RE: Info Mapping and Writing structured content -- HTML

["Pinkham, Jim" <Jim -dot- Pinkham -at- voith -dot- com>]

I just looked at the post below at the web site, and it's a far cry from
what I intended when I crafted the table for a text-only post. Here's a
resend that will hopefully come across more correctly formatted:

ACTION

METHOD

Display book window

1.       Open book first

2.       ALT+W+1

Go to page in book but not current document

1.       CTRL+TAB to cycle through open windows within FM.  

2.       CTRL+G to go to a page or insertion point.

Return to last place edited

IF: Insertion point unchanged

THEN: Press left arrow then right arrow.

Display same document in two windows

1.       Launch second instance of FM (view only)

2.       Open same file in second window

Return to followed cross-reference

*         Within same document: Esc vP

*         Other document: CTRL+TAB



-----Original Message-----
From: Pinkham, Jim
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 8:50 AM
To: 'Barry Campbell'; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Info Mapping and Writing structured content

For example, there's been a discussion on the Framers list about
Frame-equivalent approaches to common Word editing and navigation
techniques. Distilling the answers, apart from separately purchased
plug-ins and scripts, might look something like this after Information
Mapping:

ACTION                                                  METHOD

Display book window                                     1. Open book
first.
                                                                2.
ALT+W+1

Go to page in book but not current document     1. CTRL+TAB to cycle
through open windows within FM.
                                                                2.
CTRL+G to go to a page or insertion point.

Return to last place edited                             IF: Insertion
point unchanged
                                                                THEN:
Press left arrow then right arrow.

Display same document in two windows            1. Launch second
instance of FM (view only.
                                                                2. Open
same file in second window.

Return to followed cross-reference                      * Within same
document: Esc vP
                                                                * Other
document: CTRL+TAB

-----Original Message-----
From: techwr-l-bounces+jim -dot- pinkham=voith -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+jim -dot- pinkham=voith -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
Behalf Of Barry Campbell
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 7:34 AM
To: Gordon McLean
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Writing structured content

On 6/20/07, Gordon McLean <Gordon -dot- McLean -at- grahamtechnology -dot- com> wrote:

> As a step towards taking the 'single source' plunge, I'm looking to
> locate a training course on how to write for such a solution. I've
> seen these referred to as "structured writing" and "writing for single
> source" in the past, but my google-fu is failing me.
>
> Does anyone know of any such training courses being run in the UK?

Gordon, the generic term for what you're describing is indeed
'structured writing,' and Googling on that term will help locate many
online resources.

If a course is what you are after, one prominent system of structured
writing, Information Mapping (registered, trademarked, otherwise
protected and commercially exploited in various ways in various
countries) offers courses through certified consultants, and is
certainly being promoted these days as "the way to write" for
single-sourcing, etc.

http://www.infomap.com/

Licensees in the UK:
http://www.infomap.com/index.cfm/ContactUs/Global_Partners#United%20King
dom

Disclaimer: I have never taken an "Information Mapping" class or used
one of their products, but I'd bet my next paycheck that someone on this
mailing list has and can advise further.

- bc

--
Barry Campbell -- <barry -dot- campbell -at- gmail -dot- com>
Blog: http://campbell-online.com
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