On 08/03/2020 12:38, Cor Nouws wrote:
> Hi Stephen,
> 
> Stephen Fanning wrote on 08/03/2020 00:33:
>> I am reviewing Appendix A (Keyboard Shortcuts) of the Getting Started Guide
>> v6.4 and have a question which somebody may be able to answer for me.
>>
>> In a section entitled “Getting help”, the following description is given of
>> the Escape key’s function in the context of help information: “In
>> LibreOffice Help: goes up one level. For Help online, the key is handled by
>> the browser”.
> 
> The old local installed 'built-in' Help, opens separate dialogs.
> Usually, ESC closes a dialog, triggering Cancel. For the built-in Help,
> that is not relevant. So ESC does not close the dialog. Neither does it
> go up one level (assuming that is meant back to a previous visited page,
> or up to chapter level from paragraph).
> 
>> Is the first part of this text a throwback to an old method of providing
>> help? If so, is it correct to say that this key is now handled by the
>> browser irrespective of whether the help is local or online?
> 
> Unless someone else comes up with a description that makes sense and
> adds something to the user experience (I can't remember using ESC in the
> browser), I would suggest to leave that part out.
> 
> Cor

I would agree with Cor. The "Help" facility, both on-line and local is a
set of HTML files viewed in a web browser and the web browser's
navigation controls are used.
So +1 to drop the "Esc" key from the "Getting Help" shortcut keys.

Dave


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