[Info-vax] HP stopping VMS paper documentation ?

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In article <4ed164a5$0$8491$c3e8da3$cc4fe22d at news.astraweb.com>, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> writes:
>Fritz Wuehler wrote:
>
>> I disagree with this. I've been writing code for a long time and it was
>> definitely easier and I still prefer having a manual open on the desk for
>> reference. Switching back and forth from where you are editing code to a
>> manual in PDF is extremely disruptive, 
>
>I do not disagree with the above.
>
>BUT.... If you added a supplemental display on your desk to display
>docuemntation in .PDF with proper bookmarks, perhaps the experience
>would be different.
>
>The ability to copy/paste subroutine definitions into your code so you
>can just fill in the arguments to ensure you have right number of args
>in correct location is a plus, and this is something you can't do with
>printed docs.

Use the named argument Macros!

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