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Re: Writers of user manuals: going the way of the dodo?
Subject:Re: Writers of user manuals: going the way of the dodo? From:David Blyth <dblyth -at- QUALCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 31 Jul 1995 17:29:20 GMT
Hi Sue!
>Whether we communicate via a 2" thick paper manual, an online
>help file, or directly through the user interface, we, as
>technical communicators, can still play an important role in
>communicating the software's purpose to the user.
Amen.
My only disagreement is that technical communicators MUST "play
an important role in communicating the software's purpose" - not
"can still play".
I don't view this as optional behavior.
David (The Man) Blyth
Technical Writer
dblyth -at- qualcomm -dot- com
