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Subject:Re: Paper docs for web-based applications From:John Posada <posada -at- FAXSAV -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 14 Aug 1998 16:41:11 -0400
Hi, Tammy...
Yes, I recently created a paper document for a web site...about 30 pages.
Well, kinda...the document was converted to PDF and put up on an internal
FTP site
It is for a Netscape browser interface to a set of CGI-driven query forms
performing SQL queries to a UNIX database. A user, based on a predefined
User Profile, would see a custom designed query form and a series of custom
output tables.
Because a user would see a custom site based on their login ID, it was
necessary to create a conditional document for 4 profiles. The conditional
documents contained conditional screens, menus, login procedures, features,
etc. for each of the login profiles.
Now...what was the question again?
> I need to write a -paper- User's Manual for a web-based application and am
> trying to decide the best way to do it.
>
> My company has developed an application whose interface is a web browser.
> The
> application looks and acts like an ordinary web site, with a lot of
> clicking to
> get to different search engines. The search engines conform to standard
> rules
>
>
BTW...To all of you recruiters in NJ/NY TW land...I've been given notice
that my contract here is being converted to perm effective the end of
September and since I've made my feelings free about staying a contractor,
I'm free to pursue other opportunities (it is totally amicable). My updated
resume will be on my web by the end of this weekend...any cool opportunities
coming up?