I don't check in here often anymore. (But I DO have an issue that I'll be posting soon, to do with Windows 10.)
I've been in technical communications for over 30 years, a tech writer for nearly 20. Learned Frame in 1999 or so. With that introduction, in my current environment, I would never be able to deliver my documents on time if I used structured content. Sometimes that "old-fashioned" process is the best option! The whole key is using the most appropriate tool for the situation. Nuff said. [Nearly all of my Operation Manuals are created for a specific custom-built piece of equipment. Each one runs in the tens of thousands of dollars price range. My main deliverable continues to be a PRINTED document that will be used by men and women out in the field without access to internet or even a laptop or tablet device. Many of my end users work in a landfill, or on an oil-drilling rig in a remote location.] This user group continues to ROCK! :-) Debbie in Oregon ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 12:05:09 PM Subject: Framers Digest, Vol 124, Issue 14 Send Framers mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe, visit http://lists.frameusers.com/listinfo.cgi/framers-frameusers.com You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Framers digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: I'm pretty sure the answer is structured content ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:21:23 -0700 From: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Framers] I'm pretty sure the answer is structured content Message-ID: <20160729132123.27a792c0bf3172901570a5f4e87e410e.d28551ddc9....@email06.godaddy.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Fine, you all can have the last word. I know better than to continue this debate. I should have known better than to even start it. Russ ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:58:29 -0700 From: Robert Lauriston <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" Subject: Re: [Framers] I'm pretty sure the answer is structured content Message-ID: <can3yy4a5zr2tzurjgsnbhouxzt6ytpfovsuek3au-cr1a8y...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Structured markup has been around longer than the web, PDFs, online help, or personal computers. Since you make your living from structured content, I'm not going to waste time explaining why it's not the best choice for every set of requirements, and why people are still creating interesting and useful unstructured tools. 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. ... ------------------------------ ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ This daily digest 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] ------------------------------ End of Framers Digest, Vol 124, Issue 14 **************************************** _______________________________________________ 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]
