Info from Adobe on Frame 5.5 bug

["L. Wong" <lydiaw -at- FPOINT -dot- COM>]

Readers,

This message from Adobe was posted to the Framers listserv this morning.
I wanted to share it with folks on TECHWR-L; I hope it doesn't duplicate
another posting.

Lydia Wong
Technical Writer
FarPoint Technologies, Inc.

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Subject:
        5.5 crash alert
  Date:
        Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:27:20 -0400
  From:
        Trish Mudgett <tdm -at- adobe -dot- com>
    To:
        framers -at- FrameUsers -dot- com


Hello Framers,

I wanted to give you a head's up on a problem
that has come to light from initial customer
feedback on FrameMaker 5.5.  This is a crash
that was introduced between our final customer
beta and the final production version for 5.5
[isn't that always the way???].

We have internally (last week) began referring to
the crash as a "sidehead" crash since the samples
from customers all had sideheads, but the issue
turned out to be more global.  It is a core
crash which means it affects all platforms
all products.

The scenario involves complex (multi-column)
documents containing straddle objects such as
anchored frames or tables. Actions that cause
the document to reformat such as deleting/adding
text, changing fonts, etc. could cause the crash.

As of late on Friday, we know what causes the
crash and how to fix it.  Once we get the fix
thoroughly tested, a free fix will be available
to customers.  I will post information about
the udpate once we work out those details.  Yes,
we know this is a serious one and we hope to
expedite the fix while still ensuring the fix
itself doesn't introduce other problems!

Before I sign off, I would encourage anyone who
hasn't already done so to visit our online
solutions database.  We have been pushing on the
support staff to get 5.5 issues documented for
availability to the public.  The URL for the
database search is:

http://www.adobe.com/supportservice/custsupport/database.html

I have attached one note in particular that gives
an overview of Program Corrections to 5.5.  You can
go to the above URL to find other 5.5-specific notes.

Regards,

Trish Mudgett
Adobe Technical Support

_________________________________________________________
FrameMaker 5.5 Program Corrections

Adobe FrameMaker 5.5 corrects many problems that occur in
FrameMaker 5.0, 5.0.1, and 5.1.x. The following list is not
comprehensive, but it includes many of the problems reported
by customers.  The corrections are arranged by platform,
starting with corrections that affect all platforms.

Problems fixed in FrameMaker 5.5 on multiple platforms:
- FrameMaker 5.5 does not crash when you use the Undo or Redo
        command in a table or with grouped objects.
- FrameMaker 5.5 does not crash when showing/hiding multiple
        condition tags.
- FrameMaker 5.5 does not crash when opening certain files
        that contain text imported by reference (text inset).
- Text will now backfill the space left by floating tables
        with footnotes.
- Sidehead text will now backfill the space left by straddle
        anchored frames and straddle tables.
- A straddle anchored frame or straddle table will no longer
        separate from its anchor in a document containing sideheads.
- Sidehead text will not be cut off when a Frame Above is
        defined for the sidehead paragraph.
- The Cropped setting for anchored frames will always be in a
        state where it can be deselected or turned off.
- Tables will not flash when characters are typed into a table cell.
- Unique formatting can now be applied to each index level.
- The <$autorange> building block on the reference page of an
          index can now be used simultaneously with index markers
          including the <$startrange> or <$endrange> building blocks.
- The <$autorange> building block on the reference page of an
          index can now be used simultaneously with index markers
          including the <$nopage> building block.
- Equations are automatically rewrapped when the equation
          font size is modified.
- A singular autonumber will no longer disappear when the
          document is saved as MIF.
- Table footer rows will be selected when highlighting a
          multipage table with footer rows.

Problems fixed in FrameMaker 5.5 for Windows:
- FrameMaker 5.5 does not crash when opening a document
        on an international system where the MonitorSize statement
        in the Maker.ini file contains a comma as the decimal
        separator.
- FrameMaker 5.5 does not crash when pasting an embedded
        object from PowerPoint.
- External hypertext links in PDF files created from printing
        individual FrameMaker files to individual PostScript
        files, with the Cross-Platform File Naming option set
        to Windows 3.1, now work correctly.

Problems fixed in FrameMaker 5.5 for UNIX:
- FrameMaker 5.5 does not crash if the document contains a
        character tag with invalid settings.
- FrameMaker 5.5 does not freeze when importing an EPS file or
        displaying a page with an imported EPS file in an
        X Window System that uses DPS  (Display PostScript)
- The fmbatch and fmprint utilities will now include Acrobat
        Data settings when using a print settings file.
- Imported WMF images in Word documents will no longer
        display upside down when opened in FrameMaker 5.5.
- Playback of a keyboard macro will not longer lose
        focus from the dialog box.
- Personal licenses no longer broadcast over dial-up
        network interfaces.
- The timeout value for a shared license, set via the
        Info > License dialog box, can no longer be longer
        than the maximum timeout set in the licenses file.
- Scrolling will no longer skip multiple pages.

Problems fixed in FrameMaker 5.5 for Mac OS:
- The Page Down button will now work the first time
        it is activated.
- Landscape pages print in the correct orientation
        when combined in a file with portrait pages.
- Imported WMF images in Word documents will no longer
        display upside down when opened in FrameMaker 5.5.

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