A page eject before each instruction doesn't matter to me one way or 
another.  I rarely print instruction write-ups so the extra paper isn't an 
issue.  In PDF form, the size is almost irrelevant.

I wouldn't like single-column format, though.  I'm not a usability expert, 
but I find that on today's larger screens, columns that are too wide 
require too much back-and-forth eye movement for comfortable reading.  And 
as I get older, I can increase the font size to make it more comfortable 
to read without forcing the column to be 18 inches wide.  :-)  Note that 
this is more of a concern in PDF format.  If an HTML format were provided 
then I could increase the font size and still decrease the width of the 
window sufficiently to make it comfortable.

I'm a little surprised by the comment about the TOC on the left.  I find 
that to be invaluable, especially when I can expand or collapse sections 
by clicking on them to find what I need.  That's probably the only type of 
"drilling down" that I use.  Again, I'm referring to the existing PDF 
format.  Perhaps an HTML version would have a different way to navigate.

- mb

Phil Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

...

> Hey, I'd be happier if it just did a page eject before each 
> instruction, and went to single-column format! That would make it 
> longer, but more readable on screens. Hm, is it HTML-ized? If so, 
> that would likely solve both of those requirements...no, wait, it 
> would have the horrible TOC-on-the-left that makes IBM online doc so
> hard to use. OK, without that, maybe...
> 
> ...phsiii
> 

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