================================ Cornelius Schumacher wrote: ================================ > When thinking about how to improve the KDE documentation situation, I realized > that I don't really know a lot about how people use our documentation and > what our user's requirements actually are. > > What about doing a survey and ask users about their current use of > documentation and their ideas how it could be improved? > > We could ask questions to find out: > - How do users get help? > - How frequently do users use the different tools and systems (KHelpcenter, > what's this help, online manuals, userbase, forums, google, etc.) > - Do users have Internet connections? > - Do users need printable manuals? > - Would users be willing to contribute to documentation? > - What kind of tools and formats do documentation contributors prefer? > - How much do users rely on translated manuals? > - What parts of the manuals are users using? > - What would users like to see in addition to what we already have? > > How do you like this idea? >
I like the idea as long as such a survey does get a good amount of exposure (e.g., not limtied to a forum requiring registration). A few months back (long before I came here) I remember doing surveys which allowed me to "vote" for the best Oxygen icons for K3b and KDevelop -- and despite the limited options and lack of comment fields, I actually thought it was a wonderful idea. It was easy to use, brief and informative and relatively painless to participate in. I'm not sure if the amount of responses with this was any better, but I wouldn't be surprised if the turnout was relatively impressive. However, I only really knew about them because they were advertised in the major Linux online news sites -- otherwise, I doubt I would've known about them at all. I still wonder if perhaps more were made, but slipped under the radar for me. :( --Arturo
