Hi everyone. I'm not sure if this is the right venue for this, so apologies if it's not, but I'm looking for information and opinion.
I'm working in TCS2, Windows 7 64 bit. I have been for about two years now, and I author in unstructured FrameMaker, import into RoboHelp and create online help. And at first, I wasn't doing much with conditional text in Frame, it was pretty straightforward authoring and so I began in unstructured Frame. I am now handling up to seven different conditional tags and various combinations therein... And someone mentioned to me that it could be a good idea to now move to structured Frame.
My main book consists of a TOC, index, and then several chapter files which are imported into the book. Each file is also part of it's own separate book, as I do generate PDFs as a secondary help type. I use bulleted lists, various heading levels, character tags and paragraph tags, and cross-references. I'm not sure what else is relevant information that impacts this move or that would serve as additional pro/con here.
I understand this would involve learning and time... So I need to be convinced of the value of moving to structured Frame, and then I need to convince others around me, etc. I'm wondering what the main advantages are, where the pain might be, if there are limitations when dealing with a Robohelp integration (if anyone knows that), etc. We are a small-ish company but I am the only writer, so I expect the help will only grow as we move forward.
Any thoughts/comments/details are appreciated.
Thanks,
Adriana