Very well said Ann. I have Epelepsi and it have an effect on my memory, that is why it is a lot easier to quickly look up a command in alphabetical order. It is a lot faster for me to logically go to the letter D and go down the list for the command delete than it is to figure out if delete is an edit or read or copy command and then find the right section. Terry Powers
-----Original Message----- From: Ann K. Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 6:21 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: [Braillenote] Online user guide for mPower/wasNew Technical Author @ HumanWare Morning all, Although I agree with Shannon that the Index is an excellent tool, and that the manual does indeed do very well, I must remind folks that not everyone can use an index effectively. Not everyone can sift through information in paragraph form to find what is needed. It's been a while since I looked at Chapter 15, the commands list, but I remember that much of it was still in paragraph form. I think what Terry Powers is looking for is a sinple two-column list of commands with headers for each different category. <smile> I think it's the verbiage that's getting in Terry's way here. Different strokes for different folks. If there's one thing that holds true across the board when dealing with people, that is, nobody fits "the mold", even the best constructed molds. One size doesn't fit all. In this case, Terry has a special need for info in a format she can parse well. Such a simplified list might also be helpful to others e.g. non-English speakers, the deaf-blind, folks with learning disabilities, and probably some I haven't thought of. It would probably look like the Context Help except that it would be all inclusive. You'd want headers in alphabetic order and that would be it. You wouldn't want to have it in the book reader or the manual because it would need to be searchable. Just a thought for an early Tuesday morning. Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp Skype: Putertutor "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
