Writing a User Manual
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(04-07-2014, 05:31 PM)bearbin Wrote: The skeleton looks great, but the connecting example needs some improvement. It seems too windows-centric and also overcomplicates some areas (why look up your IP to connect to localhost, just use localhost or 127.0.0.1.

Well, you look up your IP address to illustrate how connecting works. Just typing in localhost is a magic word that doesn't teach the user how connecting to the server works. I at least want to explain that "localhost" isn't a Minecraft specific keyword. The section on LAN connections may possibly cover that though. Also, what's special about 127.0.0.1?

I honestly don't know much about networking or server hosting, so I won't be able to do that by myself, else it's going to be horrendously error ridden. For instance, isn't there a better way of looking up another computer's IP address on a LAN network?

But I'm getting off topic: What I really want to know about is style. How is the style of text? What do you think of it in terms of tone and quality?
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Writing a User Manual - by Narroo - 04-04-2014, 11:35 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by LO1ZB - 04-05-2014, 12:06 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by xoft - 04-05-2014, 12:37 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-05-2014, 03:01 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by Narroo - 04-05-2014, 04:40 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by xoft - 04-05-2014, 05:50 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-05-2014, 05:20 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by Narroo - 04-05-2014, 11:44 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by xoft - 04-06-2014, 03:39 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by worktycho - 04-06-2014, 07:21 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-06-2014, 04:51 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by Narroo - 04-07-2014, 07:35 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-07-2014, 05:31 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by Narroo - 04-08-2014, 12:57 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by worktycho - 04-08-2014, 01:10 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-08-2014, 01:11 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by Narroo - 04-08-2014, 02:56 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-08-2014, 03:25 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by xoft - 04-08-2014, 03:35 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-08-2014, 03:37 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-08-2014, 09:25 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by xoft - 04-08-2014, 09:29 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by worktycho - 04-08-2014, 10:00 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-08-2014, 11:09 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by xoft - 04-09-2014, 01:06 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-09-2014, 03:13 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-09-2014, 03:50 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by xoft - 04-09-2014, 04:01 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-09-2014, 04:03 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by xoft - 04-09-2014, 04:20 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-09-2014, 04:46 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by xoft - 04-09-2014, 05:08 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-09-2014, 05:52 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by worktycho - 04-09-2014, 05:54 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-09-2014, 06:09 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by xoft - 04-09-2014, 06:43 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-09-2014, 05:17 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by worktycho - 04-09-2014, 09:27 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-10-2014, 12:55 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by worktycho - 04-10-2014, 02:02 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-10-2014, 02:59 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by worktycho - 04-10-2014, 03:10 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-10-2014, 03:14 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by worktycho - 04-10-2014, 03:18 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by gv1222 - 04-10-2014, 07:03 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-10-2014, 07:08 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by gv1222 - 04-10-2014, 07:14 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by Narroo - 04-10-2014, 08:11 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-10-2014, 05:10 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by Narroo - 04-11-2014, 01:57 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-11-2014, 02:52 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by Narroo - 04-19-2014, 07:47 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 04-19-2014, 05:13 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 06-08-2014, 10:59 PM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 06-09-2014, 12:13 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 06-12-2014, 04:58 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by tigerw - 06-12-2014, 06:51 AM
RE: Writing a User Manual - by bearbin - 06-12-2014, 04:53 PM



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