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Subject:Re: Writing for Palms and Ebooks From:"Elliott C. Evans" <eeyore+ -at- cmu -dot- edu> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:55:59 -0500
Jon Leer wrote:
> How much demand is there currently for techwriters to write for hand-held
> devices (e.g., Palm and Ebook)? If these are so intuitive, doesn't that
> negate the need for a techwriter to do the documentation or even the
> content?
The software itself may be intuitive, but it's possible to have intuitive
software that enables the user to perform non-intuitive tasks. For instance,
if you're using the hand-held as a terminal to configure a larger piece of
equipment, the software may use pretty checkboxes to make choosing easier,
but you'll still need to document the consequences of the choices.
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Elliott C. "Eeyore" Evans eeyore+ -at- cmu -dot- edu
IPCC 01, the IEEE International Professional Communication Conference,
October 24-27, 2001 at historic La Fonda in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
CALL FOR PAPERS OPEN UNTIL MARCH 15. http://ieeepcs.org/2001/
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