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Subject:RE: Single sourcing with Word-Robohelp From:"David Knopf" <david -at- knopf -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:49:43 -0800
ron.sering wrote:
| A client has asked my advice on a setup to single source documents
between
| print manuals (PDF actually) and online help. I have been unimpressed
with
| Robohelp's capabilities in this area, but wondered if there were other
| recommendations, either in using Word-Robohelp in a single source
scheme,
| or whether Doc to Help would be better.
|
| I kind of favor using Framemaker and Webworks publisher, but they are
| pretty heavily into Office in this, ahem, office.
If you need to produce both printed (or PDF) and online deliverables,
RoboHelp is not the best choice of tools; its ability to generate
ready-to-go print documents is very limited, and it does not provide
conditional text functionality, which is generally required to
accomplish true single sourcing. Other tools you might consider include
Frame/WWP, as you mention, as well as Doc-To-Help and AuthorIT.
WebWorks and RoboHelp Certified - RoboHelp MVP
Member, RoboHelp Advisory Board & JavaHelp 2.0 Expert Group
Moderator, HATT & wwp-users
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