de5@STC06.CTD.ORNL.GOV (SILL D E) (07/16/90)
I saw--and played with--a beta copy of FrameMaker 2.1X last Friday. This is one *hot* product. Big improvements since 1.3X, the first X-based FrameMaker, include color, fully scalable fonts (by 1/10th point up to 400 pts), and a Motif interface. My major 1.3X annoyance--captive requestors a la Macintosh--has been fixed. Lots of other things have been improved, but I only had a short chance to play with it and I'm currently workstationless :-(. The formula support looked pretty good (was that in 1.3X?) and I'm told it's much improved, but I'm not up on mathematical typesetting. Pester your rep for a demo copy today. They still plan on shipping it Aug/Sep, I believe. -- Dave Sill (de5@ornl.gov) These are my opinions. Martin Marietta Energy Systems Workstation Support