I post it before in the mail list: http://groups.google.com/group/ulipad/browse_thread/thread/a33880d9563b9b2/b8926aa3b70464b4?lnk=gst&q=smart+navigation#b8926aa3b70464b4
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 6:07 PM, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:31 PM, limodou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 7:50 PM, limodou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 3:28 AM, limodou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 5:21 AM, limodou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ulipad rev 447 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What does Search -> Smart Navigation -> Clear Files do? The help >>>>>>>>> string says, "Clears buffered files", which I guessed meant to wipe >>>>>>>>> out any unsaved changes to an open file. But upon testing, I find this >>>>>>>>> isn't the case. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So, what does Clear Files mean? And how is it connected to Smart >>>>>>>>> Navigation? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It should be clear buffered filenames, but not the real files. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ah, it clears the lists under both the left and right yellow arrows on >>>>>>> the tool bar. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Maybe the menu item "Clear Files" should read "Clear Filenames"? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Could this be the help string? "Clears the filenames listed under both >>>>>>> the left and right yellow arrows on the tool bar" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Also, it would be very handy to have a key-binding for this, IMO. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dick >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> It seems too tedious, so I changed it to "Clears buffered filenames." >>>>> >>>>> Then I have to ask what the point of having help strings is. "Clears >>>>> buffered filenames" may now be correct; however, surely the point of >>>>> changing the help strings is not to just make them correct, but also >>>>> to make them useful to the user. How is someone supposed to guess from >>>>> "Clears buffered filenames" that the filenames are those filenames >>>>> listed under the yellow arrows on the tool bar? >>>>> >>>>> I think that we are wasting our time with these help strings if we are >>>>> not concerned mainly with making them of use to the user. >>>>> >>>>> What do others think about this? >>>>> >>>>> Dick >>>>> >>>> >>>> But what you said is just to explain the position but not the >>>> function, if you want to say it more clearly, I think : >>>> >>>> "Clears the buffered filenames used in Smart Navigation" maybe better. >>> >>> Yes, I think you're right, but is Smart Navigation explained anywhere? >>> I had no idea what it was until several months ago, even though I was >>> using it because Ulipad forces me to. (Frankly, sometimes I wish I >>> could shut it off..) >>> >>> Dick >>> >> >> Ulipad will not force you use it. You can just omit it. > > How do I do that? > > And it is useful sometimes. I ask again, is Smart Navigation explained > anywhere? Why not give a hint in the help strings? > > Dick > -- I like python! UliPad <<The Python Editor>>: http://code.google.com/p/ulipad/ UliWeb <<simple web framework>>: http://uliwebproject.appspot.com My Blog: (new)http://http://hi.baidu.com/limodou (old)http://www.donews.net/limodou
