Re: [FrameSGML] Re: [FM+SGML] Forcing an attribute to have avalue

["Lynne A. Price" <lprice@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:59 AM 4/7/00 +0100, Mark Barratt wrote:
>I can deal with the kind of 'programming' represented by the Frame
>read/write rules or by bending EDDs to my will. The interfaces are
>beautifully designed and extremely well-documented. When I get to the
>parts of the Developer's Guide that say 'you can use an SGML API client
>to change these behaviours' my heart sinks because I assume I can't. To
>learn it, I don't just have to learn how FM manipulates documents, but
>also go and do a Comp Sci course?
>
>Specific question: what's the FDK learning curve like for someone like
>me?
>
>General question: how could the power of Frame be made more readily
>accessible to document designers?


Mark,
  I don't think the quotes around 'programming' in the first paragraph
quoted above are really necessary. Writing an EDD is programming. 
Don't let the labels scare you. You can't learn the FDK until you've
learned C--whether or not that requires a formal class depends a lot
on the individual and the environment.
	--Lynne

Lynne A. Price
Text Structure Consulting, Inc.
lprice@txstruct.com
http://www.txstruct.com

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