::: Well, this subject certainly didn't garner much interest
::: did it? After so many
::: claiming that on-line and print are so different, is there
::: nobody willing to
::: discuss the requirements of on-line documentation?
Requirement: must be useful to the end-user. ;) Anything else is a
matter of preferece. :)
::: Geoff Hart pointed out the issue of being 'lost in
::: hyperspace' an issue that I
::: would think requires further study. How can the user be
::: kept 'in context' when
::: drilling around in on-line documentation?
Breadcrumbs. Smart browse sequences. Related topics. Usable TOC/IX. Just
a few thoughts that come to mind. ;)
::: Or, in printed documentation how do you best present
::: detailed information yet
::: still allow the user to quickly find procedural
::: instructions that don't assume they've read the whole book?
Intelligently. *LOL* It really depends on the nature of the information
you're publishing and the audience.
B I L L S W A L L O W
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