Basically they are incompetent with either tool, and your worst case scenario
is that they are hopeless.
This is what expert staff is supposed to do.
I once had an employer comment on a recommendation to switch to structured
Frame, since I was the only expert they had, with ...what do we do
I convinced them to use Frame. I kinda said, no way in hell am I gonna
recommend Word. My basis was exactly what this group pointed out: they
aren't using the Word capabilities that are required (e.g. styles, etc), so
if I'm gonna train the pm, I might as well train him on Frame. I also scared
him
You're asking a biased audience here...
IMO if they want a quality product then they should use the right tool
for the job. If their docs are in MS Word without styles, then I would
dispute the assertion that they know how to use MS Word.
With FM, Acrobat, and Mif2Go you can generate printed
I would suggest looking through this page's references
http://members.shaw.ca/philip.sharman/fm_v_wd.html
Alan
Angela Akridge wrote:
Hi,
Question: What features am I giving up by going with MS Word? Text insets?
Conditional text?
I'm a contractor for a very small startup that has a limited
I'd agree with John...
You're in the right position to put them on the right track, for a
not-too-big investment. But if the argument is that they don't have
the time or cash to do it right the first time, you may want to look
elsewhere for a better opportunity. If they don't get started
Angela Akridge wrote:
I'm a contractor for a very small startup that has a limited budget.
I've
been tasked to create their online help. They currently have manuals
in MS
Word, though no styles/tags are being used yet.
They have no permanent writer, and they can't afford one at this time.
OK, but that was in 2001. Ah well life on the web.
Anyway, links that work (Googled word vs framemaker):
www.freeframers.org/inframe/archive/files/vol1/1-2/wordvsfm2.pdf
http://www.front-runner.com/pages/support/files/fm_vs_w_ar.pdf
Hi Ang,
You're kidding me, right? You are actually considering Word instead of FM?
We use both here, but are working away from Word, manual by manual. The
Word templates were created from my FM templates. I converted FM to Word
with Mif2Go. Yay Jeremy!
Just my 2c worth, but if there are no
