Interactive Documentation ? what's needed?

Walton Sumner wsumner at im.wustl.edu
Wed Oct 24 14:01:01 EDT 2007


I like the idea, too.

> Count me in too...Jim
> 
> 
> on 10/23/07 6:45 PM, Len Morgan wrote:
> 
>> Count me in!  If we're going to "wiki"ize the docs, it might be nice to
>> have some sort of indication as to the level of information.  That's a
>> fancy way of saying having a common notation like "NEWBIE:" where basic
>> information is and "EXPERT:" if it takes a little more knowledge to
>> grasp.  Then a newbie could search for "NEWBIE:" and get just the basics.
>> 
>> As long as it's defined somewhere, authors could use a "standard" set of
>> code words.
>> 
>> My 2 cents worth...
>> 
>> len morgan
>> 
>> 
>> Josh Mellicker wrote:
>>> It would take me a few hours (mostly to export/import/format the
>>> current doc content)
>>> 
>>> The cost would be, I will do it if enough people say they'll use it!
>>> 
>>> Editing authority is pretty easy, invite anyone to have an account,
>>> since there is an infinite revision history it would be easy to revert
>>> in case of spam (just like wikipedia)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Oct 18, 2007, at 10:09 AM, Paul Gabel wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Could somebody lay out what would be involved in organizing and
>>>> maintaining an interactive user manual? What skills would be needed?
>>>> How much time? Financial investment? How would it be set up? Editing
>>>> authority? etc.
>>>> 
>>>> Paul Gabel
>>>> On Oct 18, 2007, at 5:40 AM, Mikey wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Since you failed to use the haiku form, Dr. Miller, I will lend my aid.
>>>>> 
>>>>> User Manual
>>>>> Written With Others In Mind
>>>>> Who will tend to it?
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Walton Sumner




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