Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-26 Thread Yves Barbion
The omsys site is obsolete. It has been replaced by www.mif2go.com. If you want to see how MIF2Go works, just search for mif2go on YouTube. I have posted some movies there. Kind regards -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu ___ You are currently

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-26 Thread Yves Barbion
The omsys site is obsolete. It has been replaced by www.mif2go.com. If you want to see how MIF2Go works, just search for mif2go on YouTube. I have posted some movies there. Kind regards -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed...

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Robert Lauriston
If you're converting from unstructured to structured, would that not be the time to adopt DITA? On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:25 AM, David Spreadbury dspre...@yahoo.com wrote: Maxwell, Thank you very much. I have been following this thread because I have one product line that is almost entirely

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Pat Christenson
Can you point me to some documentation on this? I'm all in favor of easier and faster. Pat On Aug 24, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Writer wrote: If you can, consider Yves' suggestion about using Mif2Go. If I recall correctly, it's easier/faster than using conversion tables in FM. Nadine Hi

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Pat Christenson
Oops, sorry. I just realized this question wasn't directed to me. Pat On Aug 24, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote: If you're converting from unstructured to structured, would that not be the time to adopt DITA? On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:25 AM, David Spreadbury dspre...@yahoo.com

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Writer
Mif2Go user documentation can be found in various formats here: http://www.omsys.com/dcl/download.htm#Mif2Go_UG At a place where I used to work, I assigned a junior writer the task of using Mif2Go to convert some of our smaller documents to DITA. She figured it out fairly quickly. For some

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Pat Christenson
That's not my decision. :-) Pat On Aug 24, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > If you're converting from unstructured to structured, would that not > be the time to adopt DITA? > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:25 AM, David Spreadbury > wrote: >> Maxwell, >> Thank you very much. I have

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Pat Christenson
Can you point me to some documentation on this? I'm all in favor of easier and faster. Pat On Aug 24, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Writer wrote: > If you can, consider Yves' suggestion about using Mif2Go. If I recall > correctly, it's easier/faster than using conversion tables in FM. > > Nadine > >

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Pat Christenson
Oops, sorry. I just realized this question wasn't directed to me. Pat On Aug 24, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > If you're converting from unstructured to structured, would that not > be the time to adopt DITA? > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:25 AM, David Spreadbury > wrote: >>

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Writer
Mif2Go user documentation can be found in various formats here: http://www.omsys.com/dcl/download.htm#Mif2Go_UG At a place where I used to work, I assigned a junior writer the task of using Mif2Go to convert some of our smaller documents to DITA. She figured it out fairly quickly. For some

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-24 Thread Robert Lauriston
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4094654 Also check this list's archive for Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10. Probably you'll want to subscribe to framemaker-d...@yahoogroups.com On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Pat Christenson pxen...@gmail.com wrote: I'm

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-24 Thread Doris Pavlichek
I'm interested in this, too, so I'll be following the discussion closely! Doris E. Pavlichek dpavliche...@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone On Aug 23, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Pat Christenson pxen...@gmail.com wrote: I'm about to start a unstructured-to-structuredconversion project in either Frame 9 or

RE: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-24 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:52 PM To: Pat Christenson; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured I haven't watched them, but Tom Aldous has e-seminars about conversion here: http://tmaldous.com/2012/03/05/7-part-e-seminar-series

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-24 Thread David Spreadbury
: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:52 PM To: Pat Christenson; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured I haven't watched them, but Tom Aldous has e-seminars about conversion here: http://tmaldous.com/2012/03/05/7-part-e-seminar-series

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-24 Thread Pat Christenson
Hi all - Thanks for the suggestions. Luckily, I don't have to build the template, EDD and DTD. I just have to convert some unstructured files to the structure so I'll be diving into conversion tables and see how it goes. Pat ___ You are currently

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-24 Thread Writer
If you can, consider Yves' suggestion about using Mif2Go. If I recall correctly, it's easier/faster than using conversion tables in FM. Nadine Hi all - Thanks for the suggestions. Luckily, I don't have to build the template, EDD and DTD. I just have to convert some unstructured files to

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-24 Thread David Spreadbury
. > > From: Maxwell Hoffmann >To: Writer ; Pat Christenson ; >"framers at lists.frameusers.com" >Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 4:59 PM >Subject: RE: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured > >The loc

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-24 Thread Pat Christenson
Hi all - Thanks for the suggestions. Luckily, I don't have to build the template, EDD and DTD. I just have to convert some unstructured files to the structure so I'll be diving into conversion tables and see how it goes. Pat

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-24 Thread Writer
If you can, consider Yves' suggestion about using Mif2Go. If I recall correctly, it's easier/faster than using conversion tables in FM. Nadine > Hi all - > > Thanks for the suggestions. Luckily, I don't have to build the template, EDD > and DTD. I just have to convert some unstructured files

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-24 Thread Robert Lauriston
If you're converting from unstructured to structured, would that not be the time to adopt DITA? On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:25 AM, David Spreadbury wrote: > Maxwell, > Thank you very much. I have been following this thread because I have one > product line that is almost entirely Unstructured and

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-23 Thread Pat Christenson
I'm about to start a unstructured-to-structuredconversion project in either Frame 9 or 10. Does anyone have any tips, tools or online resources that would be helpful for such a project? Thanks for any suggestions. Pat Christenson ___ You are

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-23 Thread Writer
I haven't watched them, but Tom Aldous has e-seminars about conversion here: http://tmaldous.com/2012/03/05/7-part-e-seminar-series-unstructured-to-xml-framemaker-10-instructional-series/ Nadine I'm about to start a unstructured-to-structuredconversion project in either Frame 9 or 10. Does

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-23 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Pat This may help: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/structured-authoring-xml-and-dita/migrating-to-structured-framemaker-using-conversion-tables/ and this too, but the images seem to be missing: http://tmaldous.com/2011/10/06/conversion-to-dita-it-is-not-an-overnight-event/ Tom Aldous used to

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-23 Thread Pat Christenson
I'm about to start a unstructured-to-structuredconversion project in either Frame 9 or 10. Does anyone have any tips, tools or online resources that would be helpful for such a project? Thanks for any suggestions. Pat Christenson

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-23 Thread Writer
I haven't watched them, but Tom Aldous has e-seminars about conversion here: http://tmaldous.com/2012/03/05/7-part-e-seminar-series-unstructured-to-xml-framemaker-10-instructional-series/ Nadine > I'm about to start a unstructured-to-structuredconversion project in either > Frame 9 or 10.

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-23 Thread Yves Barbion
Hi Pat This may help: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/structured-authoring-xml-and-dita/migrating-to-structured-framemaker-using-conversion-tables/ and this too, but the images seem to be missing: http://tmaldous.com/2011/10/06/conversion-to-dita-it-is-not-an-overnight-event/ Tom Aldous used to

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-23 Thread Robert Lauriston
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4094654 Also check this list's archive for "Resources to help a newbie create DITA documents in FrameMaker 10." Probably you'll want to subscribe to framemaker-dita at yahoogroups.com On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Pat Christenson wrote: > I'm about to start

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-23 Thread Doris Pavlichek
I'm interested in this, too, so I'll be following the discussion closely! Doris E. Pavlichek Dpavlichek62 at gmail.com Sent from my iPhone On Aug 23, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Pat Christenson wrote: > I'm about to start a unstructured-to-structuredconversion project in either > Frame 9 or 10. Does

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-23 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
Of Writer Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 12:52 PM To: Pat Christenson; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured I haven't watched them, but Tom Aldous has e-seminars about conversion here: http://tmaldous.com/2012/03/05/7-part