Well, my remarks were not directed at KM-B himself, but rather at the person suggesting that there was no need to bother with a help file - evidently not something KM-B is guilty of, since there IS a help file!
To clarify: I think the help file needs an overhaul.
I think you should be a little more thoughtful as to exactly HOW much work Khaled already puts in to the client, it's not like the help file is the only part to get on with, is it?
I think we all realise how much work goes into mIRC - but frankly, what is the point of putting all that work in, if the end product is not properly explained to its users? Many of them won't be able to get the most out of this great (and I really DO think it's great) product
unless it's properly explained.
It's no good pretending that mIRC is just a personal project any more, it's a major income earner. Any competent business person (and since I run my own rather successful small business I will class myself as one such) will tell you that the step up from very small/cottage business to a larger more successful business requires a certain change in approach.
My personal opinion, oft stated on the boards, is that it is no longer sufficient to say "look in
versions.txt" (the complete version of which is NOT distributed with mIRC anyway) for information on certain features -
can one adequately look for what one
does not know exists? Especially if one is a new user trying to learn about, e.g., scripting?
Lastly... I would have thought that 9 years to put certain features/information into the Help file was enough?!
PM
Getting off his soapbox at last
