Another novel about technical writers

[David Cramer]

There are some doc-oriented xml editors that have academic prices. All
of these have built in DocBook and DITA support:

http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/license_perso.html (free for academic use)
http://www.oxygenxml.com/buy_academic_edition.html (academic discount)
http://www.syntext.com/products/serna/academic.htm (academic discount)

David

Mary Connor wrote:
> Here is WinWriter's latest tool survey:
> http://www.winwriters.com/surveys/skillstech07/skillstech_tools.htm
>
> This was far from representative sampling by their own admission, but
> it's better than guessing. I'd say it's good guidance on how things
> stood, but I'd caution that employers also want new blood to be able
> to speak to them knowledgeably about where things are going,
> tools/technology-wise.
>
> Ideally, you cover the spectrum, but I hear your $$ pain! I bet there
> are ways to secure these products for teaching purposes on the cheap;
> if you'd like me to intervene on your behalf per Author-it, I'll give
> it a go! They just gave free licenses to the One Laptop Per Child
> project, and they seem pretty eager to reach new audiences. I'll also
> try to help you get a deal from TechSmith (SnagIT, Camptasia, Morae)
> if that would help.
>
> Best,
> Mary Connor
>
> On Nov 16, 2007 5:56 PM, David A. McMurrey <hcexres at io.com> wrote:
>   
>> Still Life with Husband -- Lauren Fox (wife bored with boring tech writer
>> dumps him but comes to regret it)
>>
>> Hey. In the Business & Technical Communication program at ACC, we are
>> trying to decide which online-help software tool we should standardize on.
>>
>> For ten years or so, it's been RoboHelp. Should we continue with the new
>> release from Adobe? We can't afford more than one such application.
>>
>> In the past, Robo seemed like the NAME that employers recognized and
>> demanded in job posts. Therefore, we wanted our students to use it for
>> projects in our classes to increase their employment chances.
>>
>> Is that still the case?
>>
>> Given our tiny budget, I'd be delighted to use a free or less-expensive
>> tool; however, we want students to get serious exposure and portfolio
>> items related to the most in-demand tool.
>>
>> And, yes, I know that Mary is an advocate of AuthorIT and Leah an advocate
>> of Help & Manual. However, our experience with MadCap Flare at ACC has
>> been very bad.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -- David McMurrey
>>
>>
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