Comments on: FrameMaker online help available in PDF http://stc-on.org/online/topics/electronic-publishing/2006/06/28/framemaker-online-help-available-in-pdf/ News and Information from the Online SIG, Society for Technical Communication Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:37:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Shlomo Perets http://stc-on.org/online/topics/electronic-publishing/2006/06/28/framemaker-online-help-available-in-pdf/#comment-78 Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:18:59 +0000 http://stc-on.org/online/topics/electronic-publishing/2006/06/28/framemaker-online-help-available-in-pdf/#comment-78 I am afraid that I do not understand why -- other than for printing purposes -- a single large PDF is more useful than the exact same information available from within FrameMaker as a topic-based online help (where the search is much more effective than Acrobat's Find function). BTW, anyone with Acrobat can convert an HTML-based help system into a single PDF (through File > Create PDF > From Web Page, pointing to the help main menu page). I am afraid that I do not understand why — other than for printing purposes — a single large PDF is more useful than the exact same information available from within FrameMaker as a topic-based online help (where the search is much more effective than Acrobat’s Find function).

BTW, anyone with Acrobat can convert an HTML-based help system into a single PDF (through File > Create PDF > From Web Page, pointing to the help main menu page).

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