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From: "Dan Gold" <TedMat AT CoastNet DOT com>
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Do Error Messages Really Help? 
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:27:13 -0700
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I was thinking that often people get an error message that tells them whats
wrong, but then they dont understand the error message. Mayby a new
direction would be to add examples, and other info along with these errors.
 Or mayby make the text clickable for some info.  This may only be part of
Rhide or DJGPP I'm not sure who makes the callback text.  It would
definately thin out the traffic on this mailing list.  Like a General
Protection Fault is a reference to memory that your not supposed to touch
from what I understand.  Don't get me wrong, I think a parse error is
pretty self explanatory...=)

From ((--Dan Gold--))