On 4/19/2011 11:04, Jim Henderson wrote:
> If it isn't especially complicated, then why do you have problems
> understanding what some of the options do or are for?

Bazinga?

> Have you written a word processor?  Do you know how much work and testing
> goes into creating something like MS Word or OpenOffice Writer?

Actually, I think there's probably more work than most OSS projects would 
want to spend just getting the documentation right.

>> Of course, OpenOffice has no documentation either. But then you're just
>> grateful to be getting a reasonably good bit of software for free...
>
> I find the built-in help to be pretty useful myself.

Ever notice how the OSS projects that *really* take off are the ones that 
have good documentation?  And the ones that limp along on three paws are the 
ones where you scour the internet to find half-ass tutorials on the version 
five years old?

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "Coding without comments is like
    driving without turn signals."

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