Re: XML-based Help Authoring tools for customized help

[Goober Writer <gooberwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

> > The rest of the
> > baggage is specific to the core demand the tool
> fills
> > (in FM's case, that's print).
> 
> Yes. It's an awful lot of baggage, just for typing
> text.

Well, you use the tool that makes sense for the demand
though. As I said, the core demand that FM fills the
need for is print and print management. Therefore,
hefty baggage, but the XML i/o and FM's print baggage
are two distinct things, which you cannot comment on
together.

> > And, plain text editor? Bah. XML Spy. I'll take
> > automation over ego any day. ;)
> 
> XML Spy is better suited to XML Data than XML
> Documentation.

Not when your documentation and code share the same
source, and especially not when your documentation is
generated on the fly given a particular product build
configuration. ;)

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