Getting out... -> docs

[Joseph Morgan]

I was waiting for you to chime in ;-)



On Feb 12, 2008, at 2:08 PM, Thorsten Hohage wrote:
>>
> Oh, I did exactly what you suggested here. I found several mails and  
> threads initiated with one of your mails. But comparing the  
> "feelings of pain" you're now trying to express here, I found much  
> fewer mails, then expected. Of course there might be mails behind  
> the scene, chats with Ruslan and other Paradigma stuff I didn't know  
> about.
>
> IMHO most if not all of your mails are angry, aggressive, nerved or  
> stressed out - this might be due to the fact, that I'm not a native  
> speaker. There is no email "Please help me, I've an issue here..."  
> there is always "what the heck is this...why does it not work?".
The language barrier can be frustrating for anyone and  
misunderstandings seem to happen often. Things don't always come  
across as friendly as they are intended and even seems sarcastic at  
times from the non native english speakers. I realize this is not on  
purpose but, maybe that's part of Jeff's frustration. It's also  
difficult to express dis-satisfaction in type without looking hostile,  
even if that's not your intention. I will say that you get more help  
when you ask nicely.


>> You'll see that I have mentioned documentation several times along  
>> with other people.
> And in many cases, I can't simply understand why. You asked for  
> documentation about licence files, VDN, ... all the things that well  
> documented and could be easily found in the wiki, of course not  
> "easily" as getting a big steak served at the table. And IMHO a  
> DEVELOPER must be able to do such a search and must be clearly able  
> to find such informations.

True, but a nicely made pdf would be helpful. That's how I originally  
learned realbasic and it's how I expected to learn valentina until I  
figured out the wiki. All I'm saying is that new users may get lost  
and a pdf would be a familiar way to find answers. It's all the same  
to me now since I sort of know my way around Valentina. I have plenty  
of time to learn since programming is not my profession. Someone who  
makes a living from it might not be as patient.