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> Conclusion:
> Good looking documents are only an improvement once the
> information is
> correct, complete, and well organised. Only then should font
> size become a
> preoccupation.
Eric,
I can not agree with this.
We both know that 100 % correct and 100 % complete technical
documentation don't exist. I bet my hat that critical information is
easier to find in a typographically & visually sound presentation of
partly incomplete and incorrect content, than it is to find in a 100 %
complete and correct manual that is poorly designed.
That does not mean that one should not try to make a manual as correct
and complete as possible. Ofcourse one should.
