re: FrameMaker's Future

[Shlomo Perets <shlomo2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Nagai wrote:
 	
> ... Arbortext can create PDF (and I think PostScript, but I'm not 100% sure
> about that one). In fact, it is possible to do so using Distiller or 
Distiller
> Server. Epic, in fact, now has a built in PDF authoring module (Direct PDF
> or PDF Direct, I forget which) that creates PDF files without using Adobe
> technology avoiding Acrobat licensing costs. That said, this does all work
> differently than it does in FrameMaker and depending on your requirements,
> there may be limitations you can't live with.

Based on Arbortext-generated PDF samples which I inspected in the past,
interactive features may be limited or implemented awkwardly, compared
to what is available in FrameMaker.

Incidentally, a small-scale example -- Arbortext's Technical Support Guide
(26-page PDF) -- was briefly described in my Hmmm... corner,
http://www.microtype.com/Hmmms.html#0408


Shlomo Perets

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