[Framers] MadCap Flare

[Robert Lauriston]

FrameMaker is not similar to any other tech docs authoring tool. It's
fundamentally a page layout program.

Flare is fundamentally an HTML authoring tool. It's very similar to
RoboHelp and many other help authoring tools. If you've never used a
similar HTML authoring tool, the learning curve could be pretty steep.

On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 9:20 AM Ken Poshedly <poshedly at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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> At a job interview yesterday (February 27), one of the folks I met with stated her hopes that besides the usual technical writing duties, she plans for a modernization of one of the company's web pages. Her comment was that "It's so 1980s."
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> While I've done online content here and there, I've not done really full-blown, overall web site design or redesigns. The staff person (a vice president) said that the current page was done using MadCap Flare.
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> Due to the EXTREMELY restrictive policies at my previous employer (where I worked for nine and one-half years before the tech pubs function was outsourced), we weren't permitted to spend any money on upgrades to our software or learn new ones. Thus, I have no experience with MadCap Flare.
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> So I ask about the learning curve; I'm already a 22-year user of FrameMaker, Acrobat Pro (version 9, an oldie) and other tools. So how similar are these two (FM and Flare) to each other? And if I spend a few hours a day using the trial version, any idea on my proficiency?
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> I know this open-ended, but it's really new territory for me. Plus, I won't even know if I get the job for a few days or weeks. Just trying to plan ahead.