Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
You mean comment, right? Not post. The author of the blog posts, readers comment. At which point I'll ask, who else blogs about this profession of ours? Has anyone considered it but not followed up or, like Katie, have you just started out? Is there anyone who doesn't know what a blog is, or how they work (in the social aspect of things that is)? Just curious to see who else out there shares this little hobby I picked up a few years back.. Gordon McLean (yes I have a blog, and yes it's easy to find) -Original Message- Subject: [TCP] Scrumming blog I've just created a blog for technical communicators who are working in the agile Scrum environment. Please feel free to post. http://techwriterscrum.blogspot.com/ Sincerely, Katie Roberts This email (and any attachments) is private and confidential, and is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this communication in error please remove it and inform us via telephone or email. Although we take all possible steps to ensure mail and attachments are free from malicious content, malware and viruses, we cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any changes to content outwith our administrative bounds. The views represented within this mail are solely the view of the author and do not reflect the views of the organisation as a whole. Graham Technology plc Registered in Scotland company no. SC143434 Registered Office India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland PA4 9LH http://www.grahamtechnology.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
Gordon, Thanks for the clarification. I'm relatively new to blogging. I haven't found a lot of information on technical writing and agile, scrum development. I thought this may be a great way to find fellow scrummers in our community. I'm looking forward to any feedback from the experienced bloggers in this group. Sincerely, Katie Roberts Technical Writer Jewelry Television IT Software Engineering Product Management 10001 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37922 865.692.2715 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gordon McLean Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 1:15 PM To: 'TCP List' Subject: Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog You mean comment, right? Not post. The author of the blog posts, readers comment. At which point I'll ask, who else blogs about this profession of ours? Has anyone considered it but not followed up or, like Katie, have you just started out? Is there anyone who doesn't know what a blog is, or how they work (in the social aspect of things that is)? Just curious to see who else out there shares this little hobby I picked up a few years back.. Gordon McLean (yes I have a blog, and yes it's easy to find) -Original Message- Subject: [TCP] Scrumming blog I've just created a blog for technical communicators who are working in the agile Scrum environment. Please feel free to post. http://techwriterscrum.blogspot.com/ Sincerely, Katie Roberts This email (and any attachments) is private and confidential, and is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this communication in error please remove it and inform us via telephone or email. Although we take all possible steps to ensure mail and attachments are free from malicious content, malware and viruses, we cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any changes to content outwith our administrative bounds. The views represented within this mail are solely the view of the author and do not reflect the views of the organisation as a whole. Graham Technology plc Registered in Scotland company no. SC143434 Registered Office India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland PA4 9LH http://www.grahamtechnology.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
[TCP] Scrumming blog
When I started the TCPwiki (which is growing, thanks to several contributors--http://www.techcommpros.com/wiki/mediawiki-1.6.10/index.php/Main_Page), I was thinking the next thing I'd do is offer tech comm blog space to members of the TCP community. Do you think it would be helpful to have a bunch of tech comm blogs in one place? If you're interested in having this type of space, let me know. If there's interest, I'd be happy to set it up. You can respond on or off list. Thanks! Lisa Gielczyk TCP Admin On 9/13/07, Roberts, Katie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gordon, Thanks for the clarification. I'm relatively new to blogging. I haven't found a lot of information on technical writing and agile, scrum development. I thought this may be a great way to find fellow scrummers in our community. I'm looking forward to any feedback from the experienced bloggers in this group. Sincerely, Katie Roberts Technical Writer Jewelry Television IT Software Engineering Product Management 10001 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37922 865.692.2715 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
Personally, I don't pay a lot of attention to blogs, even if they are professional. I also have a lot of disdain for some bloggers, who seem to post things on various lists (not here!) and then say go look at my blog in order to get more eyes on that blog. I think it's vanity in that case. I also don't place a lot of credence in most blogs. Stream of thought consciousness or not, blogs generally are one person's opinion or musings. Also blog formats require the blogger to start the conversation and everyone else must comment. Not a real dialogue, in my mind. Will I ever create blog? No. Do I read blogs? There are two that I read on an occasional basis. ...sue (who does know what a blog is) On 9/13/07, Gordon McLean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You mean comment, right? Not post. The author of the blog posts, readers comment. At which point I'll ask, who else blogs about this profession of ours? Has anyone considered it but not followed up or, like Katie, have you just started out? Is there anyone who doesn't know what a blog is, or how they work (in the social aspect of things that is)? Just curious to see who else out there shares this little hobby I picked up a few years back.. Gordon McLean (yes I have a blog, and yes it's easy to find) -Original Message- Subject: [TCP] Scrumming blog I've just created a blog for technical communicators who are working in the agile Scrum environment. Please feel free to post. http://techwriterscrum.blogspot.com/ Sincerely, Katie Roberts This email (and any attachments) is private and confidential, and is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this communication in error please remove it and inform us via telephone or email. Although we take all possible steps to ensure mail and attachments are free from malicious content, malware and viruses, we cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any changes to content outwith our administrative bounds. The views represented within this mail are solely the view of the author and do not reflect the views of the organisation as a whole. Graham Technology plc Registered in Scotland company no. SC143434 Registered Office India of Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland PA4 9LH http://www.grahamtechnology.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
On 9/13/07, Gordon McLean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At which point I'll ask, who else blogs about this profession of ours? These folks: http://www.techwriterblogs.com/doku.php -- Milan Davidovic http://altmilan.blogspot.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
Doesn't the word Scrum sound disgusting? I thought the Agile process by itself left a bad enough taste in my mouth, but Agile scrum sounds even worse. Ick! :-) -Original Message- I've just created a blog for technical communicators who are working in the agile Scrum environment. Please feel free to post. http://techwriterscrum.blogspot.com/ - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
I was helping out with HR a couple of weeks ago and someone came in to interview for a developer position. His resume said he was a Scrum-master and did Extreme Programming. Those terms just cracked me up. I was terribly disappointed to learn that being an Extreme Programmer does not mean he programs from a laptop while dangling off a bungi cord from the top of the roof..he does not even do it on a skateboard...seriously, how extreme can it be? :) Melissa Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:35:56 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog Doesn't the word Scrum sound disgusting? I thought the Agile process by itself left a bad enough taste in my mouth, but Agile scrum sounds even worse. Ick! :-) -Original Message- I've just created a blog for technical communicators who are working in the agile Scrum environment. Please feel free to post. http://techwriterscrum.blogspot.com/ - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
On 9/13/07, Jones, Donna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't the word Scrum sound disgusting? I thought the Agile process by itself left a bad enough taste in my mouth, but Agile scrum sounds even worse. Ick! :-) Thinking of the last definition in this list? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum -- Milan Davidovic http://altmilan.blogspot.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
Sorry, Katie. I had no idea! I'm SO glad that I wasn't taking a drink of water when I read that definition. I would have choked to death for sure! I can't wait to allude to that definition sometime when that word comes up. It's appropriate! ROFL -Original Message- From: Roberts, Katie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 1:59 PM To: Milan Davidovic; Jones, Donna Cc: TCP List Subject: RE: [TCP] Scrumming blog Thanks. turning pale - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
Sue Heim wrote: Personally, I don't pay a lot of attention to blogs, even if they are professional. I also have a lot of disdain for some bloggers, who seem to post things on various lists (not here!) and then say go look at my blog in order to get more eyes on that blog. I think it's vanity in that case. Sue, You're of course entitled to think what you want to think. However, as someone who posts on various lists and then says go look at my blog (at least in my sig), I can assure you that vanity has nothing to do with it. My blog is a marketing device, pure and simple. It costs nothing (as opposed to the thousands of dollars a year I was spending on Google AdWords), and it's an effective way to attract clients to my business Web site. YMMV, Dick Margulis http://ampersandvirgule.blogspot.com/ (mostly not tech writing-related, so don't waste your time, Sue) __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
Thanks. turning pale Katie Roberts Technical Writer Jewelry Television IT Software Engineering Product Management 10001 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37922 865.692.2715 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Milan Davidovic Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:43 PM To: Jones, Donna Cc: TCP List Subject: Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog On 9/13/07, Jones, Donna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't the word Scrum sound disgusting? I thought the Agile process by itself left a bad enough taste in my mouth, but Agile scrum sounds even worse. Ick! :-) Thinking of the last definition in this list? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum -- Milan Davidovic http://altmilan.blogspot.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
On 9/13/07, Jones, Donna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't wait to allude to that definition sometime when that word comes up. Keep an eye or ear out for these too: http://onelook.com/?w=*scrum*ls=a -- Milan Davidovic http://altmilan.blogspot.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
My husband calls me his little scrummer girl or scrum queen. I prefer scrum mistress. If I'm working late for the team, he asks if I'm scrumming. Yes - it does sound disgusting. It is especially funny when you forget the r. Katie Roberts Technical Writer Jewelry Television IT Software Engineering Product Management 10001 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37922 865.692.2715 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jones, Donna Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:36 PM To: TCP List Subject: Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog Doesn't the word Scrum sound disgusting? I thought the Agile process by itself left a bad enough taste in my mouth, but Agile scrum sounds even worse. Ick! :-) -Original Message- I've just created a blog for technical communicators who are working in the agile Scrum environment. Please feel free to post. http://techwriterscrum.blogspot.com/ - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] percents in CSS
Hi Lisa, It means that the original graphic is double the size of the 50% graphic. The top one uses Auto, which isn't a particular percentage. Donna -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lisa Gielczyk (TCP) Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:21 PM To: TCP List Subject: [TCP] percents in CSS Hi everyone, So, I've been going through the tutorials people recommended yesterday, and I'm learning a lot! Thanks so much! There's one thing I haven't been able to figure out from the lessons and examples--percents. Look at this page: http://www.w3schools.com/css/tryit.asp?filename=trycss_dim_height_percen t The top image is normal size. The bottom one is 10%, and it's smaller, which makes sense. The second is 50%... but it's larger? Can someone help the newbie figure out what's going on here? Thanks! Lisa Gielczyk ~rhymes with spellcheck~ TechCommPros email list, website, wiki: http://www.techcommpros.com/ Interactive 3D Documentation: http://www.i3deverywhere.com/ Computer Support and Training: http://www.GuruGielczyk.bravehost.com/ Looking for a HAT? http://www.hat-matrix.com/ Video Screen Capture tools: http://www.vsc-matrix.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
On Thursday, September 13, 2007, Jones, Donna wrote: I can't wait to allude to that definition sometime when that word comes up. It's appropriate! ROFL Hmm censorship strikes again. I had to go back and look at the historical pages to see the definition you guys are referring to. I certainly hope it wasn't someone on *this* list who edited the page. As technical communicators, I would think we all are wary of censorship in any form. Of course, it is wikipedia :) Dana __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
Doesn't the word Scrum sound disgusting? I thought the Agile process by itself left a bad enough taste in my mouth, but Agile scrum sounds even worse. Ick! :-) It's the perfect word for what it is. However, you have to be familiar with Rugby to truly understand its nuances. John Posada Senior Technical Writer They say everyone needs goals. Mine is to live forever. So far, so good. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
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On 9/13/07, Milan Davidovic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/13/07, Jones, Donna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't the word Scrum sound disgusting? I thought the Agile process by itself left a bad enough taste in my mouth, but Agile scrum sounds even worse. Ick! :-) Thinking of the last definition in this list? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum Further to this, I got curious about what results (if any) agile perineum would get on Google. Neither of them look safe for work... (I promise this is my last post on this topic to this list) -- Milan Davidovic http://altmilan.blogspot.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
[TCP] percents in CSS
Does that mean that auto doesn't correspond to the original size of the graphic? Lisa On 9/13/07, Jones, Donna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Lisa, It means that the original graphic is double the size of the 50% graphic. The top one uses Auto, which isn't a particular percentage. Donna -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lisa Gielczyk (TCP) Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:21 PM To: TCP List Subject: [TCP] percents in CSS Hi everyone, So, I've been going through the tutorials people recommended yesterday, and I'm learning a lot! Thanks so much! There's one thing I haven't been able to figure out from the lessons and examples--percents. Look at this page: http://www.w3schools.com/css/tryit.asp?filename=trycss_dim_height_percen t The top image is normal size. The bottom one is 10%, and it's smaller, which makes sense. The second is 50%... but it's larger? Can someone help the newbie figure out what's going on here? Thanks! Lisa Gielczyk ~rhymes with spellcheck~ TechCommPros email list, website, wiki: http://www.techcommpros.com/ Interactive 3D Documentation: http://www.i3deverywhere.com/ Computer Support and Training: http://www.GuruGielczyk.bravehost.com/ Looking for a HAT? http://www.hat-matrix.com/ Video Screen Capture tools: http://www.vsc-matrix.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] percents in CSS
img class=normal img class=big img class=small The order is normal, 50%, then 10%. --- Lisa Gielczyk (TCP) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The top image is normal size. The bottom one is 10%, and it's smaller, which makes sense. The second is 50%... but it's larger? Can someone help the newbie figure out what's going on here? http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/ technical writing | consulting | development Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] Scrumming blog
I quite clearly said it wasn't anyone on this list. Adding a tag line about a blog is also not what I meant. On 9/13/07, Dick Margulis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sue Heim wrote: Personally, I don't pay a lot of attention to blogs, even if they are professional. I also have a lot of disdain for some bloggers, who seem to post things on various lists (not here!) and then say go look at my blog in order to get more eyes on that blog. I think it's vanity in that case. Sue, You're of course entitled to think what you want to think. However, as someone who posts on various lists and then says go look at my blog (at least in my sig), I can assure you that vanity has nothing to do with it. My blog is a marketing device, pure and simple. It costs nothing (as opposed to the thousands of dollars a year I was spending on Google AdWords), and it's an effective way to attract clients to my business Web site. YMMV, Dick Margulis http://ampersandvirgule.blogspot.com/ (mostly not tech writing-related, so don't waste your time, Sue) __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] percents in CSS
Jones, Donna wrote: It means that the original graphic is double the size of the 50% graphic. The top one uses Auto, which isn't a particular percentage. The top graphic is the original graphic. auto means fit to original size. The confusion here is that height in percents does not mean percent of this element. It means percent of the height of the enclosing element. In other words, its not 50% of the image size, its 50% of the size of the entire try it display area, which is 400 pixels plus or minus. That's how an image with height=50% ends up larger than the original image. It'd be nice if w3schools explained these subtleties in their tutorials but they never do. (I'm not a fan). Laura __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] percents in CSS
Thank you, Laura! Now I understand. :) What would you recommend for learning CSS? Lisa On 9/13/07, Laura Lemay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jones, Donna wrote: It means that the original graphic is double the size of the 50% graphic. The top one uses Auto, which isn't a particular percentage. The top graphic is the original graphic. auto means fit to original size. The confusion here is that height in percents does not mean percent of this element. It means percent of the height of the enclosing element. In other words, its not 50% of the image size, its 50% of the size of the entire try it display area, which is 400 pixels plus or minus. That's how an image with height=50% ends up larger than the original image. It'd be nice if w3schools explained these subtleties in their tutorials but they never do. (I'm not a fan). Laura __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] percents in CSS
Another of Subcide's excellent tutorials, this one on Relative Font Sizes:
http://www.subcide.com/tutorials/relativesizes/
Relative font sizes are something that I've avoided for far too long due
to bad experiences in the past, and being a picky designer who likes
things pixel perfect. The new subcide design has seen me change to using
em's for all my text sizing, so that I can be sure that I'm setting a
good example for everyone reading these articles.
Relative font sizes are pretty easy, so this tutorial will be short and
sweet.
62.5%
The best way I have found to get relative font sizes to behave correctly
is by using a percentage font-size on the body, and em's for everything
else.
So first things first, set the font-size on your body to be 62.5% right
at the top of your CSS.
body { font-size: 62.5%; }
This magic number makes the units that you specify in em's, correspond
better to the same measurements in pixels. I think that was a confusing
sentence. Here's an example:
* 1.0em now equals 10px in size
* 1.2em now equals 12px in size
* 1.8em now equals (you get the idea...)
Simple right? Not quite. There's one other important thing to remember.
It's All Relative
The main thing that you are going to have to remember is that when you
specify a font size using a relative unit like em, that means that you
will increase or decrease the size of that font relative to its parent
container.
Say you have a #content div, and you want the text inside it to be the
equivalent of 12px font size. You would do exactly as you imagine you'd do:
#content { font-size: 1.2em; }
Now, if you had an h2 tag inside that #content div that you wanted to
be the equivalent of 18px, setting it to be 1.8em would make it much
bigger than you would expect. Instead of being (roughly) 1.8x larger
than your original 62.5% size, it is now 1.8x larger than your #content
font size, which is already 1.2x larger than your body size.
So for example, anything inside the #content div that you specify as
font-size: 1.0em; would stay exactly the same size. Anything you specify
as 2.0em would be (roughly) twice the size of your #content font. If you
can be bothered to work out what your font sizes need to be using maths,
be my guest, but I suck at maths so I just do it by eye.
Benefits
Now users in most browsers, including IE, will be able to resize the
text on your website, and it will all stay in context, with headings
being relatively larger than body text, copyright text being smaller
etc... Accessibility hounds will annoy you less, and the opposite sex
will find you more attractive.
***
And if you haven't looked at their CSS tutorial, you're really doing
yourself a disservice.
My 2ยข,
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Re: [TCP] percents in CSS
Another of Subcide's excellent tutorials, this one on Relative Font Sizes:
http://www.subcide.com/tutorials/relativesizes/
And to make life really easy in general, set the base font (using
John's example or whatever one makes you happy ;-) ), and then only
override it as necessary (for example, for headings). Then, if changes
occur (and changes ALWAYS occur!), you only have to change the font
size in one or two places, not everywhere.
(BTW, when I set up my CSS, I include a style definition for headings
just for commonalities:
h1, h2, h3, h4 { color: #000; background: #fff; font-family: Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif; }
And then separately define the font sizes:
h1 { font-size: 1.8em;}
h2 {font-size: 1.4em;}
So if I decide to change the heading color, I only have to change it
in one place.)
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Re: [TCP] percents in CSS
Lisa, If you have a few dollars on hand, I highly recommend TopStylePro, a little program by Nick Bradbury that will help you learn CSS. Really, it will. If it doesn't, come back here and scream at me!! http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/Default.aspx (Bottom right of page) TopStyle is a powerful tool for creating standards-compliant Web sites. Written by the creator of HomeSite, TopStyle is a single editor for CSS, HTML and xHTML. It's NOT a wysiwig -- you work with the CSS and HTML files by hand, but there are some convenient prompts that help you learn and some built-in tutorials. Bonnie Granat http://www.GranatEdit.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lisa Gielczyk (TCP) Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 5:08 PM To: Laura Lemay Cc: TCP List Subject: Re: [TCP] percents in CSS Thank you, Laura! Now I understand. :) What would you recommend for learning CSS? Lisa On 9/13/07, Laura Lemay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jones, Donna wrote: It means that the original graphic is double the size of the 50% graphic. The top one uses Auto, which isn't a particular percentage. The top graphic is the original graphic. auto means fit to original size. The confusion here is that height in percents does not mean percent of this element. It means percent of the height of the enclosing element. In other words, its not 50% of the image size, its 50% of the size of the entire try it display area, which is 400 pixels plus or minus. That's how an image with height=50% ends up larger than the original image. It'd be nice if w3schools explained these subtleties in their tutorials but they never do. (I'm not a fan). Laura __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
