Illuminations

Volume 6, Issue 2
April/May 2003

In this issue:

DocFrame v1.1 Released

Training Schedule: Spring and Summer 2003

The Masters Series: FrameMaker 6 Now Available

STC 2003 National Conference

Purchase Technical Support Packages

DocFrame v1.1 Released

Version 1.1 of DocFrame is now shipping! In this release, we've added support for several new features:

• Context-sensitive help in HTML Help transformation
• Alternate text for graphics
• FrameMaker hypertext markers (message URL)
• Easier customization of navigation bars

We also buffed and scrubbed the XSL transformation files, and we updated and expanded the documentation.

DocFrame Developer includes everything that you need to set up a structured environment today. We've extended our special pricing on DocFrame Developer: you can buy it for $995, but this is a limited-time offer. With this special introductory offer, support and maintenance are free for one year. For more information, see the pricing page, or contact Matthew Arnold at +919-481-2701, ext. 105.

DocFrame Author is priced at $499 and is available in five- and ten-license packages. For more information, see the pricing page.

If you've already purchased DocFrame, you should receive your version 1.1 upgrade in the next two weeks.

We have updated our DocFrame white paper, Implementing Structured Authoring in FrameMaker 7 (PDF, 500K). The paper describes a DocFrame-based implementation and compares it to other solutions.

Training Schedule: Spring and Summer 2003

We've published our training schedule through this summer. The schedule is as follows:

Technical Writing 101:
July 9–11, 2003

Unstructured FrameMaker 7: Accelerated Introduction:
June 3–4, 2003
July 22–23, 2003

Advanced Unstructured FrameMaker 7: Template Design:
June 5–6, 2003
July 24–25, 2003

Structured FrameMaker 7: Introduction to Authoring:
June 23–24, 2003
August 18–19, 2003

Advanced Structured FrameMaker 7: Building EDDs:
April 30–May 1, 2003
June 25–26, 2003
August 20–21, 2003

Advanced Structured FrameMaker 7: Structured Applications:
June 27, 2003
August 22, 2003

XML and Structured Authoring:
June 19–20, 2003
August 7–8, 2003

Register now for classes. You can get discounts for early and multiple registrations. If you don't have the time or the budget for a FrameMaker 7 class, consider self-paced training with our FrameMaker 7 Workbook Series.

The Masters Series: FrameMaker 6 Now Available

In our shopping cart, we are now selling Thomas Neuberger's The Masters Series: FrameMaker 6. We also have FrameScript: A Crash Course (from Carmen Publishing) and FrameMaker 7: The Complete Reference, which is written by Scriptorium's Sarah O'Keefe and Sheila Loring.

STC 2003 National Conference

If you go to the STC national conference in Dallas this year, you'll have a hard time missing our own Sarah O'Keefe. She's giving four presentations this year:

• Management Challenges in Single Sourcing: Monday, May 19, 2003, from 11:00 am–12:00 noon
• Structured FrameMaker and XML "Round-Tripping": Tuesday, May 20, 2003, from 8:30 am–10:00 am
• Analyzing Document Structure and Creating Structure Definitions in FrameMaker 7: Wednesday, May 21, 2003, from 10:30 am–12:00 noon
• Exploring FrameMaker-Based Single-Sourcing Workflow Options: Wednesday, May 21, 2003, from 2:00 pm–3:30 pm

If you're interested in seeing a demo of DocFrame while you're at the conference, please contact sales@scriptorium.com. We will schedule a limited number of private demos during the conference.

Purchase Technical Support Packages

If you'd like to get Scriptorium Publishing's expertise with a particular issue but don't need long-term assistance, consider purchasing technical support from our shopping cart. You can buy support for one incident (up to 30 minutes) for $100, or you can buy help for five incidents (up to 30 minutes each) for $400.

For more information, contact support@scriptorium.com.

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