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From: "Marguerite Krupp"
To: jackdel...@comcast.net, "framers"
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 10:13:08 AM
Subject: Re: Minor typos and the QA guy/scrummaster
Not to be too picky, but why is the ScrumMaster, whose role is to be a
facilitator, getting tied in knots over t
Not to be too picky, but why is the ScrumMaster, whose role is to be a
facilitator, getting tied in knots over typos? That's not his role in a true
Agile environment.
Just a thought!
Marguerite
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I think maybe a summary rather than a link to ALL the comments here. ;-)
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From: "Peter Courlis"
To: "Mike Wickham" , framers@lists.frameusers.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 1:12:56 PM
Subject: Re: Minor typos and the QA guy/scrummaster
ed, was a "typo."
FWIW,
Marguerite
From: Lin Sims
To: jackdel...@comcast.net
Cc: framers
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: Minor typos and the QA guy/scrummaster
To be fair, you CAN save it elsewhere, and it's probable that you can
set the opt
I think #2 would be the most convincing for him. We are big on security.
Jack
- Original Message -
From: "Lin Sims"
To: jackdel...@comcast.net
Cc: "framers"
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 8:42:01 AM
Subject: Re: Minor typos and the QA guy/scrummaster
Well
Depends on the output! :)
- Original Message -
From: "Jeff Coatsworth"
To: "framers"
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 8:35:01 AM
Subject: RE: Minor typos and the QA guy/scrummaster
If all your content is in FM, then you're already "single-sourcing"
18, 2012 8:22:27 AM
Subject: RE: Minor typos and the QA guy/scrummaster
You don't mention what format your help docs are produced in, but the
implication is that it's PDF - I'd be inclined to encourage the typo-finder to
copy & paste the offending section into an e-mail &
As suggested
Using a PDF review cycle, either by email or server-based, should work. All
the proof-readers need to do is use the free Adobe Reader to use the insert,
delete, and replace text tools for 90% of edits (certainly for typos).
Review comments in Acrobat Pro and then import the commen
Mike Wickham
To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: Minor typos and the QA guy/scrummaster
> He wants a solution that bypasses the need for FrameMaker, and has read an
> article that says Word 2013 will allow editing of PDFs in native format. He
> wants th
Server-based PDF review works. Everyone can see each other's comments. It
solves a lot of back and forth. Plop it up for a review, send the shared
link to everyone, give them a deadline, then incorporate the changes.
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:58 AM, wrote:
> Hello, Framers -
>
> My QA guy has a
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From: jackdel...@comcast.net [mailto:jackdel...@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 10:21 AM
To: Jeff Coatsworth
Cc: framers
Subject: Re: Minor typos and the QA guy/scrummaster
If you write once and publish to only one output, I don't think you're
"single-sourcing"
jackdel...@comcast.net wrote:
> My QA guy has a problem with chasing minor typos in our docs: it takes
> longer to document the typo than it does to fix it. He wants a solution
> that bypasses the need for FrameMaker, and has read an article that
> says Word 2013 will allow editing of PDFs in nat
he QA guy/scrummaster
Depends on the output! :)
From: "Jeff Coatsworth"
To: "framers"
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 8:35:01 AM
Subject: RE: Minor typos and the QA guy/scrummaster
If all your content is in FM, then you're already
e big on security.
>
> Jack
>
>
> From: "Lin Sims"
> To: jackdel...@comcast.net
> Cc: "framers"
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 8:42:01 AM
>
> Subject: Re: Minor typos and the QA guy/scrummaster
>
> Well, le
> He wants a solution that bypasses the need for FrameMaker, and has
read an article that says Word 2013 will allow editing of PDFs in native
format. He wants the developers to be able to do this to my docs.
>
Ignoring the fact that Microsoft is famous for talking about features in
future prod
Well, let's see, off the top of my head:
1. Word2013 isn't available yet, so it's going to be hard for your
developers to make use of it anytime soon. Not only that, but
according to one article, it won't work on any OS prior to Windows 7.
2. From the article I saw on PCWorld, when it IS availabl
t: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 8:22:27 AM
Subject: RE: Minor typos and the QA guy/scrummaster
You don't mention what format your help docs are produced in, but the
implication is that it's PDF - I'd be inclined to encourage the typo-finder to
copy & paste the offending sectio
You don't mention what format your help docs are produced in, but the
implication is that it's PDF - I'd be inclined to encourage the typo-finder to
copy & paste the offending section into an e-mail & fire it off to you for it
to be fixed; that sounds like the quickest way. The other alternative
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