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.
Re: Rumors of FrameMaker's Death are Untrue, says Adobe
Subject:Re: Rumors of FrameMaker's Death are Untrue, says Adobe From:Peter Lucas <peterlucas -at- EARTHLINK -dot- NET> Date:Fri, 21 May 1999 14:41:49 -0700
How about "Word is more user-friendly?" (Heh, heh . . . just kidding! I
couldn't resist!)
Peter Lucas
Decade Software Company
>John:
>
>As a long-time critic of software reviews, I wish that folks would avoid
using the
>phrase "It's more intuitive." Typically, this means little more than "I'm
familiar
>with it and I like it," which is not very useful for the rest of us. I, for
example,
>do not find Word particularly intuitive.
>
>*********
>
>> One must recall that tools such as Frame and Pagemaker used to be the
domain of
>> the composition dept.. People who excelled in structure and formatting.
>> The Technical Writers role is to emphasis the document content. The TW
is a
>> project manger of sorts, who gathers information, interviews subject
matter
>> experts (SMEs), coordinates doc. reviews and art development. In short,
TWs
>> keep doc. development on track and team members on the same page.
>>
>> The more composition work we become involved in the more all of the
above
>> suffers.
>> Word wins in this example because it is more intuitive!
>>
