RE: User documentation - drawings or photographs?

["McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>]

Paul Goble blurted:
> Photos are good for complex mechanical tasks, such as showing how to
> hold a tool or how to  push loose cables out of the way.  (GOOD
> illustrations might be better, but drawing fingers is tough, and it's
> easy to over-simplify and miss the fact that the "virtual" hand is
> touching that razor-sharp piece of sheet metal.)

Aren't you drawing what you've done? Or merely what you imagine you'd
do? I'm not clear on why a photo would cause you to put your hand in a
bad place any more than a drawing would.
But the real problem in that situation is: proper design would ensure
that no sharp edges were accessible to tender fingers during any setup,
maintenance, or repair activity.  That's a lawsuit waiting to happen.
Eager, in fact...

Kevin

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