Tech Writers involved in writing long, structured documents may want to download the latest version of Adobe FrameMaker 8.
Unicode support – All features in FrameMaker, such as find and change, markers, hypertext, and catalog entries, support Unicode. Export to PDF with Unicode bookmarks, tags, and comments. Import or export Unicode content from other applications.
Enhanced conditional text features
- Color button for defining a new color for a condition tag.
- Visually distinguish text with multiple condition tags.
- Build Boolean expressions with complex combinations of condition tags.
Structured authoring is improved:
XML roundtripping is enhanced to preserve XML comments as markers. System variables and Processing Instructions (PIs) are also roundtripped.
Import element formatting from CSS into DTD, so you can ensure consistent formatting across different XML applications.
- Support for single-sourcing workflows lets you filter structured documents.
- Filter structured documents based on attribute values using complex Boolean expressions.
- Track ext edits made in a document. The added and deleted text are highlighted for visual distinction.
- Navigate through the edited sections and accept or reject specific changes.
- Preview the document to see its original or final state.
The changed information is preserved in the XML roundtrip.
DITA
In-built DITA application pack and a DITA menu, facilitate DITA authoring. You can generate a FrameMaker document directly from a DITA Map. You can use the standard FrameMaker features while authoring DITA content.
3D workflows (Windows® only) lets you insert 3D objects (U3D format) in FrameMaker 8 documents only. Set parameters, such as default view, rendering mode, background color, and lighting scheme for the 3D object. Publish the document in PDF with active 3D models. The 3D objects are preserved in the XML roundtrip.
Create SWF files (Windows only), such as Adobe Captivate® movies. The SWF object is preserved in the XML roundtrip.
Specify HTTP file path support (Windows only) to import graphics into a document, either by copying or by reference. The HTTP path is preserved in the XML roundtrip.
WebDAV support is extended to allow authoring and editing of XML files located on the web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) server.
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