Hiya aSp
In all honesty most things are used quite a bit (considering there are no instructions).
But there are couple of things that I need to draw attention to. A simple example would be restore last post option, it's something that's not needed often but when needed feels like a life saver.
Other things like your last known cursor position in the reply box determines where a quote will be placed or any BB tag for that matter. So quotes can be inserted between text if you wish. That's not something that gets much use, but when people discover it they often think it's a bug rather than a feature. Quick QFCs (need some work) but really need some explanation. The ability to link to posts on locked threads is a feature that I have never seen used.
But there is more to it than just giving instructions and pointing out features. I feel I need to explain how things work and in some cases why they work they way the do. Embedding and pre-loading could do with some clarification and how the embed quota works with those two options.
Why does twitch have separate embedding options and not all other video types? What does the convert spoilers actually do? Those are just a couple of things I've been asked.
I want to show best practices for posting links. I also want to show some before and after images with things like Profile and Search Page de-clutter.
I've been fortunate in that many things are self explanatory. Search posts by username doesn't really need much said about it. I'm also lucky in that my users are accustomed to convoluted interfaces from the game, and are more perceptive/intuitive than the average user-base most devs have.
By making a manual will also keep my options page clean because I can link to details rather add descriptions. Also I have an update in making that will need clear detailed instructions.
Not sure if there will be hidden gems you don't know about, but with a manual you'll know either way
In all honesty most things are used quite a bit (considering there are no instructions).
But there are couple of things that I need to draw attention to. A simple example would be restore last post option, it's something that's not needed often but when needed feels like a life saver.
Other things like your last known cursor position in the reply box determines where a quote will be placed or any BB tag for that matter. So quotes can be inserted between text if you wish. That's not something that gets much use, but when people discover it they often think it's a bug rather than a feature. Quick QFCs (need some work) but really need some explanation. The ability to link to posts on locked threads is a feature that I have never seen used.
But there is more to it than just giving instructions and pointing out features. I feel I need to explain how things work and in some cases why they work they way the do. Embedding and pre-loading could do with some clarification and how the embed quota works with those two options.
Why does twitch have separate embedding options and not all other video types? What does the convert spoilers actually do? Those are just a couple of things I've been asked.
I want to show best practices for posting links. I also want to show some before and after images with things like Profile and Search Page de-clutter.
I've been fortunate in that many things are self explanatory. Search posts by username doesn't really need much said about it. I'm also lucky in that my users are accustomed to convoluted interfaces from the game, and are more perceptive/intuitive than the average user-base most devs have.
By making a manual will also keep my options page clean because I can link to details rather add descriptions. Also I have an update in making that will need clear detailed instructions.
Not sure if there will be hidden gems you don't know about, but with a manual you'll know either way
24-Apr-2016 21:07:15 - Last edited on 24-Apr-2016 21:13:32 by Indecent Act
