Problem breaking at headers when saving book as html
Hi all, I am posting this on behalf of a colleague: I need to save a FrameMaker Book (Frame 7.2) (9 files, approx. 200 pages) to html for use as an online help. FrameMaker has the option of breaking the web pages according to Headings. This creates small, usable web pages. I edited the Reference page tables in all of the Books documents, not just the first doc as is suggested. When I save the individual files they break at each of the Headings, as advertised. When I save the Book, I get a mixed bag with some Headings broken off correctly and others converted to a different format and merged into an unwieldy web page. My alternative is to save the files individually and then create links across the new folders in Frontpage. But this represents a fair amount of work. Any suggestions? I should mention that I don't have an online help program and my department is not prepared to purchase one at this time. Thanks, in advance. - Intel Israel (74) Limited This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: radical revamping of techpubs
I spy a Mark Twain quote in your email signature... Are you familiar with the one about sarcasm? Gordon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com] On Behalf Of Whites Sent: 01 November 2007 02:49 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: radical revamping of techpubs Amen. On Oct 31, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Peter Gold wrote: I've been deleting messages on this thread for some time because it's not relevant to me. ++ There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. - Twain ++ ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/gordon.mclean%40grahamte chnology.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. This email (and any attachments) is private and confidential, and is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this communication in error please remove it and inform us via telephone or email. Although we take all possible steps to ensure mail and attachments are free from malicious content, malware and viruses, we cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any changes to content outwith our administrative bounds. The views represented within this mail are solely the view of the author and do not reflect the views of the organisation as a whole. Graham Technology plc Registered in Scotland company no. SC143434 Registered Office India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland PA4 9LH http://www.grahamtechnology.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: radical revamping of techpubs
I'm on that list too Peter, I find both to be engaging at different times. Glad to hear that someone is using the delete key though! Gordon P.S. TechCommPro is currently discussing the horror of the fact that postings there may be being archived by another service. Not really that engaging at the moment! ;-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com] On Behalf Of Peter Gold Sent: 31 October 2007 16:48 To: Chris Borokowski Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: radical revamping of techpubs Hi, folks: I've been deleting messages on this thread for some time because it's not relevant to me. However, you all might find a more engaging community at techcommpros, the new tech writers listserv, that branched off techwr-l some time ago. Here's the contact: To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards, Peter ___ Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/gordon.mclean%40grahamte chnology.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. This email (and any attachments) is private and confidential, and is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this communication in error please remove it and inform us via telephone or email. Although we take all possible steps to ensure mail and attachments are free from malicious content, malware and viruses, we cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any changes to content outwith our administrative bounds. The views represented within this mail are solely the view of the author and do not reflect the views of the organisation as a whole. Graham Technology plc Registered in Scotland company no. SC143434 Registered Office India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland PA4 9LH http://www.grahamtechnology.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: radical revamping of techpubs
Do tell :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gordon McLean Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 4:27 AM Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs I spy a Mark Twain quote in your email signature... Are you familiar with the one about sarcasm? Gordon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ers. com] On Behalf Of Whites Sent: 01 November 2007 02:49 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: radical revamping of techpubs Amen. On Oct 31, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Peter Gold wrote: I've been deleting messages on this thread for some time because it's not relevant to me. ++ There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. - Twain ++ ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/gordon.mclean%40grah amte chnology.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. This email (and any attachments) is private and confidential, and is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this communication in error please remove it and inform us via telephone or email. Although we take all possible steps to ensure mail and attachments are free from malicious content, malware and viruses, we cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any changes to content outwith our administrative bounds. The views represented within this mail are solely the view of the author and do not reflect the views of the organisation as a whole. Graham Technology plc Registered in Scotland company no. SC143434 Registered Office India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland PA4 9LH http://www.grahamtechnology.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jim.pinkham%40voith. com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: radical revamping of techpubs
Again, that is a design progroblem, not a documentation problem. Good GUI design never, ever results in an interface that doesn't make sense. If it did, it wouldn't be good GUI design. On the typical large-scale project, GUI designers serve the dual function of designers and usability experts; if they crank out spiffy GUIs that fail, they won't be working very long. Business competition has a tendency to validate Darwin.http://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the Design, Development, and Production of:Technical Documentation - Online Content - Enterprise Websites Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:48:05 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; framers@lists.frameusers.com A product can have good design, and good programming, and still be inadequate for users. How can that be, you ask? Technically speaking, it may be doing what its creators think it should, and it may be well-created. It may be disorganized, and it may not address the user's needs, and that's where TWs come in. We are the only group who sees the application, from start to finish, from a user perspective. Therefore we are able to offer sanity checks: - This interface doesn't make sense. - Although the app is well-designed, in this context it becomes slow or crashes, and in our view, users will come this way often. - The task we're designing this for is too narrow/too broad. --- Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Exactly. And that is in the province of the developer, the programmers, and the GUI designers. Using TW to cover up poor design and inadequate programming is not particularly useful for anyone. http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/ technical writing | consulting | development __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Café. Stop by today. http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff2.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_OctWLtagline___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: radical revamping of techpubs
Contract exclusively, preferably three- to six-month. Contractors tend to be more fully focused on task completion, and doing the job right, both of which suit my inclinations perfectly. Full-time work becomes more a social issue, in which the most importance is attached to fitting in with the existing culture. Because a substantial part of my training is to create those cultures, I have a much different perspective on them. Example; education. If the hiring manager has a BS, anyone with a more advanced degree will be considered a potential rival--regardless of what positive contribution he or she might make to the organization. Similarly, if you have spent the last three or four years as a project manager, and are now applying for a developer or tech writer position, you are almost guaranteed to be considered a potential adversary, sight unseen. Why would anyone with experience as a manager want a developer or tech writer position? More jobs, more opportunities, less hassle, less effort. Lots of IT people switch from doer to manager and back. Keeps up the job interest, keeps it challenging, a myriad of reasons. Most work as contractors, and politely decline offers of full-time work as the equivalent of being purchased as a wage slave by an organization that clearly understands it can more easily manipulate its employees than it can manipulate contractors. A gold star, an Employee-of-the-Month certificate, recognition, congratulations on a job well-done, flattery, perhaps even a favored parking spot for a month--have meaning only to those many contractors refer to as lifers. http://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the Design, Development, and Production of:Technical Documentation - Online Content - Enterprise Websites Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:24:48 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting. All of this has helped me with an upcoming article on this topic. It sounds like you've had some industry experience. If you don't mind me asking, do you normally seek contract or full-time work? Trying to make that decision here myself. --- Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not really. Some agile programmers specialize in a perpetual work-in-process, sometimes with 20-30 programmers building a software application that seems a moving target, with new and unanticipated requirements surfacing frequently. It is in the best interest of the developer to cater to change (one of the basic mottos of Extreme Programming is Embrace Change), and the more requirements change, for whatever reason, the less pressure to complete the project. From the perspective of a developer, each iteration is completion, because they are paid on a regular basis, not for completion of the project. Project managers use various carrot-and-stick techniques to try to keep control of the situation, with less than impressive results.http://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the Design, Development, and Production of:Technical Documentation - Online Content - Enterprise Websites Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:59:44 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; framers@lists.frameusers.com For any project that size, won't it take some months for it to complete, as it will for the docs to be done, which means that the TW is first going to be assembling information and writing known parts of the doc, and then expanding to write as parts of the software become formalized? --- Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I said that in an ambiguous, undefined software project (which many, including multi-million dollar, tend to be), it is pointless to create documentation of an application that may--and probably will--change at the next iteration. http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/ technical writing | consulting | development __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/ technical writing | consulting | development __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word scramble challenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send
RE: radical revamping of techpubs
Contract exclusively, preferably three- to six-month. Contractors tend to be more fully focused on task completion, and doing the job right, both of which suit my inclinations perfectly. Full-time work becomes more a social issue, in which the most importance is Allow mw to offer a different perspective without disputing what Chris says, except to say it's not as black and white as he makes it out to be. Why would anyone with experience as a manager want a developer or tech writer position? More jobs, more opportunities, less hassle, less effort. Lots of IT people switch from doer to manager and back. Keeps up the job interest, keeps it challenging, a myriad of reasons. Most work as contractors, and politely decline offers of full-time work as the equivalent of being purchased as a wage slave by an organization that clearly understands it can more easily manipulate its employees than it can manipulate contractors. A gold star, an Employee-of-the-Month certificate, recognition, congratulations on a job well-done, flattery, perhaps even a favored parking spot for a month--have meaning only to those many contractors refer to as lifers. I was a contractor for 18+ years at over 10 gigs with some blue-ribbon companies, so I think I paid my contractor-dues. Yes, as an employee, there is the gold star, certificates, corporate culture/drinking the koolaid mentality and sometimes, the cover of the corporate magazine (me in this quarter). I can take that stuff or leave it. I'm currently an employee of a Fortune 500 IT company; EMC (two years this coming April). Why did I jump the fence? I'd heard that EMC was strong on training. So, while I churn out user guides, installation manuals, and such, I can also take advantage of a wide range of training opportunities that I would not have been able to afford. What kind of training? - ITIL Foundation Certification - Six Sigma Greenbelt with a project in the works - UML courses - Human Factors courses - DITA and Usability bootcamps - UNIX and Linux college courses - The ability to set corporate standards through online help and 508 standards committes - others All 100% paid while working from home 4-5 days a week. Granted...not all companies offer opportunities. However, find the right one and you can take advantage of things they offer as they do so with you. John Posada Senior Technical Writer They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
SOLVED: Re: Need a few references
Thanks to all who generously provided recommendations. I really appreciate it. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Distinguishing markers
Some of my documents have Index markers, Reference markers, and other markers all located such that you cannot see more than a single marker on the screen. The central way to determine how many markers there are is to count how many times the cursor fails to move each time you press an arrow key. Is there a way to make the markers display distinctly so you can distinguish them, if only temporarily? Please CC: me off list as well as on-list. Thanks, --Doug ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Distinguishing markers
Hi Doug, The easiest way to do this is to move the overlapping markers so that there is space between them. Cut and paste one marker at a time to a different location, even if it is only one letter away from the other existing markers. To do this, you must be displaying text symbols (View menu Text Symbols). Make sure you have only one marker selected when you cut and paste. HTH, Chuck Beck Sr. Technical Writer | Infor | Office: 614.523.7302 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doug Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 12:22 To: Framers (E-mail) Subject: Distinguishing markers Some of my documents have Index markers, Reference markers, and other markers all located such that you cannot see more than a single marker on the screen. The central way to determine how many markers there are is to count how many times the cursor fails to move each time you press an arrow key. Is there a way to make the markers display distinctly so you can distinguish them, if only temporarily? Please CC: me off list as well as on-list. Thanks, --Doug ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/charles.beck%40infor .com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Distinguishing markers
Doug wrote: Some of my documents have Index markers, Reference markers, and other markers all located such that you cannot see more than a single marker on the screen. The central way to determine how many markers there are is to count how many times the cursor fails to move each time you press an arrow key. Is there a way to make the markers display distinctly so you can distinguish them, if only temporarily? Not that I know of. However, if the Marker window is open when your cursor is on a marker, the type of marker will be displayed in the Marker window. If you have IXGen, you can expand (display) or collapse the text content of markers by marker type. If you don't have IXGen or another marker-management plug-in, you should buy one; it'll pay for itself the first time you use it. HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com Cat's haiku: My brain: walnut-sized. Yours: largest among primates. Yet, who leaves for work? ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Distinguishing markers
There are a few plugins that will expand the markers in place, but MarkerTools lets you select multiple markers at once (or the whole file) and browse through them one at a time or filter on a specific marker type and get the total count of marker selected. (In addition to other useful features). http://leximation.com/tools/info/markertools.php You can see all available marker-related plugins (currently 10) in our Tool Search database .. http://leximation.com/toolsearch/?kwds=marker Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Stuart Rogers wrote: Doug wrote: Some of my documents have Index markers, Reference markers, and other markers all located such that you cannot see more than a single marker on the screen. The central way to determine how many markers there are is to count how many times the cursor fails to move each time you press an arrow key. Is there a way to make the markers display distinctly so you can distinguish them, if only temporarily? Not that I know of. However, if the Marker window is open when your cursor is on a marker, the type of marker will be displayed in the Marker window. If you have IXGen, you can expand (display) or collapse the text content of markers by marker type. If you don't have IXGen or another marker-management plug-in, you should buy one; it'll pay for itself the first time you use it. HTH, ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Fixing Numbers in PDF Bookmarks
I think the soft return is the simplest and most elegant solution. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson William Abernathy wrote: Here's an annoyance I'm stumped on. I've been working on updating my group's template, which is a unification of two work groups' templates. One group had chapter title paragraph tags that addressed chapter numbering with a simple auto-number, after which the writer was required to enter a soft (linefeed) return to enter the chapter title. The other group had a special frame on the First master page that contained the chapter number, which would appear automatically, with writers simply required to enter the chapter title in the adjacent title line field. I proposed a simple alternative, which eliminated the first group's required user input and the complexity of the second group's extra master pages and paragraph tags. This was to use a Chapter title paragraph tag that had the chapter number, a tab, and the text. Would that life were so simple. The group decided that for readability, the chapter/appendix number and the text should appear on the right margin. FrameMaker does not like line feeds in the autonumber fields, so I accomplished this by cunning subterkludge: I defined the Chapter and Appendix paragraph tags as: C:$chapnum =0 =0 =0 =0 =0[ and 46 spaces ] The 46 spaces forced a new line, everything stuck to the right margin, and peace and love ruled the stars... Until we output the thing to PDF. [Frame 7.x outputting to PDF 5.0 using Distiller 7.0 on Windows XP] The space-forced line feed results in repeated chapter numbers in the PDF bookmarks. For example: 1 1 Chapter Title A A Appendix Title Does anyone know alternatives for: * Forcing a line feed in a chapter-heading paragraph format? * Suppressing this bizarre repeated numbering? Thanks in advance, --William ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/sbw%40actcom.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: radical revamping of techpubs
There are situations in which being a full-time employee is more advantageous than being a contractor. I don't know that training would be one of them, because a lot depends on the quality of training, and how transferrable the skills are. It also depends on how close a fit the training is for the learning style of the learner. Only 10 jobs in 18+ years? That is an impressive record for a contractor. It may be that there are different shades of meaning in our interpretations of the term contractor. http://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the Design, Development, and Production of:Technical Documentation - Online Content - Enterprise Websites Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 07:57:49 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; framers@lists.frameusers.com Contract exclusively, preferably three- to six-month. Contractors tend to be more fully focused on task completion, and doing the job right, both of which suit my inclinations perfectly. Full-time work becomes more a social issue, in which the most importance is Allow mw to offer a different perspective without disputing what Chris says, except to say it's not as black and white as he makes it out to be. Why would anyone with experience as a manager want a developer or tech writer position? More jobs, more opportunities, less hassle, less effort. Lots of IT people switch from doer to manager and back. Keeps up the job interest, keeps it challenging, a myriad of reasons. Most work as contractors, and politely decline offers of full-time work as the equivalent of being purchased as a wage slave by an organization that clearly understands it can more easily manipulate its employees than it can manipulate contractors. A gold star, an Employee-of-the-Month certificate, recognition, congratulations on a job well-done, flattery, perhaps even a favored parking spot for a month--have meaning only to those many contractors refer to as lifers. I was a contractor for 18+ years at over 10 gigs with some blue-ribbon companies, so I think I paid my contractor-dues. Yes, as an employee, there is the gold star, certificates, corporate culture/drinking the koolaid mentality and sometimes, the cover of the corporate magazine (me in this quarter). I can take that stuff or leave it. I'm currently an employee of a Fortune 500 IT company; EMC (two years this coming April). Why did I jump the fence? I'd heard that EMC was strong on training. So, while I churn out user guides, installation manuals, and such, I can also take advantage of a wide range of training opportunities that I would not have been able to afford. What kind of training? - ITIL Foundation Certification - Six Sigma Greenbelt with a project in the works - UML courses - Human Factors courses - DITA and Usability bootcamps - UNIX and Linux college courses - The ability to set corporate standards through online help and 508 standards committes - others All 100% paid while working from home 4-5 days a week. Granted...not all companies offer opportunities. However, find the right one and you can take advantage of things they offer as they do so with you. John Posada Senior Technical Writer They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good. _ Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook – together at last. Get it now. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102225181033.aspx?pid=CL100626971033___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: radical revamping of techpubs
It is almost comical to see a job description that stresses knowledge of project management, apparently a euphemism for we have to work 70 hours a week withut extra compensation to make the deadline, when the same job tends to exclude those with experience as PMs. http://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the Design, Development, and Production of:Technical Documentation - Online Content - Enterprise Websites Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 07:45:03 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've seen the same thing. It's too bad, because a tech writer with those skills is more likely to understand the development process in my view. --- Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Similarly, if you have spent the last three or four years as a project manager, and are now applying for a developer or tech writer position, you are almost guaranteed to be considered a potential adversary, sight unseen.Why would anyone with experience as a manager want a developer or tech writer position? http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/ technical writing | consulting | development __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _ Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Café. Stop by today. http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff2.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_OctWLtagline___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: radical revamping of techpubs
There are situations in which being a full-time employee is more advantageous than being a contractor. I don't know that training would be one of them, because a lot depends on the quality of training, and how transferrable the skills are. It also depends on how close a fit the training is for the learning style of the learner. It was my criteria for taking the F/T position. Only 10 jobs in 18+ years? That is an impressive record for a contractor. It may be that there are different shades of meaning in our interpretations of the term contractor. If I work for an agency and report to a third party, to me that is a contractor. Is that not interpretted as a contractor? I always made the determination that I would not discuss gigs that were planned for less than six months and several gigs went close to two years. It was almost normal that my contract was extended multiple times. John Posada Senior Technical Writer They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Easy find for soft Returns?
Is there an easy way to search through a Frame book to find places where I've inserted a soft return and replace it with text? I know Frame's Find/Change window is quite powerful, but I'm not sure which combination of options to choose to find the item I'm looking for. Thanks! -- Paul Pehrson Midvale, UT www.paulpehrson.com blog.paulpehrson.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Problem breaking at headers when saving book as html
Hi all, I am posting this on behalf of a colleague: I need to save a FrameMaker Book (Frame 7.2) (9 files, approx. 200 pages) to html for use as an online help. FrameMaker has the option of breaking the web pages according to Headings. This creates small, usable web pages. I edited the Reference page tables in all of the Books documents, not just the first doc as is suggested. When I save the individual files they break at each of the Headings, as advertised. When I save the Book, I get a mixed bag with some Headings broken off correctly and others converted to a different format and merged into an unwieldy web page. My alternative is to save the files individually and then create links across the new folders in Frontpage. But this represents a fair amount of work. Any suggestions? I should mention that I don't have an online help program and my department is not prepared to purchase one at this time. Thanks, in advance. - Intel Israel (74) Limited This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies.
radical revamping of techpubs
I'm on that list too Peter, I find both to be engaging at different times. Glad to hear that someone is using the delete key though! Gordon P.S. TechCommPro is currently discussing the horror of the fact that postings there may be being archived by another service. Not really that engaging at the moment! ;-) -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+gordon.mclean=grahamtechnology.com at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+gordon.mclean=grahamtechnology.com at lists.frameusers. com] On Behalf Of Peter Gold Sent: 31 October 2007 16:48 To: Chris Borokowski Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: radical revamping of techpubs Hi, folks: I've been deleting messages on this thread for some time because it's not relevant to me. However, you all might find a more engaging community at techcommpros, the new tech writers listserv, that branched off techwr-l some time ago. Here's the contact: To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to tcp-request at techcommpros.com Regards, Peter ___ Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as Gordon.McLean at grahamtechnology.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/gordon.mclean%40grahamte chnology.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. This email (and any attachments) is private and confidential, and is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this communication in error please remove it and inform us via telephone or email. Although we take all possible steps to ensure mail and attachments are free from malicious content, malware and viruses, we cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any changes to content outwith our administrative bounds. The views represented within this mail are solely the view of the author and do not reflect the views of the organisation as a whole. Graham Technology plc Registered in Scotland company no. SC143434 Registered Office India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland PA4 9LH http://www.grahamtechnology.com
radical revamping of techpubs
I spy a Mark Twain quote in your email signature... Are you familiar with the one about sarcasm? Gordon -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+gordon.mclean=grahamtechnology.com at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+gordon.mclean=grahamtechnology.com at lists.frameusers. com] On Behalf Of Whites Sent: 01 November 2007 02:49 To: peter at knowhowpro.com Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: radical revamping of techpubs Amen. On Oct 31, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Peter Gold wrote: > I've been deleting messages on this thread for some time because it's > not relevant to me. ++ There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. - Twain ++ ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as Gordon.McLean at grahamtechnology.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/gordon.mclean%40grahamte chnology.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. This email (and any attachments) is private and confidential, and is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this communication in error please remove it and inform us via telephone or email. Although we take all possible steps to ensure mail and attachments are free from malicious content, malware and viruses, we cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any changes to content outwith our administrative bounds. The views represented within this mail are solely the view of the author and do not reflect the views of the organisation as a whole. Graham Technology plc Registered in Scotland company no. SC143434 Registered Office India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland PA4 9LH http://www.grahamtechnology.com
radical revamping of techpubs
Do tell :) -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+jim.pinkham=voith@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+jim.pinkham=voith.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Gordon McLean Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 4:27 AM Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs I spy a Mark Twain quote in your email signature... Are you familiar with the one about sarcasm? Gordon -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+gordon.mclean=grahamtechnology.com at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+gordon.mclean=grahamtechnology.com at lists.frameus ers. com] On Behalf Of Whites Sent: 01 November 2007 02:49 To: peter at knowhowpro.com Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: radical revamping of techpubs Amen. On Oct 31, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Peter Gold wrote: > I've been deleting messages on this thread for some time because it's > not relevant to me. ++ There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. - Twain ++ ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as Gordon.McLean at grahamtechnology.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/gordon.mclean%40grah amte chnology.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. This email (and any attachments) is private and confidential, and is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this communication in error please remove it and inform us via telephone or email. Although we take all possible steps to ensure mail and attachments are free from malicious content, malware and viruses, we cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any changes to content outwith our administrative bounds. The views represented within this mail are solely the view of the author and do not reflect the views of the organisation as a whole. Graham Technology plc Registered in Scotland company no. SC143434 Registered Office India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland PA4 9LH http://www.grahamtechnology.com ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as jim.pinkham at voith.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jim.pinkham%40voith. com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
radical revamping of techpubs
Again, that is a design progroblem, not a documentation problem. Good GUI design never, ever results in an interface that doesn't make sense. If it did, it wouldn't be good GUI design. On the typical large-scale project, GUI designers serve the dual function of designers and usability experts; if they crank out spiffy GUIs that fail, they won't be working very long. Business competition has a tendency to validate Darwin.http://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the Design, Development, and Production of:Technical Documentation - Online Content - Enterprise Websites> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:48:05 -0700> From: athloi at yahoo.com> Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs> To: tekwrytr at hotmail.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com> > A product can have good design, and good programming, and still be> inadequate for users.> > How can that be, you ask?> > Technically speaking, it may be doing what its creators think it> should, and it may be well-created. It may be disorganized, and it may> not address the user's needs, and that's where TWs come in.> > We are the only group who sees the application, from start to finish,> from a user perspective. Therefore we are able to offer sanity checks:> > - This interface doesn't make sense.> - Although the app is well-designed, in this context it becomes slow or> crashes, and in our view, users will come this way often.> - The task we're designing this for is too narrow/too broad.> > --- Technical Writer wrote:> > > Exactly. And that is in the province of the developer, the> > programmers, and the GUI designers. Using TW to cover up poor design> > and inadequate programming is not particularly useful for> > anyone.> > http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/> technical writing | consulting | development> > __> Do You Yahoo!?> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com _ Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Caf?. Stop by today. http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff2.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_OctWLtagline
radical revamping of techpubs
Contract exclusively, preferably three- to six-month. Contractors tend to be more fully focused on task completion, and doing the job right, both of which suit my inclinations perfectly. "Full-time" work becomes more a social issue, in which the most importance is attached to "fitting in with the existing culture." Because a substantial part of my training is to create those cultures, I have a much different perspective on them. Example; education. If the hiring manager has a BS, anyone with a more advanced degree will be considered a potential rival--regardless of what positive contribution he or she might make to the organization. Similarly, if you have spent the last three or four years as a project manager, and are now applying for a developer or tech writer position, you are almost guaranteed to be considered a potential adversary, sight unseen. Why would anyone with experience as a manager want a developer or tech writer position? More jobs, more opportunities, less hassle, less effort. Lots of IT people switch from doer to manager and back. Keeps up the job interest, keeps it challenging, a myriad of reasons. Most work as contractors, and politely decline offers of "full-time" work as the equivalent of being purchased as a "wage slave" by an organization that clearly understands it can more easily manipulate its employees than it can manipulate contractors. A gold star, an Employee-of-the-Month certificate, recognition, congratulations on a job well-done, flattery, perhaps even a favored parking spot for a month--have meaning only to those many contractors refer to as "lifers." http://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the Design, Development, and Production of:Technical Documentation - Online Content - Enterprise Websites> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:24:48 -0700> From: athloi at yahoo.com> Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs> To: tekwrytr at hotmail.com> > Interesting. All of this has helped me with an upcoming article on this> topic. It sounds like you've had some industry experience. If you don't> mind me asking, do you normally seek contract or full-time work? Trying> to make that decision here myself.> > --- Technical Writer wrote:> > > > > Not really. Some agile programmers specialize in a perpetual> > work-in-process, sometimes with 20-30 programmers building a software> > application that seems a moving target, with "new and unanticipated> > requirements" surfacing frequently. It is in the best interest of the> > developer to cater to change (one of the basic mottos of Extreme> > Programming is "Embrace Change"), and the more "requirements" change,> > for whatever reason, the less pressure to "complete the project." > > > > From the perspective of a developer, each iteration is "completion,"> > because they are paid on a regular basis, not for completion of the> > project. Project managers use various carrot-and-stick techniques to> > try to keep control of the situation, with less than impressive> > results.http://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the Design,> > Development, and Production of:Technical Documentation - Online> > Content - Enterprise Websites> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:59:44 -0700>> > From: athloi at yahoo.com> Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs>> > To: tekwrytr at hotmail.com; rinnie1 at yahoo.com;> > framers at lists.frameusers.com> > For any project that size, won't it> > take some months for it to> complete, as it will for the docs to be> > done, which means that the TW> is first going to be assembling> > information and writing known parts of> the doc, and then expanding> > to write as parts of the software become> formalized?> > ---> > Technical Writer wrote:> > > I said that in an> > ambiguous, undefined software project> > (which many, including> > multi-million dollar, tend to be), it is> > pointless to create> > documentation of an application that may--and> > probably> > will--change at the next iteration.> > >> > http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/> technical writing |> > consulting | development> >> > __> Do You Yahoo!?>> > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _> > Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: the word> > scramble challenge with star power.> >> http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct> > > http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/> technical writing | consulting | development> > __> Do You Yahoo!?> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com _ Climb to the top of the charts!? Play Star Shuffle:? the word scramble challenge with star power.
radical revamping of techpubs
> Contract exclusively, preferably three- to six-month. Contractors > tend to be more fully focused on task completion, and doing the job > right, both of which suit my inclinations perfectly. "Full-time" > work becomes more a social issue, in which the most importance is Allow mw to offer a different perspective without disputing what Chris says, except to say it's not as black and white as he makes it out to be. > Why would anyone with experience as a manager want a developer or > tech writer position? More jobs, more opportunities, less hassle, > less effort. Lots of IT people switch from doer to manager and > back. Keeps up the job interest, keeps it challenging, a myriad of > reasons. Most work as contractors, and politely decline offers of > "full-time" work as the equivalent of being purchased as a "wage > slave" by an organization that clearly understands it can more > easily manipulate its employees than it can manipulate contractors. > A gold star, an Employee-of-the-Month certificate, recognition, > congratulations on a job well-done, flattery, perhaps even a > favored parking spot for a month--have meaning only to those many > contractors refer to as "lifers." I was a contractor for 18+ years at over 10 gigs with some blue-ribbon companies, so I think I paid my contractor-dues. Yes, as an employee, there is the gold star, certificates, corporate culture/drinking the koolaid mentality and sometimes, the cover of the corporate magazine (me in this quarter). I can take that stuff or leave it. I'm currently an employee of a Fortune 500 IT company; EMC (two years this coming April). Why did I jump the fence? I'd heard that EMC was strong on training. So, while I churn out user guides, installation manuals, and such, I can also take advantage of a wide range of training opportunities that I would not have been able to afford. What kind of training? - ITIL Foundation Certification - Six Sigma Greenbelt with a project in the works - UML courses - Human Factors courses - DITA and Usability bootcamps - UNIX and Linux college courses - The ability to set corporate standards through online help and 508 standards committes - others All 100% paid while working from home 4-5 days a week. Granted...not all companies offer opportunities. However, find the right one and you can take advantage of things they offer as they do so with you. John Posada Senior Technical Writer "They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good."
SOLVED: Re: Need a few references
Thanks to all who generously provided recommendations. I really appreciate it. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com
Distinguishing markers
Some of my documents have Index markers, Reference markers, and other markers all located such that you cannot see more than a single marker on the screen. The central way to determine how many markers there are is to count how many times the cursor fails to move each time you press an arrow key. Is there a way to make the markers display distinctly so you can distinguish them, if only temporarily? Please CC: me off list as well as on-list. Thanks, --Doug
Distinguishing markers
Hi Doug, The easiest way to do this is to move the overlapping markers so that there is space between them. Cut and paste one marker at a time to a different location, even if it is only one letter away from the other existing markers. To do this, you must be displaying text symbols (View menu > Text Symbols). Make sure you have only one marker selected when you cut and paste. HTH, Chuck Beck Sr. Technical Writer | Infor | Office: 614.523.7302 | Charles.Beck at infor.com -Original Message- From: framers-bounces+charles.beck=infor@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces+charles.beck=infor.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Doug Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 12:22 To: Framers (E-mail) Subject: Distinguishing markers Some of my documents have Index markers, Reference markers, and other markers all located such that you cannot see more than a single marker on the screen. The central way to determine how many markers there are is to count how many times the cursor fails to move each time you press an arrow key. Is there a way to make the markers display distinctly so you can distinguish them, if only temporarily? Please CC: me off list as well as on-list. Thanks, --Doug ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as Charles.Beck at infor.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/charles.beck%40infor .com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Distinguishing markers
Doug wrote: > Some of my documents have Index markers, Reference markers, and other > markers all located such that you cannot see more than a single marker > on the screen. The central way to determine how many markers there > are is to count how many times the cursor fails to move each time you > press an arrow key. Is there a way to make the markers display > distinctly so you can distinguish them, if only temporarily? Not that I know of. However, if the Marker window is open when your cursor is on a marker, the type of marker will be displayed in the Marker window. If you have IXGen, you can expand (display) or collapse the text content of markers by marker type. If you don't have IXGen or another marker-management plug-in, you should buy one; it'll pay for itself the first time you use it. HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited Toronto, ON, Canada +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 srogers phoenix-geophysics com Cat's haiku: My brain: walnut-sized. Yours: largest among primates. Yet, who leaves for work?
Fixing Numbers in PDF Bookmarks
I think the soft return is the simplest and most elegant solution. Regards, Shmuel Wolfson William Abernathy wrote: > Here's an annoyance I'm stumped on. I've been working on updating my > group's template, which is a unification of two work groups' templates. > > One group had chapter title paragraph tags that addressed chapter > numbering with a simple auto-number, after which the writer was > required to enter a soft (linefeed) return to enter the chapter title. > The other group had a special frame on the First master page that > contained the chapter number, which would appear automatically, with > writers simply required to enter the chapter title in the adjacent > title line field. I proposed a simple alternative, which eliminated > the first group's required user input and the complexity of the second > group's extra master pages and paragraph tags. This was to use a > Chapter title paragraph tag that had the chapter number, a tab, and > the text. > > Would that life were so simple. > > The group decided that for readability, the chapter/appendix number > and the text should appear on the right margin. FrameMaker does not > like line feeds in the autonumber fields, so I accomplished this by > cunning subterkludge: I defined the Chapter and Appendix paragraph > tags as: > "C:<$chapnum>< =0>< =0>< =0>< =0>< =0>[ and 46 spaces ]" > > The 46 spaces forced a new line, everything stuck to the right margin, > and peace and love ruled the stars... > > Until we output the thing to PDF. [Frame 7.x outputting to PDF 5.0 > using Distiller 7.0 on Windows XP] > > The space-forced line feed results in repeated chapter numbers in the > PDF bookmarks. For example: > > 1 1 Chapter Title > A A Appendix Title > > Does anyone know alternatives for: > * Forcing a line feed in a chapter-heading paragraph format? > * Suppressing this bizarre repeated numbering? > > Thanks in advance, > > --William > > > > ___ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as sbw at actcom.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/sbw%40actcom.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
radical revamping of techpubs
There are situations in which being a full-time employee is more advantageous than being a contractor. I don't know that training would be one of them, because a lot depends on the quality of training, and how transferrable the skills are. It also depends on how close a fit the training is for the learning style of the learner. Only 10 jobs in 18+ years? That is an impressive record for a contractor. It may be that there are different shades of meaning in our interpretations of the term "contractor." http://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the Design, Development, and Production of:Technical Documentation - Online Content - Enterprise Websites> Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 07:57:49 -0700> From: jposada01 at yahoo.com> Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs> To: tekwrytr at hotmail.com; athloi at yahoo.com; framers at lists.frameusers.com> > > Contract exclusively, preferably three- to six-month. Contractors> > tend to be more fully focused on task completion, and doing the job> > right, both of which suit my inclinations perfectly. "Full-time"> > work becomes more a social issue, in which the most importance is> > Allow mw to offer a different perspective without disputing what> Chris says, except to say it's not as black and white as he makes it> out to be.> > > Why would anyone with experience as a manager want a developer or> > tech writer position? More jobs, more opportunities, less hassle,> > less effort. Lots of IT people switch from doer to manager and> > back. Keeps up the job interest, keeps it challenging, a myriad of> > reasons. Most work as contractors, and politely decline offers of> > "full-time" work as the equivalent of being purchased as a "wage> > slave" by an organization that clearly understands it can more> > easily manipulate its employees than it can manipulate contractors.> > A gold star, an Employee-of-the-Month certificate, recognition,> > congratulations on a job well-done, flattery, perhaps even a> > favored parking spot for a month--have meaning only to those many> > contractors refer to as "lifers."> > I was a contractor for 18+ years at over 10 gigs with some> blue-ribbon companies, so I think I paid my contractor-dues.> > Yes, as an employee, there is the gold star, certificates, corporate> culture/drinking the koolaid mentality and sometimes, the cover of> the corporate magazine (me in this quarter). I can take that stuff or> leave it.> > I'm currently an employee of a Fortune 500 IT company; EMC (two years> this coming April). Why did I jump the fence? I'd heard that EMC was> strong on training. So, while I churn out user guides, installation> manuals, and such, I can also take advantage of a wide range of> training opportunities that I would not have been able to afford.> What kind of training? > - ITIL Foundation Certification> - Six Sigma Greenbelt with a project in the works> - UML courses> - Human Factors courses> - DITA and Usability bootcamps> - UNIX and Linux college courses> - The ability to set corporate standards through online help and 508> standards committes> - others> > All 100% paid while working from home 4-5 days a week.> > Granted...not all companies offer opportunities. However, find the> right one and you can take advantage of things they offer as they do> so with you.> > John Posada> Senior Technical Writer> > "They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.> So far, so good." _ Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook ? together at last. ?Get it now. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102225181033.aspx?pid=CL100626971033
radical revamping of techpubs
It is almost comical to see a job description that stresses "knowledge of project management," apparently a euphemism for "we have to work 70 hours a week withut extra compensation to make the deadline," when the same job tends to exclude those with experience as PMs. http://www.tekwrytrs.com/Specializing in the Design, Development, and Production of:Technical Documentation - Online Content - Enterprise Websites> Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 07:45:03 -0700> From: athloi at yahoo.com> Subject: RE: radical revamping of techpubs> To: tekwrytr at hotmail.com> > I've seen the same thing. It's too bad, because a tech writer with> those skills is more likely to understand the development process in my> view.> > --- Technical Writer wrote:> > > Similarly, if you have spent the last three or four> > years as a project manager, and are now applying for a developer or> > tech writer position, you are almost guaranteed to be considered a> > potential adversary, sight unseen.> > > > Why would anyone with experience as a manager want a developer or> > tech writer position?> > http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/> technical writing | consulting | development> > __> Do You Yahoo!?> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com _ Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Caf?. Stop by today. http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff2.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_OctWLtagline
radical revamping of techpubs
> There are situations in which being a full-time employee is more > advantageous than being a contractor. I don't know that training > would be one of them, because a lot depends on the quality of > training, and how transferrable the skills are. It also depends on > how close a fit the training is for the learning style of the > learner. It was my criteria for taking the F/T position. > Only 10 jobs in 18+ years? That is an impressive record for a > contractor. It may be that there are different shades of meaning in > our interpretations of the term "contractor." If I work for an agency and report to a third party, to me that is a contractor. Is that not interpretted as a contractor? I always made the determination that I would not discuss gigs that were planned for less than six months and several gigs went close to two years. It was almost normal that my contract was extended multiple times. John Posada Senior Technical Writer "They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good."
Easy find for soft Returns?
Is there an easy way to search through a Frame book to find places where I've inserted a soft return and replace it with text? I know Frame's Find/Change window is quite powerful, but I'm not sure which combination of options to choose to find the item I'm looking for. Thanks! -- Paul Pehrson Midvale, UT www.paulpehrson.com blog.paulpehrson.com
