2009/9/1 Yuki KODAMA <endflow....@gmail.com> > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 09:53, Steve Borho<st...@borho.org> wrote: > > On the default branch the changelog tool has a help '?' button on the > > filter bar. It's been my intention to hook this up to a wiki page, > > but I'm curious if people have strong opinions about online help being > > tied to a web page. > > > > Another option is to add a page to our documentation and then have the > > changelog tool open the CHM to the correct location, but this also > > requires the user to install the documentation (which is now > > optional). > > > > Should we try to do both? > > Good idea for keeping the help up to date! > Well, if it's possible to detect internet connection, you go open Wiki > page. > Otherwise, you fallback to CHM help. And the help data should be cached. > > On the other hand, mostly users expect that it shows small help tips > (build in app) > by clicking '?' button. So if you open Wiki page using Web browser, > I'll surprise. > Because TortoiseHg uses tooltips for showing help of widget until now. > I suppose we should follow "Principle of least astonishment". > > I'm a Windows user and I am not used to applications that have an explicit "?" button in the toolbar. This puzzles me more than it guides me. If you really want the question mark, please use the same icon used for CHM files.
I would expect applications to have a menu, with the rightmost menu labled "Help". This menu has a menu item for bringing up CHM help. Inside this there may be links to web pages (e.g. wiki). I would also expect F1 to be a shortcut to the CHM help, on the page relevant to the current dialog. While I'm at it, the column selector is a triangle that points down but its location is two rows above column headings. This is also confusing. Mozilla Thunderbird has a similar button (see attachment), but it is placed next to the column headings. Regards, Peer
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