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   MADCAP: UPGRADE TO FLARE VERSION 3.1; ANALYZER COMING SOON
   CONFERENCE: LavaCon + Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans

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JOB: Developmental Editor--Computer Books

Manning Publications Co., a leading publisher of computer books 
for professionals is looking for a developmental editor with 
technical writing skills to work directly with authors to turn 
in high quality manuscripts on time.

Primary duties include:
- coach the author(s) on the writing
- manage the process so the author completes manuscript by 
  due dates.
- help author create a highly readable manuscript, assess content 
  to determine whether it is appropriate for its audience, and is 
  on-topic
- assess and discuss manuscript content, on an ongoing basis, 
  with author and publisher
- provide questions for external reviewers
- ensure production-ready manuscript handoff to production
- communicate with acquisition editor, development manager, 
  and managing editor regarding project status and content 
  assessment.

Candidates should be comfortable with the following editing skills:
- Able to identify and articulate weaknesses in the organization 
  and the writing, and work directly with authors to resolve
- Ability to develop a good book ToC
- Adopt a coaching/mentoring role with authors

Ideal candidate will have proven ability to multitask, juggle 
several projects at once. Familiarity with software and current 
trends and/or technical writing experience a plus!

Books typically run between 350-500 pages. Multitasking and 
project management skills are essential in this position. Must 
have basic computer and excellent communication skills using 
email, IM, Skype, and phone. Please respond with resume and two 
references. If selected for an interview, be prepared to complete 
an editing sample.

This is a freelance, telecommute-based job.

RecruiterMaureen  masp -at- manning -dot- com 

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MADCAP: UPGRADE TO FLARE VERSION 3.1; ANALYZER COMING SOON

----UPGRADE TO FLARE VERSION 3.1-------  

We are pleased to announce that Flare v3.1 is now available.

We continue to shape and add features to Flare, based on 
customer feedback and innovative ideas that improve productivity 
and customer experience.

In addition to many productivity enhancements, some of the new
features YOU asked for, that have been implemented in Version 
3.1 include:
  - Tab between User Interface Elements
  - Running HF Variables Available in Word Output
  - Custom Size for Topic Popups
  - Print Output Enhancements:
      - TOC Depth for Heading Levels (i.e., base print TOC on 
        online TOC structure)
      - Headings for Unlinked Books in Generated TOC
      - Remove Images from Headings in Generated TOC
  - Exclude Accordion Titles from WebHelp Output
  - Ignore Glossary Terms in Styles, allowing automatic conversion 
    to links for specific styles
  - Skin Styles for Feedback Registration Dialog
  - Skin Styles for CHM Feedback
  - Include Stop Words in Search (such as an and the)
  - Show Navigation Link in WebHelp Standalone Topics
  - Link to CHM Files from DotNet Help and WebHelp
  - Preserve Original Image Size in FrameMaker Imports
 
We are dedicated to our customers and the community. We continue 
to listen to your ideas and add features most requested. Please
continue to send feedback to 
http://www.madcapsoftware.com/featurerequest

When Madcap Software became aware that our company was 
concerned about generating print documentation that did not 
reference the heading levels in the TOC they responded 
immediately.  Within a week of highlighting this issue we 
received a patch.  We worked closely with a single support 
representative and with Madcap's quick, friendly and effective 
response we were able to test and enhance the fix until we were 
happy it met our needs. MadCap truly goes above and beyond 
any other vendors to support its customer's needs!"
        --Karlene Robinson
          Global Documentation Manager, ADERANT

To download a free 30-day trial of Flare V3.1 please visit:  http://w
ww.madcapsoftware.com/downloads/flare030-bu11.aspx

To purchase Flare 3.1 visit our online store at: http://www.madcapsof
tware.com/store/c-9-software.aspx

For special promotions contact sales at: (858) 320-0387 or mailto:sal
es -at- madcapsoftware -dot- com


----MADCAP ANALYZER-COMING SOON-------  

MadCap Analyzer will provide reports and suggestions for your 
Flare and Blaze projects, as well as add efficiency, consistency, 
and speed to your authoring.

Some of the features of the Analyzer include:

MadCap Analyzer scans your project for suggestions to make 
your project be more efficient:

- Variable suggestions
- Snippet suggestions
- New style suggestions
- Replace local style suggestions
- Frequent segments
- Frequent phrases
- Batch conversion of non-XML files 

For example, in MadCap Analyzer, you can create snippets from 
the Frequent Segments or Frequent Phrases window. Then your 
project is scanned and all locations where the text occurs for 
that snippet appears in the Suggested Snippets list. Select the
snippet you want to replace, and click Apply. The text is replaced 
with the suggested snippet throughout your project.

Additionally, you can run reports, such as:

- Number of total topics
- Number of total words
- Number of total images
- Number of total snippets
- Broken links
- Broken bookmarks
- Undefined variables
- Undefined condition tags
- Topics not in the TOC
- Topics not linked
- Date project last modified

These reports can be graphed, analyzed and distributed to help 
you make sure your project is complete and works the way you 
and your users expect it to work.

Additionally, you can take advantage of the intelligent reuse 
of content with IntelliSense, soon to be available within Flare 
and Blaze. Flare and Blaze learns what you type, as you type it,
saving you hours of retyping the same words or phrases and 
thereby resulting in quality and consistency throughout your 
documentation.

Stay tuned for other new and exciting features and functionality 
that we will be adding to Flare and Blaze!!!!!

As mentioned earlier, some of the Analyzer features mentioned 
above will be added to the core functionality of Flare and Blaze. 
We are soliciting your feedback and suggestions on these and 
other specific features you would like to add. 

For more details please visit: http://www.madcapsoftware.com/products
/analyzer and sign-up 
for product demos, provide feedback, and to participate in the 
BETA release.
 
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CONFERENCE: LavaCon + Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans

A personal note from Jack Molisani, conference organizer:

LavaCon is organizing a Community Service Day with Habitat 
for Humanity in New Orleans on Saturday October 27th.

On one hand, I dont want people to think that New Orleans NEEDS 
a community service day, that restaurants arent open, that the 
city is limping along--its not!  There are actually more 
restaurants open now than before Katrina: 861 now vs. 809 
pre-K !

On the other hand, there are people outside the city proper who 
are still living in FEMA trailers, families at ground zero 
(where the levies breached in the Ninth Ward) who are still 
rebuilding their houses from scratch, etc.

These are the people you will be helping during the Community 
Service Day.

More info and photos are available on the conference website: http://
www.lavacon.org

Come to New Orleans.

See the city for yourself.

Then lend a hand and make a difference.

LavaCon 2007: The Fifth Annual Conference on Advanced
Technical Communication and Project Management
http://www.lavacon.org

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