AN ONLINE MANUAL FOR A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE: A CASE STUDY IN COMPUTER INTERFACE DESIGN
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A prototype of an online manual was developed to test whether:• given an adequate user interface and sufficient information in an online manual, users would prefer an online manual to a printed manual.• a better interface than the existing Help system's could be developed, one that was easier to use and faster at locating information.
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Published: 01 July 1988
Published in SIGCHI Volume 20, Issue 1
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