[Framers] structured content - not always called for

Thu Aug 11 10:11:40 PDT 2016

Actually ...I see it opposite from you. Structure/DITA to me notes the DITA
version and if it was another, say, Structure/SGML as another kind.

John X Posada
AVP | Global Risk Analytics | HSBC North America Holdings Inc
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From:	"Etzel, Gary" <gary.etzel at dnvgl.com>
To:	Monique Semp <monique.semp at earthlink.net>,
            "framers at lists.frameusers.com" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Date:	08/11/2016 01:04 PM
Subject:	Re: [Framers] structured content - not always called for
Sent by:	"Framers"	<framers-bounces
            +john.x.posada=us.hsbc.com at lists.frameusers.com>

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.

-----Original Message-----
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
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
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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