Re: WWP in Frame 6.0

[Mark Dykstra <mad@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sarah O'Keefe wrote:
> 
> Incidentally, if anyone else on this list was at my presentation, I'd
> appreciate some (off-list) feedback on whether Mike's assessment of my
> point is widespread--because if so, I have some "issues" to work on.
> 

I missed your single-sourcing workshop, but I did attend the
WebWorks/JavaHelp seminar, as that's most closely related to what I do.
I didn't find you "oblivious" at all - to the contrary, I found you
sharp as the proverbial tack. 
Mr. Tatro seems to prefer GUI tools for writing HTML. I like a little
more control over the output and prefer to read and write clean, legible
HTML code. I've never liked using the FrontPage and RoboHelp GUIs
because they keep my hands off the source. WebWorks, on the other hand,
gives me precise control over the output code. 

Naive WWP users do indeed produce Help systems that are more online
books than online help. The challenge is to learn the system well enough
to generate great online help from a print-formatted source. Why write
similar material twice and maintain it twice, when you can use
conditional text to generate both deliverables from the same source?

Mr. Tatro, you should know that Ms. O'Keefe is a valued contributor to
this and other lists. In the future, you may want to be a little more
careful.

md.

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