Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.8 $; site convexs Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!convexs!ayers From: ayers@convexs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.books Subject: Re: a READABLE nroff/troff manual???? Message-ID: <6000005@convexs> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 10:00:00 EDT Article-I.D.: convexs.6000005 Posted: Mon Aug 12 10:00:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Aug-85 06:47:36 EDT References: <204@nrcvax.UUCP> Lines: 20 Nf-ID: #R:nrcvax.UUCP:-20400:convexs:6000005:000:728 Nf-From: convexs.UUCP!ayers Aug 12 09:00:00 1985 /* Written 12:15 pm Aug 6, 1985 by wfi@rti-sel.UUCP in convexs:net.books */ Unfortunately, much software documentation is unreadable or unuseable because many technical people undervalue the importance of documentation to the user and underestimate the difficulty of producing first-rate documentation... It takes considerable SKILL to produce useable, readable documentation; when is the industry going to recognize this fact? ...The problem with the Nroff/Troff User's Manual is that it was written by hackers for hackers. -- Cheers, Bill Ingogly /* End of text from convexs:net.books */ Thank you, Bill... blues, II No Clothes! No Clothes! The Emperor Penguin has no clothes!