Re: keeping the docsters informed (was Re: [PATCH] GUI enhancements for gsearchtool)

[John Fleck <jfleck inkstain net>]

On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 03:57:55PM +0000, Calum Benson wrote:
> John Fleck wrote:
> > 
> > The discussion about possible gsearchtool UI changes reminds me that
> > it's important right now, in the weeks leading up to the UI freeze,
> > that you keep the documentation authors informed of changes (to the UI
> > or anything else) that require docs changes.
> 
> BTW, just to clarify, I'm not suggesting the mock-up I posted a link to
> earlier should be The New GNOME Search Tool or anything, or undermine
> the work that's recently been done on gsearchtool... apart from anything
> else I spent little more than an hour or two on the mock-up, and it
> still has its own usability problems.  (But of course if there are any
> parts of it that can be usefully borrowed before the appropriate 2.0
> gates close, then borrow away.)
> 

No, I didn't think you were suggesting a change. Your post was just a
reminder that developers are (may be?)working hard to refine their
UI's, while at the same time the docs people are working hard to get
docs done - we just need to make sure the two circles in our little
venn diagram have some overlap so we all match up at the end.

Cheers,

John