Montreal Techwriter Forum Posting Rules ======================================= Greetings! This is your monthly reminder of the posting rules on this list. If...
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May 1, 2004 8:52 am
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I thought some members of this list might find the articles in the first issue of The Rockley Report to be of interest. The press release is included below for...
Dear All, I am from India & new to this forum. I would like to know some basic details on the following. Can anyone help me? Our team contains 8 TWs. But I do...
You could write a style guide and have your team follow the style laid out in the guide. I implemented one at a dot-com I used to work for. I was the only...
sashi_ank wrote: --> Our team contains 8 TWs. But I do I bring the consistency for the --> style amidst differing styles of each writer? Is there any special ...
Sashi in India wondered: <<I am from India & new to this forum.>> Welcome! <<Our team contains 8 TWs. But I do I bring the consistency for the style amidst...
Geoff Hart
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May 5, 2004 2:37 pm
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Bryan Zako wrote: --> I haven't used Frame in several years. It didn't enforce --> structure then, so how does it do it now? Does Frame use --> a DTD? That...
Geoff Hart wrote: --> [...] have a look at my article on dynamic style guides: --> www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/magazine/writing/dynamicstyleguide.html That's an...
Sashi, When you work on a project with many technical writers, it is important that all of you remain consistent with one approved style. Having a style guide...
Hi Adharsh, Thanks for your reply. In helps me a lot and I need little more detail on applying a common style sheets. Any sample pattern is available [...
Emru, do you mean you want to run the two versions simultaneously, or just have two installed? I have both 5.5 and 6.0 installed on my XP machine, without any...
Hello everyone I would be extremely thankful if anyone could suggest a comprehensive book on Technical writing. This is urgent and an immediate response would...
Hello all, If I may jump in here with my 2 cents (I'm new to this list): Obviously a consistent and approved style is important. But Frame 7 (structure with...
Is there a good on-line tutorial for getting started with FrameMaker than any of you could recommend? I've never (yet) used it and have installed the demo to...
This site contains some useful links: http://www.microtype.com/resources2.html#anchor2855980 _____________________________________________ Marcus Baake Product...
Just received this note, and wanted to be sure that everyone knew that our bilingualism efforts this year were appreciated: ... A large pat on the back to...
Geoff Hart
ghart@...
May 18, 2004 4:02 pm
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Greetings! FYI ============================== Manuel Gordon will present Documenting APIs and SDKs http://www.gordonandgordon.com/api_workshop_details.html and...
STC Summer Banquet 2004 It’s time for the annual STC Summer Banquet! Last year’s event was such a success, we have decided to return to the Bombay Palace...
for translation, yes...for writing the source information *in any language*, no. it doesn't make any sense...you'd be intentionally verbose if you charged per...
Maggie Kathwaroon
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May 18, 2004 9:06 pm
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thanks. my thoughts also. what i'm thinking, however, is the client thinking, “gosh, at $X per hour, we’ll get so many words.” which? still doesn’t...
sheesh...as if meaning is clearer when more words are used. less *is* more ;) ... From: Michel Thibodeau [mailto:michthibodeau@...] Sent: Tuesday, May...
Maggie Kathwaroon
maggiek@...
May 18, 2004 9:17 pm
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Mich Thibodeau wondered: <<Does anyone do this? For a contract, I mean? I've just been asked what a fee translate to in a "per word" value, and I'm stumped.>> ...
Geoff Hart
ghart@...
May 19, 2004 1:17 pm
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Thank gawd you don't charge per word for your replies. ;) But, honestly, thanks everyone. It's as I thought. ... __________________________________ Do you...
I'm having a problem with perfectly functional WebHelp Pro project (RoboHelp x4.1) that when it was added to a corporate intranet and nested inside a frame had...
The Montreal membership of the American Medical Writers' Association will be holding a medical movie night next week. Non-AMWA members are welcome to attend....
Greetings! When doing contracting work with US companies (that are located in the USA), are we supposed to charge them GST/QST? -- John David Hickey The Mad...
David Hickey wondered: <<When doing contracting work with US companies (that are located in the USA), are we supposed to charge them GST/QST?>> In theory, no,...
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