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Subject:Re: History of structured authoring tools From:"Lech Rzedzicki" <xchaotic -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:39:26 +0100
I especially like to remind myself with estimate from Knuth:
"On May 13, 1977, he wrote a memo to himself describing the basic
features of TeX. He planned to finish it on his sabbatical in 1978,
but as it happened the language was frozen only in 1989, more than ten
years later."
Document layout issues will be with us forever. I think current
problems will shift from paper to limited display space on mobile
devices, hence the growth of Usability studies.
Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or
printed documentation. Features include support for Windows Vista & 2007
Microsoft Office, team authoring, plus more. http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList
True single source, conditional content, PDF export, modular help.
Help & Manual is the most powerful authoring tool for technical
documentation. Boost your productivity! http://www.helpandmanual.com
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