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Subject:Using Quadralay for Help Files from FrameMaker? From:Anna Bernhardt <abernhardt -at- alitech -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 24 Jan 2001 11:52:57 -0800
Hi all
I'm considering options for single-sourcing our manuals and help files.
Currently, our manuals are in Frame and we maintain help files with
ForeHelp. I'm seriously considering Quadralay's WebWorks Professional
Edition 6.0, but I have some questions. As you folks have been so helpful in
the past, I wanted your input.
Is there still a bug associated with shipping context sensitive help files
that are viewed locally? Since I'd need to do this, could anyone let me know
how awkward the work-around is and if a fix has been issued.
Are the help files slow. Any performance issues?
How hard is WebWorks to learn if you've got a reasonable HTML/ JavaScript
background? What might be a reasonable amount of time to schedule in order
to shift FrameMaker templates to export more happily and to create/tweak
help templates in WebWorks?
Any general comments from WebWorks users and people who've transitioned to
that mythical single-sourcing land would also be appreciated.
Thanks
Anna
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