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.
Didn't mean to unnerve you, Dan. It's just an old habit of mine
indicating that software is never perfect. Carter did explain the
function beautifully, though.
Mike
Mike McCallister
Document Architect
PKWARE, Inc.
-----Original Message-----
From: techwr-l-bounces+mike -dot- mccallister=pkware -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+mike -dot- mccallister=pkware -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com]
On Behalf Of Dan Goldstein
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:02 AM
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: Suggestions for free/cheap/Open Source documentation
forWebSite &PDF?
Thanks for that reassurance! I was a little unnerved by Mike's "nearly
always solved" comment... Anyway, I would always go with your
style-based solution, rather than the right-clicked restart.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carter Campbell
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 11:36 AM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: Suggestions for free/cheap/Open Sourcedocumentation
> forWebSite&PDF?
>
> It always works. This isn't a work-around or a "fix", it's the way the
> program is designed to work (or that's the way it looks). When you are
> working with interrupted numbered lists, they leave the flow up to the
> writer. I get around it by defining different styles for the different
> types of list elements. One style would have a number, the following
> style would not, then I tag the paragraphs appropriately and all
> works.
>
> There are some features that I would like to see in OOo (such as
> changing to sentence case, etc.) that I miss from Frame, but they are
> minor.
>
> > So there isn't a dependable workaround. There's an easy fix that can
> > be re-applied as necessary, but it doesn't always work.
> >
This message contains confidential information intended only for the use
of the addressee(s). If you are not the addressee, or the person
responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you are hereby notified
that reading, disseminating, distributing, copying, electronic storing
or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this message
is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message by mistake,
please notify us, by replying to the sender, and delete the original
message immediately thereafter. Thank you.
Free Software Documentation Project Web Cast: Covers developing Table of
Contents, Context IDs, and Index, as well as Doc-To-Help
2009 tips, tricks, and best practices. http://www.doctohelp.com/SuperPages/Webcasts/
Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual authors
and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write once, publish
to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/
---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as mike -dot- mccallister -at- pkware -dot- com -dot-
Free Software Documentation Project Web Cast: Covers developing Table of
Contents, Context IDs, and Index, as well as Doc-To-Help
2009 tips, tricks, and best practices. http://www.doctohelp.com/SuperPages/Webcasts/
Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/
---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-
