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= From Colin =
= From Colin =
* [[http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gdp/handbook/gdp-handbook/ar01s08.html Writing Context Sensitive Help (coming in GNOME-3.0)]]  
* [http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gdp/handbook/gdp-handbook/ar01s08.html "Writing Context Sensitive Help (coming in GNOME-3.0)"]
* I guess we should convince pygmee and Kevin to change their manual so that it fits for that purpose, whatever change is necessary.
* I guess we should convince pygmee and Kevin to change their manual so that it fits for that purpose, whatever change is necessary.
* That glossary could be section and subsections of the big manual I'd say.
* That glossary could be section and subsections of the big manual I'd say.
* see [[http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Report_on_c%27t_article_12/2006 this review from a German magazine]] pointing out the need of some embedded documentation/help
* see [http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Report_on_c%27t_article_12/2006 this review from German c't magazine] pointing out the need of some embedded documentation/help


= Mail from Bob Jamison =
= Mail from Bob Jamison =
* Context-sensitive help is one thing where I think they
* Context-sensitive help is one thing where I think they are spot-on.  How hard would it be for us to provide "F1 Help"? If only to pop up a browser on a given html page and #anchor.
are spot-on.  How hard would it be for us to provide "F1 Help"?
If only to pop up a browser on a given html page and #anchor.


= From matiphas =
= From matiphas =

Revision as of 23:08, 20 June 2006

From Colin

Mail from Bob Jamison

  • Context-sensitive help is one thing where I think they are spot-on. How hard would it be for us to provide "F1 Help"? If only to pop up a browser on a given html page and #anchor.

From matiphas

  • kind of 3 levels of needs : instant help (already existing, but not for effects/extensions :( ); than a kind of embedded glossary, and finally a big user manual
  • yup, a short explanation text should be integrated in the inx file or the extension code and then displayed (in a tab for a dialog ?) with the effect... I don't know what would be the best display place for it
  • ok, got another idea, let's start from the Inkscape terminology page. Filling it might help creating some content for an embedded help