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Re: RE: XML-based Help Authoring tools for customized help
Subject:Re: RE: XML-based Help Authoring tools for customized help From:"David O'Brien" <OBrien_David_P -at- cat -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 12 Dec 2003 11:53:44 +1000
El Vie 12 Dic 2003 04:18, escribió:
> I'm using DocBook right now (on Linux, with emacs). My advantage is that
> the subset of tags I should use was already defined, and a co-worked set up
> all my batch files for me so that I just have to remember what to type (and
> when ;-) )
>
Which flavour of emacs do you use? I know zippo about emacs, although I use
Linux on a daily basis, and vi sometimes. I'm curious to know if DTD support
is "standard".
<snip>
>
> However, if the question deals more with the purpose of what she needs (an
> ability to produce customized documentation easily) and less about using
> XML, Karen might want to look at AuthorIT (http://www.author-it.com), which
> lets you create multiple books (for example, one for each customer),
> reusing content where possible and customizing the places that need it.
> It's less expensive than some of the other tools that were mentioned, has
> less of a learning curve than DocBook, is still completely customizable...
>
Pardon my ignorance, but "...AuthorIT has less of a learning curve than
DocBook.."?
Isn't the first a tool and the second a DTD? How do you compare them? I'm not
educated enough in this area to argue, it just rings hollow....
I'm trying to put together a plan for a combination of SEs, SMEs and a writer
or two to write, edit and publish doco using a systematic and efficient
process, and DocBook or Simplified DocBook, Epic, AuthorIT, IntelliJ, Serba,
Word2003 and FrameMaker are all in the soup at the moment, so this discussion
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