RE: Single sourcing vs. normalization

Subject: RE: Single sourcing vs. normalization
From: "Bill Lawrence" <scribe -at- matrixplus -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:34:58 -0400


Mark,

I can see how this might work for reference material, because the tone,
treatment, and audience all pretty much the same. But how do you
normalize material that has a very different audiences? Also, having
used XML-based single-sourcing for some years, I find that it is
difficult to assemble a book that appears seamless in this manner. It
is easier to assemble a help system, because there isn't necessarily a
seamless linear flow. Are you talking about help or books?

Bill Lawrence

Senior Technical Writer
Matrix Systems




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