Re: Alternatives to Frame? (long)

["Dmitri Iounov" <yudmi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Barratt" <markb@textmatters.com>
To: <Framers@FrameUsers.com>; "Framers@Omsys.Com" <framers@omsys.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 12:26 PM
Subject: Alternatives to Frame? (long)


> 
> (OK, I know I said wait and see, but no XML round-tripping, no Unicode, no
> TEX-algorithm H&J, no PostScript printing, no attachment of master pages to
> para/element tags just about does it for me)
> 
> So what are the alternatives to FrameMaker(+SGML)?
> 
> I've been looking and not finding much, even if I widen the net and assume
> that I would have to replace it with several applications to cover DTD
> design, editing, output to Word, HTML and XML, and print formatting.
> 
> It looks like FM+SGML is still, with all its faults, the best 'Swiss Army
> knife' of the publishing world and the best basis for single-source
> publishing in not-huge projects.
> 
Every year I believe (Interleaf<SGML> or Interleaf QSilver) is better FM/FM+SGML for a lot of position.
Take a look to www.interleaf.com
At least Ileaf supports own linear to Unicode multibyte encoding and is VERY adjustabled (build-in LISP).

Dmitri.


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