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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:30:24 -0400
"Fred Ridder" <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:
> A search function only works when the users knows the
> specific words that appear in the content of the help
> system (or other information deliverable). It's the
> *index* that can help users get to the get to the right
> place if they know the concept by a different term.
> Of course, this assumes that we're talking about an
> intelligently compiled index and not one based on a
> simple concordance, since that kind of index is no
> more helpful than a search function.
>
> -Fred Ridder
>
>
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