On 12 Jun 2002, Red Drag Diva wrote:
> On 12 Jun 2002 02:18:41 GMT,
> Michael Tulloch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> :
> : I think this is wonderful. Looking at it visually should help us to group
> : topics better, and to see relationships that may prove obscure otherwise.
> : I'm thinking that the topic you're on should appear at the top of the page
> : though, and that we should limit the number of potential topics on a page
> : to say five. Some pages were a bit crowded!
>
>
> The topics for each page in the help should be limited to *one*.
>
> Apple's Philosophy of Help:
>
>
>http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Essentials/AquaHIGuidelines/AHIGHelp.fm/Apple_s_Phi_phy_of_Help.html
Hmm. This doesn't resolve for me, but I'll take your word on it. :)
> This summed up a lot of what I already felt was wrong with the present
> Mozilla help file. Particularly:
>
> "Cover one topic per page, to avoid burying some tasks."
>
> The present help file does indeed bury tasks.
>
> One topic per HTML page would not be optimal for a website, but a help
> viewer is different - it's for those with no patience to spare.
On, the HTML, I agree. That's why I think five would be a good balance
between topics and space. Not much fun to click through page after page to
reach your goal. The newspaper format I think would also work in
conjunction with this.
~Mike
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