Date:	Mon, 4 Oct 1999 10:32:32 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	"Cesar S. Rabak" <csrabak AT ipt DOT br>
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Subject:	Re: Support in the list Was: "Re: watcom c/c++ vs djgpp?"
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On Sun, 3 Oct 1999, Cesar S. Rabak wrote:

> I received a sugestion to put a link in the replies with the URL of the
> pertinent FAQ section in the web, because some of the new users did not
> (still) d/l'd the (info or other format) FAQ.

Why is this significantly better than the section number?

A section number has an advantage of being applicable to any FAQ
format: HTML, Info, plain text, even the printed version.

In particular, with HTML, a user should be able to locate any X.Y
section in two click: click on the Chapter X link from the main menu,
then click on the Section X.Y link from Chapter X's menu.  This is one
click more than with an exact URL of the section, but what's one click
between friends?..

In addition, for me personally, it is harder to post a URL, because
I'd need to verify it by actually going to DJ's server, or generate on
my machine the FAQ in the format it is kept on DJ's server.  For
various reasons, this gets in the way of how my machines are
configured and maintained.

> There were mixed feelings for some have to ask precisely because they have
> trouble with foreing languages

This seems to suggest that a Portuguese translation of the FAQ is a
good idea.  Volunteers are welcome to contact me ;-)

> Let me know what do you think, or perhaps we could discuss this in the
> list/NG so we standarize on this?

I'm always open to discussions about how to make user support better.

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