That was what I was referring to. On Friday 17 January 2014 16:37:16 Tobiasz Karoń wrote: > Can't this be solved by adding a "[ ] Don't show these tips at startup" > option in the Tip dialog window? > > > 2014/1/17 Tres Finocchiaro <[email protected]> > > > There is a help area in the bottom left of Ableton which is absolutely > > crucial to it's success as a DAW. Tips of the day are intrusive and > > remind > > me of poorly developed applications from the 90s. > > > > I vote a strong no to this and would prefer a hover-over help description > > area, with shortcut explanations, like Ableton. Tips of the day on > > Facebook are fantastic, but please please don't make me close more dialogs > > to get work done. > > > > It's reminiscent of Clippy (Microsoft Office) and I strongly discourage > > against it. > > > > -Tres > > > > - [email protected] > > > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Tobiasz Karoń <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Done. > >> > >> > >> 2014/1/17 Jonathan Aquilina <[email protected]> > >> > >>> I think that this can still be applied right now with out the data. > >>> > >>> We could provide some really basic tips like shortcuts etc. It is a very > >>> good > >>> idea. We need to make sure that the user though with these popups can > >>> have > >>> them not be displayed at startup if the so desire. > >>> > >>> Can you file a enhancement request in the tracker please. > >>> > >>> On Friday 17 January 2014 15:20:21 Tobiasz Karoń wrote: > >>> > As I mentioned in "Collecting anonymous statistical data" thread, > >>> > >>> seeing > >>> > >>> > what features of the program are not used by the users could help us > >>> > display a proper Tip of The Day to make sure the user will learn > >>> > >>> something > >>> > >>> > new, not read how to save files, if he does it 20 times a week. > >>> > > >>> > We'd need a list of features that would both be accesed by the > >>> > >>> statistic > >>> > >>> > gathering system as well as the tips. > >>> > > >>> > If every feature has a unique ID umber, we could then add a > >>> > reportUse(featureID) function that would add a log about what was > >>> > >>> launched > >>> > >>> > when. > >>> > We could have a simple text (CSV) file with: > >>> > featureID; featureName; featureTipTitle; featureTipContent;<newline> > >>> > > >>> > Example file contents: > >>> > > >>> > *000001;* "File > Open..."; "Loading project using main program menu"; > >>> > >>> "You > >>> > >>> > can load an existing project using the main menu. Select "File" and > >>> > >>> then > >>> > >>> > "Open..." in the new submenut that appears. Then use the file browser > >>> > >>> to > >>> > >>> > pick the project file you want to load. Press <enter> or click <Open> > >>> > button. Wait until the project loading is complete and you're ready to > >>> > continue previous work!";<newline> > >>> > *000002;* "Main Toolbar > Open"; "Loading project using main toolbar > >>> > button"; "You can load an existing project using the main toolbar. Use > >>> > >>> the > >>> > >>> > Open File button. Then with the file browser - pick the project file > >>> > >>> you > >>> > >>> > want to load. Press <enter> or click <Open> button. Wait until the > >>> > >>> project > >>> > >>> > loading is complete and you're ready to continue previous > >>> > >>> work!";<newline> > >>> > >>> > <...> > >>> > > >>> > *000213*; "Drag+Ctrl in Sequencer"; "Dragging Sequencer clips > >>> > >>> overriding > >>> > >>> > the bar grid"; "You can move (or resize) a clip in the Sequencer by > >>> > fraction of a bar. First click on a clip with Left Mouse Button and > >>> > >>> hold > >>> > >>> > it, then start dragging the clip and finally - press and hold Ctrl > >>> > >>> key. The > >>> > >>> > same can be done for changing the clip's length - just click on the > >>> > >>> right > >>> > >>> > edge of a clip instead of it's body."; > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > The Tip of The Day function should sort the features by usage. Then > >>> > >>> make a > >>> > >>> > list of top X less used features in the last time frame (say: 90 days) > >>> > >>> and > >>> > >>> > randomly pick one from there. It should log that a tip was displayed > >>> > >>> at a > >>> > >>> > given date to not repeat itself until all other possibilities are > >>> > >>> already > >>> > >>> > exploited - showing a tip and getting user's "I got this" click in > >>> > it's > >>> > window should be counted as a use of the feature to make it go lower > >>> > in > >>> > sorting. > >>> > > >>> > Also users should be able to click "Useful (+1)" or "Useless (-1)" for > >>> > >>> each > >>> > >>> > tip - and developers will then see the feedback for tips. The tips > >>> > >>> which > >>> > >>> > have "top useless" score should be revisited and changed. > >>> > > >>> > I can offer my help in writing the tips and start the feature list, > >>> > >>> however > >>> > >>> > I'll need some help with this and we should design this with the > >>> > >>> Reporting > >>> > >>> > Anonymous Statistical Data system in mind. > >>> > > >>> > Also designing the feedback system and how developers see it's input > >>> > >>> form > >>> > >>> > users is out of my scope now - if anyone has ideas how it can be done, > >>> > please rise you hand. > >> > >> -- > >> Tobiasz *unfa* > >> > >> -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > >> Version: 3.1 > >> GIT/MU/P d->-- s+:-(--)> a? C++(+++)>$ ULC+(++)>$ !P? L+++>++++$ E? W++>$ > >> !N-? !o--? K-? !w-- O? !M-- V? 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