CompuServe Messages

Gary, I think that the 3DS docs are some of the best software manuals ever. Very well thought out, illustrated and with some of the best examples. I might add that they are also pretty well indexed, not too hard to find any topic. My personal preference is to have the mechanical descriptions available on-line and keep the examples in the printed docs. I most often need a little prompting on what this or that button or slider does exactly and if I could read a sentence or two that would prod me along then I appreciate the help. On the other hand having to drill down through several paragraphs to find that one button is annoying. I also find it useful to have a reference to the printed manual, for those cases when I need to refer to an example or re-read a section. On the other hand the system used by Microsoft with their CD release of Word, where they have the entire manual on a CD and a front end that makes it easy to find a section and then read on-line, has proved to be useful when exploring new territory. I have also found some implementations of tutorials on-line to be useful, but then there are others that are a big pain. I think Don Hanson did a nice job of showing off VP's features with his demo program. Once the program has run it course, it politely steps aside and allows you to explore, would be a nice way to introduce a tutorial chapter. I hope this is what you are looking for. If I can be of more help, let me know. Fred