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I've googled and asked and emailed and... exhausted all the avenues I can
think off. Then I thought of you lot!
Right the requirement is for flat content (HTML or XML) with a dynamically
created structure. Simple? Well it has to run client side (no server
interaction can be guaranteed). Trickier?
Must be cross-platform, cross-browser (potentially usable on UNIX boxes,
Windows boxes and we won't know what browser they are using. We also need to
be able to plug in additional content in the future.
Ideally we will be able to offer multiple views based around user role, task
context, or even screen based. We have a fair amount of input to the UI and
carte blanche (to a degree) to have the on-screen text say what we think is
best but online help IS required.
So far I can get my head around holding id information (of a variety of
types) within the content files and using some clever scripting... it'll
need to be XML based, I guess.
Anyone heard of a solution for this? A product? Or are we forging ahead on
our own?
Best Regards.
Gordon McLean
Technical Publications Team Leader
McLaren
3 Atlantic Quay
20 York Street
GLASGOW G2 8LN
Tel: +44(0)141 227 7600
Fax: +44 (0)141 227 7601 http://www.mclarensoftware.com mailto:gordon -dot- mclean -at- mclarensoftware -dot- com
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