Survex 1.1.1 test version uploaded
Michael Lake
Mike.Lake at uts.edu.au
Wed Oct 13 03:34:58 BST 2004
Lev S Bishop wrote:
>>We could add a "tip dialog" which shows a random tip on startup (or
>>perhaps cycle through tips rather than actually be random). You've
>>probably seen them in other applications - they standardly have
>>a checkbox for "don't show me tips on startup" so they won't irritate
>>the experienced user.
>
> I've never found these useful and in fact they seem to be quite a reliable
> way to spot mediocre software, IMO.
I think that these 'tips' are nearly on par with Clippy. I prefer well
written documentation anyday than to be presented with a tip that I
usually have no interest in at the time.
Mike
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