[Bf-funboard] Re: Some skinning feature ideas

[Michael Crawford]

On Apr 3, 2007, at 7:25 PM, Tony Mullen wrote:

> I also don't think
> it's realistic to think that interface design could make every single
> function, no matter how specialized or obscure, totally obvious
> without documentation.

Bah!  That's why you just push the button and see what it does.  The  
manual is for pussies. :P  Who says you have to use the program like  
they told you to.  You'd be surprised how you can find supplimentary  
uses for obscure features when you don't have the manual (maybe  
peeking for a reference question).  Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm guessing  
that's how Bassam learned those 5 different ways to skin the  
proverbial cat.  Haven't you ever played the Myst series?

> As you say, many of these tricks were
> implemented at the direct request of the people you mention, and as
> often as not the documentation for these tricks amounts to a single
> sentence somewhere on the Internet.  Documentation is progressing, but
> it is always going to lag behind functionality.

Bah!  That's what code comments are for.  That documentation should  
be enough for anybody. (no really, i'm sure there's some good stuff  
in there it I was the doc reading type)