If your docs are translated, ask your translation service what they think about Flare vs. DITA.
You can get a 30-day free trial of Flare. Import your DITA and see how it compares. There can be a steep learning curve at first but once you find all the features you need it's very flexible. On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Gillian Flato <gill6...@comcast.net> wrote: > Thanks everyone. > > Sorry I wasn’t clear. I’ve used DITA for about two years authoring with > Oxygen and EasyDITA. I outsourced my script writing to a third party. That’s > the problem with DITA. To get the docs and help to look professional, you > have to outsource script writing and that’s expensive. > > I was looking for cheaper alternatives. I have used DITA-FMx and I may go > that route. > > I just wanted to know of Flare was a better alternative to structured Frame > with DITA-FMx > > Thanks > Gillian > > >> On Apr 13, 2015, at 9:08 AM, Robert Lauriston <rob...@lauriston.com> wrote: >> >> You can write topics with any tool, but Flare sort of forces you to, >> since the source is one file per topic (at least down to some heading >> level). >> >> Flare templates are extremely customizable. >> >> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Gillian Flato <gill6...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> How does Flare compare to DITA? It seems like you get all of the advantages >>> of topic-baesd authoring, without having to have someone write scripts for >>> you. Has anyone tried modifying their templates? How easy or difficult is >>> that. How is their help file making product? > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
