Re: How do... YOU... do... "IT"?

In article <2245o11nc4m1kqlptonq1b259bjok1pmlm@xxxxxxx>, R. L. <see-
sig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>On 21 Nov 2005 19:05:08 -0800, "Sudden Disruption" <rod@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>/snip/
>
>>I have my story in a column of word-wrapped text going down many
>>pages. Then I have a short list of characters which I litterally drag
>>down the page with me to keep track of their "state" and knowledge.
>>When I need, I leave of copy of this short column off to the right so I
>>can refer back to it as I edit.
>
>What about at your site posting your file with that "column off to the
>right" visible as a sample?
>
I've now had a quick look at the information on the web page and I can
tell that it's not for me because there are no *pictures* and I can't
*see* how Sudden View would work from the description provided so far.

The fact that there are no pictures suggests to me that Sudden
Disruption doesn't work like I do at all. The first thing I want to do
when I try to explain something is to provide a picture of it. My
handouts for my students are full of screen shots whereas those of a
colleague are numbered lists of instructions. One is not better or
worse, but they suit different learners.

>I did quite a long test drive hoping for something like that, but didn't
>see anything in your documentation that seemed to relate. If I saw a demo
>where it has already done something I want, with instructions right there
>-- that would be a big help. As it is, the documentation takes a lot of
>time and study and even then I'm guessing as to what it might actually
>_do_. If it can do right-brained stuff, then show me a right-brained sample
>of the result.
>
A series of screen shots is all that is needed. I don't need anything as
elaborate as an animation (which I often find tedious to watch, to be
honest.)

Helen
--
Helen, Gwynedd, Wales *** http://www.baradel.demon.co.uk

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