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Subject:RE: Current trends in Authoring Tools? From:"Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 8 Feb 2007 08:54:05 -0700
> Not all Tech Writer's make HAT's.
> What would you use RoboHelp and Flare for, besides making HATs?
> Oh yeah, I've been creating both printed output and HAT's at various
companies for at least the last six years.
Stop it, all of you! Stop it right this minute!
HATs are Help Authoring Tools. None of you are *making* HATs -- you're
*using* HATs.
Aaaaargh!
...
OK, I feel better now. Tomorrow, I'll cut back on the caffein, I
promise.
Richard
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Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom
303-777-0436
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