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Subject:Current trends in technical comunication From:"Peter Ring, PRC" <prc -at- prc -dot- dk> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Wed, 5 Jan 2000 10:50:49 +1
"Tip of the month" for January 2000 has been uploaded to "The
User Friendly Manuals' Website" (see URL below). The topic is
"Current trends in technical communication", with the following
subheadings:
- Preferred software for technical writers
- HTML help has gained ground
- Machine (aided) translation
- Monitors and screen resolution
- Possibilities with colour laser printers and photocopiers
- Print on demand = "In-line" manual production
- Increased interest in interactive multimedia manuals
- Electronic cameras are gaining use
- Electronic file transfer to the printshop
- Usability testing is developing rapidly
If you get multiple copies of this message it is because it is send to
several mailing lists. We apologise for the inconvenience, but
currently there are no ways to solve this little problem.
Greetings from Denmark
Peter Ring
PRC (Peter Ring Consultants)
- specialists in user friendly manuals.
prc -at- prc -dot- dk
- the "User Friendly Manuals" website with links, bibliography, list
of prof. associations, and tips for technical writers: http://www.prc.dk/user-friendly-manuals/
- special software for technical writers: http://www.prc.dk/software/
