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From: jwi@cbnewsj.att.com (Jim Winer @ AT&T, Middletown, NJ)
Newsgroups: comp.text.desktop
Subject: Re: Publisher vs. Framemaker?
Message-ID: <1991Feb22.213956.10496@cbnewsj.att.com>
Date: 22 Feb 91 21:39:56 GMT
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If you are professional writers, you won't like either Framemaker or Publisher.
They are very easy to use for a novice, you just follow the menus. If you
do something else for a living, this is ideal. If you write for a living,
you will find that you have to follow the menus every time -- there are
no shortcuts. It will drive you batty.

You will also find that the integrated art is for amateurs too. If you are
used to doing good art on your Macs, plan on driving your artists up a wall.

In general, Framemaker and Publisher are good for projects where documentation
is an afterthought. They are not compatible with people who write or draw for
a living, but they are very good for engineers and supervisiors.

Jim Winer -- jwi@mtfme.att.com -- Opinions not represent employer.
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