Re: framemaker replacement ?
On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:32:58 +0000, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> I have friend who's interested in trying out free software. Her
> immediate request is for something to replace Framemaker. It seems
> she's involved in the use of Framemaker to make "books" for salesmen.
>
> I have little more information about her application at present, but I
> expect to speak to her in detail in the near future, and it would help
> immensely to have a bit of familiarity with what's available. Pointers
> to reviews, names of packages, etc., most welcome.
>
> So. what Linux tools (or, if need be, free tools that also work on
> Windows) are available that have a chance of accomplishing what
> Framemaker does?
>
> Myself, I hand-code HTML in emacs when I want to create a document. Or
> write a custom C program to generate postscript code. But I think she's
> enough of an end-user that she'd appreciate this method. In any case,
I meant of course, that she'd *not* appreciate this method!
> the salesmen wouldn't.
>
> -- hendrik
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