Re: What software are you using?

[Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU>]

On Mon, 21 Nov 1994, KnoxML1 wrote:

> I do scientific & technical editing, substantive editing and some
> writing on technical subjects, and also nontechnical stuff like resumes and
> newsletters. I have done some computer documentation, but not much.

> With those goals in mind, would I be smarter to get Pagemaker, Framemaker, or
> something else? Is any one package used significantly more in the field than
> the others?

I've worked extensively with both Pagemaker and FrameMaker. IMHO,
Pagemaker is more versatile and easier to use than FrameMaker, especially
for things like newsletters.  However, if you will be working extensively
with longer documents--manuals, for instance--you might be better off with
FrameMaker because it handles them more efficiently. I suspect that
FrameMaker probably has the edge in technical documentation for that
reason.


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                RoMay Sitze                 rositze -at- nmsu -dot- edu

                Practice makes perfect--or perfectly awful.
                It depends on what you practice.

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