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Subject:Re: HTML & ROBOHELP WITH FRAMEMAKER From:Scott Wahl <swahl -at- BRIDGEWATERSYS -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 29 May 1998 13:22:21 -0400
What you might want to look into is FrameMaker+SGML. This is FrameMaker with
SGML support: you create documents using a structured template, then do 'save
as' to convert to SGML.
(One caveat: SGML requires some real work to implement, and it can be a
nightmare to convert large documents from Word into SGML -- although there are
scripting tools out there to do just that. For more info, check out the web
site http://www.sil.org/sgml or the newsgroup comp.text.sgml)
FrameMaker+SGML 5.5 now also has support for saving as HTML. So once you have
the SGML structure, the HTML conversion is relatively straightforward.
Scott
Sudhin U Bhobe wrote:
> Hi !!!!
>
> Until now I have been using Word for all documenting purposes. When I
> realised Word was no good for huge documents and on repeated suggestions
> from all you guys out there, I have suggested to my management that we
> start working with Frame Maker.
>
> Word integrates very well with RoboHelp. Now what I would like to know
> is:
>
> How well does Frame Maker integrate with RoboHelp?
> How easy is it to create HTML help with Frame maker?
>
> I am a novice as far as FrameMaker is concerned. SOS!!!!
>
> Sudhin U. Bhobe
> Icode Software Inc.
> sudhin -at- icodeindia -dot- soft -dot- net
> 0091-80-6610493
>
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