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RE: Which is better for simple online help, more or less nesting, moreor fewer hyperlinks?
Subject:RE: Which is better for simple online help, more or less nesting, moreor fewer hyperlinks? From:"Porrello, Leonard" <lporrello -at- illumina -dot- com> To:'Gene Kim-Eng' <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>, "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:27:19 +0000
Sorry I wasn't clear. Yes, it has those.
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From: Gene Kim-Eng [mailto:techwr -at- genek -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 7:06 PM
To: Porrello, Leonard; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Which is better for simple online help, more or less nesting, moreor fewer hyperlinks?
I don't suppose it's possible to code the GUI to enable a nested TOC to expand and contract with +/- switches...?
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: "Porrello, Leonard" <lporrello -at- illumina -dot- com>
>A colleague and I are both writing online help for various products. I
>just noticed that while he is using a TOC structure that includes more
>nesting (and several levels), I am using a TOC structure that is more
>flat (featuring only two levels). Following are examples of what my TOC
>structure would look like using each approach. As you are looking, keep
>in mind that the application is straightforward and that everything at
>my level 1 (short of "File Types," "Technical Assistance," and
>"Revision
>History") appears on the first screen of the GUI. I think more nesting
>would be called for were I documenting a more complex application or if
>the online help were more complex or lengthy. Finally, I should also
>add that I don't prefer one approach over another and would do whatever
>is best for the user.
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