A Question for the Comics Creators

[HaiGan]

I've been a technical author in my time, and also a programmer, so I can be sympathetic with both sides. It can be very difficult for a lone developer who's been immersed in their work to get the detached viewpoint needed for a good manual - or indeed a good user interface, which is where the problem usually starts.

I too have been a technical author, and the problem I always had was the demoralising knowledge that NOBODY EVER READS THE MANUAL! I remain convinced that if I had inserted "Contact us for a free Mars bar*" somewhere other than the front page, the company would never have needed to hand over a single Mars bar. So it warms my little heart to have people keen to find and read manuals! Anyway, </grumble>, lest I derail the conversation.

*Note for those not in a country where Mars bars are unknown, they are a confection or candy, sold in single-serving wrappers, consisting of a chocolate-type coating over a stick of nougat and caramel. They make a pretty good chocolate toffee sauce if melted in a microwave.

 

[English Bob]

What are your favorite and least favorite tools that you all use when working on comics?

I like Comic Life. It doesn't have tons of functions, which helps to make it easy to use. Some of its user interface is not Windows standard (I think it was originally for iPad), but then Microsoft's record isn't good in that area either.