[Info-vax] Radical command line suggestion

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2015-03-20 13:16:08 +0000, Jan-Erik Soderholm said:

> Stephen Hoffman skrev den 2015-03-20 14:09:
>> On 2015-03-20 12:41:30 +0000, Jan-Erik Soderholm said:
>> 
>>> And if you are not, $ HELP HELP
>> 
>> You know far too much about VMS here, and — for this particular
>> discussion — that is not a good thing. And yes, HELP is clearly useful
>> for you. In short, you are not the audience for my comments, nor for
>> these particular changes.
>> 
>> 
> 
> HELP are for sys admins. Normal "users" never come close to the "$".
> So yes, I'm part of the audience. :-)

No.  You're really not.  Sorry.  You know far too much.

In a wholly different environment, where you were new to the platform 
and looking to accomplish some task, then you would be.

Past the initial launch window for VSI, aiming for the existing base 
isn't viable and isn't scalable.

> And besides, how do you expected anyone new to *any* environment 
> automaticly know to type "man", "HELP" or anything else?

Now you're getting a little closer to the target audience for the task guides.

As for the tools, HELP — at least man doesn't clog up the recall 
buffers when I'm * for text — just is not a good tool past its original 
"reminders" design target, and the limits of the 1970s.


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