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May 09, 2003
RTFM?

image of manual versus RTFM acronym The lament of the tech writer is that no one reads the products they create. Over on Usable Help, Gordon talks about one vendor's "approach to exhorting users to read the documentation" (on the left).

Since it is Friday, you may prefer Gordon's alternative in the "universal iconic language" vein (on the right), though he notes the problems with translation :).

To see these in context, check out Warning! Read the manual!

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