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Jun 1, 2004 9:26 am
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Hi all, I have the following doubts in Framemaker- 1) Differences between 'Structured and Unstructured Framemaker'. 2) Application areas of 'variables' in...
Hi Marcus, I think Murali wants to know what is the difference(s) between structured and unstructured FrameMaker? what are their impacts when used in case of...
Hi, Here is a simple answer to your first question: Unstructured FrameMaker is your regular text editor. Structured FrameMaker is for using XML or SGML. They...
Some day one of these events will happen on a night when I am either not the only parent home with the kids, or not out of town. :) As it is, I'll be off at a...
Hi Baril, What does 'DTD and EDD' mean? Cheers! Murali ... FrameMaker ... or ... hesitate ... variables is ... functionalities to ... has ... name for ... for ...
The purpose of a DTD (Document Type Definition) is to define the legal building blocks of an XML document. It defines the document structure with a list of...
Jack hits the Fringe - tell all yer matesGreetings! I know this post is off-topic for this list, but since I'm the moderator, I get to bend my own rules from...
Good luck Dave! Sounds like fun! Going to try and make it down this weekend. Have fun! Kandis Word of Mouth Productions // Ste. Ambroise Fringe Festival of...
Greetings! ... If you do a search on Google.com, you should be able to find a few website that will give you some information on what these terms mean and the...
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Geoff Hart
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Jun 10, 2004 11:47 pm
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Phiou, "wicked cool"...this guy must be a former New Englander... Lee Ann, former lurker and Montréal transplant from Boston ... From: Geoff Hart To:...
I just found an absolutely excellent template for producing both architectural overview and in-depth architectural documents, made and freely distributed by...
Susan Guttman
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Jun 11, 2004 2:13 pm
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You learn something every day. I just came across this in a doc, thinking it incorrect, but it's defined in webopedia. Has anyone else ever used it, or is it...
... Drill down, point-and-shoot -- these are euphemisms and are rather jargonish. They are also anglo-centric, and wouldn't translate well. I'd avoid them...
Thanks. So I should probably stick with "expand the menu"? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it...
... Depends on what kind of UI widgets you're referring to. For typical menus, there are a few commonly-used phrases: - Select the Save option on the File...
michthibodeau wondered: <<You learn something every day. I just came across this [drill down] in a doc, thinking it incorrect, but it's defined in webopedia....
Geoff Hart
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Jun 15, 2004 3:19 pm
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You hit the nail on the head: it's for data-mining interfaces. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your...
No matter who / what sector it is for, jargon should be used only in very rare cases when the audience is limited to those who can be proved, without exception...
I agree that it is jargonny and doesn't belong in a user guide -- unless it can be proved to be an industry-accepted term (within that specific industry). I...
Well, it's more like, as Jim (?) suggested, menus on a pane. The instruction is along the lines of "click the plus sign to drill down." Granted, the doc was...
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Hi Melanie, Can you give us any details on what the results of this survey are to be used for, or whether or not they will be made public? -Susan ... ...
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