[Elecraft] K3 (Documentation) ... a hint

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

As another technical writer and editor, I lean heavily on key words searches
in PDF in just about any documentation I must read. It's been years since I
bothered to look in an index if the document is available in PDF. However, I
become very dependent upon the index (and often frustrated chasing blind
leads) when only a paper copy is available. 

Of course, key word searches turn up many wrong "hits" too, but tapping
"next" is much faster than flipping pages and often uncovers some references
I want to look at more closely, either right now or later when I've answered
the pressing question. 

I know that Wayne makes use of the MS Word index building facilities in the
K3 Owner's manual, managing a concordance file that evolves over time. 

Ron AC7AC


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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Ragle
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 7:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 (Documentation) ... a hint

On 12/7/2010 8:24 AM, Sam, KJ4VPI, wrote: (paraphrasing: I love books!)

The list (nest?) of features hiding inside the K3 firmware is nearly 
astonishing, and quite wonderful, but I find the Users' Manual to be 
almost useless when one needs to find a specific item.

The "finder" inside *.pdf readers is very limited.