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Subject:Re: Why We Need Good Software Manuals From:Richard Mateosian <srm -at- C2 -dot- ORG> Date:Thu, 1 Feb 1996 19:06:13 -0800
I don't know about you, but when I'm looking for help while running a
program, it's usually not about field length or anything like that.
For example, when I'm configuring Eudora, I encounter fields like Network
Timeout and Network Buffer Size; checkboxes like Cache Network Info and Use
Asynchronous Winsock Calls for Database Functions.
As I arrive at that point in the configuration process, I need a little
tutorial that explains what these items are for and gives me some idea what
to expect from setting them one way or another. ...RM
