CE is right on the money in every respect. John Zimmerman Mesa, AZ
On 7/5/2011 3:39 PM, CE WOOD wrote: > Then Technical Writers need to write the Help files, that > is, if they are supposed to be helpful rather than > frustrating! > Odd, though. When beginning the study of programming, we > are taught to begin at the beginning and give the precise > steps needed to accomplish the task because computers know > nothing they have not been told. One would assume that > programmers would be able to do this. if they are writing > the Help files...... > If Technical Writers compose the Help files, they need to > imagine they are not familiar with the lingo and procedures. > CE > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Mike Fry <mailto:[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 05, 2011 3:13 PM > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy Help files that are > not very helpful! > > On 2011/07/05 19:39, Cathy-0 wrote: > > > I've got a major problem with how programmers write > the (un)-Help files. And > > the Legacy programmers are no exception. I came > across this example today. > > That's because we're Programmers and not Technical > Writers! > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook > (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog > (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
