WordPerfect vs, MS Word (was: Re: [Ti] Re: OpenOffice on Mac)

[Jerry K]

Agreed concerning FrameMaker.  When not using FrameMaker in Classic, I 
am using it on my Sun workstation.

Jerry K


Chris Olson wrote:
> On Dec 4, 2005, at 7:03 AM, William Scammell wrote:
> 
>> I find PM is better for large books, while I prefer Quirk for short  
>> docs or adverts. (I haven't had enough time to really start digging  
>> into InDesign. Bad designer, No biscuit!!!)
> 
> 
> Our technical writers still use FrameMaker on PowerMac G3's running  OS 
> 9  for large heavily formatted technical documentation/layout.  We  
> looked at InDesign on OS X as a replacement for FrameMaker.  However,  
> InDesign CS2 is still more ideally suited to short documents and our  
> trial runs with it failed.
> 
> Our PowerMac G3/266's are almost 9 years old and are due for  
> replacement.  Adobe's failure to port FrameMaker to OS X, and Apple's  
> roadmap with lack of Classic support on the x86 Macs, was the final  
> nail in the coffin for our technical documentation people.  They'll  be 
> going to Windows in Q1 2006 so we can get support for our software.