On Thursday 28 September 2006 00:09, Gregory Pittman wrote: > > One of my comments on the list was wondering whether anyone had > actually, literally, gone through this tutorial that Niyam had written, > since I noted that as it progressed the detail got rather sparse in a > way that would cause a user to lose interest. Yet, on a practical level, > it's not clear to me that there would be many who go through this > step-by-step, page-by-page, all the way to the end, since users are not > in the end interested in making Niyam's booklet, they're interested in > making their own work. So this will be something to "leaf through", > perhaps do some bits here and there, but mainly hope to remember what > sorts of operations are demonstrated to be able to refer to later when > needed. >
I went part way through it. I think the details get sparse as a way to ensure that earlier text had been understood. I agree that users get impatient with long tutorials, and quit working the example when they have absorbed what they think they need. Nevertheless without the Niyam tutorial I would never have gotten started at all. Unfortunately his menus etc. don't match the current product. And there is a bit of culture clash. His cover illustration would be classed as porn in the USA. I can live wih it but my wife might not be happy if she looked over my shoulder :<) A printable version is however a necessity. We want the manual/tutorial/whatever alongside the monitor, not on it. We want the capability to read it in the easy chair or even the "seat of ease" if necessary. -- John Culleton Able Indexing and Typesetting Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. http://wexfordpress.com
