Montreal Techwriter Forum Posting Rules ======================================= Greetings! This is your monthly reminder of the posting rules on this list. If...
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Sep 1, 2004 9:52 am
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Help appreciated. I promise you my first born*. Okay, here goes: is it possible to change the file names in Web Works? As it is, my generated output is...
... They're joking, right? That's a student rate in Montreal, right? Pharmaceuticals should know better than to offer that kind of salary. I'm gonna drop the...
Geoff Hart
ghart@...
Sep 7, 2004 8:11 pm
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It is a sign of the times when there is a lot of qualified writers and not enough work to go around. The result is crumbs thrown to the fishes trying to see...
Hi there, what version of WWP? What template? HTML? JH? So many questions... :o) _____________________________________________ Marcus Baake Product Development...
Thanks. Figured it out by the end of the day. Select Options and, in the tag, select $D (for document name), $H (for heading name). The template I was using...
Does anyone know the accepted succession for footnote symbols? The document I am working on does not use numbers. I think it is this: asterix, dagger, double...
A little poking online got me five: *, **, , , §. How many do you need? ... From: Alice Jane Emanuel [mailto:jane@...] Subject:...
Susan Guttman
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Sep 8, 2004 2:35 pm
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Alice Jane Emanuel wondered: <<Does anyone know the accepted succession for footnote symbols? The document I am working on does not use numbers. I think it is...
Geoff Hart
ghart@...
Sep 8, 2004 2:40 pm
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Hi: Does anyone know of a firm which can print on the surface of CD-Rs (no data, we'll burn that ourselves in a day or two) in a hurry? We're using a special...
Andy G
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Sep 8, 2004 3:14 pm
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Try www.scabrinimedia.com, the did a good job with my ex-company way back then. Ronald Bourgeois is da man. K...
Thanks a lot for the quick reply, Geoff! However... I checked the Oxford Style Guide and found that it is (across all publishing disciplines): astericks,...
... Yes, in the Oxford Style Guide I'm sure they recommend consistency across all disciplines. But I'll bet that CMS and CBE give you entirely different ones,...
Geoff Hart
ghart@...
Sep 8, 2004 5:41 pm
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Geoff, I think the same as you. I actually have an interview with them. Now I'm seriously considering cancelling it....
Greetings! ... Keeping your interview skills honed and sharpened is never bad idea, so going to the interview just for the practice might be worth it. Then...
September 8, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ann Rockley and SiberLogic present a free webinar: Managing Reuse: A Content Management Perspectiveš Date: ...
"Then again, you could also seize that opportunity to *correct* them in their ways. And who knows? You might end up with the job with a more respectable rate!...
I did not see the salary when I saw the job on Monster.ca. I only noticed it when the ad was posted on here. I normally charge $40 on contract, and my last...
Webinar? Managing? Are you sure this isn't a course in neologisms? I mean, synergically speaking and all. ... __________________________________ Do you...
... I have seen that word plenty of times on the technical writing lists I'm subscribed to. Seems to mean a web seminar but I've never "attended" one. ... That...
Hi: My outfit runs several 'webinars' a month. Customers and clients are trained using a live slide show and audio. The host uploads a PowerPoint presentation...
Andy G
andy_g@...
Sep 10, 2004 3:02 pm
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Just spotted the appended announcement, and thought it might be of interest. --Geoff Hart ghart@... (try geoffhart@... if you don't get a reply)...
Geoff Hart
ghart@...
Sep 13, 2004 1:18 pm
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I encountered a situation a few years ago where the employer wanted to pay $10-$12 per hour. I said the work was worth far more than that, and mentioned I had...
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone out there uses configuration management software for documentation version control. To check docs in and out, do dif compares...
... Hash: SHA1 ... compares ... software ... Hi Frances, I don't use configuration management software but I do use CVS (Concurrent Versions System) to do what...