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> 1) Doesn't Framemaker require a disciplined approach, strict rules
> and a healthy set of workarounds to make it work the way people
> want it to? I have never used it - in fact my current contract is
> the ONLY gig I've had in 15 years where the tool was even
> available. And if it does, then in fact it really is no more
> superior than any other tool in the communicator's arsenal.
The difference between the two is if you aren't disciplined with FM,
the deliverable looks like crap and things are more labor intensive.
With Word, if you aren't disciplined, your work becomes irretrievably
corrupt.
FM won't eat your files.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
"They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever.
So far, so good."
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