[MEncoder-users] Making manpage accessible

[Stroller]

On 13 Aug 2010, at 06:50, Ilya Zakharevich wrote:

> [A complimentary Cc of this posting was NOT [per weedlist] sent to
> Andrew Berg
> <mencoder-users at mplayerhq.hu>], who wrote in article <4C61B115.5030007 at gmail.com 
> >:
>>> ... But THIS attitude is very counter-productive.  It makes the
>>> manpage unusable to (IMO) 95% of people who want to read it.  While
>>> including a COMPLETE introduction is, of course, out of question, a
>>> very concise launch-vehicle IS possible (therefore, is NECESSARY).
>
>> It's not needed at all for the same reason word processor  
>> documentation
>> doesn't need information on how to write good thesis papers and  
>> band saw
>> documentation doesn't need information on making bird houses.
>
> Sorry, but I do not find your analogies applicable at all.  Does  
> anybody?

I do.

I don't necessarily think the manpage is accessible enough for new  
users, but:

1) I ain't offering to rewrite the manpage. (hint)
2) I do find the analogies to make sense.

Hope this helped, and glad to have been able to answer your question.

Stroller.