[Framers] structured content - not always called for

[Etzel, Gary]

My question is not directed at you specifically, Monique, but I'm curious about how the term "structure/DITA" came into play, as if they are interchangeable and mean the same thing. I am seeing this used more and more in presentations and online, and it really gets under my skin. DITA is one implementation of structured authoring, just like "Kleenex" is one implementation of a "tissue". Sure, I understand the need in some industries to have an authoring standard so that information can be exchanged and whatnot. But when we use the term "structure/DITA", don't we give the impression that structured authoring is DITA? That you can't have one without the other? And that's just not true. My experience is that you can easily (well, relatively easily) implement structured authoring in a tool like FrameMaker, without the overhead of a full-blown DITA implementation.

I'd love to hear some opinions on that.


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From: Framers [mailto:framers-bounces+gary.etzel=dnvgl.com at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Monique Semp
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 11:52 AM
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Subject: Re: [Framers] structured content - not always called for

> I'll be presenting nuts-and-bolts examples of how to do a bunch of "structured/DITA things" in Word, FrameMaker, Doxygen/Javadoc, and MadCap Flare...
I gave this presentation to the STC-Berkeley chapter last night, and per several requests from this list, am sharing the slide deck. You can find it on SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/msemp/adopting-structuredanddita-best-practices-for-any-toolset?qid=38e06f93-0828-471c-a39b-54267a5660d4&v=&b=&from_search=1, and on my LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquesemp (for now in the Summary section, and after “a while” in the experience entry for Society for Technical Communication).
I’d certainly welcome comment and discussion, -Monique

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