As new tools come out, companies will not expect you to know more than the most common ones. There is a lot more to technical writing than the authoring tool.
Regards, Shmuel Wolfson quills at airmail.net wrote: > At 8:29 PM -0500 3/4/07, Sean Pollock wrote: >> Why be afraid of Frame's possible demise? XML is the future, and >> Frame is >> just a tool, and should never be the source. There will be (actually, >> already are) new tools, Frame ain't all that anyway. Seems like I've >> been >> using it forever--I look forward to the day that something else will >> improve >> on it. >> >> Sean Pollock >> UGS Corp. > > What concerns me is that many of these tools are Enterprise level. > Meaning that they are too expensive to be purchased by a single > person, and often require a server from which to run. What that means, > is that companies will segregate writers into those who know the > tools, and those who don't. If you want to get a job, you have to know > the tools. Most companies don't want to teach you to use them. They > want you to know them already. They won't care if you know XML or > SGML. They will focus on the tool. > > Scott > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as sbw at actcom.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/sbw%40actcom.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >