Re: Doc Design and Conventions

Subject: Re: Doc Design and Conventions
From: Janice Gelb <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- Sun -dot- COM>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:06:38 +1100

Robert Lauriston wrote:
> I'd find that more useful as a PDF, so I could search for the command I want.
>
> I regularly encounter documentation that does a pretty good job of
> telling me what I could figure out for myself, if I COULD FIND WHERE
> IN THE MENU SYSTEM THEY BURIED THE DAMN COMMAND.
>

This is one of the things I really hate about
many help systems, noticed mainly in many
Microsoft products. Often they will tell you the
command but not what menu it's on or dialog box
it's in. Drives me crazy.

-- Janice

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References:
Doc Design and Conventions: From: Chris Despopoulos
Re: Doc Design and Conventions: From: Gene Kim-Eng
Re: Doc Design and Conventions: From: Robert Lauriston

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