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- From: krich@wpo.borland.com (Kelly M. Rich)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owl
- Subject: Re: BC++ 5.0: should I get the printed docs?
- Date: 21 Mar 1996 00:25:20 GMT
- Organization: Pete Zah & Friends
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- In article <craigaDoIDHD.FLF@netcom.com>, craiga@netcom.com (Craig Arnush) says:
- >
- >stefan@burli.com (Stefan Ellis) writes:
- >>
- >>I've heard on these newsgroups that the printed docs have not
- >>changed much since 4.0, so is there any point in my investing in yet
- >>another set of printed BC docs? I am assuming that everything printed
- >>is also available on the BC 5.0 CD.
- >
- >First of all, the information in the printed documentation is available
- >on the CD in the form of help files. I haven't yet seen the printed
- >manuals, but I would imagine there to be a number of changes from the 4.x
- >documentation owing to the added features of the new 5.0 compiler.
- >
- >Me
- >--
- >/----------------------------------------------------\
- >| Craig Arnush | "Zog!" |
- >| craiga@netcom.com | - The Old One at Sigma 957 |
- >\----------------------------------------------------/
-
- True, all the information in the printed docs is available on the BC 5.0
- CD in the form of WinHelp 4.0 Help files. Both the Help and the books
- have significant updates, especially in the area of new features/functionality.
- The books question can only be answered by taking a look at how you like to
- work--do you like to read out of books, or is the Help system enough for you.
- To add, the new WinHelp 4.0 engine is much more powerful than the 3.1 version
- that was used with BC 4.5. Among other things, each Help file now has a Contents
- screen, full text search, and 2nd level indexing. This, coupled with other new
- Help features, makes finding relevant information quicker and easier (one hopes!).
- :- Kelly
-