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 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
