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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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