I've been wondering lately if short videos are a much better way to teach people software. It seems I always need a lot of pics in help documentation, and even that doesn't always cut it.
I use an open source program called Camstudio to make my screencast videos. http://camstudio.org/ SS On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Larry Becker <becker.la...@gmail.com> wrote: > Help would be nice if it supports multiple languages, but this would be a > large translation burden. Some application's help end up just restating the > menu text with little embellishment. The best help is perhaps step-by-step > how-to guides for specific processes. > > Larry > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Sunburned Surveyor > <sunburned.surve...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Java has a built-in JavaHelp system that is HTML based. It seems to >> work well, and there are some extensions that have been written for >> it: >> >> http://jhelpdev.sourceforge.net/ >> http://www.mk-home.de/jhelpaction.html >> >> I've used this program before, and I know it works. >> >> I always thought it would be cool if we could integrate JavaHelp into >> OpenJUMP. >> >> The Sunburned Surveyor >> >> On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 4:49 AM, Giuseppe Aruta <giuseppe_ar...@yahoo.it> >> wrote: >> > Hi Stefan, >> > it seems an interesting idea. I am working around the translation of >> > Sextante help in Italian, with other people: writing the help in XML format >> > seems quite easy >> > On the other hand I have no idea how would it be possible to integrate >> > the framework into OJ. >> > AFAIR Openjump the merge used to have a sort of help in html format >> > integrated in it >> > >> > Peppe >> > >> > --- Mer 25/11/09, Stefan Steiniger <sst...@geo.uzh.ch> ha scritto: >> > >> >> Da: Stefan Steiniger <sst...@geo.uzh.ch> >> >> Oggetto: [JPP-Devel] OJ built-in help >> >> A: "List for discussion of JPP development and use." >> >> <jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> >> >> Data: Mercoledì 25 novembre 2009, 04:28 >> >> Hei all, >> >> >> >> I am working now for a couple of weeks with Sextante, doing >> >> some >> >> developments for my research. I have used the Sextante >> >> built-in help and >> >> thought it may be a good candidate to use in OJ. I haven't >> >> checked in >> >> detail how it works (it's html based) yet, but has anybody >> >> an oppinion >> >> on "copying" it to OJ? >> >> >> >> stefan >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal >> >> Reports 2008 30-Day >> >> trial. Simplify your report design, integration and >> >> deployment - and focus on >> >> what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's >> >> new with >> >> Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Jump-pilot-devel mailing list >> >> Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 >> > 30-Day >> > trial. 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