On 10/9/07, Sue Heim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I highly recommend not using a pdf as an online help system. It is not > what they are intended for. If you are using FM you can look at WWP to > create help from that source. Look at www.help-matrix.com for a list > of tools that may meet your reqs. Most tools can import FM source btw.
Regarding the comment about most tools importing FrameMaker, as of a couple of years ago, only some of the tools were built to handle more than one-time imports of FrameMaker content. I was a beta tester for RoboHelp for FrameMaker, which was built to generate various online help formats from FrameMaker content. It was built to allow you to CONTINUE to use FrameMaker as your composing environment, and would convert your FM source files anew each time you generated your online help. WebWorks Publisher is built the same way. However, other tools (again, as of a couple of years ago) were built to do a one-time import, and updates needed to be made in the online help tool, itself. Forking your documentation source files (print in FM, web-based or online in another tool) is something that should be avoided when possible, and saved for very late in the process when it isn't. -- -David Castro [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
