I guess you are suggesting that "short term solution" is an oxymoron. Short term patch, short term fix, but a solution implies long term. The use of the words patch or fix, communicates to the customer that they need to start thinking long term.
On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 1:01 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Pat, I'd like to assert that structured content is generally THE answer, > period. Nothing interesting happens with unstructured content anymore, > because the technology is decades old. Any technical writer in a > high-demand environment should be using structured content. If you are > not, you are now closer to the typewriter than you are to modern > practices. > > Having said that, DITA is but one option. Some find answers there, > others do not. There are many ways to structure information and get > significant benefits. Fortunately, you are already using FrameMaker > which is a very flexible structured authoring tool. Take some time to > investigate and see what it has to offer. You would be in much worse > shape if you were using Word or similar. > > Also, I have to comment on this one statement: > > "I can't stress enough that right now, we need short-term solutions." > > This is the quickest path to failure I can think of. All roads to > success involve the long view and much investment. If you won't do this, > nobody here can help you regardless any tools or technologies. > > Russ > > > _______________________________________________ > > This message is from the Framers mailing list > > Send messages to [email protected] > 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 [email protected] > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to [email protected] 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 [email protected]
