I would find out if .chm IS really the format they want. It almost
sounds like you/they would be better off with a Wiki.

Mike


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From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Paul Carr
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 8:18 AM
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Flare vs Frame

Folks,

At my new contract, they have Word (och!) and want to output to compiled
html (by which I assume they mean .chm).  They think.

My audience is support folks for internal software.

They think that they want to stay with Word for the source files
because, down the road, anyone will be able to maintain the source
files, since everyone knows Word.

I would like to convince them to switch to Flare or Frame 8.

I think that they might agree to switch if I can show them that it would
be worth it.

I told them that Frame would make the development of the .chm-friendly
content much easier than Word, because of Frame's advanced x-ref
options, for one thing. I believe that I can go from Frame to .chm.
Never did it before.

I am not familiar with Flare, so I could not "sell" Flare per se.

Also, a key selling point would be writing software that would provide
an online review environment in which the SMEs could make tracked
changes to my document, and I could then accept or change or ignore
their changes at my leisure.  

I do not see that Flare provides an online review environment for SMEs.
Framemaker 8 did not provide this. I am not familiar with Frame 9.

Could anyone offer any guidance on this?

Thanks.

best,
Paul
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