Re: New Edition of _Read Me First!_ Available

[Patricia Egan <capdev -dot- communications -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Thank you, Janice, for letting us know. READ ME FIRST! is a personal
favorite, so I'm pleased to see that the acquisition of Sun by Oracle has
not deterred publication of the third edition.

Pat

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Janice Gelb <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- sun -dot- com> wrote:

> Sun Technical Publications is pleased to announce the
> release of the third edition of the industry-leading
> style guide _Read Me First! A Style Guide for the
> Computer Industry_. This guide to creating clear, consistent,
> and easy-to-understand documentation covers everything from
> writing style to creating lists and procedures to managing
> schedules and workflow.
>
> The third edition features new chapters on:
>
> * Writing for wikis and encouraging wiki collaboration
>
> * Creating screencasts, using screencast terminology, and
> guidelines for creating narration
>
> * Creating alternative text for nontext elements such as
> screen captures, multimedia content, illustrations, and
> diagrams
>
> It also includes new tables for symbol name conventions,
> for common anthropomorphisms, and for common idioms and
> colloquialisms.
>
> To quote STC Fellow Dr. JoAnn Hackos, "It brings together
> a wealth of knowledge that all technical communicators must
> have to succeed."
>
> _Read Me First! A Style Guide for the Computer Industry,
> Third Edition_ is available through Safari Books Online
> at http://techbus.safaribooksonline.com/9780137058280. The
> print edition will be available in mid-October.
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Free Software Documentation Project Web Cast: Covers developing Table of
Contents, Context IDs, and Index, as well as Doc-To-Help  
2009 tips, tricks, and best practices.
http://www.doctohelp.com/SuperPages/Webcasts/

Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/

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