I think a Software should explain their general functionality itselfand
josm does this.But of course you can't explain every functionality by
itself because this function is mainly used by some experts. In these
cases its much better to have a wiki-documentation then only source code.
Henning
Am 29.06.2013 01:43, schrieb Bryce Nesbitt:
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 9:16 AM, colliar <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hey
I wonder how useful the JOSM wiki is ?
* Is it used at all ?
* Why do only a handful persons edit it though you can even edit
anonymously ?
Comments ?
I have no interest in, or use for, the JOSM wiki.
These days I expect software to be navigable through the interface.
With all the software we use, who has time to read manuals?
"How to" guides for complicated multistep tasks can be useful... but
older style documentation that simply describes what is already on
screen seems quite outmoded.
For example from the JOSM wiki:
source:trunk/images/aligncircle.png
<http://josm.openstreetmap.de/browser/trunk/images/aligncircle.png>
Align Nodes in Circle
<http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Action/AlignInCircle> O Move
the selected nodes into a circle
source:trunk/images/alignline.png
<http://josm.openstreetmap.de/browser/trunk/images/alignline.png>
Align Nodes in Line
<http://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Action/AlignInLine> L Move
the selected nodes into a line
I expect to learn the function and shortcuts for menu items from the
software itself.
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Perhaps you could share hit count statistics on the 'useful' question.
If others find it useful they will link from page to page searching
for content.
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