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In that specific situation, I'd say it might be easier to copy the
order on the screen, since there are so few items.
Around 8-10 items it starts to get easier to alphabetize instead.
On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Cardimon, Craig <ccardimon -at- m-s-g -dot- com> wrote:
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> Hello, Whirlers,
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> How important is it that documentation exactly follow the interface?
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> Hypothetical question: On the landing page of an application, functions are laid out in non-alphabetical order. There doesn't *seem* to be a functional reason for laying it out the way it is. Maybe they were developed in this order. Let's say it looks a bit random. Something like this:
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> * Crotons
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> * Abercrombie
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> * Donuts
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> * Fish
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> * Ectoplasm
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> * Birds
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> * Guppies
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