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If you end up doing sth. with XML, pls share with the list how & what you
did, OK?
HTH,
Al
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jennifer Delmerico [SMTP:JDelmerico -at- brokatfs -dot- com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 7:33 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: XML, tech writing, Intercom
>
> My company has recently begun using XML in our application development. I
> was invited to some of the developers' initial meetings to determine how
> their use of XML would affect my job of writing the help.
>
> I know and use HTML and HTML-Help, but I don't have a good idea of how XML
> would fit into my world. Do I need it? Do I want it? Am I better off
> sticking with what I use now? And most importantly, does the use of XML
> enhance my users' efficiency, productivity, and knowledge of the product
> I'm
> documenting?
>
> New tools are neat, but if they aren't going to be useful, are they worth
> the effort of change?
>
> I wasn't much help in my meetings (obviously), but I'd like to learn more
> about the whats, whys, and hows of XML.
>
