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The applications I document runs on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh
platforms. On the "System Requirements" page, I have only the "System
Requirements" header and ...
Windows
Linux
Macintosh
Except for the header, each phrase is a hyperlink that expands a table
containing the application's OS, hardware, and software requirements for
each platform.
I am partly inclined to add some introductory verbiage, but I have
resisted since I can't image anything that would add meaning. Having
selected "System Requirements", the user obviously knows what he is
looking for. Similarly, he knows whether he needs to see requirements
for Windows, Linux, or Macintosh. He will also understand hyper linking
conventions (the text is blue, and when hovering, the text is underlined
and the cursor becomes a hand), and if that isn't enough, each phrase is
preceded by a +.
Is more verbiage needed? If so, what could I say that isn't already
(strongly) implied?
Thanks in advance.
Leonard C. Porrello
SoleraTec LLC
www.soleratec.com
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