RE: PageMaker vs. Framemaker (those who've used both)

["Stephen Arrants" <steve -at- microbrightfield -dot- com>]

> I've never tried InDesign. Is the most recent version now 
> competing with FrameMaker at the kinds of stuff where we've 
> traditionally preferred FrameMaker?
> 
> Last time I paid attention, InDesign was touted as good for 
> flashy, design-heavy stuff like marketing bumpf, but was 
> still missing the guts for robust cross-referencing, 
> indexing, conditional elements, etc.


We use both Framemaker and InDesign.  For manuals, online help, install
guides and the like, we use Framemaker. For product information sheets,
collaterals, ads, we use InDesign. I can't imagine being asked to do a
700-page manual with InDesign.

Cheers,
Steve arrants

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