rzhu@watmath.waterloo.edu (Rupert Zhu) (05/03/91)
Here are some suggestions to moderators and writers of documents
and/or programs.
Suggestion 1: Put a name_tag at the beginning of each file, identifying
the name of this file. E.g., something like
FILE: tsarc122.txt or
PROGRAM: folding.c
Reason: For users who print out a bunch of files, a name_tag in
each file would be very helpful in identifying the files.
Suggestion 2: For some utility programs, it may be quite helpful to
put out a message at the termination, telling users what have
been done. For example, for the widely used UUDECODE program,
it would be very helpful if a message is posted at the end,
telling what file has been created from its uuencoded carrier
file.
Reason: It occurs quite often that the original file which is uuencoded
has a completely different name from its carrier file. It is not
always easy to figure out what file is created without looking into
the uuencoded text. (Keep novice users in mind.)
In particular, I hope this feature can be added into the uudecode programs
in the Starter's Kit, because novice users need it. Thanks!
Rupert Zhu
University of Waterloo
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