Re: [Framers] OT: HelpSmith?
CHM has been for all practical purposes supplanted by various proprietary flavors of web help, but it's still useful as an interchange format since it's a standard. On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:59 AM wrote: > > Mein Gott! What does it TAKE to kill off bloody CHM format?!! > > -Original Message- > > HelpSmith can publish to CHM and Word, which are formats a lot of other > authoring tools can import. > > JD > > > ___ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com > Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com > Archives located at > http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ > Subscribe and unsubscribe at > http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] OT: HelpSmith?
CHM was fast, but I am shocked, stunned, and deeply dismayed that it WILL not die. -Original Message- From: Framers On Behalf Of Steve Rickaby Sent: Monday, February 22, 2021 2:04 PM To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. Subject: Re: [Framers] OT: HelpSmith? I was merely tapping my archives. I am non-partisan, as I know next to nothing about Help (other than how to write it) :-) Steve From: Framers on behalf of jackdel...@comcast.net Sent: 22 February 2021 8:57 PM To: 'An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.' Subject: Re: [Framers] OT: HelpSmith? Mein Gott! What does it TAKE to kill off bloody CHM format?!! -Original Message- HelpSmith can publish to CHM and Word, which are formats a lot of other authoring tools can import. JD ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] OT: HelpSmith?
I was merely tapping my archives. I am non-partisan, as I know next to nothing about Help (other than how to write it) :-) Steve From: Framers on behalf of jackdel...@comcast.net Sent: 22 February 2021 8:57 PM To: 'An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.' Subject: Re: [Framers] OT: HelpSmith? Mein Gott! What does it TAKE to kill off bloody CHM format?!! -Original Message- HelpSmith can publish to CHM and Word, which are formats a lot of other authoring tools can import. JD ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] OT: HelpSmith?
Mein Gott! What does it TAKE to kill off bloody CHM format?!! -Original Message- HelpSmith can publish to CHM and Word, which are formats a lot of other authoring tools can import. JD ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] OT: HelpSmith?
HelpSmith can publish to CHM and Word, which are formats a lot of other authoring tools can import. On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 5:26 AM Steve Rickaby wrote: > > >... My > >reservation about this sort of tool at the time was that you are tied into > >the tool for your source ... ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
Re: [Framers] OT: HelpSmith?
>I am reaching out to this list because... One of the >tools that this particular division that reached out me uses is HelpSmith. I >think I have heard of this tool like once before in a blue moon. Has anyone >ever heard of this tool, have you used it, know about its learning curve, >etc? Tammy - I consulted my help person who did a Framemaker -> RTF -> CHM job for me years back; she comments... >Ever curious, I had a quick google and Helpsmith seems to still exist as a >product, so not sure what the issue is in finding more. Website is: >https://www.helpsmith.com/ and there seems to be a lot info there. It does >all look a bit familiar and I think I might have evaluated or maybe even >used an early version coming on 20 years ago when I was at AIT. My >reservation about this sort of tool at the time was that you are tied into >the tool for your source, so if [you are] hoping to get the client back on >the straight and narrow youd'd need to look at how much is preserved in the >available outputs for potential conversion back to where you'd feel more >comfortable. My take these days is it would be easiest to buy a copy of the >tool to maintain what is there and avoid an argument. If you understand >Framemaker and Webworks I'm sure the learning curve would be very short. HTH -- Steve ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
[Framers] OT: HelpSmith?
Hello, I am reaching out to this list because of all the seasoned writers on it who have used a variety of tools to survive - not just Framemaker alone - and I need this experience and input right now. I have a long ago client that I initially got set up and trained with Framemaker and Webworks, and it was a great solution for them. The client then went dark and went through a long acquisition period of other companies, and they have now come back for more work. The problem is that during this acquisition period, no standardization of their technical publications was carried out and each division, and even within a division, it's each man/woman for themselves, using their preferred tool. Yep, it's a nightmare and spread out all over the board like 52 card pickup. One of the tools that this particular division that reached out me uses is HelpSmith. I think I have heard of this tool like once before in a blue moon. Has anyone ever heard of this tool, have you used it, know about its learning curve, etc? The particular project that I will be working on is taking a monolithic and obtuse 1000+ page manual and breaking it up into 3 classic manuals that need to share information, x-reference material, and one manual in particular will be equation heavy, which is why I am really pushing hard to stay with Framemaker - HelpSmith does produce PDF, but it's a modular tool like Flare, RoboHelp 2020, etc., so therefore, it's not remotely ideal for classic manual production, especially with the graphics and equations that are needed, but. . . I might not have a choice. Any and all thoughts are appreciated. TVB Tammy Van Boening Tammy dot vanboening at spectrumwritingllc dot com www.spectrumwritingllc.com ___ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com Visit the list's homepage at http://www.frameusers.com Archives located at http://www.mail-archive.com/framers%40lists.frameusers.com/ Subscribe and unsubscribe at http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com
