Perhaps, CL should consult the tutorial writers when revising the manual? Or, at least pay some heed to the tutorials that are created after the manual is released in order to underscore areas that the manual should cover? Generally, for most users, the technical specs and jargon do very little to explain the usage of any program; especially to those who may lack a general understanding of how programs work, etc. Perhaps CL can have a user-friendly (ie cover the areas that "average" users need to know; primarily functionality-based) manual and a tech savvy version (possibly contributed to or written by the developers) for those who wish to have the more "in-depth" information? IMHO, the manual would be better served if it was in the form of a tutorial. CL could outline a sample "project" (ie, Judy with a sword in a temple), start with the basics (ie, setting up the scene, bringing in Judy, basic posing, etc) and carry over the "project" from chapter to chapter incorporating Poser's features. This should not be hard to accomplish and they could put several of the "in process" files on the content CD so users can start off from any given point (say, on a per chapter basis). It seems to me that the majority of people learn better by doing than by seeing or just reading. This would give the users a hands on approach to actually using the features.