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An outline of what makes a good question is here: http://meta.softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/336/what-is-required-for-a-question-to-contain-enough-informationWhat is required for a question to contain "enough information"?

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I need a ________ tool. [fill in the functionality you are looking for]

I need this tool to be able to: [specific requirements]

  1. x
  2. y
  3. z

It needs to be able to run on: [OS is generally mandatory info, plus pertinent hardware/software restrictions or integrations]

  1. OS
  2. Pertinent Hardware Restriction
  3. Pertinent Software Restriction

I have tried/looked at: [if you have ruled out some options already, list them, and why, it helps clarify your question]

An outline of what makes a good question is here: http://meta.softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/336/what-is-required-for-a-question-to-contain-enough-information

Try reformatting like this.

I need a ________ tool. [fill in the functionality you are looking for]

I need this tool to be able to: [specific requirements]

  1. x
  2. y
  3. z

It needs to be able to run on: [OS is generally mandatory info, plus pertinent hardware/software restrictions or integrations]

  1. OS
  2. Pertinent Hardware Restriction
  3. Pertinent Software Restriction

I have tried/looked at: [if you have ruled out some options already, list them, and why, it helps clarify your question]

An outline of what makes a good question is here: What is required for a question to contain "enough information"?

Try reformatting like this.

I need a ________ tool. [fill in the functionality you are looking for]

I need this tool to be able to: [specific requirements]

  1. x
  2. y
  3. z

It needs to be able to run on: [OS is generally mandatory info, plus pertinent hardware/software restrictions or integrations]

  1. OS
  2. Pertinent Hardware Restriction
  3. Pertinent Software Restriction

I have tried/looked at: [if you have ruled out some options already, list them, and why, it helps clarify your question]

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An outline of what makes a good question is here: http://meta.softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/336/what-is-required-for-a-question-to-contain-enough-information

Try reformatting like this.

I need a ________ tool. [fill in the functionality you are looking for]

I need this tool to be able to: [specific requirements]

  1. x
  2. y
  3. z

It needs to be able to run on: [OS is generally mandatory info, plus pertinent hardware/software restrictions or integrations]

  1. OS
  2. Pertinent Hardware Restriction
  3. Pertinent Software Restriction

I have tried/looked at: [if you have ruled out some options already, list them, and why, it helps clarify your question]