TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Single-sourcing DIDN'T work for me just now? From:Sean Brierley <seanb_us -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:56:45 -0700 (PDT)
Personally, I think David K. and Goober dood ought to
approach the STC about writing an Intercom article on
single sourcing.
I agree, the Intercom STC (and sometimes graphics)
articles are kinda weak ....
--- David Knopf <david -at- knopf -dot- com> wrote:
>
> > I virtually never disagree with Geoff Hart, but
> the July-August issue
> > of Intercom included an article titled "Do-It
> Yourself Single
> > Sourcing," and I cannot think of a more
> unfortunate place to turn for
> > good, reliable information about single sourcing.
Agreed. It was an interesting read, and the tech
writer in question had done a lot of really cool work,
but his initial premise was as bogus as a three-dollar
bill . . . so the reasons for the project came off as
sorta wasteful. (Still, kudos for an interesting
project and a good read, even if I didn't buy in.)
> As
> Goober kindly pointed out to me off-list, Geoff was
> not referring to
> Intercom, but rather to Technical Communication.
NEED TO PUBLISH YOUR FRAMEMAKER CONTENT ONLINE?
?Mustang? (code name) is a NEW online publishing tool for FrameMaker that
lets you easily single-source content to Web, intranets, and online Help.
The interface is designed for FrameMaker users, so there is little or no
learning curve and no macro language required! See a live demo that
will take your breath away: http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l3
---
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.