On the subject of documentation - I know the wiki is progressing, and that will of course be the definitive resource. However, it's always nice to have something app-side as well, that you can read offline. I realise that's less of an issue with Adium being what it is, of courseevands wrote:We don't, but they changed the rules since last year (I was basing that statement off the 2004 awards rules) so it's not necessary. And yes, Adium will be submitted :-)
I also like it when an App has a Help Viewer document - somehow it feels more helpful, whether the content it any good or not!The subject of a quick-start guide has been brought up before; I rather like it. How about a brief (1 or 2 page) overview that tells people the bare bones of what they need to know - adding an account, adding/changing statuses, a summary of preferences. It'd serve as a stop-gap until the wiki goes live, and it would carry links to the detailed articles online once it did.
I imagine it as a kind of updated version of the faq, 0.8-specific and a bit more usage-orientated. I suppose I'm volunteering to write it, as it's my suggestion.
Thoughts? Good idea, bad idea, plain unnecessary?
