Rick Henkel - FrameMaker-Related Stuff
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SP Form Assistant for TimeSavers
I'm currently testing Shlomo Perets' SP Form Assistant, an add-on to his TimeSavers software. TimeSavers is a plug-in for FrameMaker-to-Acrobat conversions.
With Form Assistant, I'm able to create PDF pop-ups that act much like ALT text does in Web pages. I'm testing it as a solution to acronyms that we use in our documentation. We currently spell out each acronym the first time that it appears in text, but we're having a hard time keeping that rule straight due to many factors. One factor is the number of text insets that we use in different guides. What might be the first occurrence in one guide might not be in another guide.
If we go with Form Assistant, we'd never have to worry about spelling out the acronym. Instead, we'd use pop-up text to show that the acronym means.
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