered on this site. The best line is this: 

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Otherwise the big news that Adobe is pushing is that there�s now a checkbox in the Import>Formats dialog that allows you to select/deselect all parameters! This is ridiculous. The FrameMaker interface is prehistoric and its design capabilities haven�t seen any significant new power since Adobe took over. It�s almost as if the core cross-platform FrameMaker code is a black box that Adobe�s developers are afraid to touch. Bundling Distiller, WebWorks Publisher and now the existing +SGML add-on has opened up important new output options to PDF, HTML and XML, but the program�s antiquated working practices and design power have been left completely untouched, a reminder of the way things used to be in the days before Windows. Adobe needs to learn that you can�t paper over the cracks for ever; at some point you need to restore, rebuild and renew. 

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I wonder if Adobe pays attention to this?

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