Converting Rows to Headers

[Rick Quatro]

Hi Nadine,

I have been watching this thread with interest, since I am the author of the
TableCleaner plugin that others recommended. I will be honest and say that I
developed TableCleaner, not in the spirit of open source, but because I
wanted to solve the problems associated with working with tables imported
from Word. And, I wanted to make some money doing it. That is the beauty of
free enterprise: I can earn a living developing software that solves
problems for people and makes their jobs easier.

I too would be embarrassed by saying, "Please sir, I want some more." But
that is only because you don't see value in what you are asking for. If you
did, you might say, "Please sir, for a small investment, I can make dramatic
gains in my productivity." I don't know of any manager that isn't interested
in getting more productivity out of his people.

Since I starting working with FrameMaker automation 12 years ago, I have
been amazed at the huge return on investment that even a small amount of
automation can bring. As workforces shrink and the amount of work we have to
do expands, automation is more important now than ever. Even with ever more
powerful computers, it is mind-boggling how much tedious and error prone "by
hand" work we still do when working on documentation. This is the kind of
work that takes us away from our primary responsibilities. I am sure it
sounds self-serving, but many of my clients will tell you that automation
has helped them tremendously.

Respectfully,

Rick Quatro
Carmen Publishing Inc.
585-659-8267
rick at frameexpert.com

*** Frame Automation blog at http://frameautomation.com


As for plug-ins, I think it's great that people can come up with plug-ins to
fill in the gaps (pardon the pun) in FM. It's the spirit of open source, but
with a price tag. A lot of plug-ins aren't free. I would find it
embarrassing to constantly have to go to my manager with my cap in hand
saying, "Please, sir, I want some more."

Nadine