I tend to agree with you on this, which is why I tend to have my QL manuals and reference guides in three forms, paper for when I need to read to understand and digest information, PDFs on computer (for convenience, searchability and quick reference) and to a degree as eBooks on a little Kindle I have here. The Kindle is sluggish and clumsy and its memory only copes with a few large manuals offline, but at least it's portable and conveniently mobile, with a good battery life with the e-ink screen (albeit that's only black and white). Paper manuals tend to take up too much room as Per says, so for me the ideal answer is to have everything on computer for quick reference, but a paper manual for the items when like you I find I can't digest lots of information on the screen.Tinyfpga wrote:I agree, online stuff is easy to disseminate and maintain but If I find something I like, I download it and use it offline. I am unable to properly digest information on screen especially large quantities.pjw posted:-
I miss those hefty, fat manuals of yore, yet I wouldn't have them back! They take up too much room, are hard to search, and, of course, can't easily be updated. No, the online solution is better for this kind of thing.
Each to his own, of course.