Archive - Jun 2008
Adobe Job Opportunity
Forum topic: Submitted by Amanda Arnett on Fri, 2008-06-13 19:56. Last updated on Fri, 2008-06-13 19:56.
Free Copies of Adobe(r) Technical Communication Suite(r) at X-Pubs 2008
Forum topic: Submitted by marks on Fri, 2008-06-13 10:33.
Hello!
Adobe(r) Systems have announced that they will be giving away full copies of Adobe Technical Communication Suite (worth £1320 each) at X-Pubs 2008! Chances to win one of them are 1 in 15.
TCS features the full DITA application for FrameMaker, allowing you to create and publish DITA documents to multiple formats, as well as pass them on to Adobe Acrobat(r) to enrich your PDFs with 3D and rich media like Adobe Captivate(r) simulations.
Adobe(r) Systems have announced that they will be giving away full copies of Adobe Technical Communication Suite (worth £1320 each) at X-Pubs 2008! Chances to win one of them are 1 in 15.
TCS features the full DITA application for FrameMaker, allowing you to create and publish DITA documents to multiple formats, as well as pass them on to Adobe Acrobat(r) to enrich your PDFs with 3D and rich media like Adobe Captivate(r) simulations.
12013 design
Wiki page: Submitted by imagiczhang on Fri, 2008-06-13 03:53. Last updated on Tue, 2008-06-17 20:08.
Part of Plans for DITA Open Toolkit 1.5
Design for implementing "conref range" in the DITA Open ToolkitWhat user need will be met by this feature?
Users can use @conref combined with @conrefend to refer to a range of sibling elements and pull them into the specified location.
What is the technical design for the change
Myths about technical writing
Wiki page: Submitted by Bob Doyle on Thu, 2008-06-12 18:54. Last updated on Thu, 2008-06-26 13:05.
When you start working with DITA, there are some things that you may feel you need for traditional reasons that you won't find in DITA. Before you try to modify or specialize DITA, it may be worthwhile to rethink some technical writing practices that are outdated and not recommended today.
1. The GlueText Myth
What has been the most challenging aspect of your DITA implementation?
Poll: Submitted by carolgeyer on Thu, 2008-06-12 18:51. Last updated on Thu, 2008-06-12 18:56.
Migrating legacy data
14% (3 votes)
Writing in a topic-oriented way
18% (4 votes)
Choosing the right DITA elements/attributes to use
9% (2 votes)
Learning new tools
5% (1 vote)
Setting up a publishing system/stylesheets
55% (12 votes)
Total votes: 22