Hi Richard:
Regarding your personal preferences on User-Friendliness of standards-I
couldnt agree more!
What you are asking for applies to ALL technical writings/publications.
The first task of a technical writer (at least a good one!) should be to
analyze the user:-
Who is basically reading/using this document?
What is the users level of knowledge/experience relating to this
information?
What is the users objectives & needs in reading/using this
document!
Although most technical manuals are written by professional technical
writers, (however, many of them are poor!) I expect that no technical
standard ever is, even though the need is just as great! Maybe, by
discussing this topic on this forum we can make a difference!
I hope so!
Tony OHara
[email protected]
EMC sales & LARCTEC Publishing
Colorado
