[Bf-docboard] Feature suggestion: integrated manual

[Landis Fields]

Regardless of what web address the users manual information will be stored, 
if the content was to be integrated into the application itself, users would 
get the idea of where to go simply by looking at the address bar of their 
browser after clicking on the "help" (this is assuming that the information 
would be in html format...not neccesarily accessed through an internet 
connection, but from the "Blender Foundation" directory on the users hard 
drive...the option to install such information could also be presented to 
the user during the installation process). Which brings me to the 
interactive interface idea that I presented earlier....it would not take me 
or anyone else fr that matter very long to whip up an interactive version of 
the manual in flash. After sitting through my American History class 
thinking of my "quick start" idea, I realize that it may not be somthing to 
include as a part of the manual itself but would be something nice to access 
from the directory (again prompted during installation) or at the central 
location Blender is to have its tutorials based on the web (other than 
scattered throughout the web). Simialr tutorials are offered by a site by 
the name of 3D buzz in the form of AVI's and, needless to say, are craved by 
artists from various 3D communities from around the globe. A flash version 
of these same tutorials would benefit the user for obvious reasons (file 
size, etc.). Again these are just ideas....maybe some of this will spark 
something....Now c'mon!!! For Gods sake, tear this idea to shreads so we can 
get somewhere!!!

Cheers,
Landis