TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
>Is this typically done? This is a consumer product. Is there some value to
>including a revision history that I don't get?
There's a lot of value in it, if your audience follows this kind of
thing. The biggest reason to include a revision history somewhere is so
users can see if their particular pet peeves have been fixed. Another
reason, if you make it available *before* the customer buys the upgrade,
is so customers can see the new features and repairs to decide whether
it's even worth the purchase price. (That last one is occasionally a
reason that marketing-types *don't* make it available to pre-sale
customers.)
If you don't like it in the release notes, at least provide a link to a
Web page with this information, or include it as a separate document
somewhere.
Just my opinion,
----->Mike
________________________________________________________________
stockman -at- jagunet -dot- com -- AOL and AOL Instant Messenger:MStockman
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Develop HTML-based Help with Macromedia Dreamweaver! (STC Discount.)
**NEW DATE/LOCATION!** January 16-17, 2001, New York, NY. http://www.weisner.com/training/dreamweaver_help.htm or 800-646-9989.
Sponsored by an
anonymous satisfied subscriber since 1994.
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
