[Framers] Framers Digest, Vol 124, Issue 14

[visualbistro at comcast.net]

I don't check in here often anymore. (But I DO have an issue that I'll be posting soon, to do with Windows 10.) 

I've been in technical communications for over 30 years, a tech writer for nearly 20. Learned Frame in 1999 or so. 

With that introduction, in my current environment, I would never be able to deliver my documents on time if I used structured content. Sometimes that "old-fashioned" process is the best option! The whole key is using the most appropriate tool for the situation. Nuff said. 

[Nearly all of my Operation Manuals are created for a specific custom-built piece of equipment. Each one runs in the tens of thousands of dollars price range. My main deliverable continues to be a PRINTED document that will be used by men and women out in the field without access to internet or even a laptop or tablet device. Many of my end users work in a landfill, or on an oil-drilling rig in a remote location.] 

This user group continues to ROCK! :-) 

Debbie in Oregon 

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1. Re: I'm pretty sure the answer is structured content 
(russ at weststreetconsulting.com) 


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Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:21:23 -0700 
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Subject: Re: [Framers] I'm pretty sure the answer is structured 
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Fine, you all can have the last word. I know better than to continue 
this debate. I should have known better than to even start it. 

Russ 

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Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:58:29 -0700 
From: Robert Lauriston <robert at lauriston.com> 
To: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" 
Subject: Re: [Framers] I'm pretty sure the answer is structured 
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Structured markup has been around longer than the web, PDFs, online 
help, or personal computers. 

Since you make your living from structured content, I'm not going to 
waste time explaining why it's not the best choice for every set of 
requirements, and why people are still creating interesting and useful 
unstructured tools. 

On Thu, Jul 28, 2016 at 1:01 PM, <russ at weststreetconsulting.com> wrote: 
> Pat, I'd like to assert that structured content is generally THE answer, 
> period. Nothing interesting happens with unstructured content anymore, 
> because the technology is decades old. Any technical writer in a 
> high-demand environment should be using structured content. If you are 
> not, you are now closer to the typewriter than you are to modern 
> practices. ... 


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