Wanted: Comments on Auto FE Updater page

"Steve" wrote in message
m...

blah blah blah



No $teve, you are a lame donkey and nothing more. You offering Tony paid
help is like me offering to give Paul McCartney song writing tips.

"Tony Toews [MVP]" wrote in message
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"Steve" wrote:

If you are interested, contact me.

No, I'm not at all interested in your help.


LOL I bet he gets e-mails like that by the bucketful.

"Tony Toews [MVP]" wrote in message
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Folks

I am *not* a good technical writer. One of my many weaknesses.

Could folks who have recently used the Auto FE Updater read the page
at http://www.autofeupdater.com/gettingstarted.htm and make
suggestions as to how to reword the text?



Hi Tony, the text looks OK to me but I think what it lack is some
screenshots, maybe thumbnails that open large in another window?

Keith.

"Keith Wilby" wrote:

Could folks who have recently used the Auto FE Updater read the page
at http://www.autofeupdater.com/gettingstarted.htm and make
suggestions as to how to reword the text?



Hi Tony, the text looks OK to me but I think what it lack is some
screenshots, maybe thumbnails that open large in another window?

Hmm, good point.

Along with some graphics illustrating what all happens with arrows and such.

Tony
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"Keith Wilby" wrote:

You offering Tony paid
help is like me offering to give Paul McCartney song writing tips.

Well, actually I'm a decent coder and UI designer but I'm not that
good at user friendly technical writing.

Tony
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Tony's Main MS Access pages - http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm
Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/
Granite Fleet Manager http://www.granitefleet.com/

"Tony Toews [MVP]" wrote in
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I'm a decent coder and UI designer but I'm not that
good at user friendly technical writing.

I doubt that many of us are. I'm certainly not, simply because it's
so difficult to figure out what the user needs to know, as opposed
to what *I* know.

In the case of your utility, you're at least writing for the
moderately sophisticated, and users probably have some programming
experience, so you don't have to worry about creating a document
that the receptionist can understand!

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"David W. Fenton" wrote:

I'm a decent coder and UI designer but I'm not that
good at user friendly technical writing.

I doubt that many of us are. I'm certainly not, simply because it's
so difficult to figure out what the user needs to know, as opposed
to what *I* know.

Exactly.

In the case of your utility, you're at least writing for the
moderately sophisticated, and users probably have some programming
experience, so you don't have to worry about creating a document
that the receptionist can understand!

Good point. That makes me feel a little better.

Tony
--
Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP
Tony's Main MS Access pages - http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm
Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/
Granite Fleet Manager http://www.granitefleet.com/

Keith Wilby wrote:

"Tony Toews [MVP]" wrote in message
...

Folks

I am *not* a good technical writer. One of my many weaknesses.

Could folks who have recently used the Auto FE Updater read the page
at http://www.autofeupdater.com/gettingstarted.htm and make
suggestions as to how to reword the text?



Hi Tony, the text looks OK to me but I think what it lack is some
screenshots, maybe thumbnails that open large in another window?

Keith.

One thing that would be nice is an example of the folder layout for
multiple apps and the minimum network rights. I haven't distributed
multiple apps but my structure is like this
F:\AutoFE
\Exe
\Dev
\Production
\Desktop

In Exe I have your files. In Dev I place my app that I think is ready
for use. The Production folder contains the production app after the
client has looked at and approved the changes in Dev. Desktop contains
the icons for both Dev and Production. That seems to work well with one
app (but you might have a better, preferred layout). But what if one
has two or three apps they distribute? Besides the MDB in both Dev and
Production, what other files should be there as well?

I think you have CreateShortCutOnDesktop or
CreateShortCutOnCommonDesktop. It might seem obvious but I prefer it
spelled out or maybe a brief reason why.

Salad wrote:

One thing that would be nice is an example of the folder layout for
multiple apps and the minimum network rights. I haven't distributed
multiple apps but my structure is like this
F:\AutoFE
\Exe
\Dev
\Production
\Desktop

In Exe I have your files. In Dev I place my app that I think is ready
for use. The Production folder contains the production app after the
client has looked at and approved the changes in Dev. Desktop contains
the icons for both Dev and Production. That seems to work well with one
app (but you might have a better, preferred layout). But what if one
has two or three apps they distribute? Besides the MDB in both Dev and
Production, what other files should be there as well?

Hmm, I see what you mean. Yes, a screen shot of some folder layouts
would make a lot of sesne.

I think you have CreateShortCutOnDesktop or
CreateShortCutOnCommonDesktop. It might seem obvious but I prefer it
spelled out or maybe a brief reason why.

I don't undersand what you are trying to say here. I need to explain
CreateShortCutOnDesktop or ???

Tony
--
Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP
Tony's Main MS Access pages - http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm
Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/
Granite Fleet Manager http://www.granitefleet.com/

Salad wrote in
:

What's the diff between Common and simply desktop? Let's say
there's folder Documentss and Setting.
All Users
User1
User2
I assume Common is All users and CreateShortCutOnDesktop is
specific for User1 or User2? When I'm installing things I like to
limit guessing and thinking. On the web page it states "Self
explanatory I hope. smile".
Yes and no. I guess if it stated something like "Common under
All
Users, Desktop to specific user" there is no ambivelence or
requirement to guess or think.

Tony is using pretty standard terminology there, seems to me.

In any event, doesn't it break to put a shortcut on the All Users
desktop in Vista and later?

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