I used to feel absolutely the same way about PDF years ago (when it was sorta new) but now, it's a decent product.
As far a reading a manual??? I've NEVER read an acrobat manual - you load the file and either read or conveniently print - need to search - click the search icon.
I feel I comprehend better when I can read offline - I'll also admit I enjoy reading in the uh,
throne room - my family teases me on how long I stay in there when I have a good manual or book.
It's also hard to work on a single screen with a help window open - constantly dragging windows to "see stuff", flipping back and forth between two windows takes away from concentrating compared to having it open on your desk or in a bookstand - IMO...
It would be nice if LM did have a pdf manual.
I haven't pressed this issue because the docs are more of a >tutorial< than a reference manual.
If the program was way more complex with chapters explaining every tool and their nuances then I could see a pressing need for a manual.
Again, I'd love to see a seperate PDF in addition to the HTMLs.
I prefer PDF documentation now simply because of the simplicity of printing - I wouldn't accept an "expensive" program with
online documentation if it wasn't in the PDF format - too much trouble to print.
-Will
PS - Instead of a PDF, I'd be satisfied if LM produced a "techniques" manual - I'm not sure if the peeps at LM are
professional cartoonist - by this I mean, if they also work in the cartooning field and therefore could offer cartooning instruction etc...
Basically I see Moho as a
great book opportunity - "
Teach Yourself Cartooning with Moho..."
The book would go into cartooning history, cartoon design (not too heavy on theory cause there are of course other great books available on cartooning) but enough theory and practice >based around using Moho<
Chapters like "South Moho" - using Moho to create South Park like cartoons etc...
This is no different than what happened with
BlitzBASIC for game programmers.
It's a wonderful inexpensive program for writing video games - the program is very popular just like Moho and a BlitzBasic Game Progamming book was written for it.
It'd be nice to see the same for Moho - just imagine the kids in a book store looking at the book with the wonderful Moho images on the cover - "Mom, BUY ME THIS BOOK!"