The February 2008 Chapter Meeting
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Creating Online Help for Eclipse: A Case Study
Eclipse, as a platform, is widely adopted for building development environments because it offers a universal platform for tools integration. LeapFrog has adopted Eclipse to develop its software development kits and internal applications. Because the Eclipse platform is a plug-in environment, it presents some additional challenges when developing online help.
This presentation focuses on how LeapFrog has adapted its single sourcing environment using FrameMaker and WebWorks ePublisher to produce online help for Eclipse applications. Kim will explain the process involved in taking HTML topics generated from ePublisher--or any other source--and making them work within an Eclipse online help plug-in. This involves creating a table of contents file, a context sensitive help file, and then testing them within the Eclipse environment.
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Kim Rathbun
is currently a senior technical writer at LeapFrog Inc. She has over 25 years experience working in the computer industry as an engineer, trainer, and technical writer. As a writer, she has designed and written user manuals, online help, training materials, and e-learning modules for a variety of industries. At LeapFrog Inc., her current focus is developing user manuals and online help for their Eclipse-based applications.
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Kim Rathbun
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
6:00 p.m. Networking
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:15 p.m. Announcements
7:30 p.m. Presentation
9:30 p.m. End
Highlands Country Club,110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California