Users guide vs Quickguide

[Enrico Zini]

On Wed, Dec 15, 2004 at 08:40:58AM +0100, Corey Burger wrote:

> > - How can I read the PDF file I reveived from my collegue?
> > - How do I open my Word/Excel files, and how can I make them without
> >    Microsoft Office?
> > - I have to check my e-mail, can I access my work e-mail address from
> >    home?
> > In such cases it can be very annoying to have a quick guide that just
> > describes some applications. OTOH, when such a guide is task oriented,
> > there is much less uncertainty about what applications users can use to do
> > their job, and how to set them up, relieving the stress that comes with
> > switching to a new operating system.

I agree that a task-based guide would really be cool.  However, an intro
for applications would be very useful anyway, and in most cases it's
missing.
So, I propose that at the moment we stay with what we started, for the
satisfaction of saying "DONE!" and the curiosity to see how it looks[1],
and then, why not, give a try to the task-oriented one.


Ciao,

Enrico

[1] IMO, this is going to be a breakthrough in itself: it's obviously
needed and rarely done, and these are the ingredients for a successful
revolution :)
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