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Can DITA train writers? Or does it require too much programming?

{ Posted on Feb 13 2008 by annegentle }

Tags : author-it, DITA, Eclipse help, information architecture, OASIS, online help, PDF, technical writing, techpubs, troubleshooting, user assistance, Word, XHTML, XML
Categories : writing

DITA for writers (content creators) I just did a search on amazon.com for books for beginning technical writers and also to investigate what books are being written for our profession and for others wanting to start in our profession. I came ...Read More »

Ebooks showdown Kindle vs. XO laptop from OLPC

{ Posted on Dec 11 2007 by annegentle }

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Tags : computer, ebook, ereader, evince, kindle, laptop, notebook, OLPC, PDF, reader, XO
Categories : tools

I'm learning more about ebooks thanks to some recent inquiries related to my work for One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) to collaborate on the kid's user guide. I've been so busy with that I've barely had time to blog. I'm ...Read More »

Q and A about Author-it and DITA – guest post from Mike Stockman

{ Posted on Nov 29 2007 by annegentle }

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Tags : author-it, DITA, information architecture, OASIS, online help, PDF, technical writing, techpubs, troubleshooting, user assistance, Word, XHTML, XML
Categories : tools

I read this recent conversation on the author-it-users Yahoo Group with interest. I haven't had a need to author DITA topics with Author-it, so I have to rely on others for information on how it works. With Mike Stockman's and ...Read More »

Author-it webinar on version 5.0

{ Posted on Oct 08 2007 by annegentle }

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Tags : author-it, AuthorIT, CMS, content management systems, DITA, HTML, HTML Help, Java Help, Microsoft Windows Help (RTF-based), Oracle Help, PDF, publishing, robohelp, software, technical communications, technical writing, techpubs, tools, webinar, Word, XHTML, XML
Categories : tools

Our team is so excited for the new Author-it version 5.0 that we invited other Austin techpubs teams over to our office to watch the US & Canada webinar. It was like a movie premiere. Okay, we're not really that ...Read More »

A watched folder for publishing from DITA source files

{ Posted on Jun 12 2007 by annegentle }

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Tags : automation, CHM, DITA, DITA automation, DITA builds, DITA output, DITA watched folder, PDF, watched folder
Categories : DITA, talk.bmc

I've figured out a way to automate DITA builds where you just drop a zip file of your DITA source files into a "watched folder" and PDF and CHM files are automatically built This post describes creating a watched folder that ...Read More »