Acrobat "watched folders"

Subject: Acrobat "watched folders"
From: Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:58:53 -0400


TechComm Dood, responding in another thread, observed: <<As for PDFs, why not create a watched folder on the network and just have people print to file in that folder? Then there's no need for them to fiddle with Acrobat.>>

Speaking of which, if you're working in a Frame environment and need to automate PDF production, perhaps in the context of single-sourcing, have a look at a product called "Buildfire" (http://convivio.com/). I don't know much about it, and have no firsthand experience with the product, but I've talked to the company president, and from what he's said, it sounds very cool. The local buzz (in Montreal-area discussion groups) is that it's a powerful and useful tool, with developers who are quite responsive to suggestions.

--Geoff Hart ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca
(try geoffhart -at- mac -dot- com if you don't get a reply)


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References:
Re: The End Of Technical Writing Was RE: Re: a different resume red flag: From: TechComm Dood
Re: The End Of Technical Writing Was RE: Re: a different resume red flag: From: Tony Markos
Re: The End Of Technical Writing Was RE: Re: a different resume red flag: From: TechComm Dood
Re: The End Of Technical Writing Was RE: Re: a different resume red flag: From: Gene Kim-Eng
Re: The End Of Technical Writing Was RE: Re: a different resume red flag: From: TechComm Dood

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