Re[2]: FLASH: Flash Help System; what a crock of sh..!

[Malte Koehrer]

Hello J.,


Thursday, July 20, 2000, 2:05:26 PM, you wrote:


>>At 10:02 PM 7/18/0, flashy junior wrote:

>>> Has anyone come accross the fact that the Flash help system

>>> is the worst of any program on the market


JLp> Everyone seems to be following this trend.  The LiveMotion help system is

JLp> no exception.  I don't understand this shift.  Is it just easier to do?

JLp> All of my beloved help file hypertext search _power_ is now gone!


JLp> I'm glad to see that others feel the same way I do about the issue.


>>Me, I'm still trying to figure out why the biggest flamers usually choose

>>to hide behind a false name, and are typically the most thin-skinned and

>>oversensitive people online as well. I've heard some interesting

>>hypotheses....


JLp> John, I have personally replied to your digital vapor e-mail address in the

JLp> newsgroups, receiving no response.  Does "macromedia5" ring a bell?  Some

JLp> of the worst virtual hit-and-runs I've seen have emmanated from this

JLp> address.  [sigh]



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Even  worse.  The  oh  so  bright  usability  gurus preach that search

functions  are  evil.  Just  like  flash.  Well we all know what these

behaviour scientists problem are (:


Writing  a html-help system makes it working on every system. Takes MM

less money but costs our time and money. I'd spend some more money for

a  working  help  system  and  a hand book that's worth it. Well flash

documentation  sucks  - even most of the external. Anyone found a good

book that's not targeted on beginners?


maltek

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           shockwave.com and Electric Rain.

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