[TCP] RoboHelp 7 - disappearing topic

2008-05-09 Thread Gary Robinson
I am authoring WebHelp using the RH7 demo until our licensed version arrives. I just had a topic totally disappear! By disappear I mean, in the blink of an eye no content in the Design enviroment, no HTML, even content authored yesterday is gone. The topic contained text, graphics, and one DHTML dr

Re: [TCP] Any fixes for RH 2000 with Word 2007 on XP?

2007-11-18 Thread Gary Robinson
Thank you all for the information. Just for the record, I have used RoboHelp since version 3 and I knew what I was buying. I was just hoping some clever person had found a driver or interrepter that would save me the hassle of two version of MS Word on my system. Gary Robinson wrote: I&#x

[TCP] Any fixes for RH 2000 with Word 2007 on XP?

2007-11-16 Thread Gary Robinson
I've just scored a RH2000 off of eBay for next to no money. Unfortunately it refuses to run with my MS Word 2007 which I installed to serve a client. Does anyone know of a work around either using Word or OpenOffice or do I have to start looking for my MS Offfice 97? Regards, -- Gary G. Rob

Re: [TCP] Day Communique

2007-08-16 Thread Gary Robinson
Thanks, Dori. I had already visited their website. I was looking for information that didn't have a marketing spin on it. Regards, Gary Dori Green wrote: > Gary, > > I don't know if you saw http://www.day.com/site/en/index.html, which I found > with a simple search. I don't have time to del

[TCP] Day Communique

2007-08-15 Thread Gary Robinson
Hello, Today I received a call from a recruiter who offered me a desirable position. One wrinkle, the client uses a German-based web content management system called Day Communiqué. I have never run across this software or know anyone who has. I have used AuthorIT for web and online help c

Re: [TCP] Moving from AuthorIT to another system?

2007-01-12 Thread Gary Robinson
e result into Robohelp? > > Tarage > > > > > From: "Gary Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2007/01/12 Fri PM 01:22:47 EST > > To: "Brierley, Sean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, tcp@techcommpros.com > > Subject: Re: [TCP] Moving from Author

Re: [TCP] Moving from AuthorIT to another system?

2007-01-12 Thread Gary Robinson
I have moved a project from AIT to RoboHelp with little, if any trouble. The reason we did this was a proof of concept to resolve the conflict between the prime contractor on the project and the clients established training team. The training team was comprised of RoboHelp gurus, using AIT was

Re: [TCP] Moving from AuthorIT to another system?

2007-01-12 Thread Gary Robinson
No. When a project is started in AIT it automatically sets up a Jet database. If the project expands beyond the capacity of the Jet DB a SQL DB must be established for the project. I imagine other DBs might be able to be used but our trainer only specified SQL for the large DB. > - Origi

Re: [TCP] Creeping Deadlines

2007-01-10 Thread Gary Robinson
That is certainly true, all of it. Unfortunately there is no additional compensation. Not even a "good job" or a "thank you". > - Original Message - > From: "Thomas Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Gary Robinson'&

Re: [TCP] Creeping Deadlines

2007-01-10 Thread Gary Robinson
I have a manager on my current project that has twice waltzed in, cut a 5 day deadline to 2 days and doubled the work load to boot. And here I thought managers were supposed to solve problems, not cause them! ;) > - Original Message - > From: "Lisa M. Bronson (TCP)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: [TCP] Graphicsless documentation

2006-12-21 Thread Gary Robinson
Actually, I see people walk up to a drive up ATM all the time. I admit I've never seen a blind person walk up to one and I hope never to see a blind person drive up to an ATM. --- Gary G. Robinson BRIDGES Project - Online Documentation Michigan Dept. of Hum

Re: [TCP] Graphicsless documentation

2006-12-21 Thread Gary Robinson
Maybe they will find out during the user acceptance testing phase and raise objections. As for moving on, I'm already working on it. Regards, Gary Gary G. Robinson Technical Communications Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Connie Giordano"

[TCP] Graphicsless documentation

2006-12-20 Thread Gary Robinson
I am authoring online help and adjunct documentation for a client. In a meeting with the prime contractor today I was instructed that there should be no graphics in any of the documentation produced for the client. Their rationale (irrationale?) was that if the documentation ever needed updati