Frankly, I'd disagree - if you can use Word & FM, you can use RH or Flare - you may not get all the subtleties in it, but topics are topics and styles are the same as paragraph tags and cross refs are just hyperlinks to bookmarks. The barrier to entry is pretty low. I'd say you should go ahead and download a trial & play with it.
________________________________ From: Framers <framers-bounces+jeff.coatsworth=jonasclub....@lists.frameusers.com> on behalf of Robert Lauriston <rob...@lauriston.com> Sent: February 28, 2020 12:29 PM To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. Subject: Re: [Framers] MadCap Flare 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 _______________________________________________ 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
