On 1 Jul 2008 at 11:03, David Lowe wrote: > On Jul 1, 2008, at 09:22 , mike scott wrote: > > >> I am curious. Why does one need to search for only "changes" to > >> get the > >> relevant help? It would be better is searching for any one of the > >> following lists that feature: revision, revisioning, changes, proof > >> reading, and other similar terms used for this. > > > > No /need/ at all. I know the feature's there, and just did an ultra- > > quick check to see what was in the help file. As the menu entry is > > 'edit | changes', I just searched for 'changes', and bingo. Seemed a > > quick way to get the OP to the required place. Nothing deeper :-) > > > I think H.S. is gently suggesting that indexing of the help files > needs to be improved. There are too many features of OO that cannot > be found in the help system unless the searcher knows the 'magic > word'. A new user who searches for 'revision', for instance, is > going to be disappointed...
Aah, OK. I wonder if a KWIC index for the manual and help files would help at all - could possibly be provided as a help option. But I do have to admit, I've often found (& not particularly with OOo) that guessing the words used by the author is 90% of the game; KWIC would only help a little. I vaguely remember, way back, trying in some documentation or other to include a variety of more-or-less likely terminology as well as the necessary to help searchers after Truth to at least find the right section :-) The present search facility is pretty primitive - often turns up a lot of out-of-context terms that may or may not be what's wanted. And looking for 'revision' is, as you indicate, singularly unhelpful. -- This is in response to your message to [email protected], an email list for the support of the OpenOffice.org office suite. It is not a formal support team, but relies on volunteer users to provide help and advice via email to the list only. If you are not subscribed to this mailing list, you may miss replies. http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html for more information. Replies to [email protected] only please. Permission for this mail to be processed by any third party in connection with marketing or advertising purposes is hereby explicitly denied. Mike Scott = Harlow = Essex = England. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
