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Subject:Re: what should I say? From:kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 5 Sep 2002 12:30:03 -0600
If the doc is out of your hands at that point, does it matter what they
use? If it's something that YOU will be stuck maintaining and updating in
Quark, that's another issue. Maybe I misinterpreted your post, but it
didn't sound like YOU need to work in Quark, but that they want to use it
for final production. So let 'em.
It's a good thing that TECHWR-L exists, because it lets us vent our
spleens about tools. Because believe me, nobody else is interested.
Sounds like they have a system they're accustomed to using. It's not what
*I* would choose, but it's far from impossible. I used to have to publish
1200-page manuals in WordPerfect. So *anything* is possible.
If I've misunderstood the situation, please forgive me and ignore my
advice. But if I read it right, I suggest you do your gig, and pass the
text on to them to let them do *their* gig.
Good luck!
Keith Cronin
who voted for Kelly on American Idol
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