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Hi All,

For the last few major releases I've included an off-line version of the user-guide in the installation package (though not for beta-releases). The impending release of v2.4 has got me thinking about whether this is worthwhile. Basically, the cut-and-paste process from the on-line user-guide to the off-line docs is rather time-consuming (I have to change soo many links), taking up time I'd rather be spending on life/programming/work/etc.

So, the question is, "Do you find the off-line user-guide useful?"

Cheers,
Aaron.

I always use the online guide, short term (and longterm sometimes) memory problems kick in after 4 soda's so it is easier for me to click a link than try to remember where something is saved.. SeerBlue

Seerblue has it exactly: I always use the online helps when they're available. Hard drives are getting so massive (and cluttered ) these days, simply fire up a search, and you have it.

monks

Hello,

Oh goody, I like it when polls agree with what I want to do (never mind the fact that 3 people have voted, so there's a statistical error of plus or minus 57%).

Anyway, in the last beta-release I redirected the 'Help->User-guide' menu-option to point to the website (previously it pointed at the off-line version). If anyone wishes to retain the old off-line docs, they can get them from the v2.3d installers that are still on the download pages. To access them from the 'Help->User-guide' menu option in the new releases, you'll need to modify the relevant paths in the 'Settings->Paths' menu option.

Cheers,
Aaron.

Oh goody, I like it when polls agree with what I want to do (never mind the fact that 3 people have voted, so there's a statistical error of plus or minus 57%).

Hahaha sounds like there's an election coming up.

monks