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Subject:Reasons for online From:QMS Account <Robert -dot- Morrisette -at- EBAY -dot- SUN -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 19 Dec 1994 12:32:54 +0800
Caryn Rizell
says (in Part):
. . . . . I am a big proponent of online docs if they are usable. Right
now I find that a manual's index is far superior to any online
index I have seen. Which means that I usually find my answers
more quickly in the manual.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Caryn Rizell
caryn -at- hpptc95 -dot- rose -dot- hp -dot- com
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I'm not sure why a manual index is superior to an online index.
They should be the same. If you use FrameMaker, you can generate an
index with hypertext links. What could be quicker than that?
Bob Morrisette
Consultant
Robert -dot- Morrisette -at- EBay -dot- Sun -dot- COM
