I like the hyperlinks on the CD docs. I like the improved master index and the search facility
I HATE not being able to write my own notes on the page or reading the docs on the train --- kkennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > AMEN!!! Those yellow stickies all over the CD case just don't cut it > and there is not enough screen space on any terminal I've seen that > replaces multiple books open at the same time or books with paper > weights holding them open to two separate sections for quick > flipping. > > On the other hand, the CDs are easier to come by and I've learned to > live with them. > > Kevin Kennedy > First Point Energy Corporation > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 10:03 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > CDs have some advantages - expense, searchability, and storage space > primarily, but... > > 1) CDs are more difficult to read in bed, on a plane, waiting in the > terminal, etc. > > 2) Books are easier to read, require less equipment, and are more > portable > than a computer and a CD > > 3) Try having six different CD manuals open to related sections > spread out > in front of you - reading them while you work against the database. > > 4) An open book shows two full pages of information. An open PDF > about half > a page. > > 5) I could usually grab a manual and flip through it to the relevant > info > about 10x faster than a computer search - and with a lot less > extraneous > (click/point/scroll/type) activity. > > 6) Highlighters, margin notes, and sticky-note bookmarks don't work > at all > with CDs > > I miss hardcopy manuals! > > Don Granaman > [certifiable OraSaurus] > > ----- Original Message ----- > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 3:18 PM > > > RE: RE: RantNot me. I LOVE the cds. I copy them onto my hard drive > and > use the pdf versions..... they are SEARCHABLE. > > I can find things much more quickly in the pdf's than paper. > > Oracle is the only product that I feel this way about ...... > probably > because they have more documentation than the library of congress! > > -----Original Message----- > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 3:54 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > I can see why they stopped distributing them though, it must have > been > costly. > > It doesn't remove the fact that it would be handy to have paper > copies of > the manuals. It's hard to put yellow sticknote tabs on a CD. > > Regards, > Patrice Boivin > Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) > > Systems Admin & Operations | Admin. et Exploit. des systèmes > Technology Services | Services technologiques > Informatics Branch | Direction de l'informatique > Maritimes Region, DFO | Région des Maritimes, MPO > > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- > Author: > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) > 538-5051 > FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / > Mailing > Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the > message > BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of > mailing list > you want to be removed from). 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