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[Web-erp-developers] Technical / User Help
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From: Phil D. <ph...@du...> - 2004-07-09 04:34:38
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Perhaps a flag in the table - for technical or user -and an option - defaulting to user to show technical help or user help? We could do this retrospectively when we start getting some help records Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "skaill" <sk...@ro...> To: <web...@li...> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] CVS updates > What do you think about splitting technical and user into two separate > records, Phil? It will come in much handier in the future I think. > > Steve > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daintrees" <p.d...@pa...> > To: <web...@li...> > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 8:36 PM > Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] CVS updates > > > > Great, happy to review. > > > > Phil > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "skaill" <sk...@ro...> > > To: <web...@li...> > > Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:54 AM > > Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] CVS updates > > > > > > > Yes, I understand what you're saying. The manual is more technical than > > > user friendly. At this point I am not familiar enough with the use of > the > > > system to do the online help in a user way. I would actually suggest > > > eventually simple explanation, many times with step by step and possible > > > example data. > > > > > > Expanding the thought below, maybe we could have another record for each > > > page that is technical. I know some of the leading erp softwares do > > provide > > > both online. > > > > > > I can get the chunks from the manual in if wanted but would appreciate > if > > > you could look to make sure I got all and in the right place. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Daintrees" <p.d...@pa...> > > > To: <web...@li...> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 5:33 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Web-erp-developers] CVS updates > > > > > > > > > > > Beauty! We could incorporate a facility I have already done for > users > > > to > > > > > update help. It's basic. A screen with a huge text box and > > Save/Cancel > > > > > kind of thing. I'll have to figure out the css to get it looking > like > > > the > > > > > rest of the system unless someone else with some time and experience > > > with > > > > > webERP could do that part. Does this sound good? > > > > > > > > > Yep, thats what I did. This new script Help.php has a textarea for > entry > > > of > > > > new help records. > > > > Just nothing in the help table yet. > > > > > > > > > Once that's in place it won't be too difficult to copy and paste > > chunks > > > > from > > > > > the manual(s) into the various script help areas/records to get > > started. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now thats an area I'd really appreciate some help with. Followed by a > > dump > > > > of the data to an sql script that is emailed to me. > > > > > > > > > Just a thought at this point. It would be nice if eventually we > could > > > > have > > > > > a process that knew how to go through an updated manual, clip the > > chunks > > > > and > > > > > update the help records. Possibly it could work by table of > contents > > > > titles > > > > > or some kind of indicator. Kind of like anchors. This is not a > first > > > > > priority but would be nice. This would only work if user added help > > was > > > > > kept separate from default help though. We could give user/admin > > access > > > > to > > > > > modify each of 2 records for each script that get concatenated when > > > > > displayed with default help then user help. If they modify default > > help > > > > > then they just don't ever use the function to update help > > automatically. > > > > Or > > > > > we could explain how they need to modify/replace the manual then run > > > > > automatic update. > > > > > > > > the manual though is kind of more a how it works manual than a step by > > > step > > > > this is how you do it tutorial. I guess I am seeing a difference > between > > > the > > > > online help and the manual in this sense. Although heck there's no > > reason > > > > why the online help can't include the higher level descriptions of > what > > is > > > > going on too. I personally need to understand the workings of things > to > > be > > > > able to operate them effectively. I guess this is why the manual is > the > > > way > > > > it is. > > > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > > > > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > > > > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > > > > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Web-erp-developers mailing list > > > > Web...@li... > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/web-erp-developers > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > > > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > > > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > > > unmatched networking opportunities. 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