RE: List of Figures (LOF) and List of Tables (LOT) in Software User Guides

["Guy McDonald" <gmcdonald -at- mcdts -dot- com>]

>>Does anyone have comments about including LOT /
LOFs in software user references (print / PDF)
from a usablity point of view?

>>In most of the printed software user guides that
I've seen, these don't exist.

Generally in software manuals, LOTs & LOFs are considered a waste of ink and
paper. In an industrial engineering or scientific setting, the lifetime of a
manual is much longer than a software manual.

By the time a software user guide is actually in the hands of a customer,
the product has changed to warrant post-release documentation. Therefore, it
does not make sense to include LOTs and LOFs in software documentation
unless the product is no longer a moving target.

Guy McDonald


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Robohelp X3, from eHelp, lets you quickly and easily create 
professional Help systems for all your Windows and Web-based 
applications, including Net. 

Order RoboHelp X3 in May and receive a $100 mail-in rebate, PLUS
free RoboScreenCapture and WebHelp Merge Module. 
 
Order RoboHelp today: http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l

---
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.