Setting up a second monitor

[Daniel Carrera]

Antony Gelberg wrote:
> These users might want to ponder that there may well be a relationship 
> between understanding and getting the job done.

By your simplistic view, I think you just proved that you're not a 
teacher. Jean and I have tried to explain that there are different types 
of documentation that make different trade-offs and are geared towards 
different audiences. The level of detail and writing style of man pages 
is not approproate for this case. Just like nobody asks you to learn 
Quantum Mechanics to use a computer, you are satisfied with a simplified 
understanding of how electricity works.

> I say that if there is a config file or command that I know exists, and 
> I don't know what it does or what the syntax is, I run man on it.

You already have a body of knowledge that allows you to read man pages 
and benefit from them in a way that a new user wouldn't be. Just like 
you wouldn't teach English using a dictionary, but once you are 
proficcient in English a dictionary is a useful tool even for words that 
you've never heard before. You could use the same argument you just 
posed to say "well, when I don't know a word I use a dictionary, so we 
should teach English using a dictionary instead of a textbook".

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Thanks.

Best,
Daniel.
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