Thanks for the question, Art. We are looking for some way to store our content in modules, and then build our deliverables from those modules. Our solution could be a DB or CMS, but we are open to other alternatives as well. Any thoughts you have would be appreciated. -- Dale
________________________________ From: Art Campbell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 10:17 AM To: Oppenheimer, Dale L Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Semi-OT: Tool for modular doc, multiple import/export Dale, I may being obtuse here, but there's a confusing phrase running through your message that I'd like you to clarify -- what exactly to you mean by "stores modular documentation"? * Do you mean a product that stores content, like a database or CMS? * Or a product, like FM, that can pull in content from any of the sources you mentioned, and/or a database or CMS and output it to different formats? And may or may not store it in it's own file format? * Or something else? Art Campbell [email protected] "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 10:47 AM, Oppenheimer, Dale L <[email protected]> wrote: Hi readers, I'm posting on behalf of my documentation team.We are a team of eight who write a complete array of documentation for a broad range of products . Additionally, we use different tools -- primarily. FrameMaker or MS Word for paper documentation, and Dreamweaver for online help systems - and are all located in different states or India. We are searching for a single tool we can use that will cover all (or most) of our needs. We are starting with broad criteria -- we'd like a tool that stores modular documentation and can handle the import and export of PDF, FrameMaker, HTML, and Word files. DITA is not a required criterion. If any readers of this list can offer suggestions for tools that can support these functions, we'd greatly appreciate it. I did check the Framer archives and found mention of products like TCS2, MIF2GO, and WebWorks ePublisher. I suggested these to my team, and our conclusion was that these did not quite have what we wanted for storing modular documentation. Any other thoughts? Thanks in advance! -- Dale Oppenheimer This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/art.campbell%40gmail .com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
