Re: Interviewing "under the hood"?

Subject: Re: Interviewing "under the hood"?
From: David Knopf <david -at- knopf -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 13:42:54 -0700


Sean Brierley wrote:

Well, if you use FM as your rendering engine, sure.
But I argue it is bunches easier to start in
FrameMaker and go to XML and print from there than the
other way around . . ..


It depends where the content is coming from. If you are writing a new user guide, tutorial, or similar document and you already know FrameMaker, it's certainly going to be easier to start in FrameMaker and generate print and XML from there. On the other hand, if you're publishing content that lives in a database (or other content repository) or can be generated from an automated process, it may be much easier to start with XML and bring it into FrameMaker for "rendering." Really, once you have all the components in place (EDD, DTD, r/w rules, etc.), it's almost a 6-of-1/half-dozen-of-another question.

Regards,


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