Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-12-03 Thread Robert Lauriston
I didn't get that deep into Oxygen when I was evaluating it, but it didn't seem like there was any need to mess directly with DITA-OT. Oxygen can generate .chm off the shelf. It felt like using RoboHelp or Flare except that the tags were DITA instead of HTML. Your claim that using Oxygen to create

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-12-03 Thread Robert Lauriston
I didn't get that deep into Oxygen when I was evaluating it, but it didn't seem like there was any need to mess directly with DITA-OT. Oxygen can generate .chm off the shelf. It felt like using RoboHelp or Flare except that the tags were DITA instead of HTML. Your claim that using Oxygen to create

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-12-01 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:21:18 -0800, Robert Lauriston wrote: >I don't see any mention of Oxygen in that thread. Oxygen uses the DITA-OT for output, like most others, so it was directly applicable to Oxygen whether the editor used was Oxygen or not. -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc.

Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-12-01 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:21:18 -0800, Robert Lauriston wrote: >I don't see any mention of Oxygen in that thread. Oxygen uses the DITA-OT for output, like most others, so it was directly applicable to Oxygen whether the editor used was Oxygen or not. -- Jeremy H. Griffith, at Omni Systems Inc.

Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-12-01 Thread Robert Lauriston
I don't see any mention of Oxygen in that thread. On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: > On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:51:20 -0500, Jim Owens >>I think he may have overstated the case. You can >>get CHM output from oXygen with a few mouse clicks, >>and you can easily customize its

RE: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-12-01 Thread David Artman
backend hackery will be in my near future. David -------- Original Message Subject: Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker" From: Writer Date: Thu, November 29, 2012 7:24 pm To: David Artman , "Jeremy H. Griffith" , Framers > [By way o

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-30 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:51:20 -0500, Jim Owens wrote: >With due respect for Jeremy, whom I esteem greatly, Mutual; Jim is one of our DITA users who writes a lot of reports of problems he finds. Real ones. We love users like that. ;-) >I think he may have overstated the case. You can >get CH

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-30 Thread Robert Lauriston
I don't see any mention of Oxygen in that thread. On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Jeremy H. Griffith wrote: > On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:51:20 -0500, Jim Owens >>I think he may have overstated the case. You can >>get CHM output from oXygen with a few mouse clicks, >>and you can easily customize its

Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-30 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:51:20 -0500, Jim Owens wrote: >With due respect for Jeremy, whom I esteem greatly, Mutual; Jim is one of our DITA users who writes a lot of reports of problems he finds. Real ones. We love users like that. ;-) >I think he may have overstated the case. You can >get CH

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-30 Thread David Artman
backend hackery will be in my near future. David -------- Original Message Subject: Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker" From: Writer Date: Thu, November 29, 2012 7:24 pm To: David Artman , "Jeremy H. Griffith" , Framers > [By way of some

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-30 Thread Jim Owens
With due respect for Jeremy, whom I esteem greatly, I think he may have overstated the case. You can get CHM output from oXygen with a few mouse clicks, and you can easily customize its appearance using CSS. There are also some ready-made parameter controls in oXygen, for example to create brea

Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-30 Thread Jim Owens
With due respect for Jeremy, whom I esteem greatly, I think he may have overstated the case. You can get CHM output from oXygen with a few mouse clicks, and you can easily customize its appearance using CSS. There are also some ready-made parameter controls in oXygen, for example to create brea

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:24:13 -0800 (PST), Writer wrote: >> [By way of some background: We're in an odd spot where we're between >> budgets AND about to shift to 'native' DITA using oXygen; so they're >> trying hard not to invest further in Frame-specific products. But this >> requirement for Help

Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread Writer
>> Can't you output to CHM using oXygen? > > Sure, in the same sense that you can create > a large Web site using only Notepad.  ;-) So...um...like...are you saying that I'm doin' it rong? > I'd say if someone has a looming deadline, > that is **not** the time to start learning > how to custom

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread Writer
>> Can't you output to CHM using oXygen? > > Sure, in the same sense that you can create > a large Web site using only Notepad.? ;-) So...um...like...are you saying that I'm doin' it rong? > I'd say if someone has a looming deadline, > that is **not** the time to start learning > how to custom

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:38:57 -0800, Robert Lauriston wrote: >An HTML Help alias file should have an .h extension. .hha does not >ring a bell. An HTML Help project has .hhc (TOC), .hhk, (index), and >.hhp (project) files, but not .hha that I know of. For HTML Help CSH, two additional files are r

Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:24:13 -0800 (PST), Writer wrote: >> [By way of some background: We're in an odd spot where we're between >> budgets AND about to shift to 'native' DITA using oXygen; so they're >> trying hard not to invest further in Frame-specific products. But this >> requirement for Help

Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:38:57 -0800, Robert Lauriston wrote: >An HTML Help alias file should have an .h extension. .hha does not >ring a bell. An HTML Help project has .hhc (TOC), .hhk, (index), and >.hhp (project) files, but not .hha that I know of. For HTML Help CSH, two additional files are r

Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread Writer
> [By way of some background: We're in an odd spot where we're between > budgets AND about to shift to 'native' DITA using oXygen; so they're > trying hard not to invest further in Frame-specific products. But this > requirement for Help (in am month!) is gonna mean one last tool goes in > that bo

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread Writer
> [By way of some background: We're in an odd spot where we're between > budgets AND about to shift to 'native' DITA using oXygen; so they're > trying hard not to invest further in Frame-specific products. But this > requirement for Help (in am month!) is gonna mean one last tool goes in > that bo

RE: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread David Artman
Thanks for replying, Jeremy--I did not expect such support, given I'm trying to save every penny for the client and using the free version. If it is any consolation, you've given me sufficient ammo to get them to crack loose on MIF2Go. ;) [By way of some background: We're in an odd spot where we'

Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread Robert Lauriston
An HTML Help alias file should have an .h extension. .hha does not ring a bell. An HTML Help project has .hhc (TOC), .hhk, (index), and .hhp (project) files, but not .hha that I know of. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828419 ___ You are currently subs

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-29 Thread David Artman
Thanks for replying, Jeremy--I did not expect such support, given I'm trying to save every penny for the client and using the free version. If it is any consolation, you've given me sufficient ammo to get them to crack loose on MIF2Go. ;) [By way of some background: We're in an odd spot where we'

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-28 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:42:12 -0700, "David Artman" wrote: >Hi, all--FM8p277 on Win7. This is a long post, but I want to be thorough >and to show that I've done my due diligence to solve this by myself. Thank you for that! >Trying to use DITA2Go (D2G) to produce Compiled HTML Help (CHM) with >c

Re: What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-28 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
On Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:42:12 -0700, "David Artman" wrote: >Hi, all--FM8p277 on Win7. This is a long post, but I want to be thorough >and to show that I've done my due diligence to solve this by myself. Thank you for that! >Trying to use DITA2Go (D2G) to produce Compiled HTML Help (CHM) with >c

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-28 Thread Robert Lauriston
An HTML Help alias file should have an .h extension. .hha does not ring a bell. An HTML Help project has .hhc (TOC), .hhk, (index), and .hhp (project) files, but not .hha that I know of. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/828419

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-28 Thread David Artman
Hi, all--FM8p277 on Win7. This is a long post, but I want to be thorough and to show that I've done my due diligence to solve this by myself. Trying to use DITA2Go (D2G) to produce Compiled HTML Help (CHM) with context-sensitivity. According to D2G Help, I must "Place a 'TopicAlias' PI marker i

What is a "PI marker" or "programming instruction marker"

2012-11-28 Thread David Artman
Hi, all--FM8p277 on Win7. This is a long post, but I want to be thorough and to show that I've done my due diligence to solve this by myself. Trying to use DITA2Go (D2G) to produce Compiled HTML Help (CHM) with context-sensitivity. According to D2G Help, I must "Place a 'TopicAlias' PI marker in