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Subject:Re: Planning modular help for software packages From:"Bill Swallow" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"Tony Markos" <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com> Date:Wed, 1 Mar 2006 19:30:04 -0500
Oops, my reply went just to Tony.
I never said there was a difference. I just said I'm focused on
meeting the market demands of my users, not on writing modular
documentation. Is some of my Help modular? Sure. Did I follow a
consistent means of making it modular? I don't know. Maybe. I was more
concerned with meeting the market demands at the time.
Or were you hoping I'd entertain an argument? ;-)
On 3/1/06, Tony Markos <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> Bill:
>
> What is the difference between modular orgainzation
> and user-friendly (i.e., user needed) documentation?
>
> Tony Markos
>
> --- Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> > I don't author modular help. I author Help files
> > that cater to users'
> > needs based on market demands.
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