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Subject:RE: Framemaker, Word and Robohelp From:"Giordano, Connie" <Connie -dot- Giordano -at- FMR -dot- COM> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:03:22 -0500
When you have a team!!!!
Most of us are multi-taskers by job description as much as by choice. We
have two writers, one handles one set of products, I handle the other.
We're still lone writers, like it or not. I prefer to think of myself as a
master at several skills-but that's somewhat a matter of opinion.
Almost as curmudgeonly..
Connie Giordano
-----Original Message-----
From: Gilger.John [mailto:JGilger -at- acresgaming -dot- com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 3:07 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Framemaker, Word and Robohelp
[snip]
So what's the point?
Wouldn't it make more sense to have the members of the writing team who are
best developers of content (writers) use simpler software such as Wordpad,
vi, or (my personal favorite cyber-swiss-army-knife) emacs to write in text
files and having one or two of your best layout gurus using a good type
setting, markup, or layout program (TeX, SGML, Framemaker, Word ...) format
the stuff and make it look pretty?
After all, most of us will admit that we are better at some tasks than
others. Why not do what you do best and let someone with the complementary
skill do what they do best. A great writer and a talented graphics artist
can produce more and better work together than if each were trying to "do it
all."
That's my curmudgeonly two cents worth. Back to the cave.
You may fire when ready, Gridley.
John Gilger
Technical Writer
Acres Gaming, Inc.
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