Sylvain Wallez wrote: > > Mmmh... I'm not sure the "scratch an itch" pattern applies to docs. > > With code, you start scratching because you need a new > feature, and since you need to write that new feature for > your own need, you can with not much additional cost share it > with others. > > With docs that lack the information you're need, you will dig > in the code and samples to find that information, and once > you've found the answer, your problem is solved. Writing docs > requires the extra effort of taking the time to share your > findings with the community. Exactly and my point is that this extra time is really, really not very much. You can simply write down your problem and the solution in a language that somehow looks like english (that's the way I write most times...) and file the patch. With this you help others and someday someone will help you. So it will pay back.
> > That certainly explains why our docs are so bad compared to > all the features Cocoon provides. > :) Carsten
