One publishing format that DoX CMS supports is WebHelp. They are HTML publications which are set inside a template that shows the table of contents together with one topic at a time. The template was originally … Read More
It is too often that I come across situations where the only technical writer in a company has changed and the new user was provided with zero internal documentation on how to use their copy of … Read More
These pieces occasionally allude to the option to use the style sheet to specify rules for elements with specific tags. We generally do not recommend that you use such rules. However, this piece will discuss some … Read More
At this time, the contents in different languages in DoX CMS are managed fully independently. For this reason, contents must be prepared accordingly in the source language before they are sent out to be translated. When … Read More
Many job titles in technical communication such as ’information architect’ reference the concept of information at some level. At the same time, our current society is defined by the data economy which is based on accumulating … Read More
Structured authoring alongside the systems that support it constitute a process with multiple steps. Despite how the details of this process can differ based on the needs of each enterprise, systems have their built-in default workflows. … Read More
When I attended the 2022 Vakki symposium, I discussed the means to increase how usable documents are with the presenters after one of the presentations there. Specifically, the topic was how to target content batter according … Read More
This series that I have decided to dub ’Academusings’ provides a more theoretical take on subjects related to technical writing and structured authoring than my usual advice. I figured that it would be interesting to apply … Read More
Since I last published an article here, I have encountered several situations where the styling options afforded by CSS have proven insufficient to meet the demand. Such situations can often be resolved with the help of … Read More
I started the year by writing a stylesheet to a new customer of ours. Since I have spent a little over a year studying what CSS lets you do, I had a chance to make some … Read More
