atw: Re: Word to Frame
- From: "Kofler Mark, Melbourne" <Mark.Kofler@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:36:02 +1100
Hi=20Christine,
Trying=20translate=20what=20you=20can=20do=20in=20Word=20to=20what=20you=20=
can=20do=20in=20Frame=20is
guaranteed=20to=20tie=20you=20up=20in=20knots.=20They=20use=20different=20=
metaphors=20and
approach=20the=20concept=20of=20writing,=20editing=20and=20publishing=20in=
=20very
different=20ways.
Word=20is=20a=20word=20processor=20tool,=20its=20focus=20is=20on=20creatin=
g=20and=20editing
text.
Word=20is=20designed=20so=20that=20you=20can=20open=20a=20document=20and=20=
just=20start=20typing.
Framemaker=20is=20a=20desktop=20publishing=20tool,=20its=20focus=20is=20on=
=20page=20layout.=20In
Frame=20you=20set=20up=20your=20page=20layout=20and=20styles=20first,=20th=
en=20create=20your
text.=20Framemaker=20has=20limited=20text=20editing=20features.=20Frame=20=
has=20often=20been
called=20=20the=20world's=20worst=20word=20processor=20-=20it=20doesn't=20=
even=20have=20drag=20and
drop=20-=20and=20some=20would=20say=20Word=20is=20a=20bad=20desktop=20publ=
ishing=20tool.
I=20don't=20want=20to=20start=20a=20Frame=20vs=20Word=20debate,=20nor=20am=
=20I=20saying=20one=20is
better=20than=20the=20other,=20but=20like=20any=20tool=20you=20will=20get=20=
the=20most=20value=20out
if=20it=20if=20you=20know=20what=20it's=20designed=20to=20do=20and=20its=20=
particular=20strengths
and=20weaknesses.
Don't=20look=20for=20things=20like=20autocorrect,=20re-apply=20styles,=20o=
r=20macros,=20or
other=20nice=20usability=20features=20in=20Frame.=20They=20are=20not=20the=
re.
Frame=20does=20have=20a=20steep=20learning=20curve.=20The=20best=20way=20t=
o=20start=20using
Frame=20is=20to=20forget=20about=20the=20way=20you=20do=20things=20in=20Wo=
rd,=20and=20switch=20your
thinking=20from=20a=20word=20processing=20metaphor=20to=20a=20desktop=20pu=
blishing
metaphor.
Cheers=20Mark
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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20On=20Behalf=20Of=20Christine=
Birtley-Kent
Sent:=20Wednesday,=202=20February=202005=209:44=20AM
To:=20austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:=20atw:=20Word=20to=20Frame
Hi=20Guys
=20
Does=20anyone=20know=20of=20a=20good=20quick=20reference=20that=20translat=
es=20from=20Word=20to
FrameMaker=207?=20=20Specifically,=20I=20am=20trying=20to=20do=20things=20=
in=20Frame=20that=20I
can=20do
in=20Word,=20and=20struggling=20to=20find=20the=20equivalent=20action=20in=
=20Frame=20-=20simple
concepts=20like=20'autocorrect',=20and=20're-apply=20styles'=20that=20are=20=
clearly
different=20jargon=20in=20Frame.=20
=20
The=20manual=20I=20have=20is=20singularly=20unhelpful,=20so=20a=20good=20s=
tart-up=20tutorial
would
also=20go=20down=20well.
=20
Ta,=20Christine
=20
=20
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