SGML, MIL-STD-38784

[Ian Proudfoot]

Hello Guy
I have developed several MIL-STD applications for FrameMaker.

If the requirement is to deliver only MIL-STD-38784 compliant SGML
instances, then the choice of editing software does include FrameMaker,
Arbortext and any other SGML aware application. If you also have to deliver
formatted output such as PDFs or even paper masters, then the choice is
slightly different. 

A FrameMaker SGML application for MIL-STD-38784 would give you a really nice
editing environment and top quality formatted output. However, that would
need to be developed for you by a suitably experienced FrameMaker developer.
I am not aware of any ready-to-run commercial 38784 FrameMaker applications.

With Arbortext the situation is different. The FOSIs that provide the
formatted output are freely available here:
https://pubsweb.redstone.army.mil/DTD-FOSI/38784-dtd.html 

Personally, I have used both, but would always choose FrameMaker over
Arbortext...

I hope this helps.

Best regards
Ian Proudfoot



-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers
Sent: 13 December 2011 20:24
To: Framers at lists.frameusers.com
Cc: guy.ball at ts.eads-na.com
Subject: SGML, MIL-STD-38784

Guy Ball is in the STC's SIG for lone writers (as am I), and has posted 
a question to the SIG's list:

"I have a DOD proposal my company is bidding on and one of the tech
manual requirements is to "develop TO files (tagged instances) using
SGML according to the DTDs (Document Type Definitions) referenced in the
appendix to MIL-STD-38784... Does anyone know what sorts of animal I'm 
supposed to be delivering and what program I'll use to make that happen?"


I'm pretty sure I've seen people on this FM list discussing MIL-STD 
matters, so after I offered to post here, he replied:

"I'm not on the FM users group and would appreciate your posting a
message for me.  I've seen various references to Arbortext vs FM and I'd
love to hear from someone who uses FM for mil-std SGML type
documentation."

If anyone can help Guy, please get in touch with him:

Guy Ball
Senior Technical Writer, Engineering Department
EADS North America Test and Services
4 Goodyear
Irvine, California 92618 USA
1 949 460-2491
guy.ball at ts.eads-na.com


Thanks and best regards,

-- 
Stuart Rogers
Technical Communicator
Phoenix Geophysics Limited
3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3
Toronto, ON, Canada  M1W 3K5
+1 (416) 491-7340 x 325

http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com
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