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Subject:Re: Help tool and training From:Bill Burns <BillDB -at- ILE -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 1 Jul 1998 10:25:21 -0600
Mike the Winged One writes:
> My first question is do you need a Help Authoring Tool at all? I've tried
> an assortment of HATs and always found them too constraining. Thus, I've
> worked all my projects HATless and developed my own macros to perform
> redundant tasks.
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I'm with Mike. In addition to the extra layer between me and the rtf/hpj
files, I find that HATs often add extra code that I have to clean up before
I send my projects off for localization. I've written macros to do just what
I need, and most of the other features of RoboHelp (or Doc-to-Help, etc.) I
find unnecessary for my work. I've spoken to localization engineers for a
number of companies who also find that HATs create problems on their end.
Don't like someone else's HAT? Just develop your own. ;-)
Bill Burns
ILE Communications/Eccentric Technology Consultant
billdb -at- ile -dot- com
> Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change.
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