RE: Technical editing vs. technical writing?

["Doug Grossman" <Doug -dot- Grossman -at- sas -dot- com>]

I should clarify, to be fair.

I did use "fondling fonts" as a euphimism, but I probably should have used it better, or used an entirely different one. I used the phrase not so much to assert that they were worried about fonts and layout, per se, but more to assert that they are probably focused a little bit less on writing content as Andrew might like, inasmuch as they don't do a lot of original writing, I don't think. It seems like no matter how I put it, I'm describing them in a negative light, but it's not meant to come across that way, as I respect what they do.

Maybe I need to hire a writer to try to describe this better. <g>

-----Original Message-----
From: Hart, Geoff [mailto:Geoff-H -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA]
Subject: Technical editing vs. technical writing?

Doug Grossman reports: <<My guess would be that the technical editors fondle fonts the most,
"pubs" probably hardly at all, and my group is somewhere in the middle.>>

You're joking, right? Why are your editors wasting their time "fondling
fonts"? (I assume a euphemism for playing with layouts.)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Want to support TECHWR-L? Get shirts, bags, hats, clocks,
and more from the TECHWR-L Store. All proceeds support TECHWR-L.
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store/store.aspx?storeid=techwhirl

Save up to 50% with RoboHelp Deluxe. Get 2 great products for 1 low price!
You'll get RoboHelp Office PLUS RoboDemo, the software demonstration tool
that everyone's been talking about. Check it out and save!
http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot-  Visit
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.