Robert Shaver wrote:
1. HELP PAGES HAVE NO CONTEXT INDICATION
I
searched for "table" and in the results I clicked on the first item
"Table". This displayed a page with the header "Table". As I started
reading the page I realized that it is talking about database tables,
not a table in a word processing document.
SUGGESTION 1: Give every page a hierarchical context. That is, if a page
about tables applies only to Write then its heading should be "Write
Table".
As you mentioned in your second post, this is supposed to be covered by
the dropdown box. However, I have found that the dropdown box does very
little. I often get Calc help in Writer or Draw help in Calc.
So, I think the idea is there it just doesn't work real well. Some items
are transferable. Like how FontWork works is the same in all components.
2. ITEMS IN THE CONTENTS TAB ARE NOT VERY ORGANIZED
SUGGESTION 2: The very first item in the help should be an introduction
or overview of OO. This overview should tell me how to best use the help
system and give me a road map to the whole suite of OO tools.
I have found the OOo on-line (this is the term used to described the
help in the software, not on the Internet) very disappointing. The best
way to make it better is to topic by topic, when you find an error post
an issue.
One question I haven't discovered the answer to is, what tools are in
the OO suite?
That is about it in 1.1.4 along with an equation editor. In 2.0 there is
an actual database.
Why is the help for Draw and Impress lumped
together under "Presentations and Drawings"? )
Somehow, I don't really understand, Draw and Impress use a lot of the
same architecture and are really the same program with different UI. For
instance you can't insert a new /page/ in Draw, you can only insert a
new /slide/.
SUGGESTION 3: Each tool in the suite should have a single separate well
As you mention, this is present, but I find it doesn't work well.
Thanks for pointing these out. I am not sure how to get this bigger
things changed, maybe someone else can enlighten us.
Have a good one,
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