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Posted by Oli Filth on 11/12/79 11:30
Jerry Stuckle said the following on 28/10/2005 04:28:
> Oli Filth wrote:
>
>> Jerry Stuckle said the following on 27/10/2005 22:16:
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>>>
>>> This thread is about using IDE's.
>>
>> If you original point was actually related to a different branch of
>> this thread, you should've posted it as a reply in that branch, not a
>> completely unrelated branch...
>>
>
> No, my original point was related to the original part of this thread.
> You're trying to change that.
At the risk of flogging a dead horse...
If your post was in response to the original part of the thread, then
you should've posted it as a reply there. If you post it as a reply to
an unrelated branch (i.e. one that digressed, like NG discussions tend
to do), you can hardly be surprised when someone says "What the hell?
How does that relate to what I just said?".
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>>> But HTML documentation cannot be as easily searched and indexed,
>>> especially if it's on an intranet.
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>>
>>
>> Exactly - each "level" (hard-copy => HTML => CHM => "integrated" help)
>> adds a new layer of functionality. Context-sensitive help is the
>> logical conclusion of that progression.
>>
>
> Yep - and each level brings a new layer of complexity. Context-sensitive
> help is not always needed - unless you're lazy or incompetent.
You're right, if it's *needed*, in the sense of "can't live without it".
However, IMO, it's always nice to have a tool which saves time, and
minimises distraction from the task in hand - actually putting code into
the editor.
Even basics like auto-indent and syntax highlighting aren't *needed*,
but I'd be pretty pissed off if I had to work without them.
--
Oli
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