January 18, 2018 Meeting

We had a fun meeting, and thanks to everyone who came, and for those who dialed in. I will have a recording of the demo soon (as soon as I can figure out how to post it).

When: Thursday, January 18, 2018. 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Where: Centrify, Inc, 3300 Tannery Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Purpose: Support local MadCap users, mostly Flare, but also other apps. 
Who: Beginners to Advanced - anyone interested in Flare.
What: Learn about Flare, share experiences, networking
Cost: Nothing

Laptops are encouraged. Internet access is provided. 

Agenda:

• Demo of the Formatting window - an easy and fun way to adjust your styles
• CSS demo - using the Attribute selector - cool tricks with styles

• We have MadCap schwag! Thanks to Jennifer Morse of MadCap.

Cancelled - November meeting

 This meeting is cancelled due to busy lives!

Will try again next month!

Thanks to everyone for your support.

When: Thursday, November 16, 2017. 6:30 to 8:30 pm (the week before Thanksgiving)

Where: Silver Peak Systems, 2860 De La Cruz Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050    
Purpose: Support local MadCap users, mostly Flare, but also other apps.     
Who: Beginners to Advanced - anyone interested in Flare.    
What: Learn about Flare, share experiences, networking    
Cost: Nothing
 

Bring your ideas and questions!

We will post the WebEx link shortly before the meeting starts, so you can dial in remotely.

Reminder - Meeting this Thursday - Oct 19

When: Thursday, October 19, 2017. 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Where: Silver Peak Systems, 2860 De La Cruz Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050
Purpose: Support local MadCap users, mostly Flare, but also other apps. 
Who: Beginners to Advanced - anyone interested in Flare.
What: Learn about Flare, share experiences, networking
Cost: Nothing

Bring your ideas and questions!

Next Meeting - October 19

When: Thursday, October 19, 2017. 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Where: Silver Peak Systems, 2860 De La Cruz Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050
Purpose: Support local MadCap users, mostly Flare, but also other apps. 
Who: Beginners to Advanced - anyone interested in Flare.
What: Learn about Flare, share experiences, networking
Cost: Nothing

Laptops are encouraged. Internet access is provided. 

Brings snacks and food, if so inclined (sharing is optional). Beverages are provided.

WebEx info to be added soon.

September Meeting

Thanks to Hennah and Calvin for coming! We had an interesting discussion on CSS, stylesheets, workflow, and other miscellaneous topics.

In a future meeting, the folks at MadCap have said they can give us a presentation - let me know if there is something in particular you would like to have demonstrated.

I confess - I messed up the WebEx again! So there is no recording this time. I know some of you try to attend remotely, so I will make sure we get it working for the next meeting (which is Oct 19).

Next Meeting - September 21

When: Thursday, September 21, 2017. 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Where: Silver Peak Systems, 2860 De La Cruz Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050
Purpose: Support local MadCap users, mostly Flare, but also other apps. 
Who: Beginners to Advanced - anyone interested in Flare.
What: Learn about Flare, share experiences, networking
Cost: Nothing

Laptops are encouraged. Internet access is provided. 

Brings snacks and food, if so inclined (sharing is optional). Beverages are provided.


Agenda:

1. Discuss creating a list or database of Flare companies.
2. Bring one cool thing to share about Flare, if you have one.
3. Bring one Flare issue you would like to discuss, if you have one.
4. Kate will demonstrate something - TBD. Let me know if you want something in particular.

WebEx Info:

Join WebEx meeting  
Meeting number (access code): 801 532 573
Meeting password: z2gdPg94 
 

August Meeting

Thanks to all who turned out! We had a hilariously good time. Thanks, Peter, for relating your experiences. And thanks, Calvin, for making the trek. And thanks, Laine, for your discoveries with images.

We also enjoyed appetizers from The Cheesecake Factory.

We started the recording about a half hour into the meeting, so didn't catch the best parts! We did catch a discussion about Importing options and a demo on MacCap Central, but it seems only the audio got saved. I think I forgot to share my screen. (You just can't get good help these days!)
Jennifer Morse from MadCap has offered to come speak to us when she is in town, and has also offered to meet with us remotely. We will try to set something up soon.

We decided to move the meeting time back a half hour, since it was a considerable effort for people to make. So next month's meeting with be at 6:30.

We might not all be actively working with Flare right now, but the more support we give the group and each other, then more companies will choose Flare (and wisely so).

Next Meeting - August 17

When: Thursday, August 17, 2017. 6 to 8 pm
Where: Silver Peak Systems, 2860 De La Cruz Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050
Purpose: Support local MadCap users, mostly Flare, but also other apps. 
Who: Beginners to Advanced - anyone interested in Flare.
What: Learn about Flare, share experiences, networking
Cost: Nothing

Laptops are encouraged. Internet access is provided. 

Brings snacks and food, if so inclined. Beverages are provided.


Agenda:

1. Discuss creating a list or database of Flare companies.
2. Bring one cool thing to share about Flare, if you have one.
3. Bring one Flare issue you would like to discuss, if you have one.
4. Kate will demonstrate the pitfalls of importing from FrameMaker.
5. TBD. Let me know if you want something specific.

Join WebEx meeting  
Meeting number (access code): 808 581 607
Meeting password: gPJwa856 
 

Join by phone 
1-650-429-3300 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)  

July Meeting

We had an interesting and informative meeting this month. Thanks to everyone for your contributions.

New members, Andrew and Peter, attended with enthusiasm.

Calvin showed us the difference between Flare outputs - default HTML5 vs Clean XHTML. Thanks, Calvin.


We played around a little with the Flare interface, learning about Window Layouts, File Tags, and other uses of Conditions.

We also learned about Build Events - a way to automate tasks (such as moving PDF files around) before and after you initiate a Build.

We recorded the meeting on WebEx. (Woohoo!) Here is the link:
https://silverpeaksystems.webex.com/silverpeaksystems/lsr.php?RCID=5e24b3120d2a43528dc85800123abf4a