Hello Vili, On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:37:02 -0500 GMT (21/11/2005, 23:37 +0700 GMT), Vili wrote:
>> But I don't read Hungarian! V> One more reason to learn it :))))))))))))))))))))))))))) ;-) V>>> I could translate to English, if I would have enough time. >> Seriously, I believe there is a *paying* market out there for an >> English version. V> I believe, it should be free. Any _manual_ for a software should be V> free. The big (RL) problem is the lack of the English help... Yes, it should be free. But the reality is that RL don't have the human resources to write it. Outside writers (or translators) won't usually do it for free, and books for other programs sell well. My friend just bought a book about Excel. And you know the very successful ".. For Dummies" series. I do believe some people would be willing to pay for a TB manual, I just have no idea how many and whether this would be commercially viable. I don't even know how many English-speaking TB users there are in the world. V> I try to provide Hungarian users with it. Software piracy is very V> high, that affects my business a lot :(, so I thought, I dont care V> about that, and try to give them as much as I can, so I dont feel bad V> if my sales sometimes are low. I did everything I could. This is your decision, and it may make a lot of sense commercially. I don't know your market, but "value-added services" usually help to increase sales. Good move. >> I believe one of the English Help files was a translation of the >> German one, which was superior at the time. V> In Dieter Hummel's time? He was quite a distributor... Yes, this is what I was referrring to. V> Once I thought to raise the idea here, that if we would divide TB! V> between us, 10 people could write it in two weeks... But: I think, it V> would be the job of RL, OR: honor it for the authors (free lifetime V> license, etc.). I think, it is them or us, we know TB! the best, I V> think. I could suggest a Table of contents... I understand some people are actually working on a new help file. That's very good, and I am looking forward to the results. I don't know about any projected release date, though. -- Cheers, Thomas. BALDERDASH: Rapidly receding hairline http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/ Message reply created with The Bat! 3.62.14 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.62.14 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
