RE: Modularization of Documentation

Subject: RE: Modularization of Documentation
From: "Diana Ost" <Diana -dot- Ost -at- msmcorp -dot- com>
To: "Rebecca Stevenson" <rjstevenson -at- sprynet -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 09:54:37 -0400

Yeah :-)

Using InfoMapping now, and have used it off and on for, oh, 15 years or
so.


Diana Ost
Technical Writer/Reporting Analyst
Production Administration
Market Street Mortgage Corporation
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-----Original Message-----
From: techwr-l-bounces+diana -dot- ost=msmcorp -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:techwr-l-bounces+diana -dot- ost=msmcorp -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
Behalf Of Rebecca Stevenson
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 9:43 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Modularization of Documentation

I've never paid for the course, but from what I've heard about it,
doesn't this roughly equate to Information Mapping?

Bemused,

Rebecca Stevenson
Technical Writer


-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Goldstein <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>
>Sent: Jun 8, 2006 8:43 AM
>To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
>Subject: RE: Modularization of Documentation
>
>Hi Tony,
>
>Thanks for your response. So you're saying that in_the_whole_world,
>there's not a single book about documentation that requires the
>following:
>
>* Each section ("module," whatever) of documentation should describe a
>specific task and be clearly labeled as such.
>* Each section of printed documentation should be no more than one page

>long. (What about onscreen Help? Varying page sizes?)
>* Each section of documentation should have no more than five other
>sections that either reference it or are referenced by it.
>
>While I don't personally agree with all three requirements, I'll bet
>*someone* has written a book that requires them.
>
>If not, write it!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dan


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