John R. Culleton schrieb: > 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 :<) > Americans are soooo prude ... I would never lost a thought on that cover ...;-)
> 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. > Indeed. To avoid doing anything double, I offer to do that. Please answer when I could start :-) Best, Tom -- ---------------------------- http://www.thomas-zastrow.de ----------------------------
