Re: Using Synergy configuration management system with Frame files

[Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>]

In FrameMaker, when you're adding a cross-reference from one .fm file
to another, both files have to be checked out, since the program has
to add a target marker. Shared text insets and graphics don't present
any issues, they can be read-only.

I've seen expensive FrameMaker-specific version control / content
management tools at trade shows that let you merge files after two
people have edited them. I presume those work by storing the content
in XML. I've never worked anywhere where we needed such capabilities,
and if I did, I'd switch from FrameMaker to XMetal or some other tool
that uses XML as its native format.

On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 11:00 AM, John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Unles you are checking whole books in and out each time, how well does
> your version control program handle relationships between different
> files in the same book? If you only work at the file level, how do you
> address cross-reference links between files in a book, shared content
> and inserts, and shared graphics among files?
>
> On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> wrote:
>> What does document management software do that makes it superior to
>> version control software for FrameMaker projects?
>>
>> I've used a lot of different version control programs and can't think
>> of anything I'd like them to do that they didn't.
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