RE: Large manual on CD

[Stephen McDermott <Stephen -dot- McDermott -at- PREMERA -dot- com>]

Yes.  Last contract we created a 2600 page gorilla (with hypertext, x-ref's
and other e-doc bells and whistles).

We put a HTML front end on it similar to the methods that have been
described recently for people's portfolios.  It was mainly a backup to the
online version in case the network went down.  

When it is a huge manual, you may want to break it down into it's chapters
and create a full HTML front end (TOC by chapter number, by subject, by
responsibilities, etc.).  Whether a book this size is distributed through
the network or whether it is loaded by disc, it is still a massive drain on
system resources.

The problem with breaking down a book that large using the chosen tool
(Frame) is that we found we either needed an aftermarket search tool or we
needed to maintain the "Big Book" to  have a usable index.  

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: lawrenp -at- nationwide -dot- com [mailto:lawrenp -at- nationwide -dot- com]

Has anyone had experience with putting a large technical manual on CD?
Thanks


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