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Subject:Manual for Code-Based System From:Lucille Lattanzi <llattan -at- ESTEE -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 2 Dec 1996 09:02:54 -0800
Second try on this message -
Keith Posner wrote about planning a manual for a code-based system
(rather than GUI).
Focus is important. You can demonstrate types of real-world tasks with
some examples, but you cannot cover each possible request. Categorizing
requests into types will probably organize the information about syntax
that you'd like to convey.
Obvious, I know -- but true. It is too easy to assume you can cover all
scenarios in one manual.
Lucille Lattanzi
"There's no off-season anymore. " - Nolan Ryan
