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RE: FW: What tools to use: Single Sourcing: Robohelp vs. FrameMak er
Subject:RE: FW: What tools to use: Single Sourcing: Robohelp vs. FrameMak er From:"Giordano, Connie" <Connie -dot- Giordano -at- FMR -dot- COM> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:27:32 -0400
Roger,
My experience is the same. Methinks the tool war is rearing its ugly head
again.
I do not like Robohelp, but I use it, and use it successfully. I've used
Word since before the advent of the Internet. Now I frequently use them both
together, along with the dreaded FrontPage and a few other quirky
applications. Why, because it's here, and I'd rather have the job and a
less-than-perfect tool, than no job and a wish list of how things ought to
be. Never claim a tool has limitations until you've talked to a few people
who've been through the tool wars numerous times. Lots of us make Word and
Robohelp jump through hoops.
MTC
Connie Giordano
-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Bell [mailto:RBell -at- OptioSoftware -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 2:08 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: FW: What tools to use: Single Sourcing: Robohelp vs.
FrameMak er
This has not been my experience. I am currently developing a 210+ page
manual in a single Word file. The file has large numbers of hyperlinks, at
least 40 large graphics, a generated TOC and Index, and has never crashed or
become corrupted. I can also PDF the file without error.
I am using a well-designed template (my own), but I don't think that is my
only reason for success. Before I released the template for our company
use, I stress tested it, using a file of over 500 pages and over 100
graphics. Still no problem.
My system is Word 2000 on Windows NT with 128 KB RAM. Nothing unusual.
Regards,
Roger Bell
Senior Technical Writer
Optio Software, Inc.
www.optiosoftware.com
"A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an
optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties." ~ Harry Truman
-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Rogers [mailto:srogers -at- phoenix-geophysics -dot- com]
Subject: RE: FW: What tools to use: Single Sourcing: Robohelp vs.
FrameMaker
I'm told that the Microsoft Technical Support desk says they do not
recommend Word for documents over 25 pages. Plainly, it was never
intended to handle book-length projects.
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