[thelist] How to do nonlinear instructions?
Stephen Rider
evolt_org at striderweb.com
Fri Nov 21 12:00:25 CST 2008
Hi All --
I have a freeware software package -- it works in tandem with
WordPress. There is a pretty wide breadth of installation
possibilities, based on the user's server, how their site is
organized, and so forth.
I'm trying to figure out a good way of doing instructions for
installation. I have some already, but it's difficult to write them
well because of all the variables.
I sort of have an idea of a branching path, where it asks questions
and then gives you directions based on the answers, but short of
manually setting up about a hundred pages, I don't know how I would do
that.
Another possibility is to do a wiki -- each type of installation could
be broken into discrete steps, and then each step could be a separate
page and thus be somewhat reusable. Easier to write, harder to follow.
Does anyone have any ideas for how to best proceed with something like
this?
The software in question is here:
http://striderweb.com/nerdaphernalia/features/virtual-multiblog/
Thanks,
Stephen
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