Anyone really interested in "test driving" FrameMaker may be able to find FrameMaker 5.5.6 for Dummies, Sarah O'Keefe, IDG Books, ISBN 0764506374, (about $24.99 last October when I got mine). The book includes a CD with a "trial version" of FrameMaker 5.5 - a pretty cheap way to get a look at it. There is probably a "later version" of the "FM For Dummies," but this is the only one I know included the CD.

The XML extensions were apparently introduced with version 6, which I believe is the current version, so if they are of interest you need something a little more current. FrameMaker 6: Beyond the Basics, Jahred, NewRiders, ISBN 0735711089, (about $45.00) is one of many fairly decent ones.

It's a fairly friendly program, but one I'm not very happy about being (probably) forced to buy soon.

John