Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Michael Pobega wrote: > >> It would surely cut down on the number of RTFM and STFW responses, which > >> I have to say don't appear as often as I expected they would. > > > > Actually, I have yet to see anyone on the list tell anyone to RTFM and > > STFW. I see that more or less on IRC (Because it's so fast moving > > If the list is getting RTFM questions, it also means that the manuals are > just not good enough to be understood. So probably trying to improve the
When I started, manpages were pretty difficult for a newbie, and I imagine they still are, especially for those who're unaccustomed to the command line interface (I was, and still they were difficult). However, I don't think the manpages are not good enough to be understood. I do think using them and understanding them is an acquired skill. I always tell newbies, "xman -notopbox -bothshown &", giving them a pointy-clickey interface to man. I would like it if all manpages included an example usage section. That's missing in many. And though I tend to like it, the Openlook interface of xman is a little dated, and perhaps xman should fork (perhaps it has?) and produce alternatives that don't expect Openlook's oddball mouse actions to drive it. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me. Spammers! http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling/emails.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]