Secondary Help Windows

[Ron D Rhodes <Ron_D_Rhodes -at- MAIL -dot- BANKONE -dot- COM>]

     Janet wrote:

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     One of the other tech writers in my group is advocating for not using
     secondary windows, saying that "some people don't like them."

     I'd like some feedback from other professionals about this and how you
     make your choices about topic length and using secondary windows.
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     Janet,

     I don't really understand why this writer is saying that some users
     don't like secondary help windows.  Maybe, SOME really don't like
     them.  But I think it's a safe bet that MOST users do like them.
     Especially when they are used effectively.

     A simple example:

     Try putting all procedures in secondary help windows.  They're
     smaller, less cumbersome, and you can keep the window on top of your
     application and read the steps as you do them.

     When I want to defines fields on a specific screen, I even put my
     field definitions in secondary windows.

     I'd like to hear more on this discussion.

     Ron Rhodes
     rrhodes -at- ix -dot- netcom -dot- com


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