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Originally Posted by BetterRed
Whilst using the manual I've occasionally stumbled on instances where To do [whatever] click the [whatever] button is not augmented by or select the menu item [ whatever] or its keyboard shortcut.
I don't have any tool bars displayed so there are no buttons to click, I can usually guess where the menu item is, but sometimes not.
I'm pretty sure I have also seen instances where explicit keyboard shortcuts are mentioned - F7 comes to mind. Given most keyboard shortcuts are user configurable this seems wrong to me, the keyboard shortcuts have names, so why not use them.
I also find the manual both verbose and imprecise, a common shortfall in documents of this ilk. Apart from the authors and copy editors, people don't read manuals as one might read a newspaper or a novel, they refer to them to get instruction on how to do something. Here's an example, of what's there and what I suggest is a better alternative
BR |
Hey, Red:
I'm sure that everyone, myself included, would eagerly welcome any other contributions/comments/criticisms that you'd care to make. If you'd like to send me some, I'll happily incorporate them if you don't have time to do that yourself, with attribution, of course.
Hitch