RE: Documenting two similar interfaces

Subject: RE: Documenting two similar interfaces
From: "Sarah Blake" <Sarah -dot- Blake -at- microfocus -dot- com>
To: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:45:27 +0100

> As a user, I would second the separate help files recommendation. If
I
> choose
> to reject the new UI in favor of the old one, I don't want to have to
look
> at
> the help for the new one, either.

OK, that seems unanimous.

Time to gird my loins for a chat to the project manager and developers.
I suspect it's not going to be a popular suggestion, but it is, from a
user PoV, by far the best :)

S.

Sarah Blake
Senior Technical Author
Micro Focus
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References:
WinHelp -- the platform that wouldn't die: From: Dan Goldstein
Documenting two similar interfaces: From: Sarah Blake
Re: Documenting two similar interfaces: From: Gene Kim-Eng

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