Re: [GnomeMeeting-devel-list] Manual

[william bastian <n9boe centurytel net>]

i think you should have a simple manual for the windows migrators.  very 
simple to get them started.
then you should also have a nice big thick manual that deseribes 
everything in detail. if the simple one
is not adequate you have the detailed one to send them to.  
 I am not at all familiar with netmeeting, which is one of my problems 
understanding gnomemeeeting,  as i started
visual work with ymessenger which is simple enough for those who have 
zero background.    super simple
operating.
  and some explanations on why gnomemeeting does   not work on 
netmeeting.  following some of your comments on  the list
has explained that.   and why try maneuvering gnomemeeting around with a 
cheat program so it will work on
  M$ netmeeting servers???  see your point on that.  the big idea with 
linux altogether is to migrate away from  the
bugware outfit.  i am sure someone out in the linux area will figure out 
a way to circumvent the barriers for those
who desperately   want gnomemeeting to work on the M$ servers.  your 
comments on those servers are noted.



to answer your question in detail
1 yes. remember. there are people out there that started out with 
ymessenger, and don't have a
   real grasp of netmeeting, and all its intricacies.


2. put in a short description in the manual with a reference for the 
complete details to the more
    thorough description in the detailed manual.

3.  yes. because you have to allow for questions from people who are 
nowhere near as skilled as the
    majority of people on this list.  will  save you a lot of 
questioning in the future.   simple explanations
     in the simple manual to assist people who are appliance operator 
level in computers.  save you some
      headaches.
     
keep up the good work!  your efforts are appreciated.  
Damien Sandras wrote:

> I have a few questions for people writing the manual and we should take
> a decision here :)
>
> 1) Shoudl the manual explain to the user how to call other users in
> various cases (ILS, gatekeeper, no ILS and no Gatekeeper, ...) ?
>
> I think so...
>
> 2) Should the manual describe point by point each of the GM windows?
>
> I wonder....
>
> 3) Should the manual describe easy and self-explanatory options like
> "Show splash screen" -> If enabled, ..., if disabled, ...
>
> I don't think so. I think such easy options should not be explained.
>
> Ideas? Comments?
>
>