On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thursday, August 22, 2013 12:57:08 PM UTC-7, TreKing wrote: > >> >> On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> What have you done and how well has it worked? >> >> >> I have a help section on my site, with subpages corresponding to each >> major feature in the app. Each activity also has its own page. In the app, >> I have a utility class that adds a menu option to each activity that links >> to its help page. >> > > In a fullscreen webview or the browser? > Full screen webview. I wanted it to still feel like it was part of the app and control the URL and title display. > Nothing fancy at all. It's there if the user wants it but does take >> pressing the menu the button to find. >> > > I've had questions that indicate, after months of use, certain users have > never found the menu button. > My latest 1-star review<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rez.mobile&reviewId=Z3A6QU9xcFRPRzk5ODliTjBOdER6YnF0SlV4cTdnakoyemZWTXc3Yng1YWZWSXJ0dG51ODFqWXJtTW8tcXBlanp1clJmdVo4eklCWkhhY1FUb0ZNVDZwU3c>is exactly that. I can't wait to get around to bringing my app out of the stone age getting rid of it (another one of the priorities that's significantly higher than improving the help system). > I've had big ideas for an interactive help system that actually shows the >> user what they're supposed to do, and how to do it, along with a feature >> that would track what the user has or hasn't accessed and would to lead >> them to find it, but that's on the farthest back burner I have. >> > > That's my dream too, and it keeps popping up because, well, I am not > convinced that it is not overkill. > I agree. I think a well-done help system would be pretty sweet. It has that "bells and whistles" feel that indicates a high level of polish, which I think most users would appreciate. Plus, if it can keep the idiots away from rating your app for nonsense, then it's worth its weight in gold :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing <http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking> - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
