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From: ralph@computing-maths.cardiff.ac.uk (Ralph Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: A call for "3D look" (a la Next) interface guidelines from Apple
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Date: 8 Feb 90 09:43:10 GMT
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In-reply-to: lins@Apple.COM's message of 30 Jan 90 00:53:57 GMT

Apple does it yet again. Yet another bloody set of pieces of paper to keep
track of:
>Apple has a new series of documents called "Human Interface Notes". They're
>similar in format to the Tech Notes. The first set just came out an is dated
>January 1990.

These and the TechNotes are basically an admission of weaknesses in
the original documentation, which should be updated to fix it.

Please note that I am not complaining that this material has been released.
Its a very good idea. Its just that Apple needs to have  ONE (1) single 
coherent body of documentation for programming the Mac, all grouped in
one place. Look at the current mess:
Inside Mac vols 1-3, delta vols 4 and 5, Technotes, Human Interface Notes,
develop, books published by addison wesley, some of which are years out of
date, Spinside Mac for the priviledged few who can get hold of the CD with it
on, APDA manuals for things like MPW and ResEdit,..., need I go on?

PLEASE, PLEASE, Can Apple provide what I suspect many people would want - 
a coherent, integrated SINGLE source of reference for the Mac,
including reference material, tutorial material, interface guidlines, hardware,
software etc etc, which is also kept up to date with new models and system
software as they appear (NOT with delta volumes) ?

There, I feel better now....

Ralph