On 15/06/18 16:49, Alister wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Jun 2018 15:54:19 +0100, David Taylor wrote:
>
>> On 15/06/2018 15:22, Andy Burns wrote:
>>> Rob Morley wrote:
>>>
>>>> Andy Burns wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 
>>>>
>>>> Do people actually this sort of fuzzy "click this, click this, click
>>>> this" video instruction helpful?
>>>
>>> No, I prefer text instructions, same as I would like the BBC's news
>>> site to give the text of a story, rather than force me to watch/listen
>>> to a reporter.
>> []
>> Seconded.  I want something instructional I can save as text, and
>> perhaps even use copy and paste!  PDF is acceptable when diagrams or
>> screenshots are included.  I'm very unlikely to bother with a video;
>> particularly one with poor audio as often is the case.
>
> thirded
>
> although i do acknowledge that a link to a video can be a useful for some
> things (instructions for complex assembly's) but even then I want the
> text & the diagrams.
>
>
Dont be silly.

Ther are some things a video makes instantly clear, and some things you
want to copy and paste from text.

There is no One True Way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9DkNwVL4Dc




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