On Sun, 4 Oct 2009, David Earl wrote: >> Josm Docu isn't really important. most functions are self explaining. > > Absolute nonsense. Just look at the comments new people make - they are > overwhelmed and confused by JOSM. It's only self explaining if either > you already know what you're doing or if you are able to put yourself in > the thought process of the developers, which many programmers can do, > but not those who don't have that way of thinking.
The question is if documentation helps here. My father learned to use JOSM usage by trial and error (and with a little help from me - at a time where JOSM was new to me as well). I don't think he ever looked at the JOSM beginners pages at OSM wiki (which I think aren't that bad). > It's almost never impossible to underestimate the depth of ignorance of > someone coming to something new, and it's not their fault. True. But I do not believe documentation helps here. At work I must write documentation and also there people don't read it. They rather call me and ask. Ciao -- http://www.dstoecker.eu/ (PGP key available) _______________________________________________ josm-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/josm-dev
