Re: Change bars considered harmful (Was: Re: The worst doc problem ever?)

Subject: Re: Change bars considered harmful (Was: Re: The worst doc problem ever?)
From: Janice Gelb <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- Sun -dot- COM>
To: techwr-l List <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:25:28 +1000

Peter Neilson wrote:
> I've tried to be careful about handing out review copies with change
> bars or their equivalents. If the SME who is new to the project gets a
> review copy with change bars, whaddya bet he'll only look at the changed
> material and ignore the errors in the rest of the document?
>

I would only recommend change bars for a second round of reviewing
by the same reviewers, so they don't waste time looking at content
that they've already presumably examined.

-- Janice

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The worst doc problem ever: From: Lech Rzedzicki
The worst doc problem ever?: From: Geoff Hart
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