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Immigration to Confluence
A Journey Through Foreign Customs


Kelly M. McDaniel
 Information Developer III      Rockwell Software
 (Senior Technical Writer)	

     Austin, Texas
History!
 !

               FrameMaker

           Bound books and PDFs

       Desired single-source, re-use,
              standards-based

 !
Hmmm…
  feeling
  adventurous.
Signs of the
Arid Adobe Outback!?




                       He looks
                       trepidated.
!

    The Outback
     has a sign?
Arid Adobe Outback
Foreign Customs: Proprietary Complex	

    •  RoboHelp
                                         Same stuff,
    •  FrameMaker                       longer name,
                                         costs more.
    •  Acrobat
    •  Technical Communications Suite

!
Eclipse – Authoring          and    Production

•  Conversion - Lots of hand work
•  Book Paradigm – Keeper




       Total Eclipse
!
!
!

        Crikey!
    Total Eclipse?!?
Eclipse to Confluence –
Confluence to EclipseHelp
•  Authoring in Eclipse to
     produce EclipseHelp	


•  Authoring in Confluence to
     produce EclipseHelp using
     Scroll Wiki Exporter plug-in
Tools for Wiki-based Documentation
                                        …solutions that make documentation easier,
                                        so everyone can contribute information,
                                        and track the process.




Scroll Wiki Exporter for EclipseHelp
RCP applications or deploy to InfoCenter.
K15t Scroll Wiki Exporter


Confluence EclipseHelp (.jar)
             !
                   No animation, sorry.
Enough scrummy
      adventure! I’m
    hittin’ the shower!



!


                Crikey!


                          Wrong slide!
                              H
E-e-e-ewww!
He was caked in
   that…that      “Scum,” Mary.
     scrum!         It’s scum! 	

                                      He’s
                                     certainly
                                     agile now!



!
Bu dget
                            o   f
                    Straits
                                                 Sheesh!
             ion
                              That’s a lot
         orat
C ol l ab                                      of effort for
                                               a bad pun.
Confluence as an Authoring Tool!
Design, author, edit product documentation, release notes, and
 installation guide.


•  EclipseHelp – via Scroll Wiki Exporter for EclipseHelp (K15t)
•  PDF Installation Guide – via native PDF export feature
•  HTML - via native HTML export feature



!
Benefits                                                      Oh boy!
•  Text files                                                   More
 no proprietary binaries                                      bullets!!!

•  Markup
 standards-based
                                  •  Stable
                                   *nix

•  Logical                        •  Fast/Efficient
 easy to teach new authors         anyone can fix an issue!

•  Customizable                   •  Collaboration
 plugins: Atlassian, 3rd party,    Development Space!
 User Community, RYO
                                  •  Jira Integration
                                   !
Enough with
• Economical


                    The *#@&%
                      bullets!


• Compatible
• Non-proprietary
• Scalable!
Official
                                 Sponsor
                                    	




Visit the K15t booth.
                    !               ...und er spricht
                                    Deutsch wie ein
                                         Texaner.



 Sie sind großartige Leute!
Confluence is a great adventure.




#summit12
!

     Can we have
       beer and
    decompression?
Thank you!

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Immigration to Confluence: A Journey Through Foreign Customs

  • 1. Immigration to Confluence A Journey Through Foreign Customs Kelly M. McDaniel Information Developer III Rockwell Software (Senior Technical Writer) Austin, Texas
  • 2. History! ! FrameMaker Bound books and PDFs Desired single-source, re-use, standards-based !
  • 3. Hmmm… feeling adventurous.
  • 4. Signs of the Arid Adobe Outback!? He looks trepidated.
  • 5. ! The Outback has a sign?
  • 6. Arid Adobe Outback Foreign Customs: Proprietary Complex •  RoboHelp Same stuff, •  FrameMaker longer name, costs more. •  Acrobat •  Technical Communications Suite !
  • 7. Eclipse – Authoring and Production •  Conversion - Lots of hand work •  Book Paradigm – Keeper Total Eclipse ! !
  • 8. ! Crikey! Total Eclipse?!?
  • 9. Eclipse to Confluence – Confluence to EclipseHelp •  Authoring in Eclipse to produce EclipseHelp •  Authoring in Confluence to produce EclipseHelp using Scroll Wiki Exporter plug-in
  • 10. Tools for Wiki-based Documentation …solutions that make documentation easier, so everyone can contribute information, and track the process. Scroll Wiki Exporter for EclipseHelp RCP applications or deploy to InfoCenter.
  • 11. K15t Scroll Wiki Exporter Confluence EclipseHelp (.jar) ! No animation, sorry.
  • 12.
  • 13.
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17. Enough scrummy adventure! I’m hittin’ the shower! ! Crikey! Wrong slide! H
  • 18. E-e-e-ewww! He was caked in that…that “Scum,” Mary. scrum! It’s scum! He’s certainly agile now! !
  • 19. Bu dget o f Straits Sheesh! ion That’s a lot orat C ol l ab of effort for a bad pun.
  • 20. Confluence as an Authoring Tool! Design, author, edit product documentation, release notes, and installation guide. •  EclipseHelp – via Scroll Wiki Exporter for EclipseHelp (K15t) •  PDF Installation Guide – via native PDF export feature •  HTML - via native HTML export feature !
  • 21. Benefits Oh boy! •  Text files More no proprietary binaries bullets!!! •  Markup standards-based •  Stable *nix •  Logical •  Fast/Efficient easy to teach new authors anyone can fix an issue! •  Customizable •  Collaboration plugins: Atlassian, 3rd party, Development Space! User Community, RYO •  Jira Integration !
  • 22. Enough with • Economical 
 The *#@&% bullets! • Compatible • Non-proprietary • Scalable!
  • 23. Official Sponsor Visit the K15t booth. ! ...und er spricht Deutsch wie ein Texaner. Sie sind großartige Leute!
  • 24. Confluence is a great adventure. #summit12
  • 25. ! Can we have beer and decompression?