FM 6: news, changes, problems?

["Thomas Michanek" <thomas.michanek@xxxxxx>]

Yes, this has been asked before, but I'm looking for
more details... I will summarize to the list if I
receive enough interesting information.

We are upgrading from FM 5.5.x to FM 6, on Windows.
I'm looking for information on such an upgrade:

* What new features in FM6 change the way you set up
  and work with FM documents? I know of the new
  book window and book-wide features in general, but
  I want more details. Is there anything in particular
  you have to look out for, or that's easy to miss?
  (I know about <$chapnum>, see below.)

* What changes have been made to functions, dialogs
  and menus? Are there dialogs that have been greatly
  redesigned, or moved to completely new menu places?

* Any problems converting FM 5.5.x documents? I was
  told the new <$chapnum> and <$volnum> variables would
  be introduced in the files automatically (perhaps
  after displaying a warning), but I haven't noticed
  this in my very first initial tests of FM6...

* Any problems, bugs, or irritating design flaws we
  should be aware of? I know of Schlomo's web page:
  http://www.microtype.com/resources/FMbugs.html
  Some say the scroll-back bug isn't really fixed, and
  that double-clicking a file in the book doesn't open it.

Of course, we will test FM6 with our current documents
before making the switch, and we could figure out all
this by experimenting on our own. But, if you can share
your experiences with me, it will ease the effort.

Thanks in advance,


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Thomas Michanek, Technical Writer
IAR Systems AB, Sweden: http://www.iar.com
mailto:Thomas.Michanek@iar.se
Tel: +46 18 167800, Fax: +46 18 167838
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