Re: Doc Design and Convention ( was TECHWR-L Digest, Vol 48, Issue 27)

Subject: Re: Doc Design and Convention ( was TECHWR-L Digest, Vol 48, Issue 27)
From: Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:17:32 -0800

DITA doesn't result in cookie-cutter docs. It's about as much of a
straitjacket as XML. It's a formalized abstraction of best practices,
adaptable to a wide variety of document outlines, and is highly
customizable and extensible.

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Janoff, Steve
<Steve -dot- Janoff2 -at- teradata -dot- com> wrote:
> ... if it's in DITA and written from a minimalist perspective, then it
> no doubt is going to fall into the cookie-cutter mode of the standard.
> It will probably look like many other such documents. ...
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Re: Doc Design and Convention ( was TECHWR-L Digest, Vol 48, Issue 27): From: Chris Despopoulos
RE: Doc Design and Convention ( was TECHWR-L Digest, Vol 48, Issue 27): From: Janoff, Steve
Re: Doc Design and Convention ( was TECHWR-L Digest, Vol 48, Issue 27): From: Chris Despopoulos
Re: Doc Design and Convention ( was TECHWR-L Digest, Vol 48, Issue 27): From: Janoff, Steve

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