FrameMaker is not similar to any other tech docs authoring tool. It's fundamentally a page layout program.
Flare is fundamentally an HTML authoring tool. It's very similar to RoboHelp and many other help authoring tools. If you've never used a similar HTML authoring tool, the learning curve could be pretty steep. On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 9:20 AM Ken Poshedly <poshe...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > At a job interview yesterday (February 27), one of the folks I met with > stated her hopes that besides the usual technical writing duties, she plans > for a modernization of one of the company's web pages. Her comment was that > "It's so 1980s." > > While I've done online content here and there, I've not done really > full-blown, overall web site design or redesigns. The staff person (a vice > president) said that the current page was done using MadCap Flare. > > Due to the EXTREMELY restrictive policies at my previous employer (where I > worked for nine and one-half years before the tech pubs function was > outsourced), we weren't permitted to spend any money on upgrades to our > software or learn new ones. Thus, I have no experience with MadCap Flare. > > So I ask about the learning curve; I'm already a 22-year user of FrameMaker, > Acrobat Pro (version 9, an oldie) and other tools. So how similar are these > two (FM and Flare) to each other? And if I spend a few hours a day using the > trial version, any idea on my proficiency? > > I know this open-ended, but it's really new territory for me. Plus, I won't > even know if I get the job for a few days or weeks. Just trying to plan ahead. _______________________________________________ This message is from the Framers mailing list Send messages to framers@lists.frameusers.com 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 listad...@frameusers.com
