Re: moving into xml-based writing

Subject: Re: moving into xml-based writing
From: Gary Schnabl <gSchnabl -at- LivernoisYards -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:24:18 -0400

Becky Edmondson wrote:
> Anyone have any experience or useful thoughts about how to add XML skills to
> your portfolio when you are a contractor? Being of a geeky mindset, I'm
> pretty sure I'd enjoy XML, but I haven't a clue where to start. What should
> you learn, and in what order? How geeky do you need to be--must you be able
> to write XSL transforms, for instance? Do you need to take formal classes,
> or can you learn enough by just hacking up some XML-based docs on your own?
>
> I dunno, maybe this won't really bring in any real money. About 75% of my
> clients still want deliverables as Word docs. I hate Word, but being able to
> wrangle it is practically a lifetime employment guarantee.
>
> --Becky
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>
FrameMaker has some fairly decent documentation regarding XML, although
the older FrameMaker versions use the older DTD-based DocBook prior to
DocBook 5. Still, I adapted DocBook 5's DTD and produced an EED
(formatting) file for my older FrameMaker 7.

It isn't hard to transform some paragraph and character-styled DOC files
using conversion tables to XML-structured FrameMaker or to create your
own structured FrameMaker templates. Just dig in and do it...

Gary
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to Help file formats or
printed documentation. Features include support for Windows Vista & 2007
Microsoft Office, team authoring, plus more.
http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList

True single source, conditional content, PDF export, modular help.
Help & Manual is the most powerful authoring tool for technical
documentation. Boost your productivity! http://www.helpandmanual.com

---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-

To unsubscribe send a blank email to
techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40web.techwr-l.com


To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com

Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.techwr-l.com/ for more resources and info.


Follow-Ups:

References:
moving into xml-based writing: From: Becky Edmondson

Previous by Author: RE: Framemaker or PDF Comparison Tool
Next by Author: RE: Fun with Word
Previous by Thread: RE: moving into xml-based writing
Next by Thread: Re: moving into xml-based writing


What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:


Sponsored Ads