Re: Quick Reference Guide

->Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 20:53:21 EST ->From: "Don Amby, HEI, (414)797-6713"@rmy.emory.edu ->To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu ->Subject: Re: Quick Reference Guide -> ->> From: chrisw@informix.com (Chris Willis) ->> Date: 19 Jun 1994 19:05:40 GMT ->> ->> Thanks to all those who sent me email regarding the OnLine administrator's ->> quick reference guide. A sufficient number of users indicated that they do ->> use this document to justify our continuing to distribute it. We may make ->> changes to the organization of the information though, listing utilities ->> by task rather than by On-Monitor option. -> -> When I am looking for "how" to do something, I typically am -> interested in accomplishing a "task", which may be related to more -> than just one option. -> -> Frankly, this is a problem in many "user" manuals that are really -> reference manuals in disguise. ->---- ->Donald E. Amby, Senior Software Engineer (and software tools guy) -> damby@hei.hii.com 414-797-6713 (voice) -> amby@mixcom.com 414-797-6741 (FAX) -> Harnischfeger Engineers, Inc., 13400 Bishops Lane, Brookfield, WI 53005 I strongly second Don's sentiments. I tried to convey this to Chris in a direct e-mail, but I was much less articulate than Don. I also want to publicly commend Chris Willis in particular and Informix tech pubs in general for being so considerate of user needs in planning future documentation. Regards, Alan ___________________________ ______________________| R. Alan Popiel |__________________________ \\ Internet: | Martin Marietta, SLS | / \\ alan@den.mmc.com | P.O. Box 179, M/S 3810 | Std disclaimers apply. / )Voice: | Denver, CO 80201-0179 USA | ( / 303-977-9998 |___________________________| (But you knew that!) \\ /________________________) (____________________________\\