TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: is anyone in a comparable scenario? From:Sean Hower <hokumhome -at- freehomepage -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 22 Oct 2002 08:27:24 -0700 (PDT)
John wonders about frequent updates (poor summary, but you know what I'm talkin about, right?)
The paper waste alone for such a printed book is a nightmare. :-( I'm not an environmentalist by any means, but yikes! I think you should just go with a release schedule, that would at least limit having to recreate a new book, and print it out, every other day. Maybe you could simply insert a few blank pages for your users to use to take notes in regarding things that are slated to be changed. For instance, if it's discovered that section B has to be changed in a certain way, someone can send you along an email, and they could jot down the change on the blank pages. Simple, low-tech, no training involved.
Or you could go wtih a web-based design that uses XML. Create a JavaScript application that allows your users to update the docs with new information whenever they want (that's if you don't mind people making such updates).
"Whatever you do, do NOT let your editorial decisions be made by the squiggly spell-checking lines in Word!" ~Keith Cronin, Techwr-l irritant ;-)
_____________________________________________________________
Create your own web site for FREE at http://www.freehomepage.com
_____________________________________________________________
Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get you -at- yourchoice -dot- com w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Buy ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 6.0, the most powerful SINGLE SOURCE HELP
AUTHORING TOOL for MS Word. SAVE $100 on the full version and $50 on the
upgrade. Offer ends 10/31/2002 (code: DTH102250). http://www.componentone.com/d2hlist1002
All-new RoboHelp X3 is now shipping! Get single sourcing, print-quality
documentation, conditional text and much more, in the most monumental
release ever. Save $100! Order online at http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as:
archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
