I would like to see the use of change bars, highlighted text, or at least a change summary in each new release of the online manual--at least after the early rapid changes settle down.
73 Eric WD6DBM On Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 8:10 PM Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > All manuals will be kept updated to reflect the current software. > > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Sep 10, 2020, at 7:55 PM, Rick NK7I <rick.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Wayne, > > > > When the K4 firmware is updated, will that install app and package now > include an updated manual, installed on the K4 so it's always the most > current (or at least as current as the firmware)? I realize that > rewriting/updating the manual delays the release of the firmware. > > > > 73, stay safe, > > Rick NK7I > > > > > > On 9/10/2020 6:28 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > >> I thought I'd post an update given the many questions on this topic. > I'm the bottleneck on documentation, something that wasn't supposed to > happen, but...stuff happened. No need to rehash that. > >> > >> There are three major documents in the works: > >> > >> 1. K4 Built-In Operating Manual > >> > >> This is an .html document normally viewed on the K4's LCD or external > monitor. You get to it by tapping the button labeled "?" in the > lower-left-hand corner of the LCD. > >> > >> For review purposes the doc can be viewed in any browser. And in fact, > late next week we'll be looking for a few hardy volunteers who don't mind > going through 60 pages of text, trying every link. > >> > >> In the radio context, the operating manual is supplemented by direct > hyperlinks attached to every control and menu entry. There's a "LAST > CONTROL" button that takes you directly to text most closely associated > with the last operation performed. > >> > >> 2. K4 Owner's Manual > >> > >> Because of its multitude of full-color illustrations, the owner's > manual will be 150-200 pages when finished. It'll be a fully searchable and > indexed .pdf file, and two steps up from our earlier manuals. Early K4 > users have been using a much smaller document that has many of the same > illustrations. > >> > >> The built-in operating manual provides the framework for the owner's > manual, so I expect rapid progress on the latter as soon as the former is > blessed. > >> > >> 3. K4 Programmer's Reference > >> > >> An early draft of this doc has been in use by a our team and by a few > developers who have been vetting it for us. Many of the apps available for > the K3/K3S are already working with the K4 in emulation mode. But we're > trying to expedite the public version of the reference so developers can > take advantage of all of the new features. > >> > >> * * * > >> > >> If you have specific questions about the K4 documentation that I didn't > answer above, feel free to post them to the list, or to email me directly > (though I have a feeling my inbox is about to become more popular than > usual, so I can't guarantee I'll get back to you instantly). > >> > >> As usual, thanks for your patience. > >> > >> 73, > >> Wayne > >> N6KR > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> Message delivered to rick.n...@gmail.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to n...@elecraft.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to norrislawfi...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
