Based on discussions in tech writer forums, Flare, OpenAPI tools, and docs-as-code toolchains such as Markdown + static site generators seem more common these days.
Also, what you learn with any topic-based GUI help authoring tool is somewhat applicable to another one, since Flare, RoboHelp, Oxygen, XMetal et al. share some fundamental similarities. FrameMaker, on the other hand, is sui generis, so what you learn isn't very applicable to any other tech docs tool. On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 4:11 PM Peter Gold <[email protected]> wrote: > > What would you recommend instead of FM, Robert? > > Hcexres, other than your past experience and familiarity, why FM? Is there > employment demand in your area? > > > On Wed, Feb 23, 2022, 5:57 PM Robert Lauriston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Academic discount aside, FrameMaker's pretty far down on the list of > > things I'd recommend a tech writing student study today. > > > > On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 1:37 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hello! This is my first post to this list. I teach tech writers at Austin > > > Community College (Texas). For years I taught a course featuring > > FrameMaker; > > > Frame 11 was the last version I taught with--Adobe got too strict about > > > student access. > > > > > > I tried to download the 30-day free trial but screwed up not seeing the > > > second setup.exe. And so I downloaded again (that was wrong), installed. > > But > > > when I open Frame, I get an expired message. > > > > > > My main concern is helping students around the expense of learning > > Frame: a > > > 4-month subscription at $39 US would be right in there with current > > textbook > > > costs. > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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] _______________________________________________ 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]
