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Subject:RE: Baiting for the single source rant From:"Damien Braniff" <dbraniff -at- amphion -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 6 Sep 2001 08:05:58 +0100
Single sourcing works (or can work) but it's a trade-off. When I've created manuals and online docs (help, online manuals etc) I have NEVER simply used exactly the same text/structure etc for both. It can be done but only by compromising the quality of one/all. It all depends on how big the compromise is and how that compromise fits in with saving on time etc.
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