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Subject:Re: what doc formats do READERs want ? From:Gregory P Sweet <gps03 -at- health -dot- state -dot- ny -dot- us> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:57:39 -0500
This is exactly what Adobe is attempting with AIR/Community Help.
-Greg
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12/13/2011 11:37:42 AM:
> From: Tim -dot- Slager -at- aciworldwide -dot- com
> To: Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
> Cc: dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com, techwr-l-bounces
> +tim -dot- slager=aciworldwide -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com,
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> Date: 12/13/2011 11:52 AM
> Subject: Re: what doc formats do READERs want ?
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> And a link from the context-sensitive help topic to a wiki page where
> users can post commentary, questions, and answers about the particular
> help topic or application window/page. (I haven't seen this, but I'd like
> to.)
>
> Tim Slager
>
>
>
>
> From:
> Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
> To:
> dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com
> Cc:
> techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Date:
> 12/13/2011 11:28 AM
> Subject:
> Re: what doc formats do READERs want ?
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> techwr-l-bounces+tim -dot- slager=aciworldwide -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
>
>
> As a user, I prefer the giant PDF for download and local use, but it's
> murder trying to read one online.
>
> In my best of all possible worlds, there would be a
> context-sensitive/searchable OLH/HTML/e-reader/whatever version for
online
> use with a link that says "To download as PDF click here."
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 8:10 AM, Dana Worley (MVP/JB)
> <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com>wrote:
>
> > Who says we don't want giant PDFs? :-P
> >
> > Really, it depends upon the type of document. Help file for an
> > application? No, I don't want a PDF, I want a well-designed, context
> > sensitive help file. A complete reference manual for a product? If it's
> a
> > large document, I LOVE having it in PDF format -- very easy to
navigate,
> > search, and scan.
> >
> > It's all about choosing the "right tool for the job", but without any
> idea
> > of what the job is, I don't think the tool can be recommended.
> >
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