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In article <danpop.807226875@rscernix> Dan.Pop@mail.cern.ch (Dan Pop) writes:


>In <ericb.451.301CEDDF@psu.edu> ericb@psu.edu (Eric Bennett) writes:

>>In article <danpop.807196205@rscernix> Dan.Pop@mail.cern.ch (Dan Pop) writes:
>>
>>>In <hotelca-3107950002570001@192.0.2.1> hotelca@cris.com (Hotel California) writes:
>>
>>>>In article <danpop.807144468@rscernix>, Dan.Pop@mail.cern.ch (Dan Pop) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Someone who can't be bothered to read a manual won't become self-sufficient
>>>>> on any system, including a Mac (have you noticed that all Mac software
>>>>> comes with manuals?).
>>>>
>>>>Yes, Mac software comes with manuals, but, unlike unix or even DOS, you
>>>>don't have to read the manual to work the program.  I can't tell you the
>>>>last time I even read a manual.
>>
>>>If you actually want to use the features you paid for, you have to read
>>>the manual.  I've seen many people using about 10% of the features of some
>>>complex packages, because the usage of the rest couldn't be figured out
>>>without reading the manual (or, at least, not in a decent amount of time).
>>
>>But you don't have to read the manual to get started.  I only consult the 

>Try this with someone who has never used a computer before and see how
>it works, unless the person is young enough.

I'm talking about someone who's already familiar with one or two Mac 
applications.  You can learn new ones quite easily.  On the other hand, if I 
know how to use emacs, will vi be intuitive or will I have to spend time 
reading to get up to speed?  Even if some of these programs are menu-driven, 
if I want to use keyboard shortcuts then I have a whole additional set of 
keys to learn.

>>manual when I'm curious if the application has a certain capability that isn't 
>>obvious to me already.

>Complex applications have plenty of capabilities which aren't obvious.
>Otherwise, their manuals would consist of only a few pages.

Like I said, if it isn't obvious that the feature exists, the I _will_ 
check the manual.  I am not a power-user with _every_ application I own, so I 
don't _need_ to know about the detailed operation of every program.

-Ericb@psu.edu