> Protel documentation has always been a basket case, and with DXP has > reached new heights of unfathomability!
Shouldn't that be "depths of unfathomability" ? ;-) Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Findlay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Phillip Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Protel EDA Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Protel Documentation > Protel documentation has always been a basket case, and with DXP has > reached new heights of unfathomability! > The DXF help almost never tells you what you needed to know, and the PDF > on-line docs are textbook cases of how NOT to write technical > documentation. To say they are wordy and unfocussed is understating it, > they should immediately sack their technical writers. > > Having said that, I think the best way to learn is by tackling simple > projects and being prepared for a fair bit of trial and error . Use this > list also, as most people are sympathetic toward inexperienced users. By > all means read the Protel docs, after reading pages of words you may be > able to glean the point or two that is actually relevent! > > Cheers, > Craig > > Phillip Stevens wrote: > > >The problem I have often had is that usually there is no "minimum > >test case" provided on a particular topic. The examples provided include > >whole projects. They often seem to have been created to illustrate > >certain features (good example = nanoboard, embedded CPU's, etc) that > >perhaps I am not using at the moment. > > > >This adds an extra level of complexity to the examples provided. Sorting > >through them to discover what is really required (vs the extraneous > >info) to get the example down to a more minimal level has always been a bit > >frustrating and time consuming. It might be better to start with some > >"lower level" examples and then build upon them. > > > >---Phil > > > >FTH> Users just beginning need the most help. I urge Altium to create > >FTH> documentation that helps users get started. Good examples and how-to topics > >FTH> are essential. Well-structured reference works are needed also. > > > >FTH> I have had difficulty getting work done using SimCode and the XSPICE-based > >FTH> simulation tools because of the lack of both good examples and how-to > >FTH> topics, along with the lack of well-made comprehensive reference > >FTH> information. > > > >FTH> Tim Finks > >FTH> Engineer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum > > To Post messages: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe and Other Options: > http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com > > Browse or Search previous postings: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search previous postings: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
