Problems with Mif2Go conversion

2014-07-16 Thread Prestridge, RobertX H
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Problems with Mif2Go conversion

2014-07-16 Thread Prestridge, RobertX H
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Re: FM 12 in Parallels using Win7

2014-07-16 Thread Joe Malin
+1 On 7/16/14, 2:38 PM, "Sean" wrote: >Hi, > >I don’t have it in a production environment, but FeameMaker 12 works fine >for me in 64-bit Windows 8.1 in the latest version of Parallels on a >MacBook Pro using Mavericks. > >Sean > >On Jul 13, 2014, at 9:31 AM, Steve Rickaby > wrote: > >> I had a

Re: OT: Providing quality documentation when in startup mode

2014-07-16 Thread Sean
I did write it. I agree startups should recognize the importance of documentation. I just don’t think they always do. Sean On Jul 16, 2014, at 5:24 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) wrote: >> I didn't write that, Sean (techwordsm...@gmail.com) did. > > Ah! Sorry about that ... e-

Re: FM 12 in Parallels using Win7

2014-07-16 Thread Sean
Hi, I don’t have it in a production environment, but FeameMaker 12 works fine for me in 64-bit Windows 8.1 in the latest version of Parallels on a MacBook Pro using Mavericks. Sean On Jul 13, 2014, at 9:31 AM, Steve Rickaby wrote: > I had a quick search but couldn't see that this issue has

RE: OT: Providing quality documentation when in startup mode

2014-07-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> I didn't write that, Sean (techwordsm...@gmail.com) did. Ah! Sorry about that ... e-mail editing error on my part. > Same goes for the importance of UI design. Yes! One of my favorite books (for web-site UI and look-and-feel): http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Think-Revisited-Usability/dp/032

Re: OT: Providing quality documentation when in startup mode

2014-07-16 Thread Robert Lauriston
I didn't write that, Sean (techwordsm...@gmail.com) did. Startups should recognize the importance of documentation in making sales (depends on the product and market, of course), and when they don't, it may reflect a lack of marketing experience. Same goes for the importance of UI design. On Wed

RE: Providing quality documentation when in startup mode

2014-07-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
> Because, fundamentally, I have always believed that the *quality* of > documentation, particularly external technical stuff, is a reflection on the > quality of the *rest* of the company. BTW, when I look at documentation for a product, it gives me an indication of whether I want to do busine

OT: Providing quality documentation when in startup mode

2014-07-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Please pardon my off-topic (i.e., to FrameMaker) response here. But, I wouldn't mind hearing from others on my comments below - feel free to keep it off-line to me if you want. Robert Lauriston wrote: > Typically, we are overhead, and startups need to focus on selling something > first. Yes, m

Re: FrameMaker to HTML

2014-07-16 Thread Robert Lauriston
If the RoboHelp runtime embedded in FrameMaker 12 does not include the CSS customization of full RoboHelp, you could probably customize the generated CSS so it matches your company's design standards, then write a post-processing script to overwrite the generated CSS with your customizations. One

Re: FrameMaker to HTML

2014-07-16 Thread Sean
Of course not. Typically, we are overhead, and startups need to focus on selling something first. On Jul 16, 2014, at 1:52 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net) wrote: > Rober Lauriston wrote: >> The tighter your budget, the worse the effects of false economies. > > Yes, indeed. > >>

RE: FrameMaker to HTML

2014-07-16 Thread Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
Rober Lauriston wrote: > The tighter your budget, the worse the effects of false economies. Yes, indeed. > People who are used to getting great development tools such as Eclipse and > Git for free commonly make the false assumption that there are similar free > tools for documentation. It's par

Re: FrameMaker to HTML

2014-07-16 Thread Robert Lauriston
The tighter your budget, the worse the effects of false economies. People who are used to getting great development tools such as Eclipse and Git for free commonly make the false assumption that there are similar free tools for documentation. It's part of the tech writer's role at a small startup

RE: FrameMaker to HTML

2014-07-16 Thread Craig, Alison
"To evaluate what's cheap, you need to look at total cost of ownership..." In a perfect world, that's true, but the original post began "I work for a small startup..." My experience in the "small startup" world is that you need to deal with the attitude that the person the company already pays

Re: FrameMaker to HTML

2014-07-16 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Mif2Go might be a good solution. I suggest using a Mif2Go expert such as Steve Wiseman to set it up. After that you just click a button and it creates help that requires very little or no clean-up afterwards. You can contact him at: swise...@context.co.il