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Thu, 16 Jan 1997 00:19:22 -0600
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Don't beat yourself too much; headers ain't fun to read and it is
easy to overlook things.  I know I have, many times, and I'm sure
most others have also.  And multiple readings of the same thing
doesn't help a lot; you see what you expect to see.
 
Then there is the problem of reading from a computer monitor.  It
is difficult even for someone with perfect vision when the eyes are
tired.  My vision is defintely not perfect and I *detest* reading
from a computer monitor.
 
Which brings me back to my old plea of, could we have a printed
1.8c manual, please?  A good one, with a good index please.  And
for "good index" please do not use the indices in most computer
manuals as a guide for a good index as all the ones I have seen
are abysmal.
 
As I've said before I'll cheerfully pay for it and for updates,
as long as delivery is better than for the t-shirts. :-)
 
If a proper plain ascii manual (and converted from some wordprocessing
system is not proper as it never converts entirely correctly) is not
going to be made available for free I will gladly pay for a good printed
manual, with updates.
 
I've said all this many times before, and I'm going to continue saying
it.  I want a good printed manual (loseleaf notebook style for ease of
installing updates would be fine) and I am willing to pay for it,
as long as there is a good index (see Isaac Asimov's nonfiction books
for examples of good indices).
 
Douglas
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