Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
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Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
This is a great Resource from one of Our MVP's AndyR
http://techwritetips.wordpress.com/
If you know of any other Great Resources for our Propeller Heads Please Post them Below!
http://techwritetips.wordpress.com/
If you know of any other Great Resources for our Propeller Heads Please Post them Below!
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Here is another
Peter Grainge's Site has some Flare info on it:
http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/flare/flare.htm
http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/flare/flare.htm
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Free Flare Stylesheet
Neil Perlin a Flare Certified Trainer, has his own Tech Writing Blog, you can View it here.
http://www.hyperword.blogspot.com/
He also has a Free Flare Stylesheet you can download
http://www.hyperword.com/FlareStylesheet.htm
http://www.hyperword.blogspot.com/
He also has a Free Flare Stylesheet you can download
http://www.hyperword.com/FlareStylesheet.htm
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Hey thanks!
Thanks!
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Doc_Guy has a Great Blog and does Mention Flare From time to time,
Check it out
http://blog.paulpehrson.com/
Check it out
http://blog.paulpehrson.com/
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Another Blog Posting
Charles Jeter Recently wrote a review of Feedback Server on his Blog
1st part of the Review
http://charlesjeter.com/2007/10/04/web- ... e-at-work/
Second Part of his review.
http://charlesjeter.com/2007/10/14/web- ... ew-part-2/
1st part of the Review
http://charlesjeter.com/2007/10/04/web- ... e-at-work/
Second Part of his review.
http://charlesjeter.com/2007/10/14/web- ... ew-part-2/
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Flare Content Reuse from MVP Doc_Guy
Paul Pehrson aka Doc_Guy has written a great series on using Flare with Variables, Snippets and Conditions!
Check it out!
http://blog.paulpehrson.com/flare-content-reuse/
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Check it out!
http://blog.paulpehrson.com/flare-content-reuse/
Gre
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
This is legendary
http://www.idratherbewriting.com/
http://www.idratherbewriting.com/
If you submit your bug feedback request here, the more likely it'll get fixed or included in a future release
Open Utilities PageLayout Resizer for Flare/Blaze | Batch builder
Open Utilities PageLayout Resizer for Flare/Blaze | Batch builder
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
MVP Doc_Guy has a review of the Blaze Beta
http://blog.paulpehrson.com/2008/03/18/ ... cap-blaze/
Remember you can sign up for the Blaze beta by going to https://www.madcapsoftware.com/download ... trial.aspx
![Blaze :blaze:](./images/smilies/icon_blaze.gif)
http://blog.paulpehrson.com/2008/03/18/ ... cap-blaze/
Remember you can sign up for the Blaze beta by going to https://www.madcapsoftware.com/download ... trial.aspx
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
Flare case study
http://www.slideshare.net/tputkey/super ... down-silos
http://www.slideshare.net/tputkey/super ... down-silos
If you submit your bug feedback request here, the more likely it'll get fixed or included in a future release
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
This is a new one...updated fairly frequently at the moment.
Flare and List Numbering
http://stevesalter.net/WordPress/?p=37
Flare and Stylesheets
http://stevesalter.net/WordPress/?p=36
Flare and List Numbering
http://stevesalter.net/WordPress/?p=37
Flare and Stylesheets
http://stevesalter.net/WordPress/?p=36
If you submit your bug feedback request here, the more likely it'll get fixed or included in a future release
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
...only when I get a quiet afternoon at home, without too many jobs around thwe house.forfear wrote:This is a new one...updated fairly frequently at the moment.
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ITGURL Website done in Flare
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Re: ITGURL Website done in Flare
Too bad I can't view it on my widescreen DELL Laptop. The resolution for her page is set so wide, that I have to scroll right-to-left- to view her content. Not a great layout for the topic pages.Richard Ferrell wrote:ITGURL has a Section on Flare, Done In Flare's Webhelp
http://www.itgurl.com/sandbox/
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It's a Firefox vs. IE issue (at least it is on my computer).Too bad I can't view it on my widescreen DELL Laptop. The resolution for her page is set so wide, that I have to scroll right-to-left- to view her content. Not a great layout for the topic pages.
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
Yep, same here - looks wonky in FF, looks fine in IE.
<foghorn-leghorn-voice>Fortunately, I say fortunately I keep the IE Tab extension installed for just such an emergency</foghorn-leghorn-voice>
<foghorn-leghorn-voice>Fortunately, I say fortunately I keep the IE Tab extension installed for just such an emergency</foghorn-leghorn-voice>
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
That is indeed a good extension. On my wife's PC IE constantly crashes, but with the IE tabs extension she can visit misdesigned "IE only" sites in FF no problem.
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Indeed it is. It actually looks quite nice in IE. Good catch, Laura. And yep, I used the IE Tab extension to view the page "in IE". ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
Same here, but I rather call it an issue of bad XHTML code.
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
Eddie Vanarsdall has a new website up and he does talk about Flare and Printing, Check it out
http://www.vanarsdall-infodesign.com/
http://www.vanarsdall-infodesign.com/
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
I can confirm it to be too wide on FF. Can't get it to work in IE7 at all. But it does look as if it came out straight from Flare. So either the Flare output is no good or the box is spaced too wide.
New Book: Creating user-friendly Online Help
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
It's not FF's fault, or even Flare's fault. It is a problem with the DIV in the stylesheet. If you look at the source, there are two DIVs, the first one is called "container". In the style sheet, this is set to a width of 100%, but percentages also set for margin left and margin right:
It is the width 100% that is causing the error in FF. The author really wanted a width of 80%, which I think solves the problem.display: block;
margin-left: 10%;
margin-right: 10%;
width: 100%;
Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
Hi all,
I regularly post Flare and CSS tips to my website -- check out the Tips section at http://www.clickstart.net.
happy holidays!
.scott
I regularly post Flare and CSS tips to my website -- check out the Tips section at http://www.clickstart.net.
happy holidays!
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
One of our Forum regulars Kristi Leach has a Blog that Talks about Flare
http://kwritenow.wordpress.com/
You can also find her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Kristil
http://kwritenow.wordpress.com/
You can also find her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Kristil
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Re: Tech Writing Tips Blog and Websites!
Eddie VanArsdall Has blogged about creating Page Layouts With Flare, Check it out.
http://www.vanarsdall-infodesign.com/20 ... gelayouts/
http://www.vanarsdall-infodesign.com/20 ... gelayouts/
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