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Subject:FW: Single Source Documentation From:Lynn Perry <CLPerry -at- WALLDATA -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 8 Mar 1999 15:33:22 -0800
> Robin Whitmore wrote:
<snip>
> seems to be the general consensus). If I have time, I might consider
> creating an HTML version, not to serve as online help ('cause I truly
> believe that is an entirely different "document"), but simply to make the
> electronic version of the manual easier to use.
</snip>
Our company follows a similar route in that the online doc (PDF and HTML) is
included with the software, but the user can request a printed version at no
additional cost. We use Frame to Save As PDF and Quadralay WebWorks to
generate the HTML. The HTML still requires a bit of tweaking, so it's not
strictly "single source," but overall, this approach works very well
(speaking for myself at least).
C. Lynn Perry
clperry -at- walldata -dot- com
Wall Data Incorporated / Seattle WA
Some days it doesn't pay to gnaw through the straps
