FrameMaker 8 software is a flexible, user-friendly, enterprise-class authoring and publishing solution for technical communicators
It combines word processing and XML-based structured authoring with template-based publishing and powerful single-sourcing support to help you create polished technical documentation and books in multiple languages.
With FrameMaker 8 software, you can:
- Work in a WYSIWYG, template-based authoring environment
- Handle structured content in XML and SGML
- Define content structure and metadata using a DTD or XML Schema
- Support the DITA and DocBook document types
- Speed up routine tasks with powerful book authoring and layout features
- Convert existing documents to structured content and XML with conversion tables
- Single-source variations of the same document through advanced conditional output
- Create and publish polished technical documentation in multiple languages
- Use Adobe FrameMaker Server 8 software to automate demanding publishing workflows
Features
Unicode support-
Edit and create content in multiple languages.
Author content for global audiences with dictionary and hyphenation support.
Enhanced conditional output-
Simplify your single-sourcing workflow— build complex Boolean expressions for defining output filters in structured and unstructured mode; easily distinguish multiconditional text through color coding.
Filter by Attribute-
Use attribute values to control conditional output in structured mode.
Rich media support-
Create more engaging online documentation by incorporating 3D models, animations created with Adobe Flash software, and simulations created with Adobe Captivate software; generate Adobe PDF files with live 3D models and content viewable with Adobe Flash Player (Windows only).
Microsoft Office 2007 support-
Import content created in Word 2007 and Excel 2007 (Windows only).
DIT A support-
Use a prebuilt DITA application to author, publish, and exchange topic-oriented information in XML and create DITA maps.
Improved XML roundtripping-
Preserve comments, system variables, conditional text, and processing instructions(PIs) when importing and exporting structured XML content.
Track text edits-
Easily track text edits and undo multiple changes with a single click.
Powerful XML and XSLT support-
Use XML Schema as an alternative to DTDs for defining the structure of your content; and incorporate XSLT scripts into your editing workflow.
Conversion tables-
Migrate existing content to XML and structured content with minimal manual touch-up.
System Requirements
Sun SPARCstation
Solaris 8, 9, or 10
512MB of RAM
256–512MB of swap space
1–1.2GB of available hard-disk space
X Window System X11R6
CD-ROM drive
