[Closed] FrameMaker 7.x/8 Feature Requests

I just spent about $900 for Framemaker 7 for Windows XP. I wanted to write a book using a more sophisticated product that Microsoft Word XP. First, the spell-checker in Framemaker is unbelievably bad and the Thesaurus is vintage 1990--is there an add-in or something that will actually work? I was expecting something much more sophisticated than Microsoft.
Thanks.

The book and screen index needs work. Please do something to the Index Headings -- bigger font, bold, something. They are hard to see.

Also, please include a cross-reference to something that changed from a previous release -- for example, from 6 to 7, Document Information on the PDF Setup Screen became File Info under the File menu. And, again, thanks to Sean and Arnis for pointing that one out to me.

In both 6 and 7, not checking the extra spaces box in the spell checker doesn't work. I hit this when described file-name extensions, such as .wmf.

Another request I would like is to have the ability to rotate text in the Framemaker Graphics tool.

Thanks for considering these requests.

... Gerry

I'd like to request that transparent-image (.gif) importing keeps the transparent properties intact. This would enable us to import company logos on to any colored background that we choose.

Right now, the conversion process does not keep this image characteristic.

Daniela - unless I've misunderstood the question, you can already do this. Open the paragraph designer, go to the Default Font tab and select None from the Language options. You can do the same thing for character styles, too.

I would like an enhancement that would allow users to specify NOT TO CHECK SPELLING of text that is tagged with certain paragraph tags.
Examples are CODE or COMMANDLINE text that is tagged appropriately.

Daniela

- list of maths symbols (highly useful for any Scientific paper writing)
- Bibliography handling (similar to procite and word -> integration of bibliography facility)

Francois

Cranfield University
England

In the Hypertext dialog box, it is possible for a user to inadvertently click on the Make View Only rather than the New Hypertext Marker button. If the user isnt aware the button changes to Make Editable then the only way to unlock the file is to press a keyboard sequence, which is Esc Shift+f l (lowercase L) k. Both buttons are so close to each other, and from a vertical plane perspective, the buttons overlap. That in itself might be a good reason for Adobe to move the buttons. If it were my decision, Id reduce the width of the Make View Only button, shift it to the far right, and make it parallel to the Validate Command upon Insertion checkbox. This would reduce the chance of accidental clicks. I hope this helps.

Thanks,
Chris Mack
Documentation Project Manager
The Coca-Cola Company
Atlanta, GA.

Multiple undo and the highlighter tool that Word features.