TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
From: Jim Shaeffer [mailto:jims -at- spsi -dot- com]
> When our sentences get complex, we should stop thinking
> about sentences. We should try to think in terms of:
>
> Diagrams
> Illustrations
> Tables
> Lists.
Unless your documents are going to be translated, the first two (diagrams
and illustrations) may also need to be kept to a minimum.
We're specifically enjoined to reduce the number of diagrams and
illustrations in our end user documents, because it makes translation and
localisation more expensive, more time-consuming and more difficult.
We're currently arguing over the need for call-outs. The localisation group
wants us to stop using them. Our user surveys all say "more please".
Planning to attend IPCC 01, October 24-27 in Santa Fe? Sign up by
October 3 and get a substantial discount! Program information,
online registration, and more on http://ieeepcs.org/2001/
+++ Miramo -- Database/XML publishing automation. See us at +++
+++ Seybold SFO, Sept. 25-27, in the Adobe Partners Pavilion +++
+++ More info: http://www.axialinfo.comhttp://www.miramo.com +++
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
