Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Pat Christenson
That's not my decision. :-) Pat On Aug 24, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > If you're converting from unstructured to structured, would that not > be the time to adopt DITA? > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:25 AM, David Spreadbury > wrote: >> Maxwell, >> Thank you very much. I have b

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Pat Christenson
Can you point me to some documentation on this? I'm all in favor of easier and faster. Pat On Aug 24, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Writer wrote: > If you can, consider Yves' suggestion about using Mif2Go. If I recall > correctly, it's easier/faster than using conversion tables in FM. > > Nadine > > >

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Pat Christenson
Oops, sorry. I just realized this question wasn't directed to me. Pat On Aug 24, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > If you're converting from unstructured to structured, would that not > be the time to adopt DITA? > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:25 AM, David Spreadbury > wrote: >> Ma

Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Writer
Mif2Go user documentation can be found in various formats here: http://www.omsys.com/dcl/download.htm#Mif2Go_UG At a place where I used to work, I assigned a junior writer the task of using Mif2Go to convert some of our smaller documents to DITA. She figured it out fairly quickly. For some r

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Robert Lauriston
If you're converting from unstructured to structured, would that not be the time to adopt DITA? On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:25 AM, David Spreadbury wrote: > Maxwell, > Thank you very much. I have been following this thread because I have one > product line that is almost entirely Unstructured and w

RE: Hyperlink or cross reference to another book

2012-08-25 Thread Pam Harper
Thank you and others for the great responses. This is going to take some experimenting. Pam Harper -Original Message- From: Combs, Richard [mailto:richard.co...@polycom.com] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 10:20 AM To: Pam Harper; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: Hyperlink or cro

RE: Hyperlink or cross reference to another book

2012-08-25 Thread David Artman
Richard is right on all counts: * You must have the target FM file open, and select it in the "Document" drop-down. * Then, your "Source Type" is "Paragraphs", and you select the appropriate para tag. * Select the target paragraph from "Source Text". FM insert an xref marker in the target doc and

RE: OT - Using a Defect Tracking System to Create a Glossary

2012-08-25 Thread David Artman
I might be the only one confused... but what is the point of a defect tracker to develop a glossary? Are you trying to use the tracker as a means of handling review and edit? I mean... there's TONS of ways to handle such a workflow, if the goal is merely: * Someone comes up with a new term for the

RE: Hyperlink or cross reference to another book

2012-08-25 Thread Magnus, Thomas C
Pam, You can use the AutoBookmark Acrobat plug-in to create inter-document links between PDFs. Tom From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Pam Harper Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 10:59 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject:

Re: MindTouch > FrameMaker migration ideas

2012-08-25 Thread Robert Lauriston
Does "Smart Paste" work in unstructured mode? The template I'm stuck with is extremely complex so porting it to structured would be too time-consuming. If we were using Confluence, I wouldn't need to do this at all, I'd just tweak Confluence's PDF output so it looked right. On Fri, Aug 24, 2012

RE: New, comprehensive and illustrated REVIEW of FrameMaker 11

2012-08-25 Thread Maxwell Hoffmann
For those who use unstructured: Other enhancements in FM11 of probable interest to you (not heavily covered in review) include: == Interactive multimedia links generated from 3D graphics (e.g. a hyperlinked table of parts, animations, or views). In PDF output (and some other formats) you can p

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Pat Christenson
That's not my decision. :-) Pat On Aug 24, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > If you're converting from unstructured to structured, would that not > be the time to adopt DITA? > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:25 AM, David Spreadbury wrote: >> Maxwell, >> Thank you very much. I have been

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Pat Christenson
Can you point me to some documentation on this? I'm all in favor of easier and faster. Pat On Aug 24, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Writer wrote: > If you can, consider Yves' suggestion about using Mif2Go. If I recall > correctly, it's easier/faster than using conversion tables in FM. > > Nadine > > >

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Pat Christenson
Oops, sorry. I just realized this question wasn't directed to me. Pat On Aug 24, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Robert Lauriston wrote: > If you're converting from unstructured to structured, would that not > be the time to adopt DITA? > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 6:25 AM, David Spreadbury wrote: >> Maxwe

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Writer
Mif2Go user documentation can be found in various formats here: http://www.omsys.com/dcl/download.htm#Mif2Go_UG At a place where I used to work, I assigned a junior writer the task of using Mif2Go to convert some of our smaller documents to DITA. She figured it out fairly quickly. For some r

Re: Tips/tools/resources for converting unstructured to structured

2012-08-25 Thread Yves Barbion
The omsys site is obsolete. It has been replaced by www.mif2go.com. If you want to see how MIF2Go works, just search for mif2go on YouTube. I have posted some movies there. Kind regards -- Yves Barbion www.scripto.nu ___ You are currently subscrib