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Subject:RE: craft vs. science vs. art From:Phil Levy <PLevy -at- epion -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 24 Jun 2002 10:37:41 -0400
Willow,
This is a good point. But defining the user---isn't this something that
should be done in advance of everything else? And if you have several levels
of users you can come up with a consistent method of differentiating levels
of info so that users can get what they want if they go to the correct
place, and the correct is defined by a consistent heading or icon. The
process of creating the document doesn't have to change though, is my point.
-----Original Message-----
From: Foster, Willow [mailto:WFoster -at- friedmancorp -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 9:59 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: craft vs. science vs. art
>Although all readers have the same goal, to find the >information they need
>to get the job done, the individual needs can differ. >Depending on the
user,
>a book can lack enough (or include too much) >technical detail for one
person>
and have just the right level of detail for another.
>Willow
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