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Documentation Standards & Guidelines

Gerry Kavanagh edited this page Jul 6, 2020 · 3 revisions

General Style Guidelines

  • Language should be English
  • Style should tend more toward "user manual" than "blog post".
  • Images should (where possible) be located in the wiki git repository in 'img/'.

Page Structure

Applications Pages

Applications Pages should adhere to he following structure:

High Level Description

This is a brief description of the Application. Limit to 3 or 4 sentences. No need for elaboration of terms or definitions.

User Interface

What the various regions and controls on the UI do. This should contain a screenshot with the various regions highlighted.

Functionality

Detailed description of the usage of the application.

Examples

Specific use-cases. Possible inclusions - sample file outputs, screenshots etc.

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